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- Have Your Say on the Landscape of Emerging Practices With the Interactive Architectural Political Compass
- AYM House / Esther Vicario Azcona
- Stazzo d’Aldia House / Altromodoarchitetcts
- The Runkelsteiner / JMA
- Zinder Cultural Center / De Zwarte Hond
- VH6 House / Idee architects
- OPEN Architecture Creates “Disappearing” Stone Installation for Marmomac Festival
- 10 Archaeological Sites That Every Architect Should Visit in Peru
- Capitol Hill House / SHED Architecture & Design
- Creative Kitchen Designs and Their Details: The Best Photos of the Week
- Arata Isozaki On "Ma," the Japanese Concept of In-Between Space
- Jardim Paulistano Penthouse / Gabriella Ornaghi Arquitetura da Paisagem
- Google's Tilt Brush Transforms Your Room Into A 3D-Modeling Workshop
| Posted: 05 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST
If you were to identify, categorize and map the 21st century's emergent architectural practices from the world over, all on one diagram, what would it look like? Considering how the current architectural landscape consists of several different approaches, attitudes and political stances, how would you map them without being too reductive? And how would you ensure that out of hundreds of emergent practices and firms across the globe, you don't leave anyone out? Perhaps the Global Architectural Political Compass V 0.2 could offer a clue. Created by Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal, the diagram is part of an ongoing inquiry into "the state of the art in (global) architectural practice" [1]. In 2016, Zaera-Polo explored the subject in a comprehensive essay for El Croquis titled "Well into the 21st Century" in which he set down the framework for 11 political categories that now form the compass diagram. Next, Zaera-Polo and Fernandez-Abascal tested the essay further by engaging 181 architectural practices and mapping the subsequent findings in an article for ArchDaily. Now, this latest version is aimed at public participation in the form of a live, interactive platform—an ever-changing, virtual map which users can contribute to by simply clicking on "Edit Mode." The diagram allows users to read through previous correspondences between the architects and participating firms, view specific projects mapped according to their particular political positions, play with the boundaries and shapes allocated to each category, and reshuffle names if need be. And, in case they want to add to the list of architectural practices and pin new names on the map, that's an option too. Check out the Global Architectural Political Compass V 0.2 here, or find out more about the development of the diagram by reading the previous articles by Zaera-Polo and Fernandez-Abascal on ArchDaily and El Croquis.
References: 1. Zaera-Polo, Alejandro. "Well Into the 21st Century - The Architectures of Post-Capitalism?" El Croquis  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AYM House / Esther Vicario Azcona Posted: 05 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Josema Cutillas
 © Josema Cutillas Text description provided by the architects. A box Organized around a large central space with a double height through which the eye and the light can pass.  © Josema Cutillas The idea underlying the project was to optimize the use of the rooms and create a marked feeling of space. The orthogonal layout of the ground floor is achieved through the use of two large shelving units. The units organize the space, separating and joining the uses at the same time. As a result, in the east-west direction, we have the vital spaces of the home, while the north-south strip separates and divides the serving spaces from the served ones.  © Josema Cutillas  Plans  © Josema Cutillas The north façade contains the technical area of the house, the space than provides service to the other rooms. Hence, linked to this façade, we have the horizontal and vertical circulation systems and the installations system. In the south of the home are the rooms and spaces to be enjoyed: the living room, dining room, games area and bedrooms. With this layout, it was possible to organize the space to its full potential and to connect the building´s installations in a simple and coherent way.  © Josema Cutillas The corridor on the ground floor is delimited only by the shelving units; it does not have doors. On the first floor, the corridor is the nexus of the entire home, visually connecting the two floors. It features, moreover, a large window at one end so that, on glancing down the corridor, the eye is carried beyond the confines of the house.  © Josema Cutillas With regard to the façade design, the openings were positioned according to the energy requirements of each façade and the spaces behind them. You can therefore see smaller openings in the north façade and large ones in the south, where most activity within the home takes place. There is a single adjustable opening in the wets façade where the kitchen is located, thus reducing the energy loss that a larger opening would have caused.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Stazzo d’Aldia House / Altromodoarchitetcts Posted: 05 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PST  © Simone Florena
