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- Rooftops Twin House H / bergmeisterwolf architekten
- Arctic TreeHouse Hotel / Studio Puisto
- TETOTE NOTE / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier
- The Twin Houses / SPASM Design Architects
- Siam Country Club Waterside / The Office of Bangkok Architects
- Sticks & Stones Home / Luigi Rosselli
- Aedas Wins Competition for Mountaintop Resort in Southern China
- The Layered Gallery / Gianni Botsford Architects
- Hudson Yards' Retail and Restaurant Spaces Unveiled in New Renderings
- Atalaya Shelter / Jaime Inostroza
- Gaudí's First-Ever House to Open as a Museum Following Major Restoration
- Marvel at the Scope, Scale and Splendor of Ancient Rome With This Virtual Fly-Through
- House in Lauro de Freitas / Jamelo Arquitetura
- A Virtual Look Into Richard Neutra's Case Study House #20, the Bailey House
- Violin Museum and Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi / ARKPABI | Giorgio Palu’ e Michele Bianchi Architetti
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| Rooftops Twin House H / bergmeisterwolf architekten Posted: 10 May 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © Lukas Schaller
 © Lukas Schaller From the architect. The gabled roof, the rooftop and the roofing of the windows were the central topics of the design. The natural and architectural surroundings were the inspiration for the rooftop. The mountain tops – the backdrop of the house – and the traditional farmsteads that characterize the area are abstractly cited and interpreted in a new way in the architecture.  © Lukas Schaller A parallel floor plan allowed for two houses under one roof. The two different apartments, planned for two sisters, are designed to let nature and the surroundings in. All of the windows were placed according to the views they offer, and the gardens are mirrored in the loggia on the ground floor as well as on the rooftop terrace, nestled between the rooftops. Any open spaces are protected from the strong winds distinctive for this area.  © Lukas Schaller The loggias are located deep in the buildings, and the rooftop terrace is protected by an elongated piece of façade. The building interacts with its surroundings; the old stone wall is incorporated in the design. The two materials – cinderblock and brownish-black wooden slats – interact, illustrating the duality found on the inside  © Lukas Schaller  Section  © Lukas Schaller  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Arctic TreeHouse Hotel / Studio Puisto Posted: 10 May 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Marc Goodwin
 © Marc Goodwin From the architect. The Arctic TreeHouse Hotel project started with a concept design that was developed i close cooperation with the client. The inspiration for the accommodation concept — set o a steep natural slope — came from Nordic nature and culture. A vision started to form: small individual accommodation buildings set in nature, their spirit highlightin characteristics of the area and creating an optimal setting for experiencing both nature a arctic mysticism.  © Marc Goodwin  Site Plan  © Marc Goodwin The Arctic TreeHouse Hotel accommodation units, shingle covered pine cone cows, gro in the nature and rising on their black stick legs among the rocks and trees. They wander downhill, peering curiously at the landscape and northern lights.  © Marc Goodwin The buildings, timber structures covered in wood, are carefully planned warm nests Contrast between wild nature and a safe, nest-like space has been a guiding element o the whole design. The decor has surprising and deliberate details that tie it into the are and its experiential concept. The soft, warm materials used in the interior design highligh the nest-like atmosphere. The ecological footprint of the materials and technical solution used had an important impact at every step of the planning and building process. Th green roof compensates for the building's footprint's worth of vegetation that was lost to construction. The wood on the interior surfaces creates a comfortable environment healthy indoor air and pleasant acoustics.  Floor Plan The accommodation units have been built indoors, down to the internal surfaces and fixe furniture and lifted on the pillars straight from the truck. This way, the strain on the fragil arctic nature will be kept to a minimum. Only the connecting to the infrastructure networ and the installation of the big window have been done on site. The intricate details hav been made possible by the expertise and care of the constructors. Doors blend seamlessl to the wall and the window frames stay completely hidden. A prototype was built befor starting the actual building project, enabling the study of the chosen solutions an methods. The project has been exceptionally fast. The planning was started in Augus 2015, the prototype was ready in December 2015 and all the buildings were standin steady on their feet, fully furnished in November 2016. The client's clear vision, th builders' expertise and flexibility and the seamless collaboration between all parties ha enabled the tight schedule.  © Marc Goodwin The Main building stands on a steep hillside and appears to merge with the surroundin nature. It turns its back on the slope and stretches out into the landscape with its fingers The vegetation between the fingers grows close to the building, forcing it to engage in dialogue with the surrounding Arctic environment.  © Marc Goodwin The building is like a five-pointed snowflake, and the space within the building correspond with the shape of the points. Arriving at the building, the visitor will first enter a covere outdoor space. This part of the building also houses toilets and the cloakroom. Next to th cloakroom is a staircase to the gallery, which houses offices and meeting rooms.  Restaurant Floor Plan The high open plan lobby area in the middle of the building is accessed via a porch. focal point of the lobby is an impressive steel fireplace. From the lobby, the entire buildin can be perceived at a glance. In front is the restaurant area, located on the front left is th lounge and to the left, a private meeting room. To the right is the reception desk and bar Behind the reception desk are the kitchen and technical facilities of the building.  © Marc Goodwin The kitchen and technical have a concrete structure. Otherwise, the building is made o wood. The ceilings and walls are made of timber that is upholstered in situ with woo paneling, on the inside and out. Using elements has enabled the building to be constructe under an extremely tight schedule. Within approximately 4.5 months of getting th elements on the site, the building work was finished and the restaurant & grand openin celebrated.  © Marc Goodwin All wall and ceiling surfaces of the public spaces are dark stained wood, which togethe with the oiled oak parquet flooring acts as a calming backdrop to the restaurant operation that can, from time to time, be rather hectic. The front of the reception desk is clad in th same shingles as the accommodation units, helping to create a unified feel. The use o wood gives the interior surfaces a homely feel, works well acoustically and ensure healthy indoor air within the buildings. The decor favored wooden furniture and in textile and carpets, animal skins, leather and wool were used. Durability and health aspects hav been the guiding factor throughout the construction process.  © Marc Goodwin There are terrace spaces at the end of the fingers of the restaurant area, with a lac structure acting as an informal boundary between people and the surrounding nature, an to cast interesting shadows on the surrounding environment.  © Marc Goodwin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| TETOTE NOTE / Yoshihiro Kato Atelier Posted: 10 May 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © Nacasa & Partners Inc.
