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- Groupe A+ Headquarters / A+Architecture
- Nydalen Metro Station Extension / Kristin Jarmund Architects
- Forest House / Chu Văn Đông
- Living Room for Farmer / SSA
- FUKOSHA Apartment Building / SUEP
- 1708 Pages of Le Courbusier's Complete Works (1910 - 1969) Available In Entirety
- Sebrae MG / Studio Prudencio
- Art Deco Inspired 45 Broad Street by CetraRuddy to Become Tallest Residential Tower in Lower Manhattan
- AWA Hotel in Puerto Varas / Arquigestion
- Foster + Partners Breaks Ground on Canada's Tallest Building in Toronto
- UP23-UBIKO Dwelling / Viraje arquitectura
- NRT's Renovation of Aalto University Center Wins 2017 Finlandia Prize
- Fitzhenry Studio & Atrium / dpai architecture
- Chaaltun House / tescala
- Behind the Tech That Moves 2 Million People During The Hajj
- These Are Jan Gehl's Methods For Building Good Cities
- Extension Pavilion / Richèl Lubbers Architecten + Zecc Architecten
| Groupe A+ Headquarters / A+Architecture Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Marie-Caroline Lucat
 © Marie-Caroline Lucat From the architect. A+Architecture Group designed and constructed its own headquarters in a historical preservation site, the Domaine de Lafeuillade. This project site also includes a large ornamental garden, a historical mas (traditional southern farm house) converted into a gourmet restaurant and quaint guest house, as well as a housing complex comprised of 75 apartments, dispatched into several small-sized 3-story buildings.  Implantation Nestled in a sensitive historical preservation site, A+ chose to create a projet that would seemlessly integrate its surroundings and be respectful of the site's heritage. A minimalist parallelepiped has replaced an old demolished barn. The existing orangery was relocated further into the park, one stone at a time. The last storey of the new office building was designed to vanish and match the volume of the existing mas.  © Marie-Caroline Lucat  Floor Plans  © Marie-Caroline Lucat An exceptionally large well was discovered during construction. Stairs leading to the underground level highlight the scenic structure by crossing between its two impressive arches.  © Marie-Caroline Lucat  Perpective Section  © Marie-Caroline Lucat A+ chose to design white concrete facades, matching the mas' original exterior colour, with a crisp contemporary style. A+ innovates in architecture once more, by using vitrified ceramics to complete the facade: a first in France. Glass façades located on the building's south and west sides, are protected with the use of a lace-like structure in white ceramic. This double skin is inspired by the ivy covered mas, taking care as to not do an obvious imitation. Windows to the north and south preserve proportions consistant with the mas'.  © Marie-Caroline Lucat The project design facilitates exchange and proximity between distinct poles of expertise within the A+Architecture Group. Staff workspace is organised accross 6 half-storey levels, located on either side of central stairscases. This functional design eases staff flow and spontaneous interactions between the teams. The agency's minimalist architecture highlights each material chosen. "As our design matures, we tend to strip our work to the essential. For these offices, there is glass and concrete. The idea was for there to be nothing else. No one is to know where cold, heat and electricity come from. It is really a destitution and the very essence of architecture." states an A+Architecture Group Founding Partner.  © Marie-Caroline Lucat There are no suspended ceilings in the office, in order to showcase the grey structural concrete slabs. Fluids, electrical and telecom networks, necessarily omnipresent in such works, are so discrete that they become invisible.  © Marie-Caroline Lucat  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Nydalen Metro Station Extension / Kristin Jarmund Architects Posted: 06 Oct 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Gitte Boge
 © Gitte Boge From the architect. Nydalen station was opened in August 2003 and has acted as a catalyst for the expansion of the area including the new management school (BI), restaurants, cafes, and housing. As a result of this expansion, there was an increased number of people using the underground station, and its original design capacity of 900 people was quickly surpassed. A renovation of the station was thus necessary; bringing capacity up to 1200. This capacity increase entailed extensive work on both eastern and western entrance pavilions as well as on the platform itself.  © Gitte Boge  Section and Plans  © Gitte Boge The eastern pavilion was modified and rebuilt with careful consideration to the original concept and materials. Covered bicycle parking was integrated, entrances were increased from one to three and escalators down to the platform increased from two to three. The original art project located along the escalators, "Tunnel of Light", suffered from neglect and technical problems and was replaced by a 100m2 ceiling artwork designed by Ole Jørgen Ness. The ceiling is a 3-dimensional "raft" hanging in a glass house above the escalators and is visible from both inside and out. The western pavilion was similarly upgraded and integrated into the renovation of Torgbygget, while down at the platform, ceiling height was raised and fire safety rooms for disabled passengers established. The renovation was completed while the station was in full use.  © Gitte Boge  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:00 PM PDT .jpg?1507162526 "© Handyman") © Handyman
