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- The Roof House / Sigurd Larsen
- Modern Cave / Pitsou Kedem Architects
- Headquarter System Industrie Electronic / marte.marte architects
- LESS House / H.a
- Nanjing Eco-Tech Island Exhibition Center / NBBJ + Jiangsu Provincial Architectural Design & Research Institute
- MU / Ikeda Yukie Architects
- Four Projects Shortlisted for 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize
- Bougainvillea Row House / Luigi Rosselli
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Design Building / Leers Weinzapfel Associates
- Büro Ole Scheeren's MahaNakhon Tower, Photographed by Hufton + Crow
- Aresta House / BLOCO Arquitetos
- Graham Foundation Awards 2017 Grants for 72 Innovative Architectural Projects
- The Garden / Eike Becker Architekten
- How Starbucks Uses BIM and VR to Bring Local Spirit to its Japan Locations
- North Sea / Berg Design Architecture
- Gothenburg to Realise Henning Larsen's Mixed-Use Urban District
- From War Relic to Mixed-Use: Plans to Build a “Green Mountain” Atop a Bunker in Hamburg
| The Roof House / Sigurd Larsen Posted: 25 May 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Tia Borgsmidt
 © Tia Borgsmidt From the architect. Natural light is an essential element when you build in the Nordic countries. Indirect light has a beautiful cold blue color that reminds you of the proximity to the ocean. The low sun from south adds a warmer yellow light to the spectrum. The Roof House is designed to catch both indirect and direct sunlight at the same time and turn in into an ever-changing experience when walking through the sequence of rooms.  Ground Floor Plan A perforated wall circumferes the house and creates different grades of privacy and windless outdoor spaces. The house is crowned by a roof of sloped surfaces towards all four corners of the world.  © Tia Borgsmidt From an open court the entrance is located right at the heart of the house. From here the high ceilings open up to a spacious living room. Below one roof a wing for the parents located with access to a South Western court. The kitchen is directly connected to a South East court offering morning sun. Below two other roofs you find the children's area where an annex will later be used as a teenage house with its' own entrance.  © Tia Borgsmidt A series of customized furniture were designed for the house prior to its completion.  © Tia Borgsmidt This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Modern Cave / Pitsou Kedem Architects Posted: 25 May 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © Amit Geron
 © Amit Geron From the architect. The rooms making up this Old Jaffa apartment came together over hundreds of years – each with its own character and ground level. Refurbishing presented an opportunity to unite the rooms into one whole and in particular, to illuminate and brighten the dim space by opening it up toward the sea.  © Amit Geron Decorations added over the years to the ceiling arches were promptly removed and the arches covered in white plaster. In contrast – the impressive dome in the kitchen, which had been covered in layers of plaster, was uncovered. The floor level was unified – by addition or subtraction – depending on the room, and a new raw concrete floor was cast, with accentuated filing stones.  © Amit Geron  Floor Plan  © Amit Geron The newly integrated spaces are not closed with doors, but left open – allowing views to the sea from each one of them. Hence, in the absence of a hallway they serve both their designed function and for passing through. The openings connecting them are emphasized with black tin sheet covering that is also used to hide the new technical systems in the walls; whereas in the bathroom, it is used on the raised toilet and shower platform, set facing the sea.  © Amit Geron This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Headquarter System Industrie Electronic / marte.marte architects Posted: 25 May 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Bruno Klomfar
 © Bruno Klomfar From the architect. One of the key factors of sie's success is a flat hierarchy. This is particularly true of the relationship between development [management] and production. The design of the project responds to the unbiased position aspired to by the individual divisions of the company with a neutral, vertical stratification.  © Bruno Klomfar  Section 2  © Bruno Klomfar The building is not divided into an office and a workshop wing, but rather layered into multi-use levels. The resulting, nearly cube-shaped volume keeps the internal passages as short as possible. A spacious ramp guides visitors to the entrance level, which also serves as the shipping and receiving area. Along vertical, glass circulation elements visitors are led through the introverted storage level on the first floor to the production and development levels above.  © Bruno Klomfar A cafeteria situated amidst the production and development level should act as a family-like meeting place for everyone. All of the work stations have a spacious view of the surrounding landscape of the Rhine Valley, and balcony-like elements reinforce this relation to nature. Controlled ventilation plus cooling and comfortable shading guarantee just the right room climate for every division. The material language of the building is reduced to exposed concrete, aluminium and glass.  Section 1 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 25 May 2017 03:00 PM PDT .jpg?1495672610 "© Quang Dam") © Quang Dam
.jpg?1495672594 "© Quang Dam") © Quang Dam From the architect. This is the small townhouse in Saigon with area of 4x18 and 7 members, so the request is as wide as possible. .jpg?1495672452 "© Quang Dam") © Quang Dam  Floor Plans .jpg?1495672551 "© Quang Dam") © Quang Dam The house is designed to remove any inherent limitations. The partition system can be movable, the woven garden appear and disappear alternative together, the toilet hidden in the wood cabinets, the sunny shines everywhere, the breeze comes around,…… Feeling goes by that melts, wide, throughout. .jpg?1495672433 "© Quang Dam") © Quang Dam  Section .jpg?1495672371 "© Quang Dam") © Quang Dam This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 25 May 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Paul Dingman
