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- Granite House / MMA Design Studio
- ING Bank Turkey HQ / Bakirkure Architects
- Firodiya Center for Inspiration / Studio A dvaita
- Cannon Design Releases Plans for Mixed-Use Cancer Hospital in Brazil
- San Antonio Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Wins Global Award for Excellence
- P35 / CUA
- White Arkitekter Releases Plans to Reclaim Underutilized Areas of Stockholm
- See How New York’s Pilot Scheme of Modular Microhouses Was Built
- Shelter for the Wanderer / André Hans Kubat Sarria
- Tour These London Landmarks Without Leaving Your Couch
| Granite House / MMA Design Studio Posted: 26 Nov 2016 09:00 PM PST  © Tristan McLaren
 © Tristan McLaren Designed on an awkward 700m² residual site this modern 4 bedroom house is planned as a village around a central courtyard with multiple "situations" and living arrangements. The north and south wings are both autonomous with their own living and sleeping areas. These can be reconfigured in various ways through sliding partitions to accommodate the changing needs of multi-adulted family. As in most African homesteads the kitchen and "Leifo" or hearth occupies the central position and is common to all.  Plan The existing slope of the site is employed to re-create a landscape of caves as are found in the nearby hills at the Cradle of Humankind. This is achieved through several split levels and overlapping/overlooking spaces with cracks in the surfaces that allow in light, air and views of the immediate and distant context. Large glass openings foldaway to further enhance the cave-like inhabitation.  © Tristan McLaren A simple palette of materials will allow the changing light over different seasons to be reflected on wall, floor and ceiling surfaces. Finishes are light industrial and borrow from the mining aesthetic of Johannesburg.  © Tristan McLaren The house reduces energy use by relying on solar energy for heating water and generating electricity and natural gas for cooking and space heating. A vegetated roof and green walls are planned to contribute to bio-diversity and reduce the overall carbon footprint.  Sketch This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| ING Bank Turkey HQ / Bakirkure Architects Posted: 26 Nov 2016 06:00 PM PST  © Gurkan Akay
 © Gurkan Akay From the architect. ING Bank Turkey Branch Renovation Project is located in Istanbul, in a significant finance field. As a starting point, we carried out a project workout with the current employees. We aim to analyze their needs and expectations to create more dynamic and ergonomic office atmosphere to meets their needs.  © Gurkan Akay Workshop outcomes show that majority of the participants is not happy with the color scheme, workstation placement and space organization.Hierarchy problem ; in face to face meetings, according to people – including executives- separated rooms, larger desks that indicates 'authority' are just waste of space. Instead they prefer working altogether.  Office Floor Plan Outcome of these analyses formed our Project design strategy. Dynamic structure of the institution is tried to be reflected to every part of the building. In order to achieve the control for general manager assistants and directors, their places are located on the corners of the floors. To enjoy daylight, workstations are located beside the window edge. Rooms that require daylight relatively less, like meeting rooms, are located mostly in inner parts. By protecting current core structure of the building, supporting units and common spaces are located around the core.  © Gurkan Akay Benefitting from the opportunities of today's technology, mobile working corners are created.In understanding of mobile open office organization that provides an alternative zone to work in, standard workstations are shifted to shared desks for collaborated working. The "personal desks" are long gone and the only thing left for employees is to choose where to work with their laptops.  Basement Plan The term ''mobility'' is not merely about a work act in the new ING Bank Turkey HQ office space. Yet it's all across the building along with a wireless data infrastructure. Why does one need a fixed phone without having a desk?  © Gurkan Akay Exposed ceiling is used instead of suspended ceiling, chances the perception of the space.Jet nozzle insufflation technology is used for office spaces and meeting rooms.  © Gurkan Akay For the ING bank's young and dynamic staff, we create 'feels like home comfort' siting areas and playfields each differing from flat to flat. We also bring a new perspective to the kitchen understanding and create container cafes to grab and drink something in.  © Gurkan Akay While managing the space, common areas come into play with a significant role in the whole building. For instance, with ING bank Canteen, people both meet their needs and find a space to socialize by gathering.  © Gurkan Akay Also the food court has become the heart of the project by splitting it up for multiple usages. These new flexible functions enable to meet, read and socialize with the help of social stairs, winter garden, and basketball court. Food court is converted into a very active and useful space(s) instead of using it only for one hour of the whole day.  © Gurkan Akay ING Bank Turkey Headquarter Building Renovation Project has been designed by analyzing, exploring and thinking outside the box, yet not interfere with institution's working structure. That project puts an example of how to make a working space both efficient and joyful.  © Gurkan Akay Product Description. For the ING bank's young and dynamic staff, the idea was to innovatively make a space feeling like home,so color and advertising works surrounding the space were used, combination of natural materials (stone ,wood ,glass) were support the idea so for floor covering materials, vinyl from "Dendro Turkey"and carpet from "Ege " with concrete were used and for walls , brick wall fiber panel from "Dc Panel&Neteren " and plastic wall painting paper from "Jotun" with coloured glasses for partition from" Adalicam" and "Ener Yapi" were considered in the project.Furniture of the building is all by "koleksiyon" "Nurus "and "Papatya" products since they get vast possibility of diverse design and colour range. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Firodiya Center for Inspiration / Studio A dvaita Posted: 26 Nov 2016 12:00 PM PST  © Rasika Badave
