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- Sørenga Sjøbad / LPO arkitekter
- Juhyangjae / KDDH
- Dock 45 / Spacefiction studio
- Center for Women in Masai / C-re-aid
- Gateway Building for Trinity College / McIldowie Partners
- This New VR Analytics Tool Allows Architects to Track Users' Attention Within a Virtual Model
- Reforma de una vivienda en Castelldefels / ARQUITECTURA-G
- New Images Revealed of Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Factory Redevelopment
- Oficentro Asebanacio / ICESA
- VTN Architects Begins Construction on 5 Ceremonial Domes in Son La
- Concrete House Organized Around a Central Courtyard / CLAUWERS & SIMON architectes
- 7 Ways Architects Can Work Toward Carbon Neutral Buildings by 2030
- Kulum Eispavilion / Foster + Partners
- The Tallest Buildings in Each State of the USA
- Form4 Architecture Wins 2017 American Prize for Architecture
- Shoe Shelve Shop / Urban-Agency Architects + Esplant
| Sørenga Sjøbad / LPO arkitekter Posted: 21 Apr 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Sørenga Utvikling AS
 © MK AS From the architect. The middle part of the Sørenga pier has a new park area that extends into a beach. Around the whole pier a new harbour promenade culminates and extends into a wooden floating jetty with diving boards a 50-metre pool with lanes, and a 200 sq metre seawater pool. The beach and sea water pool is exposed to the fjord and has a wide view out to the Hovedøya island and over the city centre, with the new Barcode area and the Oslo Opera house. The new areas offer opportunities for water related activities in summer and is in use as a recreational area throughout the year. The 50-metre sea pool allows for training and competitions, and there is a diving tower, seating and open-air showers. The floating structure and all elements are covered with a timber decking, a materiality that binds the jetty and harbour promenade together.  Floor Plan The idea of a public, floating park was a key part of the masterplan and the design competition for Sørenga pier, won in 2005 by LPO architects (Oslo) and Architect Kristine Jensens Tegnestue (Aarhus). New housing on the pier requires protection from impacts by an unlikely, but possible, ship accident. The technical solution was to make the waters shallower nearer to the pier, which allowed for the new beach. The concept for the park is a division between the land side and a floating structure, in such a way that the water becomes the most active part of the park. The wooden surface of the jetty is a large open space, with a rough and robust expression, and is intended to reflect elements from former harbour structures.  © Tove Lauluten The new recreational areas at Sørenga pier are intended both for the new inhabitants on the pier as well as for the city as a whole. The beach and sea water pool has become a very popular new recreational destination in a part of Oslo that is under major transformation, and for an inner city that has lacked physical contact with the sea.  © MK AS  Detail  © Tove Lauluten The jetty is wood-covered concrete structure, measuring 190 meters long by 28 meters wide. It weighs 4650 tons and is about 3700 square meters. Inside the concrete there are 5800 cubic meter water resistant polystyrene. The park and promenade are universally designed with respect to materiality, transitions gradient of ramps and orientation options. All the wood-covered areas are in Kebony, a Norwegian-developed technology. Kebony is environmentally friendly, patented process, which enhances the properties of sustainable softwood with a bio-based liquid. The process permanently modifies the wood cell walls giving Kebony premium hardwood characteristics and a rich brown colour. Over time, the surface fades, but keeps its technical properties.  © Tove Lauluten  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © Song, Jeong Geun
 © Song, Jeong Geun From the architect. This house placed in Gyo-dong, Gong-ju, Chung-nam with alley. And other building near by this house. The site shape is longer north to south. So, clients were likely to exposure by the outside people eye. The 'Ju Hyang Jae' choose the method of placed inclined 'ㄷ' shape mass on site for filter outside.  © Song, Jeong Geun Enter the entrance, can face kitchen and dining room. Then along the corridor, there are main room and dress-room. The dress-room can use independent attic.  Sketch And there are circle shape shower stall, yellow glassblock make unusual atmosphere for just husband and wife.  © Song, Jeong Geun Being as children's room and living room have large window, they can secure lighting. But their space face the road, children's room have diagonal window, for children's privacy. Second floor attic are located in above living room. The living room, children's room, and library are each other go up and down. The mass of supported from the cross will be refuge like as Noah's ark.  Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © LINK studio
