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- Werdenberg Castle Renovation and Extension / BBK Architekten
- Office & Maket Hub / SOESTHETIC GROUP
- Post-Fossil City Contest's 10 Finalists Share Visions of A Sustainable Future
- Toronto’s Urban Farming Residence Will Bridge the Gap Between Housing and Agriculture
- Living House / Chetecortes Architects
- These Statuettes of Architectural Landmarks Offer a Stylish Alternative to Typical Souvenirs
- Inside Philip Johnson's Underappreciated Glass House in Manhattan
- Herz Jesu Parish Hall / bodensteiner · fest
- Third-Place Proposal for Turkey's Bandirma Park Embeds Public Spaces in an Urban Landscape
| Werdenberg Castle Renovation and Extension / BBK Architekten Posted: 25 Mar 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Walter Mair
 © Walter Mair From the architect. Located in the municipality of Grabs, Castle Werdenberg is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. In 2013-2015, the castle went through substantial renovations, including the reinforcement of the timber-framed ceiling to the replacement of electrical network as well as upgrading the fire-protection systems to meet the levels required by present codes. Various built-in fixtures inside the existing museum were demolished to allow for a complete redesign of the exhibition spaces.  © Daniel Ammann und Thomas Siebrecht  Section  © Walter Mair  Section  © Walter Mair In the courtyard, which surrounds Castle Werdenberg, stands a 58 m2 pavillon-esque reception building which functions not only as a reception area but a shop and bistro as well. Built into a niche of the stone courtyard walls the new structure is distinctive but discreet. Using traditional wood construction, known as 'Strickbau', the massive timber walls open up to the ceiling's exposed timber beams and trusses.  © Walter Mair The facades and the sloped roof are clad in untreated larch shingles. A second auxiliary building, known as 'The old horse stall', was renovated to accompany the new reception building. The building accommodates rooms for staff and technical facilities.  © Walter Mair This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Office & Maket Hub / SOESTHETIC GROUP Posted: 25 Mar 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Andrey Avdeenko
 © Andrey Avdeenko From the architect. Concept of blank sheet is the main idea of the interior. Basically, it could be transformed to everything: picture, page of a great book or became something totally new.  © Andrey Avdeenko Our blank sheet transformed into multifunctional auditorium and design studio office. The heart of the office is the white cubical meeting room - the gateway between two zones. It has a closed shell to provide soundproofness. Working places are presented as two big white island tables. All computer wires and equipment are hidden in cabinet and special cable-channels, computers can be switched directly from the workplace. The material's room is a storage of materials which we used in our projects.  © Andrey Avdeenko We used indirect light and non-standard location of lamps - light comes out of walls or under the mirrors. All furniture in the office is made in Ukraine on sketches of SOESTHETIC GROUP.  © Andrey Avdeenko  Floor Plan  © Andrey Avdeenko Auditorium called MAKET HUB can be easily transformed for any event from lecture to presentation followed by reception due to mobile solutions such as folding flux chairs and movable reception desk. Two big screens, light scenarios by Gira, sound engineer's controller, separate wardrobe and toilets, light-proof curtains - all these are made for the comforts of our guests.  © Andrey Avdeenko This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Post-Fossil City Contest's 10 Finalists Share Visions of A Sustainable Future Posted: 25 Mar 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio Utrecht University's Urban Futures Studio have announced the 10 finalists for their Post-Fossil City Contest, judged by a jury which included MVRDV co-founder Winy Maas. Each of the successful submissions responded to the contest's call for the design of a sustainable city no longer reliant on non-renewable energy sources. Designers and makers were invited to envision this new future, which "will reshape our cities and everyday lives so radically that it is hard to imagine what it might feel, taste, smell, and look like." Out of the 250 total entries, below are the 10 selected finalists along with a snippet of their proposed futures as described by the competition website. Cow on Tour / Anastasia Eggers and Ottonie von Roeder  Cow on Tour. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "Designers Anastasia Eggers and Ottonie von Roeder invented a concept which makes it possible to tap your own milk from a cow around the corner." Sensorial Time Travel / Jamillah Sungkar  Sensorial Time Travel. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "Gasoline. Remember what that smelled like? Artist Jamillah Sungkar makes it imaginable what it is like to live in a city without fossil smells." City of Sounds and Silence / Sun City  City of Sounds and Silence. