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- ELLI – Residential Building and Studio / Holzer Kobler Architekturen
- House Welser / ao-architekten
- Raj Villa / CSD Office
- Plot C - Auto Innovation Park / Atelier Z+
- SSK Residence / Davidov Partners Architects
- Open International Competition for Standard Housing and Residential Development Concept Design
- Beauty Shop in Uematsu / Poten-Poten
- G-08 House / Saúl Lara
- Two Sheds / Giaim
- 2018 World Monuments Watch Lists 50 Cultural Sites at Risk from Human and Natural Threats
- AUTOHAUS / Matt Fajkus Architecture
- Herzog & de Meuron to Transform Gasholder into Residential Tower on Historic Stockholm Site
- Corridor House / SAA arquitectura + territorio
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| ELLI – Residential Building and Studio / Holzer Kobler Architekturen Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:00 PM PDT  © Radek Brunecky
 © Radek Brunecky From the architect. ELLI – Residential Building and Studio  © Radek Brunecky The objective was to utilize the courtyard of a pre-existing office and commercial building in Zurich's District 4 as optimally as possible while practicing cost-efficient construction as a means to make the newly built space affordable to rent. The tall, slim, new structure inconspicuously nestles up to the adjoining residential building. Concrete elements, prefabricated using optimised production techniques, form the envelope of the new single-family house and characterize its architectural expression, both inside and out. Thus, the building is a kind of "building shell", which can be lived in without any compromises in terms of comfort or appearance. A "rough" aesthetic predominates, inside and out. The facade is characterized by the pattern of joints between the industrially manufactured concrete elements. Inside, a palette of various red hues brings out features that contrast with the grey color of the "béton brut".  © Radek Brunecky  Section A  © Radek Brunecky The residential building, the studio and the pre-existing offices in the neighboring building represent combinable units that can react to changing conditions, in work, and in life, at any time. They supplement each other harmoniously, but can just as easily be used independently of each other. This environment flexibly adapts to current requirements, which guarantees sustainable and long-term usage of these new spaces. ELLI has won the 1st prize in the competition HÄUSER DES JAHRES (Houses of the Year) 2017, which is awarded by the Callwey publishing house and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Günter Richard Wett
 © Günter Richard Wett From the architect. Haus Welser is located on a tree-lined hill in the heart of Mutters – a small town perched high above Innsbruck (Tyrol, Austria). The site's special location offers a clear view over the neighbouring properties to the "Nordkette", or northern chain of mountains in the Karwendel Range. The vast Wipptal Valley opens up to the south, towards the Brenner Pass, allowing extensive sunshine all day.  © Günter Richard Wett The exposed location required a deliberate and conservative positioning of the building structure. To achieve this, the house is embedded in the existing terrain like a natural feature, with a pleasing, barely perceptible, appearance.  © Günter Richard Wett Access to the entrance area, which unites the ground floor with the top floor, is provided via the forecourt to the east, with an adjacent underground garage. The ground floor, which disappears almost completely in the slope, is reserved for the four children. Each of the children's rooms has direct access to the garden.  © Günter Richard Wett  Ground Floor Plan  © Günter Richard Wett All functions of the living area (living, dining, cooking and working), and the parents' bedroom, with an en suite bathroom and dressing room, are housed on the top floor. The floor plan of the top floor is dominated by freestanding walls, loosely zoned functional areas, a central atrium and an expansive, south-west-facing terrace. Seating recesses are cut out of the thick, polished concrete walls. A central wood-fired furnace made of blackened steel, which blends harmoniously into one of the seating recesses, provides pleasant heat in the colder months. The protrusions and recesses in the building's structure provide shelter from the wind and shade. The surrounding greenery of garden serves as an extension to the interior and forms a natural screen to protect the residents' privacy.  First Floor Plan The outward appearance of the house is dominated by the sharp-edged roof made of silver fir, which rests fully on the free-standing polished concrete walls. The window reveals are made of dark brown varnished wood. The fascia and window ledges were bordered in sheet copper. In accordance with the design concept, the materials used for the exterior are also found in the interior – polished concrete walls, a silver fir soffit, and floors and interior doors made of oak for a balance of materials.  © Günter Richard Wett  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:00 PM PDT .jpg?1508752071 "© Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh") © Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh
.jpg?1508752884 "© Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh") © Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh Design Idea .jpg?1508752472 "© Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh") © Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh The architecture in this project must comply with the dominant regional rules and regulations (urbanization regulations), meet the employer requirements (modern building, compliance with traditional Iranian architecture, Applicability of indoor spaces) and be compatible with the regional climate (hot weather and intense sunlight). Finally, the impact of the above factors on project architecture led to the formation of the main design idea that mainly aims to eliminate the challenges during the project. .jpg?1508752759 "© Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh") © Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh Hence, in order to comply with the regional urbanization regulations including the need for construction of sloping roofs, attempts were made to develop a sloping roof facing the western-eastern sides of the building. In order to meet the client needs (development of applicable indoor spaces, and compliance with privacy standards in a modern building): - Attempts were made during the plan design to consider the qualitative and quantitative needs of the client (associated with indoor spaces) and develop both public and private spaces in order to meet the privacy needs  Section A  Section B - During the design of building façade, attempts were made to combine two simple volumes to develop a modern façade. As for the outdoor façade of the building, due to proximity of the building to street and the possibility of having a direct view of the indoor spaces from outside, attempts were made to use wooden louvers known as "Shenashir" that were traditionally used in the architecture of southern regions of Iran, to develop a brick structure and meet the privacy standards. .jpg?1508752493 "© Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh") © Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh The following measurements were taken for compatibility with regional climate: - Use of an architectural element known as wooden louver or "Shenashir" commonly used in south Iran that prevents rapid heat exchange (due to being located between indoor and outdoor spaces) prevents penetration of intense sunlight indoor spaces, casts a shadow on the pop-up windows and …, reduces moisture levels by controlling air inflow, directs wind towards indoor spaces, and provides the necessary conditions for Two-way ventilation  Section Diagram - Development of maximum openings in the southern and northern sides of the building for optimal ventilation .jpg?1508752270 "© Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh") © Mohammad Hasan Ettefagh  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Plot C - Auto Innovation Park / Atelier Z+ Posted: 23 Oct 2017 03:00 PM PDT  © CHEN Hao
.jpg?1508759110 "© HU Yijie") © HU Yijie Design Strategies  © CHEN Hao  Design Strategy 1 .jpg?1508757727 "© HU Yijie") © HU Yijie Wrinkled Peaks and Hidden Attics (C2)  © CHEN Hao  C2 Perspective Section .jpg?1508758545 "© HU Yijie") © HU Yijie Elevated Courtyards（C1、C4）  © HU Yijie  C1-4 Perspective Section .jpg?1508758249 "© HU Yijie") © HU Yijie Enclosure Courtyards with Duplex Units (C3) .jpg?1508758936 "© HU Yijie") © HU Yijie  C3 Perspective Section .jpg?1508759022 "© HU Yijie") © HU Yijie Architectonic System  © CHEN Hao The six or seven years elapsed from the design to the completion of this project happened to be the peak time and crucial period of China's automobile industry, which is turning to complete its traditional production scale, face the challenges brought by new energy industry, artificial intelligence, mobile internet and customer experience. It is gratifying that as the number of representative R&D enterprises are settled, the park space and environment have fitted their needs. The block open structure and the landscaping public space began to create a park community identity; different and flexible R&D unit combinations have facilitated creative spatial use; Auto Innovation Park is able to survive the future automobile industry upgrade and transformation. .jpg?1508759033 "© HU Yijie") © HU Yijie  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| SSK Residence / Davidov Partners Architects Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Jack Lovel
 © Jack Lovel From the architect. The SSK Residence involved the renovation and extension to a single storey Californian Bungalow.  Exploded Axonometric In order to unlock the under utilized and isolated back yard of the North facing suburban block a new wing was proposed to allow the main living and dining areas to engage directly with the back yard and free up space in the existing house for additional bedrooms, bathrooms and storage.  © Jack Lovel The extension took the form of a north facing barn that allowed the large room to be visually, yet unobtrusively divided into the two functional zones; living and dining.  Floor Plan The ceilings that frame the 2 spaces allowed the extension to be nestled into the corner of the site against the side boundary to maximize the outdoor area and prevent over shadowing to the southern neighbors back yard.  © Jack Lovel The renovation of the existing house attempted to reuse/repurpose the existing rooms without the need for any demolition. The major modification to the existing spaces with the 'installation' of a walk in robe and master ensuite into the previous dining room. This was executed with 2100mm high walls and cabinetry which allowed the original ceiling roses and cornices to remain and the process to be reversed if desired.  © Jack Lovel  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Open International Competition for Standard Housing and Residential Development Concept Design Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:30 PM PDT  Strelka KB The Open International Competition for Standard Housing and Residential Development Concept Design has been officially launched. Architects and bureaus from all over the world are invited to develop projects of innovative housing for future generations of Russians. Applications can be submitted until 25 December. Competition participants are required to develop 4 types of houses for one of the urban environment target models: low-rise, mid-rise and central. Competition entries will be judged by compliance with the Competition Brief and the solutions they provide, the potential for application in different climate zones, and expected cost of construction and maintenance. In February, 2018, 20 finalists will be announced, each of them receiving 1 million roubles (about € 14,600). During the following six weeks, they will have to adjust their projects. Following the Second Stage of the Competition, winners will be selected:
'Given the fact that by 2025 the plan is to provide 30 million Russians with new homes, this Competition represents an incredible opportunity for the Russian Ministry of Construction and AHML to develop and promote new innovative standard solutions for residential houses based on the target models developed by Strelka KB,' says architect and member of the Competition's Jury Giovanna Carnevali. 'The international vision and expertise of Strelka KB provides this Competition with international visibility and will bring together an international community of high-level professionals – both as Jury members and as participants.'
