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- Parish House in Bruck / andreas volker architekt
- Intamara 29 House / I Like Design Studio
- VUE Hotel / Ministry of Design
- KIST Smart U-Farm / Architecture Studio YEIN
- Sukhumvit 50 House / DFAP Architect
- Fringe Events to Celebrate the City of Berlin at World Architecture Festival 2017
- Bowie State University Center for Natural Sciences / Perkins + Will
- Construction Begins on Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial in Washington DC
- AC House / Estudio GM ARQ
- Palace Theatre Renovation / Oertel Architects
- 4 Projects Win AIA Innovation Awards for Groundbreaking Design
- Casa Azul / Delfino Lozano
- PAU's Plans for the Domino Sugar Refinery Sent Back for Revisions Despite Popular Support
- Campo Belo Residence / Jamelo Arquitetura
- AIA Announces People's Choice Winner for the 2017 I Look Up Film Challenge
- Luminous, Transparent Mixed Use Tower Will Mark the Skyline of Saint-Malo, France
| Parish House in Bruck / andreas volker architekt Posted: 03 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PDT  © Andreas Volker
 © Andreas Volker Text description provided by the architects. Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse is a small town in the Salzburg region of Austria, situated in the valley of the Salzach river, at the northern entrance to the famous Grossglockner High Alpine Road running up to the High Tauern mountain range and the Alpine crest.  Ground Floor Plan The old parish house (presbytery), located next to the neogothic town church was structurally dilapidated and with only limited functionality. The project for the new parish house included demolishing the existing structure and replacing it with a modern, functional building, but also clearing up large portions of the site. This created a new spacious town square, a meeting and gathering point that was sorely missing in Bruck.  © Andreas Volker The timber structure of the building is clad in a rough-cut larch facade. The cladding is coated with a special varnish that gives the facade its natural grey tone – this way a uniform surface color is created. Emphasis is put on the constructive durability and preservation of the cladding, despite the lack of the projecting roof eaves. All of the walls, ceilings, floors and windows are also clad in larch wood, ensuring the integrity of the design throughout the entire building.  Section Through a well-insulated building envelope and energy efficient glazing, this low-energy building uses a minimal amount of heating energy and thereby reduces the operating costs. Aside from the administrative functions, such as the parish office, conference room and archives, the building also houses two residential units – an apartment for the chaplain and an additional studio. The centerpiece of the new parish house is the parish hall, with room for up to 60 people (when used with the adjoining foyer, the maximum capacity rises up to 100 people).  © Andreas Volker  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Intamara 29 House / I Like Design Studio Posted: 03 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PDT  © Soopakorn Srisakul
 © Soopakorn Srisakul Text description provided by the architects. Located at Soi Intamara 29, Sutthisarnwinitchai Road, Bangkok. It's a home of Laochariyakul Family that has been left unoccupied and uninhabitable about 10 years ago because the incorrect construction from the contractor who abandoned the work. At that time parents intended to build a house for their children to live together. Since then until now, their son requires building his own family. Accordingly, the house needs to be changed following the present context and lifestyle.  Exploded Axonometric Based on the context of existing. Feel the intention to make a home for their children. Material and classic homestyle inspired by parent's passion. There was also Thai traditional house existing on the same site. The father is a wooden lover. While his son prefers modern style house. It will cause irrelevant connections in the same area.  © Soopakorn Srisakul The concept of design, façade of building keep the main shape, form, rhythm of column, groove pattern from the original building. By reducing some classical details, removing the front and top eaves then adding new material such as glasses and wall stone to be more modern. Interior space has been developed for effective usability. Previous building was divided into separate rooms connected by corridors. Designer emphasized open plan space to connect living area at each point of the house for comfortable daily life.  © Soopakorn Srisakul  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| VUE Hotel / Ministry of Design Posted: 03 Nov 2017 03:00 PM PDT  The Pink Rabbit. Image © Edward Hendricks
.jpg?1508889296 "Outdoor. Image © Edward Hendricks") Outdoor. Image © Edward Hendricks Text description provided by the architects. VUE Hotel's first flagship property is located in Beijing, in the Hutong district of Houhai. The hotel compound sits on the edge of the picturesque Houhai lake, and neighbours a verdant public park, as well as historic Hutong houses which are still used by local inhabitants today. Located along Houhai's banks are a district of bars and vibrant cafes. .jpg?1508889286 "Outdoor. Image © Edward Hendricks") Outdoor. Image © Edward Hendricks Undertaken as a major adaptive-reuse exercise, the hotel comprises a series of artistically transformed quasi-historic buildings from the 1950's. This intriguing hotel compound invites you to explore its many facets where you will discover a series of landscaped gardens, a bakery café fronting the bustle of the Hutong streets, a signature restaurant in a warehouse, a rooftop bar overlooking the lake, a gym and over 80 rooms and suites, several with private gardens or with views overlooking the park or lake.  