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- Louvre Abu Dhabi / Ateliers Jean Nouvel
- House in Ourém / Filipe Saraiva
- NANAN Patisserie / BUCK.STUDIO
- Shidao Resort / Duoxiang Studio
- Son La Ceremony Dome / VTN Architects
- House in Bungotakada / Yabashi Architect & Associates
- Streetlight Tagpuro / Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin Partners
- Brisbane Ferry Terminals / Cox Architecture
- Zsolt Hlinka's Photo Collages Portray the Buildings of Budapest in Perfect Symmetry
- VEOLIA Headquarters / Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
- Richard Meier & Partners Designs Two Villas for Ground-Up Modern Community in Czech Republic
- Structural Design of Zaha Hadid's 1000 Museum Revealed in CAD Drawings
- Northern Lake Home / Strand Design
- Call for Entries: Drawing of the Year 2017
- Hall Pavilion / Pezo Von Ellrichshausen
- Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi Opens To The Public Following a Decade in Development
- Half-Tree House / Jacobschang Architecture
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| Louvre Abu Dhabi / Ateliers Jean Nouvel Posted: 07 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Roland Halbe
 © Roland Halbe "All climates like exceptions. Warmer when it is cold. Cooler in the tropics. People do not resist thermal shock well. Nor do works of art. Such elementary observations have influenced Louvre Abu Dhabi. It wishes to create a welcoming world serenely combining light and shadow, reflection and calm. It wishes to belong to a country, to its history, to its geography without becoming a flat translation, the pleonasm that results in boredom and convention. It also aims at emphasising the fascination generated by rare encounters.  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Roof Plan  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Ground Floor Plan  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Museum Program It is rather unusual to find a built archipelago in the sea. It is even more uncommon to see that it is protected by a parasol creating a rain of light.  © Roland Halbe The possibility of accessing the museum by boat or finding a pontoon to reach it by foot from the shore is equally extraordinary, before being welcomed like a much-awaited visitor willing to see unique collections, linger in tempting bookstores, or taste local teas, coffees and delicacies.  © Mohamed Somji It is both a calm and complex place. A contrast amongst a series of museums that cultivate their differences and their authenticities. It is a project founded on a major symbol of Arab architecture: the dome. But here, with its evident shift from tradition, the dome is a modern proposal. .jpg?1510063963 "© Roland Halbe") © Roland Halbe A double dome 180 metres in diameter, offering horizontal, perfectly radiating geometry, a randomly perforated woven material, providing shade punctuated by bursts of sun. The dome gleams in the Abu Dhabi sunshine. At night, this protected landscape is an oasis of light under a starry dome. Louvre Abu Dhabi becomes the final destination of an urban promenade, a garden on the coast, a cool haven, a shelter of light during the day and evening, its aesthetic consistent with its role as a sanctuary for the most precious works of art."  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Elevations DESIGN Pritzker-prize winning architect Jean Nouvel sought inspiration for the concept of Louvre Abu Dhabi in traditional Arabic architectural culture. Taking a contextual approach to the site, Nouvel designed Louvre Abu Dhabi as a 'museum city' in the sea. Its contrasting series of white buildings take inspiration from the medina and low-lying Arab settlements. In total, 55 individual buildings, including 23 galleries, make up this museum city. The façades of the buildings are made up of 3,900 panels of ultra-high performance fibre concrete (UHPC).  © Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority A vast dome, 180 metres in diameter, covers the majority of the museum city and is visible from the sea, the surrounding areas and Abu Dhabi city. This dome was constructed by the Austrian company Waagner Biro who specialize in steel structures. The dome consists of eight different layers: four outer layers clad in stainless steel and four inner layers clad in aluminium separated by a steel frame five metres high. The frame is made of 10,000 structural components pre-assembled into 85 super-sized elements, each weighing up to 50 tonnes.  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Dome The dome's complex pattern is the result of a highly studied geometric design. It involved close collaboration between the architectural design team at Ateliers Jean Nouvel and the structural engineers at BuroHappold Engineering. The pattern is repeated at various sizes and angles in the eight superimposed layers. Each ray of light must penetrate the eight layers before appearing then disappearing. The result is a cinematic effect as the sun's path progresses throughout the day. At night, it forms 7,850 stars visible from both inside and out. Named the 'rain of light', this effect has been the subject of many models and mock-ups over the years and is one of the defining features of the concept.  © Roland Halbe  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Dome Pattern  Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority. Photographed by Fatima Al Shamsi The dome is supported by only four permanent piers, each 110 metres apart. These are hidden within the museum buildings to give the impression that the dome is floating. The interior dome elevation is 29 metres from the ground floor to the underside of the cladding. The highest point of the dome is 40 metres above sea level and 36 metres above ground floor level.  