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- Wenzhou MiFang Industry Park / FAX ARCHITECTS
- KUL Campus Bruges / Abscis Architecten
- Gentle Heart of Steel / HAO Design
- Store Under the Golden Cloud / Atelier Tree
- Delancey and Essex Parking Garage / Michielli + Wyetzner Architects
- Enrique Martínez Building / Proyecto C
- MS Residence Reform / Biocons Arquitectos
- This Carefully Crafted Minimalist Sketchbook Is Perfectly Designed with Architects in Mind
- HUAYACÁN Hotel / T3arc
- Foster + Partners Selected to Design Marseille Airport Extension
- Schweigaardsgate 21 + 23 / Lund+Slaatto Architects
- A Virtual Look Inside Case Study House #7 by Thornton M Abell
- Foster Road Retreat / Neumann Monson Architects
- Morphosis Hits Construction Milestones Around The World
- The Ataturk Cultural Center: The New Cultural Icon For Istanbul
| Wenzhou MiFang Industry Park / FAX ARCHITECTS Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Long
 © Long Text description provided by the architects. Wenzhou Flour Mill is located at the bank of the beautiful Oujiang River in the old town. The mill covers an area of 28 mu and has 8 industrial buildings with different space and in different shapes.  Diagram Due to the planning, construction and development of the old town, in order to accelerate the economic restructuring, the government encourages industrial enterprises to withdraw from the city's downtown and adjusts the land for such enterprises into the land for services. The functions of the existing buildings of the flour mill include warehouses, production workshops, and grain silos, which are featured by large story heights, spacious space, and closed and thick facades.  © Long The new owner hopes to transform the flour mill into a multi-purpose space integrating recreation, entertainment and cultural experience. This also brings a new challenge to architects. Consider the way to protect the industrial plant to achieve recycling and make it integrate into modern life. Considering "how to open views of the landscape, combine new structures with old structures, build diversified space, design free and open generatrices, and adopt simple and appropriate materials" in the implementation process. They are the goals of practical exploration of the project.  © Long The transformed overall layout follows the architectural pattern and spatial characteristics of the original flour mill and allocates corresponding functions according to the characteristics of different space on this basis. For the flour mill is built along the river, the vision is wide. However, most buildings adopt closed facades, so that the lighting there is poor. Thus, we keep main building structures and dismantle large-area rowlock walls to better integrate indoor and outdoor space. Besides, we add corridors, elevators and stairs among some buildings, which enrich the sense of hierarchy of space sightseeing.  © Long Moreover, we dismantle the enclosures of the original flour mill, making the mill neighbor surrounding streets and living quarters. The transformed flour mill introduces a lot of popular business models concerning life, including cultural exhibitions and sports space, which make the community residents feel that the industrial site is given a new life. This also injects new vitality to the organic renovation of the old town.  © Long  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| KUL Campus Bruges / Abscis Architecten Posted: 24 Nov 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Dennis De Smet
 © Dennis De Smet Text description provided by the architects. The perpetuation of the cooperation between KU Leuven (Catholic University of Louvain) and VIVES college university has become a fact with the realisation of the KU Leuven Campus in Bruges. The building hosts the Faculty of Industrial and Engineering Sciences and Technology and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences and is located in a very prominent place on the Ter Groene Poorte site. As a result, it functions as the actual entrance for whomever approaches the site from the station. The building is the beginning of a public esplanade that combines the various new developments on campus.  © Dennis De Smet The building consists of two superimposed, closed volumes, separated by a transparent 'public layer'. The plinth contains laboratory clusters and classrooms in three storeys. A compact volume of also 3 storeys with clustered classrooms and offices 'floats' above that. The public layer is situated between these two volumes: a transparent storey with the most public functions: the cafeteria with a terrace, the auditorium and space for the students to take a break. The public layer functions as a raised public ground level with a view of the railway. The visibility of the public level, due to the transparency of the façade and the accent that the cantilever of the volume above it causes, contributes to the intuitive orientation throughout the building.  © Dennis De Smet By varying in the widths of the circulation areas, free zones are created in the plan. Informal meetings can be held here and they can serve as walk-out and waiting areas for the classrooms. These areas are therefore of great importance to the experience value of the building. The central meeting areas in the building, the cafeteria, the auditorium and the foyer, ow seamlessly into the circulation zone, easy to be closed up, which makes it possible to open the public layer for third parties after lecture times.  © Dennis De Smet The use of a column structure with non-bearing in ll walls makes the building easily adaptable to the needs of the future. The extension, reduction or merging of classrooms can be carried out completely separately from the support structure. The existing structure can simply continue to serve its purpose, even in the event of a future re-destination of the building.  © Dennis De Smet Accent colours provide the necessary recognisability in the building: green for public circulation, orange for the classrooms, blue for administration and grey for technical areas.  © Dennis De Smet The architectural appearance of the façade coincides with its primary function, i.e. protecting the user against external influences. With regards to materialisation, it has been opted for a white polished concrete with sloping reveals. This is because of the architectural expression and contrast effect when it comes to lighting and shading, but also because of an optimal solar orientation. This creates a very lively façade image, depending on the position one takes in as a spectator. There is a separate area for soft road users on the site, in the form of an esplanade. The esplanade is flanked by a bicycle shed for 270 bicycles. The part that the greenery plays is profound: the parking consists of grass-concrete tiles and a parking area has been exchanged in some places for the planting of a tree or a solid hedge. The roof of the bicycle shed is conceived as an extensive green roof, the roof level of the public layer was provided with an intensive green roof. The water coming from the roofs of the highest building volume gets recuperated. This rainwater is used, amongst others, for the flushing of the toilets. Attention was also paid in other ways to sustainability: amongst others, a ventilation system D, LED lighting, sun protection...  © Dennis De Smet  Fifth Floor Plan  © Dennis De Smet BIM  © Dennis De Smet  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gentle Heart of Steel / HAO Design Posted: 24 Nov 2017 02:00 PM PST
 © Hey!Cheese Text description provided by the architects. The project is located in a residential area in Xiaogang, Kaohsiung, and was commissioned by a couple with a daughter in elementary school. The couple had vastly different expectations for the style of their home. The husband is a steel engineer, and is very interested in metallic pieces and a rough industrial style; the wife is a flight attendant with a sensitive mind who loves to experience different cultures and new experiences. She hoped for a simplistic and bright Japanese style with Nordic cultural crafts manship quality.  © Hey!Cheese After a series of discussions, we decided to employ a colorless gray industrial undertone, using a Lotos cement wall surface, mock-cement tiles, kiln colored patterned tiles, and steel wool stained wood veneer to create a gray and black base. The metallic pieces commonly used in industrial designs would be incorporated through exposed pipes on the ceiling, stainless steel holed plating and furniture, and metal elements. White wood grain cement boards, natural solid oak veneer, and wood colored furniture were selected to create the bright Japanese style favored by the wife. While planning the layout, the primary concern was openness and visual penetrability, to allow natural light to enter the indoor space and creating different shades and rhythms on the gray spacethroughout the day. The sliding door in the multi-functional Japanese-styled chamber allows flexible adjustment of the connection between the chamber and living room, making the space more functional, and improving the light and air flow.  © Hey!Cheese  Floor Plan  © Hey!Cheese Simplistic aesthetics is not about enforcing strict restraints on material desires. On the contrary, it is about training ourselves to internally reflect on what we really need and care about, and getting rid of the excess to achieve ideal practicality. We fully embraced the spirit of simplistic design. Storage is designed with "planned exhibition" in mind, for example, using stainless steel boards with holes to hang items. This not only makes it easy to find and retrieve things, it also displays the designs of the objects. Closets are also removed from the bedroom, and replaced with a separate, larger walk-in closet where clothing, shoes, and handbags are kept. Space is saved by not using too many cabinets, and a closed-off storage room can give the open space a cleaner visual effect.