 © Terrence Zhang Context The Nanjing Eco-Tech Park is a physical expression of aspirations for the city of Nanjing. It is a campus that promotes creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Seeking to be an incubator for technology and environmental companies with forward-thinking intentions, this campus is a creative center that provides lifestyle amenities that attract and retain talent, accommodating potential for future growth.  © Terrence Zhang  © Paul Dingman Overall Design By recalling formal cues found in nature and buildings, and integrating moments of tectonic bravery to mark the current state of Chinese culture, the design balances opposing, yet complementary forces. The campus features an exhibition hall; office research buildings and residential buildings, which will be built soon. The new campus is set to be an incubator for technology and environmental companies.  Exploded Axonometric Exhibition Hall With its dramatic roof-line, the Exhibition Hall is the first impression of the campus as visitors approach the island from downtown. At 24,000 SM total, the eight peaks on the roof of the project symbolize the neighboring Zhong and Stone Mountains, and each peak has an oculus or "light cannon" that drives natural light into the floor plates. The concept of the light cannons are magnified, in built form, in the design of the eight, pentagon-shaped office research buildings, which feature large interior courtyards.  © Paul Dingman The Exhibition Hall is the first structure to be built on the Island. As part of the design, a horizon line separates earth from sky. Yet the symbolic roof overhangs also shade the entire building from direct solar heat/gain. The light cannons draw natural light deep into building to be experienced at all levels by visitors and tenants. Offices are housed in the upper two levels where they inhabit the 'mountain forms.'  © Terrence Zhang Light studies were conducted to determine the best daylighting and shading strategies for different times of the day, at different times of the year. This sectional below analysis demonstrates how the light cannons and overhang operate (see diagram below): A) Needs passive solar shading; B) Light gets diffused by cone geometry; C) Overhang is efficient as passive solar shading device. The light cannons are the direct formal driver of the architecture. The concept of the Exhibition Hall design is also one of optimism in looking towards a better future — toward the horizon line — which defined the formal massing approach of an interaction of architecture and landscape creating harmony between man and nature.  © Terrence Zhang Sustainable campus and building strategies include site density and balanced site coverage, green roofs, integrated water retention and distribution, natural ventilation, responsive facades, naturally-lit interior spaces, and geothermal conditioning for all buildings. The Exhibition Hall roof provides dual functions to both limit excessive solar heat gain on the façade and to allow necessary daylight to permeate an otherwise deep floor plate through the oculi of the eight roof cones.  © Terrence Zhang The project is the recipient of the MIPIM Asia Best Chinese Futura Project Bronze Award. The design is tracking LEED Certification.  © Terrence Zhang This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 25 May 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Koichi Torimura
 © Koichi Torimura From the architect. MU consists of a dwelling for a couple combined with a photo studio in the small northern city, Hachinohe, Aomori. People often gathered at the existing studio as if it were a meeting place of the town, and we aimed to maintain that atmosphere while considering the couple's privacy.  © Koichi Torimura Taking the hard climate into account, we looked for openness, not only by physical transparency.  Isometric In accordance with the low-rise residential neighborhood, the volume is formed into a deconstructed quadrangular pyramid with a low façade facing the street and rising back up towards the North. Inside the pyramid, the privacy-cores are piled in tiers, while the surrounding spaces are open.  © Koichi Torimura The mountain-like presence of the form invites people, while the large open space enclosed by powerful frame structures is receptive to both privacy and publicity. A privacy-core opens with sliding doors, which enables efficient use in the flexibility to adjust the area of private and public.  © Koichi Torimura  Floor Plans  © Koichi Torimura With this system, the dwelling can open a lot of the space to the public, and by that the dwellers in this shrinking city can gain social capital through rich relations.  © Koichi Torimura This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Four Projects Shortlisted for 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize Posted: 25 May 2017 10:20 AM PDT  8 House, Copenhagen, Denmark / BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group). Image © Dragor Lufto The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the four projects shortlisted for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize. The prize was established in 2014 by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama along with RAIC and the RAIC Foundation to recognise buildings that are judged to be " transformative within its societal context and reflect Moriyama's conviction that great architecture transforms society by promoting social justice and humanistic values of respect and inclusiveness." "These projects celebrate human life and shape activity," commented RAIC President Ewa Bieniecka, FIRAC. "They embody innovation, contribute to how we experience space, and explore how spaces allow opportunities for freedom. The four shortlisted projects demonstrate how architecture is generous and gives back to the community. These works have a strong sense of place and connect to their surrounding landscape." Awarded every two years, the winning project will receive a CAD $100,000 prize and a handcrafted sculpture by Canadian designer Wei Yew. The prize is open to all architects, irrespective of nationality and location. The inaugural prize