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- Kashubian House / Grzegorz Layer
- Ruin Studio / Lily Jencks Studio + Nathanael Dorent Architecture
- Agricultural Machinery Depot / deamicisarchitetti
- Ham Saye Apartment / Razan Architects
- Oriel Window House / Shinsuke Fujii Architects
- Hasu Haus / Somdoon Architects
- Port Melbourne House / Pandolfini Architects
- Mariposa1038 / Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
- James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell's Caring Wood Wins 2017 RIBA House of the Year
- VCR House / Oficina Conceito Arquitetura
- Facing Major Renovations, Philip Johnson’s AT&T Building Gets Hearing for Landmark Designation
- Barrank Building / anonimous
- A Modular, Demountable Stadium Built From Shipping Containers Will Be Erected for Qatar 2022 World Cup
- Kew Gardens Hills Library / WORKac
- Documentary Hopes to Save Chicago's "Starship," the Thompson Center, from Demolition
- Entrepinos Housing / Taller Hector Barroso
- CEBRA's Spiral Staircase Floats Weightlessly With 10 Tons of Copper
- Bee Breeders Announces Winners of Pape Bird Observation Tower Competition
| Kashubian House / Grzegorz Layer Posted: 28 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST  Courtesy of Grzegorz Layer
 Courtesy of Grzegorz Layer Text description provided by the architects. Kashubia is an unusually picturesque region in the north of Poland, rich in pine forests, meadows full of flowers, and crystal-clear lakes. Near one such lake – Lake Gowidliński –lies this place of repose and close contact with nature. The idea behind this project was to create a simple, functional and economic building which can be used all year round. As a large part of the site is covered with trees, the house was designed with a compact shape.  Courtesy of Grzegorz Layer  Exploded Axonometric  Courtesy of Grzegorz Layer Its asymmetrical form is a result of the functional arrangement of the interior. In spite of the limited size of the house, it proved possible to organise a spacious day zone on the ground floor comprising living room, dining room, and a kitchen annexe with direct access to the terrace. The staircase located in the centre separates the living room from the hall and from the closed rooms: the main bedroom, bathroom, and toilet. The asymmetrical roof allows sufficient height in part of the building for an additional floor with mezzanine and two guest bedrooms.  Courtesy of Grzegorz Layer The house is built using a wooden skeletal construction. The elevation is covered with pine boards, a natural material traditionally used in this part of Poland. The exterior of the house is dark and therefore matches its environs in a harmonious manner, while in contrast, the interior uses wood in its natural colours. The irregularly positioned windows allow daylight into all of the rooms and frame the views of the surrounding landscape.  Courtesy of Grzegorz Layer  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ruin Studio / Lily Jencks Studio + Nathanael Dorent Architecture Posted: 28 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PST  © Sergio Pirrone
 © Sergio Pirrone Text description provided by the architects. This private house in Scotland is built within the existing stone ruins of an old farmhouse, with beautiful views northwards for more than 50 miles down two valleys. Located in a remote countryside area, this project was conceived to near passivhaus standards with a super insulated envelope and use of solar energy.  © Sergio Pirrone The existing ruin, originally construction in the 18th Century, was transformed several times revealing a palimpsest of occupation on the site. We wanted to highlight this historical layering by adding a sequence of counterpoint materials and geometries within the design. The first layer is the existing stone wall, within which sits a black waterproofing EPDM rubber clad pitched-roof 'envelope', and within that a curvilinear interior 'tube' wall system. This interior curved surface is made of insulating recycled polystyrene blocks within a gridded wood structure, and is covered with Glass Reinforced Plastic.  © Sergio Pirrone Emphasizing the narrative of time, these three layers also reflect different architectural expressions: the random natural erosion of stone walls, an archetypical minimalist pitched roof, and a free form double curved surface. These three layers are not designed as independent parts, rather, they take on meaning as their relationship evolves through the building's sections. They separate, come together, and intertwine, creating a series of architectural singularities, revealing simultaneous reading of time and space. .jpg?1508444514 "Axo") Axo In the 'tube'are the more public programs of kitchen, study, sitting and dining room. At both ends of the house, the 'tube' detaches from the 'envelope' to create rooms that are used for the more private functions of bedrooms, bathrooms and storage. To access these spaces, the tube's non-linear curved surface ramps up, producing a dynamic sensory experience.  © Sergio Pirrone The existing ruined walls, and views from the site, dictate the locations for large windows and doors. At these openings the tube funnels out towards the light, creating a 'poched' space, that can be used for furniture and storage. Book shelves, a sofa and seat furniture are created by 'pulling' the structural grid through the surface of the GRP walls and seem to be peeling off the tube.  © Sergio Pirrone The landscape around the house is of rolling hills with drystone walls defining cow fields. The juxtaposition between straight ancient stone walls and organic topography continues in the garden with gentle landforms bringing the distant landscape towards the house. To the North the walls of the surrounding ruins are extended to define a more formal planted garden.  © Sergio Pirrone We have preserved the ruin walls, and reinstituted the pitched roof that would have been there originally, providing an external coherence. However, the matt black rubber exterior and soft curves of the interior are a more counterpoint preservation, accentuating this palimpsest nature of occupation on the site, and pleasures of living within layers of history.  © Sergio Pirrone  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Agricultural Machinery Depot / deamicisarchitetti Posted: 28 Nov 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Alberto Strada
