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- Arthur’s Cave / Miller Kendrick Architects
- House in Avanca / nu.ma | unipessoal
- The Light House / Sigurd Larsen
- House Reconstruction for a Young Family / TSEH Architectural Group
- LADPRAO 80 House / Black Pencils Studio
- M. Y. Village Baptist Church / JYCArchitect + DCDAssociates
- Chapel Proposal in Senegal Uses Local Materials to Unite the Community
- ELL / Domaen
- 5 Projects That Illustrate the Huge Potential of Prefab
- Napa Barn / Anderson Architects
- Gifted Sketcher Uses His Moleskine and Camera to Capture Real and Imagined Cityscapes
- La Louve / Atelier Pierre Thibault
- Inside the Bizarre Personal Lives of Famous Architects
- House between Courtyards / Enrique Browne + Tomás Swett
- 9 Ideas for Presenting Your Project With Concrete Models
- Bee Breeders Announce Winners of Stone Barn Meditation Camp Competition
- VMS House / Marcos Miguelez
| Arthur’s Cave / Miller Kendrick Architects Posted: 29 May 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Miller Kendrick Architects
 © Miller Kendrick Architects From the architect. Miller Kendrick have completed the build of their competition winning entry for a of 'pop-up hotel' cabin located at Castell y Bere, Wales.  © Miller Kendrick Architects The cabin, known as 'Arthur's Cave', was one of eight winning entries for the Epic Retreats - a partnership between holiday cottage rm Best of Wales, tour operator Cambria Tours and George & Tomos Architects. The project was part funded by the Welsh Government's Tourism Product Innovation Fund. .jpg?1495994989 "Plan") Plan The cabin will be featured as part of Channel 4's 'Cabins in the Wild with Dick Strawbridge' documentary series. The construction of this cabin is due to air on 4th June.  © Miller Kendrick Architects The design takes its inspiration from the ancient landscape of Wales but utilises modern construction techniques. The structure is a combination of CNC-cut birch plywood ribs and sheathing panels, which act together to form a composite structure. The structural ribs are comprised of either three or ve individual sections of plywood, tightly tted together using 'jigsaw' joints with a high degree of tolerance. As a single internal material, the plywood provides both structure, nish, xtures and ttings - including a plywood sink and bath. The faceted envelope is clad in locally- sourced Welsh larch boards stained black, with sheep's wool insulation part- lling the cavity.  © Miller Kendrick Architects Wherever possible the project has sought to use locally sourced materials. The sheep's wool insulation is from Ty-Mwar. The green larch cladding is from Esgair Forest who's saw mill is adjacent to the site in neighbouring village of Machynlleth. .jpg?1495994346 "Long Section") Long Section The cabin is heated via a small log burner, has hot and cold water, LED lighting powered via photovoltaics and a self composting WC.  © Miller Kendrick Architects The construction of the cabin took four weeks to complete. The build was managed and built by EJ Ryder Ltd. who also assisted in the detailed design and provided expert knowledge of plywood construction and prefabrication techniques. The cabin was built with the Burford Farm Project in Shepton Mallet. The structural engineers were Momentum Engineering, London, and the cost consultant was PMP Consultants, Birmingham.  © Miller Kendrick Architects  © Miller Kendrick Architects Miller Kendrick Architects Ltd. is a new architectural practice based in London and the West Midlands. It was established in 2015 by Paul Miller and Michael Kendrick to explore innovative ways of working in architecture and to research new methods of construction.  © Miller Kendrick Architects This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House in Avanca / nu.ma | unipessoal Posted: 29 May 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio
 © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio The Site The lot, where the house is inserted, have a non-regular shape, longitudinal and perpendicular to the street Dr. Egas Moniz, Avanca. The solar orientation (from the street to the interior) is North - South. Concerning the topography, the lot has a slope of 85cm, from the entrance.  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio Inserted in a consolidated urban area, and to ensure the privacy, the program of the house was turned exclusively to the interior of the lot.  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio  Sketch 01  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio Formal and Functional Constraints Being inserted in a planning with approved rules, the shape of the building was restring by those rules and the principal volume should have 9x9m and two floors. On south of this volume another volume with 6m length and with only one floor.  