was won by Chinese architect Li Xiaodong for his design of the Liyuan Library in Jiaojiehe, China. See the shortlisted projects, after the break. Project and firm descriptions via RAIC. 8 House, Copenhagen, Denmark / BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)  8 House, Copenhagen, Denmark / BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group). Image © Bjarne Tulinius 8 House is a mixed-use residential building located in the neighborhood of Ørestad South, outside of Copenhagen, situated beside a canal with views of the Kalvebod Fælled fields. With 475 units that vary in size and layout, the building meets the needs of people in all of life's stages: young and old, families and single people, growing and shrinking households. Within the 61,994-square-meter building, the tranquility of suburban life goes hand-in-hand with the energy of a big city. Common areas and facilities are linked by a universally accessible sidewalk that functions as a major artery connecting each of the residential units with the urban fabric, including offices, a kindergarten, and a café, on the ground floor. The structure's bow shape allows apartments to benefit from natural light, air, and exterior views. Instead of providing car parking, 8 House prioritizes ease of access to public transit and bike paths. "This is a bold and beautifully integrated mix of multigenerational housing and universally accessible design," said the jury. "8 House is a worthwhile experiment in the development of a new typology to create a vertical mixed-use community. It offers a more durable way of densifying housing while maintaining a human scale."  8 House, Copenhagen, Denmark / BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group). Image © Ulrik Jantzen BIG is a group of architects, designers, and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, interior design, landscape design, product design, research, and development, with offices in New York City, Copenhagen, and London. Fuji Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan / Tezuka Architects  Fuji Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan / Tezuka Architects. Image © Katsuhisa Kida Fuji Kindergarten is a one-story, oval-shaped kindergarten that accommodates over 600 children running around its open-air roof. Some children run more than six kilometers a day. The building complements the educational philosophy that children flourish in an open, free, and natural environment with a strong sense of community. The architectural spaces were designed at the scale of a child, creating a close relationship between the ground and rooftop levels. Three Zelkova trees grow through the structure for children to climb on. Between April and November, the sliding doors are open. There are no clear boundaries between classrooms; boxes used as furniture and 1.8-meter-tall panels indicate different areas. The principal reports that the school's approach encourages calmness and focus, including in children with behavioral disorders. "We want the children raised here to grow into people who do not exclude anything or anyone," say the architects. "This is an extraordinarily positive place," said the jury, which called the kindergarten "a giant playhouse filled with joy and energy, scaled to a broad range of the human condition. This architecture in its simplicity and uniqueness embodies a pedagogical ideology of early education. The limitless structure of the space liberates the child's imagination."  Fuji Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan / Tezuka Architects. Image © Tezuka Architects Established in 1994 and led by Takaharu and Yui Tezuka, Tezuka Architects is a Tokyo-based firm that has built a range of apartments and houses, office and commercial buildings, and educational and community spaces. .jpg?1495744233 "Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia / John Wardle Architects and NADAAA. Image © Peter Bennetts") Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia / John Wardle Architects and NADAAA. Image © Peter Bennetts The Melbourne School of Design embraces the emerging notion that the studio is not only a room or space, but a way of learning that favors the acts of doing, making, and problem solving in a critical yet collaborative environment. In this definition, the entire building has become the studio. The structure continues a sequence of outdoor rooms arrayed across the campus through a Piranesian lacing of pathways with unusually wide corridors, which provide workspaces and the opportunity for students to be exposed to each other's work. As an architectural school, the building is active in the education of its occupants and visitors through its clarity of materials, tectonics, and organization. It addresses the use of resources, challenges conventional means and methods of project delivery, and considers its own life-cycle implications as a building. The Melbourne School of Design has become a place where anyone can come to learn about design, education, and sustainability. "The spatial concept of an architecture school has become the social focus of the University of Melbourne campus for all students," said the jury. "It is a beautifully orchestrated space, thoughtfully detailed and well crafted. It redefines the educational mission by engaging students with the entire building as a collaborative learning environment." .jpg?1495744218 "Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia / John Wardle Architects and NADAAA. Image © John Horner") Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia / John Wardle Architects and NADAAA. Image © John Horner Founded by John Wardle in 1986, Melbourne-based John Wardle Architects (JWA) has built a range of projects, from small dwellings to university buildings, museums, public spaces, high-density housing, and large commercial offices. NADAAA is a Boston and New York–based architecture and urban design firm as well as a platform for design investigation at a large scale with great geographic reach. "The Village Architect", Shobac Campus, Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects  "The Village Architect", Shobac Campus, Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Image © James Brittain In 35 