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- FNG Group Headquarters / Stéphane Beel Architects
- Green Houses – Strijp R / Eek en Dekkers
- Lehtikangas School, Kindergarten and Library / alt Architects
- Jiyan Healing Garden / ZRS Architekten Ingenieure
- Ivan-Khaneh / Piramun Architectural Office
- Stacked Student Housing / Thirdspace Architecture Studio
- Lingers Book Bar / Hejidesign
- Ruffey Lake House / Inbetween Architecture
- Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building
- Family HQ / Viviano Viviano
- 12 Warren / DDG
- V&A Museum to Save Large Section of Robin Hood Gardens from Demolition
- Giz Hollywood House / Yuri Vital
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| FNG Group Headquarters / Stéphane Beel Architects Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Luca Beel
.jpg?1510185441 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel Text description provided by the architects. FNG is a fast-growing fashion company that requested a building that could grow with the company. An envelope that radiates the company values where relationships can be built between the various branches. It turned into an interesting quest involving intensive cooperation between FNG and Stéphane Beel Architects with the goal of achieving a completed whole including the landscape design and furniture. .jpg?1510185470 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel The basic form consists of a parking plinth with terrace and two volumes whose mutual link is confirmed by a physical connection, a distinct green walkway. The façade is a wooden skin that runs around the entire outline of the building. The inner facades facing each other are white-painted wooden planks. A different nuance is created to distinguish the two buildings by painting one set of facades bright white and the other off-white. In one of the volumes, openings have been made in the outer façade, making it possible to see the pattern of the windows. In the south-facing façade of the other volume shutters have been installed that move in the course of the day. .jpg?1510185367 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel .jpg?1510185393 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel The central core contains the permanent facilities, circulation and technical ducts. On the first and second floor these are combined with a void, while on the third floor the core is combined with a patio. A cascade staircase links the various components of the production process. .jpg?1510185506 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel  First Floor Plan .jpg?1510185710 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel  Second Floor Plan .jpg?1510185596 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel The lines that structure the building consist of rows of concrete beams. Together with the entrance staircase, these are the only concrete elements that remain grey. The prefab concrete walls of the facades are painted. The windows are detailed so that they do not need any casing. The core is clad in black cowhide applied in a tile pattern over the cupboards and doors. The floors consist of tiles in resin-bound Calacatta marble. The ceiling around the core is patterned with separate acoustic panels suspended below the concrete, making use of concrete core activation. This made it possible to provide open workstations with a hard wooden floor and an agreeable acoustic environment. .jpg?1510185658 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel The open floors have a rhythmic arrangement of windows so that the spaces can be divided up as required. The result is a very flexible building with a logically composed plan that is able to respond easily to growth, shifts of emphasis and other changes in FNG's internal organisation .jpg?1510185683 "© Luca Beel") © Luca Beel  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Green Houses – Strijp R / Eek en Dekkers Posted: 09 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PST  © Thomas Mayer
 © Thomas Mayer Text description provided by the architects. There is a story behind nearly every design I conceive. Very often the story is about coincidence or even a failure that ultimately turns out to be a success. Generally speaking, failures are blamed on fate but, in practice, successes are also the consequence of fate, or at least mine are. The Green House is an example of this. We needed to realize new-build housing on the land of the RAG building in order to close the budget, and preferably houses with a large floor area on a small plot because that would yield a great deal.  © Thomas Mayer  1st Floor Plan  © Thomas Mayer However, the first RAG buyers immediately made it clear that they did not really appreciate these houses, however beautiful, being placed right under their noses. So we immediately consigned these superb homes to the rubbish bin in order to create new plans. Who knew, maybe we would fish them back out again sometime.  © Thomas Mayer Luckily a much better plan has come in their place: two Green Houses inspired by the housing in the RAG building. That means living on the first floor with a south-facing roof terrace; large, spacious, green, sunny, modern, industrial, light, and open in all aspects. To safeguard the unobstructed view from the roof terraces of the RAG building, the new homes are to be sunk into the ground. Consequently, the houses will be split-level and the ground floor with the sleeping quarters will be one metre below ground level. Through the creation of this split-level building, the terrace, which will be the roof of the car port and storage area, will be one metre higher than the living room and kitchen on the first floor. The counter tops in the kitchen will continue visually in the roof terrace so that outdoors and indoors are more explicitly connected.  © Thomas Mayer While the RAG building offers space for 10 homes under one roof, the Green House is a single-family detached house. The houses became green once we had considered which material would be in keeping with or rather in contrast to the yellow stone of the RAG building. We chose for contrast: now there will be two smaller green buildings alongside the bright yellow brick block. However the outline of the Green House will be consistent with that of the RAG building because the houses will also have the roof terraces previously utilized in the RAG building. Therefore the silhouette of the RAG building will be mirrored in the Green House.  © Thomas Mayer  Section  © Thomas Mayer We wanted to use the RAG building not only as a source of inspiration for the design and way of living but also as inspiration for the construction method. How would it be possible these days to build, in a pragmatic and cost efficient way, a house with the same industrial look as that created by the Philips engineers when they built the buildings on Strijp R in the fifties? Our solution was a concrete building system with fixed sizes, prefabricated parts and a flexible floor plan. The windows fit exactly into the façade, in a fixed framework, and will be placed in such a way that they will offer maximum light and view without overlooking each other. The amount of glass in each house will be nearly three times the minimum required according to existing legislation, yet at the same time privacy will be safeguarded. Aside from the first-floor living, the roof terrace and the green exterior, the building will also be characterized by materials that are in themselves already beautiful, such as cement, wood and glass. The staircase is in the heart of the building so the layout is extremely functional and can be tailored to anyone's wishes.  © Thomas Mayer  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lehtikangas School, Kindergarten and Library / alt Architects Posted: 09 Nov 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Ville-Pekka Ikola / alt
 © Ville-Pekka Ikola / alt Text description provided by the architects. The first thing one sees when approaching the building is a canyon-like space built with grey brick – robust and distinguished, yet inviting. As one steps inside the meandering gorge, it transforms into a functional core, a common restaurant space, that is the center of the building and its architectural highlight. The see-through, organically flowing space invites the visitors to wander into the building. Lehtikangas multifunctional building houses a school, a regional library and a kindergarten. The new building replaces a school that previously stood on the site and combines some of the other public functions of the area. Its architecture stems from the interplay between two rational halves divided by a free-form gorge-like opening.  © Ville-Pekka Ikola / alt  First Level Plan  © Ville-Pekka Ikola / alt The library near the entrance supports independent information gathering.Visitors and Library goers are welcome into the public parts of the building as well – comfy sofas beguile visitors to linger for a while and study the collection at their leisure. North of the gorge is the primary and upper comprehensive schools. On the southern side are the kindergarten, auxiliary spaces, and facilities for physical education, as well as wood and metalworking shops. Combining and grouping the different educational units into an open, transformable and cellular structure supports the current Finnish pedagogical ideals. Light-coloured walls with birch detailing create the serene background needed for daily activities, such as different projects, presentations, and displays.  © Ville-Pekka Ikola / alt Meanwhile, glass surfaces and colorful beanbag chairs and sofas inject zest into the school day. Common spaces for all of the staff in the center of the building support the idea of a unified learning environment. Primary and upper-class students and staff communicate and exchange ideas freely and pupils can be assembled into various kinds of groups in an unfettered manner without the boundaries created by age segregation. Cellular group lounges are the core around which the transformable teaching facilities of the primary classes are arranged. The lounges also double as spaces for teaching and group work.  Second Level Plan Each floor of the building has its signature color that adorns the corridors and furniture while also making it easier to find one's way in the large building. Furthermore, the teaching facilities for the senior pupils are equipped for subject teaching, whereas the color choices in these spaces make a gradual shift towards more subdued hues while maintaining a touch of liveliness. The facilities in the kindergarten can also be combined and divided at will, and in each compartment, there is an entryway to the yard outside, complete with a mudroom. Stair tubes create another exciting spatial experience for the children, while table sets in the cellular group work rooms are well suited for crafts, drawing and other activities as well as for having meals.  © Ville-Pekka Ikola / alt  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jiyan Healing Garden / ZRS Architekten Ingenieure Posted: 09 Nov 2017 04:00 PM PST  © ZRS Architekten Ingenieure
 © ZRS Architekten Ingenieure Text description provided by the architects. The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights has opened a new centre for animal-assisted trauma therapy in Chamchamal, Kurdistan-Iraq. The centre is the first step in the realisation of the Jiyan Healing Garden on a 35,000 m2 site in Chamchamal. The various ethnic minorities and Kurdish majority of the Kurdistan autonomous region have been victims of oppression and violence for centuries, suffering most recently at the hands of ISIS and before that regime of Sadam Hussein. Over the last few years many minorities such as the Yazidis have fled to the region before the violence being perpetrated by ISIS throughout northern Iraq. The importance of a functioning mechanism for trauma therapy has become of huge importance for the region as research indicates that without therapeutic treatment, it can take up to three generations for victims to recover from a traumatic experience.  © ZRS Architekten Ingenieure  3D Model  © ZRS Architekten Ingenieure The Healing Garden will be developed and realised in stages over the coming years. A reinterpretation of traditional village architecture and the use of local materials, plants and animals should contribute to the creation of a space that represents trust, identity and healing. The recently completed first phase houses the animal assisted therapy spaces, where encounters between humans and animals can take place in a familiar and relaxed atmosphere. The ensemble of eleven simple earthen volumes are arranged around a series of courtyards creating a village style atmosphere. A light shading roof connects the different volumes and allows users to traverse the site in comfort throughout the year, especially during the height of summer when temperatures can reach upwards of 45o.  