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "Theatre collective Sun City created an engaging soundscape of the green city. Is electric mobility going to make the city silent so we can hear birds singing again?" Symbolic City / Walter Breukers and Jaap Godrie  Symbolic City. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "How does one clean up a dirty city? By envisioning the urban layout as clear-cut pieces of a puzzle, according to Walter Breukers and Jaap Godrie."  People of Petropia . Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "A true dystopia. The damage has already been done in this post-fossil city: Utrecht's streets are filled up with water." 90 Letters from 2050 / Onur Can Tepe and Esther Estevez  90 Letters from 2050. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "Onur Can Tepe and Esther Estevez create an interactive machine that spits out personal letters from 2050. Whoever reads them will dare to dream big for the future." Post-Fossil African City / Blake Robinson and Karl Schulschenk  Post-Fossil African City. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "South-African urban designer Blake Robinson focuses on the sustainable opportunities for fast developing cities in Africa. Together with graphic designer Karl Schulschenk he brings his ideas on the African future to life." Solar Energy in Public Space / Tom van Heeswijk and Sabrina Lindemann  Solar Energy in Public Space. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "According to Wageningen University researcher Tom van Heeswijk and designer Sabrina Lindemann, the city of 2050 will be marked by solar energy production in all public spaces." Platform Cities & City Platforms / Michel Erler  Platform Cities and City Platforms. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio "Ordering rides using Uber, or renting a room through Airbnb: in 2050 this will all be peanuts. Cities will be completely packed with smart services, says Michel Erler." "This submission brings a green Amsterdam to life through a newspaper from the future—Het Devies 2039, made by a team of architects, designers, and urbanists."  Het Davies 2039. Image Courtesy of Urban Futures Studio The jury consisted of the following seven individuals:
Over the next few months, the finalists will have the opportunity to further develop their proposals with a €1,000 grant, in collaboration with Michiel van Iersel, René Boer, Peter Pelzer, and Wytske Versteeg. Come June, the refined designs will be showcased at Utrecht's Post-Fossil City Exhibition, where a winner will be selected and awarded €10,000. More details on the competition brief, finalists, and honorable mentions can be found here. News via Urban Futures Studio. Project descriptions via the Post-Fossil City website. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Toronto’s Urban Farming Residence Will Bridge the Gap Between Housing and Agriculture Posted: 25 Mar 2017 07:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Curated Properties With the ever-expanding global population, cities around the world today are caught in the midst of mass urbanization; the resultant problems are the topic of much of the current architectural discourse. From these trends stems the challenges of providing adequate amounts of both housing and urban green space, and by extension, providing adequate food production. In order to address this divide, Toronto will soon be home to The Plant – a mixed-use community revolving around sustainable residential urban farming and social responsibility in the Queen Street West neighborhood. "It might seem extreme, but we orientated this entire project around our connection to food," says Curated Properties partner Gary Eisen, one of the developers involved in the project. "It's our guiding principle and the result is a building that lives and breathes and offers a better quality of life to the people who will live and work here. The Plant is a community that fits with the foodie culture that has come to define Queen West."  Courtesy of Curated Properties Developed by Curated Properties and Windmill Developments, both of which have ample experience with prior sustainable projects in the area, The Plant is to be a beacon for sustainability and "agri-tecture," located at the former site of Dufflet Bakery, one of Toronto's most innovative food production companies. With retail outlets at street level and offices on the second floor, the intention is to appeal to businesses and tenants that share the project's ideals. Additionally, single- and two-story residences are available on upper floors, each with its own custom micro-garden beds to supply the residents with fresh herbs.  