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Dome Structural Element  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Dome Layers  © Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Dome Structural Element The museum design is a collaboration between traditional design and modern construction techniques. The tranquil environment encourages visitors to enjoy the ever-changing relationship between the sun and the dome and between sea, buildings and land. The complex engineering concept made Louvre Abu Dhabi one of the most innovative and challenging museum projects to be built in recent times.  © Roland Halbe The Concept Design phase for the Louvre Abu Dhabi project took place between 2006 and 2007. The Design Development phases followed in 2007 to 2012 and the construction of the museum from 2013 to 2017. Prior to the completion of the museum, the Louvre Abu Dhabi has already been the recipient of three international awards: winner of the 'Project of the Future' category of the Identity Design Award in 2015; the European Steel Design Award in 2017, received with Waagner Biro, the Louvre Abu Dhabi dome specialist, and winner of the 'Most Prominent UAE Project' category of the Identity Design Award in 2017.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House in Ourém / Filipe Saraiva Posted: 07 Nov 2017 07:00 PM PST  © João Morgado
 © João Morgado Text description provided by the architects. The house is located on a piece of land in Ourém, characterized by its rectangular configuration, with a descending slope in the south direction (next to the public road). The difference in height between the highest point and the lowest point is approximately 4.50m. It is a farmland with a natural landscape, facing south and overlooking the Castle of Ourém.  © João Morgado When we ask a child, anywhere in the world to draw a house, all of them invariably present us with a simplistic representation consisting of five lines, a rectangle and two squares. The pentagon composed by five lines represents the walls and the roof. The rectangle is meant to represent the door and the squares, the windows.  © João Morgado Regardless of the culture, the architectural references of each place, or the most common concept of accommodation from that place, it shows that all the houses have characteristics that are transversal to each one of us, because we all feel that the house is like a shelter that protects us from the world that surrounds us. It is our safe haven and our own world.  © João Morgado This archetype is usually defined by a polygon of regular geometric shape, generally well proportioned and with balanced dimensions, with which we all identify. The project consists of a house of me, for me and my family and intends to meet our functional needs, but also to satisfy a range of architectural requirements that are part of my formal and spatial imaginary, resulting from my individual and family experience.  © João Morgado After the process of identifying the site and acquiring the land, the development of the project became a natural process where the pretensions and memories began to give meaning to the drawing. From then on, the drawing started to gain a consistent form. This form has become the concept of this project with which I tried to be, throughout its development, the most coherent possible, trying not to distort from the principle. The pergola assumes the same design, as an extension from the house.  © João Morgado  Plans  © João Morgado The project was developed based on the modular composition principle, creating a proper rhythm in the façades and roofing. The constructive method adopted consists in the use of prefabricated black concrete panels, with a regular dimension, that defines the stereotomy of the project, since it is composed of repeated modules arranged sequentially. The use of black concrete as a material aims for a smooth integration in harmony with the landscape, as well as reduce maintenance costs.  © João Morgado In formal terms, the house results in a simple and perfectly regular volume, almost monolithic, that lands on the ground, in the longitudinal direction of its inclination, in an intermediate point overlooking the street.  © João Morgado  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| NANAN Patisserie / BUCK.STUDIO Posted: 07 Nov 2017 06:00 PM PST  © PION Basia Kuligowska, Przemysław Nieciecki
 © PION Basia Kuligowska, Przemysław Nieciecki Text description provided by the architects. Nanan means sweetmeats in French and sweets play the leading role in this signature design of a modern patisserie. The deliberately minimalist interior provides a subtle setting for the protagonists: finely decorated sophisticated cakes and éclairs made with meticulous care. The specialty of this patisserie, the éclair, has inspired the interior design and the visual identity of Nanan. The éclair's oval silhouette is echoed in the central island counter with a display that operates almost like a glass cabinet in a jeweler's shop.  © PION Basia Kuligowska, Przemysław Nieciecki Its positioning provides room for the flow of customers who can choose and admire trays of tempting bijou sweets and small works of the art of confectionary. Eclairs have also inspired the bespoke design of lamps and other details of the interior such as door handles, coat hangers, mirrors and veneer perforation. An éclair motif has also naturally lent itself to the patisserie's visual identification. The whole place is given a context of velvet, pink walls with arched doorways making a subtle reference to shape and texture of the classic French confectionery. Combined with delicate shining brass details, rosa aurora marble table tops, natural oak veneers and oak parquet floor it builds a rather surreal ambiance of a dream world.  © PION Basia Kuligowska, Przemysław Nieciecki Nanan visual and retail concept proves that even the most basic and modest inspiration - the éclair in this case - explored and executed in a creative and consistent way can build a unique and emotionally engaging customer experience including storytelling, branding, visual identity and interior design. It also gives a great example that vivid and meaningful retail design is a very powerful communication and promotional tool - even for the smallest, local brands like Nanan which thanks to its store design gained worldwide recognition and became a desirable destination point.  © PION Basia Kuligowska, Przemysław Nieciecki  Plans  © PION Basia Kuligowska, Przemysław Nieciecki  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Shidao Resort / Duoxiang Studio Posted: 07 Nov 2017 04:00 PM PST  © Sun Hai Ting, Bai Chen
 © Sun Hai Ting, Bai Chen Background  © Sun Hai Ting, Bai Chen Managing Place (composition)  Sketches Space Variability  © Sun Hai Ting, Bai Chen Designing Experience  Breakfast Interior  Hall Interior  Lake Interior Building In-Site  © Sun Hai Ting, Bai Chen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Son La Ceremony Dome / VTN Architects Posted: 07 Nov 2017 02:00 PM PST  © Hiroyuki Oki
Text description provided by the architects. The Son La Ceremony Dome project is located in Son La city, Vietnam, an ethnic highlands area. The site is surrounded by mountains and dense vegetation near the city center. As a part of the hospital complex designed by VTN architects; Son La Restaurant (2013) and a ceremonial hall (2015), this building is designed to create a new amenity space for adaption of increasing guests beside the ceremonial hall.  © Hiroyuki Oki Because bamboo is a familiar material for the local ethnic culture and easy to collect, Son La Restaurant, the first project of the complex applied bamboo for the main structure. The restaurant recognized to the local people widely and become a symbol of the city. This project applied bamboo to make five dome structures aiming to create another qualified space in the city. The skyline created by different height of domes was taken the inspiration from surrounding mountain line, this particular landscape and harmonized with the scenery.  © Hiroyuki Oki The 15.6 meters height largest dome (283 sqm) is designed for a cafe space. Two 12.5meters height domes (227 sqm each) and two 10.5 meters height domes (164 sqm each) will be used as foyer and lounge for the ceremonial halls to welcome the guests. These spaces are multipurpose space for the local society to cerebrate an outdoor event such as parties and ceremonies also.  © Hiroyuki Oki The pure bamboo structure is inspired by a traditional bamboo basket. The domes have double layered structure with a roof made of thatch. A skylight on the top of each dome allows natural lighting and natural ventilation.  Roof Plan  Section These domes are designed in a wooded landscape with a peaceful atmosphere. The trees will rise above the domes and will create a nice and shady environment in the next few years. A waterfall and a stream between the ceremonial halls and the domes create sound which provide a relax atmosphere. The landscape is connected with a rose garden, designed as the eye stop of the main approach to the community hall.  © Hiroyuki Oki  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House in Bungotakada / Yabashi Architect & Associates Posted: 07 Nov 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Tetsuya Yashiro
 © Tetsuya Yashiro Text description provided by the architects. The owner's request was a spacious and bright living room, a plan that felt family signs, a sleeping space for guests. There are various forms satisfying this demand. I studied a format that is one of them. In order to secure the cost and brightness, we decided not to rely on a unit called a joinery or wall based room but a gentle segment method.  © Tetsuya Yashiro While repeating the study, by partitioning the large airspace by the floor only, the level difference creates a place and discovers the state where the state of light and the height regulate the quality of the space, and they substitute for walls and fittings It became a three-dimensional configuration that divides the space.  © Tetsuya Yashiro  © Tetsuya Yashiro Each space is not independent as a room and is always connected to some space. The connection of the unclosed space will share light and wind, and even the boundary will be shared. Sitting down at the boundary of space, reading books, leaving yourself are done beyond the space area. Floor and space quality of various levels are integrated under a symbolic roof, and the framework that it represents has literally been a framework supporting housing as being beyond structural implications.  © Tetsuya Yashiro  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Streetlight Tagpuro / Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin Partners Posted: 07 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST .jpg?1510059552 "© Alexander Eriksson Furunes") © Alexander Eriksson Furunes