 © LINK studio From the architect. The clients brief asked for a nightclub to be designed on of the most prime properties in the city of Hyderabad. It was to be a place which would draw people inside upon the first glance. The client wished to have a nautical theme inside out, from food to architecture. The idea of container architecture although suitable, posed an intriguing challenge is it possible to evolve an expression that presents the illusion of container architecture; equally exciting; without any of its flaws.  © LINK studio The possibility of using real containers was ruled out at an early stage. The reasons being: limitations of size, structural instability and local unavailability. The outer skin is fit between one foot thick I-beams, with corrugated metal sheet; not the container kind; but the kind that transport trucks are made of, here, in India. These are found locally, compared to transporting container sheets from a port area. These run all along the periphery of the building, occasionally breaking to accommodate glass, which offers a wonderful view of the park opposite. The metal sheets are painted in dull hues of yellow, red, blue and green. Fabricated container doors and graffiti over these by local artists make them look like authentic containers.  © LINK studio Upon entering, the dual nature takes the user in by complete surprise; with the expression of solid containers on the outside dissolving gradually and one is welcomed by a large, open to sky volume. This houses a thirty foot long bar attached to a dance floor. The stage on the first floor, overlooks most of the spaces. A single flight, folded metal plate staircase is one of the two sets of staircases that take people to the first floor. The volumes of the projections on the outside are translated into intimate spaces of dining on the inside. The walls are visible through the large envelope of transparent glass facade enclosing the central court. The walls are thought out to be a Piet Mondrians painting, with the large fabric of white making most of the visible walls, broken intermittently by primary colors. These white walls are washed with recessed, automated lights that make the place change color gradually. Most of the large envelope of glass surrounding the central courtyard can slide open; with a protective railing behind; ensuring the users feel connected to the artist playing. This also gives the flexibility of opening up to the occasional cool weather, as opposed to sitting in air conditioning, behind fixed glass all the time.
The elements that make up the interior are all real salvaged parts from broken ships. These include a number of windows, steam pipes, leverage hooks and chains, compasses and an engine order telegraph. There are a number of fabricated metal fins fit on small ventilator motors, behind metal meshes that mimic a propeller's motion. All the walls that are of length twenty feet or more, are clad with fins made of waterproof medium density fiberboard, parametrically arrived to mimic sea waves. Nautical shapes are stamped on the cement flooring in strategic places. A turtle, mollusk, sea-horse; a fish fossil, break the monotony of the large expanse of the concrete floor.  © LINK studio  Exploded View  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Center for Women in Masai / C-re-aid Posted: 21 Apr 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Laia García
 © Laia García From the architect. Vernacular architecture in Tanzania is quickly disappearing due to modern influences. Years ago Maasai were forced into sedentary lifestyle after living as nomads for many generations.  General Plan Construction is changing and the search for more sustainable techniques is essential. The traditional houses built with wooden sticks and mud are being replaced by fired brick constructions, since these are longer lasting and easier to maintain. Mud is very sensitive to rain and requires a lot of maintenance. Unfortunately, the new building materials produce a lot of environmental damage. This includes illegal deforestation due to the large quantities of wood required to fire the bricks. This is why the Women’s Centre has been built, as part of a master plan which includes the planting of trees adapted to the climate as well as raising awareness of the importance of doing this.  © Laia García Designed in collaboration with Femme International, a humanitarian organisation that teaches workshops about sexual education and personal hygiene to girls and women, the Women’s Centre is intended to be the reference point for all necessities of women from the village. At the same time it serves as a meeting place where different groups of women can store goods and organise their meetings.  Section The ideas for the project were born out of several meetings with different groups of local people and included a meeting area that is protected from the rain and sun. This can accommodate about 50 women, with simple and comfortable seats made out of stone. From the outside area you have access to a small office, a storage space and a shop which the women can manage themselves and which could generate new labour and economic opportunities.  © Laia García For the construction of the Centre several things have been taken into account which have affected the final design: The use of local materials has been essential for the development of the project since, due to the low budget, the transport of materials from the city is not convenient. At the same time it has been very interesting to work with the raw materials available in nature. It has also contributed to the improvement of the local economy.  © Laia García The use of the local workforce has contributed to the specialisation of fundis (construction supervisors) and to the training of young people who are learning their trade. In rural areas the job of architect does not exist, seeing as the fundis are the only ones in charge of all the required work. That way the new techniques are embedded in their common knowledge and they can continue to be developed on subsequent construction sites.  Cortesía de C-re-aid The simplicity of the design is an important feature for the inhabitants of the village as it allows them to replicate certain aspects of it in their own homes with few resources and materials, such as the stone benches that surround the meeting space or the safe and resourceful shop window.  © Laia García The building was completed with a budget of 2100 euros, including logistics, labour and materials. It was built in 17 work days by a group of 5 people, of which one was a construction supervisor, two were bricklayers and two were student architects.  © Laia García The aim of this project is to enthuse input from both students of architecture and related faculties. Students can dedicate their summer to being trained as architects and help to build communities and related faculties can create programs of international cooperation. This allows students to develop their skills.  Elevation  Elevation Through C-re-aid in Tanzania you can participate in a project of your own in the company of a student from the Faculty of Architecture in Dar es Salaam.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gateway Building for Trinity College / McIldowie Partners Posted: 21 Apr 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Peter Clarke
