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- West Yard Farm / van Ellen + Sheryn
- Model-Making in Miniature: Ali Alamedy's Nostalgic and Painstakingly Precise Tiny Worlds
- Triangel / Ritter Schumacher
- Y / &' [Emmi Keskisarja & Janne Teräsvirta & Company Architects]
- SKF Test Centre / Tchoban Voss Architekten
- Kamiuma House / CHOP+ARCHI
- The Second Headquarters of DAEGU BANK / JUNGLIM Architecture
- SimplyWork 6.0 Co-Working Space / 11architecture
- This Accurate, Augmented Reality Virtual Ruler Is Pretty Impressive
- Camberwell House / AM Architecture
- OPEN Architecture Reveals Art Spaces for the Coastal City of Qinhuangdao Inspired by Dunes and Sea
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| West Yard Farm / van Ellen + Sheryn Posted: 13 Jul 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Richard Downer Photography
 © Richard Downer Photography From the architect. The clients brief was to refurbish and extend an 18th century Dartmoor farmstead to provide a large, contemporary family home that makes the most of the 60 acre wooded valley setting. An important wish was for as self-sufficient a dwelling as possible, with a carefully considered environmental approach.  © Richard Downer Photography  Ground Floor Plans  © Richard Downer Photography Although the buildings were not listed, as they were located within the conservation area of North Bovey and the National Park, so a key consideration was their respectful refurbishment and extension. The modern interventions were well received by the local planning authority, who praised the clarity and separation between old and new.  © Richard Downer Photography After stripping away the sprawl of incoherent 1950's extensions between the farmhouse and barn, the qualities of the original building cluster could be appreciated and subsequently added to. To provide the level of accommodation required by the family, a single storey steel framed glass structure was inserted between the farmhouse and barn. This served a number of purposes; it created a new heart to the building housing a contemporary kitchen and sitting room with direct access to the outside gardens, and acted as the main circulation route between the farmhouse, the barn, and the garden. The original buildings provided the more intimate living spaces and sleeping quarters.  © Richard Downer Photography The milking parlour to the west of the farmhouse and barn would provide the annex accommodation required. Half of the brick and stone building was demolished, and a glass and green-oak framed structure replaced the southern part facing onto the garden. This provided a double height entertaining space, whilst sleeping accommodation was located within the original section. The building was tied through with a new standing seam zinc roof that references the agricultural heritage of the plot.  © Richard Downer Photography The extensive surrounding woodland provides a renewable supply of fuel for the four wood burning stoves located throughout the property which would act as the main heat source. A 500sqm ground source heat pump array supplies under-floor heating throughout as secondary all-year-round heating. Electrical usage is offset by a PV array on an adjacent Dutch barn's roof, and solar thermal panels provide much of the hot water requirement of the household.  © Richard Downer Photography The drainage design combines a package treatment plant with natural reed beds to process foul sewage, which enters the existing stream and pond system on-site. Surface water is similarly discharged into the existing water course, and buffered through a series of ponds and weirs to ease and additional run-off created.  © Richard Downer Photography The finished project has brought a dilapidated farmstead back into the 21st century whilst reinstating its historical character and the home will adapt to the changing family lifestyle of the family whilst fulfilling the strong self-sufficient ethic of the client.  © Richard Downer Photography This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Model-Making in Miniature: Ali Alamedy's Nostalgic and Painstakingly Precise Tiny Worlds Posted: 13 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Ali Alamedy's miniature worlds. Image via The New York Times Although trained as a Control and Computer Engineer, Ali Alamedy has since turned his hand to manufacturing scaled, miniature dioramas. After being forced to leave his home in Iraq, he and his family are now based in Turkey – and it is here that he has honed a skill in constructing these tiny, intricate worlds from a broad range of ordinary materials. All scaled at 1:12, these complex and often hyper-realistic models are inspired by the environments around him, complemented by his experiences and, of course, his imagination. In this study of Alamedy's work, ArchDaily asks: how do you do it?  Making the miniatures. Image © Ali Alamedy AD: Could you take us through your modelling process? AA: My process has many stages. Making that initial decision to select the subject is the hardest part – I spend months in order to find a suitable subject; one that I would really love to spend hundreds of hours working on. Most of my projects recreate single scenes from the past – scenes that have special stories to be told. I then conduct the necessary research, and it takes sometimes up to month or two to figure out all the elements inside a particular scene (and I mean everything)!  Making "Photography Studio". Image © Ali Alamedy After collecting all necessary details I begin to work on the surrounding environment, such as the walls, floor and roof. Following that, I start furnishing the scene. I try to construct and model every detail out of the same material that it would be in real life, so it has a realistic look. I mostly use wood, metal, plastic, etc. Each material needs it's own special treatment and its own glue, paint, tools and so on. After I have built the piece, I start the process of weathering. I then try to create an effect that connects the piece to it's environment – so a chair that used to be in a specific place and has a shadow effect on the ground, for example… these small details help us to create the spirit of the place. What scale do you usually work in? I usually build in 1:12, which is the conventional scale used in most of the miniature scenes. I also build scenes in 1:18, 1:20, and 1:24. Where does your inspiration come from? Everything inspires me: video, photos, places I travel through one day, scenes I imagined in my mind – sometimes small details seed ideas that build into a whole scene. The most inspiring thing to me is the subject, however – often I read about a profession or a person or an era and I find myself opening my notebook and starting to sketch a scene. How long does each artwork take to produce? How important is creating a perfect mimic of reality? The time it takes depends on the scale of the scene, the number of details inside the scene, and how hard the research is to complete. Sometimes I spend a month or two, sometimes up to nine months. The Photography Studio from the 19th Century, for example, took me nine months in total – two months for the research (it was very hard to find enough photographs and information about photography in that era, so I had to read so many articles about it to figure out how the studios worked). I try to make my scenes appear 100% real; in other words, I don't just want to re-scale things, but make it as real as they look in real life. Sometimes I really wish that I could shrink in size to make my work look better! Have you ever considered becoming an architect? I have loved architecture since childhood, but didn't have the chance to study it. Instead I studied Control & Computer Engineering, but I have read so much about architecture through history and nothing is closer to my heart than the Victorian era.  "Photography Studio". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Photography Studio". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Photography Studio". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Photography Studio". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Photography Studio". Image © Ali Alamedy  "New York City". Image © Ali Alamedy  "New York City". Image © Ali Alamedy  "New York City". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Kid's Room". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Kid's Room". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Cuban Scene". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Cuban Scene". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Cuban Scene". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Pipes Warehouse". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Pipes Warehouse". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Pipes Warehouse". Image © Ali Alamedy  "Italian Façade". Image © Ali Alamedy This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2017 08:00 PM PDT .jpg?1499918688 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça
.jpg?1499918313 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça From the architect. High up on the quiet edge of the forest stands a monolithic triangle structure. Similar to a lean bow of a ship, the house volume cuts the air stream towards the south. At first glance, the outer contour seams surprising but both sides of the triangle fit perfectly into the special environment and relate to the hillside and the valley. The building features three sides and therefore is missing the shady backside. .jpg?1499918348 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça The clear triangular shape sets an architectural counterpoint to the surrounding existing building developments. Both wedge facades are formed with large beams creating free space below to the ground floor while supporting first floor structure. Outdoor seating areas on both levels form the spatial coronation on the building bow. The «upper deck» lounge with panorama view on roof level, as counterpart to the ground floor terrace, is no less impressive. .jpg?1499918614 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça  Ground Floor Plan .jpg?1499918561 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça The entire external envelope is realized in fair-faced concrete. Deep-hydrophobizing provides additional protection against climatic influences. The number of window openings is reduced to the minimum. A bay-like window slightly stands out on the northern wall. This is a reading and viewing niche in the sleeping area where leisure can join far-sightedness. .jpg?1499918545 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça  Longitudinal Section .jpg?1499918487 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça The rooms inside are executed in subdued white in order to create an intentional differentiation between inside and outside. On the whole, clearly a project full of architectural poetry above the rooftops of Nendeln. .jpg?1499918383 "© Joana Vilaça") © Joana Vilaça This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Y / &' [Emmi Keskisarja & Janne Teräsvirta & Company Architects] Posted: 13 Jul 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © SWANG
 © SWANG From the architect. An international team of architects and fine carpenters in collaboration with the Finnish National Museum brings modern architecture into the Seurasaari open air museum in Helsinki, Finland, for the summer of 2017. Y is erected in the historical Niemelä Tenant Farm courtyard and is open until 15.9.2017.  Site Plan Y is an equation of temporality, time and provocative use of wood in the museum milieu. Niemelä Tenant Farm is an example of traditional Finnish vernacular architecture consisting of 13 buildings, brought to the museum island in 1909 from central Finland. The temporary piece forms a new social courtyard at the tenant farm entrance, as an addition to the existing courtyards for animals and humans. The installation seeks to encourage the visitors stay longer in the Niemelä by altering the familiar and permanent museum environment. Y provides a hypnotic meditation spot from where to reflect on the changing state of time.  © SWANG Tradition is born out of continuation and the sharing of knowledge and skills - the conjunction of new and old. As Y is the mathematical symbol for the unknown, the installation Y points to the future and the possible outcomes of Nordic built heritage. In Niemelä, Y is a variable within the parameter of time.  © SWANG  Section  © SWANG Y combines digital fabrication with handcraft, inspiring and revealing the possibilities of wood in modern construction. It encourages cross-border collaboration between architects and carpenters, as well as the combination of traditional working methods of fine carpenters with digital design and production. Y is built with horizontal prefabricated CLT-elements interlocked by 568 timber wedges and is itself like a large wooden joint made of CLT.  © SWANG This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| SKF Test Centre / Tchoban Voss Architekten Posted: 13 Jul 2017 05:00 PM PDT  © Hans-Jürgen Landes
 © Hans-Jürgen Landes From the architect. Superlative power: On the 21st June 2017 the worldwide highest-performance test centre for large scale bearings was inaugurated in Schweinfurt.  © Hans-Jürgen Landes The new Sven Wingquist Test Centre is located in the south of the city and completes the SKF competence centre as its final element. From now on the new facility will be testing large bearings for wind power plants as well as for shipbuilding, mining and paper industry and further for cement and steel sector.  © Hans-Jürgen Landes After 110 years of its successful history the company, which is still having a worldwide significance as one of the leading technology pioneers, has got a new corporate architecture: the aerodynamic appearance of the new construction and the interpretation of the SKF logotype by flowing, rounded forms embody the use while the materials represent high technological standards.  Ground Floor Plan Two volumes of different height, positioned parallel to each other are the basis of the new construction. They celebrate the wind and the energy by their striking inclination. This dynamic form illustrates the power, which the test centres develop while testing single bearings as well as bearing assembly units under almost real conditions: up to 10 meganewton.  © Hans-Jürgen Landes The both halls, which are located on a 14 hectare plot, are massive constructions with reinforced concrete columns and a base slab made of fibre and reinforced concrete on a sleeve foundation. The façades are clad with reflective white aluminium panels. On the elongated north façade an impressive double profiled glazing displays the logotype with large-scaled letters. At night the oversized window with rounded corners enlightens the nearby highway and also refers to the spotlights of the SKF-Highrise, which stands only few hundreds of meters further on the waterside. The connection of both underlines additionally the urban relevance of the company.  © Hans-Jürgen Landes Each volume has its own function. Two test centres for large scale bearings as well as two smaller test centres are located in the higher one-storey hall. An overhead crane for 110 tonnes ensures the levelling of the highly sensitive mechanical components. The smaller two-storey hall comprises areas with different technical functions, storage spaces as well as workshop zones. Office areas, the Control Room, a media centre with conference spaces complete the profile of the new building. Also the interior design follows consequently the flowing wind-leitmotif as one can perceive by looking at the cladding of the acoustic walls, the ceiling, the light concept and other interior details.  © Hans-Jürgen Landes After its completion the striking new construction became a pioneer for renewable energies and energy-efficient technologies. Funded by two government programs with a total of Euro 3.5 million the project is seeking for a LEED Gold certificate. As a new symbol for the German environmental policies the Sven Wingquist Test Centre has already become a landmark for the city of Schweinfurt.  © Hans-Jürgen Landes  First Floor Plan  © Hans-Jürgen Landes This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © Masao Nishikawa
