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- German Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale Will Respond to Debates on Nations, Protectionism and Division
- House on Krokholmen / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
- Bishan Cultural and Art Center / TANGHUA ARCHITECT & ASSOCIATES
- D House / KIENTRUC O
- Flower Cage House / Anonym
- Neobio Family Park / X+Living
- Brick House / Bastian Architecture
- Anna Meares Velodrome / Cox Architecture
- Gehry Partners Tapped to Replace Gluckman Tang for North Adams' Extreme Model Railroad Museum
- Capuchinas 34 / dmp arquitectura
- World's Largest Sandcastle Rises in Landlocked German City
- Nobu Ryokan Hotel / Studio PCH
- Foster + Partners and Branch Technology Win Phase 2 of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
- Memphis Teacher Residency / archimania
- 9 Types of Design Juror Every Architecture Student Faces in School
- Ronda House / Marina Vella Arquitectura Urbanismo
- Antarctic Base McMurdo Station Receives Sustainable New Master Plan
| Posted: 04 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Curators of the German Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. Image Courtesy of GRAFT In 2018, Germany will be reunified for 28 years, the precise amount of time that the inner German border wall—which was active from between 1961 and 1989—stood between "East" and "West". With this in mind, the German State have announced "Unbuilding Walls" as the theme of the German Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. Curated by Marianne Birthler and developed by GRAFT, the exhibition will be designed to "respond to current debates on nations, protectionism, and division."
According to the commissioners, the exhibition will focus on "the effects of division and the process of healing as a dynamic spatial phenomenon." They added: "Special focus will be given to outstanding examples of urban and architectural design that address aspects of division and integration. The inner German wall, whose existence and deconstruction became a symbol for the failure of dialogue and its overcoming, [will[ serve as a starting point and background."
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| House on Krokholmen / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter Posted: 04 Sep 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © Åke E:son Lindman
 © Åke E:son Lindman From the architect. The site is a promontory on the relatively small island of Krokholmen in Stockholm's outer archipelago: a typical archipelago landscape with windswept dwarf pines and soft mountain outcrops produced by the inland ice. The plot benefits from open views, in the east all the way out to the lighthouse Almagrundet in the open sea, and it is at times exposed to strong winds. The family wanted a maintenance-free vacation home in one level with social space both inside and outside.  © Åke E:son Lindman  Floor Plan  © Åke E:son Lindman We proposed a two-part plan. Through a central wall holding the fireplace, a narrow opening gives access to bedrooms, bath and storage, that are oriented to the forest in the west. The large family room with kitchen and entrance could thus face out towards the sea with daylight and view in three directions. A screen of wood and glass runs around the house and unite interior and exterior spaces on a base of in-situ cast concrete. The living room opens up through large sliding doors onto three terraces, one of which is sheltered from the winds and facing south and one is completely open to the water to the east. The building section with a unifying arcuate roof creates the spatial quality of the interior but also defines the entire character of the building. The horizontal openess of the main space out towards the sea is balanced by its verticality, an internal ridge height of 6 meters (18 feet).  © Åke E:son Lindman The tent-like room and silhouette of the house connects to the idea of the least complicated way to spend time in nature, but it is also inspired by the older Swedish pavilion- and gazebo architecture, light buildings carefully placed in the landscape. The results often have a flavour of easy going summer life, yet sometimes surprisingly grand in their expression.  © Åke E:son Lindman Construction and finishes are made entirely of wood with the exception of a steel girder distributing loads above the main facade. Curved glulam beams rest on the low gable facades and meet along a ridge roof beam. Facade panels and trellis screens are made of cedar wood. Roof and exterior m  © Åke E:son Lindman  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bishan Cultural and Art Center / TANGHUA ARCHITECT & ASSOCIATES Posted: 04 Sep 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © ARCH-EXIST
