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- Project of the Month: Casino and Hotel Ovalle
- Arguelles Apartment Refurbishment / Carrascal•Blas
- Ccasa Hostel / TAK architects
- Call for Proposals: Folly/Function Design Build Competition 2017
- AD Classics: Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of São Paulo (FAU-USP) / João Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi
- KEXP Headquarters / SkB Architects
- Staab Architekten Unveils Planning Designs for Cologne Historic Center
- #donotsettle Shows Us 6 Ways Visiting Buildings is Different to Viewing Them in the Media
- Scientific and Technological Park of Cantabria / Pablo Notari Oviedo + SUMAR + CONURMA
- Clément Blanchet Reveals Proposal for PEX Bordeaux Extension
| Project of the Month: Casino and Hotel Ovalle Posted: 12 Nov 2016 04:00 PM PST  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos Geography and climate are two important conditions that determine how people can live in a certain environment. When we add to this the cultural characteristics of a region, what appears, as Carl Sauer would say, is a "cultural landscape," a result of humankind’s settlement and adaptation to the territory. When architecture adopts a sensitivity to these conditions, and concerns itself with what the environment offers, living conditions take on a quality of lasting comfort. For October’s Project of the Month we want to highlight the Casino and Hotel Ovalle by Turner Arquitectos, which adopts an aesthetic pertinent to the geography and cultural landscape of its location. ArchDaily en Español spoke with the project’s architects to find out more about their design. The project’s site seems like a very powerful location. We would like to know more about how you translated the cultural context of the area into the design—what comfort strategies did you use in the face of the extreme climate?  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos  Courtesy of Jadue Livingstone On the numerous trips that we made during the process of design and construction of the project, from Santiago to the Limarí Valley, we went North via Route 5. On this 400-kilometer journey, you can observe how the landscape of Mediterranean climate in the central zone becomes more and more arid and radical as one moves towards the North. Turning eastwards towards Ovalle, the geographical features are accentuated, forming impressive arid plateaus and gorges, where human beings have sought shelter for centuries.  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos The geographical and cultural context that characterizes the Limarí Valley is so powerful that, however commercial the program included the commission, the design should communicate with its surroundings and form a "settlement"—where its visitors are protected from the arid climate and Northern landscape, but at the same time where they can understand the local culture and topography while inside the building.  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos The description of the building in formal terms is simple because it imitates the geographical location of the city of Ovalle and the surrounding villages. Just as water, by means of erosion, once formed the ravines and gullies of the place, we wanted to propose a large regular volume, into which we carved a diagonal gully which the building’s functional spaces open toward. The openings in the outer faces of this volume, on the other hand, are small and precise, thus protecting the inhabitant from the extreme climate.  Courtesy of Jadue Livingstone  Courtesy of Jadue Livingstone Is this proposed hermeticism a response to the programmatic requirements of security and traffic control within the complex? What were the requirements and restrictions regarding the hotel and casino program?  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos A casino by definition needs high standards of security to improve its games, so the volume that housed this program had to be quite closed. To design the hotel, spa and the rest of the enclosures we had complete freedom when proposing orientation, degrees of openness and materials. Despite this we repeated the concept of closedness for the rest of the programs, although to a lesser extent, because we believed it was the best way to guard visitors and make them feel as if they are inside a series of caves carved into the edges of the main ravine. The way to unify the multiplicity of programs was, on the one hand, to choose common materials for all volumes; the stone, concrete and metal seen are present in all the buildings, in both the facades and the interiors. On the other hand, there is the central ravine that constitutes the main pedestrian walkway and meeting point of the project.  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos Respect for the surrounding material environment seems to be an important part of your formal approach. Could you delve deeper into how the indigenous culture influenced the realization of the envelope and how the building was constructed? Looking at the palette of colors and materials present in the surroundings, we decided to use the most characteristic ones. The predominant use of low stone walls to delimit plantations, stables and other terrains led us to think of a large stony base from which the different volumes emerged. On the other hand, we wanted to recover the positive side of the aridity and coarseness of the northern landscape, using materials and coatings with thick textures and ocher and gray tones which, used correctly, give warmth to the spaces. That's why we kept all the concrete visible and textured it using rough wood moldings.  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos We also did some research on the geometric patterns present in the impressive ceramics of the Diaguita indigenous population. We did several facade studies looking for a way of imprinting these patterns on the envelope, trying not to fall into exact reproduction but instead to use these patterns to deconstruct and to disorganize the openings resulting from the hotel rooms, which generally produce motionless, monotonous facades. Therefore, the zigzag shapes of the chosen Diaguita pattern allow the reading of an entire volume, which is not marked externally by walls or slabs.  Courtesy of Turner Arquitectos  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Arguelles Apartment Refurbishment / Carrascal•Blas Posted: 12 Nov 2016 06:00 PM PST  © Guiomar Martín Domínguez