 © Peter Clarke  Floor Plan From the architect. The Gateway Building sits prominently along Melbourne University's historic circulation artery, the Tin Alley precinct. The new building forms a dramatic visual connection to the University from the centre of the Trinity College campus. The brief given to McIldowie Partners, was for the Gateway Building to serve as a new interface between Trinity College and the University. Affiliated with Melbourne University since 1872, Trinity College is home to the prestigious and successful Foundation Studies program – an academic 'gateway' that prepares up to 1,800 international students for entry into the University's undergraduate courses each year. According to Director of McIldowie Partners, Steven McIldowie, the Gateway Building seamlessly reflects Melbourne's history in brick and bluestone masonry whilst being contemporary and innovative in its own right. "Where traditionally, education buildings look inwards, we aimed to showcase Trinity College to the pedestrian flow linking the College and the University," says McIldowie.  © Peter Clarke  Elevation "The upper levels are an intricate composition of textured brick and dark glazing creating an intriguing façade in a modern interpretation of the surrounding Victorian architecture," he says. A clear-glazed atrium cuts through the building to increase natural light and ventilation throughout, creating a functional and visual link between the two street addresses for the site. Internally, a restrained colour palette and faceted timber panelling create calm, inviting, light-filled spaces that reflect warmth and a sense of timelessness. Extensive computer modelling and a complex structural framework were required to design the timber panelling, used throughout the central atrium and state-of- the-art, 300-seat auditorium. Much of the materials for these spaces were selected for their acoustic integrity; to optimise the sound within and reduce noise-bleed between each of the defined spaces. The new building serves as the headquarters to the Foundation Studies program, which was previously accommodated in leased buildings across Carlton.  © Peter Clarke Foundation Studies is now served by a 300-seat lecture theatre, 25 tutorial rooms, five drama studios, music rooms and a physics lab, while Trinity College's extensive cultural collections and archives are housed in a new gallery space and purpose- built displays. According to Trinity College Warden, Professor Ken Hinchcliff, the building has had a significant impact on the college's culture. "The Gateway Building has brought 1,800 Foundation Studies students back to the Trinity campus, where there is now a much greater sense of belonging," said Professor Hinchcliff.  © Peter Clarke  Section "The first-class facilities have been stunningly successful, as evidenced by a surge in their demand for use. The building has been embraced by students, residents, staff and college alumni, as well as the broader University of Melbourne community," he continued. From an urban planning perspective, this successful infrastructure has effectively blurred the boundary between Trinity College and the University. The Gateway Building has created a uniquely permeable connection, which Professor Hinchcliff believes is responsible for "re-energising the Tin Alley precinct and enhancing the collegiate experience for Trinity College students."  © Peter Clarke  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This New VR Analytics Tool Allows Architects to Track Users' Attention Within a Virtual Model Posted: 21 Apr 2017 09:15 AM PDT With virtual reality technology becoming a more and more common tool in architecture offices, engineers have already begun thinking about the next wave of advancements that could add even more functionality into their products. One of these advancements is through the use of one of the information age's biggest revolutions: analysis of user feedback. Lauching today, 3D visualization company InsiteVR has implemented these features into their software for the first time – allowing architects to learn about how people are viewing their models in real time.  via InsiteVR With Analytics, InsiteVR walkthroughs can be replayed with an overlaid heatmap, which provides data on the distribution of users' attention while travelling through the virtual space. Avatars representing each user can be followed through the space, giving you the ability to track and analyze where someone may have been standing when they paused to look at a particular feature, or how the strayed from the intended circulation path. One example InsiteVR uses is that of a basketball arena: what is the visibility from a particular seat of the stadium, and how can the architecture be used to enhance that particular viewer's experience? InstiteVR suggests that the software could be used to improve wayfinding strategies for large buildings such as hospitals, airports and other public spaces. The effectiveness of signs can be accurately measured by how long it takes viewers to find them, and how often they are lead to their intended destination. Learn more about Analytics, and how it works, here.