years of practice, Brian MacKay-Lyons, "the village architect," has built more than 40 houses in the Kingsburg community. Shobac Campus has formed over 25 years in Upper Kingsburg, along the Nova Scotia coastline. With the help of friends, neighbors, and colleagues, MacKay-Lyons cleared the forest, revealing historic ruins and uncovering 400 years of agrarian history. In 1994, he gathered a group of architecture students for a two-week event with the aim of reconnecting with the master-builder tradition and focusing on the timeless values of landscape, building, and community. They erected the first structure, mirroring an archetypal farmhouse. This became a tradition that continued for 12 successive years, resulting in the addition of new structures. What began as a design/build laboratory has evolved into a place for community events, a school, and a studio for local building practice. Integrating practice and teaching, family and community, Shobac Campus is an argument for landscape stewardship through agricultural and architectural cultivation.  "The Village Architect", Shobac Campus, Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada / MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Image © William Green "In this age of specialization, this contrarian initiative questions the architect's accepted role, and suggests a broadening rather than a narrowing of the current scope of practice," said the jury. "In so doing, the architect is reestablished at the center rather than at the periphery of critical decision making." MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Led by Brian MacKay-Lyons and Talbot Sweetapple, the practice works locally and internationally on cultural, academic, and residential projects, providing full architectural and interior design services. The jury for the 2017 Moriyama RAIC International Prize consists of:
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| Bougainvillea Row House / Luigi Rosselli Posted: 25 May 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Justin Alexander
 © Justin Alexander From the architect. Sydney's planners are considering the return of the terraced house, or row house, as a favoured residential building type. It is believed the terrace could be one solution to addressing housing affordability; by allowing the subdivision of standard quarter acre blocks of land into narrow strips and building adjoining two-three storey dwellings.  © Justin Alexander This Woollahra terrace demonstrates that, even on a small site, you can fit a home with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a guest flat, a garage, and an open-plan living, dining, kitchen suite, without missing out on a study, dressing room, laundry, balcony, lightwells and two wonderful courtyards. Economy of space forced the architects to think clever, and employ efficient solutions to home planning.  © Justin Alexander The Adolf Loos concept of "Raumplan" was the inspiration, with the interlocking of each room, Tetris style, within the strict wall boundaries and council restrictions. Split levels between the front and the back help the adaptation to the site slope and to shorten the stair flights, three storeys have been compacted to the front of the house and two taller storeys containing a living room and the lightwell sit to the rear.  Ground Floor Plan  1st Floor Plan  Attic Plan Elevated above the street, the entry courtyard is dominated by an established bougainvillea plant and overlooked by a balconet or "Juliet Balcony". It is a sunny northerly terrace ideal for a midwinter Campari & Soda.  © Justin Alexander Between the main house and the studio / garage at the back is a second courtyard where, weather permitting, the family gravitate to enjoy an open space for the children to play, and to savour the fruits of the olive tree and the barbeque, and the warmth of the outdoor wood burning fireplace.  © Justin Alexander Designing for a film director requires good planning and engaging imagery, the stair balustrade with fish scale brass screen is not a standard balustrade by any means. The powder room inserted under the stair is a voluptuous space that feels nothing like an aircraft WC, despite its dimensions being smaller. The dining seat takes inspiration from the Michelin Man and Irish furniture designer, Eileen Gray.  © Justin Alexander This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Design Building / Leers Weinzapfel Associates Posted: 25 May 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Albert Vecerka
 © Albert Vecerka From the architect. The Design Building at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) academic building in the United States and the largest installation of wood concrete composites in North America. The$52M, 87,500-square-foot project, made possible through supplemental funding from the Massachusetts State Legislature, is a dynamic space of exchange, collaboration, and experiment. Uniting the university's departments of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, and the Building and Construction Technology program under one roof for the first time, the structure itself is a teaching tool for prescient sustainable design.  © Albert Vecerka  Ground Floor Plan  © Albert Vecerka The building is organized around a skylit central commons that brings students together for lectures, exhibits, presentations, and informal gatherings. Studios, maker spaces and classrooms surround the central space that opens onto the street as a showcase for the design disciplines. The commons is capped by a green roof that comprises an outdoor learning environment and experimental space for the landscape department.  Section A demonstration of the construction process itself, columns and beams of glue-laminated wood, a floor of composite, exposed cross laminated timber plank and cast in place concrete, and the lobby's "zipper truss" (developed in consultation with Equilibrium Consulting) all exemplify innovative timber engineering.  © Albert Vecerka  Axonometric  © Albert Vecerka The building's highly-efficient envelope of copper-colored, anodized aluminum panels and vertical windows suggests the colors and patterns of the region's forests and trees. Surrounding landscaping by Stephen Stimpson Associates makes extensive use of native plants and paving materials. Dedicated mechanical equipment is zoned for optimal efficiency, and extensive glazing and skylights provide maximum daylight to the building's interior, reducing the need for artificial lighting. Storm water management directs roof runoff to a "spring source" at the top of the site, filtering the water through bio-swales and timber dams to the site's lower end and back to the Connecticut River. Suffolk was construction manager for the project, which is targeting LEED Gold certification.  © Albert Vecerka This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Büro Ole Scheeren's MahaNakhon Tower, Photographed by Hufton + Crow Posted: 25 May 2017 07:20 AM PDT  © Hufton + Crow In this photoset, British photographers Hufton + Crow turn their lens toward Büro Ole Scheeren's 'dissolving' MahaNakhon tower in Bangkok. Now the tallest building in the Thai capital at 1030 feet (314 meters), the pixelated skyscraper opened last summer with a fantastical light show display. The project began as a design by Ole Scheeren for local firm Pace Development, and was completed by his own firm following his departure from OMA in 2010. The architects describe the project: The design of MahaNakhon dismantles the typical tower and podium typology, creating a skyscraper that melds with the city by gradually 'dissolving' as it flows downward to meet the ground. A series of cascading indoor/outdoor terraces at the base of the tower accommodates retail and entertainment facilities, evoking the shifting protrusions of a mountain landscape. See the full gallery of photos, after the break.  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow  © Hufton + Crow
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| Aresta House / BLOCO Arquitetos Posted: 25 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Haruo Mikami
.jpg?1494914937 "© Haruo Mikami") © Haruo Mikami From the architect. The house is located in a residential area far away from the city center in Brasília. The weather in this part of Brazil is characterized by a thermal amplitude that causes the temperatures to be normally mild in the morning and either hot or very hot during the afternoons. The neighboring lots allows the buildings to be very close from each other, however, the view to the west; the one that is directly exposed to the afternoon sun, has unobstructed views towards the valley.  © Haruo Mikami  Ground Floor Plan  © Haruo Mikami The main idea was to open the main views towards the valley to the west and to use the geometry of the house to cast shadows to protect its internal spaces from the harsh afternoon sun. The aim was to use only the form of the construction to keep unobstructed views to the valley, protecting them from the excessive afternoon sun.  © Haruo Mikami  Section A  © Haruo Mikami  Isometric To achieve this, we advanced one floor over the one right below it; following the average inclination of the sun over the year during the period between 15h30 and 16h00, when the temperatures are higher. Therefore, the afternoon sun only starts to hit the bedroom and living room windows directly at the end of the day, when temperatures start to go milder. The shadow that is cast over the backyard also keeps its temperatures mild during the afternoon. The transparency of the living room allows for unobstructed views from the backyard to the valley through its internal space. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Graham Foundation Awards 2017 Grants for 72 Innovative Architectural Projects Posted: 25 May 2017 05:30 AM PDT  Caitlin Berrigan, "Unfinished State" postcard, 2010–13, helicopter pad at Rachid Karami International Fair Park by Oscar Niemeyer, 1967–75, Tripoli, Lebanon. Courtesy of Caitlin Berrigan and Archive Books. From the 2017 Individual Grant to Caitlin Berrigan for "Unfinished State.". Image Courtesy of Graham Foundation The Graham Foundation has announced the list of 72 recipients of their 2017 "Grants to Individuals," awarding over $560,000 in support of "innovative projects engaging original ideas in architecture." Helmed by architects, designers, curators, artists, writers and more, the 2017 projects range from a study of the relationship between water and African cities by Kunlé Adeyemi and Suzanne Lettieri; to an exploration of Oscar Niemeyer's oft-overlooked Algerian period; to an exhibition surrounding the complex civic issues along the US/Mexico border. "These diverse projects advance new scholarship, fuel creative experimentation and critical dialogue, and expand opportunities for public engagement with architecture and its role in contemporary society," explain the Graham Foundation. This year, nearly 700 submissions were considered, with a total of 99 grantees representing 20 countries selected to receive grants. Over the past 61 years, the Graham Foundation has awarded more than 4,300 grants to individuals and institutions from all over the globe. See the full list of recipients, after the break.  Archivo Histórico Jose Vial, Towers Square, 2003, Open City, Viña del Mar, Chile. Courtesy of Archivo Histórico José Vial, Escuela de Arquitectura y Diseño, PUCV. From the 2017 Individual Grant to Marcelo Araya, Andrés Garcés, Iván Ivelic, and Manuel Sanfuentes for "Amereida Phalene Latin América.". Image Courtesy of Graham Foundation EXHIBITIONS (11 awards) MARCELO ARAYA, ANDRÉS GARCÉS, IVÁN IVELIC & MANUEL SANFUENTES DANIEL CARDOSO LLACH ASSAF EVRON NATHAN FRIEDMAN ANNA HALPRIN SUZANNE HARRIS-BRANDTS & ANGELA WHEELER RICK LOWE ZAHRA MALKANI & SHAHANA RAJANI SENAM AWO OKUDZETO MAXI SPINA MARTINE SYMS FILM/VIDEO/NEW MEDIA PROJECTS (6 awards) JOSEF ASTEINZA & MARIANO ROS TOMA: LEANDRO CAPPETTO, MATHIAS KLENNER, EDUARDO PÉREZ, IGNACIO RIVAS & IGNACIO SAAVEDRA AGGIE EBRAHIMI, OSCAR MOLINA, BRENDA ISABEL STEINECKE SOTO, CATALINA ORTIZ, & SANDRA TABARES-DUQUE DANIEL EISENBERG SEAN LALLY  Liam Young, "Renderlands" (film still of digital utopia constructed from scavenged 3D models), 2017, Los Angeles. Courtesy of the artist. From the 2017 Individual Grant to Liam Young for "Renderlands.". Image Courtesy of Graham Foundation LIAM YOUNG PUBLIC PROGRAM (1 award) SEÁN CURRAN & DAVID SKIDMORE, with