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- FANU House / Bruno Dias Arquitectura
- Terra Alta Oberkirch Maternity Hospital / dolmus Architekten
- Sindhorn Residence / Plan Architect
- PRÁCTICA Unveils Design for International Antarctic Center in Chile
- Finalists for Boston's 2017 Harleston Parker Medal Announced
- Oyamel House / RP Arquitectos
- Cambridge To Oxford Connection: Ideas Competition Announces Shortlist
- This Stone Vault Prototype Creates Almost No Material Wastage
- RK House / AP Arquitetos
- This Large Structural Frame is Made From Laminated Wood
- Nanobio Campus / Atelier Didier Dalmas
| FANU House / Bruno Dias Arquitectura Posted: 26 Aug 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Hugo Santos Silva
 © Hugo Santos Silva From the architect. In the vinicity of the Ansião Village, on a ground with gentle and large slope, punctuated by oaks and olive trees, the project arises. The house is lost in the middle of the vegetation, always preserving the greatest amount of preexisting nature. This preservation, is the motto for the definition of the implantation of the work.  © Hugo Santos Silva  Section  © Hugo Santos Silva This house is organized from a main axis, this axis aims not only to solve the whole functional program, but also to be the delimiting element of the social zones and the private zones. The house develops on a single fllor, slightly raised from the ground. This is gerenated from the place and its characteritics, with some points of contact with the existing ground, aspiring to merge into it,  © Hugo Santos Silva  Floor Plan  © Hugo Santos Silva The adopted solution in the construction uses a small range of materials, giving it the simplicity found in Nature. Two concrete slabs define the exterior shape, creating a great freedom and, consequently, diversity in the creation of interior spaces. These give them a permeability with the outside. The compartments are no longer limited to their wall, with the opening of large spans, and are limited to Nature.  © Hugo Santos Silva  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Terra Alta Oberkirch Maternity Hospital / dolmus Architekten Posted: 26 Aug 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Michael Schwiefert
 © Michael Schwiefert From the architect. The special feature of the building task was the desire of the builder to not let the birthplace appear as a medical building, but as a residential building. It stands on an elevation directly at the edge of the forest, from where you can enjoy the view of Lake Sempach and the mountain panorama. Two building bodies that are offset to each other link to the existing and generate a defined exterior space towards the edge of the forest. This forecourt forms the address of the birthplace.  © Michael Schwiefert On the ground floor, half-public use is accommodated, such as training and lounge areas and the birth section. The central, generous entrance area ensures short procedures and overview. On the upper floor, the postpartum rooms and the therapy and practice rooms are arranged.  © Michael Schwiefert  First Floor Plan  © Michael Schwiefert The whole building had to be realized within six months, whereby a wooden element construction was developed on a concrete pedestal. Combined with the sustainability idea of the building owner, the wood construction was the appropriate material for this task.  © Michael Schwiefert The vertical façade structure as well as the dark colour treatment of the wood merge with the colour and light mood of the forest. In contrast, the interiors are lined with light spruce wood. The lighting concept by Christian Deuber gives the interiors a homelike atmosphere.  © Michael Schwiefert  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sindhorn Residence / Plan Architect Posted: 26 Aug 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Yamastudio
 © Yamastudio From the architect. Sindhorn Residence is a luxury condominium located at Tonson Rd. in the heart of Bangkok city, a location which surrounded by green scenery from many international embassy. The project sits right on the Tonson Rd. which limits the height in the frontal area, so we decided to separate the project into two towers, the low rise and the high rise.  © Yamastudio By separating the two towers, the central area between buildings becomes the main approaching plaza of the project. Instead of grouping the car park in the lower area of the building, we shift the car park to the basement and introduced serenity living life style in the low rise residence by taking advantage of the low height which is tremendously close to green scenery. This matches a group of users that does not keen on living in high rise building but among the nature.  © Yamastudio  Section  © Yamastudio On the other hand, the high-rise zone goes beyond an overall height of other buildings in the area providing panoramic cityscape scenery of Bangkok.  © Yamastudio The two towers are connected together with gigantic scale sky-bridge where packs shared facilities area such as swimming pool, fitness center, sauna and locker rooms. The pool deck is a unique area with a floating swimming pool and cozy relaxing area around the pool with superior garden on the deck.  © Yamastudio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| PRÁCTICA Unveils Design for International Antarctic Center in Chile Posted: 26 Aug 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA Spanish architecture studio PRÁCTICA has released designs for their proposal of the Punta Arenas International Antarctic Center in Chile. The proposal was one of the contenders in the design competition for the building, which plans to become the Antarctic's point of entry for the world.  