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- Chicken House / Büros für Konstruktivismus
- Command of the Oceans / Baynes and Mitchell Architects
- Pedras do Mar Resort & SPA / M-arquitectos
- Dave & Bella Headquarters / LYCS Architecture
- House that Coexists with the Landscape / Takashi Okuno
- Fire Station of Tianfu New District / CSWADI
- Ginza Place / Klein Dytham architecture
- Peka Peka House I / Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects
- Apple Event Offers First Look into Apple Park's Steve Jobs Theater
- OMA and FABRICations Win Competition to Transform Former Prison Complex in Amsterdam
- ONE Apartment Building / JSARQ
- The Real Star of The Apple Keynote? ARKit Augmented Reality Technology
- Fleischmann Residence / PRODUCTORA
- Rafael Moneo Selected as 2017 Praemium Imperiale Laureate
- AV HOUSE / Cristián Romero Valente
- Michigan Lake House / Desai Chia Architecture + Environment Architects
- Zhang Ke Awarded 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal
- Algae Dome by SPACE10 Could 'Combat Chronic Malnutrition'
| Chicken House / Büros für Konstruktivismus Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Martin Eberle
 © Martin Eberle From the architect. This former chicken house was built in Berlin right after World War II. It is located in a lush garden near a villa from the 1930s. One of the main ideas for the project was to maintain the house's slightly decayed and charmingly ruinous exterior look, surrounded by plants, while the interior was converted into a brand new artist studio in 2016.  © Martin Eberle The interior was gutted, opened into one space and a mezzanine inserted. Everything is done entirely in wood, with the original chimney and the existing steel beam also re-packaged in wood to strengthen the entire geometry of the space.  © Martin Eberle  Section 3  © Martin Eberle  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Command of the Oceans / Baynes and Mitchell Architects Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © Hélène Binet
 © Hélène Binet From the architect. Command of the Oceans is a unique conservation and re-use project at Chatham Historic Dockyard by Baynes and Mitchell Architects, and has been shortlisted for the 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize.  Location The project began in 1995 with the discovery of the remains of the Namur - a large 18th century naval warship - beneath several layers of floorboards in one of 47 Scheduled Ancient Monuments at the Historic Dockyard. Hailed as the most significant naval archaeological discovery since that of the Mary Rose, the timbers became the focal point of Command of the Oceans – unlocking the potential of a series of historic buildings as 21st century visitor facilities and galleries.  © Hélène Binet The complex project has included the preservation, display and interpretation of the Namur, orientation to help visitors understand the Historic Dockyard's wider role and context, and the creation of new galleries, visitor welcome and hospitality services. At the heart of the Command of the Oceans, a striking new building has been inserted into the long, thin gap between two existing Scheduled Ancient Monuments. This forms a new entrance and circulation hub connecting hospitality areas with new gallery spaces and access to a new sunken gallery for viewing 'the ship beneath the floor'. The adjacent buildings have been renovated and adapted to form gallery, catering and retail spaces. The profile of the new building links the saw tooth ridgelines the existing, adjacent buildings, mirroring circulation routes inside. Outside, a major programming of landscaping and public realm improvements helps visitors to understand how Chatham Historic Dockyard worked in its heyday.  Section A-A'  Section B-B'  Section C-C'  Section D-D' A small palette of materials, mainly consisting of black metal, black limestone, board-marked concrete and composite timber have been used throughout the project - materials which respond robustly to the strong, industrial language of the existing Dockyard buildings and landscape. Complex works on site included archaeological excavations, underpinning the existing historic structure and the installation of a temporary floor suspended from the original structure to protect the historic timbers. The £9m project was funded with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Homes and Communities Agency, and other individuals, Trusts and Foundations.  © Hélène Binet  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pedras do Mar Resort & SPA / M-arquitectos Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Paulo Goulart
 © Paulo Goulart From the architect. This brand new hotel was recently opened on 2016, in the Azores Islands, Portugal. With 125 rooms, the hotel stands over a oneiric landscape of scopes that cut out the north shore of S.Miguel Island. Our mission was to create an architecture that values its relationship with the landscape.  © Paulo Goulart Therefore, the building complex extends horizontally to improve the viewpoints to the north shore as well to the vulcanic massif – known as Lagoa do Fogo - at the south. The hotel incorporates its functional essence and its constructive mission to the environmental values of the Island, using local materials.  © Paulo Goulart  Cross Section  © Paulo Goulart Regarding its shape, the building complex takes advance of the stunning scenery.The building, designed on three floors, respects the horizontality and scale of the surrounding environment. It seeks to integrate and appropriate the landscape in its programmatic extension, where all rooms and public spaces of the hotel are visually connected to the lush landscape.  © Paulo Goulart  © Paulo Goulart  © Paulo Goulart Both the interior and exterior spaces are protected from harsh weather, the prevailing winds, and sunlight. The Azores, empirically known for having the four seasons in just one day, The local materials – cryptomeria wood and vulcanic basalt stone, greatly responds to the site at issue – both climatic as well as territorial. The Hotel represents all site's strengths.  © Paulo Goulart  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dave & Bella Headquarters / LYCS Architecture Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:00 PM PDT  Atrium 1. Image © Qingshan Wu