 © ARCH-EXIST From the architect. Bishan Cultural and Art Center is located in the north of Central Park Lake, Bishan, Chongqing. It is one of the earliest projects in this area, and it is also the most important component of public service complex in Chongqing Green Island District. The County Annals of Bishan recorded that : In the past, people used to take the mountains as jade. In addition, these mountains were said to yield jade-like stones. So they called it Bishan (mountains which is made of jade). Bishan Cultural and Art Center recreates the ancient description of "Bishan" in an abstract way. It reflects the landscape of the environment. We want it to be a "place" rather than a building.  © ARCH-EXIST  Sketch. Image Courtesy of TANGHUA ARCHITECT & ASSOCIATES  © ARCH-EXIST In the original site, 3 massifs stand opposite to each other, and the valley between them extends nearby. Such natural relationship inspire us. To us, it would be the best response to the nature ,the city and the culture. The mass is cut according to the tendency of the valley. And this helps to connect several public spaces. The landscape in the western part of the site will flow into the building through the platform on the 2nd floor. This platform connects 3 masses and plays the role as City Parlor.  1st Floor Plan  2nd Floor Plan The way that the building forms leads to different texture on the 'inner and outer surface'. The 'outer surface' of the main building is draped with glass curtain wall and grey grilles which help to against west sunburn. The horizontal line that formed by the orderly metal plates offers a plain and modern appearance.  © ARCH-EXIST And it also highlights the variation of interior space. When it comes to the 'inner surface', glasses that combined with metal plates and aluminum mesh in different triangle planes create a Chinese traditional pattern called ice crack. Such texture also make the 'inner surface' an eye-catching 'crystal'.  © ARCH-EXIST  © ARCH-EXIST We separate the Cultural and Art Center into three parts: main space, auxiliary space and transportation space. All these spaces are set around a public platform according to the original terrain. The theater is in the east part of the building, while conference center, cultural center and other functions are located in the west. Visitors enter different venues from the platform, and service rooms connect several volumes together under this platform.  © ARCH-EXIST  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2017 05:00 PM PDT  © Hiroyuki Oki
 © Hiroyuki Oki From the architect. To what extent will the architecture of a house sought to become in a constant changing contemporary context?  Perspective Fast changing society put architecture at a point to which it has to change quickly to adapt to the demand of new functions or commercialization, and the frequency of changes is both ambiguous and persistent. If a place is defined just by the focus on values, to what extent will the house support the ambivalent reality of economic value and function, while retaining its core architectural one, which is nurture, stability, and permanence?  © Hiroyuki Oki Witnessing the course of alterations, the architects behind the design are confronted with an open-ended question on how a house should grow, pondering on which part is the heart that will retain its core architectural intention, while the remaining chunk of the house will be free for modifications.  Axonometric Commission to renovate a friend house, KIENTRUC O chose to fill in the context by subtracting the site with a void. The house is a seventy years old colonial villa that sits on one of the busiest roads in the heart of the city. The original house is a brick building that later expanded with an additional separate steel structure at the back of the house twenty years ago.  © Hiroyuki Oki Confronted with the constant chaos of the city, the house juxtaposes against its urban context by introverting itself through spatial subtraction, creating a void that denotes its noisy context, only to remain a moment of internal monologue, poetic stillness, reflection, contemplation, and connection. Elliptical in geometry, the void carves along the horizontal side of the house toward the steel structure to the back, continuing upward to the roof forming the receding pattern of the floors above. The spatial abstraction of the void's geometry is materialized.  © Hiroyuki Oki Architecture has changed since commercialization. It does not just convey aesthetic as how it used to be, but more commercial construed, whose logic at some point in the future will expire, and it rather expires quickly. As the void sits in silence, denoted of distractions, it is the embodiment of the purity of emotion, triggering a sense of subtlety in the Vietnamese understanding of nature, despite the ambiguity of programmatic function.  © Hiroyuki Oki  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © Ketsiree Wongwan
 © Ketsiree Wongwan "Flower cage house" is a former housing estate size 60 sq.wa with an internal area of 300 sq.m. The owner wants to renovate the house that was over 10 years to provide space that suits the needs to its full capacity. From home survey, architects have proposed to adjust the interior space, bring in natural light and add the multipurpose area over the original garage.  © Ketsiree Wongwan Ground floor, at the main living area we smashing most of the solid wall and introduce steel frame glazing panels. Extend the extra space behind the house to meet the demands of increased usage and pull natural light into the house. Because it locates on the north side so we only bring the light but not the heat and with extra windows, they enhance better ventilation. The main entrance has been adjusted to the pace to walk home and make it more interesting.  © Ketsiree Wongwan  Section  © Ketsiree Wongwan  Ground Floor Plan The garage area is improved by removing the old pole structure. Then rebuild new steel structure building over to have a multi purpose area on the 2nd floor, which can be connected to master bedroom. Underneath, the area has been refreshed by creating fish ponds.  © Ketsiree Wongwan The iron stairs above the pond lead to the multi-purpose area, act as the area's features. The upstairs interior is collapsed and transformed into a penthouse. This floor is truly a private residence, consisting of a master bedroom, living area, dressing room and connecting bathroom.  © Ketsiree Wongwan The new building represents the owner character who is strong, energetic, yet gentle and sensitive at the same time. It is reinforced with aggressive steel structure but it still feels light. Increase the tenderness with the olive tree pots that are specifically designed by ceramic artists, the symbol of freedom placed between the space of the entire frame of 102 trees to enhance the uniqueness of this house.  © Ketsiree Wongwan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © SHAO Feng