Plan / Elevations The buildings are constructed using sustainable, local materials such as earth, timber and bricks. Massive walls in air-dried earth bricks and a thin layer of earth-straw mixture on the roof serve to maintain a comfortable interior temperature during the hot summer as well as the damp winter months. Over the last ten years the vernacular Architecture has been largely displaced by reinforced concrete constructions, so much so that an appreciation for a traditional Kurdish Architecture has been dangerously eroded. In many places traditional natural materials and typologies have been replaced with generic cement based concrete frame construction, despite the fact that cement based materials cannot offer the same climate controlling properties as earthen materials. Through the use of traditional materials in an earthquake resistant structural system and a training program for local workers, the construction of the Healing Garden has strengthened Kurdish building traditions and suggests a direction for the future development of earthen architecture in the region.  © ZRS Architekten Ingenieure Currently the second building phase, composed of therapy spaces and a bakery is being planned. A water treatment plant is currently under construction, which will clean the water of the many sewage pipes that traverse the site to provide water for the plants of the Healing Garden.  © ZRS Architekten Ingenieure  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ivan-Khaneh / Piramun Architectural Office Posted: 09 Nov 2017 02:00 PM PST .jpg?1510227319 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani
.jpg?1510227300 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani Text description provided by the architects. The Ivan-Khaneh is the example of where the former single-story townhouse prototype meets the recently popular multi-story building characteristics without losing spatial qualities, such as the opportunity of outdoor living. The urban fabric, in which this project is located, initially consists of single-story housing blocks with 60% of floor area positioning in the middle of the building plot in a way that leaves a 10% open area on the north and a 30% open area on the south. New mid-raised developments still follow the same prototype of land use. Located in Shahin-shahr, a suburban area in Isfahan, Iran, Ivan-Khaneh provides a total of 410 m2 living spaces for two families in the form of a three-story building located on a 273 m2 plot. .jpg?1510227331 "Floor Plans") Floor Plans .jpg?1510227175 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani .jpg?1510227262 "Section") Section Borrowing the theory of prospect-refuge, Ivan-Khaneh is a juxtaposition of open, semi-open, and closed spaces that provide the capacity of observe (prospect) without being seen (refuge). The application of this theory first emerges in the form of a big veranda on the northern side of the house facing outside where a vast green space exists. .jpg?1510227106 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani While providing a pleasant view for the occupants, a curtain controls and limits the outsiders view on the other side. In addition to that, a series of open and semi-open spaces including the entrance garden, rooftop terrace, and sleeping deck (Mahtabi) make unique spatial relationships that correspond to daily needs and activities of the occupants such as cooking, kids' playing, reading, enjoying the view, sleeping, etc. .jpg?1510227251 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Stacked Student Housing / Thirdspace Architecture Studio Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Hemant Patil
 © Hemant Patil Text description provided by the architects. The design for a small student housing project in the town of Belgaum India explores the section as a device to layer a series of semi-private living spaces vertically. What seems like a straightforward division of space in the plan is actually a complex layering of self-contained living units to achieve maximum density yet maintain comfortable living standards for the occupants. The site is a minuscule parcel of land barely measuring a 100 square meters on which the building was proposed. The number of students to be accommodated is more a result of the economics of scale and return on investment rather than a careful engagement with what such a site could traditionally accommodate. In all, the building of about 225 sq.m accommodates 29 students in a semi-private triple and double occupancy units.  © Hemant Patil With such a small site, the building would have to be stacked vertically, but the building had to be below the stipulated 15 meters above which stringent high rise building regulations for fire safety are required to be met. Thus the buildings envelop is fixed by the side margins and the height restriction. To make the rooms less claustrophobic and more interconnected, a strategy was evolved to develop the rooms in a section with a floor to floor height of only 2400mm. Semi-private spaces for the occupants are nestled around a small common area consisting of an entrance lobby, pantry, and toilet facilities, all of them strung together by an internal staircase.
There are two types of room configurations that sectionally dovetail into one another, like in a jigsaw. Considering that this is a cost-effective project on a small site, everything is pared down in this design. Every millimeter of space was debated upon. If the walls of the toilets were thought to consume too much space, they were replaced by 40 mm kadappa stone slabs, a detail that also eliminated the need for tile work in wet areas. Plastered surfaces are kept to a bare minimum, with even the brick walls being unplastered and just painted white so as to visually open up space and also allow for regular upkeep.  © Hemant Patil  Section A  © Hemant Patil The individual spaces of the students are designed to have the bare minimum space with minimum furniture. The individual living spaces are interconnected visually as well as physically with the shared areas. The elevation is a sum total of small strategic decisions to sectionally displace the room units. The window fenestrations just about hint at the sectional complexity within but also add to the monolithic nature of the facade. The staggered section creates a dynamic roof profile that dominates the skyline that is otherwise littered with small accretions that are emblematic of the suburban sprawl all around. The building is painted in a deep red to accentuate its dynamic roofline as well as its almost monolithic form. In the colorful cacophonous milieu that is mofussil India, it still dominates the neighborhood, yet displays an irreverent playfulness that is characteristic of student life anywhere.  © Hemant Patil  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST  © Tony Chen