 © Rasika Badave From the architect. The challenge was to create an administrative office space & informative gallery for visitors, shielded visually and acoustically from industrial environment. The form is evolved with existing kitchenette, geodesic dome which was built 15 years before, with new components as amorphous interlinked units, on basis of pragmatic needs and environmental aspect of site by providing shield from heat and glare externally.  © Rasika Badave This project aims to create highly sustainable campus through application of various strategies. First by reduction of waste generation by recycling and / or salvaging at least 50% of material. 90% use of building material and products available locally. Minimizing lighting loads by using natural light obtained through skylights & north light and using efficient led lamps. The informal enclosure around the geodesic dome is created by placing criss cross walls to create outdoor exhibition space. These walls are placed in such a way that throughout the day outdoor gallery can be used.  Diagram The indoor gallery block is placed tilted to existing block to create small court inbetween which will protect the internal spaces from dust, wind and harsh sun.  © Rasika Badave The dramatic internal volume is modulated with natural illumination. White walls lit with natural light, brown kotah stone for flooring and over detailed interiors are avoided to bring simple dignity of silent architecture. Coloured rough textured plaster is provided for external surfaces which add charm to exterior spaces.  Sketch The fenestration requires for respective function are designed to minimize the heat gain & maximizes suffused day lighting. Large openable perforated sheet doors offer a sweeping view of adjacent court with plantation and colorful walls from all work areas.  © Rasika Badave A powerful architecture, playing with the contrast between inside and outside, achieves the dignity essential to visitor center. Thermal considerations informed the design, including the orientation, window shading and natural ventilation. Low, massive and with varying volumes, the architecture is boldly contemporary but inspired by its context. Exterior walls are painted in coloured rough texture, blending with the landscape and surrounding. In dramatic contrast, interiors are painted in immaculate white with natural light. Where the choice of material, color and texture draws attention as a modest, inexpensive yet fresh and authentic architectural example  Model This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cannon Design Releases Plans for Mixed-Use Cancer Hospital in Brazil Posted: 26 Nov 2016 08:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Cannon Design Cannon Design has unveiled its proposal for a mixed-use Cancer Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally envisioned as a "private hospital serving patients that can afford a high quality of health care," the project transformed into a partnership between the public and private sector after preliminary feasibility studies determined the price of the site to be prohibitively high. Thus, the project expanded to become a mixed-use complex with ownership shared between socially minded city government and private investors.  Courtesy of Cannon Design The facility will include a cancer hospital, public parking, housing for low-income families, shops, gardens, and recreation, as well as an adult education center to provide training for hospital staff.  Courtesy of Cannon Design
 Courtesy of Cannon Design  Courtesy of Cannon Design Construction for the center is currently on hold due to "economic conditions in Brazil," but has not been canceled.  Courtesy of Cannon Design  Courtesy of Cannon Design News via Cannon Design. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| San Antonio Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Wins Global Award for Excellence Posted: 26 Nov 2016 06:00 AM PST  © Andy Crawford Seattle-based firm LMN Architects have won an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Award for Excellence for its Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas. "Designed by LMN Architects in partnership with executive architects Marmon Mok Architecture, the $150 million expansion and renovation project embrace the multi-faceted cultural identity of the city with a distinctive tapestry of form, materiality, light, and landscape" stated Mark Reddington, FAIA, lead designer and partner at LMN Architects. Completed in 2014, the project incorporates a metallic veil that wraps program elements in programmable LED lighting, in order to create a variable play of light on the city's skyline.  © Andy Crawford
 © Andy Crawford  © Andy Crawford The renovation additionally retained the Municipal Auditorium's historic façade, while weaving a new 183,000-square-foot facility into the framework of the existing public space, including a 1,768-seat performance hall and a 231-seat flat floor studio theater.  © Mark Menjivar  © Mark Menjivar The jury for the Award noted that "the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts brings a world-class, dynamic performance venue and gathering place to San Antonio while creating a vibrant connection between the city's main cultural venue and the famed River Walk."  © Andy Crawford  © Mark Menjivar The project is also the recipient of a 2016 Honor Award and a Mayor's Choice Award from the San Antonio Chapter of the AIA, a 2016 AIA Washington Council Civic Design Awards, Award of Merit, and a 2012 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award. Learn more about the project here. News via LMN Architects. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 26 Nov 2016 05:00 AM PST  © Mauricio Salas