 © SHAO Feng From the architect. When we designed bookstores we intended to make reading pleasant and educational, and to turn children's reading area into an amusement park-like place. This time we are designing a real indoor amusement park. Neobio Family Park is located within two European buildings in Building 5, Shopping Street of MinhangXinghewan, Lane 3788, Duhui Road, Minhang District, Shanghai. It is divided into Reading Area, Dinning Area, Sims City, Climbing Area and Party Room. Entering the main entrance, we are surrounded by wavy forests and rolling hills, which are book shelves of the reading area and are the best place for kids to play hide-and-seek. Every tree hole is an exclusive small world for the children. We use small forests and hills to create a free and relaxing reading area where kids feel close to nature. By the window near the forest a leisure reading area for parents is designed.  © SHAO Feng  © SHAO Feng Through the ocean pool-like stairs we come to the Sims City, where a miniature city is created. Here you could find urban road system, including roads, zebra crossings, street lamps and parking lots. In the middle, a 3-stories house is divided into left and right side, within which there are mini post office, gas station, supermarket, hospital etc.; also there are kids' favorite Play House scenes: kitchen, dress, make up and changing diapers for babies. The kids could go every corner freely in the mini city, and parents could watch their kids having fun at the rest area on the opposite side. Deep inside Sims City, there is a place that "little princesses" love most - Princess Cosplay Area; girls could dress up as all kinds of princesses and take photos. While accompanying their princess, the mothers could get their nails done.  © SHAO Feng Go across along Time Tunnel, we arrive at the Big Child Area where various slides, climbing racks fill the whole floor and it looks like a huge maze. The most eye-catching part is an S-shaped slide, from which the children could slide directly to the dining area on the 1st floor. Parents could bring their children to enjoy delicious food in the dining area after the children had a great time playing all around. In the dining area, lots of balloon-like hanging Game Boxes are designed, all of which are connected by transparent crawlways, children could have fun crawling all around. There are dining tables around these boxes, allowing parents to take care of their kids while dining. Two VIP rooms are designed for families who require private space.  © SHAO Feng In the basement, there is the Party Room for kids with various themes such as Indian, desert and Mediterranean. Here, children could hold birthday party in their favorite room. Special King&Queen chair is designed in every party room, making every child the real hero of his party. Neobio takes you into a fairy tale world in reality!  © SHAO Feng  1F Plan  © SHAO Feng  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Brick House / Bastian Architecture Posted: 04 Sep 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Justin Aaron
 © Justin Aaron From the architect. This project saw the revitalisation of an inner city worker's cottage. The renovation opened up the internal spaces, provided natural light and a direct connection to the outdoor area. Internally the house has been reconfigured, consolidating service areas around a small side courtyard and opening the living and dining space directly onto the new courtyard. The new extension has been raised to match the garden level, the internal floor change occurring at the threshold between the old and new parts of the house.  Floor Plans The renovations + additions took cues from the existing materiality of the building, in particular an exposed recycled brick wall. Recycled bricks were sourced to match and the wall was extended, adding texture and colour in an otherwise monochrome extension. New brickwork weaves through the project, beginning inside as the kitchen bench, wrapping along the length of the room as a ledge for artwork and modern essentials, snaking outside and bulging to form a BBQ bench and finally dipping down to create a long bench seat.  © Justin Aaron The hit + miss brickwork of the courtyard will visually borrows space from the shared laneway beyond, while the brick on edge paving steps its way into the landscape; blurring the edges between garden + courtyard.  Section The materiality of the bricks is contrasted by a folded white living, kitchen + dining space. The roof folds up to the north providing light and ventilation while also creating a sense of weightlessness which counteracts the solid brick base.  © Justin Aaron Located in a Heritage Conservation Area the renovation is not visible from the street providing a sense of delight and surprise as you walk thought the traditional front of the terrace into the new open + light extension.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Anna Meares Velodrome / Cox Architecture Posted: 04 Sep 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Veloshotz