.jpg?1507162602 "© Handyman") © Handyman From the architect. The forest house is located in the northern mountain of Vietnam. The purpose of this project is to create a simple temporary residential space, with low-cost and easy construction. .jpg?1507162726 "© Handyman") © Handyman The forest house provides a temporary space for 2 people to experience the natural space. .jpg?1507162396 "north section") north section It is hoped that the project will inspire temporary housing projects by its simple construction and low cost. .jpg?1507162577 "© Handyman") © Handyman  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © kimjaekyeong
 © kimjaekyeong From the architect. Concept - The house for a farmer with cultivating ginseng is located in area surrounded by rice fields and natural lights as strong advantage for farmers. But, due to harsh environments in the winter, farmer needs the warmer house than general house and wants to see the natures anywhere. Not only he wants to encounter the natural lights in any space, but also be protected from weather, as like the loft that he always thinks it is the best of the building for him. Therefore, the house must become like a rock, withstanding from natural conditions.  © kimjaekyeong Therefore, the house contains cross-shaped chamber to receive natural lights and to see nature toward any directions, finishing it by bricks. The motivation of chamber was the structure for cultivating the Ginseng. This wooden structure constructed with following site's terrain is built with outside and inside for taking the light and blocking the light at night, linking the nature in any directions. Hence, it is important to get two characters to establish the chamber, such as its structure system and relationship with connecting nature. It helps the chamber to acquire the natural lights and to link with outside anywhere.  Plan Technic - There are various examples of structural systems, it is important to build the structures with receiving natural lights and controlling rainwater structural system than constructing mega structure systems. To begin with, Lighting tube is undeniably important to house when people live in. the main method to construct the structure with attaining the lights is to insert the void in the house. Placing the light tubes provides inside of chamber to have nature's views and natural lights. If it puts tubes into eastside of chamber, it offers house fresh lights in the morning and blocks the light in the evening naturally.  © kimjaekyeong In addition, it is important to control rainwater for having comfortable areas. Basically, it makes drainage slope properly and decides whether to make natural slope and to use another structural materials such as, drainage pipes. However, I should build the house without any additional materials on facade, it must have the slope as 1/20 or 1/50, establishing water drips at end of roof necessarily. Therefore, it has not only the waterproof sheets in inner layer of structure, makes proper slope with external materials such as, Zinc. But also, it is important to make detail that puts the roof's materials into gap space of bricklaying...  © kimjaekyeong  Detail  © kimjaekyeong  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| FUKOSHA Apartment Building / SUEP Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:00 PM PDT .jpg?1507199494 "Courtesy of SUEP") Courtesy of SUEP
 Courtesy of SUEP From the architect. This project is an apartment house in Tokyo, facing a canal. There are the owner rooms on 4th floor, and rental rooms and one small cafe below is from the ground floor to the 4th floor. It was required to be an environmentally symbiotic building that utilize the surrounding natural energy at the maximum.  Courtesy of SUEP Form made by Day-light: This site have not good sunlight condition because, it is near the trunk road in Tokyo and the high rise buildings have been built along it in recent years. We studied the form to minimize solar radiation in summer and maximize it in winter, in the location that can get sunlight from only east and west side.  Location Form made by Wind: The prevailing wind is blowing on the site. We studied the form to take the south wind at the maximum in the summer and defending the north wind in the winter. Based on the analysis by CFD, we designed the organic plan that creates wind passage.  Courtesy of SUEP In order to optimize the two parameters of daylight and wind, we got the optimal solution from 2916 patterns by using computational algorithm. As a result, the windows direct the position that the sun would appear between the building. In addition, the elevation of the building was the form like twisted. Furnitures such as a bench and a desk are integrated with the windows headed towards the sun. We have realized a landscape that people can read or relax at sunny spots.  Courtesy of SUEP  Diagram  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 1708 Pages of Le Courbusier's Complete Works (1910 - 1969) Available In Entirety Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:35 AM PDT  via <a href='http://https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ajeNSyIMt00/Wdf0aHaH3fI/AAAAAAAAJ_0/ROFMMWl1tBIibNQAvU2FT-0nvM-qMV3sACL0BGAYYCw/h746/84959.jpeg'>http://www.natsume-books.com/</a> Driving the designs between his masterworks such as Villa Savoye and Unite d'Habitation, the writings of Le Corbusier are perhaps the most influential texts ever produced by an architect. Now, these texts along with a comprehensive record of his buildings, projects and sketches are available for free download (!) Organized into an 8-volume set, these works represent an exhaustive survey of his work. Find the links here. Via Monoskop Log.