The more simplistic and spacious the space, the more crucial the furniture choice and coordination becomes. The color, silhouette, materials, and craftsmanship all affect the functionality and overall style of the space. For example, in the living room, we chose the Case Study® Daybed pull-out bed and table from the Modernica collection. The V-shaped foot can lighten the visual load, while the 1.5 inch wooden frame displays the elegance of simplistic Japanese design. The RH dining table was made with recycled pine wood and concrete, creating a contrast of textures and ages. The Danish classic Y-Chair combines eastern and western elements by incorporating the designs of traditional armchairs from the Ming Dynasty to create a modern silhouette with classic undertones. The steel and aluminum hanging lamp from Tonone's BOLT collection is made up of 6 arms with adjustable angles, displaying the mechanic beauty of a world of technology, while also adding to the metallic element of industrial styles. This stylish furniture elegantly occupies their own space, coordinating and intertwining within their industrial tones to create an enthralling spatial dialog in the home.  © Hey!Cheese  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Store Under the Golden Cloud / Atelier Tree Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PST .jpg?1510927984 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li
.jpg?1510927944 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li Text description provided by the architects. Atelier Tree designed out a golden cloud floating within a concrete box, which perfectly displays a number of brands' jewelries and creates a shocking brand vision of POPPEE Collection store itself. .jpg?1510928232 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li Design inspiration derives from an amazing natural phenomenon--crepuscular rays( Tyndall effect), which enlightens the logical growth of exhibit racks and becomes the original type of interior illumination design as well. .jpg?1510927869 "Diagram") Diagram Architect saves the ground space for landscape, with exhibiting boxes hanging in the air, which makes the whole indoor structure floating. Particularly designed acrylic boxes, accommodating numerous brands' jewelries, locate at different heights within visitors' sight and deliver load up through gold stainless steel pipes with a diameter of 13mm. .jpg?1510928283 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li The ceiling shapes a unique geometric cloud through a metal frame formed with a diameter of 2.5mm. This metal frame makes the golden cloud full with air and penetrated by lights, hence interesting tension is produced by the paradox between heavy gold and light cloud. Stress condition is clearly presented by pull rods which connect floating cloud with the exhibiting boxes below. .jpg?1510927904 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li The linear golden metal pull rods, together with the transparent boxes, guide the movement of visitors and construct a space with a blurry boundary. The rival tension between upward and downward is permanently fixed in POPPEE. This small indoor project offers a stunning shopping experience with different scenes in every step. .jpg?1510928555 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li With an inspiration starting from human visual experience, the project constructs a subtle connection between natural objects and artificial environment. Combinational using materials including metal grid, gold plated metal tube and acrylic, deliberately fitting the spatial layout to the dimension of human figures and tactfully arranging the lighting, an breathtaking and charming environment is created in this small space, which perfectly satisfies POPPEE's commercial function of displaying and marketing. .jpg?1510927849 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li Creative application of different properties of materials expresses the structural force of spatial installation poetically and produces different transparency on every layer, which can provide extraordinary ambient experience to the visitors entering the space. .jpg?1510928445 "© Shenme Li") © Shenme Li  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Delancey and Essex Parking Garage / Michielli + Wyetzner Architects Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST  © Paul Warchol
 © Paul Warchol Text description provided by the architects. This project for the NYC Department of Design and Construction and NYC Department of Transportation completely rehabilitates the five-story, 40-year-old Delancey and Essex Municipal Parking Garage located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.  Site Plan + Diagram The design includes replacing the deteriorating existing precast concrete panel façades facing Essex and Ludlow Streets with a lightweight, naturally ventilated, visually dynamic façade that contributes to the rich texture of the growing neighborhood.  © Paul Warchol The mid-block building has gated entrances on two streets. The ground floor office and restrooms have been renovated and 22 bicycles spaces were added. Repairs included a new protective coating on the roadway, waterproofing and structural repairs. The roof and elevators were replaced and the supporting infrastructure was upgraded.  © Frank Michielli The façade for the Delancey + Essex Garage is a three-dimensional surface of lines that is produced by offsetting two layers of 1 ¼" composite cables. When the two layers- one planar and the other folded- are viewed together, moiré patterns are created by the interference of the crossing lines. The patterns seemingly move across the face of the building as the viewer's position changes.  Facade Detail The cables have a composite fiberglass core and woven stainless steel jacket. Each cable spans from the second floor to the roof level and is fastened to stainless steel end-fittings with integral turnbuckles for adjustability. At the intermediate levels, stainless steel "o-rings" attach the outer layer of cables to galvanized steel "combs," anchored to the floor slab at each level. The comb's horizontal steel rods extend to fix the outer, folded layer of cables at the correct distance from the structure. The inner layer is composed of straight lines that are attached only at endpoints.  © Paul Warchol The pattern of the cable design was inspired by the work of various abstract artists such as Naum Gabo and Fred Sandback, who have defined form and space simply with lines. The scheme attempts to capture the visually dynamic quality of Optical Art works from the 1960's, including Françoise Morellet's "Grillage" drawings, where simple geometries were juxtaposed to create new, larger scale patterns. The cables are woven as if on a loom, evoking the history of the early garment industry in the Lower East Side.  © Paul Warchol  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Enrique Martínez Building / Proyecto C Posted: 24 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  © Gustavo Sosa Pinilla