 © Nacasa & Partners Inc. From the architect. The square and pure white building located on a 100 square meter site is called TETOTE NOTE. TETOTE means handshake in Japanese, and it signifies the collaboration among the designers, the clients, and those involved in creating. The first to fifth floors are used as an in-house studio, and the simple arrangement of oblong circular windows in the flat outer surface is impressive.  © Nacasa & Partners Inc.  Floor Plans  © Nacasa & Partners Inc. These windows have two ways of opening—vertically and horizontally. Attached just at the surface of the outer wall, these windows give the impression of flatness viewed from the outside, while the thickness of the walls further emphasizes the oblong shape, capturing more random and active shadow and light. In this way the structure has the impression of duality, with a rougher interior, and it represents a stronger relationship through space and minimal detail, without incorporating a great deal of design information.   Sections  © Nacasa & Partners Inc. Glass is used for the roofs of the stairway shafts connecting the floors, shedding light on the walls of each floor, and this light changes over time. The steps of the steel staircases are punched through with oblong holes to allow more light to reach all the way to the bottom floor. The exposed finish of the stairway shafts feature a wood grain pattern in the concrete giving a rough and different expression and a presentation with more light. The concept of the lighting stands is another vital design of this studio. The lighting stands are mounted with three LED flashlights that can be removed and used as portable flashlights in the event of an emergency. The design of the stands incorporates candle stands converted into LED. Flashlights are mounted even in the lighting stands made for the upper areas. The batteries are rechargeable and reusable. These designs incorporate the concepts of reducing energy consumption and considering disaster prevention.  © Nacasa & Partners Inc.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Twin Houses / SPASM Design Architects Posted: 10 May 2017 01:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects
 Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects From the architect. The client wished to develop two homes on an acre each of land. The homes needed to be country homes for Bombay families to get away from the urban rigmarole.The project needed to balance the money put up against profitability and a sense of capturing the essence of place.  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects The two sites though sharing a common boundary, had very different characters, one was a flat land looking at a green hill to the west, the other a land dotted by 9 mango trees with low hanging fruit and foliage.  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects The region receives high precipitation in the monsoon months from June to end September. The rest of the year, this farmland area is hot and humid. The local homes are usually courtyard homes since convectional cross ventilation works best in the tropics. Both our approaches are courtyard homes, one a full ground hugging single level structure. The similar but with a pavilion-esque living room and pool at upper level.  Site Plan The villa 7. Enclosed with a ten foot high red laterite wall finely crafted like a temple plinth, frequently seen in the Raigad belt, this wall has one big opening towards the view of the hill and lawns adjoining, the opening 40 feet wide is straddled by a blue pool forming a foreground to the verdant view. The entire courtyard is edged with a 10 foot wide verandah, allowing for protected movement between rooms. The pool in a way becomes the threshold between the contained courtyard and the rest of the land.  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects  Ground Floor Plan  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects The villa 8. The verandah here is 5 feet wide , the courtyard smaller, the rooms like pearls strung on a thread, the weaving of the mango trees into the overall layout heightens the sense of the grove like land, hiding and revealing , breezes come in through brick jaalis, the floor of the verandah is also brick, terracotta providing a visual and tactile coolth.  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects  Ground Floor Plan  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects We, hope the future inhabitants enjoy the sky, the breezes blowing over the water, the movement of the sun, the shadows of trees and smell of fresh rains on the earth.  Courtesy of SPASM Design Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Siam Country Club Waterside / The Office of Bangkok Architects Posted: 10 May 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Rungkit Charoenwat
 © Rungkit Charoenwat From the architect. The Siam Country Club is famous for its superior golf courses, facilities and services. It has three distinctive golf courses: Siam Country Club Old Course, Siam Country Club Pattaya Plantation, and Siam Country Club Waterside.  © Rungkit Charoenwat The Old Course and Plantation golf clubs have already been rewarded, especially Siam Country Club Old Course which has been used consecutively as a venue for golf tournaments by international golf associations. The owner of the project aims to build a new golf club "Waterside" next to the original courses to be able to welcome his clients in even more comfortable conditions.  © Rungkit Charoenwat Planning of the building is also set up to feel at ease to navigate. Golfers enter the upper floor of the clubhouse with a framed view of the golf course at the end of the main corridor where golfers will find the restaurant on the left taking a panoramic view of the golf course and the 18th hole green. Locker rooms are on the lower floor connecting to the main corridor by a feature stairs in the Zen garden courtyard. This courtyard is the heart of the building. It is used to distribute circulations to other areas including getting to and from the golf course.  © Rungkit Charoenwat  First Floor Plan  © Rungkit Charoenwat The materials are natural, minimal and smooth. Artificial wooden screen and stone are selected to be the main material of the architecture. The wooden screen not only creates the reminiscence of Japanese architecture but also acts at the sun screen while allowing the wind to flow through to provide comfort for golfers. The screen also allows vista connection to the surrounding environment.  © Rungkit Charoenwat  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sticks & Stones Home / Luigi Rosselli Posted: 10 May 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Justin Alexander