 © Simone Florena Text description provided by the architects. Designing in Sardinia means dealing with a landscape characterized by the Mediterranean shrubland, lagoons and jagged coasts, but also with an ancient tradition of elementary rural buildings: "lo stazzo", stone house made of a linear sequence of single rooms, each open on the outside, separated by enclosed walls and with slooping roof.  © Simone Florena  Sections  © Simone Florena This small realization, 200 meters from the sea, is a contemporary reinterpretation of that typical rural building of Gallura. Like the ancient coastal "stazzi", in a dominant position on a hill, close to the lagoon and the beach, the project provides an elemental development of rectangular units covered by slooping roofs, positioned along the north-south axis, with few and small breachs on the long sides oriented east and west.  © Simone Florena The partition of the house into several units and the detachment of them allows to "catch" the landscape, causing intermediate spaces: a closed patio on two sides, centered between the living and the sleeping areas, provides its part of nature and represents the heart of the outside life of the house.The simple and linear facades, made of granite in various colors, have on the two gables of the living room large backword glass walls wide open on the landscape. Compared to the "stazzo" type, which strictly closed the north and south prospects, this is the most evident breakthrough solution.  © Simone Florena The pure and elementary view of the building is strengthened by the few materials used - corten, stone, plaster and cotto tiles on the roof - and by single recurring elements such as guttered canals.  © Simone Florena  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 05 Nov 2017 06:00 PM PST  Courtesy of JMA
 Courtesy of JMA Text description provided by the architects. The Runkelsteiner is an apartment building in the city of Bolzano, Italy, built on a quiet property surrounded by pine trees and historic buildings. The structure, with three levels above ground, a large basement and a roof terrace, contains three full-floor units with large terraces overlooking the mountains and the typical landscape of South Tyrol.  Courtesy of JMA The building shell is mostly transparent so that the interiors are flooded with natural light and the construction has a lighter impact on the surroundings. On the East, South and West side the volume is designed with a combination of thin white frames and vertical aluminum louvers, while the North elevation has very few openings. The white frames define the different functions of the interior layout and create independent terraces that appear as the continuity of the interior spaces through the frameless glass enclosure. The aluminum louvers, installed at the edge of the frames, are placed strategically in order to provide some privacy from the neighboring buildings. The extra-clear glass parapets allow to read the white frames as clean rectangular shapes and grant unobstructed views from the inside.  Courtesy of JMA  Ground Floor Plan  Courtesy of JMA The building reaches the highest level of energy performance certification due to the triple glazing of the façades, thick insulation on the North elevation, photovoltaic and solar panels installed on the roof, as well as a fresh air ventilation system in each unit. Calculations and shadow analysis have been taken into consideration during the design phase, so that the sun could not reach the interiors during the warmer summer months and overheat the apartments.  Courtesy of JMA The glass shell is designed with a thermally broken steel profile system to keep the door frames slimmer, and the large sliding glass door on the South terrace is motorized for a more comfortable and simple use. Both the door and the sliding door frames have been covered by glass on the outer face, and they result flush with the fixed glass on the sides. The large fixed glass panes are completely inserted on the floor, ceiling and vertical sides, to allow the maximum sense of a continuous space.  Courtesy of JMA The Ground and First Floor units are designed with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, while the Second Floor unit has a two bedroom and two bathroom layout.  Courtesy of JMA For each apartment, oak planks have been selected for the interior floors and ipe wood decking for all the terraces. All the millwork, kitchens and doors have been custom designed. The bathrooms are cladded with sandblasted white limestone rectangular tiles of different sizes, laid with a dynamic pattern, and the vanities are designed with a dark marble top and natural oak drawers. Each unit is equipped with a black steel fireplace integrated in the living area millwork system.  Courtesy of JMA  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Zinder Cultural Center / De Zwarte Hond Posted: 05 Nov 2017 04:00 PM PST .jpg?1509708219 "© Peter Bennetts") © Peter Bennetts