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio We start with a platform merged on the terrain, were the house was inserted. To avoid the massive effect of the building on the elevations, we designed a set of lines, merging the floors and establishing some rules on the windows and facade finishes. The result was the division of the elevations in three equal parts: S0+S1+S2 (2.1+2.1+2.1m)  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio This rule allowed to create a recess, trough the rotation of the section S0, to emphasise the entrance on the house.  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio Program Concerning the program of the house, the interior spatial distribution is separated by function and by floors. The social/service area, at the ground-floor, is composed by the entrance hall, the toilet, obbice/library, kitchen, dining/living room, garage and laundry.  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio On the 1st floor, the private area, is composed by the rooms; toilet and the master suite. The master suite as a direct access to the exterior terrace at south. This last one with a exterior connection to the exterior swimming pool on the ground floor  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio  Floor Plans  © ITS – Ivo Tavares Studio This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Light House / Sigurd Larsen Posted: 29 May 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Tia Borgsmidt
.jpg?1496014161 "© Tia Borgsmidt") © Tia Borgsmidt From the architect. A series of single family houses is designed for Frikøbing near Copenhagen in Denmark. The development plan for the area has high demands on sustainability for construction materials, insulation, energy and air circulation. THE LIGHT HOUSE is the second of our typologies to be developed in the area and consists of a simple plan arrangement that allow for low construction costs while offering generous living spaces.  Plans This three bedroom house offers a large central living/dining area which is flanked by two bedrooms on one side and one bathroom and master bedroom on the other. A mono-pitched roof creates high ceilings in the communal area while also allowing for an extra guest bedroom and living room to fit comfortably on the second floor in a mezzanine-like arrangement. The various sizes of windows are carefully positioned to frame a view of the surrounding landscape or capture a ray of sunlight at a specific time of the day. The house is naturally ventilated with the help of a three-layered window that allows temperature to be regulated as it enters the building, allowing for good air flow throughout.  © Tia Borgsmidt The inside is entirely painted white to reflect the light while the external finish is made of vertical, untreated, larch panels which will turn to a lighter silver tone over time, allowing the house to adapt to its surroundings.  Axonometric This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House Reconstruction for a Young Family / TSEH Architectural Group Posted: 29 May 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © Sergey Polyushko
 © Sergey Polyushko From the architect. The object of a reconstruction is a country/suburban house near Kyiv (Ukraine). It was totally neglected by former owners. Original building had a lot of small rooms and an attic. In our redesign we removed the walls including a part of a bearing wall, which was replaced with a wooden beam. A kitchen and a living room became one space.  © Sergey Polyushko The living room was designed as a double height area, but there was not enough daylight. So we made windows in a roof to enhance the lighting. We offered to set a fireplace in a corner and a plasma TV opposite the couch. Almost all our ideas, including general layout, self-leveling floor, kitchen worktop by the window, combination of colors and others were welcomed by the client.  Floor Plan One of the main design elements in the living room is the exclusive metal stairs that lead to a balcony through the hidden doors. The doorways are equipped with 4mm metal sheet, which prevents mechanical damages of the corners.  © Sergey Polyushko The client has several dogs, so the guest bathroom was provided with a grill floor to wash the pets' paws comfortably. As a result of the reconstruction the house has become spacious and light.  © Sergey Polyushko This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| LADPRAO 80 House / Black Pencils Studio Posted: 29 May 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Spaceshift Studio
 © Spaceshift Studio From the architect. Ladprao 80 house is erected from existing structures of two houses, first is rebuilt to be the double volume living area, and second is kept to be the service function behind the parking garage. For the first, super structure was demolished and replaced with new steel structure. The extension of the main building is built surrounding the living area in L-shape to be four bedrooms on the 2ndand the 3rd floor.  © Spaceshift Studio  3rd Floor Plan  © Spaceshift Studio Entering this house from the South allows natural light and natural ventilation into the premises, while keeping privacy inside through layers of architectural elements, timber trellis, steel frame and full opening glass façade. Dense timber screens to cover bedrooms balcony, and repeated in a loosen pattern over living area façade, creating different degree of privacy and openness. Furthermore, the outer layer of the house is filled with layers of trees and fence to complete the design. These layers not only use as a privacy filter, but also cast a pattern of shadows into an interior space, in addition, adding another subtle layer of reflection on the glass wall.  Front View From the interior, layers of façade elements cast various shadow movement into habitable space, changing from morning through evening. While on the outside, layers of architectural tectonic bring out a three-dimensionality of the façade, thereby combining functionality, spatial quality and architectural aesthetic.  © Spaceshift Studio This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| M. Y. Village Baptist Church / JYCArchitect + DCDAssociates Posted: 29 May 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © TCJ SPACE PHOTO
 © TCJ SPACE PHOTO From the architect. M.Y. Village Baptist Church has a small congregation located right next to Shuinan redevelopment zone. First floor houses the auxiliary space, second and third floor being the main auditorium and its mezzanine seating area. The fourth floor is the pastor's residence.  © TCJ SPACE PHOTO  Isometric  © TCJ SPACE PHOTO "A light for the Gentiles" serves as the concept beyond the spatial design of the church. The site is at the intersection with west and south facing that exposes to plenty of sun lights. The west facade is mainly solid with punched windows and slanted walls to bring in indirect lights through colored glass on each opening. Thus, the main auditorium is immersed in an aura similar to that of the chapel in Ronchamp by Le Corbusier.  © TCJ SPACE PHOTO Behind the south facade is the main stairs leading to the auditorium above, where a two-story vertical colored glazing and a skylight welcomes the morning sun as the worshipers ascending to their hall of faith and happiness.  Section This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Chapel Proposal in Senegal Uses Local Materials to Unite the Community Posted: 29 May 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Cassidy+Wilson Taking third place in the recently-concluded Kaira Looro competition to design a multi-faith place of worship for the community of Tanaf in Senegal, this design by Sean Cassidy and Joe Wilson proposes a circular chapel with a sunken exterior moat in which locals can privately reflect and pray. Meanwhile, the central sanctum is designed to be constructed by locals with handmade clay bricks, forming a design which, as Cassidy and Wilson explain, "literally comes from the 'God given land'" that the community equally "can take pride in and call their own upon completion."  Courtesy of Cassidy+Wilson The Kaira Looro competition, whose name was derived from the words for "Architecture for Peace" in Tanaf's local Mandingo language, asked entrants to develop a small religious design focusing on "a sustainable and culturally-driven architecture, for a place with a lack of materials and with low technology." This was the inspiration for Cassidy and Wilson's use of clay brick, as they sought to use a common, cheap and sustainable construction method while nonetheless using that construction method "in new inventive ways, allowing the villagers to push traditions and give them a space to be proud of."  Courtesy of Cassidy+Wilson This pride is reflected in the building's form. "The circle is the generator of form—it is universal, unites, and represents peace," say the architects. "The form is a landmark in the village standing out against the surrounding context." To emphasize this landmark status, the building is set back from the road, creating a civic plaza for use as a meeting and events space.  Section. Image Courtesy of Cassidy+Wilson In this context, the building's sunken floor, with its surrounding moat, performs an important psychological function: "descending downwards into the earth enhances the transition from openness to sacred," say the designers. Within this sunken area, the space is further split into communal and private, with spaces for individual reflection around the edge of the building, while the interior of the building serves as a space for group worship. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 29 May 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Paul Vu