 © Gustavo Sosa Pinilla Text description provided by the architects. In a large plot of land in the neighborhood of Belgrano, a low-scale building project, intended for multifamily housing, that typologically alternates 15 units of various sizes. The architectural structure is developed looking for the preservation of a special inherited element: an old oak near the internal front line. A specially designed core achieves four units per floor, all with private palier in the type plants (1st to 3rd). In the front, three-bedroom units with wide living rooms are developed and the back-side presents units of 4 bedrooms and large terraces.The latter is removed from the second floor to make room for the existing oak. As the final finish of the project, retreats and outdoor terraces generate diverse external situations.On the fourth floor, the front retreat conceives a single three-bedroom apartment with a desk and a horizontally elongated living room. While two three-bedroom units with their own terraces are developed to the quiet part of the building.  Ground Floor Plan  © Gustavo Sosa Pinilla  First Floor Plan  © Gustavo Sosa Pinilla The interior design offers free and bright spaces, generating a sense of spaciousness, functionalism, and comfort. In the ground floor and subsoil there are 24 parking spaces and at the end of the lot, a complementary construction of picturesque character is put in value, functionalizing it to serve as support to the existing pool. The front facade is proposed to strengthen the horizontal proportion of the building through a concrete grid that emphasizes the horizontal lines and a neutral and uniform ground floor enclosure in all its extension. In the quiet part of the building the same criterion is used, but generating a withdrawal of the expansions that leaves the protagonist to the oak.  © Gustavo Sosa Pinilla  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MS Residence Reform / Biocons Arquitectos Posted: 24 Nov 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Nicolás Morales
 © Nicolás Morales Text description provided by the architects. STAGE 01 The family required a place to be able to live while the work was performed, in the first stage is built the mango tree block that contains the service area with a suite, plus a barbecue area and place for kitchen that was temporarily closed, and would serve the living / dining room while it would be the second stage in which two bedrooms were designed for the children and a shared bathroom.  © Nicolás Morales STAGE 02 The second stage reused the structure of the old dwelling with its walls of 30cm, leaving only the part of the bathroom, which articulates the kitchen / pantry room with the living room, practically everything integrated. It uses a mixed structure of pillars and beams, and a slab with alveolar to accelerate the execution of the work. At the upper level, the painted brick in sight was left to protect against the subtropical climate humidity which, in turn, differs from the existing plastered walls of the ground floor.  Floor Plans At the end, a bridge joining the two blocks is built, the subsequent block with the new front, which has its privacy protected by the mango tree, through two inverted beams.  © Nicolás Morales Resulting from these 2 blocks, an intermediate paving yard is created with pieces of demolition bricks since the large mango tree creates an impenetrable shadow not allowing grass or other species to grow. This patio also receives a small pool of 2x3m, substantial for those hot days in the country.  Section The facade was designed by reusing the spans of the original dwelling on the ground floor, completing with a brick filter that, besides shading and giving privacy, serves as support for the climbing plants of the garden terrace.  © Nicolás Morales  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Carefully Crafted Minimalist Sketchbook Is Perfectly Designed with Architects in Mind Posted: 24 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PST
As all architects know, there are few things in life more valuable than a good sketchbook. That's why the Architools Notebook, a sketchbook now raising funds on Kickstarter, was designed from the ground up to suit an architect's workflow and sense of style. From the design of the covers (which incorporates the golden ratio) to the type of binding (which allows the open book to lay flat for double-page sketching or scanning), the Architools Notebook has considered all the little things that can help make a sketchbook the perfect companion.
The minimalist design features 300 gsm white covers with 140 sheets of A5-sized 100 gsm paper. The sketchbook uses a Smyth sewn binding to allow it to lay flat when opening, making it perfect for scanning, while the covers are accented with a copper edging designed to protect the sketchbook's corners (while also developing an appealing patina over time). There is also a cheaper option without the copper edging.  via Kickstarter In addition, the front of the sketchbook includes a treasure-trove of useful architecture data: in addition to a calendar, there are helpful charts outlining lineweights, paper sizes, font sizes, and other things that architects might need handy.