From the architect. Hunters Hill is an attractive, historic peninsula that lies between the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. The suburb, a precursor to the Garden City movement, was subdivided in the 19th century with sandstone mansions and Victorian timber cottages sitting side by side, with large gardens and private parks containing centuries old trees.  © Justin Alexander It was natural to choose stone and timber to build a new house on the edge of one of these private parks. Sydney sandstone has a slightly yellow hue that darkens and becomes more attractive over time. The timeless materials provide a warm colour palette in an otherwise contemporary construction. Behind the sandstone walls, huge, double glassed (Skyframe) windows with minimal framing are pocketed out of sight. Post tensioned concrete slabs have been cantilevered with minimal steel post support to cover the main garden terrace. Behind vertical timber shutters, curved glass windows span from floor to ceiling.  © Justin Alexander Designed for an uncluttered and relaxed family life the house layout is very simple and quite cartesian in plan except for one sinuous wall overhanging the driveway. Every room opens to a terrace or the garden through large glass doors that slide on ball bearings; one can step outside without noticing the thresholds. Additionally, one can move fluidly from the entry to the open plan living space while hardly noticing the floor to ceiling timber door that, when open, is entirely hidden in the wall but when closed completely separates the open plan area from the rest of the house.  Ground Floor Plan All this modern machinery for easy living could end up being sterile and boring without a dark side: take the stairs to the basement and you will find a subterranean level housing a car collection, a home theatre, workshop, and wine cellar.  © Justin Alexander Project Architect, Jane McNeill managed to pull out of the barrel a beautiful cellar and perfectly detailed drawings that required no site visits and no questions from the Builder to execute.  © Edward Birch  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Aedas Wins Competition for Mountaintop Resort in Southern China Posted: 10 May 2017 09:15 AM PDT  Courtesy of Aedas Aedas has been selected as the winners of a competition to design a new luxury resort located on Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, China. Inspired by the lush natural scenery of the island and by the traditional Lingnan architectural style, the resort promises to offer "a haven of comfort and relaxation amidst the bustling city life."  Courtesy of Aedas Located in the balmy climate of Southern China, Zhuhai is currently undergoing a major development boom that will see a new high-density financial hub be constructed on Hengqin Island. Further into the island, a mountainous topography creates a scenic area surrounding the pristine waters of Lake Tian. The hotel development will sit within this natural beauty.  Courtesy of Aedas  Courtesy of Aedas The design of the buildings borrows from the traditional elements of the Lingnan style, with signature sloped roofs that facilitate the draining of water and offer protection against tropical cyclones. Sleek, modern walkways will lead visitors around the resort as its wraps around the edge of the reservoir. A cablecar system will bring visitors up the mountain from the city below.  Courtesy of Aedas  Courtesy of Aedas Packed with amenities, the resort will offer private accommodation spaces, a variety of dining options and delicately landscaped terraces and pathways, creating what the architects call "an exclusive and hermitic hospitality experience." News via Aedas.  Courtesy of Aedas  Courtesy of Aedas  Courtesy of Aedas  Courtesy of Aedas  Courtesy of Aedas  Courtesy of Aedas  © OpenStreetMap
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| The Layered Gallery / Gianni Botsford Architects Posted: 10 May 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Luigi Parise
 © Luigi Parise From the architect. The Layered Gallery, located in central London, houses a private collection of photographs, prints, pastels and lithographs. The five-storey Grade II listed building it is extended from dates from 1770. The aim of client and architect has been to create an enclosed courtyard structure that provides a retreat and place to contemplate art. This has been achieved by adding a new elevation to the building both substantial and sufficiently light to bring life into what is now a garden-like inner court.  Exploaded Axonometric To achieve this, Gianni Botsford Architects has designed a sequence of screens creating a layered effect. The first, outer screen is purely structural and made of Corten, or 'weathering' steel. The second is a Corten-framed glazed screen. Inside, a further layered effect is achieved through red blinds protecting the collection of artworks and the hanging of Corten screens on rails used for storing and viewing the collection. The openings within the two outer screens create a filigree elevation reinforcing the relationship between interior and exterior spaces. This is emphasised further by planting growing up within the Corten structure.  © Luigi Parise Inside, finishes are robust in much the same way as warehouses or stores that have been converted into art galleries. On the ground floor, an existing exposed brick wall is contrasted with a Corten cabinet designed by Gianni Botsford Architects.  © Luigi Parise The cabinet introduces an element of uncertainty within the space: it conceals a folding WC. A homage to the traditional outside lavatory, or a play, perhaps on Duchamp's "Fountain", this gesture adds a sense of surprise and transformation.  © Luigi Parise On the lower ground level, the architects have placed an outdoor kitchen and, on the first floor, a viewing bench in a sun trap within the Gallery itself. Museum quality UV- treated glazing has been used throughout to protect the collection from excessive light. However, the architects have been at pains to avoid the hermetic effects that can result from an environment designed purely to protect and conserve its contents. The filigree quality of the screens is a key component in this approach.  Lower Ground Floor Another theme Gianni Botsford Architects have embraced is that of the ephemeral. The pre-rusted Corten surfaces achieve this, for example, by evoking the notion of ageing though time.  © Luigi Parise The architects liken the building to a tree, because its structure has two load-bearing columns in the centre with lighter membranes branching out. Trees, of course, are layered structures that shift with changes in weather as does the Layered Gallery with the variation of light and reflections on its glass panels.  Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hudson Yards' Retail and Restaurant Spaces Unveiled in New Renderings Posted: 10 May 2017 07:15 AM PDT  Courtesy of Related Oxford With construction on New York's Hudson Yards development racing forward, developers Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group have revealed plans for the latest addition to the complex: a 35,000-square-foot food hall featuring dining by celebrity chef José Andrés located within KPF's already-open 10 Hudson Yards.  Courtesy of Related Oxford Coinciding with the news, new renderings have been revealed of the complex's retail and restaurant spaces, the majority of which will be located within a standalone 7-story building known as the "Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards," designed also by KPF (exterior) with Elkus Manfredi Architects (interiors). Progress on the building is well underway, with a completion date anticipated in late 2018. Upon completion, Hudson Yards will house over 100 shops and restaurants (including dining by celebrity chefs Thomas Keller, David Chang, Michael Lomonaco and Costas Spiliadis), more than 4,000 apartments, a 200-room Equinox hotel, offices and a 750-student public school, all surrounded by 14-acres public space. News via Related Oxford, H/T Curbed.  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford  Courtesy of Related Oxford
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| Atalaya Shelter / Jaime Inostroza Posted: 10 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Andrew Pielage
 © Andrew Pielage From the architect. To Dwell in the Shadow of the Trees of the Sonora Desert It was in March of 2016 when I start to talk with my mentor Aaron Betsky about the idea of the shelter. In that meeting Aaron asked me some fundamental questions for the shelter:  © Andrew Pielage  Idea sketch  © Andrew Pielage -Find a site  Site plan These questions were crucial for me in understanding the Taliesin territory and to develop a principle in architecture, an architectural observation that could respond to the landscape of the Sonora desert. I was walking through desert when I found my fellow student, Carl Kohut. He told me about a beautiful site and showed it to me. We walked along a path that I never I had never seen. Everything was new for me and then suddenly I saw the place a new. Immediately I knew that this was the right site.  © Andrew Pielage It was like secret place hidden in the wash, covered by the shadows of the trees and looking out at the wash and the desert. The entrance to the site is shaped by the Alameda of Palos Verdes. This creates the aperture to the site and at sunset the site becomes a distiller of the light. The mountains are now with purple in color. The landscape is an opera of colors.  exploded axonometric From that observation of the site my principle was to develop an entrance procession that would let me dwell within the horizon of the Alameda of the Palos Verdes. Because of that the name of the project is "Atalaya," which means crow nest. It is the highest point from the boat where you can see the horizon across the ocean. I used the existing concrete pad like a plinth that holds this structure and continued the procession with a combination wall- stair. The shelter will be covered with fabric panels that will amplify the colors of the desert.  © Andrew Pielage As young architect Taliesin is a great laboratory where you can test principles in architecture. To design and build, the logistics, the schedule, the materials, the landscape - all these factors are crucial to understand how the architect can manage the task of architecture. For me it is a privilege to continue the legacy of learning by doing at Taliesin.  Section A-A'  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gaudí's First-Ever House to Open as a Museum Following Major Restoration Posted: 10 May 2017 05:15 AM PDT  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms Antoni Gaudí's first ever house, Casa Vicens, is set to open to the public this autumn following a major restoration effort. Located in the Barcelona neighborhood of Gràcia, the house was originally built for broker Manuel Vicens from 1883 to 1885 – helping to define Gaudí's signature style and helping to usher in the era of Art Nouveau architecture in Catalonia.  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms One of eight projects designed by Gaudí recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the house has gone through several transformations throughout its lifetime, including an addition in 1925 that allowed the building to house three separate apartments. The most recent rehabilitation and restoration project began in April 2015 under the control of architecture studios Martínez Lapeña-Torres Arquitectes S.L.P. and Daw Office S.L.P. Work has been executed by by the joint venture Calaf AMC5, which specializes in the restoration of historically-listed buildings. Work on Casa Vicens is scheduled to complete in Fall of this year, after which it will open to the public for tours. Check out some of the photos from the restoration below:  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017. Photo by: Pol Viladoms  © Casa Vicens, Barcelona 2017 News via Casa Vicens. H/T Huffington Post.
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| Marvel at the Scope, Scale and Splendor of Ancient Rome With This Virtual Fly-Through Posted: 10 May 2017 05:00 AM PDT We can all recognise the great architectural landmarks of Ancient Rome: the Pantheon, the Colosseum, Trajan's Column – but do you know how they originally appeared or, perhaps more interestingly, how they sat within the context of the historic city? In this captivating 14-minute-long virtual fly-through by the Kahn Academy and Smarthistory, a YouTube channel dedicated to historical video essays, the ancient splendor of the Eternal City (at around 320AD) is presented alongside expert commentary. Our guide is Dr. Bernard Frischer, a leading virtual archaeologist and academic in charge of the Rome Reborn Project, who makes it clear that the crumbling ruins we see today offer only a slight glimpse into the magnificent complexity of Ancient Rome.  Map of the Roman Forum, taken from Ball Platner's "The Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome" (1904). Image via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
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| House in Lauro de Freitas / Jamelo Arquitetura Posted: 10 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © Vivi Spaco