 © Paul Vu From the architect. ELL is a 5,500SF ground-up Beverly Hills Developer residence designed for Luxe List Home. The building is located at the crest of the Benedict Canyon hillsides, overlooking the entire serene landscape of the Beverly Hills neighborhood. The project is loosely situated within the footprint of a former, now demolished, one-story 1950s residence.  © Paul Vu A design-build methodology was employed and streamlined to meet a challenging schedule, with the dynamic design process that evolved during and prior to construction. The methodological constraints of the project led to explorations of an elevational architecture, focusing on systemic alignments and misalignments as tools to create a dynamic, yet minimal façade. Formal elements are subtle, accentuated, and exaggerated. Planes are simultaneously thickened and destabilized through the opening of corners and separation from the ground surface.  © Paul Vu This technique allowed maximum freedom in developing a loose plan that emphasizes zones rather than rooms, which is played out with various degrees of privacy; the building is obscured to the street-front, yet completely open to the scenic view in the West. The ground-floor opens up to the elements using the architecture as framework for views of the landscape beyond. The second floor, which features the most private areas has a discreet roof terrace, which is set into the roof surface to exercise another dialogue between privacy and openness.  © Paul Vu The entrance is shielded by a long, heavy, elevated wing wall that not only forms part of the ground floor and sideboard enclosure but also embraces an interior courtyard with an entry pond. This allows the east facade to be completely opened up over two stories while being visually almost inaccessible from the street.  © Paul Vu The deck and zero-edge pool cantilever over the steep hillside and are extensions of the floor plans rather than landscape elements. This enhances the continuous interplay between interior and exterior throughout the house and artificially increases the footprint  © Paul Vu  Elevation 2  © Paul Vu The material vocabulary of the project is reduced to three related elements. The extensive glazing, with its reflective and transparent surfaces and thin dark glazing frames, is starkly contrasted by white stucco facades. Wooden slats serve as a textural mediator through the use of parametrically generated undulation. Inside, material contrasts continue. Expressed through sharp-edged geometries and articulated datum, juxtapositions of white stucco, grey stone, and soft, warm wood surfaces unfold throughout.  © Paul Vu This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 5 Projects That Illustrate the Huge Potential of Prefab Posted: 29 May 2017 07:00 AM PDT  Prefabrication is not a new idea for architects, but its usage is arguably on the rise. Using prefabricated materials can keep your costs down, as well as make your project more sustainable and efficient. But for this to happen, there must be a defined process of construction, which respects the architectural intent and integrates the entire structure with the building's facilities. This way, the work can be carried out in the shortest time possible, and the cost of labor and maintenance is reduced, as is the waste of materials. The five designs selected below adopt prefabricated materials and demonstrate the benefits that it brings to the creative design strategy. Read on to see what each of their architects said about their prefabrication strategy. Nova Casa Triângulo / Metro Arquitetos Associados © Leonardo Finotti "Materials have been selected for their efficiency at the detailing stage, either because they were prefabricated or did not require excessive finishing during construction. The polycarbonate and cement panels used on the external facade and in the lining of the main exhibition area, together with the expanded steel grills covering the ceiling, are examples of such materials."  #48 Zero Energia / Skilpod + UAU Collective © Geert Van Hertum "After building a lot of prototype buildings (Steel framing, wood skillet, eps building, steel-wood combo, (…) they came into contact with CLT: Cross Laminated Timber. CLT is not cheap, but for our application it was a great construction method: extremely strong, good thermal properties, fast production, almost no cold bridges, easy to transport, stable construction (like lifting with cranes) and also it comes already in very nice interior finishing’s (so no need for plaster which easily cracks)."  Refúgio em Finca Aguy / MAPA © Leonardo Finotti "Prefab Houses are produced in a controlled environment and carefully made. They are born in a factory and taken to their final destination."  Casa de Madeira / Estudio Borrachia © Fernando Schapochnik "This house offers not only the response to a timely and specific problem of your design and construction but also for studying the verification of a series of investigations that are carrying out for some years on the implementation of systems prefabricated dry low cost, quick realization."
Estúdio Madalena / Apiacás Arquitetos © Leonardo Finotti "The construction had the available budget as the main premise. To this end, we followed the construction method of the office’s recent work in the same neighborhood: Bar Mundial (World Bar) was built with metal structures and prefabricated concrete panels, which accelerated the time for executing the work. This prefabrication system with concrete elements was developed by our office in order to subvert the use of a material widely applied in Brazil. Often used for concreting massive slabs, the panels were used here in the sealing of the building, in pairs giving form to hollow walls executed in 25 cm wide strips with variable height."
