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ENGEL House / CMC architects

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PDT

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  • Architects: CMC architects
  • Location: Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
  • Authors: Vit Maslo, David Richard Chisholm
  • Area: 346.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: BoysPlayNice
  • Project Architect: Jan Hrebicek
  • Collaborators: Dan Simpach, Gabriela Sekyrova
  • Interiors: ALNUS
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Location
In a small community in the Western region of the Czech Republic, not far from the spa town of Karlovy Vary, this villa was designed as a recreational house for an accomplished man, his family and friends.  The architect's intention was essentially to assimilate the romantic context of this small village, posited just under the massive cliffs and ruins of a Gothic castle, where the town originated. Andelska Hora (originally in German Engelsburg), belongs to a protected area of the country, and sits above 600 meters in altitude.  The local climate, as one could expect, has dramatic extremes.

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The concept of this villa evolved from traditional forms of Czech village living typologies, which include 'saddle' or A-frame roofs made from wood timber construction.  The design brief was of course for a completely modern recreational villa, for both summer and winter seasons.  The land plot is 2 163m2 and has ideal South orientation, approached from the North, with fabulous views of the regions 'waves' of green hills.  The built-up footprint of the villa is 346m2.

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Composition
After careful analysis of the site and surroundings, a 'cross' configuration was proposed in plan, with double-height massing of the main functional components of the villa.  The crossing forms are flat-roofed and one floor in height, containing secondary or support spaces. The orientation is North-East/South-West for the axis of the main body of the villa. The basic planning principle allows for a simple and clear entry court, off the local street, with easy garage access.  This resulting 'L' shape forms a semi-enclosed space, giving ground-floor orientation and an excellent view to the open countryside.

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Disposition
The main living space is in the South-West end of the double-height volume, which also includes an open gallery to the upper level. The living style is informal, with the kitchen-dining also oriented to the roofed, outdoor kitchen and entertaining area.  Separating the living room from the kitchen area is a towering black metal fireplace with glass doors, which is a main feature of the well-proportioned space.  The side wings of the ground floor, which form the cross in the plan, have master bedroom, study and service functions. The upper level of the main villa body, with its open gallery to below, has three guest bedrooms and bathrooms.

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Interior
The villa brief asked for wood timber construction, made from massive wood beams and panel walls, which ultimately form the 'wood-living' concept of the house.  The wood panel wall system is left exposed to view, with a light white-toned stain, elegantly contrasting the dark wood floor and wall cladding.  The primarily wood interior is contrasted with metals, both finished and unfinished, and features decorative lighting made from Czech crystal.  Bathrooms are generous, but simple in design, also with contrasting, large format ceramic tiles in dark brown and beige colors.

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Facades
The façade materials were selected so as to fit well into the context and have lasting beauty.  The forms and materials concept attempts to assimilate simpler, utilitarian objects and buildings common in the region.  The vertical ends of the main villa body are from recycled, charred Spruce wood, and the East-West façades are clad with standing seam, pre-oxidized RHEINZINK. The lower crossing wings are clad with CORTEN, or rusted steel sheets, which give the feeling of workshops or shed-like service buildings supporting the main living spaces.

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Gardens
Generally, the landscape is composed of existing trees and new indigenous plants, complimented with low-maintenance, succulent types of bushes and flowers.  The swimming pool is oriented South-West, and, like the villa, is warmed with a heat pump system.  Terraces have Ipe wood, which ages quite well and has very good durability.

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Gai-Kodzor Winery / Kleinewelt Architekten

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PDT

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  • Architects: Kleinewelt Architekten
  • Location: Yuzhnaya Ulitsa, Gaikodzor, Krasnodarskiy kray, Russia
  • Authors Architects: Nikolai Pereslegin, Sergei Pereslegin, Georgy Trofimov (architects, partners of Kleinewelt Architekten); Maria Zubkova; Oksana Novoskoltseva; Ksenia Vorobyeva
  • Area: 1500.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Ilya Ivanov
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Text description provided by the architects. The Gai-Kodzor Winery (Russia, Krasnodarsky Krai) has been completed. General Designer of the building is the architecture bureau Kleinewelt Architekten. The 1,500 sq.m. multifunctional complex is located halfway between Anapa and Novorossiysk, the sunniest spot of Russia just 5 km away from the sea. Apart from being a production facility, the project is to combine museum, education, hospitality and entertainment functions. The project is truly innovative. The traditional wine producers in Spain, France, and Italy have long been using modern architecture as an attractor.