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| Reforma de una vivienda en Castelldefels / ARQUITECTURA-G Posted: 21 Apr 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © José Hevia
 © José Hevia From the architect. This detached house is situated on a hillside dotted with houses with sea views. It is a building of the 70's with a strong character. The distribution, which was highly subdivided, was not suitable to the needs of the customers. Besides living in the house they wanted to work in it, and also to have an area with certain independence and privacy for their teenage children. The project basically was focused on the interior refurbishment that intended to adapt the existing space to the new functional program.  Model The house has 2 floors and its staircase is placed in the centre so that it divides each floor into 2 zones of similar size. Originally, it was very luminous and with a plenty of windows and small terraces facing to the south. For that reason, the project proposes a more open distribution that takes advantage of these characteristics of the pre-existing state.  © José Hevia  © José Hevia The intervention establishes a really definite language in contrast to the original state in terms of geometries and materials - continuous floor, triangular furniture, articulated doors – but it also uses the resources of the pre-existing architecture, reusing and moving windows and playing with the original wood chromatics.  © José Hevia The area of the children is located in the east wing on the floor where the main access is and it´s constituted by a sequence of rooms arranged around a large hall that works as their own living room. Each bedroom has an adjoining space as a study room whose level of connection to the common area could be regulated through a system of doors split at mid-height similar to the ones of a stable.  © José Hevia The west wing of the access floor contains the kitchen, the living and the dining space, which are interconnected to the office with a double height space.  © José Hevia The office is placed on the pre-existing terrace that was covered with a skylight, while the rest of the upper floor, separated from the office by the staircase was conceived as the parents area.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New Images Revealed of Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Factory Redevelopment Posted: 21 Apr 2017 07:00 AM PDT  © www.mir.no Real estate developer Two Trees Management has unveiled new images of the James Corner-designed Domino Park to coincide with the announcement of the park's opening date, slated for Summer 2018. Located along the East River in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg, the park is a central component of the 11-acre Domino Sugar redevelopment site, which will feature several new residential towers and a transformation of the former Domino Sugar factory by the Partnership for Architecture and Urbanism and Beyer Blinder Belle.  © www.mir.no "By opening Domino Park in its entirety next summer—ahead of the site's new waterfront buildings—we are delivering on our commitment to bring waterfront access and much-needed public park space to North Brooklyn," said Two Trees principal Jed Walentas. "Weaving in industrial remnants of the factory, Domino Park will serve as a living, breathing reminder of the history of this storied neighborhood." The quarter-mile long park will feature a new waterfront esplanade, six acres of park space, and improved connectivity to between the city and the water. Several recreational areas – including sports fields, expansive lawns, gardens, and a children's play zone – will activate the park, as well as a 5-block-long Artifact Walk, which will consist of a 450-foot-long elevated walkway along the footprint of the former sugar warehouse. "The Artifact Walk was inspired both by the Raw Sugar Warehouse and other buildings on the site that were connected via catwalks, with the buildings essentially functioning as a large, interconnected machine," explain Two Trees. "The Artifact Walk will incorporate large pieces of machinery from the factory, including two 80-foot-tall cranes at the north end of the walkway."  © www.mir.no As with the overall redevelopment plan, the design of Domino Park placed particular emphasis on historic preservation. Adhering to these principles, 21 Raw Sugar Warehouse columns, approximately 585 linear feet of crane tracks and over 30 industrial artifacts (including several 36-feet tall cylindrical syrup tanks) have been selected to be incorporated within the park's landscape. "We were deeply inspired by community input and the site's rich history when creating Domino Park," said Lisa Switkin of James Corner Field Operations. "The design of Domino Park aims to create a space that will revitalize the beauty of New York City's incredible waterfront and foster interest in the history of the site and the surrounding neighborhood."  © www.mir.no When completed, the full Domino Sugar site will house an 11-acre mixed-use community containing a variety of housing, office and recreational spaces. Working with the Partnership for Architecture and Urbanism and Beyer Blinder Belle, the landmarked Domino Sugar Refinery will be transformed into a 380,000-square-foot office campus, preserving the historic structure through repurposing. Leasing for the first residential property on the site, 325 Kent, will begin in June 2017. In total, the development will add four buildings housing 2,800 new rental units, a quarter of which will be affordable for low-income residents. News via Two Trees.