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| Napa Barn / Anderson Architects Posted: 29 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Joe Fletcher
 © Joe Fletcher From the architect. We were asked to create a multi-use guest pavilion on a relatively small Northern California vineyard lot that could also host sit down dinners for up to 60 people. We started by asking the key questions: "Where should it be within the property?" "How much floor area do we need for a 60 person dinner?" "How much volume do we need for a basketball court?" We also always tell ourselves to "look at the landscape first, let it dominate and lead it through." The building took the form of a large Napa Valley barn.  © Joe Fletcher We sited the building along the northern edge of the vineyard lot to take advantage of the open space. The barn was angled in a v-shape to form a tree-sheltered courtyard abutting an open meadow of wildflowers and grasses. It became a giant Swiss Army Knife.  © Joe Fletcher  First Floor Plan  © Joe Fletcher Materials were picked for this hardworking structure that are all low maintenance and will age well within this landscape. Cedar cladding and standing-seam Terne coated steel dominate with red painted doors that echo the agrarian buildings of the Valley. The interior materials are naturally patterned surfaces: whitewashed plywood, local native stone fireplace, heated concrete floors, and site-made Douglas Fir roof trusses.  © Joe Fletcher The main room of the house is a double-height space with a minstrel balcony, and an oversized Nanawall south opening which creates flexibility and flow for parties or …whatever. Closed with a light flowing curtain when appropriate, air movement becomes a visible part of the space. The adjoining open kitchen is lit by a double height skylight shaft.  © Joe Fletcher  Section The garage space also functions as a basketball court with stainless steel court lines imbedded in the concrete. The cedar slats are spaced to allow air flow and to echo local barns that might be used for drying hay or lavender. This end of the house is flanked by two galvanized rain-water collection tanks for irrigation and fire protection. The owners named the tanks "Rosso" and "Blanco" per the wines that are produced from the vineyard.  © Joe Fletcher On the second floor above the bedrooms, chunks of roof are carved out to form a sleeping porch that overlooks the vineyard and meadows of native grasses. Although the building is exposed to the elements inside and out, it can be locked up and easily reopened completely to this natural setting. Just like a Swiss Army Knife, it is a closed shape that opens up when you really need to use it.  © Joe Fletcher This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gifted Sketcher Uses His Moleskine and Camera to Capture Real and Imagined Cityscapes Posted: 29 May 2017 05:00 AM PDT  © Pietro Cataudella Moleskine notebooks, sketching, architecture photography, imagination, and Instagram—these are all curiosities that arouse the interest of a stereotypical architecture lover. So it's hard to believe that Pietro Cataudella, author of the CityLiveSketch project, is neither a trained artist or architect, but a student of geophysics. In the summer of 2014, the Italian began a project to "describe the land in an alternative way by the combined use of photographs and drawings that represent the landmarks of splendid Italian towns (and beyond)." He has traveled from Pisa to Rome, London to Barcelona, and sketched famous buildings that include Stefano Boeri's Bosco Verticale and the Eiffel Tower. Cataudella told Archive Collection Magazine: "My ability to draw and to reproduce a landscape or a building comes from passion, practice and the desire to improve myself." The reproductions range from faithful, classical sketches reminiscent of those created during the influential grand tours of centuries ago to whimsical cartoons that play with the scale of the urban environment. Follow Pietro and CityLiveSketch on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| La Louve / Atelier Pierre Thibault Posted: 29 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © Maxime Brouillet
 © Maxime Brouillet From the architect. To highlight the site's characteristics, La Louve is organized according to two distinct ambiances. Towards the mountain, the simple volume rests against the bedrock, while to the forest side, it is perched on slender pilotis hidden amongst the trees.  © Maxime Brouillet The organization of the home's public areas is an enfilade that culminates with an outdoor room, raised at the level of the trees. This layout for common areas fosters family life while providing views to the landscape.  © Maxime Brouillet Between the screen porch and the interior living room, the architects included a massive board-formed concrete fireplace. It is used for the indoor and outdoor space, as it has openings on both sides.  © Maxime Brouillet The other portion of the home contains three children's bedrooms that share a bathroom. The corridor leading to them widens in certain areas, providing small nooks for play or reading.The kid's rooms extend onto a landing illuminated by a large skylight, bringing in abundant natural light.  Section The master suite occupies the end of the home, and is separated from the children's rooms by a home office. This workspace faces out onto a small garden carved out of the home's main volume.  © Maxime Brouillet The longitudinal house represents the continuation of a walking path.You amble through the house as through the forest, passing through spaces that thicken and narrow, alternating between living spaces, small courtyards, and landscape sightlines.  © Maxime Brouillet This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Inside the Bizarre Personal Lives of Famous Architects Posted: 29 May 2017 02:30 AM PDT  From left: © Robert C. Lautman; <a href='http://https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alvar_Aalto1.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a> (public domain); Photograph by Al Ravenna <a href='http://https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a> (public domain) Famous architects are often seen as more enigma than person, but behind even the biggest names hide the scandals and tragedies of everyday life. As celebrities of a sort, many of the world's most famed architects have faced rumors and to this day there are questions about the truth of their private affairs. Clients and others in their studios would get a glimpse into an architect's personal life, but sometimes the sheer force of personality that often comes with creative genius would prevent much insight. The fact remains, however, that these architects' lives were more than the sum of their buildings. 1. Alvar Aalto Adapted from image <a href='http://https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alvar_Aalto1.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a> (public domain) By some accounts from those who worked with Aalto, the Finnish architect was quite difficult to work for. The unpleasantness was only increased by his frequent drinking, which he reportedly felt increased his creative and artistic ability. His underlings continued to emulate him and tolerated his drinking in the office, perhaps reasoning that Aalto at least had the talent to justify the personality. 2. Mies van der Rohe Adapted from image © Victor Grigas Perhaps Mies van der Rohe's most famous house, the Farnsworth House is also the source of considerable rumor and controversy. Was there a romantic relationship at stake, or was the house just a pain to live in? What we know for sure is that Edith Farnsworth and Mies did exchange lawsuits and that Dr. Farnsworth was deeply unhappy with their transaction. Regardless of whether the story is one of a jilted would-be lover or one of an architect prioritizing his design ideals over his client, the end result is an unfavorable depiction of the pioneering architect. 3. Le Corbusier & Eileen Gray Adapted from images (From left): <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eileen_Gray.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a> (public domain); © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/27608953@N06/3200164455'>Flickr user Susleriel</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>CC BY-SA 2.0</a>. Next is a story of two architects whose lives intercepted each other through their work. E-1027 is a home designed by architect Eileen Gray for her lover at the time, Jean Badovici. After their relationship ended, Badovici remained in the house and was occasionally visited by his friend, Le Corbusier. While staying as a guest at E-1027, the architect took it upon himself to paint (sometimes while nude) large colorful murals on the white walls of the home. While we can probably all agree that Le Corbusier would make a terrible houseguest, Eileen Gray unsurprisingly took deeper offense to his actions. The possibility exists that Le Corbusier defaced Gray's work as a misguided show of admiration, but most believe that he was instead motivated by jealousy and perhaps misogyny and wanted to somehow take away Gray's accomplishment by making it his own. 4. Louis Kahn Adapted from image © Robert C. Lautman As documented in the film My Architect by Kahn's son, Louis Kahn had a complicated personal life, to put it mildly. Nathaniel Kahn is one of Louis Kahn's three children, who have three different mothers. More remarkable is the fact that Kahn kept each of his three families ignorant of the others. His first child was borne by his wife, his second daughter was with Anne Tyng, and Nathaniel's mother Harriet Pattison was another of Kahn's long-time mistresses. When Kahn died, he left behind three families, none of them aware of the others' existence. 5. Frank Lloyd Wright From left: Photograph by Al Ravenna <a href='http://https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a> (public domain); © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Looking_at_Taliesin_from_Hill_Crown.jpg'>Wikimedia user MaryKieran</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a>; <a href='http://https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mamah_Borthwick_-_newspaper_1911.