.jpg?1509708071 "© Peter Bennetts") © Peter Bennetts Text description provided by the architects. Tiel's new culture building, "Zinder", is situated in the city center and the river Waal. The new culture cluster pulsates and stimulates and invites the inhabitants of Tiel and the surrounding area to participate. Music or dance lessons, follow a painting course, borrow books, rehearse with your band and go to a pop concert, it's all happening in Zinder. De Zwarte Hond, commissioned by Koninklijke VolkerWessels, was responsible for the architectural, urban and landscape design. The municipality of Tiel is actively boosting the attraction of its city. The qualities of the river Waal will be exploited more fully and the relationship between the city center and the river reinforced. The level of facilities is being raised and access to the city center will also be improved.  Site Plan Zinder is an important component of these plans. The project is very meticulously embedded between the river, the historic city center and the formal Rechtbankstraat. What carries the plan is the raised culture podium: a new plaza with the volumes of the arts center (Zinder Education) and the public library. The podium exploits the differences in height of the venue, transforming it into an attractive recreational area that will function as an extension to the culture building – blurring the boundaries between inside and outside. The differences in height are transformed into usable spaces and an intimate viewpoint overlooking the river is created. A four-story, underground car park ensures that the former parking area on the Waal can, in future, be used for events. By separating the entrance to the car park from the building and also thereby giving it shape, the city center gains a new, welcoming entrance. .jpg?1509708231 "© Peter Bennetts") © Peter Bennetts  Ground Floor Plan .jpg?1509708146 "© Peter Bennetts") © Peter Bennetts Visitors to Zinder, but also to the adjacent Agnietenhof Theatre & Film Theatre and the city center, can park here. Zinder Education, the center for the arts, is housed in the "golden lantern" which floats as it were above the culture podium. Next to it, there is a robust, natural stone volume where the library is located. While Zinder Education is a prominent landmark in Tiel, the library seeks more connection with the historic city center. The central entrance hall forms the link between the two volumes. Here visitors meet and inspire each other. The multi-functional hall that lies sunken beneath the lantern accommodates 320 people. The remarkable façade of Zinder Education comprises faceted aluminum elements, anodized with a golden color. .jpg?1509708083 "© Peter Bennetts") © Peter Bennetts Together, the folded panels form an origami pattern presenting a constantly varying image to the inhabitants of Tiel, depending on the perspective, weather conditions and time of day. The large windows provide a view of what is happening in the building. From the street, you catch a glimpse of the dancers rehearsing, see sculpture students at work, and your attention is drawn to a concert in the multi-functional hall. The stone façade of the library is chiseled, whereby the solid volume becomes livelier and lighter and stands out from the podium constructed from flame-finished, natural stone. The façades have story-high glass strips that guarantee maximum contact between interior and exterior. Here, too, the large windows reveal what is happening inside the building. By designing the window frames in gold aluminum as well, it all becomes part of the "golden lantern" family. .jpg?1509708106 "© Peter Bennetts") © Peter Bennetts The outdoor plaza flows subtly into the interior, to the central hall that spans the entire height of the building. This is where all the users of the culture cluster converge. The library has an open connection to the hall and there is a cafe directly next to the main entrance. The art library displays its latest acquisitions here, and the tourist information desk and the Tiel archive have their counters here. The sculptural staircase is the eye-catcher providing access to the studios, classrooms, and offices on the various floors. The multi-functional hall is also accessed via the central hall, so that it can also serve as an exhibition space, for example. When used in the evening as a pop music venue the hall has a separate entrance via the plaza. .jpg?1509708122 "© Peter Bennetts") © Peter Bennetts  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 05 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Trieu Chien