 © Alberto Strada Text description provided by the architects. The territory of Gavi is currently experiencing a rebirth characterized by the activism of some farms growing strongly that therefore are in need of new operative spaces.  © Alberto Strada Between them, "La Raia" is one of the most interesting farms because it combines the activity of agriculture with that of a Foundation which aims to protect and promote the values of the territory by interventions concerning art and culture.  © Alberto Strada In this context, the project of the new agricultural machinery depot, that clearly with its pure functional scope has a minor impact on the architectural scenario, needs a deeper gaze that cannot disregard a consideration upon the territory, restricting the functional issue to a precondition.  © Alberto Strada The volume of the new project is not meant as an object laid on the ground, but rather it is the result of a simple ground modelling which exploits the natural slope of the hill.  Floor Plan  Section The project presents two topics. Overall it blends into the landscape, preserving its continuity and at the same time it does not renege on a precise architectural characterization through a concrete overhang that, together with the below wall decorated with burnt strips, first divides and then unifies the topographic levels of the slope.  © Alberto Strada The construction, made up of a simple fair faced concrete structure with a predalle slab, is clear and achieved with a low budget. The details of the joints, the texture of the caisson and the burnt wooden dies inserted in the caisson, are the elements that, together with the form, give quality and originality to the handcraft.  © Alberto Strada Natural and artificial light is part of the project: the storage room inside is illuminated by natural light that follows the sun movements. The agricultural depot is illuminated by fluorescent lamps inserted into the prefabricated slab, that draw an abstract and linear ceiling pattern easily visible at the sunset.  © Alberto Strada  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ham Saye Apartment / Razan Architects Posted: 28 Nov 2017 04:00 PM PST .jpg?1511866671 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani
.jpg?1511866285 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani Text description provided by the architects. The project is located in Mohammad Shahr, on the margin of Tehran with a short distance from it. The residents of Mohammad Shahr are mostly those who work in Tehran but cannot afford a living there because of its expensive apartments (Housing price in Tehran is 6 times higher than Mohammad Shahr). The increasing population of low income people in this region has filled up all the empty lands with low quality buildings. Our project is based on one of these lands. .jpg?1511866696 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani The Budget we had for this project was only 170€ per m².In order to reduce costs, we replaced the expensive details with simple and inexpensive ones and we used vernacular material which were from native mines of the region. The white complex of the material of façade fits the hot and dry climate of Mohammad Shahr.
In Iranian culture the relationship between neighbors is remarkable which is neglected in modern life. Neighbors used to spend some time together during the day and children used to play in the alley. .jpg?1511866484 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani Here we designed open, semi- open and closed spaces. We made rooms for children's playing, for reading, for exercising and a place for neighbors to hang out in order to keep the Iranian neighborhood culture alive.  Section Because of low price of apartments in Mohammad Shahr, the landlords sell their apartments without any extra equipment. So we tried to improve interior spaces by designing a diverse façade therefore every single unit experiments a different interior space, with no extra charge! .jpg?1511866565 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani In the neighborhood, for the sake of security, the walls of the courtyards are high. We decided to shorten the height of the walls to share the courtyard with the city and reduce the enclosure of the alley. .jpg?1511866399 "© Hossein Farahani") © Hossein Farahani  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Oriel Window House / Shinsuke Fujii Architects Posted: 28 Nov 2017 02:00 PM PST  © Tsukui Teruaki
 © Tsukui Teruaki Text description provided by the architects. On a site area of only 42m2, We planned a housing with a horizontally long bay window (not included in the floor area) towards a park where you can see cherry blossoms.  Section Three layers of bay windows were set up to take in the scenery and light inside the building and it became a building that feels open.  © Tsukui Teruaki Besides being able to effectively utilize the space by using the bay windows as a work desk and dining bench, it also functions as an eaves, making shadows in summer and delivering sunlight to the back in winter and warming the concrete floor.  © Tsukui Teruaki At the lower part of the bay window, small windows can be provided to obtain constant ventilation even on a rainy day. It is also used to water the flowers between bay windows.  © Tsukui Teruaki In addition, the hanging walls and waist walls at the upper and lower sides of the bay window function structurally as cantilevered beams, ensuring a frameless opening for capturing outdoor environments such as cherry blossoms and autumn leaves on all floors.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hasu Haus / Somdoon Architects Posted: 28 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PST  © W Workspace