 © Vivi Spaco From the architect. We have a dear and long-time client who owns a house at Lauro de Freitas, a summer resort town near to Salvador, Bahia. He asked us to plan an independent annex to receive his family and friends.  © Vivi Spaco From the beginning the new building was designed as an autonomous unit without having a direct connection to the rest of the house. In addition, thanks to the external vertical circulation, the two floors of the annex can be accessed separately, enhancing the independency of the rooms.  © Vivi Spaco  Ground Floor Plan  © Vivi Spaco The corner lot, with 1,250sqm, located near to the beach is largely occupied by a generous and well-tended garden with many coconut trees. Preserving the existing vegetation was a requirement of the owners and therefore the only way to create additional construction space was the demolition of a small laundry. Thus, the location of the new building was defined. The property has a sandy soil and therefore the structural engineers suggested a flat foundation. The ground floor was built with concrete bricks, the second floor is a metal frame covered by a flat prefabricated concrete slab. Over the roof an irrigated garden was installed. This decision aims to improve the construction's thermal performance and an energy consumption reduction with HVAC, as the climate in the region is very hot.  © Vivi Spaco  First floor plan  © Vivi Spaco Sustainable and certified wood is highly appreciated by the owners and was used in many ways. The wood floor of the intermediate pavement is mounted over wood beams., the vertical "brise" surrounding the entire second floor is made with wood slats that protect the balcony from the sun and wood has also been used in the manufacture of all frames, furniture and other finishes.  Exploded structure The space has achieved the expectations and due to its openness to the nature ended up becoming the owner's refuge.  © Vivi Spaco  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A Virtual Look Into Richard Neutra's Case Study House #20, the Bailey House Posted: 10 May 2017 02:30 AM PDT The Bailey house—one of Richard Neutra's four Case Study designs for Arts & Architecture—forms one of five Bluff houses, standing high above the ocean. The brief was to create a low-budget home for a young family, with just two bedrooms, but offering the possibility of expansion as time went by (which did in fact transpire; additional Neutra-designed wings were later built). Neutra employed the same indoor-outdoor philosophy that can be seen at work in his unbuilt Alpha and Omega houses, using large sliding glass doors to create light and a visual sense of space, as well as ensuring that the house physically opened up to, as he put it, "borrow space from the outdoors." With this sunny Californian ocean-view setting, it made perfect sense to use the back garden and terrace as living and dining room. Space constraints in the bedrooms were compensated for in two ways: first, through access to the outside area, where planted divisions between the garden areas in front of each bedroom provided privacy, enhancing the sense that those areas were truly a part of the house. Second, through ample light—both natural light, coming from the glass fronts and long, high windows above the beds, and carefully placed artificial light to ensure comfortable use of the beds for reading and making the bedroom a multipurpose living space. It's interesting to note that even in such a small house, Neutra provided a small dressing room beside the master bedroom. Nowadays a second bathroom would be given higher priority.  Courtesy of Archilogic Inside the house, space and budget considerations continued to drive design choices. Natural materials (such as slate tiles and wooden paneling) ensured low maintenance costs, while creating an earthy aesthetic that played up the beautiful surroundings. The range of woods used—from mahogany in the dining room, to birch for the bedrooms—made for a spectrum of moods, even in this small house. In the living areas, recessed and concealed lighting at various points was carefully designed to ensure "illuminative interest" and to maximize the potential for different uses.  Courtesy of Archilogic Neutra was also motivated to test a new logistical solution to save costs, a "prefabricated utility core" housing the plumbing and heating installations, flanked by the kitchen and bathroom. From there the kitchen opened into a "service yard" designed to be more than just that; like the other outdoor spaces, it offered additional, partly enclosed space, to offer privacy at the same time as enabling residents to enjoy the open air. It also connected with the carport, where preparations were in place for later roofing and full enclosure, once the owners were ready for expansion.  Courtesy of Archilogic Moving through the Bailey house, using Archilogic's 3D model, one can experience a key moment in 20th-century architecture. Introducing this design in Arts & Architecture, Neutra described the challenge of this house, the need to put every detail to work to make even a small home successful, "one of the great problems of our day." Maximizing light, ensuring flexible use of space, and using quality materials have all become standard strategies in meeting this challenge, as they were for Neutra. However, it's hard to imagine a modern home in which budget constraints could be allayed by an extravagant ocean-view site! Don't miss Archilogic's other models of Case Study Houses and seminal projects shared on ArchDaily—click here to see them all!  Courtesy of Archilogic  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Violin Museum and Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi / ARKPABI | Giorgio Palu’ e Michele Bianchi Architetti Posted: 10 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Roland Halbe