DIANA BALMORI PUBLICATIONS (37 awards) KUNLÉ ADEYEMI & SUZANNE LETTIERI ESRA AKCAN BARRY BERGDOLL & JONATHAN MASSEY CAITLIN BERRIGAN MICHAEL CARRIERE & DAVID SCHALLIOL IRENE CHENG, CHARLES L. DAVIS II & MABEL O. WILSON ALISON J. CLARKE FRANCESCO DAL CO ROBERTO DAMIANI MARTHA DEESE TERESA FANKHÄNEL  Flora Manteola, Javier Sanchez Gomez, Josefina Santos, Justo Solsona, Carlos Sallaberry, and Rafael Vinoly, Conjunto Rioja, 1973, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: Leonardo Finotti. From the 2017 Individual Grant to Leonardo Finotti for "Leonardo Finotti: A Collection of Latin American Modern Architecture, Volume 2.". Image Courtesy of Graham Foundation LEONARDO FINOTTI RETO GEISER DESIGN EARTH: RANIA GHOSN & EL HADI JAZAIRY CRISTINA GOBERNA & URTZI GRAU SARAH WILLIAMS GOLDHAGEN MARIA GOUGH HELEN GYGER AIMI HAMRAIE RORY HYDE OFFICE FOR POLITICAL INNOVATION: ANDRÉS JAQUE OMAR KHOLEIF TIFFANY LAMBERT PAOLO NICOLOSO CONOR O'SHEA ITOHAN I. OSAYIMWESE KYONG PARK ANGELO PLESSAS MIL M2: FERNANDO PORTAL ANDERS HERWALD RUHWALD CATHERINE SEAVITT NORDENSON ELISA SILVA  Christopher Sims, Green Mosque, Camp Mackall, North Carolina, 2006. Courtesy of the artist. From the 2017 Individual Grant to Christopher Sims for "Theater of War: The Pretend Villages of Iraq and Afghanistan.". Image Courtesy of Graham Foundation CHRISTOPHER SIMS ANNA-SOPHIE SPRINGER & ETIENNE TURPIN MOLLY WRIGHT STEENSON PAULO TAVARES ALLYSON VIEIRA RESEARCH (17 awards) MICHELLE MOORE APOTSOS TULAY ATAK LEE AZUS ANDREA BAGNATO EVA DÍAZ WAI THINK TANK: NATHALIE FRANKOWSKI & CRUZ GARCIA MIYUKI AOKI GIRARDELLI VIRGINIA HANUSIK New Orleans, LA A Receding Coast: The Architecture and Infrastructure of South Louisiana The geographical complexities of South Louisiana, one of the frontlines of climate change in the United States, is examined in this project through a consideration of the region's architectural history. SOPHIE DEBIASI HOCHHÄUSL  Vann Molyvann, Library at Institute of Foreign Language, 1965–71, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Mark Wasiuta. For the 2017 Individual Grant to Branden W. Joseph, Felicity D. Scott, and Mark Wasiuta for "Vann Molyvann and the Absent Archives of Cambodian Modernism.". Image Courtesy of Graham Foundation BRANDEN W. JOSEPH, FELICITY D. SCOTT & MARK WASIUTA JEFFREY MANSFIELD REBECCA O'NEAL DAGG  Oscar Niemeyer, The Village, Houari Boumediene University of Science and Technology, 2013, Bab Ezzouar, Algeria. Photo: Jason Oddy. For the 2017 Individual Grant to Jason Oddy for "Concrete Spring: Oscar Niemeyer, Algeria, and the Architecture of Revolution.". Image Courtesy of Graham Foundation JASON ODDY MK SMABY & CAROLYN WHEELER IRENE V. SMALL DESPINA STRATIGAKOS CHAT TRAVIESO To learn more about this year's recipients, visit the Graham Foundation website, here. News via Graham Foundation.
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| The Garden / Eike Becker Architekten Posted: 25 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © Jens Willebrand
 © Jens Willebrand From the architect. In August 2016 the new residential district "The Garden" with owner-occupied as well as rented flats was completed. Directly in the middle of Berlin, across from the new headquarter of the German Secret Service, a complex of buildings with 5 to 7 above-ground levels was built. 161 exquisite rented flats, 115 owner-occupied flats, 7 commercial units and 88 underground parking spaces find a place there now.  © Jens Willebrand Spacious patios, cantilevered balconies as well as the wonderfully arranged city garden give "The Garden" its name. Calm courtyards and secluded, idyllic gardens provide greenery and create places of retreat. Plastic building structures and diverse intertwined facades shape the appearance of this superferent design.  Drawing The building complex was developed on Chausseestrasse, the oldest route between the center of Berlin and the district of Wedding, right where the former border area between West and East Berlin left a desolate, empty lot in the nineties. The concept for the site is based on forerunners from the nineteenth century. For example, Riehmer's Hofgarten in the district of Kreuzberg and the Amelia Park in the district of Pankow are ensembles of magnificent residential buildings that cover a quarter or even half of an entire neighborhood, each with narrow pathways and green spaces that lead from one street to another.  © Jens Willebrand The attractiveness of The Garden is rooted in a similar design. Rising seven stories at their full height, the front buildings with apartments as well as office spaces along Chausseestrasse form a gate. A walkway leads from the opening between the two flat- topped towers, pointing toward the neo-Gothic chapel of the cemetery of the Cathedral Parish and passing three small, green inner courtyards.  Courtesy of Eike Becker Architekten  Houses 3, 4 and 5 - Floor Plan  Courtesy of Eike Becker Architekten Adjacent to the building on the northwest are four townhouses and adjacent to the office building on the southeast are nine. Each townhouse has seven stories with the top two floors designed in penthouse style. The fact that all the townhouses have small gardens to the rear – hence the name "The Garden" – is a rarity for such a centrally located property in Berlin.  © Jens Willebrand This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| How Starbucks Uses BIM and VR to Bring Local Spirit to its Japan Locations Posted: 25 May 2017 02:30 AM PDT This article was originally published on Autodesk's Redshift publication as "Starbucks Japan Pursues a Local Flair Through Design in BIM and VR." It's been 20 years since Starbucks opened its first shop in Japan, bringing a new paradigm to the country's coffee shop culture—and creating a new, appealing "third place" option between home and work or school. Notably, almost all of Japan's 1,245 shops—across all 47 prefectures—are directly run by the parent company. As such, they are planned by Starbucks designers who, instead of settling for standardized designs for all locations, have worked diligently to incorporate features expressing regional, historical contexts and the lifestyles of locals—in short, to appeal specifically to the Japanese market.