 © W Workspace 'Hasu Haus' is seven storeys height housing with 333 units located in the growing fringe of Bangkok where an expansion of overground system is introduced. The background of the project is Sansiri, the client, would like to introduce the masterplan of high-density housings for residents who work in the centre of the city in this area, and arrange closed design competition for residential blocks. The site is located among 3 main corridors including Sukhumvit, Raminthra-Atnarong highway and On-nut road leading to business district. It is also located in one hectare radiance from On-nut station and Phrakanong station where is well-known for residential zone. To design new housing, architect also sees opportunities of the existing surrounding as a perfect neighbourhood unit. The area contains housings, and all services components like schools, malls and temple. Therefore, the housing design takes challenges introducing high density dwellings by integrating new development to existing community, and creating long-term relationship to other surroundings. The design takes Thai typical house along the canal with the backyard garden as a nostalgic inspiration for courtyard and living space characteristic.  © W Workspace  1st Floor Plan  © W Workspace The residentials in Thailand is generally developed under privatized developers, so concerning more to maximize net area becoming serious constraints; however, both architect and client have a vision to improve the quality of active open-spaces along 'Phra Khanong Canal'. An 'L-shape block' incorporated courtyard enclosed by housing on all four sides. The carpark is included at street level underneath one building block on one side and create pedestrian realm connecting courtyard to the canal. Elevated housing units create permeable ground floor to catalyse social engagement with the potential of proximity to waterfront. Architect arrange all amenity areas including swimming pool, garden and hardscape on ground floor allowing flexibilities for social activities for dwellers and the neighbours.  © W Workspace The environmentally sustainable urban-related principle is to turn loss of shared open space into positive gain. The intention of the layout is creating a hierarchy of open spaces at different scale in between the buildings. The lifted buildings is shaping openspace by semi-outdoor common areas. The block integrated the new building to the existing neighbours this related space to engage social activities. The open-ground floor also creates pedestrian realm where people feel safe to walk across the block improving micro-mobility.  Details The façade material is inspired by Thai traditional house 'Pha Pa kon' in both of pattern and material in light colour renders reflecting sunlight. Double window are working as sun-shading for internal unit dwelling, and can be closed for protecting tropical rain. The unit layout provides open plan room between living and bedroom enhancing ventilation. The sliding door also work as adaptable partition to adapt the space matching family uses.  © W Workspace  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Port Melbourne House / Pandolfini Architects Posted: 28 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST  © Rory Gardiner
 © Rory Gardiner Text description provided by the architects. Located in the bayside suburb of Port Melbourne and within the confines of a long narrow site with strict heritage and planning controls, the aim of this project was to create a family home with an abundant sense of space and light.  © Rory Gardiner The front section of the existing century-old terrace house was carefully restored and the new addition sited so as to be invisible from the street. A dramatic double height space and an adjacent courtyard garden separate the old and new sections of house and provide a clear delineation between the two. External materials of black zinc and textured concrete render are used internally here to reinforce the sense of exiting one space and transitioning into another.  © Rory Gardiner The courtyard garden and a large-scale skylight are used to separate and articulate the new single and double storey volumes and provide gaps in the built form which allowing natural light to penetrate into the deep plan. The pitched roof forms of the new addition respond to the traditional rooflines of the adjacent terrace houses but present a contrast with their black zinc cladding and clean detailing.  Section B A restrained palette of materials continues internally where a simple, hardwearing palette of concrete and black zinc provide a robust backdrop for the finely detailed American oak cabinetry.  © Rory Gardiner The new house embraces the relationship between the old and new to create a timeless family home with a spatial drama not typically associated with inner city terrace sites.  © Rory Gardiner  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Mariposa1038 / Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects Posted: 28 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  © Paul Vu
 © Paul Vu Text description provided by the architects. As one of the densest neighborhoods in the country, Los Angeles' Koreatown is at the forefront of changing modes of contemporary urban living. LOHA's design for Mariposa1038 plays with this burgeoning area's density with a pure cube extruded to fit tight on its lot, and then formed to gesture back to the public street and surrounding context. To blur the distinction between the public and private sphere, LOHA pushed the cube inward on each of its sides, creating curves that grant relief from the sidewalk and return portions of the ground plane to the public realm.  © Paul Vu Balconies and window frames project outward to recapture the space between the new geometry and the property edge. Due to the building's curves, LOHA offers each balcony a unique depth and view. The white skin, reinforcing the purity of the structure's form, is broken by a rhythm of select black treatment to the protruding boxes. Throughout the day, the movement of dark shadows across the white and black facades activates the project with a dynamic sense of constant rearrangement.  © Minh Tran Internally, LOHA's carved opening creates a central focal point for the building's interior organization and lets natural light into the courtyard. The courtyard ribbon draws the eye upwards and creates continuity from floor to floor. Below the opening, a landscaped planter with integrated bench seating doubles as a rainwater collection system. All units have exterior access and can be cooled by holistic and sustainable methods of cross ventilation. A rooftop deck provides additional outdoor space and skyline views.  © Paul Vu  Section  © Paul Vu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell's Caring Wood Wins 2017 RIBA House of the Year Posted: 28 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell's reimagining of the English country house, "Caring Wood," has been selected as the 2017 RIBA House of the Year, bestowed annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to the "best new house or house extension designed by an architect in the UK." Inspired by the traditional 'oast houses' – agricultural buildings used for kilning hops – found in the county of Kent, the house was lauded by the jury for its celebrating of local building crafts and traditions, including the use of handmade peg clay tiles, locally quarried ragstone and coppiced chestnut shingles.  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris "I am delighted that Caring Wood has been named RIBA House of the Year 2017," said RIBA President Ben Derbyshire. "It's a house built for multiple generations of a growing family and allows the owner's daughters, their husbands and their children to reside under one roof – cleverly accommodating their desire to be together and their desire to be apart. This ambitious house explores new architectural methods, materials and crafts and allows us to question the future of housing and the concept of multi-generational living. I've no doubt many of the ideas displayed at Caring Wood will influence UK housing for many years to come."  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris The house was completed as a joint project between James Macdonald Wright, founder of Macdonald Wright Architects, and Niall Maxwell of Rural Office for Architecture. "Sustainability in architectural practice is expected, but I believe regionalism, craft and the interpretation of the vernacular are also important. I'm delighted that, in Caring Wood, they are being recognized," commented Macdonald-Wright. "This project proves that, by joining together, small practices can do big things. It was made possible by the combination of an incredibly dedicated team and a uniquely supportive client. I'd like to thank them." "We've been winning awards for our projects since we were founded 9 years ago, but we never anticipated winning such a prestigious award so soon," added Maxwell. "This would never have happened without James inviting us to work with him on Caring Wood. Collaboration with many talented people enabled us to realise the design for this contemporary country house. This demonstrates what small practices are capable of when given the chance by enlightened clients."  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris The full jury report, led by chair Deborah Saunt, is as follows: This scheme is an ambitious project which seeks to re-envisage the "English country house" in the 21st century to meet the needs of three generations of the same family. The jury was impressed with how Macdonald Wright Architects had manipulated space and scale to balance the need for grandeur with intimacy – from the soaring spaces of the piano nobile to the living spaces partially embedded in the hillside below. As a result they have created a house of over 1400 sqm which nevertheless feels like a home. The detail of how each space will be inhabited has been very carefully thought through. Caring Wood engages in the dialogue of critical regionalism: the design of the house is modern but with clear links to the Kentish rural vernacular and local building traditions. Externally, the form of the house uses the traditional oast house as a form generator - on entering, there is a framed view of a traditional oast in the distance. The house comprises four towers with an interlinking roof. This family of towers are sentry points in the landscape with distinct personalities. A conversation is set up both between the towers of the house itself and with those of the oast houses in the distant landscape, providing a tension to the overall composition.  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris The jury were also impressed with the quality of the build, the level of craftsmanship and the rigour of the pared-back palette of materials employed throughout. It is a composition of locally sourced handmade peg clay tiles, locally quarried ragstone and locally coppiced chestnut cladding. It is a rich, warm palette that ties the house to the Kent countryside and speaks of 'place'. The towers together with the interlinking roof are clad solely in clay tiles, which the architect describes as a 'tablecloth being draped over the terrain'. The simplicity of this visual device is very effective and the attention to detail in the way the roof is peeled away in places to acknowledge window soffits or other openings was a delight to see.  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris The quality of the internal environment both acoustically and in terms of how the daylight was manipulated was fantastic. The extensive landscaping surrounding the house is still in its infancy, yet there is already evidence as to how this will help to seamlessly connect the house to its setting, a year or two from now.  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris The house has excellent sustainable credentials. It provides a carbon neutral response to climate change. The form of the building was developed around a central courtyard with oast towers providing summer cooling by passive stack ventilation. Caring Wood's sustainability is addressed through low energy design and the use of clean green technologies, and in the regional application of building form, material choices and detailing. At the announcement, RIBA also revealed the final home shortlisted for the RIBA House of the Year award. The full list of seven finalist projects included: Caring Wood by James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell  Winner: Caring Wood / James Macdonald Wright and Niall Maxwell. Image © James Morris Shawm House by MawsonKerr Architects  Shortlisted: Shawm House / MawsonKerr Architects. Image © Rob Rhodes  Shortlisted: Ness Point / Tonkin Liu. Image © Nick Guttridge 6 Wood Lane by Birds Portchmouth Russum  Shortlisted: 6 Wood Lane / Birds Portchmouth Russum. Image © Magdalena Pietrzyk  Shortlisted: The Quest / Strom Architects. Image © Martin Gardner Newhouse of Auchengree by Ann Nisbet Studio _David_Barbour_5-hd.jpg?1511907301 "Shortlisted: Newhouse of Auchengree / Ann Nisbet Studio. Image © David Barbour") Shortlisted: Newhouse of Auchengree / Ann Nisbet Studio. Image © David Barbour Hidden House by Coffey Architects  Shortlisted: Hidden House / Coffey Architects. Image © Timothy Soar News via RIBA.