 © Roland Halbe From the architect. Conceived as a form of expressing the beauty of instruments, the Auditorium came into being to represent the great musical tradition, but also to confront the future of music. The result is a fluid project made of soft volumes, sinuous lines chasing each other and drawing a great organic sculpture which expresses thespreading of sound waves.  Interior Sketch A parallel project: architecture and sound, releasing a sequence of shapes, volumes, views: the focal point is the central stage where attention is immediately centred. An important acoustic and architectonic choice sedimenting all-involving visions, recalling almost the Weimar all- embracing theatre. The space where sound is formed, the circular stage on the lower level of the hall, is a magnetic nucleus for the audience, drawing attention to the musical event to the musical event and making its image fully central. The audience is "wrapped round" the musicians, the dialogue that is created between the audience and the players producing a strong emotional impact and allowing a new experience which goes beyond the classical concert concept.  © Roland Halbe The architecture is done to excite emotions, but the acoustics, studied by the acoustics engineer Yasuhisa Toyota, also become a strong point of the hall. The architecture tries to "capture" sound to translate it into an image; music, ephemeral by nature, becomes from, substance: permanent and ephemeral in a timeless dialogie in the place celebrating string instruments.   Conceptual Sketch Fluidity and organicity of the architectonic spaces, living and pulsating material which is moulded following curvilinear lines, contrasting with the regular and sterile definition of the rectangular hall which contains the Auditorium, like a box opening up its surprises. A basic idea: to build along parallel lines an identity between sound and architecture, in spaces that seem to crystallize sound waves.  © Roland Halbe A palace on many surprises and wonders: mechanisms on an architecture that is built by joining softness and fullness of materials, defined in the fluid concatenations of the spaces highlighting soft curves and tight spokes which make the surfaces vibrate and turn, an architecture which lives on open views and glimpses, concentration and inventive essence.  Section H-H  Section L-L  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| These Are the World’s 25 Tallest Buildings Posted: 10 May 2017 01:00 AM PDT Humanity has become obsessed with breaking its limits, creating new records only to break them again and again. In fact, our cities’ skylines have always been defined by those in power during every period in history. At one point churches left their mark, followed by public institutions and in the last few decades, it's commercial skyscrapers that continue to stretch taller and taller. But when it comes to defining which buildings are the tallest it can get complicated. Do antennas and other gadgets on top of the building count as extra meters? What happens if the last floor is uninhabitable? The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has developed their own system for classifying tall buildings, measuring from the “level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment.” Using this system more than 3,400 buildings have been categorized as over 150 meters tall. We take a look at world’s 25 tallest buildings, according to the CTBUH, after the break. List updated on May 2017. 25. Shun Hing Square | 384 m | 69 floorsLocation: Shenzhen, China ![Shun Hing Square. Image © Kyman Cheng [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t9h8HI9588lwk1vQbf1STQmiKKo3AMkbSJ1qPNk5P0uUEef1imOLfpkL_JFRmKFcOuzaMzU2IK_KbGV5ja_TTW95jSPg9wJqQdzwz7f2EVKWmXYq-Wm12yHO0sIIj1TLBAxrKaYID-CMVzjBSy4XxlMqEAtXq08wwfd_V4geMTNzivhw=s0-d "Shun Hing Square. Image © Kyman Cheng [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0") Shun Hing Square. Image © Kyman Cheng [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0 24. CITIC Plaza | 390.2 m | 80 floorsLocation: Guangzhou, China ![CITIC Plaza. Image © Hombre Tangencial (JOP) [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uuZjebTGHz4Z_hgb8e5OedBriAsvwov0CvloRPPD5xx1UYjxPZr8kGVL-ynVqyOEDBREHRJ-bJw_rUjg6VhxFaGVSDO-IkwvWeNztHQN7x0yaR-pMWuYifdVpu_JQNOJonU5Lw617j4QkpkO0mt7SHx9TS2gZM8KMmAIo_8fNYjInQ=s0-d "CITIC Plaza. Image © Hombre Tangencial (JOP) [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") CITIC Plaza. Image © Hombre Tangencial (JOP) [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 23. 23 Marina | 392.4 m | 88 floorsLocation: Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![23 Marina (left). Image © Adriaan Bloem [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t8YqoYHXMHBT56twCEm5JGIxsIJ7up7sj5HXQkGzpp0fAGKb7AYw2MZh2Waf2SqVAl8OD6RLAqom7hp9vPbCmsrfNDXLHnoAH0hoNOOEj0fjjAp80GKSemBD0HgcTmWLCFxb9iM_GaGNLD7E7saUuqOrDqB12qAx_jfm-v0FU0fLVzdA=s0-d "23 Marina (left). Image © Adriaan Bloem [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") 23 Marina (left). Image © Adriaan Bloem [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 22. Two International Finance Centre | 412 m | 88 floorsLocation: Hong Kong ![Two International Finance Centre. Image © Tom Page [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ts3nXdvdH06kobTltOGd76w-b_ArgUeE5Z9ZblP4FuE3SOXEh25_-3HUNxnyQ8YEVucEZORcGZwhyW79-EHbjoYYWFuetiXIFsC3X4YcjXBjetCtRG709gveFTpfNdc9J58l0hedVlYI-I3eMnRk60zBQ6hTXSEh9rl-ayUQ9e4yD3Ow=s0-d "Two International Finance Centre. Image © Tom Page [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") Two International Finance Centre. Image © Tom Page [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 21. Al Hamra Tower | 412.6 m | 80 floorsLocation: Kuwait ![Al Hamra Tower. Image © Mohdalg [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uKE8RjgerGBctadjgp-ZQmivtBdZTcaIMAuMUvm7zi5T0pRgWg5QuhSLUigIdxwyJKn_DW4sBf0xYo53G8Hl9wsL5bZlmoQeiMKqU9Vn1CVZqy8ttjL1RfFnioFrqMYRldcEiFB5884afjXOiLrGDIy-WzOrwXjaB86rrwYpthCkWaRw=s0-d "Al Hamra Tower. Image © Mohdalg [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0") Al Hamra Tower. Image © Mohdalg [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0 20. Princess Tower | 413.4 m | 101 floorsLocation: Dubai, United Arab Emirates ![Princess Tower. Image © Pieter van Marion [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vIejPHQ5tEbfu5zXOJUOPVM_kBSSZUUaumCEGu7U1BsL5vfjMIc5p2OcMrSm3vkOHMoDCPpQ4hS_NxFYehebsNp-FGJGHS0pRmB8oA7QkfH8vkCzrbFc5zeckn44VdcJB0tqC0AK_beYrR9osoE38xc-IsxypbGWyj_7wphWVXuz97=s0-d "Princess Tower. Image © Pieter van Marion [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") Princess Tower. Image © Pieter van Marion [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 19. Jin Mao Tower | 420.5 m | 88 floorsLocation: Shanghai, China ![Jin Mao Tower. Image © Mätes II [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uH-TPxeVER9BvlAIuc2y2LNi_i7MT9IqMnbEd3G0XxjbHt9B31fL1img3F_aOwm95Yzn9afxTcHOKrzJqm5dNIJmN7MxUsp2W8eK2pTiGyiiQ7ShVR5YZHAkHQhl9PpNiOwvQBUhErxgiEK8AS29E1umwYsQQduZMnah6ocovyirFTfA=s0-d "Jin Mao Tower. Image © Mätes II [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0") Jin Mao Tower. Image © Mätes II [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0 18. Trump International Hotel & Tower | 423.2 m | 98 floorsLocation: Chicago, Estados Unidos ![Trump International Hotel & Tower. Image © Brian Woychuk [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_svCGsSIg_GeNdZhWLzX5jH02T2JmptdUBW2FCmlfago3EQYJ7ymWV9e-KIojBpcwd_WpR-724OJfwOu0_xJzxOGbzWIvqPOneoCxITFYaVOLyEya__TOvvpiCMxSICR2mvVDDLb24L0holecO7K-RysU68Yv45woCUBL1yi2n_ILHBNA=s0-d "Trump International Hotel & Tower. Image © Brian Woychuk [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") Trump International Hotel & Tower. Image © Brian Woychuk [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 17. 