 Ground-level pathway. Image © Qingshan Wu Layering Matrix: An Architectural Promenade in warehouse-converted office space From the architects. The new headquarters of Dave & Bella, located in Hangzhou’s Binjiang District, is a multi-purpose office building converted from a warehouse to accommodate the expanding business thanks to the company’s reformative business strategy. The main challenge is to curate an open spatial sequence suitable for mixed programs including general office space and a wide range of auxiliary functions. This project makes a good case in the context of contemporary Chinese urbanization in which the adaptive reuse of outdated warehouses is widely practiced as an urban renewal method.  South overview. Image © Qingshan Wu The existing building is a 50m by 50m embroidery-manufacturing warehouse, completed in 2003. Characterized by the long spatial depth and rigid column grid, the conventional factory layout makes the interior under-lit and poorly ventilated, which hurts the versatility of the interior. The design proposes a total reconfiguration of the existing spatial order, maximizing the potential utility of the rigorous legacy structural grid. With the introduction of connecting tissues, LYCS aims to vitalize the linearity of the layout, achieving a versatile work space with plenty of light and air.  Circulation To address the issue of lacking natural lighting, three atriums are introduced to the center of building mass. The atriums are fit into long-span structural bays, making them column-free light courts. LYCS also used full-height glass curtains around the atriums in order to bring more light to the desks, which is instrumental in bringing the lux level to a comfortable standard.  Atrium 3. Image © Qingshan Wu The introduction of three atriums and interior glass curtains not only light up the building from inside but also establish a progressing spatial order to space. When following the designed circulatory path across the building, one constantly experiences alternating height differences that is signified by layers of glass curtains., which is very much relatable to human scale.  Plan 1/F Such spatial order is further accentuated by a comprehensive circulatory system of ramps, catwalks, and stairs that connect different programs across all levels. This system cuts through a matrix of spaces/programs of diverse spatial qualities, serving not only as the traffic network but also as the apparatus of an architectural promenade, moderating the hierarchy of the established spatial matrix, bringing a perpendicular dimension. It also activates the interior, generally encouraging creativity and exploration.  Light court. Image © Qingshan Wu Full-height windows provide sufficient natural lighting along the perimeter. The angled and protruding window bays lighten the monolithic building mass, adding a little spice to the facade.  South facade. Image © Qingshan Wu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House that Coexists with the Landscape / Takashi Okuno Posted: 12 Sep 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © Hirokazu Fujimura
 © Hirokazu Fujimura "We want to live among the landscapes that we grew up with." This is a home for a young couple who told us this wish in the beginning. By creating an opening in the L-shaped wooden partition facing the mountain range, the plan was to create a sense connection between the main spaces in the house, like the living and dining rooms, with the landscape.  © Hirokazu Fujimura  Floors Plans  © Hirokazu Fujimura The ceiling of the living room is gently curved to intentionally create a feeling of being safely enveloped. While the rooms are connected as a single, large space, they are each designed with its own unified interior to prevent a sense of monotony.  © Hirokazu Fujimura The sounds of animals in the rice paddies provide a lullaby, the clouds on the mountains let them predict the weather, and the colors of the mountains help them recognize the change of seasons. It is our hope that the house will continue to coexist with, and become a part of, the unchanging landscape.  © Hirokazu Fujimura  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fire Station of Tianfu New District / CSWADI Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of CSWADI
 Courtesy of CSWADI Building Layout Tianfu new district is a new urban areaAs the first fire station in Tianfu new district, it integrates office, fire control, rescue, training and publicity. It will become a high standard fire station for the future.  Courtesy of CSWADI  Site Plan  Courtesy of CSWADI The original station has limited building volume, scattered construction covered too much area, make it difficult to form an overall strong image. Therefore the new design adopted centralized layout, making different function such as office building, dormitory, dining halls, multi-purpose training facility, and the public visitation gallery into an integrated arrangement as well as creating a circular layout. The function becomes compact and efficient, and creates sufficient training ground.  