All in all, the Architools Notebook has everything it needs to justify going everywhere with you--perfect for the "everything-but-the-kitchen-sink" sketchbook power user.  Left: The "pure-white" notebook without the copper accent; Right: the Notebook with a copper edge protector. Image via Kickstarter The Architools Notebook is currently raising funds on Kickstarter; you can order one here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Luis Gordoa
 © Luis Gordoa Text description provided by the architects. It is a 40-bedroom hotel in Jiutepec Morelos Mexico, located on old platforms of poultry farms. The property is a landscape that mainly works as a space for weddings (Jardim Huayacan).  Range Floor Plans We construct five volumes of stone separated by courtyards that allow us to enjoy the open space. We locate the buildings in a quadrangular form involving the pool area. At its end, the hall allows vertical and perimeter circulation through both sides of it.  © Luis Gordoa It is accessed through a narrow corridor under a concrete marquee framed by three trees that already belonged to the place.  © Luis Gordoa We use stone from the region on all exterior walls to make our building sit silently on the ground. The patios are all livable and the tables scattered between them make up the restaurant. Taking advantage of the weather, we left all the corridors open and in contact with the landscape.  © Luis Gordoa The construction system is mixed, mainly load-bearing walls and a coverage of beams and arc-shaped concrete; a solid architecture with light and neutral appearance. The feeling under the walls is pre-Hispanic; the volumes are lighted as windows to the landscape. The interior is very simple, predominates white color, towed arches and white polished concrete floors with regional tile details.  First Floor Plan  Second Floor Plan We build this building thanks to the effort of a family that works together and without rest. The first 32 dormitories are already open to the public.  © Luis Gordoa  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Foster + Partners Selected to Design Marseille Airport Extension Posted: 24 Nov 2017 04:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Foster + Partners Foster + Partners has won the competition to design a new extension to Marseille Airport that will allow the building to process up to 12 million passengers a year. The 2-phase design will add a new central pavilion to the existing building—which comprises the original 1960s structure designed by Fernand Pouillon, and a 1992 extension by Richard Rogers—and a new pier to provide access to the planes.  Phase 2. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners Phase one of the design, which forms the building's new "cœur" (heart), consists of a 22-meter-tall entrance pavilion which aims to simplify passenger flow through the building. Taking cues from the structure of the original 1960s building, the addition will feature large skylights and indoor planted areas to create a light, relaxing environment.  Courtesy of Foster + Partners "Marseille airport has grown extensively and incrementally over the last 60 years," said Grant Brooker, Head of Studio at Foster + Partners. "Our goal is to design a generous pavilion that reconnects all parts of the existing buildings, simplifying the flow of people between them and creating a new welcoming gateway to the region. The new terminal features a panoramic terrace overlooking the airport and the landscape beyond, and is entirely top lit, capturing the bright Provençal sunlight and paying homage to the bold architectural spirit of Fernand Pouillon's original building."  Courtesy of Foster + Partners "The interfaces between the old and new buildings are clearly articulated, using a distinctive portal frame throughout the building," added Foster + Partners in their press release. "The interior spaces flow seamlessly from one building to the other, with a flexible layout that can be adapted for the existing buildings." News via Foster + Partners.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Schweigaardsgate 21 + 23 / Lund+Slaatto Architects Posted: 24 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Lund+Slaatto Architects
 Courtesy of Lund+Slaatto Architects Text description provided by the architects. The award-winning buildings Schweigaardsgate 21 and 23 were designed as one architectural composition. Each of the two building volumes appears as almost perfectly cubic shapes. Within each there is a glazed atrium that provides daylight into the office floors. The office plans are mainly based on a U-shape, where the central atrium opens towards the main road on the lower floors, and then as on ascends up the space rotates incrementally toward the opposite direction and the view out over the main railway station to the south. The two buildings were given distinct characters in the facade cladding. Both buildings are clad in granite, but on S21 the stone is light grey, while on S23 it is almost black. The internal facades in the atrium are clad in oak, and the warm timber surfaces together with the characteristic daylight have created spaces that give strong experiential associations to Norwegian nature.  