 © Masao Nishikawa From the architect. Creating "modulated connections"  © Masao Nishikawa  Ground and Upper Floor Plans  © Masao Nishikawa While the location is open, many surrounding residences face towards it, which inevitably creates a feeling of visual pressure. To deal with this, the design includes three voids that serve as intermediary spaces between inside and outside, gently connecting the house to the surrounding neighborhood while still ensuring privacy. Because buildings on triangular lots tend to include dead space in the acutely angled corners, the three corners in this house are used as exterior voids. This creates obtuse angles on the interior side, which gives the rooms a softer shape. The structure occupies the entire lot, conforming to the triangular site's shape to avoid setback regulations.  © Masao Nishikawa The voids function as spaces that are continuous with the surrounding environment, residents, and neighborhood—in other words, with the exterior. In that way, they serve to "modulate connections" with the exterior. The comings and goings of people represent a direct connection. The windows cut into the structure provide another connection to the neighborhood. Then there are the connections created by lines of sight between residents, and connections with the sun, sound, wind, and other elements of the natural environment. The three voids modulate relationships between these elements of the interior and exterior. This modulation enables just the right degree of interaction, and ultimately, leads to harmonious coexistence with the surrounding environment.  © Masao Nishikawa  © Masao Nishikawa This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Second Headquarters of DAEGU BANK / JUNGLIM Architecture Posted: 13 Jul 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Yoon Junhwan
.jpg?1499740368 "© Yoon Junhwan") © Yoon Junhwan From the architect. Daegu Bank Project is to design the bank's second head office building in a 9,638m2 lot. Located in the city center, the site used to be the home of Daehan Textile and Cheil Industries and has gone through an extensive renewal in accordance with the district zoning plan.  © Yoon Junhwan  Section  © Yoon Junhwan The bank's financial tower epitomized the capital accumulation and advanced technologies when it was built in the 1970s and 1980s, while the main head office which was designed by Junglim Architecture in 1978 is considered a pioneering project together with Industrial Bank of Korea's main head office that established the foundation of the country's modern bank architecture. .jpg?1499740860 "© Yoon Junhwan") © Yoon Junhwan The project was designed by an unusual team that is composed of the original architect of Daegu Bank's first head office and junior designers some 50 years younger than the lead architect in an attempt to rewrite the history of bank architecture. The designers intended to convey the corporate spirit and vision of Daegu Bank. The building will rise as the Bank's new headquarters that represents the local community and promotes shared growth with it, thereby suggesting a new paradigm in the design of financial buildings.  © Yoon Junhwan This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| SimplyWork 6.0 Co-Working Space / 11architecture Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © ZC Architectural Photography Studio
 © ZC Architectural Photography Studio From the architect. The site for this project was selected at the top floor and the penthouse of an existing industrial building located at the outer rim of Shenzhen city, and it was renovated into a co-working space that consisted of fifteen office rooms, individuals' dedicated desks, and a series of shared spaces including meeting rooms, drink bars, and lounges. Working scenes are often depicted as the image that people sitting in front of repetitive desks in an abstract office room. We don't support this image that simply represented the transient state of commodified office space, but propose an alternative image of working with a unique office environment specific to each site context.  © ZC Architectural Photography Studio  © ZC Architectural Photography Studio The site of this project had common conditions of industrial buildings, simple expansion of a floor with regular arrangement of columns; but it also had a peculiarity in its shape, which was the length of 120m in sharp contrast to the depth of only 15m. The linearity was a strong character of the site that could make this project unique, but it also required a careful consideration of how to design a circulation path over the site while providing an enjoyable spatial experience without being too dull. This question was answered by the design of the main circulation path that looked like a landscaped street in a city. A variety of spatial settings were proposed and put together like a collage along the path, and its spatial complexity brought about enjoyable experience of wandering around.  Floor Plans One of noticeable elements in this design is a long wall with many arch openings. This wall responded to the linear character of the site by its placement; that is to say, it ran through the whole site and created a street, a plaza, and some pocket spaces. Although it went zigzag in the middle, it was designed as a continuous one-piece wall. Our idea for this project was not only to take care of surfaces but also to build a "structure" such as this one-piece wall, because we believed it was an effective gesture to resist the transient state of commodified office space.  © ZC Architectural Photography Studio This wall was built in the thickness of 20cm, thicker than usual; its solidness visually reinforced the existence of the "structure" at the site in contrast to the lightness of partition walls. The side faces of the wall was clad with timber material and it was placed in a diagonal pattern, and the arch openings were shaped in different sizes and arranged irregularly on the wall. These expressions contributed to the dynamic visual effect along the path, and also reinforced the uniqueness of the wall specific to the site.  Axonometric The overall appearance of this wall resembles the remains of a Roman aqueduct in a city. A tall and long ancient water bridge stands in a city with strong existence because of its heroic appearance in contrast to the surrounding refined housing blocks; the authenticity of its primitive material and arch structure; and the fact that it has existed in that place for a long period of time. We were aware of the image that a Roman aqueduct carried with it and it was intentional to include such image in our design of one-piece wall as its connotation.  © ZC Architectural Photography Studio The "dragonfly island" is a raised platform consisting of three discussion rooms and a relaxing lounge. The idea for this space was to design an independent object detached from surroundings and provide a relaxing environment away from the working section. It was given a unique form similar to a dragonfly and put on the water in an open space, dissociated from the dominant framework of the industrial building. It was colored black without any material texture and kept abstract in order to distinguish itself from surrounding elements such as structural columns with rough concrete surface and the long one-piece wall with timber texture. Furniture and lighting fixtures were also carefully selected in order to provide relaxing environment.  © ZC Architectural Photography Studio There are fifteen office rooms designed for this project from the smallest one for 6 people to the big ones for over 60 people. As required by the client, all the rooms were well furnished and made ready for tenants to start working right away. When designing these office rooms, we imagined some stories and spatial experiences of people who were working in there. They were not abstract office rooms, but each room was designed unique to its own condition; they had different shapes and sizes and different spatial relationship to the fronting street and to the view outside, and desks were grouped and arranged in relationship to all kinds of conditions.  Dragonfly Axonometric  © ZC Architectural Photography Studio  Axonometric This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Accurate, Augmented Reality Virtual Ruler Is Pretty Impressive Posted: 13 Jul 2017 11:00 AM PDT Not many people would consider augmented reality particularly useful; it makes for fun dog selfies and other filtered images. But our tunes will probably change with the release of AR Measure™, an app that turns your phone into an accurate ruler. Using augmented reality, the app can calculate distances in 3D spaces captured with your phone's camera. Created by Laan Labs, the same company who brought us FaceSwap, the app is developed on top of Apple's ARKit framework. How does it work, you ask?