 © Guiomar Martín Domínguez From the architect. An awkward distribution, typical of speculative architecture in 1950s Madrid, constituted the point of departure in this renovation, as much as an opportunity to re-think domestic inner space. The commission aimed at the thorough transformation of a 95-square-meter apartment in the central district of Argüelles, which was very much conditioned by the dwelling's unusual depth, i.e. a considerable distance between the entrance and the main, exterior rooms. The design responded by introducing unexpected relationships while valuing uncommon spaces, often deemed residual. Such a strategy results, in the first place, in a careful articulation between the entrance, the kitchen plus office, and the hallway. The latter's spinal role within the flat made it worthy of a special treatment through geometry, so reflecting the layout's irregularity, as well as by a play of quivering textures integrated in the continuous panelling of the surrounding walls and lattices, all in lacquered wood.  Sketch  Isometric In second place, the renovation seeks to preserve the flat's identity by the modulation of light, the use of warm tones in wooden overlays and hydraulic tiling, or the restoration of the traditional, hard-wood floors, in a herringbone pattern with edgings. In the main rooms, the ampleness of the original height is emphasized by lowering the hallway and server spaces, as well as by particularizing the ceilings at different places: entrance (pyramid), office (pitched roof) and dining room (gilded, with a curved moulding). The combination of different textures and tones in wood, along with the variation among stances result in a spatial interplay of surprise and familiarity.  © Guiomar Martín Domínguez Including demolitions, the work had to be ready in barely three months, so leading to the use of dry solutions for the partition walls and their facing. Speed was thus made compatible with the high quality of detailing and materials in the final result.  © Guiomar Martín Domínguez  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2016 12:00 PM PST  © Quang Tran
 © Quang Tran From the architect. Ccasa Hostel is the first hostel which was built from shipping containers in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The location of the hostel is on the north of the city, about 3km from the center, 3 minutes walking from the beach. It is close to famous sights in Nha Trang: Hon Chong – Hon Vo (huge rocky headland in associate with fascinating local myth), Khmer's temple of goddess Ponaga, natural mineral water spring resort I-resort, etc.  © Quang Tran This is a hostel for backpackers created on the motto that everyone around the world can be connected into a big family. Ccasa is built to function like a family house with cabin beds inside containers as bedrooms, shared area as kitchen and living room, terrace roof as play room, washing area as toilet and bathrooms. Therefore, the bed space was reduced to the minimum just enough to sleep, in contrast, the shared space was expanded to the maximum to increase the connection between travelers, the washing area is shared as well.  © Quang Tran The hostel consists of three functional blocks: serving block, sleeping block and washing block. Of which, the serving block was made of steel frames and black panted metal sheets, the sleeping block was set in three old shipping containers that was painted three colors symbolize three type of bedrooms, the washing block was built in normal way with white painted rustic bricks and concrete.These three blocks was connected by the common space that is shared space as well as traffic space that is opened to the maximum to nature.This is the main feature that makes the project become soft and harmonic.  Section Some other features of this project are the entrances to the bedrooms which are no longer stuffy corridors, but instead are open luminous bridges which is covered by green trees and pergola, the travelers will feel very relaxed and comfortable when coming out or in of bedroom. Beside, the terrace roof also took a bold approach with the large hammocks are hung across the void to bring the feeling of floating amongst the nature.  © Quang Tran By using old shipping containers, steel frame and the green trees, pergola, Ccasa hostel has brought both strong, industrial yet both harmonic, natural feeling. In addition, encaustic cement tiles, old wood windows, flat winnowing baskets, rustic cement were used cleverly to attract attention and recall some Vietnam old architecture images. The pergola covering around the hostel not only makes it look greener but also acts as a second skin to protect from direct sunlight and cooling the air inside.  © Quang Tran After finished, Ccasa hostel has become an attractive destination for the travelers ,it also contributes more green space to the city and reduces negative impact on the environment.  © Quang Tran  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Call for Proposals: Folly/Function Design Build Competition 2017 Posted: 12 Nov 2016 08:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Unknown Socrates Sculpture Park and The Architectural League invite designers and architects to help shape the physical setting in which the park fulfills its mission as a venue for art, creative expression, public programming, and education. In previous years the Folly program investigated the intersection between sculpture and architecture with temporary structures that intentionally served no utilitarian purpose. More recently the competition has shifted emphasis, asking entrants to fuse form with utility, creating designs that explore the intersection of art and architecture while addressing and improving the conditions of the Park. Continuing this trend, the 2017 competition asks architects and designers to design and fabricate four portable, demountable structures to replace four standard tent structures that are deployed, as needed, throughout the Park. The structure should provide shelter from rain, shade from sun, and be secure enough to withstand wind in a waterfront environment. The structure must be able to be assembled in no more than 10–15 minutes by two people, preferably one person, and disassembled in the same amount of time. These criteria will be strictly applied when reviewing submissions. A submission will not be selected if this project, in the judgment of the jury, does not convincingly demonstrate this capability. Site Eligibility Jury Call for Proposals: Folly/Function 2017 A design/build competition organized by The Architectural League and Socrates Sculpture Park Submission Deadline For full competition brief visit: archleague.org/folly17 Download the information related to this competition here.