432 Park Avenue | 425.5 m | 85 floorsLocation: New York  432 Park Avenue. Image © Marshall Gerometta/CTBUH 16. Guangzhou International Finance Center | 438.6 m | 103 floorsLocation: Guangzhou, China ![Guangzhou International Finance Center. Image © wyliepoon [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tMmE-9DLtH5-CT3AqBQxbHLYuGDjMD9U5bzAFJrKdf3-t5xd4vmde2tgYkKcSem5iy0Ul7MmeqQ7yyKQ4uSwlJTFBIc76uPQo1JlC-1k68dZgsaFQnVegVcHEAIbdxzvIbd94NXNCmFwlNWoGeaERY_NbOyt-Efn0Ve3hf2RVsXReP=s0-d "Guangzhou International Finance Center. Image © wyliepoon [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") Guangzhou International Finance Center. Image © wyliepoon [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 15. KK100 | 441.8 m | 100 floorsLocation: Shenzhen, China ![KK100. Image © worldaroundtrip [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uwsEGFBDJcu7YHfN5Z5MkzcWJkUBiAD8ZHo8tXd3zlFNKp4xNCEfHmYRhiG2WDo7_O6HDD68ILLzVm0trT5RGdoP6afeJ_BU8jCTFoIVYEB3oqmKJpOJlUviTR87culNS6M1Nm9RzQCwY7aP7I4sVY3v95egPKobh-63XaotpDQ4miHg=s0-d "KK100. Image © worldaroundtrip [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") KK100. Image © worldaroundtrip [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 14. Willis Tower | 442.1 m | 108 floorsLocation: Chicago, United States ![Willis Tower (former Sears Tower). Image © TonyTheTiger [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vfsM-lRc-JN35Md6cEL8l7axCFAwmvfOzynb71hn7J9c4y9V-Pa5WyLlzCvfhDsRDw5XWaSAmxQwB1ldirAq5sMUxPXlcRbCQdI3UyN8ruoMhKFRe6XkLY5_YA9rBjconxYydR7p-39QZV778lX_J5FnGHiNTEVW1_lZxb8zIroHAxIA=s0-d "Willis Tower (former Sears Tower). Image © TonyTheTiger [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 2.0") Willis Tower (former Sears Tower). Image © TonyTheTiger [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 2.0 13. Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Zifeng Tower | 450 m | 66 floorsLocation: Nanchang, China ![Zifeng Tower. Image © Tomchen1989 [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u29R2uA_w7NXvU1-3vv86AGtYtxLzk3i6gFR367qKI5DVHuTo9nDbkTlpryvWOHR-viCq6DqpNipat6PwCUl0X3nHvNytI10BAF8p0RkVJZfnDGeZ0W7Zr6qTzxa1-7xIONzsoFLnoB_bNmbwHmY6e1xTybwUoZdSt7BjotxdA9F0ZzQ=s0-d "Zifeng Tower. Image © Tomchen1989 [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 2.0") Zifeng Tower. Image © Tomchen1989 [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 2.0 12. Torre Petronas 2 | 451.9 m | 88 floorsLocation: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11. Torre Petronas 1 | 451.9 m | 88 floorsLocation: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ![Torres Petronas. Image © Hadi Zaher [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sGAPf48z36T7oCrg3OYCAV2GILs2sgUXFKj9YiKLUVxo8GF_NI8hV49TMANTyldEu28tFx3NJFTzhWwxgPEPNqCG6J7Hd2D6_t9HmurPTlA6-Qo4YeFtlM3M4sZwyfyFdz86OIxuqx1QSer3RYGiFC1-bwH1_JfGjgd5If0Vn21BWg=s0-d "Torres Petronas. Image © Hadi Zaher [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") Torres Petronas. Image © Hadi Zaher [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 10. International Commerce Centre | 484 m | 108 floorsLocation: Hong Kong ![International Commerce Centre. Image © Isaac Torrontera [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s8gxEQN2rJqD1iniCqGiG4bSve28jd6DQslN0m7_bqPnEsHnjWnGuYP-yVGXbkFthIhqyvd3-QTbRyIyizptU_4RcDUoEIFzBAW_jrcnxfKi0DMJNpiO0djicFJMNVPap26Scct2pCJZPlrRitM7f7HC8l5TYDEHrDH3-NT9WPJcJFug=s0-d "International Commerce Centre. Image © Isaac Torrontera [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") International Commerce Centre. Image © Isaac Torrontera [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 9. Shanghai World Financial Center | 492 m | 101 floorsLocation: Shanghai, China ![Shanghai World Financial Center . Image © Ferox Seneca [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vhj8qrY7ahNSnjYxDT6BdH5o8NuPmHizODa-oO6ZkmMMol3OlH2avgBZH3BKvO4GpUNxoaqJr2gVCpzWvZLwKRWCsYLeSZOCrVDEn2nv8cVc0aii8DC-zVnjCYLqT26jj_4XwDWLO3H3e-WfCBTsvE1BBrFmW8sHq_-RxeDHM2Vdnk=s0-d "Shanghai World Financial Center . Image © Ferox Seneca [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0") Shanghai World Financial Center . Image © Ferox Seneca [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 3.0 8. TAIPEI 101 | 508 m | 101 floorsLocation: Taipei, Taiwan ![TAIPEI 101. Image © Chris [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s8lOCm7drWHXvzaYvX9Tr0DSWrC6PdjOdPH-EGox9JANPaqu9609Cz5cOM-qC3p-afP_TgtdzwNDrYyR-irvG7-V2nnzX3Gi-MFZQSUeBn-uybvhi8WqII0UsQ7q04Xlora9Z7T4nVUinR--epkweMMpgZMCDqbrt1s-pt5tHOiWTo9g=s0-d "TAIPEI 101. Image © Chris [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") TAIPEI 101. Image © Chris [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 7. Guangzhou CTF Finance Center | 530 m | 111 floorsLocation: Guangzhou, China  Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre. Image © K11 / New World Development 6. One World Trade Center | 541.3 m | 94 floorsLocation: New York ![One World Trade Center. Image © Andrew Moore [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vecQZFHPyHd388Ytg3qYxfzOD2FcXPv7oIReRDOnVDF_Dgtz0v_n1HJxsr1KvxfzkTgkB_S1Mnpvg7EzAsXqoEWpRh3oIg0U6kMqGvFgFb6SShLup1V3-mwcKbjIKBSRuIvIt5t4VB74UVg_UZvpB7QDA3FbybzJgmEJRgl5dRta7GMg=s0-d "One World Trade Center. Image © Andrew Moore [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") One World Trade Center. Image © Andrew Moore [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 5. Lotte World Tower | 554.5 m | 123 floorsLocation: Seoul, South Korea  Lotte World Tower. Image © zjaaosldk, bajo licencia CC0 4. Ping An Finance Center | 599 m | 115 floorsLocation: Shenzhen, China ![Ping An Finance Center. Image © Terri Meyer Boake [vía CTBUH]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uJ5quOzVSVDYEqv6Q7hyjGROu1ot4bmCeM6fwBUmp-nqzpN_BV12r3SnMZ0Lhxta3TU6cTHx83Apba6-qIpmjVppek09eySxYd6M8Br26BhitSeGP-is15iEDekuPdrfQiZo2_HWqJ8ABnuKiz8Db8Mb4h1i5plSU0uWsZxWYiexrcKyq5HAyiDCLHVcM_xUSX2DIAzWMC6EeBwqPNdCzJLNGed99WAKrxEA=s0-d "Ping An Finance Center. Image © Terri Meyer Boake [vía CTBUH]") Ping An Finance Center. Image © Terri Meyer Boake [vía CTBUH] 3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower | 601 m | 120 floorsLocation: Mecca, Saudi Arabia ![Makkah Royal Clock Tower. Image © Samira [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vmq-QwMZ-yXJb_Hy39sFPNMx5ZdFlD70seaEzot6xbwWim9fd5OMQqEM_EsUf_VgU3cgR_ZQzkp1tl8Iv_RzjIRkyT1itKhX0eJQheAHBS4LG0bzuZYB2pur1H3-wanGXhJH6hQCGihTQeggwN0hgKuu1a7TtJVyrkkKV8lj12-7q7_w=s0-d "Makkah Royal Clock Tower. Image © Samira [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0") Makkah Royal Clock Tower. Image © Samira [Flickr] under license CC BY 2.0 2. Shanghai Tower | 632 m | 128 floorsLocation: Shanghai, China ![Shanghai Tower. Image © Ermell [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 1.