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Construction of this type of buildings appealed to Frank Gehry. Norman Foster, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, Christian de Portzamparc and the current winners of the most prestigious architecture prize, Pritzker award, Spanish RCR Architects. It is to be noted that, except for some rare cases, the architecture of the "star" wineries does not tend to promote itself, striving rather highlight the surrounding scenery of wine yards and local production practices. As the construction goes on, the Winery will be supplemented by a museum, mini-hotels, and observation decks. The Kleinewelt Architekten team has decided to embrace every function typical for a public facility. "Gai-Kodzor wine is served in any neighboring restaurant, so it was necessary to come up with some idea that would attract visitors," says Nikolai Pereslegin. "It is not just a winery, it should be a cultural center with its lecture hall, café, observation deck and, prospectively, a small hotel. Such versatile approach is unusual for Europe, to say nothing of Russia."

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At the same time, in keeping with the best European traditions, the winery is integrated into the natural environment. "Of course, one of the major tasks was to retain the magnificent relief which had been geologically formed here," comments Georgy Trofimov, "The environment requires as much attention as the town. Sometimes even more." Therefore, the winery provides a sort of "frame" for the surroundings: the columns and structures "fix" certain aspect views, just like a camera lens. As a result, the pavilions on the hilltop inevitably attract attention, while mildly dissolving in the air of nearly Tuscan landscape, sun-kissed and semi-transparent. This is all the more surprising if one takes into account that the authors have realized their dream to build a structure where the exposed concrete is used both as a finishing and load-bearing material. The resulting building is "green" in every sense!

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Besides being in harmony with the surrounding landscape, the complex has an oasis in its center, composed of rare flora species which have provided the basis of the ornamental decorations used to create extraordinary dancing shadows in its interior. "The grapes enjoy favorable conditions in Gai-Kodzor, while there are fewer plants of another kind in the locality", explains Nikolai. "We scanned the flowers of the site and integrated their patterns in the claddings made of corten steel. The ornamental patterns will be projected to the pavilion walls. Gai-Kodzor is the place in our country's geography having the longest sunny season, so we decided to use dancing shadows in the interiors." 

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The design of the winery complies with all current requirements of environmentally friendly and sustainable architecture: wind generators, solar batteries, and other technologies help to save electricity. The new building is a sort of "museum" of both innovative and traditional technologies. Each room is devoted to a different kind of wine. "When moving around the Winery, one can see the entire production process," promises Sergei Pereslegin. "The building has already the processing equipment installed and it looks absolutely fantastic."

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Fitzroy Crossing Renal Hostel / iredale pedersen hook architects

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 01:00 PM PDT

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  • Architects: iredale pedersen hook architects
  • Location: Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia, Australia
  • Architectural Team: Finn Pedersen, Adrian Iredale, Martyn Hook, Jordan Blagaich, Rebecca Angus, Nikki Ross, Rebecca Hawkett, Leo Showell, Craig Nener
  • Area: 1543.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Scagliola Brakkee
  • Builder: Ri-con Contractors Pty Ltd
  • Landscaping: iph
  • Structural Engineer: Terpkos Engineering
  • Site Area: 7276 m2
  • Gross Floor Area: 799 m2
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Text description provided by the architects. Indigenous Australians make up 3% of Australia's population and have survived the trauma of Colonisation and are proudly keeping their languages and Culture alive in urban, regional and remote areas. These communities face major socio-economic challenges as a result of 200 years of European governance, including multi-generational unemployment, alcoholism, poor literacy, poor nutrition and poor health outcomes including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. A lack of coordination by Government agencies at both a State and Commonwealth level has failed to address the causes of this endemic poverty. In one way this kind of challenges could be thought of as 4th World Poverty- that of a stressed Nation struggling to exist within a dominant first world Nation.

