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- Natural History Museum St. Gallen / Michael Meier Marius Hug Architekten+ Armon Semadeni Architekten
- Look Inside a Collection of Beijing-Based Architecture Offices, Photographed by Marc Goodwin
- Black Clay Family Residence / NEBRAU
- G43 / FADD Architects
- Daishan Kindergarten / Atelier Zhouling
- The APEX House / Design Buro Architects
- Chooji Restaurant / Admun studio
- The Globe Hotel / M3 Architecture
- This Interactive Map Shows the World's Recent Migration Patterns
- Healdsburg I / Feldman Architecture
- MIT Researchers Develop 3D Graphene Structure 10 Times Stronger Than Steel
- Sawhorse House / Alejandro Soffia
- Pompidou Centre to Receive $110 Million Facelift for its 40th Anniversary
- Place des Gens de Mer / Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects
- 10 Apps That Can Help You Be More Productive and Make Better Architecture
- Pecase Creek Villas / John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
- Bjarke Ingels to Feature in New Netflix Series on Design and Architecture
| Natural History Museum St. Gallen / Michael Meier Marius Hug Architekten+ Armon Semadeni Architekten Posted: 19 Jan 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Roman Keller
  © Roman Keller From the architect. The new building of the Natural History Museum St. Gallen carries on the existing ensemble of public buildings and facilities surrounding the church St. Maria Neudorf and the botanic garden on the eastern limits of the city centre. Through the urban setting and the use of mostly lithic materials the building acts as a visual and representative landmark towards the street and the church complex. At the same time the new museum respects the strong presence of the church's silhouette. The visible structure of the roof refers to the functional, modest expression of the existing architectures in the botanic garden.  Site Plan  © Roman Keller The three-storey building occupies the parcel almost entirely. A new open-air exhibition space is defined and becomes an important part of the promenade between church, museum and botanic garden. Four precisely set incisions in the corners of the building volume interlock it with its surrounding. According to each specific situation they host several different functions - such as a quiet terrace for the café, a representative forecourt towards the street and a discreet delivery in the back.  © Roman Keller The museum premises are organised as an open sequence of spaces, beginning with the connection of the foyer facing the street and the secondary entrance hall towards the garden. The visitor follows the tour of the museum across two shifting floors, past the temporary exhibition, into the "relief room". With its impressive height, its specific character and the connection to the gallery above, it reminds of classical exhibition spaces from the 19th century. The space constitutes the heart of the two exhibition storeys and offers great possibilities to exhibit large objects. The second exhibition storey provides a vast unsupported skylight-lit hall, allowing a lot of flexibility for diverse exhibition concepts. Quiet lounges and educational spaces, such as the library and the youth lab are arranged around the core zones, inviting to individual studies and contemplation in a pleasant, private atmosphere.  © Roman Keller  © Roman Keller This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Look Inside a Collection of Beijing-Based Architecture Offices, Photographed by Marc Goodwin Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:00 PM PST  ZAO/standardarchitecture – one office interior photographed by Goodwin. Image © Marc Goodwin Architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has recently completed the third collection of his "ultra-marathon of photoshoots" – this time in Beijing. Following his unique insight into the spaces occupied by Nordic architectural offices (based in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki) and his look at studios both large and small lived in by London-based practices, Goodwin has turned his lens to the burgeoning number of offices in the Chinese capital. From MAD Architects' magnificent old printing works to ZAO/standardarchitecture's purpose-built studio, here is a view into the places that architectural offices call home.  © Marc Goodwin Chiasmus Partners, Inc.
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 MAT Office. Image © Marc Goodwin  MAT Office. Image © Marc Goodwin Crossboundaries Beijing
 Crossboundaries. Image © Marc Goodwin  Crossboundaries. Image © Marc Goodwin ZAO/standardarchitecture
 ZAO/standardarchitecture. Image © Marc Goodwin  ZAO/standardarchitecture. Image © Marc Goodwin anySCALE Architecture Design Consultants Co., Ltd.
 anySCALE. Image © Marc Goodwin  anySCALE. Image © Marc Goodwin MAD Architects
 MAD Architects. Image © Marc Goodwin  MAD Architects. Image © Marc Goodwin LISPACE Design Ltd.