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| VCR House / Oficina Conceito Arquitetura Posted: 28 Nov 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Marcelo Donadussi
 © Marcelo Donadussi Text description provided by the architects. In this project, a couple asked us to design a house but should it be simple, efficient and low-cost construction. The clients' lifestyle was extremely important to set the best strategy. She is an agronomist, take care of her garden and condo's garden. She has an organic garden with delicious foods and spices. She involved and teach the neighborhood with healthy recipes. He cooks an amazing barbecue for friends and clients, because of that he is known as Mr. BBQ. The idea was zoning the house in two blocs: The social area is composed of painted bricks and there is an exposed concrete marquee used as a garage and frontal terrace. In the other volume, with exposed bricks, there is the private and intimate area. Two suites and a sewing atelier. A linear corridor connects both volumes and allows a people flow from the main entrance to the garage and the back garden.  © Marcelo Donadussi  Ground Floor Plan  © Marcelo Donadussi Due to the privileged view, we put back the social area at the corner and leveled the house from the highest part of the terrain. We created an outside wood deck which it relates to the living room that provides an observation area. Next, to the intimate area, we created a linear seedbed. The intention was developed a micro clime with plants and aromatized the rooms with spices and fresh herbs. In addition, in the background of the house, there are stairs to access the green roof above the social volume area. All the residence was built with exposed concrete and eco-bricks. Ecological because it isn't baked as the traditional. Is made by mixing cement to a sandy soil, compacted and cured under the shadow. A special format and the fitting system provided a reduction of up to 30 % in the expenses.  © Marcelo Donadussi The electric ducts and the hydraulic system pass inside the holes of the brick, avoiding the breaking of walls. Debris, material wasted and wall- breaking is minimized. We still have solar panels to heat the water used by the residents and capture rainwater for irrigation of the garden. The internal environments were set up by reforming a large part of the furniture existing in the resident's previous house, always with the assistance and supervision of the OCA. In this way, using sustainable architecture elements and a lot of simplicity, we could connect the lifestyle of the couple with the design of the house. The satisfactory result is visible when we pass through the place and we realize the proper scale that the house has in relation to them and the joy with which they use the created spaces.  © Marcelo Donadussi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Facing Major Renovations, Philip Johnson’s AT&T Building Gets Hearing for Landmark Designation Posted: 28 Nov 2017 06:45 AM PST  Renovation plans would significantly alter the building's street presence. Image © DBOX Facing plans for a major renovation that would significantly alter the street presence of the building, Philip Johnson's Postmodern icon, 550 Madison (formerly AT&T Building) has now cleared the first stage in the process of becoming a designated New York City landmark. Today, an application to schedule a hearing to landmark the building was approved unanimously by the city's Landmarks and Preservation Commission (LPC). In a few months time, the LPC will hold a public forum for the building, followed by a deliberation on whether or not the tower deserves official landmark status.  The building as it stands today. Image © David Shankbone "This is probably the first and definitely the most iconic postmodern building in New York City," said LPC chair Meenakshi Srinivasan. "I think some of us know the building is in play, so the time is right." Completed in 1984, the tower would become the youngest building designated as a landmark should the application prove successful, replacing the former Citicorp Center (which was completed in 1978). Learn more about the renovation plans below:
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| Posted: 28 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Yoshihiro Koitani
 © Yoshihiro Koitani Text description provided by the architects. The void of the patio organizes two volumes of five levels with 10 apartments measuring 138 m2 each, in the south of Mexico City.  © Yoshihiro Koitani  Concept Diagram  © Yoshihiro Koitani The lattices and spatial organization of the adjoining constructions help to inspire a project that looks inwards.  © Marcos Betanzos With an area of 20 x 25 m, the apartments take advantage of the whole frontage to ensure that rooms are filled with light and air. A corridor links the volumes on the south and north sides, and the courtyard between them.  Section AA' The yellow color of the adjoining wall, a feature present in many neighboring buildings in the El Pedregal district, receives light from the east during the journey from the entrance to the north tower.  © Yoshihiro Koitani The concrete tile floor with patterns in tones of gray recalls the entrances of the traditional “vecindad” style of housing. The south façade, which looks towards the city, is enclosed by a pleated metal skin inspired by sculptures by Matías Goeritz.  