Courtyard. Image © Edward Hendricks Architecture and Landscape  Entrance Day. Image © Edward Hendricks All the buildings are conceptually draped over with a dark charcoal grey coat of paint, upon which key architectural details have been highlighted in a contemporary gold patina. These featured elements shimmer against the dark backdrop and their prominence suggests an informal "cataloguing" of key architectural details. As guests explore the compound, this "catalogue" of details gradually brings into focus the distinction between the historical versus the contemporary: a subtle juxtaposition, which highlights the rich tension arising from any adaptive reuse design.  Masterplan Conceptually, the design harnesses all the "left-over" spaces in-between each building, to tie the compound into a single holistic experience. These in-between spaces are treated graphically with an "ice-ray" lattice pattern inspired by traditional Chinese screens. Treated three-dimensionally, hardscaped floors and passageways rise to become private balconies or garden enclosures.  Courtyard. Image © Edward Hendricks FAB Cafe and Reception  Fabcafe. Image © Edward Hendricks The Reception is the first experience exclusive to overnight guests. Intimate and personal, the check-in experience is casual but comfortable. Guests pass a concierge point where the property's first feature installation artwork is placed and into the Reception, where the property's signature colour scheme and dramatic spatial design themes are manifested.  Lobby Reception. Image © Edward Hendricks The Pink Rabbit Restaurant and Rooftop Moon Bar  The Pink Rabbit. Image © Edward Hendricks Guests Rooms and Gym  Feature Stairway. Image © Edward Hendricks The gym is designed to extend the overall design scheme and bring it to the next level of drama and vibrancy. Mirrored surfaces and latticework create a space conducive to health and wellness.  Walkway. Image © Edward Hendricks Art Installation and room art  Bedroom Suite. Image © Edward Hendricks These art installations are dotted throughout the compound and are also found in each room. Other art installations, which parallel this narrative but focus more keenly on the theme of the "transcendence of Chinese culture" can be found in other public spaces such as lift lobbies and corridors. .jpg?1508889545 "Room. Image © Edward Hendricks") Room. Image © Edward Hendricks  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| KIST Smart U-Farm / Architecture Studio YEIN Posted: 03 Nov 2017 01:00 PM PDT  © Joonhwan Yoon
 © Joonhwan Yoon Text description provided by the architects. The so-called Smart U-Farm, which is the Gangneung branch of Korea Institute of Science and Technology, is located at the entry of Gangneung Science and Industry Complex. While the pre-existing topography for the Complex was cut off to create a flat land to build factories, the Smart U-Farm was laid out not to compromise the surrounding landscape so that the main road runs along the North-South axis between the left and right buildings, cherishing the memory of the land in the midst of pinewood. At the first layout, the Gangneung branch was to be located at the back of the mechanical room which is now occupying the western part of the building: at the early phase, the Smart U-Farm had been approached indeed as a vegetation factory, almost reaching the level of warehouse, but its relocation to the front of the mechanical room called for a building facade fit for the scenery of the main road.  © Joonhwan Yoon Concept Development Phase1. Study the Surface Features of the Site As a foundational step to reflect the topographical shape as one of the natural elements, we examined not only the topographical characteristics of KIST surrounded by the mountain, but also the topography of the site on which a natural plant wing will be established.  © Joonhwan Yoon Phase2. Reflect the Lost Topography into the Facade By projecting on the right facade the pre-existing topography which was lost in the site-making process, we intended to pursue an architecture that communicates with nature. Also for the area within the KIST, we designed a place to research, experiment on, and cultivate the natural plant by embodying the topography on its front and right facades with eco-friendly blocks so as to enliven the sense of contour lines.  © Joonhwan Yoon Function & Circulation Planning Smart U-Farm was designed as two stories in the early phase, but ended up being additionally equipped with the 3rd floor greenhouse. Fortunately, the material characteristic of the greenhouse ― transparency ― did not compromise the function and facade of the lower part. The most important function of the ground (1st) floor is the cultivation room that requires respective environmental controls depending on the kinds of vegetables: it was thus made up of three parts, while such functions as laboratory, office, and seedling cultivation room were made accessible from the main entrance hall. Particularly, the access to the cultivation room was carefully made to maintain the state of sterilization. Going upstairs to the 2nd floor, one can see an open meeting room connected to the corridor which overlooks the cultivation room downstairs. On the 3rd floor, a glazed greenhouse was designed to be accessible through such circulations as stairs and the outdoor passage  © Joonhwan Yoon  Diagram  © Joonhwan Yoon  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sukhumvit 50 House / DFAP Architect Posted: 03 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PDT  © Boonchet Chuangsuvanich