Compatible iPhones and iPads require Apple's A9 or A10 processors, meaning you will need an iPhone 6S or later model of iPhone, or an iPad Pro if you want the app on a tablet. Though not available yet, the app will be released in the fall when Apple launches its new OS. However, you can sign up to be considered for beta access at AR Measure™ or to be notified once the app is finally available at http://armeasure.com/. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Camberwell House / AM Architecture Posted: 13 Jul 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Dianna Snape
 © Dianna Snape From the architect. The site is located in Camberwell, Victoria on a unique L shape block, overlooking a leafy park. The existing architecture is rendered precast at first floor, sitting on external clinker brick planes at its base. Its living areas were originally situated at first floor.  © Dianna Snape  Ground and First Floor Plan  © Dianna Snape The brief was mostly pragmatic. More space for a large family, better zoning, and importantly to create a better connection to the outdoors but not lose the stunning views of the neighbouring parkland.  © Dianna Snape To resolve this common negotiation, we created a new split level for the living areas and the entry experience was re-routed to this new centre which now served as a connecting element to very clear zoning, Kids, Parents, Guests, Living and outdoors.  © Dianna Snape The feeling of being in the new space is of standing on-top the fence, in total connection with the park, with the split level allowing a lofty ceiling to accept the leafy aspect. The pavilion concept emerged organically from here. Timber posts form the boundaries of a "pavilion" and support a timber lined canopy overhead. The rhythm of these posts creates a tactility and depth to the edges of the space, modulating the hardness of the glass surface. The external clinker brick planes re-appear to bookend the new interior, suggesting that the living areas are an external space. Simple ceramic pendant lights drape down at each post location and a dramatic fireplace reinforce the verticality of both the space and the neighbouring trees.  Elevations and Sections The space defers to its mid-century roots in its horizontality, honesty in steel connections and braces, natural materials and joinery details. An external venetian blind enlarges the ubiquitous 50's venetian, and the space is furnished with mid-century but forward looking furniture, and decorated with Australian natives, connecting to its immediate natural environment. The new living areas have been sited to face north east and north west. Large expanses of glass are utilized take in the natural beauty and allow winter sun to penetrate deep into the space. To balance the large expanses of glass, we used a high performance insulated glazed unit with a low E coating.  © Dianna Snape Large internal walls of face brick have been judiciously placed to allow their thermal mass to accept morning, midday and afternoon sun, and regulate internal temperatures all year around.  © Dianna Snape Sun penetration is regulated with northern eaves and an external venetian that spans the entire length of the main north eastern and north western façades. All new spaces are naturally cross ventilated, and all natural timber Is native plantation oak.  © Dianna Snape High level clerestory windows are protected from the late western sun by deep fins than mirror the rhythm of glazing and architectural breakup on the existing home. These serve to block hot sun, but also catch the colour of the late afternoon sun to create a warm ambience in the lofty spaces.  © Dianna Snape This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| OPEN Architecture Reveals Art Spaces for the Coastal City of Qinhuangdao Inspired by Dunes and Sea Posted: 13 Jul 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Gallery. Image Courtesy of DUNE ART SPACE From the architect. Chinese firm OPEN Architecture has revealed their latest project in progress, a museum located on the coast of Bohai Bay in northern China. Titled "Dialogue by the Sea," their project comprises two complementary art spaces: a cave-inspired space hidden within the beach's sand dunes, and a second space that rises from the sea "like a solitary piece of rock." Both projects are currently under construction, with a timeline yet to be released.  Construction. Image Courtesy of DUNE ART SPACE  Site Plan. Image Courtesy of OPEN Architecture Project Description from the architects. Design Concept On a quiet stretch of beach along the coast of Bohai Bay in northern China, OPEN designed two art spaces: one hidden in the sand dunes, like mysterious caves; one rising out of the sea, like a solitary piece of rock. A long walkway stretching in between connects the sand and the sea, the art and the people. The two spaces create a silent dialogue by the sea.  Studio. Image Courtesy of DUNE ART SPACE DUNE ART SPACE Countless years of wind have pushed the sand into a strip of dune along the shore a few meters high, stabilized by the low rising shrubs and ground covers. Inspired by kids' tireless digging in the sand, this art space is carved in the dunes. "Digging" creates a series of connected soft spaces, much like caves, the primal form of human inhabitance and the earliest site of man's artistic creation. Between the sea and the sand, a hidden place emerges, intimate to the body and soul. It allows those who enter it to re-experience the long-lost childhood memory of putting a shell to the ear. Listening to the chimes of the sea in the temple of the spirit lets our bodies return to their original shelters.  Bar. Image Courtesy of DUNE ART SPACE  Floor Plan The sea is constantly changing through different openings and at different moments. The light cannon sculpted by the path of the sun beams soft refracted daylight into the center of the space. Dancing around the curving surfaces in tiny steps, diffused light endows the place with a bright and uplifting spirit to produce a multi-functional gallery space. A giant sandglass lets time and natural light flow softly into the space. With ever-changing expressions and temperaments, the sky and sea stimulate boundless creative energy. A spiral staircase leads to the lookout on the sand dune, guiding souls filled with curiosity to rise up from the caves, and be deeply touched by the vast openness of the sky and sea. Through a narrow passage, they leave the caves in the sand dunes and head toward the realm of the sea.  Section  Construction. Image Courtesy of DUNE ART SPACE  Construction. Image Courtesy of DUNE ART SPACE SEA ART SPACE The "rock" is formed by two lines: one perpendicular to the shore, the other perpendicular to true north, with a 15-degree angle in between. This art space has the same shape in the plan as on the façade. Geometry and order, solitude and determination: this is a gallery that opens up to the ocean, with a single workshop that serves as an artist's retreat. The path that links the "rock" to the shore is a path for the pilgrimage of art. This path is only revealed at certain times, with the right tide and in the right moment. Its fleeting presence is not unlike the discovery of one's personal legend—it is there, but often it simply seems unattainable.  Study Model. Image Courtesy of SEA ART SPACE  Ground Floor Plan The "rock" erupts out of the sea, enticing visitors to climb or to stop at some point along the way. Facing the sea, the gallery is open and transparent, extending from the interior to the exterior, reaching to the sky and to the sea. Attuned to the breathing of nature, this dock-like space is the place to receive artwork and visitors coming in from the sea.  Rendering. Image Courtesy of SEA ART SPACE  Study Model. Image Courtesy of SEA ART SPACE Here, only one piece of art is exhibited at a given time. The pilgrim, in solitary coexistence with the artwork, comes infinitely close to its spirit. Behind the gallery, a hidden workshop is a retreat for the artist—a hermit on the sea.  Study Model. Image Courtesy of SEA ART SPACE Organic, Primitive, White, Group, Collective, Smooth, Submerged, Subtractive, Ambiguous, Feminine; The two spaces both explore the simple yet profound relationship between man and art, and the attitude of man facing nature, to follow and revere. Here, in the eternity of the sea, the power of art and nature fuse into one, bringing man back to the origins of consciousness.  Study Model. Image Courtesy of SEA ART SPACE
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| Hyperloop One Unveils Full-Scale Pod Prototype Posted: 13 Jul 2017 08:30 AM PDT  Courtesy of Hyperloop One Hyperloop One is taking strides towards reality, as the company has unveiled a full-scale prototype of the passenger pods that would be propelled through the vacuum-tube system. The company also announced a successful real-world test of the technology, which transported a test sled along the test track for the first time in vacuum conditions. The sleek, windowless pods are constructed from lightweight materials: structural aluminum and carbon fiber. At 28 feet long each, the pods can be configured for the transportation of either passenger or caro. The pods will be transported forward with an electric motor using magnetic-levitation (mag-lev) technology. When introduced into a low-pressure environment, fiction is reduced to the point where high speeds can be achieved with a minimally increased energy requirement.  Courtesy of Hyperloop One "Hyperloop One has accomplished what no one has done before by successfully testing the first full scale Hyperloop system," said Hyperloop One co-founder Shervin Pishevar in a statement. "By achieving full vacuum, we essentially invented our own sky in a tube, as if you're flying at 200,000 feet in the air." Learn more about the test here.