 LISPACE Design Ltd.. Image © Marc Goodwin  LISPACE Design Ltd.. Image © Marc Goodwin Haskoll Architectural Design Consultancy
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| Black Clay Family Residence / NEBRAU Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:00 PM PST  Courtesy of Laurynas Avyzius
 Courtesy of Laurynas Avyzius Idea  Site plan Integration to the environment  Courtesy of Laurynas Avyzius The Function  Courtesy of Laurynas Avyzius The Architecture  Floor plan  Courtesy of Laurynas Avyzius The Interior This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2017 06:00 PM PST
 Courtesy of FADD Architects
 Courtesy of FADD Architects This rooftop extension gave us the possibility to create 3 apartments with different size, 190/170/90mq, and 2 terraces with swimming pool. The interior of this penthouses, in one of most attractive district of Vienna, combine classic and modern design, respecting the artistic value of the historical context. For this project, we were responsible of the creative direction and interior project manager, working with local artisans to design bespoke furnitures.  Courtesy of FADD Architects The main goal was to reach a sophisticated design, for a luxury real estate market, and to give the simple touch of the "made in Italy". For that reason we went for brands like Varenna Poliform for the kitchen and Gloster for the outdoor furniture; this gave a distinct Italian flavour to the whole scheme. White walls and chevron oak parquet, minimal lines for the furnitures, wood and concrete materials for the fireplace, have helped us to create the right atmosphere. The terrace with teak floor, outdoor kitchen and pool, give the final touch for take the best of spring and summer.  Courtesy of FADD Architects We also worked with an Italian greenhouse and used Atelier Vierkant for the vases, to create what a terrace should never miss: the green. Product Description: The grey oak wood panels we used for the the kitchen facade were also used for the doors of the bespoke fireplace and to hide the door of the staircase (see top 13). This solution combine with a unique design the living and the kitchen area and integrate them into one open space.  Courtesy of FADD Architects  Floor Plan  Roof Plan This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Daishan Kindergarten / Atelier Zhouling Posted: 19 Jan 2017 02:00 PM PST  Exterior view of East Side
 Exterior view of East Side  Site Plan This is a kindergarten located on a slope, facing the Daishan Primary School in the north and city roads in the east. The site has a large elevation and a limited area.  Perspective view of South-East Corner  Perspective Section To make full use of land, the architects use terraces to set back the upper part of building, offering more outdoor playing fields and sufficient sunshine for each class at the same time. Inner courtyards in the middle provide abundant sunlight for Administration and services are on the north side of first floor. On the aspect of landscape design, every class has a green space for children to play with.  Interior Courtyard View of Daishan Kindergarden The initial attempt is to try to reduce the volume of the building, we hope to make the volume of kindergarten as low as possible, looking like two-layer or even one layer. We make use of terrain about entrance area, people enter from the west into the entrance hall on the second floor. After that they can go above or below, the shortest distance from the ground. In this way it looks to be two layers from point of view on the ground. we then set back volume of the entrance floor, allowing the second floor box to float in the air, further breaking down the volume and making the building look like only one floor. The purpose of the series of treatment is to weaken the building volume, increase the intimacy, to reduce the oppression to children.  Elevation and Section  Perspective view of South-East Corner  Detail This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The APEX House / Design Buro Architects Posted: 19 Jan 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Aman Sonel
 © Aman Sonel From the architect. From making huts of two fold paper in childhood to buildings in the public realm, architecture has been always been all around us in one form or another. The Apex is an approach to residential architecture from basics to the modern. The triangular form with the conventional notion of a home in the country has been converted into an elegant structure that houses the living spaces within.  © Aman Sonel  Elevation The residence is spread on a single floor with just the basic functional spaces for a nuclear family with an approach to keep them connected with just a minimal corridor. The plan spreads from an open plan living cum dining area opening to the swimming pool on one side and to a corridor on the opposite that connects to the bedrooms on one end and spaces for guests on the other.  © Aman Sonel The house has been designed around the basic passive principles of climate control. The maximum heat gain occurs via the roof; hence the slabs are protected from direct sunlight via an air ventilated cavity formed with a layer of cement sheet board covered with Shingles supported on a steel frame. The cavity helps achieve a significant drop in the temperature between the inside and the outside.  