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| Posted: 12 Nov 2016 06:00 AM PST  © flickr Fernando Stankuns. Used under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>Creative Commons</a> This piece of Brazilian architecture was conceived in 1961 by São Paulo architects João Batista Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi. Together with the architectural movement of the Paulista School, they form part of the most important history of São Paulo, because of the large amount of works they constructed there and the recognition of many of them at an international level. The project is based on the idea of generating spatial continuity. Therefore, its six levels are linked by a system of ramps in an attempt to give the feeling of a single plane and favor continuous routes, increasing the degree of coexistence and interaction among those who use it. The space is open and integrated, avoiding divisions and making it a functional place. It was imagined as a large, free, and central space with its functional areas distributed all around.  © flickr FADB. Used under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>Creative Commons</a> There are no entrance doors or small spaces, the intention being the generation of a space in where you can perform any activity that you need to. Concrete in appearance with simple finishes, the building responds to the characteristics of a space suitable for a school of architecture, as a place of practice and learning for students.  © OWAR Arquitectos The structure needed to express the grace with which the materials give shape to the building, in addition to allowing ample lights and simple shapes to highlight the image of the building’s lightness, despite the weight and the force that it exerts on its environment, which makes it resemble Brutalism architecture.  © OWAR Arquitectos The architects, the founders of the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo, adopted the reinforced concrete as a plastic and constructive language that gives rise to volumes sustained in complex structures of great light. Based on the technical possibilities of the material, its projects and works entail a willingness to be examples of contributing to the technical and social development of the country, and the city of São Paulo’s ambition to be the economic and industrial center of Brazil.  © OWAR Arquitectos Architect: João Vilanova Artigas - Carlos Cascaldi Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Project Year: 1961 - 1968 Structure: Escritorio Figueiredo Ferraz Construction: Administration of the Cidade Universitária ANR Reference images: Courtesy of OWAR Arquitectos, Flickr Fernando Stankuns, FADB and thefuturistics  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| KEXP Headquarters / SkB Architects Posted: 12 Nov 2016 05:00 AM PST  Courtesy of SkB Architects
 Courtesy of SkB Architects Located in what was originally a temporary exhibition hall for the 1962 World's Fair, the now landmarked building has been reborn as a light-filled global music hub, complete with music library, live performance spaces, DJ booths, open office workstations and the first-ever coffee retail concept for noted Italian espresso machine maker La Marzocco.  Courtesy of SkB Architects According to Kyle Gaffney, co-lead designer and co-founder of SkB Architects, "KEXP connects people through music. Our goal as architects and designers was to to see that connection translated and amplified through physical space. Now, they not only connect with people over the airwaves, but in person via the public gathering space and at a community level by physically connecting the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood with Seattle Center."  Courtesy of SkB Architects "We included amenities in KEXP's new home that road-weary musicians would welcome. They can come to KEXP, play a live show and then relax, take a shower and get some laundry done. When you're living in a van for a few months at a time, these can be sorely missed moments of luxury," adds Shannon Gaffney, co-lead designer and co-founder of SkB Architects.  Floor Plan KEXP's extensive music library of 50,000+ albums is showcased behind large glass windows enabling passersby to watch as DJs curate songs and prepare for their next show. By activating the building facade through glazing and openings, the design overcomes the wall effect that had previously blocked street energy from reaching further into the neighborhood. A new glazed, mid-block entry further opens the studio to the street, bringing people into the gathering space, which in turn opens to the Seattle Center campus through roll-up doors.  Courtesy of SkB Architects KEXP's complex features a 400-square-foot, on-air studio; a 1,090-square-foot Live Room; (2) production studios; (2) audio booths; (2) DJ booths; (2) video edit rooms; a video control room; (2) DJ isolation rooms; a Green Room; Production/Mastering and open office areas; a library and conference rooms. To support the stations' commitment to airing live performances, a 4,500-square-foot Gathering Space was created, which includes the station's reception area, a stage for live performances and seating / open space for audiences.  