.jpg?1510059644 "© Alexander Eriksson Furunes") © Alexander Eriksson Furunes Text description provided by the architects. On the 8th of November 2013, super-typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest typhoons to ever hit land, devastated the central regions of the Philippines destroying more than four million households and depriving thousands of lives. The waves caused by the typhoon flattened the informal settlement of Seawall and the Study Center that they built together with the NGO Streetlight and three architects students in 2010. Streetlight supported the families and children throughout the disaster, and soon after resumed their vocational and educational programme. Alexander Eriksson Furunes was invited back together with his two partners Sudarshan Khadka and Jago Boase to rebuild Streetlight's office, orphanage and study center within the relocation zone, Tagpuro. Once a small village of 200 households, the population was scheduled to increase tenfold according to the relocation plans initiated by the city government. This growth did not account for livelihood opportunities or infrastructure providing basic necessities such as water, sanitation and electricity. Tension and conflicts were increasing in the area, as several families lacked a sense of belonging to their new house and their new community. The question became how we could work together, and collectively use the programming and design process to build something appropriate to the current situation within the relocation zone. .jpg?1510059790 "Floor Plan / Elevation") Floor Plan / Elevation .jpg?1510059769 "© Alexander Eriksson Furunes") © Alexander Eriksson Furunes .jpg?1510059752 "Exploded Axonometric") Exploded Axonometric A series of workshops were organized with the community to conceptualize the design of the new buildings, determine their functions and programme, as well as to identify locally available materials and construction techniques. Through drawings, models and full-scale mockups, the community developed a common language to express and negotiate ideas and solutions that mattered to them as a group. Having experienced the brutal power of the winds and waves caused by the typhoon, they developed the concept of 'open & light' and 'closed & safe'. Therefore, heavy concrete volumes were used to provide refuge during typhoons, while ventilated light timber structures were designed for natural ventilation that also allow strong winds to pass through the buildings. The orphanage consists of three such concrete volumes accommodating kitchen and bathrooms on the ground floor and bedrooms on the second floor. Ventilated recreational spaces for daytime use is located between the heavy volumes. The study center has music rooms, library, bathrooms, kitchen and teachers' rooms in the heavy volumes, and classrooms with areas for singing, dancing and theatre in the spaces in-between. Streetlight's office also functions as a vocational training center and consists of three heavy volumes containing meeting rooms, bathrooms and a janitor's office, with shared workspaces located in the open areas. .jpg?1510059603 "© Alexander Eriksson Furunes") © Alexander Eriksson Furunes The buildings were built on a 4-hectare site located in the very center of Tagpuro. It has coconut and mahogany trees that once used to shade an old poultry farm which was destroyed by the typhoon. The trees survived and defined the primary circulation axis and divide between private and public zones. Orienting the new buildings along the East-West axis provides additional shading by the trees, minimize heat gain and capture the prevailing breeze to provide comfort in a tropical climate. The design explored the values of honest materiality, craftsmanship, expressive tectonics, and vernacular sensitivity. Through the deliberate selection of materials and construction methods with the potential to be adapted by local workers, the construction process served as a mode of capacity building and livelihood training. The new buildings provide much needed space for collective activities for both existing and new community members. The project explored a participative and community-based design process which provides a platform to identify shared values and meanings.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Brisbane Ferry Terminals / Cox Architecture Posted: 07 Nov 2017 09:00 AM PST .jpg?1510017460 "© Christopher Frederick Jones") © Christopher Frederick Jones
.jpg?1510017564 "© Christopher Frederick Jones") © Christopher Frederick Jones Text description provided by the architects. The Brisbane Ferry Terminals Project has won the 2017 Good Design Award and the United Kingdom's ICE Brunel Medal of Excellence for the radical innovation of ferry infrastructure. .jpg?1510018098 "© Christopher Frederick Jones") © Christopher Frederick Jones Cox Architecture, together with engineering firm Aurecon, completely reimagined the concept of ferry terminals after the fatal and devastating Brisbane Floods in 2011. Massive floods hit Brisbane in 2011, with the collapsed pre-existing Ferry Terminals becoming symbolic of the catastrophe. The widespread damage cause by the floods and river terminals was a catalyst for an International design competition to find a resilient solution. .jpg?1510017591 "© Ross Pottinger") © Ross Pottinger Cox Architecture in collaboration with Aurecon won the competition and developed a highly recognisable network of flood-resilient terminals that enhance the experience of river travel, contributing to Brisbane's aspiration of creating a sustainable, accessible, new world