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a> (public domain) While this tale of Frank Lloyd Wright begins with scandal, it ends in tragedy. A few years after Mamah Borthwick and her husband Edwin Cheney had commissioned a home from Frank Lloyd Wright, both Wright and Borthwick left their spouses and children to be together. Their relationship caused negative publicity for Wright as well as aggression from reporters towards Mamah, eventually leading Wright to build Taliesin as a secluded home for the two of them. However, tragedy struck at Taliesin one day in 1914, while Wright was away in Chicago and Mamah was at Taliesin with the two children she shared with Edwin. Julian Carlton, an unstable household employee who had recently been let go, plotted to murder the residents of Taliesin before he left. In a horrific episode of hatchets and fire, Mamah and her two children were killed, along with most of the studio personnel. The murderer was captured and later died in prison before his case could be tried. Unsurprisingly, Wright was deeply disturbed by the attack, with some historians even attributing a change in his design philosophy to the event: as noted in William R Drennan's 2007 book Death in a Prairie House, the murders coincided with the end of Wright's Prairie Style period. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House between Courtyards / Enrique Browne + Tomás Swett Posted: 29 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT  Aerial view 02. Image © Nico Saieh
 Aerial view. Image © Nico Saieh From the architect. The design of this single-family house began with the reformulation of a courtyard house and the search for a way to group enclosures in "blocks" according to their level of privacy, their hours of use, their thermal requirements and the views.  Design process  Initial sketch A series of theme patios are attached to the interior spaces extending the limits and functions of the rooms. Therefore, the house is composed of four "blocks", three of them in masonry with ventilated brick veneer; and the central one with two levels in reinforced concrete with wood board formwork, which articulates and grounds the compound. Its central position defines the patios, the hall and the living room, while standing out from the compound in material and scale. The height of the blocks increases: the greater internal heat gain the greater the ceiling height, seeking to diminish the energy demands while creating comfortable spaces.  Countryard. Image © Nico Saieh  Section 01  Garden. Image © Nico Saieh The position and orientation of the "blocks" allows a clear view from the interior spaces to the garden and adjacent patios, while completely blocking the view between the rooms. Volume A, facing to the south and the access road, contains the service areas, the kitchen and a future guest room. Volume B houses the living and dining rooms as a single continuous space that opens to the main garden (north) and to a small patio with birches (south). Volume C lodges the children´s bedrooms and bathrooms, facing the east to gain the morning sun. Finally, volume D, facing the best view (mountain range), contains the master bedroom and bathroom on the first level and a study library on the second floor. In the front garden a loose geometric figure with a service yard defines the areas for parking, access and an orchard.  Library. Image © Nico Saieh  Ground floor plan  © Nico Saieh  Orchard. Image © Nico Saieh This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 9 Ideas for Presenting Your Project With Concrete Models Posted: 29 May 2017 01:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of David Rodriguez Arquitectos + Combeau & De Iruarrizaga Arquitectos Physical models have, for centuries, been a highly-effective way of explaining an architectural idea, allowing the audience to experience a concept in a plan, section, elevation and perspective all at once. However, a model can communicate so much more if you deviate from traditional cardboard materiality. If you want to express the monolithic massing of your latest scheme, or its expressive texture, then a model of plaster or cement may capture so much more than a digital rendering ever could. Creating a concrete model is profoundly engaging, as it forces us to follow a methodology similar to that of large-scale construction: make a mold / formwork, mix the cement or plaster with water, and then pour. When done correctly, the resulting model could stand as an architectural sculpture in its own right. Below, we have rounded up concrete models from the ArchDaily archives, giving you the inspiration to set your concrete model ideas in stone. Solo House / Pezo von Ellrichshausen Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Proposal for the Atacama Regional Museum / David Rodriguez Arquitectos + Combeau & De Iruarrizaga Architects Courtesy of David Rodriguez Arquitectos + Combeau & De Iruarrizaga Arquitectos Holy Redeemer Church / Menis Arquitectos Courtesy of Menis Arquitectos Digitized Stone: Proposal for Smart Masonry / ZArchitects Courtesy of ZAarchitects