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| Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Marcelo Donadussi
 © Marcelo Donadussi From the architect. Faced with a set of pre-existences originally not articulated, the proposal for the building is that of an integrating element in order to create a global restructuring of new accesses and new connections. The party considered the premise defined in the program, which defines the distinction building in two sectors: an administrative and an events sector. The composition of the building is defined by a single volume, an administrative block, on a basis, events.  © Marcelo Donadussi The site insertion is looking for the reduction of occupation area at the ground floor level. In this story, a large main access plaza was located with the intention of creating a public space through the extension of the promenade, emphasizing the public character of the building. The creation of this was possible with the parking distribution in three levels of underground, which access is on the street with less traffic.  © Marcelo Donadussi The square gives access to the base through a foyer, which connects to the events area, creating the possibility of a unique use on special occasions. As the cover of this foyer, there is a green slab, which acts as the materialization of the new connections between the new building and its pre-existences. On this basis, a large translucent prism is located, which receives the administrative sector, emphasizing the horizontality of the single element of the simple composition. Considering its use, the premise was the maximum flexibility, achieved through the use of glass partitions with the possibility of closing by blinds. The creation of flexible spaces allows use re-arrangements throughout the building.  © Marcelo Donadussi  Section A  © Marcelo Donadussi In technical-functional terms, it is structured in a regular multiple mesh of 0.625m, sub-module of numerous constructive components. The structural system adopted, in a mesh of 10x10m, is made up of metal beams and concrete columns with precast steel slabs and steel deck. The building is organized in large spans, which is possible due to the use of a three-story steel trussed frame, located in the longitudinal facades of the volume. The mooring and the stiffness are given through transverse metallic profiles.  © Marcelo Donadussi The external closure of the northwest and southeast facades consists of two layers: metal frames with safety glasses and stainless steel screen with controlled translucency according to the orientation of each façade. The layers, separated by a technical walkway, create a transition space in which there is upward ventilation, generating thermal comfort for the interior space. The luminous comfort occurs through the light filter and consequent reduction of the incidence of radiation provided by the screen. Finally, the green cover slab guarantees thermal insulation and reduces the demand on public rainwater networks, retaining for some time the water collected volume.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:00 AM PDT  © CetraRuddy Harkening back to the Art Deco structures of New York's Financial District, CetraRuddy's 45 Broad Street is set to rise in Lower Manhattan. After a groundbreaking ceremony in April, construction on the project has now begun. Once complete, the tower will top out at a peak of 1,115 feet (340 meters), making it the second tallest building in lower Manhattan (behind only One World Trade Center) and the tallest residential building south of the so-called "Billionaire's Row" in Midtown.  An earlier rendering released at the groundbreaking event in April. Image © CetraRuddy Developed in a joint venture by Madison Equities and Pizzarotti Group, the building will rises 65 floors containing approximately 150 condominiums, though generous ceiling heights and double height floors will push the building to a height more typical of an 86-story building. Amenities will include a 60-foot indoor swimming pool, an outdoor garden, library, fitness center and an assortment of lounges and entertainment spaces.  © CetraRuddy The building's signature feature is its distinctive bronze filigree facade, which borrows elements from Art Deco and Gothic motifs. The developers have announced a target completion date of 2019, though the delay in construction seems sure to push back that date. News via CetraRuddy, CityRealty  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AWA Hotel in Puerto Varas / Arquigestion Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © C&S Fotografía