 © Trieu Chien Text description provided by the architects. Architects were assigned to design a corner villa in an urban finished civil work. In here, series of apartments were finished civil work and sold many years ago. Many of them have not been used and damaged by years when the urbanization is ahead of the need of people.  © Trieu Chien The villa overlooks a wide space with an extensive view and a large meadow. From the inside of villa, one can see the whole of Western view - the main hot direction of Vietnam climate. Requirements for architects including the use for a family with 2 children with a modern life style, extension space will take all advantage of the view, be able to prevent high temperature by direct light from Western as well as keep security because of low population density here.  © Trieu Chien The design is discussed with a simple and condensed cube but still keep the harmony with the whole architecture around. It is easy to see the villa far from the meadow. A large pent-roof is designed round the first floor to shade the sun for inside space. The above pent-roof will be a big balcony where can seat to sight the meadow every morning.  © Trieu Chien The whole front of villa will be use a flexible brise-soleil system which is able to open wide and close, therefore it is able to adjust the light into the house and keep security. Belongs to weather and feeling, the house can be open minded or closed with outside. The living room at the first floor, the kitchen is lengthened by the next wide pent-roof where is extended by the concrete roof plank alongside the house. Thereby it is extending the using space and clearing boundaries between inside and outside of the garden.  1st Floor Plan The master bedroom is set up flexibly. When necessary, it is able to open wide to the corridor and still keep the view of around meadow. It is connected with the first floor by a duplex space.  © Trieu Chien Similarly, the children bedroom on the third floor is also connected with the playing room on the attic floor by the duplex space. This place is considered as a playing area for children; their bedroom is separated with the playing ground by a closet which is able to open the doors to connect between the sleeping and playing area. Glass roof is opened freely to the sky with a little sun, which creates a transparent playground for children.  © Trieu Chien  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| OPEN Architecture Creates “Disappearing” Stone Installation for Marmomac Festival Posted: 05 Nov 2017 08:00 AM PST
At international stone exhibition Marmomac 2017, Chinese firm OPEN Architecture has created a transient installation titled "The Eternal & The Ephemeral" that allows visitors to transform a cube of stone tiles into new, unplanned forms. The project responds directly to the theme of the event, "Soul of City," which asked designers from across the globe to collaborate with Italian stone manufacturers to create pieces built entirely from stone. OPEN's concept focused on the relationship between transience and heaviness in the material, prompting the installation to gradually "disappear" over the 4-day event.  © OPEN Architecture  © OPEN Architecture Project description provided by the architects. OPEN's conceptualization of "Soul of City" was based in turn on the concepts of eternity, time, sharing, memory, and collectivity. OPEN's founding architect Li Hu used this most ancient building material, stone, to ably design a crossover art installation. A giant block of limestone measuring 1.5m x 1.5m x 1.5m was sliced into 8000 small cubes of 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 7.5cm each; every micro cube was thereupon engraved with the words "Soul of City", as well as a serial number from 1/8000 to 8000/8000. Each micro cube was totally unique, with its own memory and texture from the ancient time of its formation, as well as a newly assigned serial number; yet joining together, they form a larger collective whole. Every visitor to the exhibition was invited to take away a small fragment of the giant, originally perfect marble cube. The micro cubes are thus individualized and yet forever linked by the memory of this exhibition, wherever in the world they might have gone. As the micro cubes were taken away, the geometric form of the installation continued to change, from the initial large cube to the ever changing silhouettes much like morphing city skylines; meanwhile, visitors became performers, their actions contributing to the art work, all recorded by time-lapse cameras set up around the cube.  