 © Boonchet Chuangsuvanich Text description provided by the architects. This house is located at the end of the alley (soi) with a width of 5.00 meters. The site is surrounded by residential buildings with some part of the front entrance facing the street. Both sides of the land are neighbor's houses and behind is a 4-storey apartment. Because the limitations of the site and its surrounding environment, the design approach for the house is to have adequate spaces, easily accessible, views and to meet the owner's requirements, which result in a 3-storey building of multi-rectangular forms.  © Boonchet Chuangsuvanich The design of the building starts with rectangular boxes, deducted into a U-shaped with a central court that connect between the outside and inside spaces. The projected mass of building on the 2nd and 3rd floors provides a parking space for the ground floor and views for the 3rd floor.  Section The second floor is a box interlocking into the main building as a metaphor for interlocking bodies. The architectural style mimics the characteristics of the homeowner who is a doctor. She requires her house to have connecting and challenging spaces like doctor challenges with diagnosis and treatment for the patients. The long rectangular box is the owner's master bedroom. The cantilever make the entrance stand out and provide an open space for the ground floor. The solid wall offers privacy to the rooms, the terrace and windows provide view of large trees and green landscape opposite from the house.  © Boonchet Chuangsuvanich To bring natural light and good ventilation, the house is designed into a U-shaped building with a small central court that continues into the house, which creates a good atmosphere for living and dining areas. This space is two-storey height. There is a staircase from first to third floor and the open void from the second floor hallway to the living room on the ground floor that creates an open space that overlooking into the garden outside the house. This space allows air to flow into the house and bring natural light.  © Boonchet Chuangsuvanich  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fringe Events to Celebrate the City of Berlin at World Architecture Festival 2017 Posted: 03 Nov 2017 10:05 AM PDT  Choi Hung Estate, Hong Kong. Shortlisted for 2017 Arcaid Award. Image © Fabio Mantovani With the 2017 World Architecture Festival less than two weeks away, the event has shared the program of Fringe events scheduled for attending architects to enjoy. Taking place in Arena Berlin in the German Capital from November 15-17, WAF 2017 will also provide opportunities for architect-led tours and parties throughout the city. Following the Festival's theme of 'Performance,' events will center on the performative quality of different architectural typologies and themes including housing, public spaces, festivals, cultural institutions and new technologies. Highlights of the Fringe program include: Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards - Event partner Arcaid has announced the 20 finalists for its Architectural Photography Awards 2017, an annual celebration of the best architectural photography. Each of the images on the shortlist will be displayed at the Sto stand in WAF's Festival Hall, with visitors able to vote for their favourite before the overall winner is announced at the WAF Gala Dinner. Architect Tours - Delegates can discover Berlin's diverse architectural identity with guided tours led by local experts, Niche. The tour programme runs from Tuesday 13 – Saturday 18 November. Highlights include a tour of the city's iconic building sites, the physical manifestation of the architectural arms race between the East and West of the city, visits to some of Berlin's most interesting repurposed cultural spaces and famous art galleries. AR Emerging Architecture Awards – The prestigious £10,000 prize recognises and supports talented young architects and designers at a key stage in their career, promoting their work to a worldwide audience. This year the Architectural Review will present the winner of the award at WAF. Previous winners have included Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, Thomas Heatherwick, Neri & Hu and Li Xiaodong. Architecture Drawing Prize – Curated by Make Architects, Sir John Soane's Museum and the World Architecture Festival, the World Architecture prize was created to recognise the continuing importance of hand drawings, as well as embracing the creative use of digital media. The digital hybrid drawing Memento Mori by Jerome Xin Hao Ng was selected as the overall winner of this year's completion. His entry will be shown alongside the winners of the hand-drawn and digital categories as well as the 38 shortlisted entries in the festival hall. Iranian Architecture Prize – This year WAF will give unique recognition to the best completed building by an Iranian practice from the last three years. The nine shortlisted projects range from a restaurant in the capital Tehran to a private residence nestled in a hillside facing the facing the Alborz mountain range. A special jury will meet in Berlin onFriday 17 November, where the shortlisted Iranian practices will be able to present their buildings live at the festival in Berlin. The prize for the best completed building by an Iranian practice will be presented at the Gala Awards Dinner on the Friday evening. Merck Crystal Pavilion Prize – Merck, in association with World Architecture Festival and the Architectural Review, has this year launched a competition open to architecture students across the world to come up with innovative and sustainable designs for a pavilion entirely made out of glass. The winner will be announced at the WAF Gala Dinner and the winning design will be put into production next year. The WAF10 & Shortlist Party Berlin - To celebrate the finalists and its tenth edition,WAF will host a lavish anniversary party on Wednesday 15th November at the stylish Soho House Berlin, located in a Grade II-listed Mitte Landmark. The finale Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place on Friday 17th November, where the overall winners of the World Building, Interior, WAFX, Future Project and Landscape of the Year will be announced. It's not too late to sign up for the event. Learn more about the Festival and purchase delegate passes here. Use the discount code ARCHDAILY17 to receive 20% off!
