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- Clerkenwell Warehouse Loft / Inside Out Architecture
- AD Classics: Al Shaheed Monument / Saman Kamal
- Anneliese Brost Music Forum / Bez+Kock Architekten
- Black House / AR Design Studio
- Cantzheim Vineyard Manor House / Max Dudler
- Plug House / studioLOOP
- Unilever Headquarters / Aedas
- Konan-House / ALTS Design Office
- Hip & Gable House / Architecture Architecture
- 2017 Brick in Architecture Award Winners Announced
- Parlament19 Apartment / Miel Arquitectos + STUDIO P10
- Heatherwick Studio Released New Construction Images and Video of the 1000 Trees Project in Shanghai
- Look Out Lodge / Anders Berensson Architects
- German Street Artist 1010 Creates Cave-Like Illusions in Unexpected Places
- Ziering Residence / Studio Pali Fekete architects
- Peter Zumthor's Kolumba Museum Through the Lens of Rasmus Hjortshøj
- Protected Houses Renovation / Atelier Tom Vanhee
- Zaha Hadid Architects Unveil Photographs of "World's Tallest Atrium" Under Construction in Beijing
- Madrid Announces Design Competition to Remodel 11 of the City´s Public Squares
- Tectum. Summer Pavilion / Raúl García Studio + Javier García Sánchez Arquitecto
| Clerkenwell Warehouse Loft / Inside Out Architecture Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Jim Stephenson
 © Jim Stephenson From the architect. InsideOut have refurbished this 2,583-square- foot apartment in Clerkenwell, central London. The design focused on enhancing the industrial aesthetic of the existing building by enhancing the "dramatic geometry" of the crisscrossing concrete beams on the existing apartment's ceilings. This involved stripping away years-old drywall to expose more of the apartment's concrete shell.  © Jim Stephenson A number of spaces were "inserted" including a TV room, 2 bedrooms, separate family and guest bathrooms, a utility room and an adaptable guest room. The inserts came in the form of numerous bespoke simple joinery pieces that emphasize the texture and strength of the concrete beams and columns.  © Jim Stephenson  After / Loft Plan  © Jim Stephenson "It was important to us, as we devised a new layout for the apartment, that we retained the open, loft-like qualities of the space. We wanted to make sure that this dramatic concrete ceiling appeared to float above the walls, unifying the apartment. The new partitions and joinery pieces were, therefore, designed to stop short of the concrete structures, expressed as objects placed into the space rather than something that divided it up." – Stephen Kavanagh - Project Architect  © Jim Stephenson Despite their simple expression, the joinery pieces house a wealth of concealed functions, including fold-out beds, integrated radiators, storage units, kitchen appliances, glazed screens, curtain recesses, sliding partitions, and the entire family bathroom. All of the joinery in the project is bespoke, made to suit.  © Jim Stephenson In combination, the project's lighting, tones and textures collude to create a series of tranquil domestic space amidst the bustle of central London.  © Jim Stephenson  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AD Classics: Al Shaheed Monument / Saman Kamal Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT  © Steve McCurry It is difficult to imagine how the serene curves of the Al Shaheed Monument, reflected in a glimmering lake in the ancient city of Baghdad, could have been built in a time of conflict and genocide. Commissioned by Saddam Hussein's regime as a memorial for the fallen soldiers in the Iraq-Iran War of the 1980s, this graceful structure exudes a quiet beauty that belies the turmoil of its birth. Several factors contributed to Iraq's invasion of Iran in September of 1980. Foremost among these were the territorial ambitions of Iraqi president and dictator Saddam Hussein, who wished to take control of the oil-rich Khuzestan region in Iran. He was also acting in response to supposed Iranian attempts to incite his own nation's Shiite Muslim majority to rebel against his regime. Within a year Iraqi forces had been repelled by Iranian forces, and the two combatants settled into a stalemate that lasted seven years. Iran was now determined to fully defeat its would-be conqueror, and only the deleterious effects of the conflict on its economy could finally drive the country to accept a ceasefire, which was negotiated by the United Nations, in 1988.[1]  Via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_031130-N-0000S-001_An_HH-60H_helicopter_assigned_to_the_Firehawks_of_Helicopter_Combat_Search_and_Rescue_Squadron-Special_Warfare_Support_Special_Squadron_Five_(HCS-5).jpg">United States Navy</a> (2003) licensed under Public Domain. Image Courtesy of United States Navy The Iraq-Iran War coincided with the latter end of a period in which the revenues from Iraqi oil exports were devoted to the construction of monuments and memorials in the capital city of Baghdad. These structures, ranging in scope from small fountains and statues to colossal triumphal arches, were built to commemorate the country's victories at war; in many cases, these architectural celebrations preceded the ends of the conflicts that prompted their construction. It is not unusual, then, that the monument built to honor Iraq's fallen soldiers in the war against Iran was opened in 1983 – five years before the ceasefire which would bring the bloodshed to a halt.