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| Beauty Shop in Uematsu / Poten-Poten Posted: 23 Oct 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Kenta Hasegawa / OFP
 © Kenta Hasegawa / OFP From the architect. The site faces a main street lined with shops of various sizes in the center of Nagano. Since there are many schools in the area, children are often seen. This plan envisioned the renovation of a combination shop-and-residence that had stood on this site for more than 50 years. In addition to the function of a beauty shop, a wide range of other functions were also required, including living space, space for the sale of miscellaneous items, and an exhibition room, study room and event space for the community. Therefore, the aims were to secure flexibility responding to these diverse functions by removing the partition walls that had divided the structure into smaller spaces, and an open ceiling space by removing part of the floor of 2nd story.  1st Floor Plan A nested spatial composition was created by constructing a "box," finished in the Japanese shitami itabari style, inside the building. It functions as an eye-stop when seen from the street, while also giving a feeling of centrality to the single space created by removing the partition walls. The finish was not a simple binary concept of which parts of the existing building would be kept and which would be replaced. The aim was something in-between, so as to blend the contrast of old and new. Part of that "in-between treatment" was bleaching and sanding. In many places, the surface was marred by darkening due to stains and soiling over time, but it was possible to use the material itself.  © Kenta Hasegawa / OFP  © Kenta Hasegawa / OFP The existing members were examined closely from this viewpoint. The columns, beams, ceiling and fixtures were bleached, and the flooring was ground and sanded until these parts approached the condition of the base material. The same idea of "in-between treatment" was also applied to parts where deterioration with age and the old forms could not be completely eliminated. The entire atrium section was painted white, but the inevitable cracks and other flaws that occur with time were left in the beams, without attempting to fill them, and the some of the construction material, which gives the impression of having been an alcove, was left in the atrium.  © Kenta Hasegawa / OFP  Section  © Kenta Hasegawa / OFP Considering the different activities in each of the spaces, the spaces were given distinctive characters by appropriate use of old materials that were left in the original state, new materials and materials that received "in-between treatment."  © Kenta Hasegawa / OFP The conscious manipulation of the time possessed by space in this way created an arrangement of time that doesn't exist, as though it was once real once.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Lorena Darquea
 © Lorena Darquea From the architect. Located in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, the project called G-08 is based on the concept where the final user is the primary objective of architecture and for that reason the owner was studied in its entirety for several weeks, from its daily routines to its ideology and traditions; all with the aim of adapting the house to perfection according to his needs. Taking this into account, it was decided to design spaces plenty and full of natural light with walls in white color to generate sensations of purity; however it was not intended to make the house sober but warm, so that a family lives in and is fulfilled of life, therefore the use of vegetation of indoor gardens and patios in the interior and exterior, as well as woods in different types and tones.  © Lorena Darquea Usually, the basement concept is classified as an isolated, gloomy and dark place where various articles and tools of little use are stored. In this case the basement has an outdoor patio which contains a water fountain where three trees are resting and filling natural light to this space framed by a concrete containment wall in which has a garage for 3 cars, gym, laundry room and a social area.  Section  Section In the ground floor the visual is attracted to a staircase that surrounds an indoor garden with a tree that surpasses even the first floor. This staircase and the living room, which have a double height, are filled up by the natural light that enters by a large dome of tempered glass supported by metallic lattices.  © Lorena Darquea The upper floor has a wooden floor in its entirety except for the wet areas, which for the owner was a fundamental necessity because for him the wood generates a visual comfort that helps him to rest and perceive the house warmer.  © Lorena Darquea As for the main facade, the use of volumes and materials give a character of hardness to the house, such is the case of the apparent concrete wall on the right side, which has a thickness of 35 cms and a height of 10 mts. In contrast, there is a wooden front wall showing a tree that, as in the interior, breaks with the coldness that might appear the materials.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 23 Oct 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Lori Kiessling