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| Posted: 21 Apr 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo
 © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo From the architect. The fast-growing Employee Solidarity Association of the National Bank of Costa Rica was in need of a new headquarter. They envisioned not only to build their house, but to create a common roof to shelter institutions with shared values and synergies.  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo  Floor Plan 00  Section The building is located in Llorente de Tibás, a mixed and varied urban fabric that changes dramatically both in landscape and program on every side of the irregular plot. The east facade faces a National Highway, the northern one faces a commercial street and the south side of the plot borders a sprawled residential community. The building accordingly responds differently to every side, situation that is intensified by the bioclimatic parameters that requested the maximum light from the north and south and thermal reductions from the strong east and west lights. This is contrary to the plot geometry that has the shortest side to the north and a reason why the concrete louvers were proposed as a project feature.  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo The access to the building occurs from a covered small plaza, after which the height is reduced to a minimum before opening again in a narrow atrium. The atrium is located in the center of mass of an irregular footprint and floods with light and air the heart of the building. All the interior facades and balustrades around the voids use cristal clear, low iron glass to improve the skylight penetration.  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo The plaza is the result of a subtraction on the base of the building and the cover is provided by the cantilevered fourth and fifth floors above. This cantilever required the facade to exchange louvers to a concrete wall that works as a one-and-a-half storey beam. Additional cantilevers serve as shades and maintenance platforms.  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo The upper level house shared programs of the different institutions keeping the area with the best views fully accesible to all the employers, promoting at the same time collaborations between institutions.  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo  © Sebastián Alfaro Fuscaldo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| VTN Architects Begins Construction on 5 Ceremonial Domes in Son La Posted: 21 Apr 2017 04:30 AM PDT  Courtesy of VTN Architects VTN Architects (formerly known as Vo Trong Nghia Architects), has revealed plans for the Son La Ceremonial Domes, a series of of 5 bamboo structures that will provide entry and dining amenities for the larger hospital complex, also designed by VTN. The project joins VTN's first project for the complex, the Son La Restaurant (completed in 2013), located further down the campus' main artery. The domes will add new amenity spaces for the adjacent ceremonial hall (2015), including café and foyer program elements. The various heights of the rounded peaks were inspired by the surrounding mountain line, harmonizing with the landscape and scenery.  Courtesy of VTN Architects  Courtesy of VTN Architects Employing the firm's signature material, bamboo, the construction of the domes draws for traditional Vietnamese basket weaving techniques. Each dome features a double-layered structure capped with a thatch roof. Skylights at the peak of the domes will allow natural light and natural ventilation to permeate through the spaces.  Courtesy of VTN Architects  Courtesy of VTN Architects Construction on the project is already underway, with completion slated for later in 2017. News via VTN Architects.  Courtesy of VTN Architects  Courtesy of VTN Architects  Courtesy of VTN Architects
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| Concrete House Organized Around a Central Courtyard / CLAUWERS & SIMON architectes Posted: 21 Apr 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © CaroLine Dethier
 © CaroLine Dethier From the architect. An honest confrontation with the character of it's materials has been the main thread in the design of this Belgian casted concrete house. A home that matures with time. Exterior, the concrete is rough but at the same time the volume is still elegant due to a slightly sloping roof. Vertical wooden cladding (ash thermowood) alternates with the concrete walls contributing to a warmer character and scaling of the volume. Additionally the casted concrete leaves a distinctive signature by the use of a horizontal planked concrete formwork.  © CaroLine Dethier Guided by the wooden planks we come to a covered entrance. Next to the front door an additional acces to the patio is also hidden in the wooden part of the facade.  © CaroLine Dethier The exterior finish is rough, in contrast the interior is designed more soft and smooth. The organization of the house is circularly arranged around a central courtyard, to bring in additional light, making a visual connection to the exterior brutal concrete. It's an introverted plan that opens the kitchen and dining room generously towards the garden. Large white curtains almost bring a mediterranean atmosphere to the house. The house opens at the backside to the garden, the concrete literally embraces the garden. Thanks to the client, whose only demand was to have no visible supporting structure at the backside of their house, the large window opening of 840cm doesn't have any concrete column.  © CaroLine Dethier Through generous light from both sides in the kitchen it was possible to use dark tinged ash thermowood for the kitchen cupboards and island. A sliding door, also in dark tinged ash thermowood, divides the living room from a study, creating a space for privacy in the open-plan ground floor.  Section  Elevation Left Round window frames bring in light from the courtyard into the staircase. Upstairs The first floor gives room to 3 bedrooms and a guest room, sharing a stylish bathroom with granito tiles on the floor and part of the walls.  © CaroLine Dethier  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Ways Architects Can Work Toward Carbon Neutral Buildings by 2030 Posted: 21 Apr 2017 02:30 AM PDT  Image composite by Micke Tong This article was originally published on Autodesk's Redshift publication as "7 Tactics for Meeting the Architecture 2030 Challenge and Beyond." As the impacts of global climate change escalate, forward-thinking architecture firms have committed to being part of the solution. Increasingly, these firms are signing on to the 2030 Challenge and American Institute of Architects' supporting initiative, AIA 2030 Commitment, which provide a framework to reduce fossil-fuel dependence and make all buildings, developments, and major renovations carbon neutral by 2030. The 2030 Challenge has been adopted by 80 percent of the top 10 and 65 percent of the top 20 architecture, engineering, and planning firms in the United States, as well as many state and local government agencies. Among these are Eskew+Dumez+Ripple (EDR), a New Orleans–based architecture and planning firm; HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm; and CTA Architects Engineers, an integrated design, engineering, and architecture firm with offices throughout the Western United States and Canada. Here, five professionals from EDR, HOK, and CTA share seven key tactics they've employed to move toward the 2030 target—and a sustainable future for the planet.  Miller Park Cafe Pavilion in Chattanooga, Tenessee. Image Courtesy of EDR 1. Innovate Across the PortfolioAll three architecture firms stress the importance of raising the bar for energy efficiency across a company's entire portfolio of projects. That approach underpins every effort they make toward achieving the 2030 Challenge. "We don't want to just target the projects that have high sustainability goals," says Jacob Dunn, an architect at EDR. "We are really interested in raising the entire bar for the middle of the distribution of projects."  New Orleans Bioinnovation Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Image © Tim Hursley / EDR 2. Set Energy-Use Targets Early"We talk about the 2030 Commitment during the marketing phase and set targets and benchmarks during conceptual design," says Anica Landreneau, director of sustainable design with HOK. Ashleigh Powell, a sustainability director at CTA, adds that establishing Energy Use Intensity (EUI) targets at the beginning of a project creates a different way of thinking for designers and sets them up for success. And Landreneau's team gets buy-in from clients. "We find that when the client is part of that discussion, everyone works toward that target," she says. "People forget that it wasn't mandatory or contractually obligated. They just keep working toward it."  River & Coastal Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. Image Courtesy of EDR 3. Model Early and OftenAccording to Richard Dykstra, a BPA specialist at CTA, modeling can help internal teams communicate better. "We start early on with all the teams—architecture, engineering, construction, and the owners—to figure out what the goal is," he says. "Then we play around with different models to figure out what has an impact on that goal and what doesn't. We use that to inform the design early on. Then we bring everyone together regularly, running simulations and architectural design side by side." There can also be financial benefits to early modeling for first cost (the sum of initial expenditures on a building project). "If you don't do the model early enough, you lose the opportunity to find trade-offs where you can come in with a high-performance design that is first-cost neutral or even [yields] first-cost savings," Landreneau says.  Innovate ABQ Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Image Courtesy of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini 4. Balance First Cost Against Operational CostBut how do firms approach clients who aren't interested in sustainability? Going after the easy fixes first is one tactic CTA uses, and along with early modeling, it can help find first-cost savings in unexpected places. "We're working on a small school that is not interested in energy conservation," Dykstra says. "They just want a school that works. We're doing everything we can to make responsible choices for them, but with a lower budget, we're obviously not going to get a super-high-performance building. We do what we can to fix some of the low-hanging fruit for them and make a highly functional, high-performing building." There are always trade-offs, and some of them can pay off in the long run. "Another main challenge is communicating cost-benefit relationships," Dunn says. "Looking at lifecycle cost analysis and being able to communicate all the differences in the different types of operational energies and design impacts of each decision, and how that affects the bottom line down the road."  Daylight analysis of Innovate ABQ, using Insight. Image Courtesy of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini 5. Make Energy Modeling Accessible and VisualTim Johnson, an engineer with CTA, explains how making the models visual helps to engage architects and other stakeholders in the process. "In the past, all the energy work was limited to mechanical engineers, because that's where the turnkey parts of the energy models usually are," he says."It's important to make this process more accessible to everybody to do the analysis, without hindering creativity." All three firms cited this approach as critical to their success. "You've really got to have your firm partners involved in terms of advocating to clients," Dunn says. "It's my firm belief that architects should be running performance simulations so they can do this."  Daylight analysis of Innovate ABQ, using Insight. Image Courtesy of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Additionally, EDR has weekly meetings with project managers and other stakeholders and trains the staff in running simulations and calculations so that the sustainability planning has become a part of every level of the organization. "It's not just a matter of establishing targets," Powell adds. "But getting that information to mean something to the designers themselves."  