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| Bowie State University Center for Natural Sciences / Perkins + Will Posted: 03 Nov 2017 10:00 AM PDT  © Halkin+Mason
 © Hall+Merrick Text description provided by the architects. The design for Bowie State University's New Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Nursing (CNSMN) directly addresses the mission and strategic plans put forth by the University System of Maryland, the Governor's STEM Taskforce, and Bowie State's expressed goals to produce highly skilled graduates in the scientific, mathematical, engineering, technological, and health professional fields. The design strategy intentionally collocates mathematics, natural sciences, and nursing into one connected community with shared facilities, resources, and programs.  Site Plan The 148,995 square foot center includes multidiscipline undergraduate teaching laboratories, research laboratories, and active learning classrooms for math, engineering, nursing, biology, chemistry, physical sciences and blended disciplines. Select biology labs are a hybrid active learning classroom and wet lab all in one, increasing utilization and functionality over the life of the building. A greenhouse that supports both teaching and research, a "real world" nursing skills simulation suite, and other specialized core facilities, show the commitment to a fully layered education.  © Halkin+Mason The state-of-the-art Nursing Education facility includes three functional suites for a realistic simulation environment. Standardized patient exam rooms and clinical skill areas include the equipment that students and professors need to support the full range of experiences for nursing education. These simulation rooms are set up like a hospital or clinic and feature a high-tech mannequin in a hospital bed, cameras, microphones and software to capture students' actions, and a two-way mirror so instructors can watch from a control room.  © Hall+Merrick A light-filled three-story central learning and display space contribute to an overall goal to fill the building with glare-free daylight. Informal seating and work zones provide direct access to classrooms and laboratories. The fractal-based brand expression inspires visitors, students, and faculty. Project rooms, collaboration stairs, and bridges create places for small groups of students to join together before and after class, work together on their coursework, and form relationships that will enrich their college experience.  © Hall+Merrick A unique and iconic feature of the Center is the three-story, elliptical multipurpose room, which acts as a visual and functional beacon to express the University's commitment to STEM and nursing education. This space features dynamic glass, which tints on-demand to create a more comfortable learning environment. This dynamic glass, which was also used in the building's large east and west-facing curtain wall, maintains access to natural light while protecting occupants from glare and excess heat throughout the day. Professors are able to customize solar control for individual classrooms and labs. Chilled beam heating and cooling systems separate the fresh air ventilation needs from the thermal load, dramatically reducing energy costs for heating and cooling.  © Hall+Merrick  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Construction Begins on Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial in Washington DC Posted: 03 Nov 2017 08:06 AM PDT  © Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission The Frank Gehry-designed Eisenhower Memorial has finally broken ground in Washington DC following a tumultuous years-long approval process. A groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday at the National Mall site, located at the intersection of Maryland and Independence Avenues and across from the National Air and Space Museum.  © Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission "This project has been an enormous honor for me both professionally and personally. I was sixteen years old when Eisenhower defeated the Nazis and led America to victory in WWII. I had lost thirty-three members of my family in the camps, so his victory was all the more meaningful to me," commented Gehry following the event. "His leadership in peacetime was as inspiring. He led the country with strength, but also with great humanity and humility. I hope that these values are captured in the memorial, and that it will be a place to honor and to learn from one of the greatest heroes that the world has ever known."  © Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission  © Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Honoring the United States' 34th president, the memorial is conceived as a park-like setting featuring a 25-meter-tall columns supporting a series of woven metal tapestries depicting scenes from Eisenhower's hometown of Abilene, Kansas. Stacked stone blocks will also display sculptures and reliefs of key moments from Eisenhower's legacy. The memorial is expected to completed in time for the 75th Anniversary of VE Day on May 8, 2020.