Courtesy of Curated Properties The shallow floor plates allow ample sunlight into the units, while spacious latticed terraces and balconies can accommodate furniture, plants, and a barbecue. Communal food-focused programs include an internal greenhouse as a nursery for plants and seeds, as well as an industrial kitchen for shared food production and hosting events. "The choices we make as developers dictate the lifestyle available to the people that live in our buildings. Urban living used to mean choosing between being a cool neighborhood full of amenities or having enough land to cultivate a robust garden," states Adam Ochshorn, also a partner at Curated Properties. "When you consider two-thirds of all humans will soon be city-dwellers, having to choose between an urban residence or the ability to comfortably grow your herbs and vegetables no longer makes sense."  Courtesy of Curated Properties The 10-story building, which was designed by an in-house team at Curated Properties alongside interior designers +tongtong, is currently under construction. Its developers hope it will serve as an example of how Toronto's local expertise and promotion of sustainable ideals can help push the city in the right direction, and address the key concerns of food production and urban living that architecture faces today. News via The Plant This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Living House / Chetecortes Architects Posted: 25 Mar 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Nadia Riva
 © Nadia Riva From the architect. Designed for a business family who spends a lot of time traveling, with a culture of fluidity and continuity of energy in their lives.  © Nadia Riva We begin by understanding the movement of people through body expression, using photography as tools. A picture of a sleeping person describes her as static, resting and distributing all her weight on the bed, placing most of the surface of her body on it.  © Nadia Riva  © Nadia Riva  Section A photo of a person walking, is fixed, but describes a movement. The person distributes his weight through the legs, reaching the feet that touch the ground with very little surface.  © Nadia Riva  First Floor Plan  © Nadia Riva  Second Floor Plan  © Nadia Riva That is why the house is an object that is on the floor, which is supported by 2 static cubes. This object seems to be still for the moment, but it is actually in motion, ready to go and continue on its way. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| These Statuettes of Architectural Landmarks Offer a Stylish Alternative to Typical Souvenirs Posted: 25 Mar 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Konstantin Kolesov Russian designer Konstantin Kolesov has created a collection of finely-crafted souvenirs celebrating iconic architectural landmarks from around the globe. The Jsouv Collection consists of 15 pieces, depicting landmarks from New York, London, Tokyo, Dubai and more. Crafted from solid aluminum, the souvenirs are accompanied by a natural walnut base engraved with a 2D emblem of the city in question. With the souvenirs currently being crowdfunded on Indiegogo, Jsouv is also offering a t-shirt collection with unique prints of each city and landmark. "My passion for travel and background in civil engineering inspired me to create architectural souvenirs with clean lines, durable materials, and a style that could complement the décor of a modern home or office space," says Kolesov. Courtesy of Konstantin Kolesov  Courtesy of Konstantin Kolesov "When traveling, for every place I visit, I want to bring home a small, elegant piece to cherish and share the memory of these remarkable structures." You can learn more about the Jsouv Collection from their website here. News via: Konstantin Kolesov This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Inside Philip Johnson's Underappreciated Glass House in Manhattan Posted: 25 Mar 2017 02:30 AM PDT The architectural legacy of the Rockefeller family in Manhattan is well-known, most obviously demonstrated in the slab-like Art Deco towers of the Rockefeller Center and the ever-expanding campus of the MoMA. But in a city that is filled with landmarks and historic buildings, it's easy for even the most remarkable projects to go unrecognized. Philip Johnson's Rockefeller Guest House in Manhattan was completed in 1950, just one year after the construction of his better known Glass House in New Canaan. The Glass House is an obvious cousin to the later guest house: both feature largely empty glass and steel boxlike forms, where structural work is exposed and celebrated. The Rockefeller Guest House was commissioned by Blanchette Ferry Hooker Rockefeller, a passionate art collector who favored works by the likes of Alberto Giacometti and Willem de Kooning. Pieces from her collection later found fitting homes on the walls and floors of the guest house, after being relegated out of Blanchette's primary residence by her husband John D. Rockefeller III. See the artworks and sparse furniture of the home's interior in a T Magazine video above. To learn more about the Rockefeller Guest House and its history, read the full article from The New York Times Style Magazine here. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Herz Jesu Parish Hall / bodensteiner · fest Posted: 25 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Florian Holzherr