Proposal for Future Music School in Italy / ETB Studio Courtesy of ETB Studio Vitra Conference Room / Accésit IX Concurso Fco. Javier Saenz de Oiza, Cátedra Blanca Courtesy of Enrique Morales Puente Ocho Quebradas: "The Spirit of the Primitive" / ELEMENTAL Courtesy of ELEMENTAL
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| Bee Breeders Announce Winners of Stone Barn Meditation Camp Competition Posted: 28 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Bee Breeders Bee Breeders have selected winners of the Stone Barn Meditation Camp competition, seeking to create a place of refuge for individuals amidst the pristine natural beauty of one of Latvia's most remote regions. In announcing the competition results, the jury applauded the respect and regard shown to the environment by submitted schemes, commenting that the most successful projects stood out for their simplicity, elegance, and balance with nature. The competition winners, including noted 'Green' and 'Student' schemes, are set out below. First PrizeYulia Fedorenko, Aleksandr Fil, Anna Beketova, Bogdan Bondarenko / Bondarenko Group  First Prize - Visualization. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders The winning scheme was chosen due to its well-resolved shape, structure, and covering of both new and existing buildings. The scheme drew a strong contextual connection with the rural, natural landscape, with a thatched main building and side buildings dispersed along the site.
Second PrizeRaúl Carbajal, Roxana Mendoza, Ana Marcela Pérez, Veronica Castro / Agave Arquitectos  Second Prize - Visualization. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders The second prize winners were chosen for their clear approach, from conceptual through to architectural design. The stone barn forms a focal point for the scheme, entering a dialogue with new buildings to create a series of courtyards. Third PrizePrajal Pradhan, Mahesh Maharjan, Prabina Sherstha, Sainaz Bajracharya / A for Architecture  Third Prize - Barn Visualization. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders The success of the third-place scheme lies in its preservation of the original stone barn, and creative positioning of adjacent structures. The design integrates the landscape into its insulation strategy with roof gardens, combining it with renewable geothermal energy to power the barn and its surrounding structures. The new design embraces the old, maintaining visual links with the existing structure. BB Student AwardOleksandr Kostevych, Mariia Chorna, Weronika Różyło, Julia Gawlik / Politechnika Wrocławska  BB Student Award - Visualization. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders BB Green AwardKonrad Kowalczyk .jpg?1495813898 "BB Green Award - Exterior. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders") BB Green Award - Exterior. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders News via: Bee Breeders.
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| Posted: 28 May 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Antonio Vazquez
 © Antonio Vazquez From the architect. Placed on a triangular plot on the outskirts of a small town, the house is surrounded by lands of mixed uses. A small orchard of fruit trees borders it on the one side, a small dirt road on another and a street in front of the main facade.  © Antonio Vazquez The building is presented as a heavy body built in stone, adapted to the geometry of the plot. A small volume rests above it creating a mezzanine inside. The building reinterprets the essence of traditional masonry great thick stone walls, which solidly protects the domestic space.  © Antonio Vazquez The interior distribution allows the dweller to live in along the natural daylight cycle: rooms at the dawn; the high windows on the south facade unveil the beauty of the landscape for the kitchen, living, study and dining room; a vertical opening on the West leads the light of dusk inside. The North facade features the accesses and cushions the lower temperatures through storage areas, laundry and garage.  Ground floor plan Living spaces are articulated from the mezzanine, layering the uses from the social to the private. A floating staircase gives access to the platform where the library is. An opening in the South-East corner of this attic gives way to the green roof, which thermally protects the whole of the ground floor.  © Antonio Vazquez Lightweight internal structure, made in steal, allows an open floor plan and visual connections. Facilities are located under the slab of the ground floor, separating technical areas from everyday activities.  © Antonio Vazquez This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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