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| Posted: 03 Nov 2017 08:00 AM PDT  © Alejandro Peral
 © Alejandro Peral Text description provided by the architects. The property, located in Los Lagos, Nordelta, was designed as two crossbars forming a T. The ground floor takes the width of the land between lateral retreats and opens to the back garden, so it can be integrated to the main public rooms.  © Alejandro Peral  Ground Floor  © Alejandro Peral In addition, the access was relegated to achieve a generous garden space in the front, which allows to enjoy views and cross ventilation to the green spaces.  © Alejandro Peral The upper floor houses a master suite with bathroom and dressing room, and two bedrooms sharing a second bathroom. Through the operation of crossing a plant with the other it was possible to capture distant views of the greens and the lagoon in the bedrooms of the tips, while the central one enjoys a generous terrace that hierarchizes it. The south facade was solved completely closed, without windows, to avoid the visual contact with the contiguous land.  Scheme The structural and constructive solution includes reinforced concrete, RETAK brick walls to ensure optimal thermal insulation, aluminum carpentry with DVH and mineral cement finish.  © Alejandro Peral  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Palace Theatre Renovation / Oertel Architects Posted: 03 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PDT  © Troy Thies
 © Troy Thies Text description provided by the architects. The Palace Theatre was built in 1916 on the still smoldering ashes of the Library Building in the heart of St. Paul's entertainment district. The theater began as a vaudeville house but quickly transformed into a movie theater, which it remained until closing in 1984. The theater was used on a short-term basis in 1986 and again from 2001 to 2004. Seven decades of use followed by three decades of decay left a deep and layered story. Each space within the building was imbued with a sense of history, dormancy and neglect. It was our task to tell this story, to make something compelling of these remnants in the heart of Minnesota's capital city.  Section  Section The mission for this project was the same as when the Palace Theatre opened its doors a century ago, to showcase the popular performing artists of our time. The overall design strategy for the project was "preservation through stabilization". The intent wasn't to restore the building to its original state, but a conservation to feature the remaining historic fabric. The team worked to delayer and strip away subsequent renovations to uncover, stabilize, and protect what remains of the 1916 construction, supplementing complementary modern construction techniques as required. .jpg?1509360458 "© Troy Thies") © Troy Thies By the time funding was secured the building was rapidly deteriorating. The project team, in conjunction with the owner, operated under the notion that the age, damage, and imperfections told an important story. By choosing to stabilize, not to repair or mask, the story of the Palace Theatre and the city of St. Paul is left open and accessible.  © Darin Kamnetz  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 4 Projects Win AIA Innovation Awards for Groundbreaking Design Posted: 03 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PDT  Bahá'í Temple of South America; Santiago, Chile / Hariri Pontarini Architects. Image © Sebastián Wilson León The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community has announced the winners of their 2017 Innovation Awards, honoring "new practices and technologies that will further enable project delivery and enhance data-centric methodologies in the management of buildings for their entire lifecycle, from design, to construction and through operations." Continue reading for this year's winners. Awards are given annually within five categories:
Stellar DesignBahá'í Temple of South America; Santiago, Chile / Hariri Pontarini Architects  Bahá'í Temple of South America; Santiago, Chile / Hariri Pontarini Architects. Image Courtesy of Hariri Pontarini Architects Set within the Andean foothills, just beyond the metropolis of Santiago, Chile, the Bahá'í Temple of South America is a domed, luminous structure that echoes the rolling topography of the mountains. Its nine monumental glass veils frame an open and accessible worship space where up to 600 visitors can be accommodated. Looking up to the central oculus at the apex of the dome, visitors experience a mesmerizing transfer of light from the exterior of cast glass to an interior of translucent Portuguese marble. At sunset, the light captured within the dome shifts from white to silver to ochre and purple. The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Chicago / Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in collaboration with Theater Consultant CharcoalBlue Construction completed by Bulley & Andrews  The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Chicago / Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture in collaboration with CharcoalBlue. Image © Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Opened in September 2017, The Yard is a next-generation performance venue that reflects Chicago Shakespeare Theater's multi-faceted artistic vision. Consisting of approximately 35,000 square feet, the project introduces a new flexible theater that can be configured into a variety of shapes and sizes with audience capacities ranging from 150 to 850. A new two-story entrance lobby connects to the existing theater and features a custom electrochromic façade that mitigates glare and heat gain by gradually tinting as sunlight passes across the southern