 © Veloshotz "It's a beautiful track. It's going to create a wonderful atmosphere for the Commonwealth Games 2018." Anna Meares, one of Australia's most decorated Olympians, on the opening of the Anna Meares Velodrome, in November 2016.  © Christopher Frederick Jones Designed by Cox Architecture and completed twelve months ahead of schedule, the Anna Meares Velodrome is a world class venue featuring an international competition standard 250 metre timber cycling track, with its facilities catering for a range of cyclists and a number of indoor court sports. The Velodrome is adjacent to an outdoor BMX track, creating a cycling-specific precinct both for elite athletes and the community. Cox has arranged the building to create a public plaza between the velodrome and the BMX track that serves both facilities ensures its use all year-round.  Ground Level It will be a centrepiece venue for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, along with two other Cox-designed venues, the Cairns Convention Centre (basketball) and the Gold Cost Aquatic Centre (swimming and diving)  © Christopher Frederick Jones The Anna Meares Velodrome is located at the southern end of the Sleeman Sports Complex (SSC) at Chandler in Brisbane, Queensland, an elite sports training hub which is home to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre, BMX Super Cross Track, and training facilities for both Weightlifting and Gymnastics.  © Veloshotz The velodrome is sited in a eucalyptus forest, yet its unique form sits comfortably in its context. The sweeping, undulating roof is inspired by the dynamics of cycling and is a defining feature of the velodrome's design, lifting towards the straights of the track where the greatest number of seats are, and pulling down at the bends where there are fewer seats. The roof design also allows for versatility in the velodrome's seating requirements, ensuring maximised views from all aspects when further seating is added for major events. It accommodates 1,500 permanent seats, but will be able to hold 4,000 seats during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. A multipurpose indoor sports court occupies the centre of the track.  © Christopher Frederick Jones The velodrome is energy and water efficient and is the first velodrome in the world to have full LED broadcast-quality lighting. The velodrome is made from a steel structure with a Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTSE) membrane cladding, which is both translucent and opaque to allow natural light into the building. The combination of steel and membrane creates a continuous tessellated pattern on the surface of the building. The white membrane cladding also allows for projections to be cast onto the facade during game time. At night, external lights cast a silhouette of the trees onto the facade.  © Christopher Frederick Jones  Roof Ceiling Plan  © Christopher Frederick Jones  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gehry Partners Tapped to Replace Gluckman Tang for North Adams' Extreme Model Railroad Museum Posted: 04 Sep 2017 09:00 AM PDT  Gluckman Tang's original concept for the museum. Image © Gluckman Tang The Extreme Model Railroad and Contemporary Architecture Museum has selected Gehry Partners to replace Gluckman Tang as lead architects of their new museum planned for the town of North Adams, Massachusetts, reports the Berkshire Eagle. Along with the change in designer comes a change in location to an 83,000-square-foot site on Christopher Columbus Drive (near contemporary art museum Mass MoCA) and a major increase in scope – while original plans called for a 45,000-square-foot museums, new figures project the building will total as much as 75,000 square feet. Estimated to cost approximately $65 million, the project will contain the hybrid programming of model train dioramas and architectural models and artworks. In points, the two seemingly disparate galleries will collide, with scale trains moving through architectural environments created by architects including Gehry and Zaha Hadid.  Guggenheim Bilbao. Photograph by <a href='http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/carlosreusser/2529458249/in/photolist-4Rw8P8-bqB77o-B284X-bm4iCT-qoC7s-4RAhf7-zwEd9-3gB5hg-6UanLf-bmgFbg-B27VW-5PFUQS-bmfRir-5owbLU-8htKfk-4RAbW3-hXMLs-4Y1v9Z-Hwhfb-e9nDYX-bmgKeR-6xR1Ws-bmgTvn-Dj9d9-7vepYY-dchMtH-3XSbNn-djuw8G-oWWLT5-owtHrp-4Rwfoc-6KMF6X-4RAQ2j-4Rwauz-dchJAT-HwiDf-6L6XGP-65V7BT-2HpBFn-dR93jv-4Rw9mP-47haJx-oLXuxh-bmcQpB-nNxbrR-mFy4i-djuwyS-owtae9-4RAg6J-dchQrB'>Flickr user carlosreusser</a>. Image in the public domain The appointment was made by museum director Thomas Krens, the visionary behind Mass MoCA and former director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The partnership is a familiar one – Krens and Gehry have collaborated four times previously including the development of the Guggenheim Bilbao in 1997. Krens is also partially responsible for several other notable projects currently planned for North Adams, including the Gluckman Tang-designed 160,000-square-foot Global Contemporary Art Museum (GCAM) and a city masterplan by Jean Nouvel. News via Berkshire Eagle, Architect's Newspaper.