STEP 1  STEP 2 The skyline of this stone-made transient city was constantly in flux over the course of the exhibition. The ways in which the audience could go about removing the stone blocks were diverse – some would randomly extract, some would pick out their own lucky number, some wanted to preserve the skyscrapers, and some would even design their own architectural forms. Thus, while happily partaking in this "city," participants were also freely molding it themselves. During the exhibition period, the surroundings of this installation were lively beyond the host's anticipation, assembling large crowds from beginning to end.  STEP 3  STEP 4 This installation jointly brought to completion by the architect, the stone manufacturer, and the audience, is an analogy perfectly embodying OPEN's ideal state of affairs for a city – in which everyone has a share in transforming the city and addressing its problems. A city has both the historical reverberations of eternity and a more current context of constant change; most importantly, a city should be ever more tolerant of its inevitable growth in line with changing times, allowing and encouraging different groups of people to coexist harmoniously and happily.  © OPEN Architecture One should never regard a stone block as a mere unfeeling block; indeed, stone can be the link of emotion between people. In this installation, the architect merely designed an original infrastructure, and delivered it to the audience to complete the artwork. Similarly, in a real city, people are always the dominant factor of any space; it is their activities that imbue the architecture and its building materials with warmth and life. Eternity exists in every touching moment, however fleeting it might seem.  © OPEN Architecture
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| 10 Archaeological Sites That Every Architect Should Visit in Peru Posted: 05 Nov 2017 06:00 AM PST  Cortesía de D In Peru, you can not live without not knowing about or learning the lessons of the thousand-year-old architectural legacy of some of its many archaeological sites (19,903 to be exact). These places are full of inspiration, art, history, legends, and magic. Their stories are closely tied to their architecture and the ruins that hold mysteries that perhaps leave us with more questions than answers. But the sites' power to amaze us is something that every architect will appreciate. This small list—rather than an invitation— is a provocation for the senses that lie within the architect-traveler’s soul. Machu Picchu"Old mountain." Located in the South of Peru, in the Urubamba Valley. Machu Picchu, Cuzco. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is a cultural and ecological site that was an ancient Andean town (llaqta Incaica). It was built before the fifteenth century on the rocky promontory that connects the Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu mountains on the eastern slope of the Central Cordillera. It is widely regarded as a masterpiece of architecture and engineering for its magnificent stone buildings that make up steps, terraces and paths of a fortress that is wisely placed in this landscape. Throughout its existence it has enjoyed a veil of mystery.  © Flickr User: Travel Aficionado. Licensed under Public Domain CaralLocated in the sacred city of Caral, north of Lima, in the valley of the Supe River. Caral is the oldest city in Peru—more than 5000 years old—making it the oldest center of civilization in the Americas. It is known as the city of pyramids, with residential complexes and circular plazas. The conception and complexity of its architectural and spatial elements are what make it impressive: monumental platforms of stone and earth, as well as for the low circular courtyards. .jpg?1491511868 "© Wikipedia User: glenngould. Licensed under CC BY 2.0") © Wikipedia User: glenngould. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 Pachacámac"Soul of the Earth." South of Lima, in the Lurín valley. This archaeological complex was the most important religious-ceremonial center of the central coast of Peru for more than 1500 years, during the pre-Inca and Inca period. Its prestige was mainly due to its oracle, as ancient settlers on long pilgrimages from all over the country took part in a great Andean ritual.  © Wikipedia User: No machine-readable source provided. Licensed under CC BY 2.5 Puruchuco"Feather Hat." Located on the Northern coast of Lima, in the District of Ate. Puruchuco was an administrative center during the Inca period. Here, you can find a range of architectural expressions that date from different cultural periods: pyramids with ramps, one of the largest Inca cemeteries on the central coast;, and a palace that would have belonged to a curaca (Chief) of the Inca elite.  © Wikipedia User: Charles Gadbois. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Chan Chan"Resplendent Sun." Located on the northern coast of Peru, northwest of Trujillo. It is largest adobe-built city in the Americas and the second largest in the world. It is formed by nine citadels (small walled cities). The whole complex was the capital of the Chimor Kingdom and the Chimú culture.  © Flickr User: Véronique Debord-Lazaro. Licensed under Public Domain Sacsayhuamán"The place where the falcon is satiated." Located north of the city of Cuzco. The Sacsayhuamán "ceremonial fortress" with its megalithic walls is the greatest architectonic work of the Incas during their apogee. According to the Inca mestizo chronicler Garcilaso de la Vega, the fortress had a singular panoramic view of the surroundings, including the city of Cuzco.  © Wikipedia User: Diego Delso. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Pikillacta"Town of Fleas." Located in the district of Lucre, southeast of the city of Cuzco Made up of the remains of a city in Ancient Peru from the pre-Hispanic era, the "Town of Fleas" covers an area of approximately 50 hectares in the Lucre river basin and along the course of the Vilcanota river. Between the VI to IX centuries, it was one of the most important administrative-cultist centers of the Wari culture, representing the planned wari urbanism par excellence. There are remnants of the kanchas, a typology that formed a whole modular system based on wari textiles.  © Wikipedia User: AgainErick. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 ChavínNorthwest of Lima, in the district of Chavín de Huántar, Ancash. The administrative and religious centre of the Chavín culture was built and occupied approximately between the years 1500 and 300. Its truncated pyramid-shaped structures made of stone and clay are an outstanding example of the construction styles of the ancient settlers. They demonstrate a high degree of engineering perfection, particularly in the carving and polishing of stones and in the litho-sculpture associated with its architecture. Chavín is a complex network of interior stone paths and galleries.  © Flickr User: jipe7. Licensed under Public Domain Huaca de la LunaLocated on the northern coast of Peru, in La Libertad. It is located near the Huaca del Sol, the city between the two huacas. Built by the Moche culture, the city is comprised of platforms and plazas surrounded by large adobe walls. The walls serve as interconnected areas that are superimposed and built in different periods. The most outstanding components of the building are the reliefs in their mural paintings. The murals use five colours that represent the characteristics and attributes of the Moche divinity called Ai Apaec.  Wikipedia User: PhilippeS13. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 KuélapLocated Northeast of Peru, in the Province of Luya, Amazonas. Kuélap is a pre-Inca site that was built by the Chachapoyas culture. It is part of a group of large stone structures characterized by its monumental scale, with a large artificial platform seated on the crest of calcareous rock on the top of the hill. Its colossal walls and its intricate interior architecture are evidence of its function as a well-organized society, which includes administrative, religious, ceremonial and permanent residential areas.  © Wikipedia User: Martin St-Amant. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Nazca LinesLocated in the Jumana Pampas, Nazca Desert in Ica. The Nazca Lines (Líneas de Nazca) are ancient geoglyphs composed of several hundred figures that range from simple designs such as lines, to complex zoomorphic, phytomorphic and geometric figures that appear traced on the earth's surface.  © Wikipedia User: Diego Delso. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Okay so maybe there were more than 10. ;) The hummingbird or any other of the iconographies of the Nazca lines are fundamental sites that must be visited by every architect, appreciated fully from the air, from a bird's eye view, that flies high and always keeps an open perspective. It's worth mentioning that there are many worthy sites are not on this list, like the Inca road or the entire city of Cuzco (which deserves its own article). In short, the list will always feel small or questionable. The only real truth is that if we have living testimonies of ancient architecture today, and it is fundamental that we give them their place and listen and interpret (or at least observe) what they tell us about the past. This will help us conceive contemporary architecture that is consistent and harmonious.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Capitol Hill House / SHED Architecture & Design Posted: 05 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Rafael Soldi