South Facade This ventilated façade dampens the heat and can be opened to receive the air, achieving cross ventilation and at the same time receiving direct light throughout the day. Three “yellow” openings break the rhythm to mark the pedestrian access, vehicular access, and a window of the penthouse that provides views over the treetops of the nearby park.  © Yoshihiro Koitani The base of the building opens with a lattice that allows light into the semi-basement of the parking lot, while up above, the roof garden displays a purple bougainvillea that contrasts with the metallic tone of the façade.  Secction BB' The patio, the protagonist of the project, is the space that brings together the lives of the users. On the ground floor, a square filled with bamboo and ferns invites shared occupation. On the upper floors, the façades of black ceramic brick are interrupted by balconies that resemble diving boards.  © Marcos Betanzos The wood of the balustrades creates balance and warmth, combined with the brick and the green of the planters.  Lower Plan The most distinctive feature of the project is the ceramic mat of the prefabricated façade of the bridges that link the two volumes.  © Marcos Betanzos Perforated circular, square and triangular lattices create a collage that filters the light into the interior, projecting the patterns onto the floor, while on the outside it presents a contemporary mural that relates to the roof detailing of the adjacent constructions.  © Yoshihiro Koitani  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2017 04:30 AM PST  Courtesy of The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy The design of the seventh stadium being constructed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has been revealed. Designed by Fenwick Iribarren Architects, the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will be constructed from a series of modified shipping containers sitting within a steel framework, allowing it to be quickly assembled, disassembled and then reassembled in a new location following the conclusion of the event. "This venue offers the perfect legacy, capable of being reassembled in a new location in its entirety or built into numerous small sports and cultural venues," said H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy." All of this in a stadium that delivers the atmosphere fans expect at a World Cup and which we will build in a more sustainable way than ever before. I'm delighted with this design and confident that Ras Abu Aboud will become a blueprint for future mega-event planners to follow."  Courtesy of The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Located on a 450,000-square-metre (4.8-million-square-foot) waterfront site just southeast of Doha, the 40,000-seat stadium will be broken down into a series of modular blocks, modified shipping containers that echo the language of the nearby port. The containers will be altered to contain the various fundamental stadium program elements, including stairs, concessions and bathrooms. The modular design will require fewer materials, create less waste and reduce the overall carbon footprint compared to a traditional building process, while also reducing construction time to as little as three years. The stadium is aiming to achieve a four-star Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) certification.  Courtesy of The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy  Courtesy of The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy "We are delighted to be part of another 2022 FIFA World Cup™ project, and are very proud that our design for Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will go down in history as the first-ever moveable and reusable FIFA World Cup™ stadium," commented FI-A Senior Partner and architect, Mark Fenwick. "We are confident that this innovative and sustainable concept will be an inspiration for stadium developers and architects around the world, capable of creating aesthetically pleasing venues that offer new legacy possibilities." Located just 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) from Doha's Hamad International Airport, the stadium will be made easily accessible to visitors through a dedicated stop on Qatar Rail's Gold Line and a potential water taxi stop.  Courtesy of The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy  Courtesy of The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy A number of World Cup stadiums are currently under construction across the country, including Ibrahim M Jaidah and Heerim's Al Thumama Stadium, Foster + Partners' Lusail Stadium (where opening and closing ceremonies will be held), and Zaha Hadid Architects' Al Wakrah Stadium. News via The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kew Gardens Hills Library / WORKac Posted: 28 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PST  © Bruce Damonte