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| Capuchinas 34 / dmp arquitectura Posted: 04 Sep 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Omar Chavez Godoy
 © Omar Chavez Godoy From the architect. Located on the outskirts of Mexico City, San José Insurgentes, Capuchinas 34 is a housing project of 6 levels, in which the building is resolved in a rectangular asymmetric volume of moderate height that distributes 4 apartments, 1 Pent-House and 2 Roof Gardens.  © Omar Chavez Godoy  2nd Level  3rd Level  © Omar Chavez Godoy The solution of the architectural program unifies 3 bedrooms with bathroom and dressing room each, living room, dining room, TV room, kitchen, laundry room in spaces between 154.45 m2 and 221.51 m2. The idea of designing a "underground" parking lot without generating large volumes of digging forced the main access to rise 1.40 m in relation to the level of the sidewalk by means of a staircase, which leads to a wide lobby in which the combination of wood, glass and stone materials in gray and white tones are present. Following this diagram, the first department was linked to the access plant causing that the house was reduced in its social area nevertheless it was managed to compensate through the creation of a discovered deck in the back of the land and an inner courtyard in The heart of the building.  Section From the 2nd level onwards and the following, the structural and functional scheme allowed the generation of loose spaces that integrate the public area with a terrace and which, through planters as aesthetic elements, manage to contain the area and, in turn, create a relationship between the nature of the context and the essence of the project. The palette of materials that conforms the aesthetics of the building responds to the integration of 3 elements: vegetation, light and transparency, this way predominates the use of apparent concretes, steel and aluminum cancellation with glass, generating a facade with moving away of the uniformity that usually means a residential building.  © Omar Chavez Godoy  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| World's Largest Sandcastle Rises in Landlocked German City Posted: 04 Sep 2017 07:15 AM PDT  Image by<a href='http://https://www.instagram.com/p/BYlkaseHna7/?taken-at=1260446287301858'> Instagram user velberlinle</a> The Guinness Book of World Records has crowned a new world champion sandcastle in a surprising location: the landlocked city of Duisburg, Germany. Rising 55 feet (16.68 meters) into the sky, the sandscraper is formed from more than 3,860 tons of sand sculptured by a team of designers from 10 countries over a three week period. Stylized as a magnificent medieval city, the design also incorporates familiar structures from around the world, including an appropriately leaning scale version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This was the second year in a row the city attempted to claim the title of world's largest sandcastle. Last year, the structure suffered a significant collapse and was disqualified for using materials other than just sand and water. This year, the sculptors used a different variety of sand, composed largely of a very fine quartz measuring less than one millimeter per grain. The attempt hit a snag once again with a minor collapse mid-way through construction, but the designers were able to adapt their design on the fly to reach the final mark. The Duisburg castle takes over the title from a 50-foot-tall structure completed just this past February in Puri, India. The sandcastle is planned to remain on view through September 29th. News via Business Insider
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| Nobu Ryokan Hotel / Studio PCH Posted: 04 Sep 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Dylan + Jeni
 © Dylan + Jeni From the architect. Nobu Ryokan is a renovation of a 1950's era motel in Malibu, CA. It is the flagship project for the growing Nobu hospitality brand. The design concept of Nobu Ryokan blends elements of a traditional Japanese ryokan (inn) with Western elements of a bed and breakfast and boutique hotel. The resulting project includes rich wood craftsmanship, meaningful material transitions, and framing views, all reflective of traditional Japanese design. Interior and exterior spaces have blurred transitions leaving guests feeling connected to the natural environment. No two rooms are the same and some offer private courtyards with framed views of the Pacific. The design accomplishes this while maintaining the privacy expected of a boutique hotel.  © Dylan + Jeni The material palette of Nobu Ryokan is ipe, teak, poured in place concrete, oil rubbed bronze and limestone. Knuckle jointed siding corners and expressing the boards used to form the concrete celebrates the craftsmanship throughout the project. The sandy tones of the concrete and the bronze left to weather organically interact with the natural materials of wood and stone and reinforce the architecture's connection to the site and surrounding environment.  © Dylan + Jeni  1st Floor Plan  © Dylan + Jeni This beach front property in Malibu, California presented some design challenges. The project was a complete renovation that transformed an existing bungalow type roadside motel into a quiet oasis in the heart of a bustling beach community on the Pacific Coast Highway. The city of Malibu has very strict regulations related to building on the beach that the design and construction teams had to navigate. In addition to this, there were structural challenges associated with an ocean side site with the potential for significant seismic activity. Also, because the property is on the PCH, noise mitigation was an important factor in the design. Though you are only steps away from a busy highway, the courtyard feels peaceful and intimate with views drawing the eye to the Pacific Ocean.  © Dylan + Jeni  2nd Floor Plan  © Dylan + Jeni  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Foster + Partners and Branch Technology Win Phase 2 of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Posted: 04 Sep 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of NASA HQ PHOTO The team of Foster + Partners and Branch Technology have been awarded first prize in the latest stage of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a $2.5 million multi-phase competition designed to generate ideas and advance technology for the construction of sustainable housing solutions "for Earth and beyond." After printing three cylinder and three beams the first two levels of Phase 2, Stage 3 asked teams to design and print a 1.5-meter dome using indigenous Martian soil and recyclable materials, envisioning how future habitats could be constructed on the Red Planet. Teams were required to develop the 3-D printing technology itself as well as the structural design for each dome. The competition also dictated each structure be built within a 22-hour time frame, using the specific materials, geometric tolerances and autonomous performance that would be demanded by the Martian landscape.  Foster + Partners and Branch Technology's Winning Design. Image Courtesy of NASA HQ PHOTO After winning first prize in the first two phases earlier this year, the Foster + Partners-led team was again selected as the victors after their concrete dome proved capable of handling a maximum load of 1694 kg, more than double that of any other team. The design was also awarded points for maximizing the use of local materials or mission waste – the winning mixture utilized 30% recycled mission plastics and 70% Martian regolith.  Foster + Partners and Branch Technology's Winning Design. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners  Foster + Partners and Branch Technology's Winning Design. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners For their victory, Foster + Partner | Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee was awarded the first prize of $250,000. The team from Pennsylvania State University earned second place and a prize of $150,000. Learn more about the competition, here.  2nd Prize Winner Penn State University. Image Courtesy of NASA HQ PHOTO  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Memphis Teacher Residency / archimania Posted: 04 Sep 2017 04:01 AM PDT  © Hank Mardukas
 © Hank Mardukas From the architect. A faith-based, non-profit organization required a new space for recruitment, training, and supporting teachers through an urban teacher residency graduate program. Their new space is positioned between a public, large central atrium and more intimate atrium of a multi-million square foot vertical village (previously a large distribution warehouse). Their new home is made up of three functions: staff offices, flexible training rooms, and community areas for breaks and collaboration. The space is also open to a large private terrace with outdoor seating for small meetings or to recharge throughout the day.  © Hank Mardukas  Diagram  © Hank Mardukas Along the central atrium, a multi-faceted wooden form negotiates the interaction and entrance between the semi-public functions within this agency and the publicly accessed central atrium. This component anchors the main entrance, while also providing opportunities for storage, gathering, retreat, agency signage, and building systems to be more concealed. As a procession element that leads patrons through the space, a deep, linear storage wall for training room furniture is lined by a combination of wood doors and fixed panels. Through the staff work area, a central community table with overhead storage provides a place for collaboration, flexible gathering, and material preparation and distribution. These wood components act as connective tissue that weave throughout the distinct programmatic zones as both a threshold and a guide.  © Hank Mardukas Throughout the design for this space, the client's distinct use of book icons to express a source of knowledge was translated into an architectural language and spatial detailing that colors and meters the space. As a means to celebrate the existing structure and its contextual contribution to Memphis, the restrained material pallet greatly contrasts the gritty concrete and textured brick – including marks and scars documenting their history. The existing column capitals are illuminated through the space and carefully bisected by walls and ceiling planes. Sealed concrete floors reveal years of use and are supplemented by painted graphics on the floor at common entrances to respond to the prior use as a warehouse and distribution facility.  © Hank Mardukas  © Hank Mardukas This new space is located in the heart of the city, which provides this community-focused organization with a new tool for recruitment, where residents can live 'on campus'—Levels 7-10 in the vertical village are apartments—in a diverse environment that enriches their academic endeavors.  © Hank Mardukas  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 9 Types of Design Juror Every Architecture Student Faces in School Posted: 04 Sep 2017 02:30 AM PDT  Design juries undoubtedly form the very foundation of architecture school. Their success or failure, however, largely lies in the hands of the jurors who are assigned to review student work. While architecture is an inter-disciplinary subject with wide-ranging consequences, most jurors are specialists in a singular sub-field. This makes design juries a terrifyingly unpredictable affair; students don't just battle against their nerves and sleep-deprivation, but are also required to be on their toes to ensure that they can handle anything that the jurors might throw at them. However, this is easier said than done. As a student, defending your work against criticism from an easily-offended know-it-all juror will probably do you more harm than good. Similarly, it's hard to impress a building services expert by harping on about the probable positive sociological impacts of your design proposal. Being able to correctly identify the academic or emotive leanings of a juror can go a long way in helping students present their work strategically, thus ensuring that they make the most of their jury experience. Here's a compilation of nine types of design jurors every architecture student will probably face at some point in school: 1. The Pragmatist The Pragmatist. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/873472'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) Most likely to say things like, "I don't care about the sculpture garden, show me your bathroom layout," the Pragmatists tend to deeply consider the practical aspects of building construction. They won't stop at toilets, however; everything from parking and structural layouts to plumbing and HVAC details are fair game. All your revolutionary ideas—think vertical gardens, fancy parametric forms, earth-berms—will most likely be discredited once these jurors start to question the building technology behind them. 2. The Theorist The Theorist. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/419215'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) These are the jurors who love to read. And write. And paint. And of course, talk. In fact, you'll find that once they start speaking, they can't stop. In the process, you'll probably discover things about your work that you never knew of. Like how "your design vocabulary references the work of Toyo Ito but is too derivative to be of consequence." The Theorists are also the ones most likely to ask for and pay heed to that fundamental design element called the "concept." 3. The Social Activist The Social Activist. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1405475'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) Does architecture have the power to influence communities and alter the course of society? Well, yes! These jurors firmly believe that it does. They are highly likely to mention the term "gentrification" at least once in their critique. Your site analysis and context survey work will be viewed under a microscope; their impact on your design proposal will be judged harshly as well. You'll also find them saying things like: "Don't you think ticketing introduces a barrier to the use of that park?" 4. The Economist The Economist. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/873473'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) If you've ever been asked for the bill of quantities in a jury session, you've probably come across this type. Money reigns supreme in these jurors' world—they generally have a background in real estate or property development—where quality plays second fiddle to quantity. These are the jurors who are most likely to focus on your proposal's area statement and the rationale behind your planning strategy—think built-up area in reference to FSI, circulation diagrams, and floor plate efficiency. You'll find them saying things like: "Why do you think you need a five meter-wide staircase? This is not a public building!" 5. The Designer The Designer. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/321223'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) Seemingly more excited about your work than you are, these jurors will discuss your work at length while offering—with almost forceful enthusiasm—ideas to rework your design, albeit to reflect their own perspectives. They present a unique challenge: you'll need to walk a tightrope to simultaneously ensure that your work retains your signature and that you don't offend these jurors. 6. The Savage The Savage. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1396391'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) These brutes are your worst nightmare for they have the potential to completely wreck your jury... and your self-esteem. They crave attention and will make it a point to interrupt your presentation frequently to offer their critique. Most likely to tear your sheets apart, or even break your models down, to make a point, these jurors seem to enjoy putting people down and won't shy away from making personal attacks. 7. The Famous One The Famous One. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/419267'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) Sometimes your school pulls off a coup and gets a famous architect to show up for a jury session. More often than not, these jurors end up attracting so much attention that no one seems to care about the jury anymore. Most students are star-struck to the point where they can't put two words together in their presentations. In this dazed state, any critique that comes their way isn't processed either. However, there is a definite positive that comes out of this experience—your Instagram is sure to become one hundred times cooler as architecture students from around the world mob your jury selfies to say things like: "OMG! You must have died! #sojealous" 8. The Pea-Brain The Pea-Brain. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/589015'>via pxhere</a> (public domain) These jurors are usually the youngest members of the jury panel and display a knack for focusing on the most immaterial of elements. Substantial architectural matters take the backseat while these jurors comment on color palette, rendering techniques, and graphical composition. You'll find them saying things like, "Where is the North symbol on your plan drawing?" or if you're lucky, "I recommend you re-order your sheets to make for a better narrative." But while comments like these could signal a significant lack of academic prowess—or experience—on the part of these jurors, it could also mean that your work is so inconsequential that the juror can't find anything worthwhile to comment on. 9. The Silent Killer The Silent Killer. Image <a href='https://pxhere.com/en/photo/322067'> via pxhere</a> (public domain) Mostly age-old professors with emeritus status, these jurors have seen and heard it all and are very hard to impress. They tend to hold their tongue, for lack of energy or will, throughout the course of the presentation and lull you into a false sense of security before going in for the kill during the assignment of grades. If they do choose to grace you with their pearls of wisdom, listen carefully and patiently. While their critique might not be specific to your current work, it will invariably give you something to reflect on in the future.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ronda House / Marina Vella Arquitectura Urbanismo Posted: 04 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart
 © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart From the architect. The Ronda House is built on a rectangular lot that measures 12 meters wide and 22 meters deep on a priviledged site, facing the Pacific Ocean, a lateral view of white sands and dunes and backed by a beautiful red hill, thus the name of the place: Cerro Colorado (Red Hill).  © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart Strict, rigid building regulations that specified heights, materials, including a white palette, etc. had to be dealt to comply with them and with the personal expectations of the family that dreamt of an organic architecture with cozy gathering areas protected from windy days.  © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart The Project encourages a continuos connection with its surroundings through an outdoor space with open partitions to the seafront, expanding the interiors and allowing the penetration of exteriors, while the lives of the occupants rotate around the central patio, marked by a large, semi-circular wall in red stone sourced from the nearby hill. The red color of the natural stone used on the patio forms a counterpoinnt to the pure white palette of this split-level home.  © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart  First floor plan  © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart By using this natural rugged red stone, and placing it in the center of the house the strict building regulations are fulfilled, lineal white for the house and the semi-circular organic wall wrapping spaces in color and form for the activities of family and friends and visually becoming part of the Red Hill and a protection from the windy days. Circulation areas, stairs and corridors to the bedrooms are organized around the semicircular stone wall. Daylight and natural ventilation are assured by skylights and small patios that fill the bedrooms and surrounding areas with light and infuse the home with the cheery ambience of a seaside holiday.  © Gonzalo Cáceres Dancuart  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Antarctic Base McMurdo Station Receives Sustainable New Master Plan Posted: 03 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT  © OZ Architecture McMurdo Station, the American Antarctic base, was never meant to be a permanent settlement when it was built in 1956, yet today it is home to 250 people full-time in addition to approximately 1,000 summer workers each year. Consisting now of over 100 buildings spread across 164 acres, the settlement acts as a logistical base for field science but is dysfunctional for the scientists and researchers who live and work there and inefficient in terms of meeting the demands of Antarctica's harsh climate. OZ Architecture has recently unveiled a new master plan for McMurdo that aims to turn the station into a model of American leadership in science, engineering, sustainability, and architecture, condensing the current sprawl into a 300,000 square foot campus composed of 6 buildings.  Current McMurdo Station. Image © Peter Somers The new McMurdo master plan will greatly improve logistics, energy efficiency, and environmental stewardship. In the current scenario, the unplanned layout of the many buildings means unnecessary exposure to the elements, an inefficient use of time, and increased energy usage and carbon emissions. The new compact footprint, however, will reduce reliance on vehicle transportation as well as reduce material touch-points with materials instead stored nearby to where they'll be needed.  Current McMurdo Station. Image © OZ Architecture  McMurdo final master plan. Image © OZ Architecture The design provides health and wellness amenities for the workers that were previously lacking, emphasizing a higher quality of life for residents. To create a true self-contained community at McMurdo, OZ included laboratories, offices, a coffeehouse, a post office, a gym, a barber shop, a store, lounges, and power and water plants. Public spaces are designed to promote collaboration and human connection to combat the isolation of the location; spaces give residents access to fresh air, natural light, views to the landscape, and healthier living habits.  © OZ Architecture  © OZ Architecture  © OZ Architecture The buildings' utilization of available natural light has the simultaneous benefit of reduced energy usage for electrical lighting and power generation. Combined with a highly-insulated building envelope, high-performance mechanical systems, improved energy management, reuse of materials on-site, and an expansion of the solar and wind energy-generation sources, McMurdo will highlight America's continued commitment to sustainability. Due to the extreme isolation and weather conditions, OZ designed the building components to be prefabricated off-site and shipped to Antarctica for ease of construction, which is expected to span approximately from 2019 to 2024.  © OZ Architecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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