city. .jpg?1510017693 "© Christopher Frederick Jones") © Christopher Frederick Jones .jpg?1510017743 "© Christopher Frederick Jones") © Christopher Frederick Jones The idea involved a radical rethink of the ferry terminal archetype, reconceiving both structure and form. Rather than increasing bulk and mass to withstand natures force, Cox Architecture's solution leverages the laws of nature itself to create the next generation of resilient infrastructure. .jpg?1510017652 "© Ross Pottinger") © Ross Pottinger Three mechanisms of resilience form an integrated response. The first comprises of a single tall defensive pier, in place of multiple piers surrounding past terminals. Placed at the upstream end this is used to deflect debris and vessel impacts. .jpg?1510017612 "© Ross Pottinger") © Ross Pottinger Secondly, a gangway was devised incorporating floatation tanks, so that in the event of rising flood waters it lifts off a pin, rotating out of harm's way to allow debris to pass through. After flood waters recede it is rotated back into position. .jpg?1510017713 "© Ross Pottinger") © Ross Pottinger The third strategy was to shape the architecture of the pontoon like a boat to deflect debris and provide less resistance in a flood.  Milton Detail Section Simultaneously, the terminals were designed to enhance public engagement with the river and to provide disabled access. A world first gangway system was developed comprising of a series of suspended floor platforms that respond to the tide, pivoting to achieve a compliant ramp gradient at all times. .jpg?1510018024 "© Christopher Frederick Jones") © Christopher Frederick Jones The design establishes waiting directly on the water improving boarding efficiency and creating new floating public spaces. Having removed the forest of piles, panoramic river views can now be enjoyed under the cantilevered roof, celebrating river occupation from a new vantage point. .jpg?1510018124 "© Christopher Frederick Jones") © Christopher Frederick Jones  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Zsolt Hlinka's Photo Collages Portray the Buildings of Budapest in Perfect Symmetry Posted: 07 Nov 2017 08:45 AM PST  © Zsolt Hlinka In his new series, "Corner Symmetry," Hungarian photographer and printmaker Zsolt Hlinka captures some of his home city of Budapest's most stunning buildings, manipulating them to make them appear as if they are perfectly symmetrical when viewed from the corner. Overlaid on a variety of pastel-colored skies, the photographs are taken from extreme 2-point perspective, making the buildings appear to pop straight off the page. The study is a continuation of his Wes-Anderson-reminiscent series, "Urban Symmetry."  © Zsolt Hlinka Hlinka explains: "My Corner Symmetry series takes the ideas from Urban Symmetry, and brings them one step forward. The buildings taken out of their usual environments return, but this time in a much more dynamic and lively form. Staticness is taken over by movement, and the boundary of reflections is sharper and more pronounced thanks to the corners. In the new series, buildings keep more of their surroundings with them, so the illusion becomes even more realistic: however, no matter which side of these familiar looking buildings do we start our inspection first, we will always end up on the same points. The homogene sky with beautiful colors is still one of the trademarks of these photographs, which invite their viewers to a new surrealistic journey to the beautiful buildings of Budapest."  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka  © Zsolt Hlinka See more of Hlinka's work on his website, here
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| VEOLIA Headquarters / Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes Posted: 07 Nov 2017 07:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
 Main Entry. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes Text description provided by the architects. The dynamics and future urban density of the district, as well as the orientation of the site, the vastness of the sky and the proximity to the water are the prerequisites for the implementation of the project. The aim is to create a modern working environment that gives this special place a strong identity, in particular by linking architecture and landscape. The project participates in the development of this new district and dialogues with the important surrounding buildings, the shopping center and the Heaquarter of Icade which are also structured around the channel Darse.  Facade West Twist. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes With eight levels of superstructure and three of infrastructure, the project does not exceed the limits of the plot. Towards Avenue Victor Hugo, the project presents a strong urban façade which participates actively in the urban development and serves at the same time as an acoustic barrier. In the East, the volume opens towards the water, revealing its interior spaces. The withdrawals in the higher levels correspond on the one hand to urban regulation, but also to the desire of bringing more sun and natural light into the building.  Street View Hall. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes  Ground Floor Plan  Lunch Area. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes The project is based on a strong relationship between building and garden. The garden develops on three levels and offers different atmospheres. The three outdoor areas are inspired by natural environment, yet they are part of a precious landscaping design concept that offers refreshing green islands. The garden in the courtyard serves as a background for the visual continuity with the channel and guarantees a visual depth. The building is accessible through three halls. The forecourts of these halls are the only withdrawal of the project in terms of orientation; they are surrounded by a fence and closed outside office hours.  