 The Ark Hills, Tokyo branch of Starbucks was remodeled in May 2016. It includes a horseshoe-shaped Experience Bar aimed to provide "a 'third place' for individuals with refined tastes.". Image Courtesy of Starbucks Japan This approach, however, was not used at the outset. In 1996, Starbucks Japan's spacious first shop—the first Starbucks outside of North America—opened on Matsuyama-dori Street in Ginza. It used a design template provided by Starbucks' headquarters in Seattle, adapted only to comply with Japan's building codes and space requirements. But as Starbucks continued to grow globally, this one-size-fits-all approach took a backseat as designers began to experiment with regional accents and more creative interpretations. Starbucks Japan is now home to one of the company's 18 design studios worldwide. The Japan Design Studio has about 30 employees, most of whom are interior designers or specialists with architectural qualifications. They plan and execute more than 100 new shop designs—and oversee the remodeling of up to 150 existing shops—every year.  Courtesy of Starbucks Japan Shifting the Design Process to BIMIn 2009, Starbucks Japan replaced its conventional 2D CAD software with Autodesk Revit, a Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool already being used at the Seattle headquarters. Mayu Takashima, head of the design team, recalls how her designers took to the new software. "We didn't have any preparation or training; we just dove right into the software. Each designer started working differently, in their own way." At one point, it became clear that the BIM process needed to be more organized and collaborative. "As one example of how we used to work, our contractor's data was linked to a family [a collection of 3D-modeling elements] they used, but that data couldn't be retrieved, so we had to manually input a new set of data," Takashima says. "It was a chaotic situation, to say the least."  Courtesy of Starbucks Japan To escape this tortuous process, the team overhauled its entire workflow. "We held meetings with each designer to narrow down the functions we could use and the minimum requirements for each shop's design plans. We used this feedback from the entire team to build a foundation that ensured all of our work lined up at the same basic level," says Eri Takao, a member of the design-planning team. When remodeling an existing shop, the design team re-creates the original 2D plans as a 3D model to execute the additional design work. With access to this data, it became much easier to show colleagues on the business-operations side of the company—such as sales managers and district managers—how each shop would change. As a result, the team could significantly ramp up the pace of the design process, saving time and money.  Courtesy of Starbucks Japan A Study in Virtual Reality: Ark Hills ShopFrom the summer of 2016 on, Starbucks Japan began creating virtual reality (VR) content for their shops using BIM data distributed through Autodesk Revit Live software. In it, Revit files are easily converted to VR content, which can then be used for presentations and other information sharing.  The view in Autodesk Revit Live. The 3D space of the design can be viewed and moved through using a head-mounted display. Image Courtesy of Starbucks Japan While considering this platform, the designers brought together coworkers from other divisions to experience a visualization of the just-remodeled Ark Hills shop, using an HTC Vive head-mounted display. "A barista who worked at Ark Hills happened to be at the head offices of Starbucks Japan before our trial was to begin," Takao says. "We had him try out the VR experience before anyone else. While I knew the BIM data being visualized was used in the actual building process, I was surprised by his reaction. He told me how he made coffee every day in that exact place. Aspects like the height and width of the counters, and the views of the customer seating area, were exactly the same as in the actual shop." "Until then, in discussions with builders, operational staff, and other divisions who needed to understand our designs, we had to explain certain parts with only a mental image for reference," Takashima adds. "Now we can use VR to share ideas in real time, which I expect will help us to build consensus over the course of our work."  The bar counter at the Ark Hills shop, which was designed in Revit. Image Courtesy of Starbucks Japan Technology For AllNoted for its disaster-recovery support efforts, such as ongoing relief after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Starbucks also engages with local communities through social programs. One example is a project funding telecommuting initiatives in Asahikawa City in Hokkaido, undertaken by the shop-design division. This effort was part of a job-creation program, addressing issues around Japan's declining population and workforce. The program taught Revit as a tool to strengthen job-hunting prospects for individuals seeking employment, but who require nursing care or have disabilities and cannot leave their homes.  Eri Takao (left) and her manager, Mayu Takashima, from Starbucks Japan's shop-design planning team. Image Courtesy of Starbucks Japan "To inspire and nurture the human spirit—one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time" is both Starbucks' corporate mission and primary concern driving such initiatives. "We felt these efforts reflected Starbucks' mission, so we embarked on trials to have telecommuters work with us in the shop-design team," Takashima says. Takashima hopes that by learning these skills, and being able to telecommute, those in the program will achieve economic independence. "It is their first time using Revit, but they are eager to learn, and they tell me how intuitive the interface is. Unlike those made in a 2D space, you can create designs that are substantial and realistic. In this way, they can take part in the wonder of craftsmanship, together with our designers." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| North Sea / Berg Design Architecture Posted: 25 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT .jpg?1495322754 "© Edward Caruso") © Edward Caruso