 © C&S Fotografía From the architect. The project is located on the southern shore of Lake Llanquihue and sits at a 45º angle in relation to the beach. These articulate the volumes of rooms and interior spaces, generating visual tension towards the water and the Osorno Volcano. Likewise, the north-east and north-west orientation is favored in all its habitable spaces, achieving a sunning that optimizes its thermal conditioning, especially in spring, autumn and winter, considering the cold weather. The climate pool, which is glazed on both sides and ceiling, arises in direction to the lake in reinforced concrete, receiving solar radiation throughout the day.  Site Plan The architectural style breaks with the typical local style, and is instead a contemporary, reinforced concrete structure reminiscent of the Brutalist style in some aspects, with large openings toward the outside to incorporate the landscape without competition, but in dialogue with nature and the breathtaking surroundings.  © C&S Fotografía Facing Route 225, the curtain wall with four-story metal structure over 14.00 m, which recreates the forest latticework, contains both the horizontal and vertical circulations of the building. This permeability gives space and its route a visual connection with the hills and slopes towards the south of the road, which are part of the integral project considering inverter and organic crops of artisanal exploitation that will supply the Hotel itself. On the same facade, and separated by a wall covered in cypress guaitecas, is the access cube, also of reinforced concrete, rotated in 45º from the same interior geometry, with superior perforations with depth to give more body to volume.  © C&S Fotografía  Section  © C&S Fotografía The ground floor includes the hall, reception, lobby, bar, living rooms, public restrooms, and three guest rooms. The 2nd and 3rd floors have the remaining guest rooms, for a total of 16, including 4 suites. The 4th level currently has a terrace with plans for a future extension of 6 rooms.  © C&S Fotografía The lower floors include more public areas. One level below the entrance (-1) is the dining room, public restroom, gym, swimming pool and spa. This level also connects to the Events Center, which also has a second access directly from the exterior. Two levels down (-2), the lake level, is used to store the boats, jet skis, kayaks, and implements for water sports, all of which can be moved directly to the hotel’s pier on the lake via a ramp. In addition to concrete, the materials used include cypress guaitecas wood for the stairs, exterior, and the spa, and other native woods for the walls and floors, while local slate and volcanic rock complement the architecture and interior design, filling its spaces with life, warmth, and aromas.  © C&S Fotografía  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Foster + Partners Breaks Ground on Canada's Tallest Building in Toronto Posted: 06 Oct 2017 07:25 AM PDT  Courtesy of Foster + Partners Canada's future tallest building, The One, has broken ground in downtown Toronto. Designed by Foster + Partners, the 85-story building will become the country's first supertall skyscraper (commonly defined as taller than 300 meters/980 feet), rising to a peak of 306 meters (1,004 feet). The tower will also take over the title of Canada's second tallest manmade structure, behind only the CN Tower. Located at the corner of Bloor Street and Yonge Street on the border between downtown and Yorkville, the residential tower will respond to its unique context, embodying the neighborhood character of Yorkville, the bustling commercial life of Bloor Street and the local heritage of Yonge Street.  Courtesy of Foster + Partners "The One is the final piece of the jigsaw in the tower cluster at the Yonge and Bloor node – one of the most prominent intersections in the city," said Giles Robinson, Senior Partner, Foster + Partners. "The project creates a new anchor for high-end retail along Bloor Street West, while respecting the urban scale of Yonge Street. The design is respectful of the legacy of the William Luke Buildings, and incorporates the historic 19th century brick structures within the larger development."  Courtesy of Foster + Partners The design is a natural evolution of Foster's signature style, with expertly detailed glass curtain walls and an expressed structural frame clad in a champagne bronze metal. Program types within are revealed on the building surface: a large, open ground floor provides a inviting space for retail, while mechanical floors are set back from the facade plane. These pieces come together to create a clearly articulated composition and give the building a unique identity on the skyline. Residences are designed around 57-square-meter (620-square-foot) planning modules, allowing for flexible arrangements and a variety of unit types. A series of duplex penthouses cap the building, offering panoramic views of Lake Ontario. A sky lobby will provide access to amenities including a spa, gym, library and formal entertaining room, and well as a large south-facing terrace where tenants can congregate.  Courtesy of Foster + Partners  via Mizrahi Developments "The One will set new standards for commercial and retail developments in Canada," added Robinson. "We're extremely excited to be working with [Mizrahi Developments] to realise this fantastic vision, and look forward to the next stages of the project with great anticipation."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| UP23-UBIKO Dwelling / Viraje arquitectura Posted: 06 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © German Cabo