[2] Despite its military inspiration, the Al Shaheed Monument contains no obvious martial imagery. Designed by Iraqi architect Saman Kamal and sculptor Ismail Fatah al Turk, the monument takes the form of a towering arabesque pointed dome, 40 meters (132 feet) tall and covered in turquoise tile. The dome is split in half down the center, with the two halves hollowed out and offset from each other; one half shelters a circular cascade and pool, while the other protects an eternal flame dedicated to the martyrs of the war.[3] The structure stands on a circular platform 190 meter (623 foot) diameter platform at the center of an artificial lake. Underneath the platform is a two-story complex comprising a museum, library, lecture hall, cafeteria, gallery, and support facilities.[4]  © <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iraq_baghdad_04.JPG">Wikimedia user Mondalawy</a> licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC BY 3.0</a>. Image Courtesy of Mondalawy Although the form of the monument was Iraqi in origin and development, it was the international firm Ove Arup & Partners—noted for, amongst other projects, their work on the Sydney Opera House—that devised the galvanized steel framework which supports the monument. The glazed tile exterior is cast in carbon fiber-reinforced concrete, further strengthening the structure. Between the artificial lake, artificial island, and the massive landmark at its center, the project cost Iraq approximately $250 million before its opening in 1983.[5,6] "In the era of the Leader-President, Saddam Hussein, leader of the revolution and the people, the Iraqi Republic has achieved security of life for all Iraqis, so that they may enjoy honor, freedom and civilizational advance in all areas." Hisham al-Madfai, the consulting engineer who drafted these words for the Al Shaheed Monument's opening in 1983, was imprisoned shortly afterward for technical failures in the concrete which made up the slab on which the bisected turquoise dome stood.[7] The incident underscored the irony of al-Madfai's words, which spoke of security of life in a regime which would later target its own Kurdish civilians with chemical weapons.[8] Although Saddam Hussein's dictatorial reign has since been brought to a forced end, many of his monumental projects still stand in Baghdad as silent but potent reminders of the fallen regime. As Iraq continues on the rocky and uncertain path toward a new national identity, the question of what these structures mean to the country remains. Only time will answer whether the Al Shaheed Monument will be irrevocably linked to the tyrannical figure behind its creation, or if the elegance and grandeur of its form will transcend its origins and allow it to earn the lasting admiration of the Iraqi people.
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| Anneliese Brost Music Forum / Bez+Kock Architekten Posted: 10 Aug 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © Brigida González
 © Brigida González From the architect. The concert hall is an ensemble, created by two new concert halls which surround an existing church building and transform it into a foyer, together forming the Anneliese Brost Musicforum. Both the existing and the new facades consist of the same facing brick. The facade concept calls for the new brick to be refined with white plaster, enriching the dialog between the two elements.  Longitudinal Section  © Brigida González  Ground Floor Plan Materials  © Brigida González Fabric: The high quality fabric is distinguished by its high abrasion resistance and is therefore particularly suitable as a material for the concert seats. The fabric consists of three differently colored yarns. This results in a three-dimensional surface which creaates a different visual effect from near and far.  © Brigida González Stucco lustro: The stucco lustro was applied to the exterior walls of the hall with an incline of 0.5 °. Due to its properties as a hard mineral material it fulfills the acoustic requirements. The craftsmanship and feel give the surface a particular quality.  © Brigida González  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Black House / AR Design Studio Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Martin Gardner
 © Martin Gardner From the architect. Black House is a private new build house in Kent, completed in the summer of 2017 by Winchester- based architects AR Design Studio. A contemporary property, Black House draws its influences from both the historic and modern buildings of Kent. A retired engineer and Conran interior designer, the clients, chose to move from a 15th century Tudor house and build a contemporary dream home in their garden.  © Martin Gardner The buildings concept was formed after the design team and clients embarked on an architectural tour in Kent, in search of inspiration from the land and local context. The floating form and massing of Black House was inspired by Sissinghurst Castle Garden, home of writer Vita Sackville-West.  © Martin Gardner The castle gardens are broken into a series of individual experiences hidden from each other by manicured hedges and weathered red brick walls. Only from the writing room in the central tower can the connection of the spaces and whole design be seen.  Ground floor plan The Black House rectangular massing was divided into blocks by key site axes, a view from the pool to a large populus tree, and a previous path to the site. Each block is linked to a distinct aspect of the garden, with a final connecting view provided from the roof of a brick tower. The volumes were separated to create a central courtyard, with a cantilevering roof to tie the modules together.  © Martin Gardner The design team also viewed Hasting's historic net huts and the traditional black clad houses of Dungeness.  © Martin Gardner With each block linking to a different part of the garden, a journey around the functions of the house is experienced. The journey begins with one of the three entrances, designed along the axes of the building. The kitchen diner is a 7.3m cantilevering room facing east to capture the morning sun. With floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors, the orientation provides expansive views across the orchard and vineyard. The drawing room fronts the pool area to the west, two spaces linked to accommodate rest and play. A panoramic horizontal window influenced by Margate frames the view from the formal dining room across the formal front lawn. The final aspect is the bedrooms, they are provided privacy and seclusion by the proximity of the woodland to rear of the house.  © Martin Gardner These spaces are all connected by the central courtyard, an area of extensive glazing allowing light and fresh air to continually penetrate the house, and provide year round sheltered outdoor space.  © Martin Gardner Having constructed the house, the clients have chosen contemporary living over historical, a building designed for them, to suit the way they want to live today. The result is Black House, a sequence of dramatic experiences linked to their garden, and is a contemporary response to the region.  © Martin Gardner  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cantzheim Vineyard Manor House / Max Dudler Posted: 10 Aug 2017 05:00 PM PDT  © Stefan Müller
 © Stefan Müller "Gutshaus Cantzheim" is a late Baroque manor set before a stunning backdrop of vineyards in the town of Kanzem, Germany, near Trier. The house was recently renovated and modernized by Max Dudler while simultaneously respecting the guidelines for historically protected buildings. His goal was to revive the extraordinary connection between the architecture and the landscape it inhabits.  © Stefan Müller  Site Plan and Elevation  © Stefan Müller Two new auxiliary buildings have also been erected at a respectful distance, accentuating the solitary dignity of the manor house. Bernhard Korte's understated landscape design further articulates the harmony between the overall ensemble and its picturesque surroundings.  © Stefan Müller The proud history of the property dates to 1740, when it formed part of the former wine growing estate of the Premonstratensian Wadgassen Abbey. It spent a long period in later years in the hands of the Episcopal Seminary of Trier. Yet in the end, it was the intrinsic beauty of the estate that moved its current owner to purchase it in 2007.  © Stefan Müller The restoration and development were primarily focused on accentuating the distinctive nature of the late Baroque manor house and drawing the impressive backdrop – the sweeping Kanzemer Altenberg vineyards, with their clearly divided rows of vines – into an observer's overall impression of the estate.  © Stefan Müller  Manor House Plans and Sections  © Stefan Müller The manor's Baroque-era sections were accorded top priority and the decision was made to remove later additions. The renovation plans for the interior of the house dictated that the original structure is left intact, but the rooms would be modernized for contemporary use. The coach house was rebuilt to house the manor's technical infrastructure, eliminating the need to cut unnecessarily into the Baroque building materials.  © Stefan Müller The new buildings, coach house, and orangery were all built at a distance from the main house, yet stand on a single axis with it. When regarding the ensemble from a distance, the alignment relieves the manor house of its dramatic tension and conveys a sense of continuity to the entire extended Baroque property. The overall composition and construction are oriented toward the landscape around it.  Remise Plans and Sections The walls of the two-story coach house, including its roof, are produced from rammed concrete. This special technique requires the application of each of its many concrete layers by hand, reproducing the earthen tones of the surrounding vineyards. The orangery to the west of the house is composed of steel and glass and serves to some degree as a counterweight to the monolithic coach house.  © Stefan Müller The airy structure picks up on the verticality of the rows of vines that dominate the landscape. The axial alignment of the new buildings produces a striking juxtaposition of different eras and technologies: the ancient waters of the Saar, the paved roads as a contemporary form of transportation, the Baroque manor house and the rail line as a nod to industrial modernity.  © Stefan Müller Situated along the horizon, they form an unmistakable panorama that highlights the successful renovations with amazing urgency. The property can be accessed directly from the Kanzem train station, a feat made possible through the acquisition of a plot around the station's small forecourt. It once belonged to the state's neighbor, but now ties the late Baroque manor back into the doings of its community.  © Stefan Müller Since completion, the property has served as a guest house, wine cellar, event room and private residence. The elegant interior design stands in respectful harmony with the existing infrastructure. On the raised ground floor, space was modified to include a commercial kitchen with two dining rooms; the historic vaulted cellar serves as an event space.  © Stefan Müller The upper floor and attic have been split into three guest rooms, as well as a private apartment with a separate entrance. Two additional guest rooms are located on the upper floor of the coach house. One room at the heart of the Baroque building has retained its original character in full: the former chapel, lit by historical vertical light shafts that even now imbue it with a sacral reminiscence of its former calling.  © Stefan Müller  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © Kai Nakamura