Courtesy of CSWADI  Ground Floor Plan  Courtesy of CSWADI Massing Design The section of the building reflects the characteristics of the fire station. In order to create more fire truck parking space and activity space, the entire ground floor is elevated. The overhead space is 8 meters high, upper massing has large-scale overhangs that produce tension for the massing. The overhead layer is inserted by four red square boxes, accommodates the functions of the Battalion foyer, Detachment foyer, cafeteria and the smoke & heat training hall, forming the concept of "fire box". Two delicate outdoor steel stairs are interspersed between the overhead spaces, creating a focal point on the outdoor circulation.  Courtesy of CSWADI Facade design breakthrough stereotyped conservative army's building, and adopted concise and modern style. The upper cantilevered massing fitted with long wing-shaped shadings, effectively solve the problem of over exposure to sunlight, at the same time unify different internal function under a complete skin texture, highlighting army's culture of uniformity.  Diagram In addition, the special facilities for fire stations, such as the combat uniform storage and closet, are also specially designed to fit into the overall concept.  Courtesy of CSWADI Public Interaction The fire station values public education, and by creating an independent touring circulation, the flow of visitors does not interfere with the fire department's daily operation: First, the publics visit the fire fighting vehicles under the overhead space, and then go through the outdoor stairway to visit the gallery on the second floor, then access to the multi-purpose training hall for fire fighting training, and then arrived in the south edge viewing platform on the second floor, the platform is in front of the training ground, easy for army review and public viewing. Finally, the steel stair in the central round opening can lead visitors to the training ground, completes the independent touring circulation. This convenient strategy for public will become a function highlight for the next generation of fire station.  Courtesy of CSWADI  Diagram  Courtesy of CSWADI Sustainable Design The station is an environmental friendly demonstrative project for the army. Courtyard greenery is a tradition for army dormitory. The main building is arranged in "U" shape, introducing the sunlight and natural air into the green environment. Thebuilding uses technical strategies such as ground level elevated ventilation, rain water recycle, training hall celling level side-window ventilation, green roof, vertical façade sun shades and permeable concrete paving to improve the architectural micro climate.  Courtesy of CSWADI  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ginza Place / Klein Dytham architecture Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Nacasa & Partners
 © Nacasa & Partners From the architect. Ginza Place, a major commercial development in Tokyo's famous Ginza shopping district, occupies arguably the most prominent recent development site in Japan. Ginza's reputation for elegance and sophistication has made it a center of Japanese culture and commerce for more than a century. Ginza Place completes the neighborhood's central intersection by introducing a bold and well calculated facade to the streetscape.  © Nacasa & Partners Tokyo based Klein Dytham ar chitecture handled the facade and building massing, and was tasked with creating a public face that synthesized the surrounding architecture and captured the energy of the intersection. At the same time, the design had to reflect the sophisticated character of the district. Ginza is known not only for its elite fashion houses and art galleries, but for its renowned collection of contemporary structures. Many of the biggest names in Japanese and international architecture have built in Ginza.  © Nacasa & Partners The realty arm of Sapporo, a company better known for beer, has owned the site for over 100 years. Seeking to create a building befitting a site of this importance, they decided to demolish the existing structure and hold a competition for the replacement. Klein Dytham architecture wor ked with leading Japanese construction company Taisei Corporation to realize their winning massing and facade proposal.  Elevation The facade takes its inspirat ion from sukashibori, a type of open latticework found in traditional Japanese crafts. Typically used in small items like baskets or tableware, the panel system used here was blown up to match the scale of the architecture. The permeability of the system allowed the facade design to be opened and closed strategically. The flexible architectural skin is applied unevenly over the building mass, breaking the large facade into smaller sections.  © Nacasa & Partners The larger composition of the facade takes cues from the surroundings, especially the Seiko Building (Wako Building) on the opposite corner of Ginza's main crossing. The Seiko Building became a symbol of Ginza upon its completion in 1932, and its clock tower remains t he icon of the area. Klein D ytham analyzed the facade, breaking it up into a short podium, a taller mid section, and a vertical extension at the top suggested by the upward thrust of the clock tower  © Nacasa & Partners This increase in scale as the building rises from small to medium to large was repurposed in Ginza Place. The paneled facade is clearly divided into three sections, which reference the height of surrounding structures. The pattern is smallest at the base to establish a more intimate scale at pedestrian level. The panel facade begins on the second floor, where a wide aperture was made to reveal a Nissan show room behind.  © Nacasa & Partners The size of the panels increase in the middle and upper sections. The lower two sections of the panel system are both self contained; they swell and shrink parabolically to form an enclosed pattern. But the higher section continues to grow upwards, culminating in full floor-height panels at the building's crown. This dramatic expression of vertical movement puts Ginza Place in direct conversation with the famous Seiko clock tower across the intersection.  © Nacasa & Partners Each of the three sections are separated by horizontal breaks of floor-to-ceiling glass. The glazed sections on the third and seventh floor peel back to create broad balconies at the corner. Both balconies are occupied by restaurants that overlook Ginza crossing. Exposing public functions at the corner connects the activity in the building to the vibrant streets below. It also creates an opportunity for patrons to see and be seen in a way that is rare in Ginza, a district where most facades are formal and closed.  © Nacasa & Partners Creating a panel system of this complexity required close collaboration between Klein Dytham architecture and Taisei. The front face of each panel is made of a single pi ece of aluminum plate. Incisions were made in the plates which were then folded, welded at the seams, and powdercoated. Each panel was prefabricated and given an individual address to record its position on the facade.  © Nacasa & Partners Taisei oversaw the fabrication and installation of the panels. Flanges on the back of each piece were carefully attached to a bespoke metal substructure developed for Ginza Place and now patented by Taisei. This framing system responds to the seismic concerns in Tokyo by allowing panels to shift and resettle freely. Gaps between panels were minimized to a clearance of 8 millimeters. The level of care and craftsmanship visible in the facade does justice to the sukashibori latticework that inspired its form.  © Nacasa & Partners The facade interprets and reflects the lineage of craft that is the mainstay of Ginza. The panel system acknowledges traditional Japanese forms but repurposes them to create a permeable skin that welcomes the community in and contributes to the social atmosphere of the neighborhood.  © Nacasa & Partners The design of Ginza Place engages its surroundings both socially and architecturally. It pays special attention to the historic Seiko Building and the other struc tures on Ginza Crossing, effectively tying together the central intersection of Japan's foremost commercial area. In do ing so, it manages to be both a striking contemporary architectural statement and a responsible steward of the sophisticated culture that has always defined Ginza.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Peka Peka House I / Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Jason Mann
 © Jason Mann From the architect. On top of a hill above Peka Peka Beach sit three simple boxes with expansive views across to Kapiti Island and inland towards pine forest plantation and agricultural farmland. There are two black-stained cedar boxes positioned to create a sheltered courtyard: one box is dedicated to living functions, the other to sleeping. The third box, clad in profiled polycarbonate, contains the garage and workshop: at night it glows when lit from within. Combined, they form a compact house designed as a primary residence for the owners.  © Jason Mann The design is a response to both views and climate; the latter a particularly important consideration for year-round living in such an exposed location. The North-facing courtyard is protected from coastal winds, yet still enjoys views right through the living room towards the sea. Timber decking surrounds the house and provides a variety of scenarios to seek shelter depending on the prevailing weather conditions.  © Jason Mann As requested by our knowledgeable clients, the house promotes some eco values in the form of a combination of PV and solar hot water panels and above code insulation. Their long-term ambition is to go off-grid. LED lighting throughout and exposed and insulated concrete slab as a heat store helps reduce power consumption. Natural ventilation picks up the consistent afternoon sea breezes.  © Jason Mann  Floor Plan  © Jason Mann  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apple Event Offers First Look into Apple Park's Steve Jobs Theater Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:10 AM PDT  via Apple Special Event September 2017 On a day of big reveals for Apple – including a demonstration of the architect-friendly ARKit augmented reality technology – perhaps none was presented so glamorously as the debut of the spectacular venue in which the event was held: the brand new Steve Jobs Theater. Apple started off their keynote address with a flythrough tour of the new space, designed by Foster + Partners (as is the main ring-shaped building), offering the first views into the below-ground spaces and the meticulous details of the ceiling, glass walls and carved handrails.  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017  via Apple Special Event September 2017 See the video for yourself here (begins around 0:18).  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| OMA and FABRICations Win Competition to Transform Former Prison Complex in Amsterdam Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Image by Robota, Courtesy OMA The team of OMA and FABRICations in collaboration with LOLA landscape architects has been selected as the winners of a competition to transform a former prison complex in Amsterdam into a 135,000-square-meter mixed-use development. Located in southeastern Amsterdam, Bijlmerbajes has been seen as a distant landmark for the city since its construction in the 1970s. But with recent expansions, the once peripheral site has moved to the center of new urban development, making the property prime location for redevelopment.  Image by Robota, Courtesy OMA The 7.5 hectare site will undergo a reorganization following a master plan that preserves the "island character" of the existing complex yet links the renovated and new structures through a series of pedestrian and cycle bridges. The "Bajes Kwartier," as it will be known, has been envisioned as a primarily car-free environment.  