face. Project Delivery & Construction Administration ExcellenceGarden Village; Berkeley, California / Nautilus Group & Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects  Garden Village; Berkeley, California / Nautilus Group & Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects. Image Courtesy of Natoma Architects Built entirely using modular building technology, Garden Village is an engineering and construction marvel. This cutting edge and intricate development was accomplished using only two module types: Type A, a living/dining/kitchen module, and Type B, two bedrooms/bathroom module. These are joined in two combinations to create an entire project of only two unit types, four bedroom units and two bedroom units. The two modules are developed and perfected like in the automobile industry, where every detail, drawer, handle and finish is refined in full size mockups - something seldom possible in architecture. The result: high quality and 20% cost savings. Practice-based or Academic Research, Curriculum or Applied Technology DevelopmentReality Capture Workshop; Detroit / University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture  Reality Capture Workshop; Detroit / University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture . Image © Prof. Wladyslaw Fuchs, Ph. D., University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture, Volterra-Detroit Foundation Reality Capture Workshop is a long-term project to produce a complete digital documentation of a historical city of Volterra, Italy and a methodology for the information dissemination. The project utilizes the 3D laser scanning and photogrammetry to record precise spatial data which will be used for research, presentation and preservation of the city history. Since its start in October 2016 the workshop already supplied data which became a foundation of a very significant research in the area of archeology and architectural history. It became an interdisciplinary research tool, connecting the academia, historical preservation administration, professionals and corporate partners. The jury for the AIA Innovation Awards included: Matt Krissel, AIA (Chair), Kieran Timberlake; Tyler Goss, Turner Construction; Paola Moya, Assoc. AIA, Marshall Moya Design; Jeffrey Pastva, AIA, Davis Architects and Brian Skripac, Assoc. AIA, CannonDesign. Learn more about the awards, here. News and project descriptions via AIA  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 03 Nov 2017 04:00 AM PDT  © César Béjar
 © César Béjar Casa Azul is located at the north of Zapopan, it sits on a 300-square meter lot, where before existed an old construction that had low architectonic value, the program is based on the necessities of a family of 4 members, first floor/social zone: parking space, welcoming patio, studio, living room-kitchen and cleaning zone, second floor/private zone: master room, room 1 and 2 and living room.  © César Béjar The land with orientation west-east routed the design to create the volumes. The sunlight was treated with the work of concrete lattice to protect the sun and at the same time, helped captured undirected sunlight on both facades, it is noticeable having considerate heights and cross ventilation to generate and maintain a comfortable interior climate, the interior spaces were divided by walls of different heights having a connection from openings in the walls that let air go through and give you a sense of open space, as you walk through the house the design provides the opportunity to live this home gradually from zone to zone.  Lower floor plan  © César Béjar  Upper floor plan On the outside the finished materials were composed by a scale of neutral colors, having blue as the outside color, the presence of grey from the latticework made from jalcreto and color black from the ironwork and the building block, these colors are emphasized and are related to the interior by the natural color that the burned brick brings. On the inside, the finished materials are based in white, to combine the sobriety of polished concrete, the elegance of wood, and the multicolor coating from the mosaic.  © César Béjar  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| PAU's Plans for the Domino Sugar Refinery Sent Back for Revisions Despite Popular Support Posted: 03 Nov 2017 02:30 AM PDT This article was originally published by The Architect's Newspaper as "Landmarks sends PAU's Domino Sugar Refinery design back for revisions." The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has asked PAU to take its plans for the Domino Sugar Refinery back to the drawing board. While reactions from the public and commissioners were warm on the whole, commissioners debated whether the building, which has sat vacant for more than a decade, is a ruin or "armature" as Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) claimed, or whether the structure could—or should—be treated like an adaptable building. Essentially, PAU intended to use the facade as a mask for a glass office building. Instead of sitting right up against the old brick, the new building would be set back ten feet from the old, and workers could get outside and up close to the original walls via metal latticework terraces poking through the glass envelope. The approach, explained founding principal Vishaan Chakrabarti, would preserve the bricks by equalizing the temperature and humidity on both sides while allowing the architects flexibility within a challenging original structure. A round-arched glass roof would dialogue with the American Round Arch windows that define the facade, while on the ground floor, the designers proposed a through-access from the Kent Avenue smokestack to the park and water that would be open to the public.