 © Kai Nakamura From the architect. Plug is a house located in Gunma, Japan. This is a project for husband, wife, and a son. Location in the north is a road, the east is a neighboring house, the west and the south are fields. The fields fascinate us as a view. We proposed a plan that cuts out three corners excluding the southeast. This is also aimed at cost reduction by decreasing the floor area, but we thought that the view which can be seen by connecting the direction of the line of sight all around will change dramatically.  © Kai Nakamura The entrance was made a large concrete floor, which has the northeast cut out full height window to illuminate the space and a staircase with a natural soft light, so that the husband's surfboard could be placed. Living, dining, kitchen space has a window slightly lower than the eye levels from the north to the west, and the green of the field connects in the line of sight.  1st Floor Plan  © Kai Nakamura  2nd Floor Plan  © Kai Nakamura When it reaches the south, the ribbon windows became large window. Beyond that there is a deep wood deck where the ceiling of the living room sticks out as it is, and the deck jumps out to the beach of the field. The east end of the deck, the decking raise up to the roof to protect a privacy of bath room. On the 2nd floor, there is a large terrace that is surrounded by three bed rooms. This is a residence that carefully planned the balance of opening with emphasis on the characteristics of the land.  © Kai Nakamura  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Aedas
 Courtesy of Aedas From the architect. Aedas-designed Unilever Headquarters in Jakarta opened on 21 June. It is located in the BSD Green Office Park, the country's first green office district which was also materplanned by Aedas. This new Unilever Indonesia office houses all employees from four separate offices in Jakarta under one roof. Aedas architectural and interior designs embody the global company's vision, values and European heritage within the Indonesian context.  Sketch  Sketch The new building is designed with the concept to support the spirit of community, collaboration, engagement and agility. Referenced to the traditional village planning in Indonesia, it has a 'square', 'main roads', and 'streets' to create a sense of community. The planning is focused on engaging group and individual work into zones to induce collaboration while maintaining privacy.  Courtesy of Aedas The top four floors are office spaces with break-out areas; while the ground floor is dedicated to public and shared facilities. Surrounding the central, light-filled atrium that serves as a large event space are common facilities including a mosque, staff dining area, day care centre, fitness centre, beauty salon and multi-purpose hall.  Section All community spaces are well connected to encourage interaction and embrace diversity. Indonesian batik fabrics, recycled teak timber, furniture and imagery of Indonesia used throughout the headquarters create a sense of place.  Courtesy of Aedas The building curtain wall system maximises daylight penetration. The façade is clad with grey aluminum blade louvers of varying depth to provide shading and reduce heat gain. There are no enclosed offices in order to provide best access to natural light and views for all staff. Enclosed meeting rooms are placed around the core.  Courtesy of Aedas The indentations on the facade create indoor and outdoor green pockets. Each of the four building wings are connected by piazzas which are located where the building is indented. There are also outdoor landscaped decks and rooftop for staff and guests to enjoy.  Second Floor Plan This is a uniquely Indonesia headquarters building that incorporates three key elements of Indonesian culture – community, diversity and nature – into the design.  Courtesy of Aedas  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Konan-House / ALTS Design Office Posted: 10 Aug 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Masahiko Nishida