 © Lori Kiessling From the architect. Blurring the public and private realms, TWO SHEDS engages an urban laneway. With a flexible program and a growing neighbourhood, the project anticipates the future through architectural interventions. Re-imagining two ancillary buildings in east Vancouver, TWO SHEDS reconsiders formal conventions for the utilitarian building type. This distinction is complemented by a compositional and material selection that allows for future spatial and programmatic changes.  3d Views The context for the project is an odd assortment of light industrial and residential lots. The dimensions of the site are consistent with a lot module prominent throughout the eastern part of the city. It is bound along its length by a flophouse on one side, an ice making factory on the other, and is capped at its ends by a public street and a laneway.  © Lori Kiessling The main building on the site (an artist's studio and home), is a discrete two-storey concrete block structure positioned adjacent to the public walk and blended in with the majority of low-rise industrial buildings lining the street. The owner required a shed structure, a no-nonsense raw space to be initially used for firewood and vehicular storage. These two storage programs could have been combined, but instead prompted two complementary sheds with a mediating space between - an informal courtyard - positioned firmly against the laneway.  Exploded Axo The sheds are unconventional in design but practical in material and assembly, drawing parallels to the character of the neighbourhood. Like the spaces, the assemblies and finishes are conditional, expecting subsequent alterations and modifications. The material palette consists of light wood framing and light gauge steel cladding on concrete footings.  © Lori Kiessling The simplicity of the program allowed for flexibility in the design's expression. The structures broke down the lot, allowing for maximum flexibility for programming in the future. The variations in shed form is a playful juxtaposition of formal stereotypes, pitting the ubiquitous West Coast ninety-degree tilt against the angularity of contemporary architectural forms. Developed through the use of simple 3D modeling, the project's success is a result of a collaborative process, in dialogue with the contractors, to achieve simple, economical and buildable forms.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 2018 World Monuments Watch Lists 50 Cultural Sites at Risk from Human and Natural Threats Posted: 23 Oct 2017 07:30 AM PDT  India, Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi. The Hall of Nations, a complex of exhibition halls built for the 1972 International Trade Fair, was demolished in April 2017. Ariel Huber, Lausanne/World Monuments Fund The World Monuments Fund has announced their 2018 World Monuments Watch, highlighting 25 cultural sites from across the globe currently at risk due to economic, political or natural threats. Covering more than 30 countries and territories, these monuments represent sites of exceptional cultural value dating from prehistory to the 20th century. Some key themes of this year's list outlined by the World Monuments Fund include sites threatened due to:
"By building an international coalition, the World Monuments Watch protects both the sites themselves and the shared history they embody," said Joshua David, President & CEO, WMF. "We may be best known for the excellence of our conservation practices, but the human impacts of our work ultimately mean the most. Sites like the 25 on the 2018 Watch are where we come together as citizens of the world and renew our commitments to justice, culture, peace, and understanding." The complete list includes: Disaster Sites of the Caribbean, the Gulf, and Mexico  Disaster Sites of the Caribbean, the Gulf, and Mexico. Debris left by Hurricane Maria in Havana, Cuba, 2017. Sergei Montalvo Aróstegui/World Monuments Fund  Disaster Sites of the Caribbean, the Gulf, and Mexico. Damage caused by Hurricane Maria to Luis Muñoz Rivera Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2017. Jorge Iván Reyes/World Monuments Fund Government House, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda, Government House. The main building of the Government House seen from the front, 2015. Philip Logan/World Monuments Fund Sirius Building, Millers Point, Sydney, Australia  Australia, Sirius Building. The Sirius Building, seen from the north, 2016. Glenn Harper/World Monuments Fund Ramal Talca-Constitución, Talca Province, Chile  Chile, Ramal Talca-Constitución. Four historic railbuses run on the Talca-Constitución narrow-gage line, 2006. Erick Cespedes/ Wikimedia Commons/ World Monuments Fund Grand Theater, Prince Kung's Mansion, Beijing, China  China, Grand Theater, Prince Kung's Mansion. An outdoor corridor runs along the west side of the Grand Theater, 2017. Yu Zhixin/World Monuments Fund Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, Alexandria, Egypt  Egypt, Eliyahu haNavi Synagogue. Alexandria's Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, seen from Nebi Daniel Street, 2012. Roland Unger/ Wikimedia Commons/ World Monuments Fund Takiyyat of al-Gulshani, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt, Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani. The complex of al-Gulshani, seen from the northeast, showing how modern structures obscure the entrance façade, 2017. Matjaz Kacicnik/World Monuments Fund Potager du Roi, Versailles, France  France, Potager du Roi. View across the central fountain in the Grand Carré towards the north, with a statue of Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie and the cityscape beyond, 2015. Alexandre Petzold/World Monuments Fund Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi, India  India, Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi. The Bahá'í House of Worship, known as the Lotus Temple (1986), is included on the World Heritage List, 2017. Shutterstock/ World Monuments Fund  India, Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi. The Jeevan Bharati (Life Insurance Corporation of India) Building (1986), designed by Charles Correa (1930-2015), 2017. INTACH Delhi/World Monuments Fund  India, Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi. The State Trading Corporation Building (1989) was designed by Raj Rewal, architect of the now-demolished Delhi Hall of Nations, 2017. INTACH