Courtesy of SkB Architects Brad Murphree, co-founder and lead engineer of Mizzen Media, states that "the systems design needed to integrate the old with the new: to preserve KEXP's unique broadcasting legacy while giving them a state-of-the-art multi-purpose radio facility." The facility boasts full AOIP (Audio Over IP) with fully-routable audio that allows bands to perform live in the recording studio, broadcast the session live on the radio, and stream the video over KEXP's live streaming service.  Courtesy of SkB Architects WSDG Project Manager Joshua Morris reports that the design mandate was, "To enhance the synergy between the studios' function and aesthetics by making it accessible to the public while concurrently maintaining the comfort and security of the station's personnel and guest artists. We also focused on the need to enable bands of every conceivable format to set up and breakdown quickly between 30-minute sets."  Courtesy of SkB Architects The La Marzocco coffee experience, also designed by SkB Architects, is just inside the entrance. Coupled with casual seating, this area provides a relaxed atmosphere in which to hang out, listen to music and watch as the DJs broadcast their live shows from the glass-walled studio that adjoins the space. The open, 1,100-square foot café and showroom takes its design inspiration from La Marzocco's Florentine factory and espresso machines, merging Italian heritage, meticulous craftsmanship, and thoughtful attention to detail and material.  Courtesy of SkB Architects Prior to World War II, radio stations often had theaters to accommodate an audience and full orchestras. "Reintroducing live music and audience participation into the fabric of the building and program creates a rich experience for everyone, from DJs to musicians to the public," notes Shannon Gaffney. "Helping KEXP challenge expectations and continue to innovate is incredibly exciting."  Courtesy of SkB Architects Product Description. The DJ booth cladding is old growth Douglas Fir (Teredo wood) salvaged from log rafts once used to transport lumber to the Pope & Talbot Mill in Port Gamble, WA. The material gets its name and hole-y texture from Teredo clams that burrowed into the wood over years of use. The wood was sourced from Trinity River Marine in Indianola, WA. A local material, it helps to convey ties to the Northwest and its industrial legacy.  Courtesy of SkB Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Staab Architekten Unveils Planning Designs for Cologne Historic Center Posted: 12 Nov 2016 04:00 AM PST  © Stab Architekten Staab Architekten has released its plans for the historic center of Cologne, which will include the research and administration buildings for the Römanisch-Germanisches Museum, the Kurienhaus der Hohen Domkirche (curia house of the high cathedral), and the Kölner Stadtmuseum (Cologne state museum). Through these buildings, the project will redefine the urban space around Cologne's cathedral and generate a place where the city's history can be "presented and explored from diverse perspectives."  © Stab Architekten A new museum forecourt will be created between the main entrances of the buildings, tying the existing Römisch Germanisch Museum to the rest of the new buildings. A shared lower foyer at Kurt-Hackenberg-Platz will connect the museums' main foyers and provide access to the Roman excavations located under the base of the cathedral.  © Stab Architekten
 © Stab Architekten All of the new buildings will be arranged so that important sight lines to Cologne's cathedral and the inner city are preserved. Learn more about the project here. News via Staab Architekten.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| #donotsettle Shows Us 6 Ways Visiting Buildings is Different to Viewing Them in the Media Posted: 12 Nov 2016 01:30 AM PST New from the Belgian-Indonesian vlogging architect duo #donotsettle comes "6 Things You Don't See From Architecture Media (Until You Visit Them)." Known for their user-oriented architecture videos, in this video they present something slightly different to the usual, using a quick tour across several international cities to visit buildings by the likes of Herzog & de Meuron, Unstudio and OMA to demonstrate to viewers all of the experiential aspects of architecture that are often lacking in architecture media. Their video covers issues such as the route to the building and how it reveals itself within the city, the way people interact with the design, and the feel of materials. While the video is able to give us a vicarious sense of these sensations, it also makes a strong case that when it comes to understanding all of these elements of architecture, there's really no replacement for visiting the building in person. On the other hand, while it's undeniable that nothing can recreate the experience of visiting a building in reality (unlike conventional architectural imagery, buildings are not static or two dimensional), it's also important to not over-inflate first-hand experience to the point of reducing the role of role of architectural media. Neither should be posited to replace the other, but rather they should work in confluence. More importantly, the buildings that are lauded in the architectural world are simply inaccessible for reasons that are geographic, financial or otherwise. And so for many, architectural media is not the lesser, but the only way to consume such buildings. All the points that #donotsettle raise in their video are sorely true, so although less archi-travelled viewers may be tinged with a slightly jealous longing, user-oriented videos like these may be the closest comparable experience to the real thing... for now.