 © Tony Chen Text description provided by the architects. Lingers book and coffee bar is located in Shenzhen city, a hybrid space which combines reading, books, arts, coffee and desserts. The color selection of the store is inspired by Wes Anderson's film "The Grand Budapest Hotel", pink with slightly gray and copper rose gold, creating a chic and sweet mood.  © Tony Chen The frame and the knob of the main entrance applies the Chinese character of the store's name. Infinite parallel metal lines of the entrance floor leads the visitors to the store, allowing them to escape the hustle and bustle outside.  Plan Follow the metal lines into the internal space, white marble flooring and its turning logo partition are seen. The floor-to-ceiling shelves continue same style of the entrance, made of rose gold copper colored metal panel. It cleverly brings the same material from outside to inside, coordinating with each other.  © Tony Chen The masstone of interior continues to use white and copper rose gold on marble flooring and walls. A single warm gray wall creates harmony. Layout uses consistently color: marble display plinth, book shelves made of glass with metal frame, different color textiles as pale pink and verdant green make a gentle but modern accent. The platform between seating area and massive landing book walls lowers the sense of oppression. There is a multifunction room at the end of the platform, providing various purposes for meeting, courses or art display.  © Tony Chen The copper rose gold metal spreads out to the back wall behind bar and grid cube decoration upon it. Spherical glass chandeliers hang down irregularly from the ceiling bringing a luminous and vivid sense. All the books, magazines and collections are selected by our owner that reflects the unique personal taste, providing the hipsters in Shenzhen to curl up with a book and coffee.  © Tony Chen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ruffey Lake House / Inbetween Architecture Posted: 09 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  © Tatjana Plitt
 © Tatjana Plitt Text description provided by the architects. To make the most of its privileged position, overlooking Ruffey Lake Park in Doncaster, this 1970s double brick family home has undergone a complete transformation.  © Tatjana Plitt  © Tatjana Plitt To take better advantage of its stunning outlook and north-facing frontage, the previously dark and compartmentalised interior has been reconfigured and the upper level rebuilt and extended to deliver abundant natural light, highlight stunning views, and provide a seamless connection between kitchen, dining and living spaces; essential to modern family life. Quieter private spaces, such as the library, music room and TV den nestle snugly into the sheltered west side of the ground floor. A timber-clad pod divides the east and west sides of the floor plate and conceals the cloak room, bathroom and pantry. The new first floor comprises generous bedroom suites, additional bathroom and a large north facing terrace, conveniently accessed from both the landing and master suite.  © Tatjana Plitt Clever reworking of existing stepped floor levels and the strategic placement of voids and skylights creates a variety of spatial volumes and brings natural light to core of the home. The central timber stair is lined to one side with custom-shelving to display the occupants' collections, and the other is open to the double height void – now bathed in sky-lit softness.  © Tatjana Plitt The brown brick of the existing house — typical of its era — is retained to the ground and basement levels and complemented by new charcoal cladding and trims. The existing fabric is celebrated and updated by the clean lines of the new parapets and window details. The insertion of hit-and-miss brickwork blurs the distinction between interior and exterior spaces and provides a surprise lightness to the otherwise solid forms.  © Tatjana Plitt  New First Floor Plan  © Tatjana Plitt  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Zaha Hadid Architects Breaks Ground on Mexico City's Tallest Residential Building Posted: 09 Nov 2017 07:05 AM PST  Render by LabTop. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed images of their latest design, the Bora Residential Tower in Mexico City, as construction on the project has broken ground. Commissioned by Mexican developer Némesis Capital in 2015, the new tower will offer a variety of new housing options to the fast-growing neighborhood of Santa Fe, a business district in western Mexico City that is home to 3 universities and the regional offices of high profile tech companies including Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Roche and Amazon. .jpg?1510256668 "Courtesy of Némesis Capital") Courtesy of Némesis Capital Rising over 50 floors, Bora will be the tallest residential tower in Mexico City, containing more than 220 apartments ranging from one- to three-bedrooms. Different unit sizes will be spread throughout the building, ensuring each floor houses a diverse community of residents. Six apartment layouts been laid out surrounding a central core, with access to light, privacy and panoramic views in mind. Each unit will also have its own balcony, providing residents with an outdoor space in which to enjoy the city's mild, elevated subtropical climate, and contributing to the tower's dynamically geometric facade. At its base, the tower tapers inward to create areas for leisure and recreation covered by "swirling canopies", as well as publicly accessible retail and restaurant spaces.  Render by LabTop. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects .jpg?1510256643 "Courtesy of Némesis Capital") Courtesy of Némesis Capital "Regarding the design, we avoided a solid volume, favoring instead a more dynamic floor plan that would allow the building to have more corners, thus ensuring that each apartment features two different views of the city," said Juan Ignacio Aranguren, director of ZHA Mexico office. The tower's structure has been designed to respond to seismic conditions, with optimum flexibility, ductility and building weight. The ten-story canopies will also provide lateral stability during an event. .jpg?1510256627 "Courtesy of Némesis Capital") Courtesy of Némesis Capital The Bora Residential tower will be located in the heart of Santa Fe, a short distance from schools, theaters, cafes, restaurants, and 28-hectares of parkland at La Mexicana park, the largest new public space in Mexico City for 50 years. The building will also be within close proximity of downtown access, with the recent completion of the new Santa Fe Transit Hub that will connect the neighborhood to the city's metro network when the Toluca commuter line opens next year.  