Courtesy of Andreas Fadum Haugstad (LSA) The primary challenge of this double project was the high density required for such a tight site limited by the urban structure and the planning limitations restricting the building height. Our goal was to combine the tight, external physical framework with a sequence of more varied internal spaces. The buildings appear from the street as two precise urban volumes, but both buildings contain a complex central atrium that steps gradually up from the entrance to a public canteen on the fifth floor. This intricate sequence of intimate spaces evokes an atmosphere reminiscent of a typical Norwegian forest landscape with its hilly terrain and complex vegetation.  Courtesy of Lund+Slaatto Architects  Cross Section  © Espen Gees The exterior of both volumes relate in their solidity and cubic form to the project's hard urban context, with a materiality consisting mainly of natural stone and glass. The two buildings share the same facade concept but are given opposite coloration: one is bright (almost white) and the other dark (almost black), as two complementary "sibling-buildings". In each of the two primary volumes the "carved" central space constitutes an inner lining of contrasting materiality. Here the floors, walls and ceiling surfaces consist of oak panelling, which creates an internal world that is intimate and warm. The project won the Norwegian Award for Building Design in 2014 and was the first commercial building in Norway to be certified with BREEAM-NOR "Excellent".  Courtesy of Andreas Fadum Haugstad (LSA)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A Virtual Look Inside Case Study House #7 by Thornton M Abell Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:30 AM PST The seventh house in the Arts & Architecture Case Study program was built with real clients in mind: a family of three with creative hobbies. The result, designed by Thornton M Abell, is a flexible home with a distinctive functional character. The house divides neatly into three separate areas: to the left of the entrance, working spaces make up nearly half of the full floorplan, with living and sleeping areas off to the right and extending forward into the garden. Sliding panels between the roomy central reception/dining area and the cozy living room create the option of privacy or extra space, as required, with the terrace and splash pool beyond offering further possibilities for summer entertaining. A small planting area beside the sliding door blurs the line between indoors and out.
Behind a door is a small corridor connecting to the two bedrooms and shared bathroom. This area is separated from the living space with a masonry wall (not the wood that forms other indoor walls in this house), ensuring quiet. Each bedroom enjoys floor-to-ceiling wood-framed glass walls that open onto the back terrace. It's in the working spaces that the family's specific needs can be seen. More sliding panels to the left of the entrance open onto a study that can double as a guest room, with a series of utility rooms beyond connecting to the kitchen. At least one of those rooms would have been put to use as a darkroom for the father's photography hobby, but viewed as a kitchenette and with the attached WC/shower room, that study/guest room also becomes a fully self-contained guest flatlet. The kitchen itself is pleasantly sociable, with a sunny breakfast nook and a door leading to a large enclosed and shaded dining terrace. With two storerooms placed beside that terrace and next to the garage, this outdoor area adds significantly to the usable living space of the house, at least in good weather—but then, this is southern California.  Courtesy of Archilogic While so many Case Study designs exploited a stunning location with dramatic views, this house was built on a flat plot with no view. But it did of course still benefit from lashings of LA sunlight. Built in the typical Midcentury Modern style, Abell's affinity for light shows itself in the vast picture windows and glass sliding doors so prevalent in the program, as well as in a central skylight—Abell loved a glass roof—creating a light well for the living area; a different approach to the same familiar West Coast preoccupation of "bringing the outside inside." He used a cool color scheme (with teal, green and grey paint, cement floors and natural birch wood) to reflect light and balance the hot Californian climate, and surrounded the outside areas with louvred wooden fences. Take a walk through Archilogic's 3D model and enjoy the sense of light throughout this home. Don't miss Archilogic's other models of Case Study Houses and seminal projects shared on ArchDaily—click here to see them all!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Foster Road Retreat / Neumann Monson Architects Posted: 24 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Integrated Studio
 © Integrated Studio Text description provided by the architects. The retreat for an urban developer integrates minimalist elements into a modest 1850's farmhouse. Over the years, well-intentioned accretions—ornamental dormers, an incongruous addition, and a cavernous porch—had cloaked the house in a dog's dinner. Demolishing these elements yields tailored alterations that sympathetically update the house for modern use. A weathered steel fence demarcates the property, its encircled lawn providing a sanctuary of stone paths and shade trees. Although housing developments have replaced the fields beyond, the homestead still strikes a commanding air.  