 © Rafael Soldi Text description provided by the architects. The homeowners were attracted to the 40' x 120' lot for its central location in Seattle's East Capitol Hill neighborhood. They approached SHED Architecture & Design looking for an economical, efficient, low-maintenance, and modern version of a traditional Seattle house – one with primary living spaces on the main floor and three bedrooms above. Having come from a culture with a tradition of courtyard houses, creating comfortable outdoor spaces with free- owing connections to the interior living areas was paramount.  © Rafael Soldi The social family chef wanted the kitchen to occupy a central and commanding position in the house with easy access to the backyard patio. Large floor-to-ceiling sliding doors flank the east and west ends of the house, exposing an open-plan kitchen, dining and living space ideal for entertaining. The kitchen's minimal palette of bamboo, r, cork, and concrete allow the natural materials to take center stage without overpowering the functional details including a custom stainless steel pot rack. In order to achieve the desired aesthetic and budget-level, the designers selected cabinets from Ikea and created custom bamboo cabinet fronts and r wraps with recessed pulls. The bamboo material was selected for and sets the tone for the rest of the house.  © Rafael Soldi  Floor Plans  © Rafael Soldi The house sits on a well-traveled arterial along a bus line and is flanked by two multi-unit buildings: to the south a rental house that extends the length of the property line with several windows along that façade; to the north, a triplex with a south-facing entry court encroaches upon the original plot by means of an easement. By limiting windows along the sides of the house and focusing the glazing towards the east and west, the home establishes a strong connection to its front and rear yards while protecting its occupants from the heavily used side-yards of the neighbors. A walled and elevated terrace extending from the sunken living room claims the front yard as occupiable space and shields the fully glazed living spaces from passersby. This terrace and the adjacent front entry are partially framed by white walls and ceilings that extend from the interior, welcoming and protecting visitors. Corrugated metal siding and concrete site walls were used where privacy was desired, while wood windows, doors, and siding were used at the sheltered open ends where people interact directly with the building's exterior.  © Rafael Soldi The home was also designed with the environment in mind. A low-maintenance high-performance enclosure was achieved by using an effective combination of advanced framing (required 30% less lumber), triple-pane windows protected by aluminum plate 'visors,' and metal siding. Additionally, a south-facing light monitor with a motorized north-facing awning window creates a stack effect for ventilation while providing ample daylight. Inside, a high-efficiency boiler, indirect water storage tank and in-floor radiant heating provide heat controlled by Nest thermostats. Natural light, open spaces, and simple materials come together to create a private sanctuary for the homeowners to cook, entertain and recharge.  © Rafael Soldi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Creative Kitchen Designs and Their Details: The Best Photos of the Week Posted: 05 Nov 2017 04:00 AM PST  © Oliver Smith More and more, the kitchen is gaining importance in house design, in many cases serving as the center around which the rest of the spaces unfold. For this reason, this week we present a selection of 15 images of kitchens, from different parts of the world, which allow us to appreciate the variety of configurations, materials, and shapes now used in this important space. Read on to see the images of photographers including BoysPlayNice, Peter Bennetts, and Juane Sepulveda. Koji Fujii / Nacasa ＆ PartnersPit House / UID Architects © Koji Fujii / Nacasa ＆ Partners Rena LorenzHouse P / Yonder - Architektur Und Design © Rena Lorenz BoysPlayNiceRusty House / OK PLAN ARCHITECTS © BoysPlayNice Invy & Eric NgLucky Shophouse / CHANG Architects © Invy & Eric Ng Toby ScottNaranga Avenue House / James Russell Architect © Toby Scott Hiroshi UedaNest / UID Architects © Hiroshi Ueda NISHIZAWAARCHITECTSHouse in Chau Doc / NISHIZAWAARCHITECTS Cortesía de NISHIZAWAARCHITECTS Adrien WilliamsMaison sur le Lac / ACDF Architecture © Adrien Williams Juane SepulvedaTransformation d'un Atelier en Loft / NZI Architectes © Juane Sepulveda Lisbeth GrosmannGable House / Sheri Haby Architects © Lisbeth Grosmann Peter BennettsBrick House / Andrew Burges Architects © Peter Bennetts Filip DujardinProtected Houses Renovation / Atelier Tom Vanhee © Filip Dujardin Peter BennettsTheresa Street Residence / Sonelo Design Studio © Peter Bennetts Kazuyasu KochiAna House / Kochi Architect's Studio © Kazuyasu Kochi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Arata Isozaki On "Ma," the Japanese Concept of In-Between Space Posted: 05 Nov 2017 01:30 AM PST Take a peek into Japanese architect and theorist Arata Isozaki's treehouse studio in the first of PLANE—SITE's new video series, Time-Space-Existence. In this inaugural film, Isozaki discusses the Japanese concept of the space and time that exists in-between things, called "ma." Especially inspiring is Isozaki's refusal to be stuck in one architectural style, as he describes how each of his designs is a specific solution born out of the project's context.  