 © Masahiko Nishida From the architect. A house under the eaves. This residence was built next to the main building in the area, where many old houses stand side by side.  © Masahiko Nishida The client's request was "I would like to have a space like the ones in the 'Glamping resort' "; and in keeping such a concept in mind, I attempted to create an area where the dweller can escape from their daily life and spend an extraordinary time.  © Masahiko Nishida Glamping provides visitors with a place to enjoy the outdoors comfortably and without a fuss. By adding a space with the attractiveness of Glamping to the house, we created an external space within the house.  Plans We extended the eaves of the triangular roof, a look which is associated with a tent, up to the wood deck and lengthened them. Thus, we successfully created a quasi-external space where the outdoors can be enjoyed without the trouble of putting up a tent.  © Masahiko Nishida The wall facing the wood deck is made of glass, so we added 7.0m beams extending from the outside to the inside which connected the inside and the outside even more, moderately bridging the interior and exterior space. If you open the window, you can enjoy the outdoors while staying indoors. If you open the windows and arrange some chairs and a table, the external space will become an internal-like space, which will help to create an extraordinary atmosphere.  © Masahiko Nishida I hope the client who wanted such an extraordinary space can enjoy transforming the room from an extraordinary outdoors space into an everyday living space.  © Masahiko Nishida  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hip & Gable House / Architecture Architecture Posted: 10 Aug 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Peter Bennetts
 © Peter Bennetts From the architect. Once was a time when a roof was a roof. Mostly it just sat up there to keep the rain off, but more importantly, it looked like a roof. A roof would hold itself in such a way, with its jaunty gables, casual hips and firm ridges, to let the world know that this house is a house. A noble task indeed. Yet, for the most part, a roof would do precious little to enliven the warren of rooms below.  © Peter Bennetts With Hip & Gable, Architecture Architecture pays homage to a dignified, long-serving Californian Bungalow, while enticing it to say a little more and to do a little more too. We began by studying its ways: it's darkened plinth, bricked chimney stacks, outlined fascias, ribbed gables and deep, bruised eyes. We emulated these ways, lending contemporary inflection to old charms. Yet it was the roof where things really got smart.  © Peter Bennetts  Floor Plan  © Peter Bennetts Indeed, the roof is still a roof. It rests over the house and it shelters its occupants. But where the ceilings were once low and flat, now they are generous and varied. A gentle underbelly has been revealed; it lifts and dips, shades and illuminates, shaping the many rooms and moods of the house.  Section From the backyard, a reclining hip casually slouches over the bedroom wing, while an attentive gable stands to attention over the more formal living spaces. Side by side, they are like the ears of a dog, one alert and the other playful, ready for whatever comes next.  © Peter Bennetts  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 2017 Brick in Architecture Award Winners Announced Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:00 AM PDT  The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Brick in Architecture Awards, given to "the country's most visionary projects incorporating fired-clay brick." This year, 35 projects from 19 states were selected as winners, with a best in-class project awarded across eight categories: Commercial, Educational (Higher Education), Educational (K-12), Renovation / Restoration, Municipal/Government, Residential (Multifamily), Residential (Single Family) and Paving & Landscape. "The winners demonstrate brick's aesthetic flexibility, and its integral role in any sustainable, low maintenance and durable building strategy," said Ray Leonhard, BIA's president and CEO. See the Best and Class winners below. CommercialApple Store, Williamsburg – Brooklyn, New York  Commercial: Apple Store, Williamsburg – Brooklyn, New York. Image © Peter Aaron Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Educational (Higher Education)Kent State University College of Architectural & Environmental Design – Kent, Ohio  Educational (Higher Education): Kent State University College of Architectural & Environmental Design – Kent, Ohio. Image © Jim Maguire Photography Architect: Weiss/Manfredi Educational (K-12)Fruitville Elementary School Classroom Building Addition – Sarasota, Florida  Educational (K-12): Fruitville Elementary School Classroom Building Addition – Sarasota, Florida. Image © Ryan Gamma, Sweet Sparkman Architects Architect: Sweet Sparkman Architects Renovations (Additions) / Restoration (Restoring)Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship House – Washington, D.C.  Renovation/Restoration: Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship House – Washington, D.C.. Image © Robert Creamer Architect: Cunningham | Quill Architects Municipal/GovernmentJohn W. Olver Transit Center, Net-Zero Energy Building – Greenfield, Massachusetts  Municipal/Government: John W. Olver Transit Center, Net-Zero Energy Building – Greenfield, Massachusetts. Image © John Linden, Peter Vanderwarker Architect: Charles Rose Architects Residential – MultifamilyThe Aston – Washington, D.C.  Residential (Multi-family): The Aston – Washington, D.C.. Image © Maxwell Mackenzie Architect: Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS Residential – Single Family Residential (Single-family): Kinsley – Oxford, Maryland. Image © Don Pearse Photographers Inc. Kinsley – Oxford, Maryland Architect: John Milner Architects Inc. Paving & LandscapingVIA 57 West; New York, New York  Paving/Landscape: VIA 57 West; New York, New York. Image © Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners Landscape Architect: Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners See all of the winning projects, here.