Renovation Diagram The retreat's modest exterior belies the spaciousness of the main floor. Masonry and timber are left exposed, while new surfaces receive variations of white. Details are minimized to let wood, brick, steel, and light converse. A remnant of the original masonry fireplace anchors the composition, skirted by a suspended steel stair. The stair provides access to the bedroom suite above, tucked within existing roof geometries. Fully-glazed dormers provide essential headroom, bathing the attic in light and framing views of trees and sky. The intimate suite includes a bedroom, bathroom, and laundry/closet.  © Integrated Studio The retreat presents an understated choreography of new and old. It expresses deep respect for the humble old farmhouse without delving into nostalgia, reveling in the rural past, or fetishizing fixtures and finishes. Closed cell foam insulates the roof and wall; a closed-loop, a horizontally-bored geothermal system provides climate control; and an 8.4 KW photovoltaic array powers the mechanical system, LED lighting, and EnergyStar appliances. The result is a comfortably stylish upgrade, assertively and unselfconsciously modern.  © Integrated Studio  Floor Plans  © Integrated Studio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Morphosis Hits Construction Milestones Around The World Posted: 24 Nov 2017 12:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Morphosis This Fall, global architecture and design firm, Morphosis has their plate full as four of their projects reach significant construction milestones. From Africa to the Middle East, Europe and the U.S., Morphosis is creating international landmarks that display their values of sustainability and future development. Read on to learn more about what Thom Mayne's team is up to. Casablanca Finance CityIn Casablanca, Morocco, the Casablanca Finance City Tower is topping off. Scheduled for completion in 2018, this 25-story building was inspired by the Parisian La Défense business district. The hope is that this new business district will stimulate international investment in North Africa. The first floor mirrors the urban landscape while boasting community spaces. Moving up the building, a brise-soleil system protects the interior from the desert sun while offering views of the city at the same time. Through its building performance, scale, and style, the Casablanca Finance City Tower will be a symbol of development in Morocco. U.S. Land Port of Entry at Alexandria Bay Courtesy of Morphosis On Wellesley Island, New York, the groundbreaking took place for the U.S. Land Port of Entry at Alexandria Bay. Phase 1 is expected to be completed by 2019, with total completion in 2022. Located at a common intersection of Canadian and Northeastern commerce, the Port of Entry will act as a transportation hub and gateway to the United States. Major buildings are connected by a 162-car park covered by a photovoltaic panel canopy which will provide 150KW to the new port each year. Artist Ann Hamilton is working with Morphosis on a commission for the Land Port of Entry Art-in-Architecture component. Eni Headquarters__credit_Morphosis.jpg?1511233249 "Courtesy of Morphosis") Courtesy of Morphosis In San Donato Milanese, Italy, the headquarters for one of the world's leading energy companies, Eni, began construction. Scheduled for completion in 2020, Eni's new corporate campus features historic building integration, multi-level gardens, outdoor dining spaces, and a central piazza. Morphosis expects this sustainable workplace environment to fosters community integration. Through the implementation of biodiversity, solar power, and renewable water source strategies the campus was designed to achieve LEED Gold Italia status. __credit_Morphosis.jpg?1511233339 "Courtesy of Morphosis") Courtesy of Morphosis United States Embassy Campus Courtesy of Morphosis In Beirut, Lebanon, the United States Embassy Campus broke ground. By 2023, the U.S. Department of State should be able to move into their new landscape integrated facilities. The campus will include residential buildings extending from the Chancery and centrally located outdoor plaza and dining for Embassy Staff. This project takes full advantage of its site. Hillside planning strategies support security, function, and performance. Clustered buildings promote walkability, open space and possibilities for future expansion. The campus will be LEED Neighborhood Development and LEED Platinum due to its variety of sustainable systems such as net zero water for site irrigation, an on-site waste-water treatment facility, rainwater reuse, and heat recovery systems. Read more about each project here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Ataturk Cultural Center: The New Cultural Icon For Istanbul Posted: 23 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST  Courtesy of Tabanlioglu Architects Murat Tabanlioglu is modernizing the cultural center his father, Dr. Hayati Tabanlioglu, once designed in the 1960s, and again in the 1970s after his first design burnt down. The Ataturk Cultural Center will be the new centrally-located home for Istanbul's arts and culture scene. Not only will the new center have one of the largest opera houses in the world but it will also provide art galleries, libraries, cafes and restaurants for visitors.  Courtesy of Tabanlioglu Architects Preservation and restoration were top priorities for the design team. Located between the East and West, the new cultural center will be a bridge between generations and cultures. Through their design, Tabanlioglu Architects intends to unite the urban fabric and Turkish people.  Courtesy of Tabanlioglu Architects  Courtesy of Tabanlioglu Architects  Courtesy of Tabanlioglu Architects
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