Delhi/World Monuments Fund Al-Hadba' Minaret, Mosul, Iraq  Iraq, Al-Hadba' Minaret. The al-Hadba' Minaret, seen from the mosque before its destruction, 2009. Mosab Mohammed Jaseem/World Monuments Fund Lifta, Jerusalem, Israel  Israel, Lifta. The ruins of Lifta are now a popular destination for recreation, 2011. Nir Navot/ World Monuments Fund Amatrice, Italy  Italy, Amatrice. The bell tower is an emblem of hope and resilience amid the devastation, 2017. MIBACT/World Monuments Fund Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium, Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan  Japan, Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium. The Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium, seen from the southwest, was designed to evoke the form of a traditional Japanese wooden barge, 2014. Noriyuki Kawanishi/World Monuments Fund Jewish Quarter of Essaouira, Morocco  Morocco, Jewish Quarter of Essaouira. Many structures in the Jewish Quarter are abandoned and crumbling, 2017. Amine Bennour/World Monuments Fund Sukur Cultural Landscape, Madagali Local Government Area, Nigeria  Nigeria, Sukur Cultural Landscape. Traditional Sukur houses are round clay buildings with thatched roofs, 2006. NCMM/Dipo Alafiatayo/ World Monuments Fund Historic Karachi, Pakistan  Pakistan, Historic Karachi. The Nizam Mansion on the busy intersection of Muhammad Bin Qasim and Shahrah-e-Liaquat Roads has been abandoned and neglected for decades, 2011. HC-DAPNED/World Monuments Fund Cerro de Oro, Cañete Valley, Peru  Peru, Cerro de Oro. Aerial view of an excavated area at the southeast part of the hill, 2017. Francesca Fernandini/World Monuments Fund Tebaida Leonesa, El Bierzo, León, Spain  Spain, Tebaida Leonesa. The thirteenth-century Romanesque Church of San Pedro de Montes in Valdueza, seen from the north, 2015. Escuela del Patrimonio Cultural/World Monuments Fund Souk of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria  Syria, Souk of Aleppo. A crossroads in the Souk of Aleppo before the fire, 2012. Ekaterina Zhuravleva/ Flickr/ World Monuments Fund Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand, Chao Phraya River. The Chao Phraya River as it winds through Bangkok, near the Grand Palace. Dario Lo Presti/ World Monuments Fund Blackpool Piers, Blackpool, United Kingdom  United Kingdom, Blackpool Piers. The North Pier was the first pier at Blackpool, constructed using innovative screw pile engineering. Gidzy/ Flickr/ World Monuments Fund Buffalo Central Terminal, Buffalo, New York, United States  United States, Buffalo Central Terminal. The Buffalo Central Terminal complex includes an iconic Art Deco office tower, 2017. Joe Casico/World Monuments Fund Alabama Civil Rights Sites, Alabama, United States  United States, Alabama Civil Rights Sites. Old Ship A.M.E. Zion Church in Montgomery, a historic meeting place for black leaders, 2017. Laura Ewen Blokker, Southeast Preservation/World Monuments Fund Old City of Ta'izz, Ta'izz, Yemen  Yemen, Old City of Ta'izz. The Mosque of al-Mudhaffar in the Old City of Ta'izz is a survivor of the Rasulid period, 2008. Pierre Blanchard/World Monuments Fund Matobo Hills Cultural Landscape, Matobo, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe, Matobo Hills Cultural Landscape. The grave of Cecil Rhodes in World's View receives thousands of visitors each year, 2016. Stephen Battle/World Monuments Fund Learn more about this year's listed sites, here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AUTOHAUS / Matt Fajkus Architecture Posted: 23 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Charles Davis Smith
 © Casey Woods From the architect. The Autohaus is a car collectors' garage and residence in central Texas. The design features compact living quarters, expressed as a single mass, floating above an open area for flexible gathering and automobile calibration/display. The second-floor volume is shifted forward to allow for double-height views to the garage space at the back while creating an everyday carport beneath the hovering bedchamber in the front.  © Charles Davis Smith  Plans  © Casey Woods The twenty-foot cantilever is made possible by W30x116 steel beams, and a light-filled stairwell provides physical access between the two volumes. Custom-made steel and glass sliding doors open the living space to a large roof terrace surrounded by tree canopies, enabling indoor/outdoor living in an urban setting.  © Charles Davis Smith A collaborative design and construction process was key to the project. The Matt Fajkus Architecture team worked with the general contractor, Risinger Homes, to design, fabricate, and install the large custom steel doors and windows. A makeshift steel fabrication and paint shop were temporarily set up inside the partially-built garage during construction.  © Charles Davis Smith The doors and windows were built in-house on the ground floor before their installation in its floating living quarters. This process allowed for greater quality control, high-end craftsmanship, full customization, and immediate installation, to produce a structure for a unique function and equally unique living experience.  © Perfecto Creative  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Herzog & de Meuron to Transform Gasholder into Residential Tower on Historic Stockholm Site Posted: 23 Oct 2017 05:40 AM PDT  © Herzog & de Meuron / Oscar Properties Herzog & de Meuron, with landscape architects Piet Oudolf and LOLA landscape architects, have revealed plans for a new residential development in the Stockholm neighborhood of Hjorthagen that will repurpose a series of historic gasholders. The project will represent HdM's first built project in Sweden.  © Herzog & de Meuron / Oscar Properties Located within the world's first National Urban Park, Ekoparken, the formerly industrial area retains a sensation of remoteness from the city, despite it being within a short walking distance to the Ropsten subway station. The site is home to a number of 19th-century industrial buildings designed by architect Ferdinand Boberg, including two brick gasholders that will be preserved. The main architectural project will surround the two additional early 20th-century steel gasholders located on an adjacent hill. With more significant cultural value, the structure of the older and smaller of the two gasholders will be largely preserved, with a new exhibition hall to be built inside. Meanwhile, the larger, 100-meter-tall gasholder will be transformed into a 90-meter-tall mixed-use residential tower containing 45 floors of apartments as well as a ground-floor art gallery. Elsewhere around the development will be a public cafe, bar, bakery, deli, shop and day-care center.  © Herzog & de Meuron / Oscar Properties  Courtesy of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects The tower's design is spawned from the cylindrical form of the gasholder, altered in plan to provide all interior spaces with access to natural light and ventilation. A variety of apartment sizes will all be V-shaped in plan, separating bedroom and entertaining functions into wings each optimized for privacy and sun orientation. Herzog & de Meuron describe the design as "a folding façade with slightly shifting facets that will create an iridescent image of the original gasholder tower.  Courtesy of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects  Courtesy of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects The surrounding landscape by Piet Oudolf and LOLA will also be transformed to accommodate for resident and public functions, with meadows and flowing walkways taking advantage of the site's unique connection to nature. "The landscape design aims to give the gasometers a common natural ground as well as to add a member to the family: a beautiful meadow garden flanked by a stretched sun bench of 88 meters," explain the designers. "Together with a plaza between the buildings and a serpentine walk connecting to the surrounding nature it forms the core of the design."  Courtesy of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects  Courtesy of Piet Oudolf and LOLA Landscape Architects The development will integrate into the larger Norra Djurgårdsstaden masterplan, a new community of residential, retail and commercial buildings planned to house as many as 10,000 residences. News via Piet Oudolf & LOLA, Herzog & de Meuron, Oscar Properites.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Corridor House / SAA arquitectura + territorio Posted: 23 Oct 2017 04:00 AM PDT  Cortesía de Sergio Araneda
 Cortesía de Sergio Araneda From the architect. The site is laid out along the shore of Lake Rupanco, on a southern facing slope, within a forest of Olivillo, Tepa and Coigue. Given the value of the tree species, the project is developed on the basis of integrating the required spaces within the layout of the existing trees.  Floor Plan The Project, a second home, is structured in three volumes grouped in two sets, both of which are laid out in a horizontal relation between the lake and forest along the length of the northern sun exposure. The first of these houses the access and common areas, while the other two contain the bedrooms grouped around a sunroom that features a tree from the century-old forest.  Cortesía de Sergio Araneda The use of large windows is defined in the proposal as understanding the forest as a first welcome space, where the internal circulation of the house enables “going out” toward hallways given completely to the landscape which then come back into the living spaces.  Schemes  Cortesía de Sergio Araneda Materiality consists of steel pilings and base over which the living structure is built in SIP panels, with a visible wooden structure. The dimensioning of walls and sills is determined by the size of the panels. Dimensioned pine was used for finishing and olivillo wood for furniture coverings.  Cortesía de Sergio Araneda In dealing with rain water, a hermetic volume is proposed, simple and without eaves that generate shadows and damp areas. The water runs off the tin roof and down the walls of the ventilated façade.  Section  Details Special attention was given to specifically detailed design of the tin sheets, where a system continuously removes water toward the exterior: rooftop, façade-end finishing, upper and lower water traps on each sill, joint finishes, interior corner tinwork on all panel joints, as well as interior tin pre-frames for windows.  Cortesía de Sergio Araneda  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 13 Tips to Help You Avoid an All-Nighter Posted: 23 Oct 2017 02:30 AM PDT  © Andrea Vasquez All-nighters: the bane of all architecture students. The new academic year brings in an influx of fresh, enthusiastic architecture students alongside slightly more hardened veterans of the degree, and students of all experience levels are reminded of the unfortunate tendency for work to stretch through the night. It's an easy habit to slip into for both students and even those working in practice; however many times we may tell ourselves at the end of a project that we will be more organized next time, the work always piles up and it seems like the only option – but it's not! With architecture holding the title for the degree that works the longest hours, it is important to maintain a healthy work-life balance throughout. If you feel that you are falling into the trap of staying up until 6am every day then this article should prevent any further sleep deprivation. With advice taken from several architecture students with years of experience dodging the twilight hour, this list will guide you on your way to enough sleep and decent grades. 