View From Darse. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes Legible materiality. The construction remains uncovered as it is "what makes the architecture". This means that the columns are registered as structural elements without any major technical tricks. The materials - natural wood, exposed concrete, anodized aluminium - are emploid in exactly the same way; they are immediately "legible" and convey a certain relaxed quality.  Main Hall. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes  Section AA  Stairway. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes The offices have roomhigh glazing, great view and ventilation sash. The details - flush junctions, integrated skirting boards, and shadow joints - ensure durable elegance.  Yard Hall. Image Courtesy of Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Richard Meier & Partners Designs Two Villas for Ground-Up Modern Community in Czech Republic Posted: 07 Nov 2017 06:15 AM PST  Villa 1 - South Elevation. Image © Bloomimages Richard Meier & Partners has unveiled the design of the Oaks Prague Villas, the firm's first residential project in the Czech Republic. Located outside of Prague in the Nebřenice countryside, the villas will join the Oaks Frontline Apartments (also designed by Richard Meier & Partners) as well as structures by top architects including Eva Jiřičná and John Pawson in creating a new modern residential community called the Oaks Prague Development.  Villa 2 - South Elevation. Image © Bloomimages The two villas will be made up of similar elements that react to the location on the site in different forms. The 740-square-meter (7,965-square-foot) Villa 1 is oriented parallel to the adjacent golf course in a linear footprint, while the 620-square-meter (6,674-square-foot) Villa 2 will be a more compact volume. Both will be organized with a clear programmatic separation, with public rooms on the lower floor and private rooms above. Sunken gardens will divide the house from the street, and rear terraces with a pool and fireplace will create a "gradual transition between the house and nature." "Each villa consists of a series of private spaces located on the second floor and public spaces on the ground level where residents meet and entertain, both open to the extensive views of nature." states Mr. Meier.  Oaks Prague Villas - Site Model. Image © Jan Tichý and Richard Meier & Partners Architects "The general concept and design of the villas is driven by the stringent local zoning and planning regulations which mandate a traditional pitched roof," explain the architects. "The proposed solution is as simple as it is ingenious: a gable roof with a rotated ridge, resulting in a structure that, while recalling the pitched roof of traditional Czech villages, reinterprets it in a sculptural and contemporary building." "We saw the challenge in designing a sloped roof based on the zoning requirement for the Oaks Prague Villas as an optimistic opportunity to deliver a recognizable structure with modern aesthetics while embodying clean geometric lines to the overall building," said Vivian Lee, Design Partner-in-Charge.  Villa 2 - Living Room. Image © Bloomimages  Villa 1 - North Elevation. Image © Bloomimages Composite panels with cedar-panelled undersides wrap the villas, contrasting the striking exterior profile with a warm interior texture. Sun screens are strategically positioned on the exterior of the most open spaces to filter sunlight and reduce glare and heat. "The connection between the living spaces to nature was an important relationship to establish, not just visually towards the sweeping views outside, but also by employing materials such as oak and cedar to bring nature inside, creating a warm and welcoming environment," Lee added. "The interplay of light and shadow from the screens on the South facing façade animate the light-filled interior spaces throughout the day, while the more static volumes and planes at the North anchor the structure." "Each villa is a complex yet simple composition of clean, straight lines and sharp edges. It is a highly ordered study in balancing transparency and natural light with various degrees of privacy for a residence" states Mr. Meier.  Villa 1 - West Elevation. Image © Bloomimages  Villa 2 - Interior Detail. Image © Bloomimages The Oaks Prague Villas add to Richard Meier & Partners' growing list of projects in the Czech Republic, including the ECM City Tower and City Green Court. "I am pleased to be working again in the Czech Republic and to collaborate in this unique residential project with Arendon Development Company," commented Richard Meier. "The architecture of the villas reflect the fundamental design principles of our firm defined through the siting and entrance procession, clear public and private programmatic organization, as well as a structural and façade system based on a rigorous architectural design grid."  Villa 1 - Model, Southeast View. Image © Jan Tichý and Richard Meier & Partners Architects Now under construction, the Oaks Prague Development will feature, among other amenities, 250 homes, a boutique hotel, a spa, a PGA National golf course, a country club, an equestrian center, and a tennis academy. News via Richard Meier & Partners.