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| Parlament19 Apartment / Miel Arquitectos + STUDIO P10 Posted: 10 Aug 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © José Hevia
 © José Hevia From the architect. Two windows facing a party wall, our point of reference, the beginning of the project... Where serendipity arose and focused our purpose.  © José Hevia Parlament19 is our experiment with reflective ergonomics. A creative distribution of mirrors enticing the glimmer of light, which cautiously entered this third floor Sant Antoni apartment. Inviting the trees and the nature of the barrio into the space.  Diagram We extended this design strategy to the internal distribution of space. Positioning a cube of mirrors, acting as a kaleidoscope of light at the geometric hinge of the apartment. Internally, this golden cube houses those apartment services that can be utilised without natural light – the kitchen & two en-suite bathrooms. Externally, it creates the illusion of space that spreads to the bedrooms and communal areas.  © José Hevia Upon entry, the cube acts as a gatehouse inviting the visitor into it’s magnified surroundings.  Floor Plan Carefully balanced, the layout of Parlament19 rotates around the centrally boxed kitchen and bathrooms. It consists of a living / dining room & balcony, adjacent to a bedroom en-suite.  © José Hevia The final area, situated in the quieter internal mezzanine, consists of a bedroom, office / dining room and bathroom. Through a combination of sliding doors and curtains the space connects and disconnects from the rest of apartment, adapting to a social or intimate function. A smattering of golden touches adds warmth and luminosity to the space in the form of structural reinforcements, handles, switches & fissures. Parlament19 deepens our convictions that surprise is the best tool to enrich and rediscover. Where a closet (let’s imagine Narnia) waits at the end of the room with a whole universe inside. What was hidden behind the golden flash in the Pulp Fiction briefcase? We are on it!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Heatherwick Studio Released New Construction Images and Video of the 1000 Trees Project in Shanghai Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:00 AM PDT After last week's check in on Heatherwick Studio's 1000 Trees project in Shanghai by #donotsettle, the firm itself has released additional images and a video of its construction progress. The 300,000-square-meter development is located 20 minutes from downtown Shanghai next to the M50 arts district, taking the form of two "tree-covered mountains." As the name suggests, the design will feature concrete structural columns that widen at the top to create large planters for 1000 trees. The video captures the building in its half-completed status, showing how it will interacts with its surroundings and the adjacent Wusong (Suzhou) River.  © Mir "Existing planning permission for two conventional shopping mall blocks had been granted for the site, but a huge, boxy building would need to be broken into smaller pieces in order to fit in with the surroundings," explain Heatherwick Studio. "The integrated planting acts as a natural balancing element and the building's edges are lowered to minimise the impact where it meets the art district and park, reducing the discernible threshold between them."  © Noah Sheldon  © Noah Sheldon  © Noah Sheldon News via Heatherwick Studio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Look Out Lodge / Anders Berensson Architects Posted: 10 Aug 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects
 Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects From the architect. Anders Berensson Architects has designed and partly built an extension to a house in the Stockholm archipelago. To keep a low budget and still being able to elaborate with architecture the office divided the house into two categories.  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects  Site Plan  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects "The house box" that is designed like a simple box to be built on site with local materials and building techniques and the "Prefabricated architectural elements" that are designed and prefabricated by the architects and later inserted into the house during the building process.  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects  Prefabricated Elements Diagram  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects The house is designed with a focus on simplicity and function just big enough to host a sleeping area and a small space for working. The office then focused on designing two custom-made windows that could be built and prefabricated by the architects for those two spaces and purposes.  Section One window to look towards the outside fields while working and one window to look towards the sky when resting or falling asleep. Another goal with the design was to redefine the idea of a window as a flat ready-made glass piece into an architectural element that creates its own space with a clear focus towards the outside.  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects This goal led to the design of a sky tower one can crawl into when being in bed totally dedicated to the sky and one corner window with a desk inserted to it that creates a work space on the inside and table for flowers on the outside with a clear focus and direction to the outside field.  Cross Section The Sky Tower  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects The outside of the tower is cladded with overlapping boards. There is a local tradition of making jig saw patterns in this type of façade so we decided to design a pattern of big animals, amphibians, birds, flowers and fishes that are living in the archipelago and the Baltic Sea.  Courtesy of Anders Berensson Architects The Desk window  Plan On the outside the desk I made out of terracotta red concrete with holes for flowers to grow. The inside of the desk is made of birch plywood with holes cut out for different purposes. The biggest hole is for sitting in the corner looking out. A bench going under the desk in the corner creates divan type of chair where the whole becomes the armrest. The mid-size holes are for ventilation, cables, lamps, and pencils, the tiny holes are pencil sharpeners.