Image by Robota, Courtesy OMA  © OMA + FABRICations  Courtesy of rijksvastgoedbedrijf The development will offer approximately 1,350 residential units, ranging from rentals to luxury condominiums, with 30 percent designated as affordable housing. Five of the six prison towers will be demolished and replaced – the remaining will be preserved as a 'green tower' containing a vertical park and urban farming plots. The former central prison building will also be retained as a central design and arts center. Other spaces include a restaurant, a health center, a school, a series of parks and water features, and an underground parking lot.  Image by Robota, Courtesy OMA All buildings in the new district are designed to be completely energy-neutral, utilizing high r-value insulation and producing energy through solar panels, wind turbines and an organic waste decomposition system. In addition, the plan calls for the reuse or recycling of 98 percent of existing building material, manifested in some unique design solutions. "Reuse of building materials is a key part of the redevelopment plans: prefab elements from the existing walls are to be reused as cladding for new residential buildings, prison bars will be used as balustrades, and the cell doors are to become edge panels for the new pedestrian bridges," explain OMA.  © OMA + FABRICations  An aerial photo of the complex as it exists today. Image © Marco van Middelkoop / Aerophoto-Schiphol To facilitate the project, the site will be sold by the Dutch government's Rijksvastgoedbedrijf to a team of developers led by AM Real Estate. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2018. News via OMA, Rijksvastgoedbedrijf.  Courtesy of rijksvastgoedbedrijf  Courtesy of rijksvastgoedbedrijf  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| ONE Apartment Building / JSARQ Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Fernando Alda
 © Fernando Alda From the architect. ONE seeks to differentiate itself from all other real estate development projects in San José. Looking to challenge traditional vertical design, characterized by a building with identical floors, ONE has given an exclusive identity to each of its units.  Concept Sketches The building was designed from the inside out. Internal spaces are perfectly rectangular and easy to furnish, allowing one to take maximum advantage of each square foot. The building was also designed from the outside in to prove that a minimalistic, dynamic, unusual and playful aesthetic can indeed embellish the city.  © Fernando Alda The design concept is based on rectangular modules that constitute the building's very essence. These modules appear to slide sideways, back and forth. This provides each unit with a unique identity and generates one-of-a-kind cantilever balconies and terraces.  © Fernando Alda Concrete and wood imbue the building with lightness and strength. These materials also require minimal maintenance and offer maximum durability over time. They also endow the building with a timeless elegance and a modern feel.  © Fernando Alda The lobbies were also designed with distinctive finishes and colors, to reinforce the individual experience of each apartment. Thus, the same building will offer a myriad of unique visiting experiences.  © Fernando Alda With 9-foot, floor to ceiling windows, featuring light finishes, the city, and the park will seep into the apartment's internal spaces. Three-bedroom apartments feature east to west views, thus providing cross ventilation in the social area and making the internal space much cooler.  © Fernando Alda The pool and jacuzzi area feature an exquisite Calcutta marble wall, which endows the space with a distinctive character. This element brings the building's organic and free landscaping together with its natural surroundings—the park.  © Fernando Alda The fitness center features a stunning yellow ceiling, providing this area with character and energy. The project drew inspiration from the many ways in which it can be experienced: from visiting the apartments and relaxing in the common areas to admiring the façade from the street.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Real Star of The Apple Keynote? ARKit Augmented Reality Technology Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:30 AM PDT  © <a href='https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Augmented-reality.jpg'> by OyundariZorigtbaatar </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 4.0</a> Apple's fall 2017 Keynote, which at the time of publication is already underway, is the first ever event held at the new Steve Jobs Theater right at the center of the Apple Headquarters in Cupertino. Every year at its fall keynotes, the company makes it major product announcements—last year, they announced the iPhone 7, Apple Watch series 2, and Airpods. This year, most of the hype surrounded the expected announcement of the iPhone 8 (and iPhone X!). However, we have also been eagerly awaiting the announcement of updates to iOS 11 and its release to the public. First introduced on June 5, 2017 at the Worldwide Developers Conference, the discussion of the new Apple operating system will feature user updates but also developer updates—and it's here where we find the true star of the show: ARKit, the back-end tools which developers can use to create next-generation augmented reality (AR) apps for users of iOS 11 devices. ARKit has already been in the news a number of times recently, as app developers unveil the capabilities of their forthcoming augmented reality software. When IKEA's Leader of Digital Transformation, Michael Valdsgaard, announced the launch of the ARKit-infused IKEA Places app, he asked "Imagine taking 30 linear steps, you'd end up in the apartment across the street. Now imagine taking 30 exponential steps. Do you know how far you would go?" Valdsgaard answered his own question: "26 times around the world." That