 © German Cabo From the architect. On a hillside that overlooks the orange fields are located the buildings that make up the project. The sharp slope conditioned the need for a broken section on the ground floor. And the orientation to the north, the placement of a central courtyard. These are the two main premises on which the proposal is based.  © German Cabo The dwelling is composed of a main volume on the ground floor which has a room on the first floor. Attached to the ground floor also is a secondary volume of an auxiliary building. The access takes place directly in one of the corners of the patio. Around it are organized the circulations of this floor, separating in two levels the night zone and the day zone and generating a concatenation of spaces that are staggered until reaching the views of the hillside. The living room and dining area is connected by a full glass wall connecting with the platform of the infinite pool.  © German Cabo  Floor Plan 02  © German Cabo The UBIKO dwellings are made up of prefabricated concrete panels, so that the facades make up the structure of the volumes. Its execution in factory in a controlled way allowed the complete the construction of the house in a period of approximately four months. These conditions of production control and time savings also mean energy savings and waste generation far above the construction of a traditional dwelling of the same dimensions and characteristics.  © German Cabo The house thus forms a sustainable model with a careful architecture and a coherence with the current energy needs and the environment.  © German Cabo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| NRT's Renovation of Aalto University Center Wins 2017 Finlandia Prize Posted: 06 Oct 2017 05:10 AM PDT  © Tuomas Uusheimo NRT Architects' renovation of the Aalto University Harald Herlin Learning Centre in Otaniemi has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Finlandia Prize for Architecture. Completed in 2016, the project is the first renovation to be awarded the prize. The original building was completed in 1970 to fit into the Alvar Aalto-designed Otaniemi campus plan. Now in its fourth year, the prize was established to "increase public awareness of high quality Finnish architecture and [to highlight] its benefits for our well-being." Last year, APRT Architects' Rovaniemi Sports Arena, Railo took home top honors.  © Tuomas Uusheimo Each year, the winning project is chosen by an honorable, non-architect guest judge from a shortlist of four projects selected by a jury of architects. This year, Reijo Karhinen, President and CEO of the OP Financial Group was given the distinction of choosing the winner. "The renovation of the learning centre has succeeded in upgrading and modernising the building to meet today's needs by boldly introducing novel ideas while challenging and yet respecting the original design of the building," commented Karhinen in his official statement. "The view over the ground floor is a powerful experience – stunning colours, the tangible air of creativity and new learning as well as innovative design solutions raise the heartbeat with excitement... The architects have shown the courage to genuinely question Aalto's thought in a most appropriate manner, by reconciling architectural beauty and diverse functional demands."  © Tuomas Uusheimo The prize was awarded to architects Teemu Tuomi and Tuomo Remes of NRT at an awards ceremony at Valkoinen Sali in Helsinki. Together they worked with Eeva-Liisa Elo-Lehtinen (NRT Architects), who joined the team at the project planning stage and Päivi Meuronen of JKMM Architects (interiors). "The unique atmosphere of the main spaces in the building owes much to Alvar Aalto's clever use of natural light. The calm and beautiful reading rooms have found their place in the new learning centre. Changes in these protected spaces were mainly to do with modernising the building services, improving accessibility and developing the furnishings and service concept," explains Tuomi.  © Tuomas Uusheimo "Introducing new types of learning into the building while respecting Aalto's architecture was achieved by removing the book depository function altogether. One of the low depository floors was completely dismantled and a large opening was added to another to let in light. This resulted in a room that would have had no use in a 1970s library. The multi-purpose space can be defined and redefined according to future needs. It currently serves as a space for rehearsals, software learning, 3D printing, virtual games, events and also has a café." Learn more about the 2017 award, here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fitzhenry Studio & Atrium / dpai architecture Posted: 06 Oct 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © Revelateur Studio