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA The proposal is programmed under a linear series of barrel vaults, which leave room for it to expand as the center grows. The distinctive roofing will illuminate at night, with a skyline that establishes itself and Chile's identity as a gateway for the white continent. Read on for the architects' project description below: Project DescriptionConceived as a shelter in allusion to typical polar installations, the International Antarctic Center is organised under 16 barrel vaults that face the Strait. Both at night and daytime, the building's skyline is easily recognisable when approaching the airport. Due to the translucent membranes that cover their roofline, the vaults are perceived as a row of lanterns or sea buoys tied to the waterfront. Its linear distribution ensures capability of growth and adaptation in time.  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA The proposal's spatial organisation is ruled by a dual system: at the bottom a group of boxes – a socle distributed in one, two or three levels built in concrete structure and movable partitions that hosts those uses with the most restrictive climatic and lighting conditions – are covered by the set of metal-structured vaults enclosed by translucent glass paneling that perform as passive temperature regulators. The proposal therefore understands the vaults as a set of structurally and climatically efficient elements that offer an iconic image for such an emblematic program in the region.  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA This dual mechanism enables passive conditioning of the interior of the building by means of greenhouse effect (carrying considerable energetic and economic savings), as well as filtering of natural light, insulation during the winter and cross-ventilation in the summer. The spaces under the vaults maintain medium temperatures throughout the year, ideal for informal activities, while the museum program relies on under-floor heating. The inside of the socle boxes, which host more specific uses, is calibrated by central heating, and its ventilation is driven through the vaulted spaces in the summer. All rooms enjoy natural lighting, which is regulated through the triple-layered roofing system.  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA  Courtesy of PRÁCTICA The overall scheme is designed to ensure the temporal viability of the proposal, as well as flexibility for its interiors, where movable partitions enable the adaptation of the spaces to ever-changing requirements. The building works as a new interactive quarter for the city Punta Arenas, with houses and monuments, all protected under one big roof. News via: PRÁCTICA.
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| Finalists for Boston's 2017 Harleston Parker Medal Announced Posted: 26 Aug 2017 07:00 AM PDT  The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) has announced its finalists for the 2017 Harleston Parker Medal. Established in 1921, the medal is awarded to "the single most beautiful building or other structure" that is built in the city of Boston in the past 10 years. Established as a chapter of the AIA, the Boston Society of Architects, together with its sister organization the BSA Foundation, is committed to advocating great design and "sharing an appreciation for the built environment with the public at large." This year's jury led by Yugon Kim (IKD, TKSP Architects Boston) formed a panel of ten acclaimed Boston professionals representing a wide range of disciplines, from architecture to urban planning to media.
Last year's winner was awarded to the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building (2016) by Mecanoo Architecten with Sasaki. Previous winners include the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Addition (2015) by Renzo Piano Building Workshop with Stantec and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Art of the Americas Wing (2014) by Foster + Partners with CBT Architects. List of finalists: Boston Public Library, Central Library Renovation Project (Transformation of the Johnson Wing) by William Rawn Associates, Architects Boston Public Library, Central Library Renovation Project (Transformation of the Johnson Wing) by William Rawn Associates, Architects. Image Courtesy of Boston Society of Architects/AIA Collier Memorial by Höweler + Yoon Collier Memorial by Höweler + Yoon. Image Courtesy of Boston Society of Architects/AIA Field Elementary School by Jonathan Levi Architects Field Elementary School by Jonathan Levi Architects. Image Courtesy of Boston Society of Architects/AIA Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex by Payette Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex by Payette. Image Courtesy of Boston Society of Architects/AIA List of jury members: Yugon Kim, founding owner and partner, IKD; associate and director, TSKP Architects Boston; Karin Goodfellow, director, Boston Art Commission; Cynthia Smith FASLA, vice president and principal, Halvorson Design Partnership; Anne-Sophie Divenyi AIA, senior capital project manager, Harvard University, Office of Physical Resources and Planning; Malia Lazu, president, EpiCenter Community; Lee Moreau AIA, principal, Continuum; Alexa Pinard, urban designer, Boston Planning & Development Authority; Dante Ramos, Ideas editor, The Boston Globe; Kishore Varanasi, principal, CBT Architects; Richard A. Yeager AIA, assistant director of planning and design, Boston College. The winner of the Harleston Parker Medal will be announced at the 7th BSA Design Awards Gala on Thursday, January 18, 2018. For more information on the Award, visit the BSA website here. News via: Boston Society of Architects/AIA.