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| German Street Artist 1010 Creates Cave-Like Illusions in Unexpected Places Posted: 10 Aug 2017 05:05 AM PDT  Paris, 2014. Image Courtesy of 1010 Ready for a mind trip? Take a look at the work of German street artist 1010. For more than a decade, 1010 has been painting colorful cave-like illusions that make flat surfaces appear as if they have been breached by holes go on forever. To create his works, the artist first makes papercut models by layering stacks of paper in specific color palettes, then translates the depth into paint. He has used this technique in surprising places across the globe including both interior and exterior walls and even on an abandoned highway in Paris. Check out some of 1010's latest work below.  Warsaw, 2015. Image Courtesy of 1010  Berlin. Photo by <a href='http://https://www.instagram.com/nikakramer/'>Nika Kramer</a>. Courtesy of 1010  Hamburg. Photo by <a href='http://https://www.instagram.com/affenfaustgalerie/'>Affenfaustgalerie</a>. Courtesy of 1010  Berlin. Photo by <a href='http://https://www.instagram.com/chopemdownfilms/'>Chop Em Down Films</a>. Courtesy of 1010  Detroit, 2016. Photo by <a href='http://https://www.instagram.com/chicagoculturecouple/'>Chicago Culture Couple</a>. Courtesy of 1010  Marseille, 2014. Image Courtesy of 1010  Panama, 2015. Photo by <a href='http://https://www.instagram.com/articruz/'>Articruz Panama</a>. Courtesy of 1010 See more of his recent projects on his website and Instagram.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ziering Residence / Studio Pali Fekete architects Posted: 10 Aug 2017 04:05 AM PDT  Courtesy of Studio Pali Fekete architects
 Courtesy of Studio Pali Fekete architects From the architect. A curved sweep of living spaces and a projecting wing of bedrooms embrace a panorama of ocean and mountains.  Courtesy of Studio Pali Fekete architects Located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, this residence overlooks the Pacific Ocean and has a backdrop of the Santa Monica mountains. A curved sweep of living spaces and a projecting wing of bedrooms embrace a panorama of these unique ocean and mountain views.  Sections Strict viewshed restrictions for maintaining views for neighboring residences resulted in a low slung profile that never exceeds more than fifteen feet. The front façade follows the arc of the street and is further accentuated by a gently rising roof line that anchors the house to the specificity of its site.  Courtesy of Studio Pali Fekete architects The street façade of the Ziering Residence is clad in 1x2 Ipe wood rain screen to offer a quiet, unobtrusive face to the neighborhood with strategic slot windows that give glimpses of what lies beyond. The front door and pivoting wall panels transform this façade when opened, presenting views of the interior, the courtyard and the ocean beyond.  Courtesy of Studio Pali Fekete architects The courtyard side of the house is an exercise in transparency. Sliding glass panels open up the entire house to the outdoors. A deep overhang offers an interstitial covered area for al fresco living. An open floor plan with the living, dining, parlor and kitchen laid out along a curve with the master suite turning the corner creates a sense of intimacy within the relatively generous accommodations.  Courtesy of Studio Pali Fekete architects Finally, the lower level has the family room and kid's bedrooms, which present a contrasting world of calm and solitude with a sunken courtyard extending the private domain to the exterior.  Street Level Plan  Lower / Upper Level plan What appeared as a closed world opens to reveal a picture of contemporary Southern Californian domesticity.  Courtesy of Studio Pali Fekete architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Peter Zumthor's Kolumba Museum Through the Lens of Rasmus Hjortshøj Posted: 10 Aug 2017 02:30 AM PDT  © Rasmus Hjortshøj In this series of images, photographer Rasmus Hjortshøj has captured the Kolumba Museum by renowned architect Peter Zumthor in Cologne, Germany. The museum, constructed atop the ruins of a Gothic church destroyed during World War II, was a response to a competition that aimed to protect the remains of the Gothic work and create a space to house the art collection of the archbishopric of Cologne. In his winning design, Zumthor fused the existing ruins with modern architecture ideal for religious art in an elegant and minimalist way. With his photographs, Rasmus Hjortshøj offers a tour of Zumthor's design, portraying the building within its urban context, while examining the architect's dedication to detail.  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj
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| Protected Houses Renovation / Atelier Tom Vanhee Posted: 10 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Filip Dujardin
 © Filip Dujardin From the architect. Two disused protected 17th-century houses on a brewery site in the centre of Bruges were rebuilt into a family home (with existing retail and storage space).  © Filip Dujardin The different window types and added rear façade are witness of successive conversions over time. The design starts from the changes the building has undergone and adds a new layer. The historical and authentic parts are kept or reconstructed and, where necessary, structurally improved. These elements (doors, fireplaces, beams, stairs) go hand in hand with new elements, and remain legible.  © Filip Dujardin A patio and a sloping roof between the existing gable roofs transform the attic into a fully usable space and activate the residual space between the roofs. The darkest space (dining area) opens up until the roof ridge. This area has a view on the activities of the brewery of the inner square through a more industrial looking balcony.  Section A vide connects the different floors to each other and brings light from the patio and the trapezoidal window in the attic to the heart of the home. A new stair, above the existing stair, makes the formerly unused attics accessible and answers to the requested enlargement of the house. Together with the patio, the stair and vide activate a typical leftover space.  © Filip Dujardin  Floor Plan  © Filip Dujardin The elevator and the toilet are housed behind recuperated historic cabinet doors. A shaft is placed behind an authentic cabinet door to make the house accessible with a lift in the future. An old passage way to the house of the grandfather on the first floor is reopened. The existing spatial format at the front remains and accommodates the more closed functions of the house.  © Filip Dujardin Waste heat from the adjoining brewery heats the house and rainwater is recuperated. The site is close to public transport, in the touristic area of Brugge. The interventions are invisible from the lively public square at the front of the building. The renovation reallocates a historically valuable building and guarantees its existence for future generations.  © Filip Dujardin Product Description The old windows layer are remade in wood with the same profiling as before.  Elevation The added roof is in Zinc. The material is easy to use in connection with rooftiles, it suits well in the historical context and it makes the new added roof readable. The floors are in wood, referring to the wooden floors.  © Filip Dujardin The original material is shown on the old parts of the house : such as the old chimney in bricks, such as the interior historical joinery, the old wooden beams, the old roof arches, the old stairs,…  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Zaha Hadid Architects Unveil Photographs of "World's Tallest Atrium" Under Construction in Beijing Posted: 10 Aug 2017 12:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects and SOHO China Zaha Hadid Architects have released new photos showcasing the ongoing construction progress of Leeza SOHO, a mixed-use office tower in Beijing's Lize Financial Business District. This twisting, contorted structural skeleton, which weaves together two separate sections of the tower and visually fuses them, will house the world's tallest atrium, rising the full height of the building.  Rendering. Image © MIR The 172,800sqm building straddles a new subway tunnel that diagonally divides the site. According to the architects, the tower is designed to "rise as a single volume, divided into two halves."  © Satoshi Ohashi (Zaha Hadid Architects)
 © Di Ding (Zaha Hadid Architects)  © Yicheng Yang (SOHO China)  © Satoshi Ohashi (Zaha Hadid Architects) The practice has collaborated with SOHO China to realize four projects, totalling in all 1.4 million sqm of office and retail space. Zhang Xin, CEO of SOHO China has said: "China attracts the best talent from around the world. It's important to work with architects who understand what the next generation requires; connecting communities and traditions with innovative new technologies to embrace the future."  Section through atrium. Image Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects  © Yicheng Yang (SOHO China)  Rendering. Image © MIR  Rendering. Image © MIR  Rendering. Image © MIR The tower is set to top-out at 207 meters in September of this year, with completion slated for late 2018. News via Zaha Hadid Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Madrid Announces Design Competition to Remodel 11 of the City´s Public Squares Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:00 PM PDT ![Parque Mirasierra en el distrito Fuencarral-El Pardo. Image © Comunidad de Madrid [Flickr], bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND 2.0](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vn9koln5wceWUmc1x1XybO4M4YWzBAd5uJMb87TrYjc90tws0EirxcRfkfdT6OoBMt5Jytu3kd27oANLlnSp3dFSPN3WbjM9JeEZyduReD65P1R0OlpIuRsl0GziZPJjI5MJy89ypAa4s_Ts1XGwWC5RPswAxtDw4FEoRtfeeIp-rRR1BTD-5V6eELSJqFnBZQxw8gUEo3dLM=s0-d "Parque Mirasierra en el distrito Fuencarral-El Pardo. Image © Comunidad de Madrid [Flickr], bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND 2.0") Parque Mirasierra en el distrito Fuencarral-El Pardo. Image © Comunidad de Madrid [Flickr], bajo licencia CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The municipality of Madrid´s Area of Sustainable Urban Development, in collaboration with the Official College of Architects of Madrid, has announced a design competition to remodel eleven public plazas in the outskirts of the Spanish capital city as an urban regeneration strategy for the city´s periphery. As part of the strategic plan, Regenerate Madrid, the competition, "Plaz-er", seeks to "contribute to the creation of an upgrading program for the civic plazas located on the city´s periphery, understood as representative spaces with a singular and identifying character for the local areas population that should be reinforced through the new project." "The plaza is where citizen identity is formalized, for this reason, this type of public space is fundamental for social cohesion in the area", explained the organizers. The plazas chosen are divided by "difficulty of function, size and complexities." The competition is open to qualified architects, with either a degree from Spain or from abroad (UK, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) that has been legally recognized or validated in Spanish.  First group:
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Winners will receive a prize of 12,000 euros for plazas in the first group, 10,000 euros for plazas in the second group and 8,000 for plazas in the third group. Get full competition details here.
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| Tectum. Summer Pavilion / Raúl García Studio + Javier García Sánchez Arquitecto Posted: 09 Aug 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Diego Opazo
 © Diego Opazo From the architect. This building is located on a plot of 4000 m2 with the purpose of becoming the focus of main activity of housing in the summer months. For this, a pavilion is created totally open to the garden as a continuity of this one.  © Diego Opazo  Ground Floor Plan  © Diego Opazo It is a completely permeable construction, but with its own very marked identity, because the deck slab defies gravity by means of the imposing cantilever which, because it has no supports, is directly linked to the pool, being only a roof that 'floats' to generate shade in the rest of the program: an open kitchen with barbecue and a traditional oven, a large arbour, and the toilet area and dressing rooms to service the pool.  © Diego Opazo The hidden perimeter lighting still further highlights the slab's lightness, while the lagging provides a modern look that fits seamlessly with the main house.  © Diego Opazo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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