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| Structural Design of Zaha Hadid's 1000 Museum Revealed in CAD Drawings Posted: 07 Nov 2017 05:15 AM PST  Structural Proposals. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects As Zaha Hadid Architects' 1000 Museum residential tower in Miami continues toward its December 2018 completion date (tracked by this nifty countdown clock), the computer drawings for the structure have been revealed, showing the complex structure in section, elevation and detail. Construction of the 62-story skyscraper is getting close to topping out as it rises past its neighbors on Biscayne Bay. Check out the drawings below as well as the latest interior and exterior renderings in the gallery at the bottom of the page.  Elevation. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Aerial Perspective. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Exoskeleton. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Exoskeleton. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Exoskeleton Detail Profiles. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Podium Deck Amenity Details. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Sun/Swim Terrace. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Aquatic Center/Sky Lounge Facade. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Ground Floor Elevation. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Exoskeleton Details. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Exoskeleton Details. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects  Aquatic Center/Sky Lounge Details. Image © Zaha Hadid Architects See previous coverage of the building, here  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Northern Lake Home / Strand Design Posted: 07 Nov 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Chad Holder Photogaraphy
 © Chad Holder Photogaraphy Text description provided by the architects. Combining the active lifestyle and appreciation of modern Scandinavian architecture of a youthful Minnesota couple, this vacation retreat celebrates its natural north woods environment.  © Chad Holder Photogaraphy  Floor Plan  © Chad Holder Photogaraphy Programmatically, the Northern Lake Home is composed of two primary massings separated by a glass core. Splaying out to the lake beyond and nestled into a natural swale, the public spaces contour along the landscape blurring the distinction between its built and natural environments. The voluminous living areas feature large walls of glass to welcome in the sometimes scarce northern light and capture intimate lake views through the embankment. A glass core converts through its operable glass wall to combine the dining and private lounge to allow a sheltered connection to the woods and lake beyond. The private family area is partially embanked into the landscape and set away from the public area, protecting its sleeping quarters and private spaces from the active lifestyle surrounding it.  © Chad Holder Photogaraphy With a subtle darkened exterior material palate, the Northern Lake Home blends into the forested landscape, while white oak finishes provide a warmth to the minimal and crisp interior that allows the surrounding natural environment to be the highlight.  © Chad Holder Photogaraphy  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Call for Entries: Drawing of the Year 2017 Posted: 07 Nov 2017 03:20 AM PST  Drawing of the Year 2017 It is with great pleasure that Aarhus School of Architecture, schmidt hammer lassen architects, VOLA and the Danish Arts Foundation announce the fifth joint venture competition Drawing of the Year 2017. This year's theme is Everyday Utopia. Everyday Utopia We invite bold, inspiring, provocative, and innovative proposals for new ways of perceiving everyday utopia. On all scales and in all environments, from the smallest structure to complex facilities; from rural outskirts to suburban environments; from nature to expanding megacities. We encourage you to visualise your dreams, to think freely and creatively without losing touch with reality. We ask you to envision a new utopia!We accept drawings from students at architecture schools all over the world. The internationally acclaimed jury will award digitally produced drawings of everyday utopia that inspire, communicate, and engage with architecture in an artistic way. Digital drawings We want the contestants to explore how digital drawing can push the boundaries of our perception of drawing as a craft. And we would like to encourage contestants to examine how digital drawings can express artistic skills.