 © Bruce Damonte Text description provided by the architects. WORKac has completed its new branch library in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. The building has been a long time in the making. Initially commissioned by Queens Library through NYC's Department of Design and Construction in 2008, the library was among the first bevy of projects announced under DDC's Design + Construction Excellence Program, which since 2005 has directed selected civic projects to leading design firms. The much-awaited library opened to the public on September 6, 2017.  © Bruce Damonte The library was already a key institution in the diverse community of Kew Gardens Hills, and it boasts some of the best attendance and circulation figures of any library nationwide. Community members' dedicated advocacy was pivotal in supporting a design that has provided the library with needed facilities and has given it a physical presence in keeping with institution's importance.  © Bruce Damonte The project began as the renovation and 3,000-square-foot expansion of an existing Lindsey library from 1966. Its volume is still visible in the completed library. However, structural upgrades and new interior detailing have all but replaced the preexisting building with a new 10,000-square-foot space.  © Bruce Damonte  Floor Plan  © Bruce Damonte The focal point of the new design is the public space along the library's perimeter, occupying the setback between the preexisting building's footprint and the sidewalk. Capped by a green roof, this perimeter zone joins existing gardens around the library's back sides to form a continuous loop of green. Inside, the perimeter zone is conceived as a band of open rooms to be used by each of the library's different user groups: adults, teens, children and staff.  © Bruce Damonte  Section  © Bruce Damonte The new façade is a physical and metaphoric lifting up of the library's exterior walls in order to broadcast the activities of the library to the outside. At the site's most public corner, the roof reaches monumental scale. A second, smaller peak at the children's corner provides child-sized views to the south. Between these two peaks, the façade dips down to provide privacy at the staff and book drop areas behind. The section of the façade at the entrance folds out over the street to make an awning— reminiscent of a folded page in a book. On the north side, the façade descends again, providing privacy for a teen study area while also bridging the difference in scale between the library and its residential surroundings.  © Bruce Damonte The façade is made from custom glass fiber–reinforced concrete panels. Their rippled, curtain-like pattern of vertical folds creates a play of light and shadow and softens the primarily glassy exterior. Beneath, large exterior windows provide direct natural light, while south- and east-facing clerestory windows provide indirect light that bounces off of the exposed concrete of the lifted facade. Not only expressive and functional but also structural, this concrete band acts as a 200-foot-long beam to support the green roof without interrupting the open interior. Two columns are the only supports for this beam.  © Bruce Damonte  GFRC Detail  © Bruce Damonte  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Documentary Hopes to Save Chicago's "Starship," the Thompson Center, from Demolition Posted: 28 Nov 2017 01:30 AM PST In the midst of the tall, rectilinear skyscrapers which make up downtown Chicago appears a short, sloped glass curtain wall, topped by a protruding truncated cylinder structure: Helmut Jahn's Thompson Center. Opened in 1985, the building was to be home for a variety of agencies of the State of Illinois, and its design was a play off of the traditional American statehouse, updated with glass walls symbolizing government transparency and an immense atrium evoking the atrium spaces found in most United States' statehouses. The interior spaces, however, stirred further contention with the public. Unconventional red, blue, and white paints coat the interior elements—a design choice many believed to be provocative and even jarring.  Courtesy of Nathan Eddy When the building opened in 1985, the all-glass curtain wall would overheat the interior and cause intense, terrible glares onto the workspaces inside. The design shocked critics and Chicagoans alike at the time, creating controversy for its unusual form, exuberant atrium, and for the teething problems which made the building a constant focus for negative press. As the years passed, Chicago gradually became accustomed to the Thompson's Center's unique presence. Though still polarizing, for many people their perception shifted from the building being a foreign, "starship"-like object to a cause for pride, a celebration of Chicago as the architecture capital of the world. However, the Thompson Center is in trouble. Upkeep and maintenance of the building have slowly diminished, and the building now requires an estimated $327 million of repairs due to its continued neglect. With paint peeling, marble crumbling, and a valuable real-estate location, many—including both Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who are both intent upon selling the building—are ready to see the demolition of this Chicago architectural landmark.  Courtesy of Nathan Eddy Nathan Eddy captures the story of the Thompson Center and the fight for its refurbishment in his short documentary, Starship Chicago. The 16-minute film premiered at the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam and speaks with both Helmut Jahn and former Illinois Governor James R Thompson himself, as well as prominent Chicago architects, critics, and preservationists to discuss their opinions on the past and future of the iconic building. The crisis facing the Thompson center is not uncommon in the architectural world. The once-striking, provocative statement has lost much of its initial splendor, but does that mean it should be torn down? The building in itself remains intact and thus there exists an opportunity to give the building a new life.