 © Revelateur Studio From the architect. Made possible by a generous donation by Dr. Robert Fitzhenry, a McMaster alumni, the addition and renovation to existing studios and classrooms at McMaster University's School of the Arts (SoTA), honors Robert's late wife, Andrée, a painter and art collector. dpai was awarded the project on the strength of a compelling process and a profound understanding of the importance of engagement with the arts to preserve a sense of vitality and cross-disciplinarity in the higher learning experience.  © Revelateur Studio Envisioning the project as a much-needed link between SoTA, the McMaster community at large, and the now-established Hamilton arts scene, the objective was to engage community practitioners, alumni, faculty, staff, and students in the design process to understand what the needs, potentials, and caveats of the project were to be. Over the course of an intensive day-long charrette, participants and guests facilitated by dpai staff were able to synthesize diverse voices into a set of ideas - both concrete and abstract - that were then given spatial representation. The propositions put forward at the charrette had considerable bearing on the finished form of the project.  © Revelateur Studio The result was a design deeply informed by end-user input that focused on functionally reconfigured and expanded studios, a new light-filled exhibition space, clear and accessible circulation, and the creation of a strong street presence and identity for SoTA, a faculty that had been difficult to access and navigates. The new addition provides vastly expanded floor space and amenities for more equipment-intensive media — printmaking and sculpture — including facilities for lithography, etching, and silkscreen, as well as wood- and metal-working, and one of Canada's few remaining metal casting facilities housed in a University fine arts facility.  Floor Plans Alterations Once-windowless studios for upper-year students have been expanded, and flex-studio and new media facilities balance the use of traditional media with an understanding of the shifting nature of creative practice with the emergence of new tools. Gentle north light pours into the double-height painting studios and the addition of a 25'x25'x25' glass-enclosed atrium ("the Cube"), provides a powerful environment for critique, exhibition, and performance.  © Revelateur Studio  © Revelateur Studio The SoTA's new urban prominence has strengthened connections with other faculties so that art students can offer their unique perspectives to engineering and humanities students, and vice versa. Because of urban connections at two levels, the highly transparent "cube" is now in frequent demand as an event space on campus, while broadly showcasing the work of students and faculty members during both working critiques and final exhibits.  © Revelateur Studio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Leo Espinosa
 © Leo Espinosa From the architect. Architecture approaches nature by rearranging its elements. In Casa Chaaltun, this conformation was an attempt to evoke and interpret the natural and cultural context of the Yucatan Peninsula, in Mexico, challenging the mainstream perception and common use of its natural materials.  Model. Image Courtesy of tescala To adapt the program into the lot's geometry, it was divided into three zones: private, social and services; the volumes were designed accordingly. Four volumes are connected by a main long axis, which is the project's spine. Two of them are solid, facing south and west, solving the privacy and, at the same time, it protects the interior and shadows the others. The remaining volumes are lightly floating, generating a double height ceiling in the ground level, facing to the northeast.  © Leo Espinosa  Section  © Leo Espinosa The volume's typology is characterized by its facades. The solids are formed by a series of offsetted walls, allowing crossed ventilation and a great natural light income without a thermal gain. In contrast, the floating volumes feature a marble lattice facade, permitting the entrance of a diffuse light and also shadowing the interior.