 © Florian Holzherr From the architect. Concept of being an open house, the new Herz Jesu Parish Hall in Ingolstadt replaces a post-war structure that was originally built as an emergency church before serving as the parish centre. The clearly structured building, designed by architects bodensteiner ∙ fest, is characterised by the use of the key materials glass, timber and concrete. The project results from a multi-phase competition won by the Munich based architects.  Courtesy of bodensteiner · fest The new urban composition provides the listed 1963 concrete church with its covered walkway with a clear, minimalist new neighbour that integrates itself into the existing ensemble. The church complex stands out from its backdrop of surrounding detached family homes in terms of materiality, colour, appearance and roof form.  Plan The positioning of the new parish centre along the street and the opening of its main hall to the public space signalise an open and inviting building. While the hall volume is completely closed at the upper floor, its wall-like beams allow wide column-free views at the ground floor. The provision of openings at outer corners (sometimes outer upper corners) that structure the façade according to the figure-ground principle, denote the overriding design order. In the small hall on the upper floor, the upper corner glazing is repeated vertically as overhead glazing. The internal activities within can be observed from the street outside, with privacy afforded by curtains and sun shading as required.  © Florian Holzherr Movable partition walls and the design of spaces for multiple uses allows a reduction in built floor area and provides a sustainable usage concept to counter shrinking church congregations. The main hall can be divided and for the infrequent larger events, the small hall in the upper floor can be connected as a gallery space. Instead of a cloakroom, fold-down black steel coat hooks cast flush in the concrete wall of the foyer were especially designed for the project.  © Florian Holzherr  © Florian Holzherr The terrace that runs the full length of the hall extends the hall to the outside in one following transition.  © Florian Holzherr As with the listed church building, concrete is the material that defines the character of the new parish centre. The minimalist palette of materials comprises exposed concrete walls and ceilings with oak parquet floors and silvery oak doors, panelling and installations. Together with a restrained and finely balanced colour concept, the rooms exude a peaceful, warm radiance.  Courtesy of bodensteiner · fest This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Third-Place Proposal for Turkey's Bandirma Park Embeds Public Spaces in an Urban Landscape Posted: 25 Mar 2017 01:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of TARI-Architects In the recently concluded Bandirma Park competition, TARI-Architects in collaboration with Derek Pirozzi Design Workshop LLC, were awarded third prize for their proposed revitalisation of the Turkish city's ecological core. In light of the competition's vision of Bandirma as a new innovative hub, the proposal by the two practices combines the central Design Institute with excavated public spaces to minimize the architecture's footprint on the park and its context. Under the acronym B.R.E.A.K., or "Bandirma Regeneration As Knowledge," the project's focal point is the Design Institute – "an operation that will attract a large number of academic gatherings from the Turkish region for hosting exhibitions and research conferences" from its vantage point overlooking the city and harbor.  Courtesy of TARI-Architects "B.R.E.A.K. is an urban heart, a center for the people, a landmark for the city and a symbol for environmentally sensitive resolution," explain the design team in their project description.  Courtesy of TARI-Architects In addition to the institute, the bulk of public programs are embedded within the landscape by means of canyon-like arteries which form connections between the existing neighboring urban context. The resulting public square hosts concerts, seasonal markets, and various exhibitions, while the carved axes serve as the park's central commercial and retail area.  Courtesy of TARI-Architects  Courtesy of TARI-Architects The design stems from the practices' desire for an "architecture of humility," which follows the natural characteristics of the land, minimizing the imposition of the manmade.  Courtesy of TARI-Architects  Courtesy of TARI-Architects Celebrating social interaction and sustainability, the Bandirma Park proposal by TARI-Architects and Derek Pirozzi Design Workshop would offer a means of outdoor recreation, environmental education, and community engagement, coupled with passive design strategies and energy preservation. The proposal's identity relies on the melding of traditional vernacular and contemporary Turkish ideals, in order to maintain cultural authenticity alongside new urban development. News via Derek Pirozzi Design Workshop LLC
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