The Thompson Center represents a unique moment in time and a contrast to the rectilinear skyscrapers characteristic of Chicago. The interior celebrates structure with bold colors and space with an immense atrium. At a crucial moment in the building's life, Starship Chicago provides the viewer with a glimpse into the dynamic, rich history of the building and insight into its current situation.  Courtesy of Nathan Eddy  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Entrepinos Housing / Taller Hector Barroso Posted: 28 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Rory Gardiner
 © Rory Gardiner Text description provided by the architects. In the middle of the forest in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, five houses are dispersed in the land surrounded by mountains.  © Rory Gardiner  Sketch  © Rory Gardiner Each house (five with the same typology) consists of 6 volumes positioned in such a way that they generates a central patio. The patio, in addition to views, gives silence and privacy. These volumes are closed to the north being this the access to the houses opening with great voids to the south through the views of the garden and the forest, taking full advantage of natural light.  © Rory Gardiner  Ground Floor Plan - Unit  © Rory Gardiner On the ground floor, the living room, dining room, kitchen and one of the bedrooms extend their limits to the outside to join the terraces, patios and the garden. Upstairs, three bedrooms frame their views of the magnificent pines.  © Rory Gardiner  First Floor Plan - Unit  © Rory Gardiner The materials are from the region: brick, wood and earth. The earth is from the site, the one that was dug to bury the foundations was refused as finished on all the walls. Thus, architecture emerges from the place.  © Rory Gardiner  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| CEBRA's Spiral Staircase Floats Weightlessly With 10 Tons of Copper Posted: 28 Nov 2017 12:00 AM PST  © David Trood Walking in through the entrance of the Experimentarium by architecture firm CEBRA, visitors can immediately take notice of the radiating copper Helix staircase. The Helix staircase is 100 meters long, supported with 160 tons of steel and clad and 10 tons of 7mm thick copper.  © David Trood  © David Trood Both formally and through material choice, the stair invokes a feeling of science. The DNA strand idea was proposed during a workshop with Jakob Bohr, a professor at DTU Nanotech, and was abstracted into the constructed Helix.  © Mikkel Frost Functionally, the stair creates a distinct and sinuous experience from floor to floor connecting four floors, allowing continuous circulations between the project's various programs -- exhibitions, a cafe, convention center, teaching facilities and staff facilities that have a visual connection to the visitor areas, as spaces for workshops. To address the visitors of all ages, the handrail detail includes a high and a low recess for adults and children.  1: 0,7 mm of copper / 2: Fibre stair / 3: Painted handrail (for adults) / 3.1: Painted handrail (for children) /4: Painted stringer of steel / 5: LED lightning  © David Trood The complexity of the structural systems used at the Experimentarium is not apparent at first glance. Primarily built of prefabricated elements, with floor structures made of voided slabs and load-bearing concrete resting on girders, steels, and concrete columns. In some places, to reduce the number of columns, the floors are hung from above. This is how the main entrance is able to be column free and allow the Helix stair to become a sculptural object in space.  Elevation  Parametric Screendump Section News via CEBRA.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bee Breeders Announces Winners of Pape Bird Observation Tower Competition Posted: 27 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST  First Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders Bee Breeders have selected the winners for the Pape Bird Observation Tower competition, which saw participants submitting designs for a new bird observation station located in the Nica and Rucava Municipalities in the South Western region of Latvia. The competition is the first in a series organized by Bee Breeders in collaboration with Pasaules Dabas Fonds, Latvia's leading nature conservation fund. The competition asked for proposals for a tower that would replace a previous tower that was struck by lightening. The winning schemes were selected based on their environmental sensitivity to the unique and varied parklands surrounding the scheme, their functionality, and their potential to become a landmark. The tower will be used primarily to record annual migratory habits of birds, but will also allow visitors to the park the opportunity to engage with the park and its resources. First Prize First Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders Interwoven with the Landscape: Berta Risueño Muzás, Manuel Pareja Abascal  First Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders The winning scheme wraps rope around a timber structure to create a woven enclosure with varied porosity and light effects. The project aims to blur the boundaries between the observer within built space and the landscape itself, generating a unique and dynamic experience. The judges were particularly impressed by the structural system of timber and rope, believing it to be achievable, adaptable, sustainable and economical. Being one of the more daring entries of the competition, it's no wonder this unique project stood out as a winner.
 First Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders  First Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders Second Prize Second Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders Pape Bird Observation Tower: Jeffrey Clancy  Second Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders The second prize winner - Pape Bird Observation Tower, employs simplicity and rigidity to offer a stark contrast to the surrounding landscape, decidedly standing apart. The charred timber exterior stands as a testament to the events that saw the destruction of the previous tower. Despite its solid form, the tower rests lightly within the marshland, and the austerity of the design and its representation reflects its intention to function without impedance on the existing environment.  Second Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders
 Second Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders Third Prize Third Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders Līnija: Simon Barret, Hugo Ramos-Guerrero, Tom Mestiri and Chloé Meyer  Third Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders The third prize submission places two rectangular walls parallel to each other, the metal grating system designed so the tower dematerializes as you move around it. This was considered beneficial for both the visitors, who at points would experience a clear view of the landscape and the wildlife, who would have less awareness of the humans behind. It becomes an extension of the landscape, experientially similar to moving through the marshes.  Third Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders
 Third Prize. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders BB Student AwardHalat: Alicem Öztürk and Konuralp Senol - Bilgi University  Student Award. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders  Student Award. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders BB Green AwardGnomon: Reza Aliabadi and Arman Ghafouri - Azar  Green Award. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders  Green Award. Image Courtesy of Bee Breeders The full selection of winners, honorable mentions, and shortlisted entries can be found here. News via: Bee Breeders.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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