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| Posted: 26 Aug 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Adrián Labastida
 © Adrián Labastida From the architect. Oyamel emerges from the earth, shyly facing the street yet turning boldly towards the Cofre de Perote and the Pico de Orizaba, which are framed by its architectural tendency to seek the unfolding of interior space to the exterior. It exists in dialogue with its environment, on a large plot of land. The ideal place will be in the center, just at the border of the ravine, under shelter and in harmony with the greenery.  © Adrián Labastida The extensive use of concrete suggests a rock in the hill; the horizontal frame houses the spaces which move in rhythm with the surroundings; walls, slab and floor which boast a tonal palette that remains primitive while the brilliance of color is left to the visuals outside. A board frame was used to reduce the waste of wood. It complements the rustic aesthetic, which is to dialogue with the surroundings. The honest lines of concrete are permeable to the landscape. The juxtaposition of the spaces evokes a photographic frame of the views of the forest.  © Adrián Labastida At first sight, three solid introverted spaces jump out, jealous of the interior but open to the landscape to maintain euphony with the views. In the first are the social spaces that converse directly with the exterior through large openings covered with aluminum and crystal: the living – dining room and the game room are anchored in the same center for their synchrony of activities and the link with the pool and the terrace.  Ground Floor Plan In a nearby private wing, the kitchen debates with the service area, the social space and the breakfast nook which sustains an affinity with the social spaces outside.Right next to the kitchen is the covered garage for four cars, a level below the ground floor so as not to mar the façade.  © Adrián Labastida In the following space is the television room and two bedrooms for the children, with their own dressing room and bathroom. Under the shade of the third space is a contemplative terrace and a gymnasium.  First Floor Plan A proud space parallel to the first rounds off the ridge. It hosts the master bedroom and bathroom and an ample dressing room, as well as a private television room and terrace which delights with the ethereal views of the landscape.  © Adrián Labastida The concrete structure and ribbed slabs allow flexibility in the space, aside from large clearings with svelte elements that maintain a visual lightness.Steel supports are housed in the blind walls, in order to hold up the overhangs.In this home, the concrete is the finish, covering 95%  © Adrián Labastida  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cambridge To Oxford Connection: Ideas Competition Announces Shortlist Posted: 26 Aug 2017 05:00 AM PDT  © Wikimedia Commons Users: Cambridge - Bob Tubbs, Oxford - Toby Ord (CC-BY-SA-2.5) The National Infrastructure Commission and Malcolm Reading Consultants have announced the shortlist for The Cambridge to Oxford Connection: Ideas Competition. The free-to-enter competition focuses on integrating placemaking with infrastructure in one of the UK's leading growth regions: 130-mile Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford corridor. The region is home to 3.3 million people and hosts some of the country's most successful cities, as well as the world-leading Oxbridge universities. Launched in June 2017, the first stage encouraged entries from teams with a range of backgrounds - made up of urban designers; architects; landscape designers, planners and community specialists (to name a few).
Four out of the 58 teams have been selected by the competition's jury and will now develop detailed concepts in the second stage of the competition. The UK based shortlist features multi-disciplinary collaborations and a mixture of established practices and emerging talent. Shortlist: · Mae · Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design Honorable mentions were given to O&H Properties and OMMX, who was awarded £500,000 for the London "Naked House" initiative earlier this year.
The shortlisted teams will each receive £10,000 to develop their initial first-stage submissions into design concepts for development typologies appropriate to the corridor. They will be asked to consider existing, planned or proposed infrastructure and how to integrate this with development to create sustainable and livable places.
The competition jury will meet again in October to review the second-stage submissions, interview the shortlist and select a winner of the competition. The announcement of the winner is expected in early November. News via: Malcolm Reading Consultants.
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| This Stone Vault Prototype Creates Almost No Material Wastage Posted: 26 Aug 2017 02:30 AM PDT  © Maurizio Barberio Italy-based New Fundamentals Research Group recently designed and built a full-scale prototype of an experimental barrel-vaulted stone structure for SNBR, a French company that specializes in cutting-edge stone construction. The structure is named Hypar Vault in a reference to the geometry of its constituent blocks; it uses two types of prefabricated stone modules—one type is the mirror image of the other—whose designs are based on the hypar (hyperbolic paraboloid), one of the only "doubly-ruled" surfaces in geometry. The use of these configurations allowed the vault to be constructed with almost zero wasted stone.  © Bertrand Laucournet  Block geometry. Image Courtesy of New Fundamentals Research Group The modules were cut out of larger blocks of French limestone by means of wire-cutting technology using a robotic arm. Axial perforations were made in the blocks' trapezoidal forms to account for the passage of stainless steel cables inside.  Production phases. Image Courtesy of New Fundamentals Research Group  © Giuseppe Scaltrito Once fabricated, the modules were hoisted up and put in place atop a vaulted wooden framework where they were joined together. Next, the framework was removed, and the structure was pre-stressed—steel cables were inserted, tensioned using a stress pump, and ultimately anchored to the base of the vault.  © Giuseppe Scaltrito  © Bertrand Laucournet  © Giuseppe Scaltrito  © Giuseppe Scaltrito While the Hypar Vault prototype was the last of several collaborative experimental investigations between the research group and SNBR, the researchers will continue work using the hypar block with the intent to establish an innovative connection between shape, structure, and fabrication. The aim is to generate a series of novel self-supported vaulted morphologies through integrated parametric analyses.  © Giuseppe Scaltrito  © Maurizio Barberio A strong area of focus is the subject of additive manufacturing to obtain hypar blocks—using waste limestone from processing stages to obtain recomposed stone through the mold and counter-mold technique, and subsequent fabrication by 3D printing, again using waste stone and cement.  © Maurizio Barberio  © Maurizio Barberio Architects: New Fundamentals Research Group  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 26 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Estudiograma