Render by LabTop. Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects "The initiative to hire ZHA comes from Némesis Capital's interest in innovative projects that bring something new to the city and its architecture. Mexico City's real estate market is transforming as user's needs change. What is interesting about this project is its flexibility to adapt to the market," said Julieta Boy, director of design at Némesis Capital. "Architecture should adapt to the market's demands," added Juan Ignacio Aranguren, director of ZHA Mexico office. "This project's amenities area was designed in a way that will allow it to be reconfigured in time. The generous spaces allow this flexibility." News via ZHA
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| Posted: 09 Nov 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Peter Molick
 © Peter Molick Text description provided by the architects. Interior designer and contractor commissions her son - an upstart fresh out of architecture school - to design a house she will build for herself. The resulting project becomes the social hub for a close-knit family and the inaugural work of a mother-and-son firm.  © Jack Thompson  Plans  © Peter Molick Michael Viviano's parents tapped him for the design of a new house that would accommodate their busy lifestyles and serve as the social hub for their close-knit family. Their desire was to have openness to a point, but for the entertaining spaces to have a somewhat traditional degree of separation between them.  © Peter Molick The site is a busy corner lot in a bustling part of Houston, so the interior of the house and the exterior landscape needed to cultivate a quiet sense of calm. Stylistically, Michael had to ease his parents' transition from a series of more traditional homes to a more modern setting. The massing of the house and choice of materials would need to maintain a dialogue with familiar house typologies and vernacular forms. The interior would be set up as a clean, streamlined backdrop for the antique and vintage furnishings the couple would bring with them, which would blend with contemporary pieces as they settled in.  © Peter Molick  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 09 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Bruce Damonte
 © Bruce Damonte Text description provided by the architects. 12 Warren is a residential condominium building nestled in TriBeCa offering just 13 full-floor, duplex and triplex residences. Developed, designed and constructed by DDG, 12 Warren is a compliment to the company's growing portfolio of design-driven residential projects on the East and West Coasts, while being unlike any other new residential building in New York City. The building features a plethora of handcrafted and artisanal details, none more striking than the signature façade of rough-hewn bluestone quarried in upstate New York. The hand-laid façade is already an impressive addition to one of Manhattan's most desired residential neighborhoods, creating an engaging contrast when seen among TriBeCa's historic loft buildings and modern glass structures.  © Robert Granoff Each of the 13 expansive residences, ranging from 2 to 4 bedrooms and 1,700 square feet to 3,800 square feet, boast ceilings detailed with architectural board-formed concrete finished at heights from 10 feet in the full-floor residences up to 22 feet in the triplex townhouse residences. Windows are 7 feet tall, allowing for an abundance of natural light to fill each home. Custom features and details fill the residences, including bluestone accents that connect the interiors back to the building's architecture. Many residences also feature direct elevator entry and private outdoor space.  © Bruce Damonte  Exterior Wall Section  © Bruce Damonte Inside the homes, locally crafted elements are paired with top materials and finishes sourced from all over the world. The distinctive kitchens feature DDG-designed lacquer cabinetry with Austrian white-oak accents, honed Black Saint Laurent marble countertops and an integrated Gaggenau appliance package. Master Baths include elegant custom Carrara marble and bluestone accented walls and floors with a sleek Carrara marble-clad soaking tub and Dornbracht polished chrome fixtures. Many residences also feature a wet bar with DDG-designed cabinetry, a handcrafted oak screen, Julien sink and 30" Sub-Zero refrigerator.  © Lauren Coleman In the building's lobby, a solid bluestone wall moved in place from the quarry is a centerpiece along with a custom Bec Brittain-designed chandelier. DDG has also commissioned award-winning fine art photographer Jacqueline Hassink to photograph the bluestone quarry where the building's stone elements originated and permanently display these works throughout the lobby.  © Field Condition 12 Warren has a one-of-a-kind private fitness center with reclaimed wood flooring, exposed brick masonry and board-formed concrete details. Additional amenities will include a 24-hour attended lobby, landscaped roof terrace, and DDG's signature concierge service. Storage rooms and bicycle storage will also be available.  © Bruce Damonte  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| V&A Museum to Save Large Section of Robin Hood Gardens from Demolition Posted: 09 Nov 2017 04:30 AM PST  © Flickr user <a href='http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecadman/3057511631/in/photolist-5EbxFM-5cyxqW-9skaZM-csRJD3-csRJwq-aB39M-oWtDE-aB3d2-aB3c7-4iZXeS-aB3bj-9NJybd-aB3en-9NGabs-aB3aL-9skaXZ-aB3at-aB3dS-b4yUwp-YpCYQP-9NFVNX-bYCixd-UWVu5n-deFtop-ZqTr5P-97keFD-8w5ywj-dEd7mS-QKLKZD-csRJKA-YpD1hg-YpD22n-p9Xyxa-bx4FsN-2XR2go-nU7woy-nU7SWq-aQNBAr-YpCZBD-pDbgCj-7WhWhw-bEMLxk-7Sm5RX-aoVe1n-4upcMe-D2K4d-4ADFtH-7WhW7L-83K5gd-94rWfR'>stevecadman</a>. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 London's V&A Museum has announced that they will be acquiring a section of Alison and Peter Smithson's Brutalist housing development Robin Hood Gardens, sparing it from destruction as the complex is currently being demolished. The three-story section will consist of both the exterior facades and interiors of a maisonette flat, one of the signature typologies of the development and a defining example of the Brutalist movement in architecture.  © Flickr user <a href='http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/arthurjohnpicton/7523856884/in/photolist-csRJwq-aB39M-oWtDE-aB3d2-aB3c7-4iZXeS-aB3bj-9NJybd-aB3en-9NGabs-aB3aL-9skaXZ-aB3at-aB3dS-b4yUwp-YpCYQP-9NFVNX-bYCixd-UWVu5n-deFtop-ZqTr5P-97keFD-8w5ywj-dEd7mS-QKLKZD-csRJKA-YpD1hg-YpD22n-p9Xyxa-bx4FsN-2XR2go-nU7woy-nU7SWq-aQNBAr-YpCZBD-pDbgCj-7WhWhw-bEMLxk-7Sm5RX-aoVe1n-4upcMe-D2K4d-4ADFtH-7WhW7L-83K5gd-94rWfR-94v27q-5EfNyY-9c5Xwp-7WhWxh'>arthurjohnpicton</a>. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 The acquisition will be removed from its current site and moved to become part of the V&A collection, where it will join several other large fragments of architectural history, including the 17th-century timber facade of Sir Paul Pindar's House in Bishopsgate, London, and the gilded Music Room salvaged from Norfolk House in St. James's Square, London. "This three-storey section of Robin Hood Gardens, complete with 'street in the sky', is an important piece of Brutalism, worth preserving for future generations," said Dr Christopher Turner, Keeper of the V&A's Design, Architecture and Digital Department. "It is also an object that will stimulate debate around architecture and urbanism today – it raises important questions about the history and future of housing in Britain, and what we want from our cities. "When demolition of their social housing project was imminent, Liza Fior (Partner of muf architecture/art), who was at the end of her year-long residency at the V&A, proposed that the Museum should collect a fragment of the building and worked with us to help secure it," added Dr Neil Bingham, Curator of Contemporary Architectural Collections. "The V&A's acquisition of a section of Robin Hood Gardens, complete with front and back facades, will motivate new thinking and research into this highly experimental period of British architectural and urban history. Referred to by the V&A as a "defining example of Brutalist architecture and social housing," Robin Hood Gardens is being razed to make way for a new community of more than 1,500 apartments and public spaces designed by Haworth Tompkins, Metropolitan Workshop and CF Møller. See more coverage of Robin Hood Gardens, here.
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| Giz Hollywood House / Yuri Vital Posted: 09 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PST  © Nelson Kon
 © Nelson Kon Text description provided by the architects. Internationally known by the famous Praia da Pipa (Pipa's Beach), Tibau do Sul city is one of the main resorts and an important touristic pole of Rio Grande do Norte state. Tibau do Sul city has grown fast as a touristic segment and, as far as it became bigger, allied to a great quality of the service at the place, it attracted people from the entire world. Today we can say that Pipa is one of the most cosmopolitan beaches of Brazil. It is the perfect scenario to develop a groundbreaking exceptional house to the client, who fell in love with this city.  © Nelson Kon  Upper Floor Plan  © Nelson Kon  Ground Floor Plan Conceived to vacation only, this house has unprecedented characteristics. The purpose was to create a house with an enormous living room, with a breathtaking view of the sea, without losing the main characteristics of a home. Therefore, it was conceived a single area, without any division, meaning that the layout of the furniture, tables, chairs, sofas, etc. would create subtly the partitions. Therefore, the whole house has magnanimous width and length, where from all the rooms you can see the gorgeous sea and the famous cliffs of Tibau do Sul city.  © Nelson Kon Therefore, to describe this piece of work we may say that, at the inferior level of the house, there are four suits, a fitness studio, a storage room, a social lavatory and a garage. At the pavement above we have the kitchen, a small dining room, a living room, a dining room, on office/living area, a private room, a swimming pool and the master suite. The whole idea of placing the master suit ate the superior pavement is that the client would have a "grounded house", meaning that all the rooms of the house would be at the same level, and only the four guests suits would be on the lower floor, giving all the guests better privacy.  Section A and B Newly built, the house has always a remarkable curriculum, particularly highlighted by the location of two seasons (2016 and 2017) of the MTV´s reality show "De férias com o ex - Brasil", the award ceremony of the show "Aperte On – SKOL SUMMER HOUSE", among various locations for major events as high class weddings ceremonies. Its background attracts a lot of attention at Tibau do Sul city, becoming a mark and a point of reference to the gorgeous city.  © Nelson Kon  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| OMA’s Rijnstraat 8 Redesign Brings Transparency and Light to a Government Building in The Hague Posted: 09 Nov 2017 01:30 AM PST In addition to their videos, #donotsettle's Wahyu Pratomo and Kris Provoost tell extended stories about the buildings they visit through an exclusive column on ArchDaily: #donotsettle Extra. In this installment, the duo brings you to the newest design by OMA, Rijnstraat 8 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Saskia Simon and Kees van Casteren from OMA explained the architecture of Rijnstraat 8 to #donotsettle while touring the building. This project, which houses a variety of Dutch government agencies, is an example of a spatial alteration that occurred as result of political and organizational changes. However, given the existing structure by architect Jan Hoogstad, OMA has transformed the architectural experience of the building from within.  Photograph by Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti, © OMA The GroundSince the perceived volume and figure of the building have not changed from the original design, thousands of people who pass by this area might not notice the newness of the building. The significant public intervention in the project is a wide passage on the ground level that connects The Hague Central station and the city center—a passage which can sometimes create a wind tunnel effect as you walk through. But as a space for moving through, this corridor tries to generate a relationship between the pedestrian and the building, including some commercial functions and landscaping, without infringing on the need for speed and ease of movement when you are running for your train.  