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Site Plan Site Plan
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The remote town of Fitzroy Crossing (population 1,144) was one of the last frontiers of Colonial development. The town is 2,675km by road from the State capital Perth, and 400km to the nearest regional town of Broome. The town experiences extreme climatic events; during the "dry season" strong desert winds bring dust storms and bushfires; in the "wet season" the sub-tropical monsoon brings high humidity and heat, with tropical cyclones and storms causing the Fitzroy River to swell- turning the town into an island for periods of up to 2 weeks. Like much of the north of Australia the town is also exposed to plagues of insects, including mosquitoes that carry Ross River Virus and Murray River Encephalitis.

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Located on Bunuba Country on a ford over the ancient Fitzroy River, Fitzroy Crossing is the meeting place of 4 Aboriginal Language Groups- the Traditional Owners- the river and hill people- the Bunuba, the planes people- the Nyigina, the eastern river people- the Goodiyandi, and the people of the Great Sandy Desert – the Walmajari. These groups live in small cluster villages or "camps" that make up the town- and it is within the Community of Junjuwa that the Renal Hostel is located.

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Project Description
The purpose of this facility is to provide a place to live for Aboriginal people with "end stage Renal Disease"- allowing them to stay close to their family and community while receiving Hemodialysis for 2.5-4.5 hours, 3 times a week. It is expected that most people will only live for about 3 years making this facility a type of palliative care facility- without the medical components of such a facility. Prior to the establishment of this accommodation facility and the associated "Renal Chairs" in the nearby Hospital, people had the choice of moving to Perth – and thus being separated from their family and community or simply staying at their community and dying. Sadly, the trauma of being separated from their kin led many to choose the stay and die option.

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The facility consists of 13 rooms for residents, distributed over 6 small "houses" accommodating 19 people. Each room is a 1 or 2 bedroom space, with a wheelchair accessible ensuite, tea preparation bench and insect screened "sleepout". The resident's meals and cleaning of linen are performed by the facility staff in the communal amenity building. The houses are provided with a front porch that allows for public engagement, and the rear "sleepout" verandah provides a more private area, that is secured from insects and intruders at night.

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The residents will be from outlying communities and will be able to look after themselves in all other ways- ie. they would not qualify as Aged Care Residents. The site has been planned to reflect the 4 major language groups in town; with the site planning, paths and landscape species selection referencing "bush tucker", medicine and iconic plants from their homelands. The distribution of the houses maximises the space between the dwellings and responds to the idea of "Cultural Surveillance"- the need for Aboriginal people to observe the movement of people and animals through the landscape.

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Floor Plans Floor Plans
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Other Culturally Sustainable design features include multiple paths of travel to support "avoidance" relationships, view corridors into the landscape, language-specific landscape species selection, support for outdoor cooking and fire use, and addressing mortuary practices. The spaces between the houses allow people from differing language groups to find their own external spaces under trees – responding to the request to provide separate spaces for people from different language groups. The amenity building partially screens the houses from the main street providing access control, kitchen, staff and community laundry facilities, communal dining and activity spaces, offices and meeting rooms, and 2 staff units. The amenity building is broken into 2 pavilions, separated by a breezeway space that functions as a "welcome space" and secondary activity area.

Aboriginal people have a strong desire for outdoor living- thus the core internal spaces support the outdoor, verandah based activity areas, which in turn support the external zones where the lighting of fires for gatherings or cooking bush meats can occur. Many of these residents are Elders in the community and our client group required a place of dignity that people could come and interact with their family members. Due to the nature of the Renal disease they have very low energy levels and their need to dialyze every 2 days, the residents capacity for trips back to their community and homelands is limited- hence the need for the center to welcome visitors.

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Materiality
Due to the remote location and limited access to skilled trades for construction and maintenance the regional construction type is concrete slab on ground, with steel frames, Colorbond Steel and painted fiber cement cladding. Technologies are kept as simple as possible. These humble materials are shaped to respond to the forms of a cottage or a civic building, with their simple forms being articulated by a soaring roof- with increased volume to reduce radiant heat loads and to capture cooling winds during favorable seasons. When the weather becomes harsh people can move inside to spaces cooled by DX Air Conditioner systems.