 © Mauricio Salas The idea of an architectural project with a multifaceted identity, accountable to the residents, the urban area and the environment, was born from the moment of change and growth currently taking place in the Escandón neighborhood.  Section  © Mauricio Salas  Section The project consists of the development of 10 apartments in a 502 m2 plot, with a 50% footprint area and five levels. There are two buildings connected by bridges and a nucleus of vertical circulation. Spaces such as kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and windows have the same proportions in every apartment.  © Mauricio Salas Every apartment is different and their areas are variable, from 60m2 to 135m2. Therefore, rather than for a single type of user, the apartments have been conceived for a range of different types of users - from single people to couples or small families - who coexist and share the building. Many apartments are developed in two or more half-levels in order to create circulation and break the classic pattern of a city apartment. There are five single-level apartments, three two-level apartments, and two apartments of three half-levels.  © Mauricio Salas  Detail Floor Plan  © Mauricio Salas The building’s footprint was dictated by the property’s location, allowing a southern or southeastern orientation for most of the apartments. This same approach enabled the creation of a spacious open plaza and an enriching landscaping proposal that encourages visitors to explore the facilities as it establishes a connection between each space and the vertical circulation while providing natural lighting and ventilation.  © Mauricio Salas The materials were chosen so as to do without any coverings or treatments; all materials are used in their natural form and function. Cement block stained in earthy hues was used to give more warmth to the spaces. A mixed structure of concrete and steel was used, and both materials were left visible in the six façades of the building. This kind of mixed structure creates open spaces free of columns and intermediating interruptions.  © Mauricio Salas The apartments have wood and natural stone finishes. Every apartment has terraces and private patios. LED lamps provide artificial lighting, and the plumbing system is supported by rainwater collection and a filter system.  © Mauricio Salas One of the main goals of the project was to have spaces enjoyed by the users from the inside out. The design of the access plaza corresponds with this goal, and it also provides all the apartments with a view, which creates an environment of inclusion and also promotes coexistence between neighbors. Ultimately we wanted to materialize one of the main aspects that characterizes the Escandón neighborhood, a district that is mostly residential and where there is still is a lot of communication and community between residents.  © Mauricio Salas This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| White Arkitekter Releases Plans to Reclaim Underutilized Areas of Stockholm Posted: 26 Nov 2016 04:00 AM PST  Courtesy of White Arkitekter White Arkitekter has teamed up with the City of Stockholm to redevelop Södra Skanstull, a neighborhood characterized by obstructive overland infrastructure bridging the south of Stockholm to the island of Södermalm. In order to reclaim these underused areas of the city, the revitalization project will create pedestrian and cyclist boulevards, as well as 65,000 square meters of space for culture, sports, and offices, 22,000 square meters for commerce, and 750 new apartments. The project will additionally identify, map, and upgrade existing facilities.  Courtesy of White Arkitekter
Furthermore, soft landscaping and strategically placed new structures will be utilized to minimize noise and pollution.  Courtesy of White Arkitekter In its current state, the neighborhood of Södra Skanstull is cut off from city life, and not as functional as the neighboring borough of Hammarby Sjöstad, "which is hailed as an exemplary sustainable and human-scaled neighborhood." With the new revitalization, however, the area is hoped to become an example of street-level connectivity and walkability. Throughout the project' research and fieldwork stages, "local stakeholders have played a vital role in the process […] and will continue to have a voice in shaping the neighborhood," noted White Arkitekter.  Courtesy of White Arkitekter
Phased construction for the project will begin in 2019. News via White Arkitekter. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| See How New York’s Pilot Scheme of Modular Microhouses Was Built Posted: 26 Nov 2016 01:30 AM PST
Last year, nArchitects released a trailer that teased the development of their winning adAPT NYC entry, Carmel Place (formerly known as My Micro NY). The competition sought to address the need for small household apartments in New York City. Now in a newly released video, the full story of the city's tallest modular tower comes together in smooth timelapse to a dainty piano soundtrack.  © Iwan Baan With the original adAPT NYC competition being part of the Mayor's New Housing Marketplace Plan, the proposal was granted special mayoral overrides—most notably waiving the minimum 400 square foot floor area of an apartment unit, hence Carmel Place's extra-small footprint. The 55 units within the building are 260-360 square feet each, which residents moved into in June this year. Each of the 55 micro unit apartments is its own self-supporting steel frame module. Another 10 of these steel framed modules serve as the building's core.  © Iwan Baan While the units themselves are small, the demand for them was not, with 60,000 applications for 14 affordable housing units (there were 22 affordable units in total; 8 were reserved for formerly homeless US veterans). But while the sheer demand for the apartments suggests a warm reception to the idea of micro unit living, not all believe that a reduction in size is a solution to affordability.  © Pablo Enriquez However, nArchitects have always understood the complexities that a project like Carmel Place involves. "When we were invited by the developer to work on this project we thought 'is this really a good thing? Should we be shoving people into smaller shoeboxes?'" said Mimi Hoang, principal of nArchitects, in an interview earlier this year. Hoang offered the opposite perspective, saying "you have to think about all the other tangential, ripple effects of not doing it... Not doing it means loss of talent in the city, because plenty of people, especially creatives, are leaving New York for cities like Philadelphia. Artists, musicians, they can't afford to live in New York any more." And, she emphasized that they are not interested in "squeez[ing] more apartment units onto their plots," but "interested in creating community... in creating a new kind of living experience."  Courtesy of nArchitects It is nArchitect's hope that residents in these "big but small" apartments can feel connected to the larger city through the building itself, which slots into its surroundings unobtrusively. The building also expresses a cohesive whole, rather than emphasising the separate singular units within. The design coupled with the modular construction methods used make Carmel Place an important precedent for the future. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Shelter for the Wanderer / André Hans Kubat Sarria Posted: 26 Nov 2016 01:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria
 Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria Valley of the Condors, an Andean area in the comuna of San Clemente, the seventh region in Chile, more specifically on km 136 of CH-115 which connects Chile with Argentina, place named because of the large number of these birds that cross the sky, it is a place of occupation of different communities throughout history. It has been a place of movement of goods and people, from the earliest times. The Indians, already furrowed as trade and hunting area, besides being a ceremonial space, from its majesty and beauty of the landscape.  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria Then he was crossed and inhabited by herdsmen and their verandas, which moved hundreds of cattle, making specific appropriations to protect them from weather conditions. That is, in this landscape, and there were ways of living, small cottages and stone conformations, which happen to be types of architecture in the landscape.  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria The place plays with a constant duality: on the one hand, there is the majesty and beauty of its landscapes; on the other hand, there is its inhospitable climate and sparse vegetation, which makes it an uninviting place for climbers, a sporting community that uses that landscape as a platform for its activity.  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria Climbers  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria The valley is so big that there are still unexplored areas with an enormous potential for high-level climbing. That is why the community of climbers is especially concerned about maintaining the area and keeping it clean, emphasizing the need to care for the mountains.  Courtesy of André Hans Kubat Sarria Given the aforementioned conditions, the problem emerges: How can we support the activities of that sporting activity with an infrastructure that can be used both in the winter and in the summer. The solution: the construction of a shelter that can provide adequate conditions to its users in periods where they need shade, or to build a fire, etc.  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria The method: dismantling a forgotten infrastructure – a shelter located at km number 124 along CH-115, abandoned by the MOP after the construction of the road, in a deteriorated state (When the construction was done, this infrastructure was abandoned and was eventually consolidated as a shelter used by mule drivers and tourists). The material will be sorted and moved 10 km toward the border with Argentina, where it will be reborn through the efforts of its intended users – mountain climbers – thus consolidating a place with a high potential for sports activities, but which has been invaded by hydroelectric power plants.  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria The shelter proposed its own dismantling not only as a temporal renovation process, but also in terms of space, form and location. No qualified laborers or professionals were hired. The future users of the construction – the community of mountain climbers – were responsible for building it with their own hands.  Courtesy of Hans André Kubat Sarria This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tour These London Landmarks Without Leaving Your Couch Posted: 26 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST  © Rod Edwards Architectural photographer Rod Edwards specializes in 360º virtual reality imagery and virtual tours of iconic buildings. Having spent the last decade producing this type of media, Edwards was recently commissioned by Visit Britain to shoot his "More London" project as part of the global campaign for the 2015 James Bond film "Spectre." Read on to see "More London" and more projects by Edwards. Tate Modern Switch House by Herzog & de Meuron More London by Foster + Partners Chatsworth House for Visit Britain Take a look at Edwards's full profile here. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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