1. Be Realistic With Your GoalsGiving yourself impossible deadlines will only demotivate you and stress you out further. Understand that plans and models don't happen in a couple of hours, they can take days. Once you have grasped the actual time frames of tasks, your time management will be a lot more efficient. 2. Wake Up EarlierThis coincides with getting enough sleep, but assuming you can get out of bed, it will offer you a time of day where there are few distractions and you are at your most productive. One way to do this is to have your breakfast once you are at the studio to save time in the morning. 3. Prepare Your Meals © Andrea Vasquez In the weeks running up to a deadline, have your freezer stocked full of frozen meals that can be quickly popped in the microwave. Batch cooking will be a savior in both time and money, so invest in that Tupperware! 4. Aim To Finish EarlyDedicate a few days prior to the final deadline for uncompleted tasks. It is likely that you have been over-optimistic with your time frames and this gives you the space to overrun without sacrificing too much sleep. 5. Don't Always Take What The Professor Says SeriouslyThis one's a controversial point, but if you are told to change your scheme a few days before the deadline use your initiative and work out whether it is worth the whole new set of drawings. 6. Take A Step Back © Andrea Vasquez Realize when enough is enough. How much will another drawing add to your project and are you just wasting time on something less important than what has been asked of you? 7. Look After Your Body ClockDon't slip into the habit of going to bed late and waking up late every day. Even if you believe you work better in the evening, be reasonable with when you call it a night. 8. Use Every Spare MinuteIf you have ten minutes spare between lectures or you are waiting for your computer to load, use that time to whip up a quick development diagram or put together some words on your design to use in your coursework. 9. Make Your Breaks More Effective © Andrea Vasquez Incorporating relaxing activities into your breaks such as a brisk walk/run or yoga will give your head some space from your work for a while, so you can come back to it with a new mindset and increased productivity. 10. Collate Your Work EarlyDuring the entire project, constantly put together your coursework into presentation sheets so you are not developing the layout, text, and images at the last minute. 11. Work With FriendsFriends with the same deadline will provide the strong working environment to motivate you. This gives you the opportunity to evaluate your progress in relation to theirs and keeps you on track. 12. Get Some Sleep © Andrea Vasquez Notice when you are working slower and go to sleep. There is no point staying awake for hours finishing off something that will take half the time in the morning. 13. Plan Your CourseworkAvoid unnecessary work by figuring out early on what you want to include in your crit and coursework so you are only doing the drawings that you will need to refer to. Images for this article were kindly provided by Andrea Vasquez.
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| Apple Store Michigan Avenue, Chicago / Foster + Partners Posted: 23 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Nigel Young
 © Nigel Young From the architect. Inspired by the pulse of Chicago's artistic energy, Apple has created a new platform for performance in a city charged by music. Located at the intersection of the Chicago River and North Michigan Avenue's 'Magnificent Mile', Apple Michigan Avenue cascades down from Pioneer Court to the river's edge, creating new connections between the city and the river.  © Nigel Young The project reflects Apple's commitment to the cities and communities it inhabits, and is the result of a close collaboration between the design team at Apple led by chief design officer, Sir Jonathan Ive and Angela Ahrendts, senior vice president of Retail and Online Stores and Foster + Partners.  © Nigel Young Sir Jonathan Ive said, "Apple Michigan Avenue is about removing boundaries between inside and outside, reviving important urban connections within the city. It unites a historic city plaza that had been cut off from the water, giving Chicago a dynamic new arena that flows effortlessly down to the river."  Ground Floor Plan Pioneer Court is an urban plaza steeped in Chicago history. It is the spot where Point de Sable – the founding father of Chicago – first lived and worked. Apple Michigan Avenue sits atop a wide new public stair, created to lead down from the plaza to the river. The gentle descent of levels creates active spaces where people can connect, create, and experience the city and river together.  © Nigel Young The stairway transitions seamlessly between the outside and inside. It passes through the building's walls – dematerialized to pure glass – and connects to the store's buzzing center, sheltered by an impossibly thin carbon fiber roof, supported on slender stainless-steel columns. As the interior steps down to the river, it acts as a seating space around the Forum – the hub of Today at Apple and a live source of creativity, education and entertainment.  Section  © Nigel Young  North and East Elevation Stefan Behling, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners said: "We fundamentally believe in great urban life, creating new gathering places, and connecting people in an analog way within an increasingly digital world. The design of Apple Michigan Avenue embodies this in its structure and materiality with a glass wall that dissolves into the background, revealing the only visible element of the building – its floating carbon fiber roof."  © Nigel Young  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 13 Free Sites That Offer High-Quality 2D People and Objects for Your Architecture Visualizations Posted: 23 Oct 2017 01:00 AM PDT  Even though a solid majority of architectural visualizations adhere to similar style guidelines, that doesn't mean you have to follow suit. Unless, of course, you want to (or your boss is forcing you). Either way, there are many resources out there to help you create visualizations in any style you want, and we've compiled 13 super-useful sites to help you give your unbuilt creations a human—or canine—touch. The number of sites dedicated to representing the diversity of the world's 7.6 billion inhabitants is growing, which means that our readers from outside of the Nordic countries have solid, appropriate options for populating their renderings. And if you're in the market for something edgier than the painstakingly-cut photo of a real person, sites like ARTCUTOUT and cutoutmix provide less realistic, more artistic alternatives. escalalatina ARTCUTOUT pngimg.com SKALGUBBAR NONSCANDINAVIA CUTOUT LIFE SKALGUBBRASIL MRCUTOUT.COM cutoutmix Ronen Bekerman & Case3D XOIO AIR 3NTA IMMEDIATE ENTOURAGE (FREEMIUM)
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| Snøhetta Unveils Designs for Europe's First Underwater Restaurant Posted: 22 Oct 2017 11:45 PM PDT  © MIR and Snøhetta Snøhetta have revealed designs for Europe's first underwater restaurant in the coastal village of Båly, in Norway. The structure, which also houses a marine life research center, teeters over the edge of a rocky outcrop, semi-submerged in the ocean. Built from concrete, the monolithic structure will come to rest on the sea bed five meters below the water's surface; here, it will "fuse" with the ecosystem of the concealed shoreline. Below the waterline, the restaurant's enormous acrylic windows will frame a view of the seabed.  © MIR and Snøhetta
 © MIR and Snøhetta According to the designers, parts of the restaurant will be dedicated to a marine biology research outside of the restaurant's opening hours. "Researchers from Norwegian research centers will seek to train wild fish with sound signals, and will study whether fish behave differently throughout different seasons." The researchers will also help to optimize conditions on the seabed so that fish and shellfish can thrive in proximity to the restaurant.  © MIR and Snøhetta
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| Posted: 22 Oct 2017 11:00 PM PDT  University of Massachusetts campus in Dartmouth. Image Courtesy of UMass Dartmouth One of the United States' leading architects of the Modernist era, Paul Marvin Rudolph (October 23, 1918 – August 8, 1997) was known for his contributions to modernism throughout the latter half of the 20th century. He served as the Chair of Yale University's School of Architecture for six years and famously designed the Yale Art and Architecture Building, one of the earliest examples of Brutalist architecture in the United States.  Image <a href='http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2010648334/'>via the Library of Congress</a> (public domain) Born in Elkton, Kentucky, Rudolph spent most of his youth in Alabama and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Architecture from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1940. After working for a year in Alabama, he briefly attended Harvard University's Graduate School of Design where he studied under Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. He spent his formative years at Harvard, studying alongside many other preeminent architects of the 20th century including IM Pei and Philip Johnson. He then left school for three years, spending World War II at the Brooklyn Navy Yard before returning to Harvard and graduating with his master's in 1947.  Rudolph Building (formerly known as the Art and Architecture Building) at Yale University. Image © Peter Aaron / Esto After graduation, he moved to Florida where he became one of the most famous architects of The Sarasota School of Architecture, a regional post-war style that is characterized by its careful consideration of local climate and terrain. After working for four years with Ralph Twitchell, Rudolph started his own practice in 1951 and garnered a reputation for his Florida houses. By the late 1950s, he began receiving commissions for larger projects, simultaneously beginning his term as dean of the Yale School of Architecture in 1958 where he taught notable architects including Muzharul Islam, Norman Foster, and Richard Rogers.  Orange County Government Center. Image © Matthew Carbone for Architect Magazine Although he is most often recognized for his concrete structures, when Brutalism fell out of favor in the United States during the 1970s, his style evolved. During this period he designed numerous glass office towers around the world, including the Lippo Centre Station of MTR in Hong Kong. Although his career in the United States began a slow decline in the 1970s, his large-scale projects in Southeast Asia brought him international attention.  Bass Residence. Image © Tony Monk Paul Rudolph is remembered for his landmark buildings across the globe as well as his career-spanning archive, which was donated to the Library of Congress. At the time of his death, he also donated all of his intellectual property rights to the American people, a gift which helped to establish the Center for Architecture, Design, and Engineering at the Library of Congress.  The Colonnade Condominiums. Image © Cooney-Hughes Learn more about some of Paul Rudolph's most notable projects via the thumbnails below: Preservationists Lose Battle to Save Orange County Government Center See Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center Dismantled Over 4 Seasons With These Photos References: Wikipedia  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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