.jpg?1495322805 "© Edward Caruso") © Edward Caruso From the architect. Berg Design was approached by retired, empty nesters whose primary residence at Howard Beach was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Their decision to build a new beach house on the North Folk represented a new beginning. Hurricane Sandy had taught the couple to be brave in the face of adversity and to place less value on material possessions. With these important lessons in mind and broad instructions for a "modern, sleek beach house" a residence with interlocking interior and exterior space was designed that seamlessly connected to the landscape. At roughly 2500 square feet, the home has an astounding 4 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a home office, double height living room, kitchen and dining area, including a 32 feet wide sliding glass door opening and small swimming pool. .jpg?1495322866 "© Edward Caruso") © Edward Caruso  Plans .jpg?1495322839 "© Edward Caruso") © Edward Caruso The extremely tight building size, siting restraints from local zoning and state coastal codes were the design team's greatest challenges but also informed the design principles for the house. The house is so close to the water that one feels as if they are on a boat. This theme is especially apparent in the upstairs bedrooms; all have private balconies which add to the "cabin" feel. The finished roof deck has been coined the "observation deck" and all rooms have sweeping views of the Connecticut sound. .jpg?1495322821 "© Edward Caruso") © Edward Caruso The materials used on the building are all high tech and durable to stand the test of time. The exterior skin is an innovative fiber cement panel from Germany that does not need to be painted or maintained. It also prevents rot and deterioration by allowing an inch of deep air space between the panels and the building. This "rain screen" system allows the building to breathe and dry out in harsh weather conditions. Natural cedar wood siding accents offer a material counterpoint to the pure white panels. The windows are heavy anodized aluminum frames with energy efficient double pane glazing separated by argon gas and a low e coating. The build was also built in line with FEMA flood regulations. .jpg?1495322771 "© Edward Caruso") © Edward Caruso This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gothenburg to Realise Henning Larsen's Mixed-Use Urban District Posted: 25 May 2017 01:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects Like many European urban districts, the Swedish city of Gothenburg is in the process of transforming old industrial areas along its waterfront into mixed-use public realms. Against the backdrop of urban regeneration in Gothenburg, Swedish firm Henning Larsen has unveiled a masterplan for the Lindholmen urban district, which following its completion in 2025, will offer a diverse environment for engagement between students, entrepreneurs, and public citizens.  Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects  Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects Encompassing the district around Chalmers University and Lindholmen Science Park, Henning Larsen's proposal will activate undefined spaces between existing buildings, while using the nearby Gothia River as an asset to create a unique identity for the area. As part of the plan, a public transportation hub will be established to connect trams and bus lines to a future cable car spanning the river, enhancing the connectivity and appeal of the district.  Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects Where the new urban district meets the river, buildings will maintain a low profile, with sunlight, wind and shadow factored into the scheme's height and geometry. As a result, a comfortable microclimate will be created within new urban spaces, along with an intimate, individual identity. As the scheme progresses north, building heights increase to meet a future high-rise area, which will ultimately include Sweden's tallest building. Throughout the seven-year construction process, a 'flexibility toolbox' will allow the scheme to respond and adapt to political and economic variables.  Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects
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| From War Relic to Mixed-Use: Plans to Build a “Green Mountain” Atop a Bunker in Hamburg Posted: 24 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Hilldegarden.org A team of local residents and architects in Hamburg's neighborhood of St. Pauli have been granted planning permission for a proposal to repurpose a war bunker dating back from the 1940s. Coined Hilldegarden, the proposal seeks to create a "green mountain" garden atop the disused roof of the bunker along with a range of mixed-use projects that increase its height by several stories. "We are rebuilding what we inherit." The project's initiative states, "Adding something to history while dealing with it and thereby reshaping history itself."  Courtesy of Hilldegarden.org  Courtesy of Hilldegarden.org The bunker was used to launch anti-aircraft 'Flak' fire at enemy planes during World War II. Nowadays, the war relic is hardly abandoned – popular nightclub Übel & Gefährlich has occupied its north side, and the building is also home to a music school, an instrument store, graphic-agencies and a photographer's studio that pays 4000€€ rent per month. The bunker forms part of a series of mixed-use typologies occupying several of Germany's big cities. .jpg?1495571322 "via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER") via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER
 via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER The initiative for a public roof garden has been in the works since 2014, with a building permit recently issued in April. Composed of a diverse team of dedicated members, Hilldegarden has the participation of several design studios, including Buero 51, WTM, Schlaich Bergemann and Partners, Argus, Lärmkontor, Sumbi Ingenieure, Metapol Studios and landscape architects L+. The proposal seeks to extend the bunker's 40m height to 59m with the addition of several mixed-use facilities from a kindergarten to a community centre to a hotel.  Courtesy of Hilldegarden.org  Courtesy of Hilldegarden.org Hilldegarden's proposal for a roof garden takes shape in a staggered, artificial hill offering 360-degree views of Hamburg. The walk up the "hill" will be open to the public until 10pm, offering a literally elevated experience of relaxing and drinking enjoyed in St. Pauli's colourful neighbourhood (BYOB of course). Sustainability forms part of the project's driving force, with plans for a bio-kiln producing hot water and energy from rotting wood. Water will be collected and reused, and a public garden will form part of the green landscape dedicated to urban food production, with residents applying for planting plots.  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER Hilldegarden, like many regenerative projects is subject to criticism. Is the 'urban spectacle' really needed to bring people together? Is every abandoned building subject to its mixed-use gentrification fate? Do we need more trees on top of buildings? The grassroots team behind Hilldegarden's initiative seem to have taken its eccentric nature in their stride, writing, "an organic city looks divergent. We should pass the ideas of functionalists cleaning our minds whitecubeing our multicolored bodies." More and more projects find success their extraordinary mash-ups of sustainability with programs, such as Bjarke Ingels ski-slope/power plant and MVRDV's recently-opened Skygarden.  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER The initiative brings with it meaningful collaboration with Hamburg's citizens in its building process, and in in terms of a bigger picture - city-making through cooperation.  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER  via PLANUNGSBÜRO BUNKER
Find out more about Hilldegarten and its projects here. News via: Felix Egle, http://www.hilldegarden.org
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