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| School Group Beauvert / Atelier Didier Dalmas Posted: 13 Jul 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Erick Saillet
 © Erick Saillet From the architect. The school is located on the borders of the ZAC Beauvert in Grenoble. It is on part of the grounds of the present school. The old school was built in the 1950s. It is outdated and does not meet current standards. It had to be demolished.  © Erick Saillet However, it was necessary to maintain the activity of the school. This by building the new. In a demolition phasing job, the idea was to "slip" in the middle of the green theater. This is the playground.  © Erick Saillet We don't work as an institution. We work the school as a neighborhood facility where it is good to be. To build in this cramped space with imposing trees, we organized the building around a north-east/south axis. To the west, a wide and luminous circulation is spread over two levels. The program elements create uneven volumetry.  Ground Plan This envelope is sometimes dug or sometimes outgrowing. It seems cahotic in an overview but it makes sense in a close relationship. It creates interior views and brings light where one does not expect it. It indicates the particularity of a program element.  © Erick Saillet The organization of the school is done along the axis. In the center is a central pole. It's composed of the common teaching spaces, the teachers' premises, the administrative premises and the medical premises.In the North, the nursery school. In the South, the elementary school. Access to both schools is established from the forecourt and the two playgrounds.  © Erick Saillet The school restaurant is located in the south of the building. It is in relation with the street. It is in direct connection with the playground of the elementary school and the interior of the nursery school.  © Erick Saillet To the north of the building is the room of evolution. It runs along the existing pedestrian path.  Level 0 The building envelope made of wood-frame panels on the first floor and of wood siding on the ground floor dressed a reinforced concrete structure.  © Erick Saillet The choice of the concrete structure allows to meet the seismic requirements of the site, to favor the inertia of the building (especially in summer). The envelope made of larchwood slats of different width and thickness insures the building. Like composite wood panels.  Section These various materials of siding participate in the reading of the facade. We have taken care to pay attention to the ageing of the wood by favouring the composite wood panels in reinforcing areas.  © Erick Saillet This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Luis Young
 © Luis Young From the architect. In Mexico City, the growing demand for housing in certain areas, as well as the increase in density, has motivated the population to find ways of making the most out of their rooftops.  © Luis Young In this case, the client was looking to expand a small extra room to be used as a full studio with an independent access.
 Plan After  © Luis Young One of the walls was partially demolished in order to add a second volume which would house the kitchenette, storage space, and a sofa-bed. The two volumes are connected by a metal roof which extends out to the edges of the house to create a covered patio.  © Luis Young Thanks to a double wall and sliding pocket doors, the studio can be open up completely towards the terrace.
The ‘incisions’ made to the existing structure are highlighted with a cement stucco finish and white paint, leaving the older brick exposed.  © Luis Young This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MVRDV and SDK Vastgoed Selected to Design Sustainable Housing Complex in Eindhoven Posted: 13 Jul 2017 05:20 AM PDT  © MVRDV MVDRV and SDK Vastgoed (VolkerWessels) have been selected as winners in a competition to design a "progressive residential development" in inner-city Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Known as "Nieuw Bergen", the complex will offer high-quality, sustainable residences along Deken van Someren Street, helping to establish a "visible sustainability ethos" in the neighborhood of Bergen.  © MVRDV The structure derives its form from datum planes drawn at a 45 degree angle from the footprint of neighboring residential buildings – a move that both allows an abundance of natural light to reach even ground floor spaces and creates an irregular, jagged profile that refers to the silhouettes of traditional pitched roofs. Embracing environmental-driven design, the complex has been designed with passive sustainable strategies, while solar panels take advantage of the oblique roof planes to optimally orient toward the sun. This concept is an evolution of the urban strategy tool MVRDV has been developing in recent projects including the currently-under-construction Ilot Queyries residential development in Bordeaux.  Concept diagram. Image © MVRDV  Overview diagram. Image © MVRDV "Natural light plays a central role in Nieuw Bergen, as volumes follow a strict height limit and a design guideline that allows for the maximum amount of natural sunlight, views, intimacy and reduced visibility from street levels," explains Jacob van Rijs, co-founder of MVRDV. 'Pocket parks also ensure a pleasant distribution of greenery throughout the neighborhood and create an intimate atmosphere for all."  © MVRDV  Concept diagram. Image © MVRDV Each building within Nieuw Bergen retains its own character, while simultaneously forming a larger family of structures that fits into the urban context "like a mosaic." Green spaces feature throughout the complex, with balconies and generous outdoor spaces, as well as collective gardens and greenhouses with lamella roof structures capping a number of the buildings. Facades have been clad in neutral colors to allow their materiality stand out – these materials include glazed ceramic, stone, wood and concrete walls in a range of textures from shiny to rough.  © MVRDV  Plan diagrams. Image © MVRDV Contributing to the design were SDK Vastgoed, Primum (sustainability), Iris Advies (neighbourhood participation) and Stam + De Koning Bouw (engineering). News via MVRDV.  © MVRDV This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © Nico Saieh
 © Nico Saieh From the architect. Casa Tumán is a private villa in the central coastal region of Chile, designed and built by Amsterdam-based office Studio Selva with mostly locally sourced materials.  Materials  © Nico Saieh  Floor Plan  © Nico Saieh The villa is in fact a tailor-made surfer's holiday home, with a layout and materialisation vaguely referring to chilean farmhouses. The small floorpan of 50 m2 has been laid out in six modules: four bedrooms, one bathroom and one kitchen module. Each bedroom has an independent access to a generous roofed terrace, conceived as a shared common space; as a living room with a magnificent view of the sea. The post-and-beam wooden construction with eucalyptus screens and straw bale infill walls and clay-plaster creates an excellent indoor climate in this humid region.  © Nico Saieh This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| David Adjaye, Peter Murray and Alison Brooks Among Mayor of London's New Team of "Design Advocates" Posted: 13 Jul 2017 03:30 AM PDT  London Skyline in 2005. (Licensed by CC BY-SA 3.0). Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons User: Mewiki The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has appointed fifty "Design Advocates" to support his efforts in ensuring that development across the British capital is "high-quality, inclusive, and sustainable." Well-known names—such as Sir David Adjaye, Peter Murray and Alison Brooks—have been nominated alongside a broad range of architects, activists and thinkers, including Russell Curtis, Daisy Froud, Dan Hill, Richard Lavington, Tom Holbrook, Rory Hyde, Adam Khan, and Maria Smith. The appointments coincide with the launch of the "Good Growth by Design" programme, which intends to "enhance the design of buildings and neighbourhoods for all Londoners" as the city's population heads towards ten million inhabitants. According to the Office of the Mayor of London, the programme intends to:
Speaking on his appointment, Sir David Adjaye reinforced the urgency of the challenges the programme faces. "Predictions," he said, "of unprecedented growth within our capital urgently necessitate exceptional leadership and unparalleled design strategies in order for London to thrive as a successful and sustainable world city. But how also do we create and shape a city that benefits everyone, a city with inclusivity and diversity at its heart?" Other Design Advocates include:
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| The Best Student Design-Build Projects Worldwide 2017 Posted: 13 Jul 2017 02:30 AM PDT
For the third year in a row, in June we asked our student readers to submit the design-build projects which they have recently worked on. And, for the third year in a row, the response we received was excellent. With hundreds of submissions to ArchDaily, ArchDaily Brasil and all four ArchDaily en Español sites, in 2017 our readers gave us more projects to choose from than ever before; we've narrowed this selection down to bring you the 34 best student design-build projects around the world from the past year. Project Title: Installation #5 (CAAI)  © Parham Taghioff Installation #5 is inhabitable urban furniture located in the middle of Mellat Park in Tehran, made by rotating steel sections in space and lacing them together with a dense web of steel cables that produce original ergonomic shapes. Beneath the delicate structure lies a concrete and steel foundation that supports the intricate tensile structure. Project Title: Borde Soportante (Universidad de Talca)  Courtesy of José Luis Valladares Ulloa Borde Soportante hosts the rural activities that take place on the edge of an open field in Chile. It functions as a public space for the 12 families that live near the structure, who use it on a daily basis as a bus stop and sporadically for local celebrations. Though interpretations of the structure may vary, the main objective was to bring new energy and possibilities to the area and users. Project Title: Infiloolion (Soore University)  Courtesy of Amir Armani Asl Inspired by the geometric complexities of the Persian "Muqarnas" vaults, Infiloolion is a striking steel structure comprising a looping grid inscribed in a cube. The bright orange steel grid was conceived in Grasshopper and loops in a precise, structurally conscious curvature in what could be described as an inverted, sinusoidal, folding grid. Project Title: Mirror Pavilion (Samara State Technical University)  Courtesy of Vladislav Khokhlov Located on the bank of a river, the Mirror Pavilion was built for Volgafest 2017. This reflective form is intended to promote silent contemplation and manipulate the boundary between nature and shelter. The wooden structure is open on one end and includes a slim yellow door on the other. Project Title: Noche en Blanco (Universidad de Málaga, España (eAM')  © Raúl Ruiz Alaminos To celebrate "Noche en Blanco" ("Night in White"), an important holiday in Malaga, Spain, these students built an ephemeral cave for the city using fabric. The event's main theme is dreaming, a state in which the line between reality and fantasy is blurred. In this space, the "real" world is shut out so that users can freely navigate, understand and appropriate it through their senses. Project Title: Möbius Pavilion (UPV-EHU Universidad del País Vasco)  Courtesy of Belén Vázquez-Monjardín Mobius is a response to the European Capital of Culture initiative that occurred in San Sebastian last year. The striated wooden structure has no true start or termination as the project is meant to symbolize eternity, inclusivity, and infinity. The striking skeletal space is only partially covered, but still provides some protection from the elements. Project Title: Agricultural School Bella Vista, Bolivia (Technische Universität Berlin)  © CODE / Andreas Rost This large structure was built as an agricultural building in Bela Vista Bolivia. Three large modular volumes hold two classrooms each, providing the underprivileged area with 6 new education venues. The slanted roof design is intended to support photovoltaic cells and provide ventilation. The masonry walls keep the interior insulated and cool. Project Title: Mirador de los 4 horizontes (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso) .jpg?1499885059 "© Eduardo Arratia") © Eduardo Arratia Located in Puerto Cisnes in the southern region of Chile, the structure functions as a lookout point open to four horizons that present different visual scales, situating the spectator in the midst of the landscape. Project Title: Festival Israel Pavilion (Bezalel Academy Of Arts and Design)  © liran Messer This black rectilinear volume stretches across Zion Square in the heart of Jerusalem. The structure is designed to be an impromptu multipurpose venue. With the deployment of the canvases around the perimeter, the structure can hold lectures, concerts, video screenings, or even theater productions. While the structure is completely transparent during the day, it has the ability to enclose itself at night. Project Title: Atelier U20 (Technical University of Kaiserslautern)  © Yannick Wegner, Mannheim This exquisite wooden community center was developed with the input of 25 refugees to serve as a focal point for the community housed at a refugee camp in Mannheim. The building itself is designed to create an ebb and flow between interior and exterior. Multiple exterior courtyards provide the venue spaces for various recreational programs: a garden, yard, and seating areas. Project Title: Metallic Textiles in the Digital Age (Tamkang University)  © Lin Chin Ying A compilation of octahedrons made from 1.5-millimeter aluminum sheets create an intriguing structure. This Rhino + Grasshopper-generated design was stamped, plasma cut, and assembled together into a highly reflective gestural installation. Project Title: Vestal de la extensión (Universidad Católica de Valparaíso)  © Bruno Marambio Márquez This 30-square-meter extension project was built utilizing low-cost materials and designed as a two-person bedroom large enough to add a small crib in the future. Because the residence is inhabited by a biologist, the extension was designed to be permeable to its surroundings, blurring the line between interior and exterior and between nature and constructed space. Project Title: The Arm Outdoor Theater Pavilion (University of Arkansas)  © Tim Hursley Mirroring the "drive-in" 20th-century