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A critical design feature is to provide mosquito protection for the residents and staff. All sleeping spaces and the external living sleeping spaces are protected with a woven stainless steel insect screen that doubles as a security screen to minimise risks of mosquito-borne illnesses. Water heating is via solar and heat pump hot water systems, water consumption is minimised via low flow fixtures. As the facility is on a local bore the water supply is treated on site via an ultraviolet water treatment plant to remove pathogens.

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New Map Celebrates Tokyo's Concrete Architecture

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PDT

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London-based publisher Blue Crow Media's architectural guide series continues with Concrete Tokyo Map. A collaboration with design writer Naomi Pollock and photographer Jimmy Cohrssen, the map lays out 50 of Tokyo's concrete wonders.

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Over time, concrete has become a flexible and artistic material in Japanese architecture, thanks to their skilled architects and contractors. Concrete has aesthetic variety, allows for flexibility within Tokyo's oddly shaped sites, and supports many structures in this earthquake-prone city.

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Covering Tokyo's concrete architecture from the 1930's through today, Concrete Tokyo Map details the work of architects such as Tadao Ando, Le Corbusier, Toyo Ito, Kenzo Tange, Kunio Maekawa, Antonin Raymond and more.

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The eleventh in this series dedicated to 20th-century architecture, Concrete Tokyo Map will be followed by London Underground Architecture and Design Map on November 15th. Other titles in the series include Concrete New York Map, Brutalist Sydney Map, Brutalist Paris Map, Modern Berlin Map and Brutalist Boston Map.

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Future Expansion's "Flatiron Reflections" to Transform Flatiron Public Plaza For The Winter

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 07:00 AM PDT

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The fourth annual Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition winner has been announced--Flatiron Reflection by Future Expansion. In June 2017 non-profit groups Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership and Van Alen Institute invited ten design and architecture firms to submit proposals. "The initiative has become a valuable platform for launching new practices, a visible celebration of inventive, temporary designs that enliven public space during a chillier season, and an opportunity to understand how these spaces impact our minds and bodies" states David van der Leer, Executive Director of Van Alen Institute. 

Of the ten design and architecture firms invited to submit proposals, Future Expansion with their Flatiron Reflection won the competition. Other participating firms include Annie Barrett, The Principals, Kyle May, Hive Public Space, Schaum Shieh, FIRM a.d. and Practice.

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Future Expansion | Flatiron Reflection

Flatiron Reflection is designed for the personal and nearsighted experience, as well as the experience from a distance. The project is comprised of a bundle of metallic tubes that read as a massive column at the scale of the plaza. The bundled tubes create a fluted perimeter which allows for an individual to occupy the niches. "The glistening materials and choir-like sculptural formation will prompt passersby to engage with the art" states NYC DOT Assistant Commissioner of Design + Art + Wayfinding Wendy Feuer. To engage the plaza, the bundle opens in a c-shape for the plaza's winter programming.

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As you pass by the installation, the tubes reflect various soft reflections, light and shadow.  The various tubes fold together, making reflections that undulate between crisp and blurred as you walk by. Flatiron Reflection plays off of the visual noise in the heart of the Flatiron District, at Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street. To promote activity in the plaza during the winter, the installation will remain on view until January 1, 2018.  

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The installation is designed for three scales of experience: the deeply creased exterior makes spaces for individuals; the interior room offers an intimate panorama for small groups; and the north-facing wedge presents a platform toward the plaza. We hope that the installation opens new possibilities for interaction and experiences while reinforcing the pure public essence of the site explain Deirdre and Nicholas McDermott, principals of Future Expansion.

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Annie Barrett | Flatiron Moon

Taking inspiration from the winter solstice around which so much of the holidays revolve, Annie Barrett's proposal takes on moon-like forms. Perforated and expanded steel mesh creates a dynamic moire effect as you pass by the various phases of the moon.

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The Principals | Blur

As a political statement, Blur provides a shelter for locals, transplants and tourists alike under a single kaleidoscopic canopy to create a cultural synergy, feeding New York City's vibrancy. The pavilion lights up in response to touch-sensitive donation bins, aiding in community-building and blurring of cultural lines.