Section  © Aman Sonel The ventilation system is in accordance to the large volumes inside the rooms. The exhaust fan below the ridge of the structure proves out to be a great solution as per the stack effect, providing an escape to the hot air that rises up initiating a fresh air flow inside through the windows below.  © Aman Sonel The concerned factor of security and clear vision at the same time has been solved with dividing the windows in two types. Firstly, the double layered toughened glass sliding windows for clear visions making the exterior landscape a part the interior and secondly, the louvers with mosquito nets, enabling user to control the flow of fresh air by adjusting the louvers. They also ensure safety at the same time.  © Aman Sonel Presence of the swimming pool on the south west side, moisturizes the prevailing winds; the large openings on the south in the living area and narrow openings on the north in the corridor, creates an airy cross ventilation system in accordance to the funnel effect and keeps the large living and dining space cool and ventilated all round the day.  © Aman Sonel This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Chooji Restaurant / Admun studio Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:00 AM PST  © Parham Taghioff
 © Mehdi Kolahi  Diagram From the architect. Due to the increase in capital in Tehran (the capital of Iran), most interior projects are a product of demolition of the existing buildings and their replacement with a brand new design which has caused negative impacts on the environment, during the past years. On the other hand, the considered location for this project was rented for a limited time, therefore, minimizing the negative effects of demolition through keeping the existing walls, choosing wood and iron as the materials with the potential to return to the life cycle, designing details capable of being easily assembled and disassembled with the potential to be repeated in the future branches to avoid budget and recourse waste are considered the main issues in interior design of this restaurant.  © Mehdi Kolahi  Section From old days, Iranians have lived in spaces with separated private and public boundaries which limited access to the private spaces. So, Iranians have a memory from the past in their subconscious that increases their tendency for using quiet and peaceful spaces likewise the old ones. Therefore, what is considered most in this project is designing a new transparent surface in response to the various social and cultural needs of the users (customers and staff), hence the entrance with a high ceiling was considered as the start point of circulation so that continuity of this hollow space arises the observers' curiosity and attracts them into the space breaking its inactivity and bringing movement and dynamism into it.  © Mehdi Kolahi The new surface is created adjacent to this hollow space. The access corridors are designed in a way that they do not interrupt the created private boundaries adding a new identity to the space while keeping it integrated.  © Mehdi Kolahi This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Globe Hotel / M3 Architecture Posted: 19 Jan 2017 09:00 AM PST  © Christopher Frederick Jones
 © Christopher Frederick Jones  Elevation East From the architect. This project transforms an iconic outback Queensland pub into stage 1 of a cultural and tourism hub. The building contains an information centre, history room, a commercial tenancy, and sets out the shell for an art gallery.  © Christopher Frederick Jones The pub, which was built in 1910, closed down a number of years ago and was purchased by the Barcaldine Regional Council in 2011. The Council's vision was for a distinctive contemporary statement on a prominent corner in the main street. As Council's architects, we proposed an outcome that would communicate this vision as well as celebrate the existing building. Our design focuses on a series of new layered experiences. The project is a respectful, contemporary version of the single skin built form and allows the town to both retain, and build on, its history.  © Christopher Frederick Jones The original perimeter verandah, more than 100 years old, was structurally unsafe and needed to be rebuilt. This gave us the opportunity to look at appropriate (contemporary) forms of protection and layering for the existing single skin walls. The nature of single-skinned construction allows us to see and understand the layers of a building – the load bearing structure, the bracing, the cladding and the ornament.  © Christopher Frederick Jones The building opens up to reveal the extent of layering at all scales; the street, the verandah, the wall and its frame, ornament and the interior room, the wrapping verandah and screens, and finally the landscape beyond. Balustrades are expressed cross braced timber frames, which mimic the structure and layering of the existing walls and reference the cross braced road train carriages that pass by. The verandah posts, balustrades, rain and shade screens, external ornament and stairs layer over each other to protect the single-skinned walls.  © Christopher Frederick Jones Translucent twin-wall cladding, transparent polycarbonate linings, and powder coated SS screening all add new layers to the building. The result reframes the building in bold abstracted gables, and elongated verandah forms.  © Christopher Frederick Jones A new weathered western steel screen combines the pattern of the existing wall framing and bracing with the original verandah lattice screen and the ornament of the interior door lights. The screen, in the colour of the local soil, fluctuates between acting as a wall, a form of lattice and an experience of suspended landscape. Appropriate for a single-skinned building in a town known as an outback oasis. The project was designed in association with Brian Hooper Architect, and is 300m from the national award-winning Tree of Knowledge project (also designed by m3architecture in association with Brian Hooper Architect in 2009).  Panel Detail This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Interactive Map Shows the World's Recent Migration Patterns Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:15 AM PST
In our global society, the movement of humans from one country to another has had extraordinary impact, changing our perceptions through the the exchange of ideas and introduction of new cultures. This can be seen in the adoption of traditional architectural techniques in contemporary architecture, as well as in the dissemination of contrasting architectural philosophies such as the International Style and Critical Regionalism. Now, in this new interactive map produced by Max Galka of Metrocosm, these movements have been tracked in a eye-catching, easy-to-read infographic. To create this map, Galka tracked down immigration statistics from the UN Population Division's estimates for Total Migrant Stock from 2010 to 2015, searching to answer the questions: "How many migrants are there? Where are they coming from? And where are they going?" Check out the interactive map below, and visit Metrocosm for a full analysis. Click on the dot for each country to see individual country statistics – red means a net loss of population, blue a net gain. Click here for a full screen version of the map. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Healdsburg I / Feldman Architecture Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Joe Fletcher
 © Joe Fletcher Comprised of perpendicular bars atop a hill overlooking the village of Healdsburg, this home offers both ample social space ideal for entertaining and the privacy of a rural retreat.  © Joe Fletcher  Floor Plan The taller section runs along the ridge of the hill and houses the home's great room under lofty ceilings and a simple shed overhanging roof, filled with light and views let in through tall glass walls. Four oversized glass panels open dramatically on each side, transforming the space into an outdoor pavilion whose flush concrete floors extend into a poolside patio to the north and into a terrace featuring a fire pit to the south to offer comfortable outdoor areas for both hot and cool weather. With these doors drawn up, the site offers one sweeping, continuous view from the pool, through the great room, and down into the distant village below.  © Joe Fletcher Designed for social clients who love to entertain, the great room features a small, efficient kitchen with a larger, working kitchen ideal for caterers tucked discretely away. The perforated panels in the room's ceiling that absorb sound during large parties and the discrete stone strips across the floor that delineate zones within the space without visual barriers act as subtle details that add both refinement and functionality to the great room.  © Joe Fletcher From its intersection with the great room, the home's second wing extends towards the north and becomes incrementally more private as it flows from the garage to a media room opening onto the pool to the master bedroom at its rear. The master bed looks out through another oversized operable glass panel onto the rolling meadow beyond, establishing a visual connection with the land in the first and last moments of each day. Just a short walk away, a guesthouse extends the wing's path down the hill and offers an additional level of privacy.  © Joe Fletcher With dark-stained cedar siding and low stone landscape walls that anchor the building, Healdsburg 1 offer a modest and thoughtful response to both its site and the client's needs. Product Description:  © Joe Fletcher This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MIT Researchers Develop 3D Graphene Structure 10 Times Stronger Than Steel Posted: 19 Jan 2017 06:15 AM PST Known for its light weight and high strength properties, graphene has been promised to us as the material of the future for quite some time now. But difficulties in translating its 2D strength into 3-dimensional applications have so far held it back from common use. Now, thanks to new research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), that future may now be closer than ever before. In the school's latest experiment, researchers have discovered how the material could be shaped into to sponge-like form to resist forces 10 times greater than steel. The innovation comes in the object's complex geometry. Starting with a computer model, researchers 3D printed 2 similar forms in a magenta colored polymer, one thinner object and one with thicker walls and folds. They then subjected the two models to compression testing. Unexpectedly, the lighter object was found to be able to withstand greater pressures – this is because the thinner walls allowed the structure to deform incrementally, while