Americana theaters--intended as a critique of modern smartphone video consumption--the Arm Outdoor Pavilion is an open-air venue where viewers gather together. Constructed from bright orange laser cut tube steel, the cantilevering project incorporates intersections inspired by 16th-century Japanese woodworking for extra strength. Project Title: ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion (Universität Stuttgart)  © ICD/ITKE This glass and carbon fiber reinforced composite was assembled entirely by robots, resulting in an exceptionally lightweight and stiff structure that can easily span and cantilever distances that conventional materials can't. The ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion was formed from over 184 kilometers of composite fiber, and is intended to serve as a proof-of-concept for scalable long span fiber composite constructions. Project Title: RISE (University of Texas at Austin)  Courtesy of Joshua Leger Peeking its head just above the midwestern grass, RISE is a forward-thinking wetland observation platform for birdwatching and contemplation. The six-foot-high structure is accessible via a 70-foot long ramp, and covered in a 90-foot wall of lumber. The horizontal structure has minimal environmental and visual impact. Project Title: Espaço Lúdico (Instituição de Ensino em Juiz de Fora-MG) .jpg?1499893372 "© Bruno Fajardo Meneghitti") © Bruno Fajardo Meneghitti This installation is the result of a workshop attended by students of Architecture and Urbanism, which was organized by a group of teachers who proposed to create a meeting point which was experimental in character, playful and contextually connected to its location. Project Title: Lions Park Shade (Auburn University)  Courtesy of Alexander Therrien Lions Park Shade is a series of open-air pavilions that provide visitors with shade. The placement of these structures is coordinated with recently planted trees which will create multilayered canopies that stretch across the park as seasons change. The North-South oriented structures create carefully curated shadows with very little material. Project Title: A•lava (Aalto University of Arts Design and Architecture)  © Philip Tidwell Placed in the center of Helsinki, this wooden summer stage is a clever venue. Triangular shapes pierce a woven wooden shell that envelops the site. The structure is oriented at a different angle to the city grid, giving it its own presence. Wooden benches and lights allow the structure to safely entertain a few dozen people at a time. Project Title: Patio de la Conmemoración (Universidad Viña del Mar)  © Franco Gorgerino This intervention on one of the University's least-used patios sought to reactivate the space and commemorate Pablo Ascencio, a former student of the school who passed away in a tragic manner. Four collective swings of 220 x 80 centimeters were added to the site, inviting users to gather and enjoy their leisure time in the company of others. An empty space symbolizes Ascencio's absence, with nothing but a vertical metal sheet that functions as a plaque inscribed with messages written by Ascencio. Project Title: Upcycling Agrowaste Pavilion (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)  © Tanner Whitney This custom-built shed is composed of recycled cellulose panels that are made using flour and starch as a binding agent. Three different types of panel follow Truchet tiling patterns. Currently used as a campus kiosk, the pavilion was designed as a cheap, easily-constructed prototype for the Chale Wote Festival in Ghana. Project Title: Latsu (University of Westminster)  © Tom Raymont This "laavu" or shelter was constructed in nine days by 12 students in the Punkaharju forests of eastern Finland. The timber structure balances on a base of rocks, allowing for the inclusion of a sunken fire-pit and gathering place. The staggered timber structure includes a sloping roof to keep the elements at bay. Project Title: Lone Tree (University of Utah)  © Kerri Fukui Lone Tree serves as a model for much needed affordable yet culturally sensitive housing for the neglected Navajo Nation. Although comprising a relatively simple pitched roof structure in form, the structure is offset along its axis to provide extra volume. The offset volumes create areas of shade and shelter on the building's exterior. Project Title: Cardboard Project (Universidad de Valladolid)  © Efímerarq & Rubén Hernández Carretero This project was the result of a workshop that explores the constructive possibilities of cardboard. The intervention consists of a twisting cardboard structure that surrounds pillars, creating a series of diverse spaces that vary in height. Project Title: Bento Box (Woodbury University)  © Monica Nouwens Bento Box is constructed for Thomas Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, California. Intended to spur the students' curiosity towards architecture and design, the project investigates how scaleable furniture can tackle programmatic requirements and direct social interactions. Project Title: Saw-Mill Shelter (Architectural Association School of Architecture)  Courtesy of Rolando Madrigal Torres The AA's Saw-Mill Shelter is a Tensile Timber Anticlastic structure. The intricate tensile construction forms a net over the work area of the site. The shelter's peculiar shape was determined through digital physics simulations along with real-life bending and tension tests, resulting in a thin yet practical hyperbolic skin strung across the top of columns. Project Title: Chale Wote Pavilion (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)  © Amaory B. Portorreal This fascinating shading structure is made almost entirely of agricultural byproducts. The panels of the shelter are made from coconut husk fibers and soy binders. These panels are then bolted together to form a kiosk. As power tools weren't available to aid in construction, the elements of the design were prefabricated as far as possible, with students cramming any many panels as they could fit into their luggage in order to finish the project. Project Title: R.E.D. (Universidad Marista de Mérida)  Courtesy of Roman Cordero This ephemeral installation attempts to interrupt the accelerated rhythm of urban life, presenting itself to users as a series of new possibilities when navigating Mexico City. Situated in the city center's oldest park, this project was built with PVC pipes, showcasing what can be achieved with a small budget and a creative group of students. Project Title: Nomadic Bookstore (Architectural Association School of Architecture)  © Iwan Baan The AA's Museum Lab erected a "Nomadic Bookstore" in the middle of Milan's Brere Design District. The store itself offers a selection of Lars Muller Publishers' books on design, architecture, and photography. The store's defining feature is its massive LED roof that projects titles of Lars Muller books. The current iteration isn't the project's final incarnation: future iterations will include pneumatic flaps that allow the store to automatically close for the night. Project Title: BYOA: Bring Your Own Air / Algae (Cornell University)  Courtesy of Laura Kimmel and Cristina Medina-Gonzalez BYOA is an indoor shelter erected from thin steel members, 3D printed joints, and lots of suspended algae. A network of tubes and air pumps provide CO2 to the algae, allowing it to grow and