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Kyle May | MIA

Creating an escape from the cold city winter, this proposal provides a lush garden with key views out of the pavilion highlighted. The innermost courtyard of the pavilion is lined with one-way mirrors to filter out the visual noise of the city.

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Hive Public Space | Winter Bloom

Winter Bloom is comprised of a series of motion-sensitive seats surrounding a central sculpture. As pedestrians interact with the seats, the light and color of the sculpture become more intense -- encouraging play.

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Schaum Sheih | The Iceberg and the Forest

Sited on the triangular 25-degree street corner, the design leverages the triangle by extracting eight 25-degree cone-shaped trees from the "iceberg" mass. The iceberg serves as a bold background for holiday programming in the plaza, while the trees and programmable lights add to the overall experience.

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Practice | SnoMad

Taking concrete jersey barriers, typically used to block and separate, and repurposing them to define an outdoor room within the plaza. The concrete barriers are arranged around a central focal point, creating a perceived density, with unexpected porosity.

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FIRM | Snomaxions

This formal family of four gathers in the Flatiron Plaza to represent diversity and unity. The sculptures' geometry references snowflakes -- each unique, yet sharing a common structural logic.The translucent acrylic illuminates from inside, addressing "the role light plays in bringing people together during the dark winter months".

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To see photographs of the built installation throughout the winter, check out the hashtag #FlatironReflection where the Flatiron Partnership is encouraging passersby to share their photos.

To see previous year competition winners, click here

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Paseo de La Brecha Museum / Frazzi Arquitectos

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PDT

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  • Architects: Frazzi Arquitectos
  • Location: Rivadavia & Virrey Ceballos, 70000 Col Del Sacramento, Departamento de Colonia, Uruguay
  • Author Architect: Matías Frazzi
  • Area: 1150.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2016
  • Photographs: Federico Kulekdjian
  • Collaborators: Ariel Damiani, Javier Antruejo, José Frazzi
  • Construction Management: José María Abella, Javier Quintana
  • Patrimonial Archeology: Jacqueline Geymonat
  • Museology And Archeological History: Marcelo Díaz Buschiazzo, Diego Lascano
  • Historical Heritage : Comisión de Patrimonio Cultural de La Nación, Patrimonio Uruguay, Nelsys Buby Fusco, Marcelo Vergara Rama
  • Structures: Claudio de Caroli
  • Construcción: Constructora Quintana Hnos.
  • Project Management: Carlos Decurnex, Inmobiliaria Toribio Achaval
  • Client: Mariano Martínez
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Text description provided by the architects. The project is located in the Historical City of Colonia del Sacramento -declared Unesco World Heritage- in a privileged location meters from the river, over two grounds unified in a ¨L¨ shape, with way outs to two streets of strong gradients, typical of river ravines.

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Important previous research works -digging out the historical, cartographic and archaeological background of the place-  and careful preliminary excavations within it, leaded us to discover remains of the wall and its buttresses from  the former fortification of the citadel created in 1680 by the Portuguese (as well as remains of old pottery and tableware, military elements, sabers and cannonballs from the many battles and struggles between Spanish and Portuguese). all of them with high patrimonial value, and suggested to be conserved and exposed  to the public by the Uruguay Cultural Heritage Commission and Unesco.

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The intervention consists in generating a public internal crossing walkway which unifies an old barn with a series of cells or housing boxes, in a direct linkage with the street as a prolongation or "passage" of the city -of a certain medieval spirit- where the archaeological remains found will be inserted and displayed as in an open sky museum.

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The great area of the old barn is set in value thanks to the emphasis in its significant elements, as they are its high walls with bricks at sight counterforts and its pinotea wooden truss supporting the topping, interposing between them  new glass boxes as mezzanines, which with their movement and modern language enrich and give scale to the pedestrian walkway. the use of noble building materials (common bricks, exposed concrete, wood, stone) is one of the city insertion premises.