D.C. Consolidated Forensic Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Image © Alan Karchmer / HOK 6. Integrate Environmental Performance Into the Design Process"When you start simulating, it's critical to have the right tools—that way, it's easy for architects to learn simulation analysis," Dunn says. One such tool is Autodesk's Insight, which is integrated directly into Revit and FormIt and allows architects to run multiple energy-modeling scenarios in a fraction of the time it used to take. "These tools weren't available even a few years ago, but so much development happened that incorporating them into design is now within reach," Dunn says. "Insight lets just about anybody into the energy-modeling world without having to know complex HVAC systems," Johnson adds. "In Insight, we can run 100 simulations at once and see where the thresholds are and where it is and is not going to be cost-effective to make changes."  D.C. Consolidated Forensic Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Image Courtesy of HOK (left) & © Alan Karchmer / HOK (right) 7. Integrate Sustainability Into Hiring PracticesBy recruiting and hiring people who are passionate about sustainability, firms secure their ability to reach their sustainability goals over the long term. New talent also brings ideas and innovation to the table essential to meeting the 2030 Challenge. "There's a wide spread of university programs and students who care about these issues and others who don't," Dunn says. "You have to be intentional about the type of people you seek out." He adds that it's also important to assign someone on your team to research and design programs for sustainability so that it becomes a part of the fabric of the organization. Global climate change is poised to become one of the industry's most pressing concerns. Firms committed to the 2030 Challenge can lead the way by getting more designers involved in energy discussions throughout the design process and by using these seven tactics to significantly reduce the carbon footprint across their projects.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kulum Eispavilion / Foster + Partners Posted: 21 Apr 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Nigel Young
 © Nigel Young From the architect. The new Kulm Eispavillon in St Moritz opens to the public today, a regeneration project that is set to reinstate Kulm Park as the social focus of this part of the resort by returning it to the community.  © Nigel Young The initial aim of the project was to restore the existing 1905 eispavillon which played host to the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics. The building had been abandoned for many years, and had fallen into a state of extreme disrepair. The new scheme brings the building back to its original state with the ice skating rink as the focus, also introducing a new club restaurant, patisserie, and sun terrace for visitors and the local Engadin community to enjoy. To expand the old eispavillon's capacity to host events, a new multipurpose pavilion has been incorporated with links to the historic structure. Designed in the spirit of a mini-stadium, it is set to be the focus of the annual calendar of sporting and cultural events including the medal ceremonies at the Ski World Championships to be held in St Moritz in February 2017, as well as music festivals and shows of classic cars.  Floor Plan  Section Located on the northern edge of the Davos Plaun, which forms an ice rink in the winter and a wide lawn for outdoors exhibitions and events in the summer, the new extension is a flexible structure that will provide a platform for a wide variety of activities throughout the year, from a sun terrace to a concert stage. The design of the new pavilion continues the Engadin tradition of woodcraft, with a cantilevering canopy that extends from the street edge to form a partially covered space, sheltered from rain and snow. The canopy is made of horizontal wooden slats which allow for views through to street level.  © Nigel Young The structure extends into a wall that curves around the northern corner of the site, terminating in a smaller sun canopy at the other end. This allows for views towards the skating rink and the surrounding mountains from the street, while protecting the site from the cold winds that blow into the valley. Adjoining the new pavilion, the historic Eispavillon has been regenerated, reinstating not just the architecture, but the historic spirit of the place – a celebration of skating, sport and sun. There is a new restaurant and exhibition area on the first level, showcasing various memorabilia that evoke the alpine tradition of the valley, so in that sense it is also a museum. The refurbishment is faithful to the original style, preserving the historic features, along with a sympathetically designed 'Orangerie' as an indoor- outdoor space with picturesque views of the valley. Facilities for skating and curling equipment hire can be accommodated in the future and an outdoor bar is located on the lower level with direct access to the Davos Plaun.  Details  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Tallest Buildings in Each State of the USA Posted: 21 Apr 2017 01:00 AM PDT  We all know that the skyscraper was born between Chicago and New York (depending on who you ask or what you consider a skyscraper, but that's for another discussion). But what about the rest of the US? How does each state stack up in the race towards the sky? This infographic by highrises.com gives us a scaled approximation of the "height" of each state--with New York coming out on top and Vermont, well... Vermont's tallest building is an 11-story public housing project built in the 70s. The infographic also breaks down the purposes of the surveyed buildings, revealing that nearly 2% of the tallest buildings in each state are churches! Another interesting factoid? Nearly 1/3 of these highrises are named after banks.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Form4 Architecture Wins 2017 American Prize for Architecture Posted: 20 Apr 2017 11:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Form4 Architecture San Francisco-based Form4 Architecture have won the 2017 American Prize for Architecture, by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Also known as The Louis H. Sullivan Award, the prize is awarded to outstanding practitioners in the United States that have "emblazoned a new direction in the history of American architecture" and "demonstrated consistent contributions to humanity through the built environment and the art of architecture."