 PAU proposed regular floor-to-floor heights, right, to reconcile the irregular placement of windows on the original facade. Image © PAU via LPC "We are guardians of the future of the past, and our central question is whether, through the restoration, the old can give new identity to the new," he said. PAU's approach is similar to a Beyer Blinder Belle proposal the LPC approved in 2014, a fact that Chakrabarti and developer Two Trees underscored in cross-comparisons throughout the presentation (PDF). The firm also drew inspiration from Norman Foster's renovation of the Reichstag, in Berlin, and to St. Ann's Warehouse, Marvel Architects' theater complex in an industrial ruin on the DUMBO waterfront.  © PAU via LPC Purpose-built 19th-century factories are often difficult to adapt for non-manufacturing uses, and the Domino refinery is no different. The part of the refinery under consideration today accommodated massive machines that boiled, filtered, and reconstituted sugar; the windows give the structure monumental panache from the outside but bear no relationship to the interior program. Consequently, the architects decided to give the new, 400,000-square-foot building within the old the same floor-to-floor heights throughout, allowing access to windows of uneven height on the terraces. From the outside, the mullion pattern on the barrel-vaulted glass roof would reflect the gradation of the bricks on the weathered smokestack, a nod to the old within the new. (The bricks, a project engineer confirmed, are in "generally good" condition.) Though PAU hasn't selected the glass yet, Chakrabarti indicated it would be as "clear as possible," noting that the firm is considering electrochromic glass for the roof.  Rendering of the penthouse with rounded glass arch roof. Image © PAU via LPC When he broke the news of the Domino plans last month, New York Magazine architecture critic Justin Davidson called the 19th-century structure a ruin. PAU maintains the factory is a "donut awaiting filling." But Landmarks wasn't so sure. "As an architect, I really like the aesthetic," said Commissioner Michael Goldblum. "To my recollection, this is the first time a building that is and was understood as an occupied volume is being transformed into an unoccupied ruin or 'armature,' to be read as an independent object from the [proposed] structure." "I'm not saying it's inappropriate, but I'm struggling," he added.  View into the public courtyard on Kent Avenue. Image © PAU via LPC On the public side, two neighborhood nonprofits supported the design, while the Municipal Arts Society (MAS) asked the commission to work with PAU and Two Trees on the specifics of the proposal, particularly the windows and desired patina. It suggested a public exhibition on the refinery to prevent the building from being understood as "just a ruin." Preservation advocacy group the Historic Districts Council, however, was not on board with the proposal at all. "[To] strip the building down to a shell would represent a significant removal of historic fabric and would destroy the 19th-century industrial construction methods still exhibited inside—and both are important reasons for the complex's designation in the first place," said HDC's Patrick Waldo.  Diagram of original factory interior. Image © PAU via LPC In light of the "ruin or building?" discussion, the LPC took no action on Tuesday, and as of now, there's no date set for PAU to present its revised proposal. Although today was the first time PAU's plans landed before the LPC, the renderings were revealed in early October. Back in 2014, Two Trees tapped SHoP and James Corner Field Operations to master plan the site. SHoP also designed 325 Kent Avenue, the square donut copper-and-tin-clad building adjacent to the sugar factory, a residential building that began leasing earlier this year. James Corner Field Operations' park on the waterfront is slated to open this spring.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Campo Belo Residence / Jamelo Arquitetura Posted: 03 Nov 2017 02:00 AM PDT  © Nelson Kon
 © Nelson Kon Text description provided by the architects. The residence, located in the Campo Belo neighborhood, in the south of the city of São Paulo, was originally designed and built in 1959 by its first owner, the Franco-Brazilian engineer Humbert Monacelli. The 780m2 of constructed area building is implanted in a rectangular ground with 30m of front and 50m of depth, composing an area of 1500m2. From the street to the back there is a slope of about 1m. Its original design presents characteristics of the São Paulo modernist architecture of the time, with rationalist traits, has a structure partially independent of the walls, free plan, a glass panel and loose volume of the floor.