the thicker walls hold a higher deformation energy capacity, which releases all at once in an explosive performance. While not made of graphene, these models represent new ways of thinking about the material's structure. "You can replace the material itself with anything," said Markus Buehler, MIT's head of Civil and Environmental Engineering. "The geometry is the dominant factor." Potential uses for the structure would include coating polymer or metal particles with graphene using a heat and pressure treatment, which would leave the graphene's lightweight, super strong structure in tact. MIT believes this material could then be applied to build anything from long-span bridges to ultra-efficient water filtration systems. For more information on this research, click here. Six "Miracle" Materials That Will Change Their Industries Products for architecture | ArchDaily This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sawhorse House / Alejandro Soffia Posted: 19 Jan 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Juan Durán Sierralta
 © Juan Durán Sierralta From the architect. To structure the volume of the second floor it was considered the same strategy of the preexisting housing, supporting the roof by horizontal pieces that were supported in this last case by vertical elements. The new sawhorse respects the composition, location and orientation of the original, but replaces the wooden structure with steel tubular pillars 135 x 135 x 5 mm and double C beams 200 x 50 x 5 mm.  Exploded Axonometry The new structure allows the support of the mezzanine and the inclined planes of the roof. It also lodges inside the staircase.  © Juan Durán Sierralta The rest of the structure is through the walls supporting both the second and the first floor. The mezzanine is made up of SIP panels of 210 mm thickness, and the volume of the second floor, both walls and roof with panels 110 mm thick.  © Juan Durán Sierralta The dimensions of this are determined by the unit multiplication of the width of the panels (122 cm). In this way the project is subject to both the logics of prefabrication and material optimization.  Sketch The volume of the second floor is finished by structuring with a ring of walls in panels, the presence of a core of bathroom, and two diagonals on the only open side.  © Juan Durán Sierralta Finally, during the process of building the system, it aroses the concern to strengthen lateral resistance. In this way appears a last constructive element, that through the stiffening of the sawhorse in its upper part, strengthens the meeting of the four main pillars  Details This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pompidou Centre to Receive $110 Million Facelift for its 40th Anniversary Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:00 AM PST  © Pixabay user 139904. Licensed under CC0 Public Domain Reviled by Parisians for its shocking inside-out appearance when it first opened in 1977, the Centre Pompidou has reached its 40th birthday, and as a gift, is set to receive to 2-year, $110 million renovation that will preserve the unique structure for years to come. Designed by the then-unknown duo of Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers, the building was the surprise winner of a competition for a new museum and cultural center in Paris' historic Le Marais district, standing out from the crowd via its open-plan galleries and guts-on-the-outside approach. The renovation project will preserve that unique aesthetic, restoring the landmark facade (including HVAC elements that are no longer functioning) and replacing the building's famous outdoor escalator, known lovingly as "the caterpillar," at a cost of $24.5 million. Because many of the museum's inner workings are located on the outside, the building requires a significant amount of maintenance. Between 1998 and 2000, the structure was closed for a $108 million dollar overhaul. This time around, the museum intends to remain open during the entire renovation period. "It will be a sort of construction game, but our aim is to stay open," said Serge Lasvignes, president of the Pompidou Centre. "That is the objective." More information on the project can be found here. News via The Guardian. AD Classics: Centre Georges Pompidou / Richard Rogers + Renzo Piano This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Place des Gens de Mer / Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:00 AM PST  © Adrien Williams
 Floor Plan  © Adrien Williams From the architect. This public place is located at the heart of Cap-aux-Meules, a village in the Magdalen Islands, on the ruins of a fish processing plant that was destroyed in a fire. The purpose of this project is to grant a second life to this strategic site and create a gathering place for passersby. The Place des gens de mer is an initiative of the Municipality of Magdalen Islands aiming to pay tribute to workers at sea.  Elevation  Elevation  © Adrien Williams The Place's various features were set up on the former plant's foundations. The layout of the features is reminiscent of the plant's processing chains and long sorting tables. Despite its strategic location, at the centre of the port zone, the Place's immediate surroundings are not very welcoming. The idea was for the Place to be closed in on itself. An openwork wooden stockade surrounds the site to ensure some intimacy and guide passersby along a discovery path. The undulation represents a stormy sea. The Place features a service wing, a belvedere, a public market zone, a stage, and an agora. Protruding and oscillating wooden counters and benches represent the docks.  © Adrien Williams The Place des gens de mer is part of a larger project: Le parcours insulaire. This public place is the first in a series of 12 panoramic sites chosen for their photogenic character and their importance to the heritage of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The other sites along the Parcours insulaire consist of signs, interpretation aids, and interactive terminals telling the site's history. At this Place, a poem by a local artist takes you on the journey, while the other sites have a storyteller telling the stories of the site. Eastern cedar and marine plywood are used for their resistance in saline environments.  © Adrien Williams This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10 Apps That Can Help You Be More Productive and Make Better Architecture Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:30 AM PST  This article was originally published by Archipreneur as "Top 10 Apps to Help You Achieve Your Goals and Build New Habits." With the daily distractions of Facebook, emails and calls, it can become difficult to keep your eye on the ball. This is why having an app that tracks habits and helps you stay organized can make a huge impact on your professional and personal success. There are numerous digital tools dedicated to optimizing workflow, communication and time management, helping business owners and freelancers realize their full potential. This can also apply to goal setting. Goals are closely connected to our daily habits. Whether you're looking to start a new project, learn to use a new tool or launch a product, your habits will play a crucial role in moving things forward. This is why we have compiled a list of great apps and tools that will help you keep track of your work dynamic and make good habits while breaking bad ones.
#1 – Evernote(Free / Web, Android, iOS) Evernote is a popular note-taking and goal-tracking app that can be synced across your other devices. You can record your thoughts and notes, upload and save photos, audio files, bookmarks, and any type of reference materials all in one place. It also features an in-app chat box that lets you instant-message coworkers in real time. #2 – Wunderlist(Free / Web, Android, iOS) Wunderlist is a to-do app that entrepreneurs love. It has a minimalist design and can also be accessed from all your devices. It's great for both short-term and long-term lists and includes a lot of functionality even at the free level. Each task list contains to-do items, and each item can have a series of subtasks. #3 – GoalsOnTrack(subscription-based, 30-day free trial / Android, iOS) Available for both Android and iOS, GoalsOnTrack helps you break down goals into smaller tasks which is great for minimizing procrastination. It tracks your progress in real time and allows you to partner with other apps. As a great productivity app, it documents your journey as you move toward achieving your goals, which can help boost motivation. #4 – Strides(subscription-based, 30-day free trial / Web, iOS) Strides is a hybrid app for habit and goal tracking and organizing. It can be used to track goals like losing weight, marathon training as well as work-related projects. It color-codes your progress in green or red to keep you on track. Projects can be broken down into smaller steps and the Milestone Tracker helps to keep track of your overall pace. #5 – Optimized($3.99 / iOS) Optimized splits all your activities into four categories: health, creativity, routine, and pleasure. You can set a timer for each activity and log the amount of time spent on it. Using the data, the app establishes correlations between activities and lets you know if you're falling behind on any of them. #6 – Habit List($3.99 / iOS) Habit List lets you track your habits through streaks, which show how many times in a row you've completed that habit. You can create flexible schedules, reorder your lists and mark different habits for different days. You can also toggle between the calendar and stats view. #7 – Way of Life($3.99 / iOS) Way of Life can track everything from your eating habits to exercise and productivity, but it can also track when you don't do things that are bad for you. If you log a habit that is marked red, it means that it's not good for you. Green means the opposite. You can add notes when you log a habit, which can help you remember why you chose to skip it on specific days. Informative charts show the ratio of good vs. bad for each habit you select. #8 – Irunurun(Free for personal use / iOS) Irunurun is a performance and accountability app that allows you to enter an action or habit and assign it a point value up to 100. You start at zero and with every completed action the number increases. You can share your experience with other users and build an accountability team that can encourage you. It can be used as a personal, team or enterprise app. #9 – Momentum(Free / iOS) This app in calendar form allows you to complete habits and turns them from grey to green. Two tabs underneath the calendar allow you to set up and maintain habits. There's also a Tips option in case you're looking for suggestions for