The marble lattice facade was a challenging design and its final solution gave identity to the house: a system formed by four hundred eighty six vertical pieces, each one unites two plaques of marble secured to a steel frame. Every single piece is welded to the main structure of the social volumes. The lighting is inspired in the moonlight, so that each piece illuminates the adjacent, bouncing its light into the marble.  Sketch. Image Courtesy of tescala  Sketch. Image Courtesy of tescala The volumetric solution comes with a continuous series of voids in the building: four spaces that open and expand the interiors; although this is functional, these are also the spaces where the natural and cultural references of the environment take place, giving Casa Chaaltun its unique identity.  © Leo Espinosa Yucatán Peninsula is known for its peculiar landscapes, which include large trees with tabular roots and natural ponds of crystalline water called cenotes (dzonoot in maya); this ponds are of remarkable beauty and characterized for its freshness; the limestone that forms the cenote allows to see the dark green and blue colors in the clear water. Because of this natural and stunning ponds, the swimming pool resembles a cenote: an oxford grey flamed granite gives a sensation of depth and a darker green-blue color to the water; floating in the second level the marble lattice façade encloses the pool area. Also, Alamo trees suggest the presence of a cenote, this is why one of them is placed in the access patio surrounded by limestone walls.  © Leo Espinosa In the regional landscape of Yucatan it's common to see how rocks, roads and walls rust in an intense red color because of the minerals in the soil; the inspiration for the red patio was taken from these rusty elements, making tall tinted concrete walls and placing a Chaka tree (regional tree form Yucatan known for its red bark). Another endemic tree in the plot is a Jabín (habín in maya), one of the few in the area that changes its color through seasons. This tree was a breaking point to the design of the master's bedroom lobby and the upper level terrace, where the leafy branches brace the space giving a cozy ambiance.  © Leo Espinosa All these different references of the natural context are a constant in the project, following the same line of design and always prioritizing the user's well being and playing with the aperture of the sequenced spaces. Casa Chaaltun is the concatenation of thresholds (kitchen-bar-social-pool-garden) that opens into an extended visual (course-lake-course-jungle).  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Behind the Tech That Moves 2 Million People During The Hajj Posted: 06 Oct 2017 01:30 AM PDT Every year, 3 million Muslim pilgrims from over 120 different countries travel to Makkah (commonly transliterated as Mecca), Saudi Arabia, to perform Hajj (pilgrimage) in the Islamic month of Zilhaj. Due to the ever-increasing number of visitors each year, overcrowding has led to deadly accidents and stampedes in the past; to ensure crowd safety and better circulation, the Makkah Development Authority (MDA) engaged Otis, one of the world's leading manufacturers of people-moving products, and successfully oversaw the redesigning of the Jamarat Bridge. Watch the video above for a summary of the architectural design of the Jamarat Bridge, or read on to see a 7-minute mini-documentary about the structure's development. Pilgrims traverse the Jamarat Bridge several times to complete one of the key rituals of Hajj. Bearing in mind the historical, cultural and religious importance of the site, engineers sought to maximize movement and accommodate twice the number of people that the previous two-story structure allowed. The redesigned bridge has 4 levels with a covered roof, 308 escalators, and 10 elevators, plus 2 ambulance elevators and 2 helipad elevators for emergencies. While the MDA has achieved what it set out to ensure, further expansion of the religious complex does not stop here. "With small modifications we can accommodate up to 6 million people", says Dr. Osama Al Bar, Mayor of the Holy City Makkah.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| These Are Jan Gehl's Methods For Building Good Cities Posted: 06 Oct 2017 01:00 AM PDT
Meet 81-year-old Danish architect Jan Gehl who, for more than fifty years, has focused on improving the quality of urban life by helping people to "re-conquer the city." Gehl has studied the relationship between life and form since the mid-1960s, when he started questioning the modernist approach of looking at the architectural model from above instead of from the inside. The architecture of that time was very often "an obsession with architecture for architecture's sake," and took very little interest in the inhabitants. This made Gehl realize that "there was a fantastic gap between what the social scientists were doing and what the architecture and planning professions were doing." Instead of looking at architecture as a form—which made it more like a sculpture—one had to look at all the components:
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| Extension Pavilion / Richèl Lubbers Architecten + Zecc Architecten Posted: 05 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Stijn Poelstra
 © Stijn Poelstra From the architect. A design puzzle within the new rules of license-free construction: a space as an atelier, but also usable as a care- and house studio. It delivers a precise calculated sculptural shape with jumps and sloping roof sur-faces. Central element in the map is an ancient monastery wall, which was hidden between ancient barns. The cloister wall now runs pontifically across the pavilion, thus rendering the new indoor and outdoor spaces historic layered.  © Floriaan Willemse Not only the new pavilion, but also the complete internal renovation of the house was part of the project. The main entrance of the house is been moved to the facade of the new pavilion. The old hallway and staircase situated in the old house has been lifted, which increased a more spacious kitchen. During our project our client made some principle decisions, investing in quality rather than quantity.  © Stijn Poelstra  Site Plan  © Floriaan Willemse Not necessarily a large kitchen, but rather a special stove with attention to a wood-fired oven. Residual heat from this oven is used for the heating of shower water or underfloor heating. A state-of-the-art boiler is thus fed from different heat sources: cv boiler, sun and residual heat from the oven. Roofs, walls and floors of the existing house were isolated and the house was further preserved by the addition of solar panels and solar collectors.  © Stijn Poelstra  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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