The main U-shaped building has a large garden in front and another inside the ground floor, which is embraced by the building. Both gardens were redesigned in a landscape project that valued mainly native plants and are configured as important extensions of the spaces of the residence.  © Nelson Kon The customer’s main desire when he came to us was to have a clearer division of the spaces of the house with a better separation of the social, intimate and service areas. The owners are very fond of organizing meetings, from intimate dinners to large receptions, and they wanted more generous and dynamic spaces to be able to receive their guests in various ways. At the same time it was important to create an intimate area, separate from the rest of the house, and redesign the service area and the flows.  © Nelson Kon The architecture project of Jamelo Arquitetura redistributed the functions of the spaces within the existing house, redesigned the circulation between these areas and the articulation between them, adding practicality and comfort to the different situations in which the house would be used. In addition, thinking of the occasions when there are guest receptions, was designed a new building adjacent to the backyard, where before all the space was subdivided. With free plan and sliding wooden brises, it extends the transparency between the spaces, one of the main features of the project.  Ground Floor Plan Uses In the enlarged reform, executed in 2015/2016, the building was completely modernized thanks to the incorporation of infrastructure solutions that are more current, sustainable and rational, making use of advanced technologies. A 10.5 kWp On-grid Photovoltaic Solar Plant was installed on the slab of the lateral pavilion, which operates connected to the public grid, one of the first of its kind in a private residence in São Paulo. In addition, a conventional solar water heating system was installed. In the back garden, where there was a large and deep pool almost never used, a tank of 10,000 l was installed to collect rainwater, which will be reused in the garden and in the toilets. In all spaces, natural cross ventilation was favored, establishing greater climatic comfort and reducing the need for air-conditioning.  © Nelson Kon Regarding finishes, we seek to recover and establish a dialogue with the original characteristics of the building, valuing and complementing them. The original porcelain tablets and stones beside the social entrance door were cleaned, recovered and complemented. For the pavilion was specially commissioned a mural of tiles by the Brazilian artist Alexandre Mancini, made of white ceramic tiles with metallic platinum paint.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AIA Announces People's Choice Winner for the 2017 I Look Up Film Challenge Posted: 03 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PDT "How do you bring architectural stories to life?"—this is the question the AIA asks annually in their I Look Up Film Challenge. This year's theme, Blueprint for the Better, challenges architects and filmmakers to collaborate and tell the stories of architects making a positive impact on the community. An esteemed, diverse team of jurors consisting of architects, filmmakers, and board members of the AIA selected the top films which they believed best captured the theme of this year's challenge. In September, they awarded Grand Prize as well as 1st and 2nd runner-up. The winners will receive an exclusive screening of their film at the Architecture & Design Festival on November 1 in NYC along with cash and distribution prizes. You can read more about the selected winners here. This week, the People's Choice Award was announced and awarded to Paul-Vincent Alexander for his film A Roof of their Own, a short film documenting the profound and impacting work of architect, Jose Luis Henriquez, and structural engineer, Raul Hinojosa. Out of the 82 films submitted, Alexander won with nearly half of the 268,000 votes, collecting a grand total of 122,527. Currently, more than 1 billion individuals live in dwellings either unsustainable for habitation or are built with poor materials and lack basic infrastructure services. A Roof of their Own recounts the partnership of Henriquez and Hinojosa and their work in response to this world housing deficit. Their initiative located architectural and engineering solutions to provide low-cost and sustainable housing systems to impoverished communities susceptible to not only poor economic standards, but also inclement and weather patterns. Henriquez and Hinojosa's remarkable work has the power to aid the world housing deficit and create the possibility of a future where everyone can have a roof of their own. An exclusive screening of A Roof of their Own along with the other selected winners will be shown at the NYC Art & Design Festival on November 1.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Luminous, Transparent Mixed Use Tower Will Mark the Skyline of Saint-Malo, France Posted: 02 Nov 2017 11:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of a/LTA Architects Located outside of Saint-Malo's train station, this soaring 55-meter beacon building will establish itself as an entrance to the city. The Semaphore is the product of French architects a/LTA + Ateliers Laporte and holds a strong identity and concept in creating a dynamic, engaging environment while blending harmoniously into its surrounding environment.  Courtesy of a/LTA Architects  Courtesy of a/LTA Architects The building is broken into three distinct volumes: the pedestal, the attic, and the emergence. The pedestal engages the public in neighborhood activities, bringing programmatic diversity to the neighborhood. It houses shops, offices, a child care center, as well as other amenities. Additionally, it also features a series of gardens providing both the city and neighborhood with a veritable eco-system.  Courtesy of a/LTA Architects The attic lies above the pedestal and holds 27 apartments across three stories, subtly echoing the attics of the surrounding buildings. The final component is that of the emergence, which is comprised of three volumes of varying shapes and sizes, each housing 3 to 5 floors of apartments. The volumes are gracefully layered on top of one another, shifting on their horizontal axis to create an elegant silhouette, marking the skyline of Saint-Malo.  Courtesy of a/LTA Architects Each apartment is spacious and bright with visual connections to the city. Large outdoor spaces, such as terraces or loggia, accompany every unit and allow the indoors to open up into the city, providing views of both Saint-Malo and the sea in the distance. Duplexes located at the uppermost stories of the building enjoy access to an exclusive winter garden, shielded from wind and foul weather by tree-filled gardens.  Courtesy of a/LTA Architects Shared spaces within the building are considerably located above the forecourt to ensure daily use while respecting the inhabitants' privacy. These spaces are glassed in and visible from the residents' roof garden. This sense of enclosure yet visual connection creates a luminous space with both a sense of security and harmony.  Courtesy of a/LTA Architects The careful and considered design decisions will make The Semaphore a strong addition to the Saint-Malo train station neighborhood. Strong yet respective of its surroundings, it will stand as an elegant landmark of the city.
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