 © Estudiograma From the architect. The 300 m² residence is oriented in the north/south format, being rooms, living room and kitchens (areas of continuous use) facing north. In this facade, large glass panels and balconies guarantee ideal and continuous lighting. Hall, garage, services, and office (limited use areas) facing the south. In these spaces, few openings guarantee the minimum loss of heat.  © Estudiograma The volumetry of the project is based on six major structural plans in the north/south direction. Among the plans, aluminum frames create an appearance of lightness and effects of shadow, light, and wind. In the east/west direction, we introduce a plane in wood to differentiate it from the other structural lines.  © Estudiograma  Exploded 3D View  © Estudiograma The six plans create three large volumes and the main access is at the highest volume, from the left of the person entering the house, creating a hierarchy between the volumes that define the entrance. The office, in this southern view, advances four meters in a cantilevered structure. In the north view, terrain backside, the plans, and volumes do not have hierarchy between them.  Ground Floor Plan  © Estudiograma  Underground and First Floor Plans In the office, seen south, the elements that differentiate are the concrete cobogos. These were inserted to guarantee a visual protection to the office besides being traditional elements of Brazilian modernist architecture. A small tear ensures the external visuals.  © Estudiograma The garage and music studio were leased underground. So the ground floor can be left open as a large lounge connecting living, dining, kitchen, and barbecue. In front of the dining room was positioned the pool, external and partially covered.  Section A  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Large Structural Frame is Made From Laminated Wood Posted: 26 Aug 2017 01:00 AM PDT  © Paul McCredie Warren and Mahoney Architects' design for the extension of Wellington Airport in Australia highlights the potential of using laminated wood in large-scale architectural projects. The structure of the facade is the result of recognizing the great versatility of laminated wood when designing large structures and complex shapes, allowing, in this case, to propose the construction of a straight piece that is curved to join the next piece. Description from the architects. The southern extension to the Main Terminal Building is a new and significant project for Wellington Airport, providing a response to the Airport's 2030 strategic goals and is the first major work to the Main Terminal Building since its opening in 1999.  © Paul McCredie  © Paul McCredie The terminal development was designed to facilitate increased passenger numbers for current and future requirements to 2021. This was achieved by providing both increased building area and a reconfiguration of the operational facilities within the south end of the terminal. This included a refinement of the security screening to the South West Pier, reorganized access to the South Pier Regional gates and additional width to the South Pier.  © Paul McCredie  © Paul McCredie The Main Terminal Building was extended by an additional 3.5 bays in a similar look and feel to the existing terminal building, and the extension to the south west pier link widened to incorporate the centralized security screening location, arriving passenger flow control system, South Pier boarding area and increased circulation.  © Paul McCredie  © Paul McCredie The South West Pier link extension is a physical connector between the Main Terminal Lounge and the South West Pier Gate Lounge and South Pier. It is designed to provide an intimate lounge experience with lower height space, a custom timber beam and folded perforated metal ceiling panel system and timber facade structure providing a sense of warmth, whilst acknowledging the detailing of both the main terminal building and the more recently completed international passenger terminal lounge extension (The Rock).  Courtesy of Warren and Mahoney Architects The south and north walls are glazed offering passengers views through the glue laminated structural timber frames. The design provides a positive memorable experience for passengers at one of Wellington's key gateways to the city.  Courtesy of Warren and Mahoney Architects Architects: Warren and Mahoney Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Nanobio Campus / Atelier Didier Dalmas Posted: 25 Aug 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Guillaume Perret
 © Guillaume Perret From the architect. The project is a university building dedicated to teachers. Its characteristic is the research in nanobiotechnology. It develops on 4 levels • Level 0: reception, cafeteria and conference space  Ground Floor Plan  First Floor Plan The building consists of 36 laboratories of different types; physic-chemistry, functionalization, synthesis, instrumentation  © Guillaume Perret They have the particularity of :  © Guillaume Perret The laboratories are all air-conditioned and receive specific equipment. They consist mainly of wet and dry benches, fume cupboards, ventilated cabinets, specific storage under the benches. In addition, they also have analytical gas supplies: argon, helium, compressed air, etc…  Sections 34 offices + 4 meeting rooms + 1 conference room (80 square meters) spread over all 3 levels.  © Guillaume Perret  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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