Photograph by Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti, © OMA The new ground floor, which interacts with many public activities (tram, shops, passage, and entrance), is now double-height and has increased transparency. People are moving freely, and that makes the building seem to float. On the top of the ground floor plaza, the bright yellow interior elevator sneaks out and now becomes an instagrammable object. Unfortunately, that is the limit of what people can see without permission to enter the building. But thanks to OMA's guided tour, we had a chance to appreciate the interior of one of the most secure buildings in The Netherlands.  © #donotsettle The In-BetweenBy looking at how the building is tectonically formed, we could easily understand the segmentation of the building's spaces. Atriums, workspaces and meeting areas are defined from outside by voids, solids, and the "black box" respectively.  Photograph by Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti, © OMA This logic of room divisions is also clearly read from inside. The central spine that connects all segments of the building gives us a series of surprises as we move from East to West. This is due to the six different atriums that become the building's main attraction. On the north side, these atriums are interior, and on the south side, the atriums are exterior. Each is distinguished by a different theme, design, and view towards the city, which at the same time helps us to orient ourselves inside the building. What separates Rijnstraat 8 from other office towers is the existence of these so-called spaces-in-between: not outside, not inside.  © #donotsettle In addition to atriums, new modish staircases are embedded to offer more options to move vertically between floors, in places where this was not possible before. They are meant to be added as shortcuts, even though they have become the new favorite circulation option for employees because they not only look fashionable, but also offer impressive atrium views.  Photograph by Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti, © OMA The New SoulAs a formal office building, Rijnstraat 8 has broken the paradigm of traditional office space by providing multiple double-height spaces, flexible working areas, chatting zones and funky meeting rooms. Unlike the facade, the model of the rooms inside is diverse, which is important for such a massive building. It simply creates enough reason to stay longer, be productive and get away from work boredom.  © #donotsettle Interestingly, by ripping off the cladding of the existing structure, some spaces are reclaimed and added to the original layout. As a result, some columns might seem misplaced, as they fall in the middle of the hallway. Nevertheless, this does not feel wrong, because there is enough clarity—that's why we think the design is excellent. This also shows that the project is not merely about re-polishing the interior, but rather recreating the space.  Photograph by Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti, © OMA Clarity, transparency, and openness are keywords that many people agree on regarding what's special about Rijnstraat 8. But let's not forget that this is the building where important people in the national ministries are meeting, and is therefore highly secure. Combining these two sides is not as simple as we might think. Most other government buildings are closed and covered with thick solid walls. But Rijnstraat 8 has succeeded in providing both security and exposure simultaneously.  © #donotsettle Thank you OMA for the tour! #donotsettle is a project about Architecture and Experience. Watch 100+ more videos related to Architecture on our YouTube Channel, or see what we are up to on Instagram and Facebook. RIJNSTRAAT 8 / Ellen van Loon / OMA  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Desert Interpretation Center / Emilio Marín + Juan Carlos López Posted: 09 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Pablo Casals
 © Felipe Fontecilla I In 2013 we were asked to design a building for public use in the driest desert in the world: The Atacama Desert. The site is close to the first wind farm in northern Chile, located between San Pedro de Atacama and Ayquina. The task was to propose a program as well as a design for a building able to expose different layers of the meaning of the desert: natural, cultural and energetic.  © Felipe Fontecilla The lack of a clear definition of a focus allowed us to approach the project as an investigation into the contemporary relationship between architecture and landscape.  © Pablo Casals II It is evident that the most interesting Chilean architecture of the past 20 years built its language from a dialectical relationship with the landscape.  © Felipe Fontecilla However, although part of the same generation of architects, we wanted to go a step further. The project aims to extend the boundaries and expand the modern vision of the interplay between architecture and landscape, where the main characters are two elements in a relationship of opposites.  Floor plan In the project we saw the possibility to articulate other aspects of the relationship between territory and architecture, to break that dichotomy and integrate the proposal as a new landscape in the desert, a device that evokes other interpretations, an observatory where visitors change their understanding of this specific natural environment.  © Felipe Fontecilla III The main strategy of the project is to integrate three dimensions of natural origin: geography, landscape and ecology through three layers of architecture: Form, material and space.  Location Firstly, in relation to the geographical dimension of the desert, we create different volumes, positioned against the distant volcanoes of the Andes.  Model In the second layer, fitting the appearance of the large and disproportionate monochrome textures of the Atacama Desert, the building is covered in one single material. Corten steel envelops the whole of the architectural form, causing it to appear as a rock of molten steel in the vastness of the desert.  