is the kind of impact he believes ARKis is about to have on the world of apps. "It will change how we do business, how we live and how we do retailing," he added. The ARKit is a developer tool for simplifying the creation of AR app experiences. It gives any iOS 11 device with Apple's A9 processor or better (meaning the iPhone 6s or later, a fifth-generation iPad, or an iPad Pro) the ability to recognize flat surfaces and objects and attach virtual objects or graphics to them.  via Apple Special Event September 2017 To correlate the digital and real worlds, ARKit uses visual-inertial odometry—a process of combining the data collected by the device's motion sensors with the computer vision analysis of information collected through the device's live camera. ARKit picks out notable features in the scene and tracks differences in their position, then compares that information to the motion sensing data. In addition to tracking motion, the ARKit uses the camera to estimate the lighting of the scene, and can then apply the accurate amount of lighting to the virtual objects.  via Apple Special Event September 2017 As a result, ARKit is able to seamlessly track real-world space then create and adjust the virtual space accordingly, combining device motion tracking, camera scene capture, and advanced scene processing to provide the illusion of virtual content occupying real-world space. Now, let's jump to the stuff we're really excited to see—what ARKit integration with the iPhone and iPad really means for architects.  via Apple Special Event September 2017 3 Ways ARKit's Augmented Reality Will Change How Architects WorkPresent 3D Models Like Physical ModelsNo longer will you lose sleep over transporting your physical model. You'll be able to set your digital model "on the table" for a critique, and you won't have to hold your breath hoping the jury doesn't break the roof while they peer around inside. The technology might even move the critique outdoors—walk your iOS device out onto the site and walk through the model at full size, giving a better understanding of the design's relation to its context. Ditch the Tape MeasureIf this preview of MeasureKit is to be believed, you'll be able to measure floor-to-floor heights by riding the elevator, measure the walking distance from one side of the building to the other, and quickly figure out structural bays, glass sizes, and ceiling heights. As-built drawings, precedent studies and case studies will never be the same again. Combine Photographs and Sketches More Accurately than Ever BeforeIn recent years, apps such as Morpholio's Trace have already made it easier than ever before to sketch ideas over photographs of an existing space. With ARKit, those sketches could potentially include accurate data about dimensions (furthermore, Morpholio has confirmed to ArchDaily that they plan to release new tools optimized for ARKit with the release of iOS 11 in the coming days).  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fleischmann Residence / PRODUCTORA Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Rory Gardiner
 © Rory Gardiner From the architect. The project consists of a complete remodel and extension of a 1920’s bungalow on a sloped plot in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. Although the existing building was an anonymous and generic tract home, we decided to maintain as much as we could its original character since we considered the typology interesting in relation to the site’s context and history.  © Rory Gardiner  Facades  © Rory Gardiner The existing crawl space underneath the front of the house was further excavated to augment the total square footage of the property. Towards the back a steel moment frame was added to the house in order to create a transitional space that mediates between the house and the garden and protects the rear facade from the afternoon sun. In its interior, the new central staircase with a distinct saw-tooth profile, frankly connects the upper and lower level with each other.  © Rory Gardiner  Plan  © Rory Gardiner The new grid-like structure (painted in blue) and the existing bungalow (with siding and window framing rendered in a brown-pinkish taint) establish a strong contrast. They juxtapose two different moments in time: each one with its own constructive logic, material and color code. Four of the 6 cubic squares of this addition are covered terraces, while two are interior spaces incorporated into the kitchen area (lower level) and the master bedroom (upper level).  © Rory Gardiner  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rafael Moneo Selected as 2017 Praemium Imperiale Laureate Posted: 12 Sep 2017 04:20 AM PDT  Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles. © <a href='http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwsteeds/5323909741/'>Flickr user cwsteeds</a>. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Spanish architect Rafael Moneo has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award for Architecture by the Japan Art Association (JAA). Known for his timeless, stately designs, the 1996 Pritzker Prize laureate was lauded by the JAA jury for his design approach which "[ensures] that his buildings blend effortlessly into the city landscape while at the same time respecting the environment and establishing a clear identity and a connection to his creative vision."  National Museum of Roman Art. © <a href='http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferrariguy90/9169566467/in/photolist-eYhpkV-eYhp2R-eYhayB-pzgmfg-hrA5f-5NCTR8-6b6ku9-8vaCpd-5kdoE2-eYhozP-5k1B8d-eYtxqw-eYhqDz-7iehQR-eYhpGa-eYhqpX-5NHst9-eYtNcw-eYhqc8-eYhahD-eYtLZJ-eYh9RV-eYhomP-8varDo'>Flickr user ferrariguy90</a>. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Since being brought into the public consciousness with his design for the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain in 1986, Moneo has gone on to complete projects across the globe, notably the Madrid Atocha Railway Station (1992), the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles (2002), and the Prado Museum Extension (2007), which the jury called out for its remarkable ability to "combine seamlessly the old and the new." Early influences include his father, an industrial designer, and Jørn Utzon and Alvar Aalto, for whom he worked for a period in the early 1960s. Now in its 29th year, the Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award was founded in 1988 to recognize "outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts" in the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, music and theater/film, and has since become known as one of the world's most prestigious global arts prizes. Previous winners of the architecture category include Paulo Mendes da Rocha, James Stirling, Tadao Ando, Alvaro Siza, Richard Rogers, Jean Nouvel, Toyo Ito, Zaha Hadid, Peter Zumthor, David Chipperfield, Steven Holl, Dominique Perrault and Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron.  Columbia University Northwest Corner Building. Image © Michael Moran Studio The five 2017 Praemium Imperiale laureates in each category include:
The five recipients will be awarded at a ceremony in Tokyo on October 18 by. Imperial Highness Prince Hitachi, honorary patron of the Japan Art Association, will present each Praemium Imperiale winner with a specially-designed gold medal, a testimonial letter and a 15 million yen (approximately $136,000) prize.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AV HOUSE / Cristián Romero Valente Posted: 12 Sep 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre
 © Pablo Casals - Aguirre From the architect. The AV house is located in a steep slope. It is an uneven terrain next to a gorge that looks to the south, and it does not face the sea at the east. In order to not miss this view and to protect it from the wind, the house was partially rotated facing east, offering direct visual access to the Pacific Ocean.  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre  Sketch. Image Courtesy of Cristián Romero Valente  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre The highest point of the house lines up with the street level and the parking space. This way the view to the sea is not blocked. The house respect the horizontality of it's environment that extends to each of its levels. This allows that the sea is at sight from inside of the house, as well as from the surrounding outdoor spaces.  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre  First floor plan  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre The access ramp functions as an independent element that connects the street and the parking space with the house. The need of an access ramp constitutes an architectural opportunity: In order for the ramp inclination to offer suitable mobility and a smooth circulation, it was required to establish a separation between the house and the street.  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre The interior access to the house is at a mid-level height; below the street level and above the ground floor. Once inside the house there is an access hall with a balcony that looks towards the double height living room. The balcony also offers an open view to the coast.  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre The material used for the construction of the house is reinforced concrete with board-formed finish. The purpose of this choice of material is to make the marks visible of the goodgrain when painting it white. This choice of color aims to further the effect of a luminous atmosphere that extends to each enclosure within the house, complemented with a series of skylights and light courtyards.  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre The roof is a habitable space, wich is accessed from behind the wall of the main facade. It is connected to the rest of the house through a circulation route constituted by the ramp and the hall. This way the circulation is an ascendant path that rounded off with the horizontal line of the roof, which works as a spot to contemplate the sea.  © Pablo Casals - Aguirre  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Michigan Lake House / Desai Chia Architecture + Environment Architects Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Paul Warchol
 © Paul Warchol From the architect. Perched on a woodland bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, this home, designed in collaboration with Environment Architects (AOR) of Traverse City, MI, is an assemblage of three offset structures that play off each other— the 'gathering' structure contains the living room, kitchen and a covered 'vista' seating terrace; the two 'sleeping' structures house the master bedroom suite and three children's bedrooms. A dining area breezeway connects all three structures.  Site plan The roofscape has gentle undulations that follow the movement of the natural terrain and make a playful reference to the vernacular architecture of nearby fishing villages. The resulting rhythm of exposed wood beams provides layers of asymmetrical vaults throughout the interiors. At the southern end of the house, a 20 foot cantilevered roof extends over the 'vista' terrace, providing a protected, unobstructed view of Lake Michigan and the surrounding woodlands.  © Paul Warchol Scuppers of the roof collect rainwater, allow for drainage, and assist with erosion control around the site. The home elegantly integrates geothermal heating into its design. Studies of the prevailing winds determined window placement to take advantage of natural ventilation: there is no air-conditioning in the home.  © Paul Warchol  Floor Plan  © Paul Warchol The exterior of the house is clad in 'shou sugi ban,' a traditional Japanese method of charring wood so it becomes rot resistant and bug resistant. The charred texture and the modulation of deep facade members enhances the shadows across the facade as the sun rises and sets.  © Paul Warchol We reclaimed dying ash trees from the site and milled them down to be used as interior cabinetry, flooring, ceiling panels, trim work, and custom furniture throughout the house. The interiors of the house embody the indigenous landscape that once thrived with old growth ash.  © Paul Warchol Landscape design strategies were closely tied to the design of the house. A tight palette of native vegetation highlights views while also managing storm water run-off. Locally sourced stone creates outdoor seating areas, pathways, and steps.  © Paul Warchol  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Zhang Ke Awarded 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT  Beijing Micro Yuan'er (2014). Image © ZAO/standardarchitecture Chinese architect Zhang Ke, the founder of the firm standardarchitecture, has been awarded the 2017 Alvar Aalto Medal. Presented by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA, the Architectural Society, the Alvar Aalto Foundation and the City of Helsinki, the medal recognizes an architect who, in the words of the Museum of Finnish Architecture, is "exceptionally accomplished in the field of creative architecture and has carried on Aalto's legacy of sustainable, humane design."  Tibet Niyang River Visitor Centre (2010). Image © ZAO/standardarchitecture The award jury, which comprised Toshiko Mori, Tina Saaby, Asmo Jaaksi, and Vesa Oiva, sought this year to recognize an emerging talent and to emphasize the humanist side of architecture in a year that has been defined by political instability. In their citation for Zhang Ke, the jury praised him as an architect who "stands to resist against the context of China's rapid urbanization and to promote individuality in an effort to manifest an alternative point of view, going against the commercial mainstream of the country's standard practices."  Tibet Namcha Barwa Visitor Centre (2008). Image © ZAO/standardarchitecture "He demonstrates an extremely high understanding of details and material crafts in his architecture in sometimes very challenging circumstances, such as in remote communities with limited access to technology," they continued. "His architecture serves a big idea and a big picture that is universal even though each project is very specific to its program and locale. It is because his designs are coherent at every level from materiality, to approach to the program and to understanding of its social aspects."  Beijing Micro Yuan'er (2014). Image © ZAO/standardarchitecture Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Alvar Aalto Medal was first awarded to Aalto in 1967, and has been awarded only intermittently since then. Zhang Ke is the medal's 13th recipient and joins a list that includes James Stirling, Jørn Utzon, Tadao Ando, Alvaro Siza, Glenn Murcutt, and Steven Holl. The last recipients to receive the prize were Spanish architects Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano of the firm Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, who received the medal in 2015.  Zhang Ke. Image © ZAO/standardarchitecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Algae Dome by SPACE10 Could 'Combat Chronic Malnutrition' Posted: 11 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT  © Niklas Adrian Vindelev SPACE10's latest project displayed last week at Copenhagen's CHART art fair hosts the secret to combating malnutrition, greenhouse gases and ending deforestation - a pretty steep demand for a structure only four meters tall. The hero of this story is a microalgae that runs through the three hundred and twenty meters of tubing entwined around the pavilion. IKEA's future living lab worked with bioengineer, Keenan Pinto and three architects, Aleksander Wadas, Rafal Wroblewski and Anna Stempniewicz to build a photobioreactor that facilitates the high production of microalgae that can be grown almost anywhere on the planet. During the three days of the fair, 450 liters of algae was grown as visitors got to experience the full extent of the neon green process. Spirulina, a form of microalgae, has already been deemed "the ideal food for mankind" by the UN over forty years ago due to the impact it could have on our health and environment. It has more protein than any other food source and is packed full of vitamins and minerals. Better yet, as a photosynthetic organism, it absorbs carbon dioxide to produce useable energy and oxygen and can be further used as livestock feed rather than the soy based protein that requires rainforests to be cut down.  © Niklas Adrian Vindelev  © Niklas Adrian Vindelev The exhibition granted a great opportunity to showcase the potential of the "super crop of the future" to a wider audience as they interacted with the space within and around the bioreactor, sampling the spirulina chips courtesy of the chef in residence, Simon Perez.
 © Niklas Adrian Vindelev  © Niklas Adrian Vindelev Previous projects by SPACE10 follow the same theme. Their Heat Harvest devices recharges phones from the heat redirected from electronic goods and hot saucepans whilst the Smart Chair slopes after being sedentary for too long to encourage the user to be more active.  © Niklas Adrian Vindelev  © Niklas Adrian Vindelev Biological technologies within architecture are becoming increasingly popular to provide solutions and awareness of world issues; biodegradable mushroom root material appears in the Shell Mycelium Pavilion at the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2016 and Terreform ONE's emergency shelter incorporates a cricket farm to feed the growing population. News via: SPACE10.
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