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Scientific and Technological Park of Cantabria / Pablo Notari Oviedo + SUMAR + CONURMA Posted: 12 Nov 2016 01:00 AM PST  © Imagen Subliminal
 © Imagen Subliminal From the architect. Winner Project of a competition organized by the public company PCTCAN, for two office buildings in the "Scientific and Technological Park of Cantabria".  © Imagen Subliminal The buildings conform two regular prisms, where color and contrast play a predominant role.  Site Plan The formal image of the buildings is based on sustainability and energy savings criteria, but also on its functionality, adopting simple technical solutions in order not to increase the construction costs, and prioritizing functional aspects of modularity and flexibility.  © Imagen Subliminal The differential treatment of their façades, adapted to each orientation, seeks to achieve an optimal use of solar energy.  © Imagen Subliminal Plants, completely open, can be divided into several offices with separate entrances, allowing to accommodate different companies and giving great flexibility.  © Imagen Subliminal The structure is solved with a central concrete core (with the vertical communications, toilets, ducts and piping), and a perimeter of small steel columns integrated in the façade, in order to achieve a completely open floor without intermediate columns.  Axonometric The buildings rise on a half-buried stone plinth, surrounded by curved landscaped slopes that give contrast to the building rigid geometry. Over this base, the access floor, glazed and set back from the rest of plants, is located. And above all, the colorful office prism that seems to levitate in the plot.  © Imagen Subliminal The architectural language integrates environmental solutions. The main volume, that locates four office plants, is solved with a ventilated façade of thermosetting resins panels. Openings are treated in each façade differently depending on their orientation. In the East and West façades horizontal windows are protected by vertical louvers made with the same façade panels, integrating them into its modulation and colorful. This solution gives a very different aspect to the façade depending on the angle from which you observe it, from a totally blind façade, to a complete open one. Instead the North and South façades open to the landscape through large curtain walls. On the South side, the façade is protected from solar radiation by large aluminum louvers. In both façades, maintenance catwalks have been integrated in the design, avoiding the installation of gondolas.  © Imagen Subliminal Up to date only one of the buildings it has been built, being the construction of the second planned in 2017.  Section Hasta la fecha sólo se ha construido uno de los edificios, estando prevista la construcción del segundo en 2017.  © Imagen Subliminal  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Clément Blanchet Reveals Proposal for PEX Bordeaux Extension Posted: 12 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST  © Clément Blanchet Architecture Clément Blanchet Architecture has released their competition entry for the extension of Parc des Expositions (PEX) Bordeaux. Working with an already renowned modernist design by OMA, the architects designed their proposed addition with the goal of embedding architectural fragments to capture the essence of the original building.  © Clément Blanchet Architecture The brief required that the design create an adaptable modern intervention, integrating with the building its history and its surroundings. The addition is conceived as a complementary, rather than competing, element to reconstitute a new overall architectural figure with the original Hall 1.  © Clément Blanchet Architecture  © Clément Blanchet Architecture The program's organization strives to maximize versatility, allowing the addition to interface with the new urban fabric and create connections to the existing halls. The project further aims to engage the surrounding urban condition through transparency and sensitivity toward the history of the site. The linear intervention implements the building's functional units and celebrates its revered artifacts. News via: Clément Blanchet Architecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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