eventually be cultivated. Due to their weight and the way they are mounted, each pod remains oriented in the same direction, giving the illusion of sky terraces that surround the structure. Project Title: Casa de la Partera (Universidad Iberoamericana) .jpg?1499898915 "© Onnis Luque") © Onnis Luque What social role should an architect adopt in a third-world country? The workshop for which this project was created explores architecture's potential as an active promoter of social improvement. The result was a space for the midwives of the indigenous "Tzeltal" community to comfortably perform their work and tend to the needs of pregnant women and newborns. The replicable model was built with local techniques and materials. Project Title: Confluence Hall (University of Colorado Denver)  Courtesy of Rick Sommerfeld Confluence Hall serves as a community space for Colorado's Outward Bound House School just outside of Moab, Utah. Built by 27 students in 19 weeks, the structure is constructed on top of an old double-wide trailer in order to save costs. The sleek building is programmatically flexible and provides shaded semi-outdoor spaces for occupants. Project Title: Forest Cradle (Lund School of Architecture, Trondheim School of Architecture, Chalmers School of Architecture, Umeå School of Architecture)  Courtesy of Anton Valek The result of a two-week-long collaborative workshop between a few Scandinavian Universities, Forest Cradle is a floating wooden platform anchored to surrounding trees along a Swedish hiking trail. The 20-square-meter structure shifts as one moves over it and gives the sense of suspension in a forest canopy. The sloped seating area provides hikers with rest and relaxation and a view of the surrounding foliage. Project Title: Opuntia (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)  © Abigail Lucero Rivera Blas This small, habitable module's geometry is based on the unique xylem structure of the "tuna" plant—also known as prickly pear cactus. Due to its organic form, the structure blends into the context it was designed for. Project Title: From Landscape to Roofscape (Delft University of Technology)  Courtesy of Dominik Saitl This self-directed project by two students at the Delft University of Technology resulted in a community center in a village in West Kenya. Inspired by the local custom of gathering under acacia trees, the key to the project is its 64-square-meter, column-free reciprocal roof constructed of bamboo. The open design and courtyard ensure that the structure is continuously ventilated to offer comfort in Kenya's climate. Article Credits Texts: Production: This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Leonardo Finotti
 © Leonardo Finotti From the architect. Villas Fasano comprises 45 houses and is located in the 750-hectare Fazenda Boa Vista housing and hospitality complex in Porto Feliz, 100 km away from the city of Sao Paulo, in Brazil.  © Leonardo Finotti The houses, set side-by-side along two major parallel axes, open all onto a large common use and shared garden.  Desenhos The gently sloped topography of the 18.000m2 area reserved for Villas Fasano, the slightly irregular alignment of the houses – they lie sometimes ahead, sometimes more remote - and the absence of fences, walls or any division between the lots, provide great organicity and lightness to the ensemble, surrounded by large green extents and the Fasano Hotel which, by the way, provides Villas Fasano and their owners with complete room service, from housekeeping to catering.  © Leonardo Finotti The 45 houses - 05 single-storey units and 40 two-storey units - have either 2 or 3 suites, living room, kitchen, toilet, terraces, pool and service areas. The architecture is simple and combines natural and rustic materials such as brick (kept apparent), stucco and wood.  © Leonardo Finotti What makes Villa Fasano special is that in these country-houses one can enjoy all the comfort and privacy of a house, and still delight in the services of a five-star Fasano Hotel and in the wide variety of amenities the Fazenda Boa Vista offers, including a spa, an equestrian center, swimming pools, sports center - tennis courts, polo and football fields - two 18-hole golf courses, a pet zoo, and a medical center.  © Leonardo Finotti This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Established Architects' Advice For Young Professionals and Students Posted: 13 Jul 2017 01:00 AM PDT
In all but the most optimistic architect's career, there will be moments you come across doubts and insecurities about our profession. It is in these moments where the wisdom of the greats who have come before us can help provoke the inspiration needed to face the challenges proposed by architecture and urbanism. "Find something you believe in." - Norman Foster [+]  Vieux Port Pavilion / Foster + Partners. Image © Edmund Sumner "Beauty is the peak of functionality! If something is beautiful, it is functional. I don’t separate beauty and functionality. Beauty is the key functionality for architects… I wonder how I could say that beauty was not of interest to me... Perhaps someone provoked me by saying that I am an aestheticist. I am not that. But a search for beauty should be the number one preoccupation of any architect." - Álvaro Siza [+]  As Piscinas de Marés de Leça da Palmeira / Álvaro Siza Vieira. Image© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG "The challenge with architecture is to move from the specificity of the problem to the ambiguity of the question." - Alejandro Aravena [+]  Parque Bicentenário Infantil / ELEMENTAL. Image© Cristobal Palma "For me, architecture is about changing the way people are interconnected. That’s the most exciting part of architecture. I think of architecture as a system; how you set up various opportunities for people to relate to one another, and to be empowered. What are the opportunities for people to interact? How can buildings spark new relationships? This could be through spaces or materials, both old and new, low or high technologies, I pull from everything to find what works best." - Jeanne Gang [+]  WMS Boathouse in Clark Park. Image © Victor Delaqua "We must build spaces that do not create barriers." - Francis Kéré [+]  School in Gando / Kéré Architecture. Image© Siméon Duchoud "Architects have to be part of society, but we are outsiders." - César Pelli [+]  Osaka National Art Museum / César Pelli . Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NMAO01s3200.jpg'>Wikipedia user 663highland</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a> "I used to teach the final year of the design studio. I would not try to influence the students too much because they were almost professional architects themselves. Of course, they think they know everything, but the reality is that no one knows anything. But a good teacher has to act like he knows. Confidence is very important, not only knowledge. Every problem requires thinking, not readymade solutions. You know that you don’t know, but there is an urgency to do something. You have to discover the knowledge – that’s the whole point." - Paulo Mendes da Rocha [+]  MuBE / Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Image© FLAGRANTE See more inspiring interviews with architects here. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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