Section The third element is the patio space, which creates a new ecological dimension within the project, a new ecosystem. The volume frames a central vacuum, which it protects from wind, allowing the existence of a small oasis.  © Felipe Fontecilla It is surrounded by an open corridor, which serves as a viewpoint to the sky and creates the conditions for an intimate experience between vegetation and visitors.  © Felipe Fontecilla  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Self-Driving Bus in Las Vegas Crashes Just 2 Hours After Launch Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:50 AM PST  Image via screenshot from video © Keolis Commuter Services The drive to introduce autonomous vehicles to the roads took a blow yesterday, when a self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a minor collision with a truck—just 2 hours into the vehicle's first day of operations. The bus, a 12-seat Navya Arma, was on the first day a 12-month trial covering a 0.6-mile (1-kilometer) loop in Las Vegas' Fremont East "Innovation District" when it was grazed by a reversing truck. In a blog post by the city of Las Vegas, the blame was placed on the driver of the truck, who was cited by city officials for illegal backing. However, according to The Guardian, passengers at the time said the crash could have been avoided if the shuttle had simply backed out of the truck's way. "The shuttle did what it was supposed to do, in that its sensors registered the truck and the shuttle stopped to avoid the accident," wrote the City of Las Vegas in their blog post. "Unfortunately the delivery truck did not stop and grazed the front fender of the shuttle. Had the truck had the same sensing equipment that the shuttle has the accident would have been avoided." But passenger Jenny Wong told local radio station KSNV "The shuttle just stayed still. And we were like, it's going to hit us, it's going to hit us. And then it hit us. The shuttle didn't have the ability to move back. The shuttle just stayed still." As the "first autonomous shuttle in the United States to operate in open traffic," a fact proudly proclaimed on the side of the bus itself, it is likely that the shuttle was simply prioritizing traffic rules (ie don't reverse down a street) over the need to avoid the accident. As such, the incident could raise questions about how autonomous vehicles make decisions when faced with two undesirable alternatives. Such questions are not trivial: earlier this year, MIT launched an entire website devoted to crowdsourcing opinions on who should live and who should die in the event of an unavoidable fatal accident involving driverless cars. For now at least, the Las Vegas shuttle suffered only minor damage and is expected to complete its planned 12-month trial. News via City of Las Vegas blog and The Guardian.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tiffany's Just Released a $1,275 Set of Drawing Tools for All The Stinking Rich Architects Out There Posted: 09 Nov 2017 12:00 AM PST  via Tiffany & Co As architects, we've all been there: the payment for your most recent completed building comes through, and as you look around, you realize you have nothing left to spend the money on. Your subscriptions for all of your extortionately priced software are paid; you've bought all the latest trendy gadgets; your costly sartorial tastes are satisfied; and of course, you're living in a cool, spacious house of your own design. What does the architect who has everything do with their money? There's only so many bottles of wine you can send to the high school guidance counselor who introduced you to your lucrative career. But fear not! As part of their new "Everyday Objects" range, Tiffany & Co has released a set of basic drawing tools that, purchased together, will relieve you of $1,275 in unwanted cash.  via Tiffany & Co The ruler ($450), protractor ($425), and set square ($400) are all made from silver and walnut and, while your friends likely won't spot the barely-noticeable Tiffany Blue® enamel inlay on the 1-inch marker of each item, you'll know it's there.  via Tiffany & Co  via Tiffany & Co Still have some money burning a hole in your pocket? Tiffany's has got you covered. Maybe you'd be interested in storing your new stationary in a $1,000 tin can? Or perhaps you might be interested in a new "playful desk accessory" made of LEGO-like building blocks that, at $1,500, make the real thing look (almost) reasonably priced? With ten whole blocks to play with, there's no limit to the number of small, purposeless piles of bricks you could design.  via Tiffany & Co Conspicuous consumption is so 2007. In today's climate, Tiffany's knows that you need places to store your wealth that go unnoticed. With offshore bank accounts being exposed at an alarming rate, what better place to hide your money than in a set of barely-usable tools that look almost identical to the $3 pieces of aluminum which you lost during your first year at architecture school?  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10 Excellent Examples of Works That Adopt the Use of Containers Posted: 08 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST
With the green premise growing in popularity across the globe, more and more people are turning to recycling shipping containers as a way to reduce the extremely high surplus of empty shipping containers that are just waiting to become a home, office, apartment, school, dormitory, studio, emergency shelter, or anything else. The conversion of shipping containers to living spaces is not a new concept. Shipping containers have become a more common architectural tool over the past few years. Through clippings, insertion of external elements, coatings, and equipment, the container is adapted according to its future use and desired aesthetics. See below 10 examples of works that adopt the use of containers. 1. Decameron / Studio MK27 – Marcio Kogan  © Pedro Vannucchi 2. Caterpillar House / Sebastián Irarrázaval  © Sergio Pirrone 3. Grillagh Water House / Patrick Bradley Architects  © Aidan Monaghan Photography 4. Container Studio / Maziar Behrooz Architecture  Courtesy of Maziar Behrooz Architecture 5. Alphaville Store - Contain[it] / SuperLimão Studio  © Maira Acayaba 6. Container House / José Schreiber Arquitecto  © Ramiro Sosa 7, Container Guest House / Poteet Architects  © Chris Cooper 8, Incubo House / María José Trejos  © Sergio Pucci  © Mike Sinclair 10. Container Art / Bernardes Jacobsen  © Leonardo Finotti  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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