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uZckkb30B1E5PuFuksFrHm7Ahl6ZF_A7ttoTNi01lJJDvj55pR_JE1S5trQU0tur2DjHgvOxAP1i2enuzeQcLQ9u5GLJoW2bXGon3J1swQddNRuV0LNtOGbcFjFK8tT-5CGLHwm2Va0LhYjYYbbH9wt2wGEqS4QwHOfHQQWx-nR5uyYQ=s0-d "Shanghai Tower. Image © Ermell [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 1.0") Shanghai Tower. Image © Ermell [Wikipedia] under license CC BY 1.0 1. Burj Khalifa | 828 m | 163 floorsLocation: Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Burj Khalifa. Image © Colin Capelle  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Crowdfunded Architecture Tourbooks Help You Discover Cities' Best Kept Secrets Posted: 09 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT  via Kickstarter. Courtesy of Virginia Duran. Cities have a wealth of experiences, landmarks and sights to offer the eager traveller, who despite their ambitions, may begin to feel overwhelmed under the weight of culture and geography that saturates their travels. It is easy to get lost not only during pilgrimages to iconic locations, but also in the number of places to go and things to see, guided on overpriced tours and by consumerist maps. But worry not, for a new Kickstarter campaign has been launched for the Architectour Guide – a hardcover curated compendium of key spots that's got you covered during your next urban crawl. "The guide is made for the urban explorer, an individual who loves discovering cities in a different way," explains Virginia Duran, the London-based architect and urban planner responsible for the campaign. "Architectour Guide collects the best spaces of a city inspiring travelers to craft their trips in a unique way, making it easier for us to visit, understand and photograph each of these places. As a consequence, we travelers will be helping to keep buildings alive."  via Kickstarter. Courtesy of Virginia Duran. Created for various cities across the world, each guide will highlight over 300 places to explore, 200 ideal sketching spots, as well as more than 700 hidden gems and stories to uncover. A large foldable map is included for guidance to these locations, as well as tips to visit relatively inaccessible places and to avoid paying unnecessarily. Suggested themes such as "Happy Rainy Days" and "Drink with a view" may also lead you on your next self-guided adventure. Another noteworthy element of the book is its lack of photographs, which "spoil our first impressions" according to Duran. Instead, each location is accompanied by its own personal hand-drawn sketch, so as to not take away from the experience of visiting a site for the first time. Descriptions are also limited to 3 essential facts. This exhibits Architectour's intention to create a unique and more personal experience for its users, that focuses on immersive traveling.  via Kickstarter. Courtesy of Virginia Duran.  via Kickstarter. Courtesy of Virginia Duran. The project initially started as a personal initiative for Duran, who created her first guide of Chicago in 2012 to catalog her stories and experiences. The digital guide gained traction, resulting in 100,000 downloads as of January last year, which prompted a further exploration of the project's scope. The guide will be printed on high quality, recycled, and bleed resistant A5 paper, after which it will be hand bound in a hard cover with an elastic strap. With a goal of €15,000, the campaign's first three guides will cover London, New York, and Paris, to be shipped out later this year. All proceeds will currently go towards the printing and publication of these. A guide to Istanbul's architecture and key locations will be made possible if the Kickstarter reaches €50,000. To fund your next great urban discoveries, visit the campaign here. News via: Kickstarter.
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| Psychopedagogical Medical Center / Comas-Pont arquitectos Posted: 09 May 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Adrià Goula
 © Adrià Goula From the architect. All rehabilitation services for people with mental illness are grouped in this building. The center is composed by the repetition of a 6m wide space module. A system of economic and energetically sustainable constructions, plus the domestic scale and the warmth of the interior spaces added to the relationship between building and nature, makes this a HEALTHY BUILDING.  © Adrià Goula The building is placed in the outside of one of the main health centers of the city, surrounded by a park. The programe develops basically on the ground floor to facilitate the mobility of the users.  © Adrià Goula  Ground Floor Plan All the rest of pavilions are displaced with their specific programs along a central courtyard adapted to the topography of the original terrain and separated from each other by gardens and orchards. The interstitial spaces between the access and the perimetral pavilions are occupied by the connecting ramps.  Cortesía de Comas-Pont arquitectos The austerity of using a single cladding for facades and roofs contrasts with the appearance of greenhouses in the southern façades as a passive bioclimatic system and the use of wood as the main element in the interior spaces.  © Adrià Goula The building has an economical, modular and high efficiency energy system that allows to adapt the energy demand according to the interior occupation and the external climate.  Diagram A light and ventilated cover is proposed over a metallic structure. The roof section allows to ventilate the air chamber in summer and close it in winter to conserve the heat and radiate it in the interior with some automated mechanisms.  © Adrià Goula The same happens in the south façade where a linear porch with a depth of 1.5m performs the function of a thermal mattress thanks to the greenhouse effect. These spaces have a practicable closure based on PVC curtains that can be closed in winter to accumulate heat (introduced in the interior through the ventilation system) or opening in summer leaving the porch as a sun protection element. The vegetation in these spaces is cultivated by the patients themselves as part of the rehabilitation therapy.  Section The sustainability criteria has been essential throughout the construction process. The Energy Certification places the building in the category "A", the most efficient.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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