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The set of housing is characterized by a simple volumetry, a series of juxtaposed concrete boxes -exposed by gross table- achieving a gradual staggering which accompanies the different levels concerned to the topography of the ground.

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These boxes superposition generates fullness and emptiness on the pedestrian walkway, with lights and shadows contrasts and diversity of space situations.

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As a consequence of this staggering we have balcony terraces, blending in with the favored surroundings by the close presence of the river and the patrimonial constructions that conform  the urban scale of this historical neighbourhood.

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Add Style and Pizzazz to Your Living Space With These Dazzling Cityscape Curtains

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PDT

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There is something so beautiful and alluring about city skylines at night—the way light twinkles from buildings and illuminates the dark, night sky, creating a backdrop romantics swoon over. Imagine being able to experience your favorite night time skyline anytime of the day, from the comfort of your own living room. HoleRoll allows you to do just this, simply by pulling down your blinds. 

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The roller blind system utilizes German fabric which blocks 99% of light and UV Rays. The fabric is then punctured with sleek, cut-out designs emulating the sparkling lights from the New York or London skyline. The results are beautiful, captivating illusions of the city by night which will be sure to become a real highlight of any interior.

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Not only will these blinds bring you a glamorous, sleek update to your space, but they may be able to reduce your heating costs. The curtain's thick, sunlight-blocking properties trap heat inside of your home during the winter. In the summer, the glossy white film on the backside of the curtain protects your interior from excessive heating from the sun, even on the hottest of days. 

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HoleRoll allows you to instantly transform your outdoor morning view into a bewitching night skyline. The dazzling lights can be seen and appreciated from your own window and the resulting playful shadows projected onto your interior. Now, with these curtains, you will be able to experience the dazzling urban night lights anytime and from anywhere. 

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Steven Holl's University of Iowa Visual Arts Building Through the Lens of Aaron Dougherty

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 02:30 AM PDT

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Deeply rooted in the phenomenological ideas of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Steven Holl's architectural philosophy is centered on human experience, materiality, and a thorough engagement with the site or context. But more than his experiments with space and material, he is best known for his mastery over what is perhaps his favorite material, or medium: natural light.

His design for the Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa, seen here through the lens of photographer Aaron Dougherty, is one of his projects that best explores these concerns. Clad in weathering zinc and stainless steel, the four-story building houses studios, teaching spaces, galleries and faculty offices for all visual arts departments—from Ceramics, Jewelry Design and Sculpture, to Printmaking, Painting, Video Art, and 3D Design.

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Designed to encourage social interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration, the building is vertically porous, making use of large open floor plates, glass partitions, and spacious staircases serving as social condensers.

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Holl's clever harnessing of light through the "7 cuts" and square apertures keeps the interior well-lit, leaving little need for the use of artificial light during the day. "It's like walking through sponge", describes Chris McVoy, one of the firm's partners. At night, the southern façade, covered with a stainless steel perforated screen which renders the windows invisible during the day, sports glowing squares of various sizes when the building is lit from the inside—a sight best described by Holl as "fuzzy Mark Rothkos".

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The architect's work abounds with references from music, philosophy, painting, and literature. Earlier in 2006, Holl designed Arts Building West, inspired by Picasso's guitar sculpture. Together, both buildings now form the Art Quads at the University of Iowa.

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B114 House / Miriam Torres Marcos

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 02:00 AM PDT

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  • Architects: Miriam Torres Marcos
  • Location: San Pedro Garza García, Mexico
  • Collaborator Architect: Luis Loya
  • Design Team: Jesus Villarreal, Rossana Martinez
  • Area: 418.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2015
  • Photographs: Jorge Taboada
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Text description provided by the architects. With 6 family members, the original house spaces were no longer enough for the owners. Nevertheless, with the continuous rise in house prices in the recent years, the clients decided to remodel their current home. In its original state, the house presents a deficit in interior spaciousness and natural light. Therefore, as an important requirement for the refurbishment proposal, the intentions were to provide the family with spacious and pleasant living spaces. This was accomplished by carrying out an extension of the original project, as well as a new reconfiguration of its spaces. The design approach emphasized the need of creating open and well-illuminated spaces.