alternative ones. The free version allows you to track up to three habits, while the Premium version allows for an unlimited number. Momentum can be paired with an Apple watch. #10 – HabitBull(Free / Android, iOS) HabitBull has a simple calendar layout to show progress on different goals color-coded to be easily identified. It tracks your success rate and also allows you to get support from other users. It recently expanded from Android only to include iOS. The free version lets you track up to five habits, and offers reminders, while the premium version allows up to 100 habits, cloud backup and other features. We all have bad habits that stipple our productivity and affect our overall mood. While these digital tools are no substitute for the hard work needed to increase efficiency and productivity, using one can be extremely helpful in turning things around. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pecase Creek Villas / John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects Posted: 19 Jan 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Su Chen
 © Su Chen  Site Plan In a country known for massive housing blocks and residential environments that, as in many other cultures, rely on traditional architectural styles to attract the newly prosperous, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) has created something unique: a peaceful, human-scaled neighborhood of single family detached houses that are completely contemporary in form and materials.  © Su Chen As part of a larger development called Luxe Lakes, the architects and their clients took the calculated risk to reject Western-based traditional architecture in favor of an aesthetic and design solution that would combine China's longstanding respect for Nature with their own particular embrace of an aspirational future. The end result is a new prototype for middle to upper class single family dwellings in China and beyond.  © Su Chen Working within a constructed landscape in Chengdu's rapidly growing "suburbs" designed by two Los Angeles-based landscape designers, Fei Huang of Famous Gardens and Pamela Burton, JFAK created something unexpected. "We wanted to offer a new kind of experience," says John Friedman, "something more organic and based in natural forms, even anthropomorphic at times." The guiding concept was to create spaces that flow into one another with continuous forms that enclose and engage as well as open up to the outside. "Without trying to mimic the actual environments seen in traditional landscape painting, we aspired to create the same kind of floating, dreamlike quality that is expressed in those paintings," says Friedman.  © Su Chen  Floor Plans The clients hired JFAK based on the firm's reputation for adventurous and original design. "The clients wanted us to design something not seen before," says Friedman. "They gave us the freedom to explore – not just for the sake of doing something new, but rather to find a unique model that would resonate with how people might want to live in the new China."  © Su Chen Each of the villa types is three stories high, with the public living areas located at the middle levels which are accessed from the road. The upper levels are given over to private bedrooms, and the lower levels to additional recreational and communal spaces that open out to the lake or canal. The structural system for all villas is poured-in-place concrete, with various cladding materials that include hard-troweled plaster, wood, metal, stone, and glass.  © Su Chen In employing this material palette, the architects created organic forms that curve in both plan and section and create a sense of continuous flow and connection. Curved walls and floors reinforce a connection to nature and produce a softening effect. They also create structures with a tube-like "directional transparency" that simultaneously capture the views of the surrounding landscape and provide lateral privacy. The houses are alike enough - in character and materiality - that they create a strong sense of a community, but different enough that the environment is not homogeneous or predictable. Inside of each of them, there is ample natural light through skylights, views to the natural landscape, and also the unexpected, surprising, playful views that one would not necessarily expect, marking each house as special, and designed with care and thoughtfulness. It is these small details, as much as the big moves and overall character of the villas, that make them unique and timeless. Well before construction was complete, all 43 units sold in one day.  © Su Chen This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bjarke Ingels to Feature in New Netflix Series on Design and Architecture Posted: 18 Jan 2017 10:00 PM PST On February 10 2017, Netflix will launch a new documentary series—Abstract: The Art of Design—which will present "the most creative designers" from various fields in the design word, with the aim of demonstrating how design influences all aspects of our lives. One of the eight protagonists in the spotlight will be Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, of BIG, who will present his vision of architecture alongside professionals in interior design, graphic design, automotive design, illustration, and set design. Check out the series feature designers after the break:
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