 Courtesy of Form4 Architecture  Courtesy of Form4 Architecture As an architecture, interiors, and planning firm, Form4 specializes in "creating enticing environments for tech offices, museums, mixed-use developments, educational institutions, memorials, and places of worship, that respond as equally to energy efficiency, site topography, and user experience."  Courtesy of Form4 Architecture The Prize specifically honors Form4 Architecture's principals, Robert J. Giannini, John Marx, AIA, Pail Ferro, AIA, and James Tefend.
 Courtesy of Form4 Architecture  Courtesy of Form4 Architecture Over the past few years, the firm has garnered over 80 accolades and 116 awards. The official presentation of the American Prize for Architecture will take place at the Orlando Museum of Art on April 27.  Courtesy of Form4 Architecture  Courtesy of Form4 Architecture An exhibition honoring Form4 Architecture will open at Contemporary Space Athens in July 2017 and is scheduled to travel through Europe and the United States in 2017 and 2018.  Courtesy of Form4 Architecture Check out the full list of the 2017 American Architecture Award winners here. News via: Form4 Architecture.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Shoe Shelve Shop / Urban-Agency Architects + Esplant Posted: 20 Apr 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Urban Agency
 © Urban Agency From the architect. The Shoe Shelf Store is a new flagship store for stüben fuß & schuh in Neumünster, Germany. The transparent two-story building seamlessly integrates display, façade and urban performance. Founded in 1895, stüben fuß & schuh has a long tradition as orthopedic shoemakers and shoe retailers. Quality, service, authenticity and local anchoring are the keywords for the brand.  © Urban Agency The building picks up these characteristics, aiming to offer more than simple shopping: The store presents itself to the public space as an open and innovative building that combines function, design and branding. With its striking profile, the building creates a stricking completion of the urban block and becomes a landmark in the public space. The façade is designed as a full-height wooden shelf that becomes a large display window both outwards and inwards. Viewed from the exterior, the store-front becomes a type case, framing the changing collection. Viewed from the inside, the collection is embedded in the public space that becomes its changing backdrop.  © Urban Agency The interior is dominated by the in-situ concrete shell with exposed imprints of the wooden shuttering. The shell wraps around creating the characteristic profile and dividing the interior into a sequence of single and double height spaces. The interior design with bespoke furniture supports the sequencing of the sales-space by creating areas of different function and atmosphere. The dominant material for the furniture is the same layered beech wood as used for the façade shelf.  Diagram  Diagram In the back of the store, the shoemaker workshop is integrated into the sales-space. In this "glass workshop" the process of shoe manufacturing can be experienced, bringing craftsmanship to the customer's attention. A cantilever steel stairway leads up to the gallery that in a similar way integrates the office area is into the sales space.  © Urban Agency On the entrance side, the new building is two stories high. With its minimalist design, it is put in a dynamic contrast to the existing Wilhelminian style building. The first-floor façade is completely closed and serves as a calm background for the brand logo. All together the Shoe Shelf Store, has given this long-established shoe company a contemporary extension that puts quality and craftsmanship into focus and lifts shopping to an urban shoe experience in a versatile spatial setting.  © Urban Agency  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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