Courtesy of PLANE—SITE With their short films, PLANE—SITE seeks to celebrate the GAA Foundation's Time-Space-Existence exhibition, which will bring together over 100 architects from all over the globe at the Venice Architecture Biennial in May 2018. Each film in the series will highlight the exhibition's themes through an interview with a person central to global architecture. The protagonists will reflect on their architectural values as well as poetic and personal meditations.  Courtesy of PLANE—SITE The remaining Time-Space-Existence videos will feature both prominent and emerging architects including Peter Eisenman, Meinhard von Gerkan, WOHA Architects, Curtis Fentress, Kengo Kuma, Denise Scott Brown, Dirk Hebel and more, with one video to be released each month leading up to the exhibit's opening. News via PLANE-SITE.  Courtesy of PLANE—SITE  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jardim Paulistano Penthouse / Gabriella Ornaghi Arquitetura da Paisagem Posted: 05 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Rodrigo Bordigoni
 © Rodrigo Bordigoni Text description provided by the architects. Having as an elementary precept, with regard to the projects conceived by our team, the creation of conservation islands of vegetal biodiversity in an anthropic environment, which consists of replicating the vegetation arrangements of the natural environment in areas of landscape design in an organized urban environment, with aesthetic and architectural purposes. Thus, as final product, a well-founded project in harmony with its location, of low maintenance demand and that promotes the echogenesis.  © Rodrigo Bordigoni The area has as a corresponding biome to the Atlantic Forest, which is characterized by tropical vegetation formations mostly wet, but also presenting transitional and rural portions to other vegetative conformations. More specifically, the residence is located in Jardim Paulistano, in São Paulo, between the Espigão da Paulista and Ibirapuera Park.  © Rodrigo Bordigoni Therefore, taking the floors of the apartment as the one of natural relief, we have in the 8th floor, more specifically in the winter garden, the formation of a hydromorphic valley vegetated by tender plants of herbaceous or shrubby, but always sub-forest, because are shaded by native palms (Palmito Jussara) originating from the humid valleys of the Atlantic Forest. In the 7th and 9th floors, the simulated natural formation is that of rocky highlands, where we find shrub specimens of rough leaves, as well as vines and some epiphytes, plants that support strong insolation.  © Rodrigo Bordigoni .jpg?1508295627 "Landscape Plan") Landscape Plan  © Rodrigo Bordigoni In this way it is possible to reconstitute the phytosociological relationships that nature has been evolving and refining for millions of years. This is an example of how landscaping can be used as an efficient environmental management and improvement tool. .jpg?1508295667 "Section C-C") Section C-C The concept of occupying almost 100 percent the walls of vertical garden areas optimizes the space for use and at the same time provides a large green area surrounding the interior spaces. The windows practically become a board framing the landscape and creating a continuity of the garden with the surrounding green areas.  © Rodrigo Bordigoni  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Google's Tilt Brush Transforms Your Room Into A 3D-Modeling Workshop Posted: 05 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PDT
Google has launched 'Tilt Brush', a powerful tool for designers available for Oculus and HTC Vive that allows artists to create 3D objects while fully embedded in Virtual Reality (VR). Tilt Brush turns any room into the perfect canvas to capture all your creativity, allowing you to paint in real size with 3D brushes. Being immersed in a virtual reality permits architects to take advantage of their spatial perception to create a three-dimensional design development stage from the beginning of a project. Launched in 2016 and available in the Steam virtual store for $15 dollars, Google’s tool can be used with Oculus virtual reality helmets or the HTC Vive. These models are currently the most powerful on the market and their prices fluctuate between $500 and $700 dollars.
Tilt Brush has a virtual palette with which you can work with "ink" to create incredible effects such as snow, smoke and fire. You can even walk around your model. And thanks to a recent update, Tilt Brush now allows you to export your creations to Blocks, the latest Google application designed to work in virtual reality. Some artists tried this new tool and the video below shows the results: You can also find out more about the artists sponsored by Google by following this link.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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