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Ground Floor Plan Ground Floor Plan
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The lower level is made up of continuous open spaces which maintain a clear relationship with the external environment through two terraces. By creating a connection between the public spaces throughout indoor and outdoor places, a flexible space is created which is ideal for social events. Spaces such as the kitchen and the barbecue area are simply divided by a glazing wall which can be opened so that both areas can complement each other.

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As for the use of colors and materials, the decision to use light colors influenced in generating the feeling of spacious areas. On the ground floor, marble plates with a cream sand finish were used in the interior floors which extend through the exterior terraces, thus reinforcing the relationship between interior and exterior spaces. The upper level includes smooth colored wood floors, which aims to reflect fresh and clear illuminated spaces.

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Spotlight: Wang Shu

Posted: 04 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PDT

Ningbo History Museum. Image © Zhu Chenzhou Ningbo History Museum. Image © Zhu Chenzhou

Wang Shu (born November 4, 1963) is a Hangzhou-based architect and dean at the China Academy of Art, known for his thoughtful resistance to what he considers "professionalized, soulless architecture." His honoring of local tradition, environment, and craftsmanship saw him become the first Chinese citizen, and one of the youngest people overall, to receive the Pritzker Prize in 2012 for "an architecture that is timeless, deeply rooted in its context and yet universal."

© Zhu Chenzhou © Zhu Chenzhou
Hangzhou Xiangshan Campus. Image © Iwan Baan       Hangzhou Xiangshan Campus. Image © Iwan Baan

Wang undertook his architectural studies at the Nanjing Institute of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in 1985 and a Master's in 1988. He then moved to Hangzhou, where his first architectural work took the form of a youth center in the nearby town of Haining, completed in 1990.

Ceramic House. Image © Lv Hengzhong Ceramic House. Image © Lv Hengzhong
Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum. Image © Lv Hengzhong Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum. Image © Lv Hengzhong

Following this, he took a notable break from designing, committing instead to almost a decade of hands-on building experience where he learned directly from craftsmen. This knowledge would come through in the work produced by his own firm, Amateur Architecture Studio, which he co-founded with Lu Wenyu in 1997. The work Wang is known for (and which he was awarded the Pritzker) was achieved in collaboration with Lu causing some controversy at the time of the award. However, though Wang agrees that credit is due, Lu wants little of her husband's spotlight, stating that she would not want a Pritzker and is wary even of interviews, saying "in China, you lose your life if you become famous. I want a life and I prefer to spend it with my son." 

Ningbo Tengtou Pavilion. Image © Lu Wenyu Ningbo Tengtou Pavilion. Image © Lu Wenyu
Zhongshan Road. Image © Evan Chakroff Zhongshan Road. Image © Evan Chakroff

Notable buildings from Amateur Architecture Studio include the Xiangshan Campus of the China Academy of Art and the Ningbo Historic Museum. Both buildings show Wang's respect for the agency and narrative of material, with the Xiangshan Campus reusing over two million salvaged tiles from demolished houses, and the Ningbo Historic museum employing building rubble in rammed earth wall construction. As Grace Ong Yan wrote for the Pritzker website, the use of what would otherwise be local waste "is at once a rejection of China's demolition and renewal projects, and a way to ensure continuity of the region's history in its new construction."

Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum. Image © Lv Hengzhong Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum. Image © Lv Hengzhong
CIPEA Villa, Nanjing. Image © Evan Chakroff CIPEA Villa, Nanjing. Image © Evan Chakroff

See more of Wang Shu's work via the thumbnails below, with links to further articles below those:

2012 Pritzker Prize: Wang Shu

Kenneth Frampton On The Work of Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu

Wang Shu by Alejandro Aravena

Material Masters: The Traditional Tiles of Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu

The Local Architect / Wang Shu

Wang Shu Honored as One of TIME 100's Most Influential People

WSJ names Wang Shu 'Innovator of the Year 2012'

Wang Shu: "Architecture is Not Just an Object That You Place in the Environment"

Wang Shu and André Aranha Corrêa do Lago Named to 2018 Pritzker Prize Jury

Videos: 16 Top Architects Discuss China's "Museum Boom"

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