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| Hall Pavilion / Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Posted: 07 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen
 Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen Text description provided by the architects. This is a temporary hypostyle room without a roof, with massive but almost immaterial columns barely open to the sky and to the immediate surroundings.  Paint 01. Image Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen The visual and functional continuity of the empty stone paved square, even the frontal alignment to the medieval church, is challenged by the size and disposition of a regular open grid.  Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen By means of a vague distinction between land-art and op-art, the monotonous system of sixteen columns is activating multiple perspectives of a historically confined public space.  Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen With two meters in diameter and six meters in height, every column is in fact an inhabitable room with a single entrance pointed to a different direction. The subtle confinement is diluted by a texture of rectangular cuts that oscillate between figure and ground.  Site The silent vibration of glimmering lights and shadows, together with the very indifference of the grid, is altered by three delicate motives drawn in the air by Swiss artist Felice Varini, which can only be seen towards precise vanishing points.  Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen These bidimensional white drawings, directly painted on the frosted-like galvanized steel plates, as floating ghosts, are free forms overlapping their complexity in the central axis of the church's nave.  Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen Robust yet fragile, the industrial character of the surfaces is confused by the hand made painting. Thus the distinction between structural and decorative seems to be eroded. At least as a semantic problem, every column becomes a supporting pillar and every pillar an ornamental column.  Courtesy of Pezo von Ellrichshausen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi Opens To The Public Following a Decade in Development Posted: 07 Nov 2017 01:30 AM PST .jpg?1510054144 "© Roland Halbe") © Roland Halbe Following ten years of multinational collaboration between France and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi opens this week to the public. Located on Saadiyat Island and surrounded by the sea, twenty three permanent galleries and exhibition spaces, a Children's Museum, an auditorium, and a research center are connected by waterfront promenades which weave beneath the building's iconic dome. _%C2%A9_Louvre_Abu_Dhabi_-_Photography_Marc_Domage.jpg?1510054439 "© Marc Domage") © Marc Domage "It is rather unusual to find a built archipelago in the sea," Nouvel suggests. "It is even more uncommon to see that it is protected by a parasol creating a rain of light." The project was conceived as a "museum city (medina)," combining traditional Arabic inspiration with contemporary design and state of the art energy-efficient engineering.  © Roland Halbe  © Roland Halbe The double dome—180 meters in diameter—comprises a "horizontal, perfectly radiating geometry; a randomly perforated woven material, providing shade punctuated by bursts of sun." Built from 7,850 unique metal stars, the structure creates a moving "rain of light" when the sun shines through. According to the architect, these are "reminiscent of the overlapping palm trees in the United Arab Emirate's oases." He continues:  © Roland Halbe
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi represents the first universal museum in the Arab world. As an independent institution it will use the musée du Louvre's name for the next thirty years.
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| Half-Tree House / Jacobschang Architecture Posted: 07 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Noah Kalina
 © Noah Kalina Text description provided by the architects. This 360 sf. structure is located on a remote 60 acre, privately owned second-growth forest in Sullivan County, NY. It is sited on a steep, isolated area of the property with no vehicular access, no piped water and no electricity.  © Noah Kalina  Plans  © Noah Kalina From the outset, the project outlined two formidable directives: to design a structure that can be constructed by amateur weekend builders & to consider a limited construction budget.  © Noah Kalina  © Noah Kalina The topography presented a difficult challenge. In an effort to minimize sitework and to eliminate the need for large footings, retaining walls and pumped concrete, the architecture is lifted above the ground and relies upon support from the trees. Sonotube footings anchor the upslope corners at grade while half of the weight of the structure is distributed, via Garnier Limbs, to two existing trees.  © Noah Kalina Engineered wood beams form the perimeter with standard nominal lumber for all intermediate framing. Three 8'x8' steel-tube pivot doors, the largest single expense, were fabricated offsite and installed, weatherstripped and fitted onsite with dual-insulated glass.  Model. Image Courtesy of Jacobschang Architecture Exterior and interior boards were milled and kiln-dried from the Eastern Pines felled on the property. To minimize maintenance and to withstand long wet winters, exterior boards are treated using traditional Scandinavian pine-tar. Interior walls and ceiling are painted and the floor is protected with a clear matte sealant.  © Noah Kalina The space is heated with a highly efficient Jotul wood stove and power, if needed, is drawn from a portable generator. The entire construction was performed by its two owners, and in the true spirit of New England barnraising, with a team of dedicated weekend support  © Noah Kalina  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Architecture Guide to Medellín: 20 Places that Every Architect Should Visit Posted: 07 Nov 2017 12:00 AM PST ![Architecture Guide to Medellín: 20 places that every architect should visit. Image © Iván Erre Jota [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5925/137d/e58e/ce15/8400/0311/medium_jpg/14577810091_477cb4c557_o.jpg?1495602038 "Architecture Guide to Medellín: 20 places that every architect should visit. Image © Iván Erre Jota [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0") Architecture Guide to Medellín: 20 places that every architect should visit. Image © Iván Erre Jota [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0 In 2013, Medellín (Colombia) was declared the most innovative city in the world as part of the City of the Year Competition, organized by the Wall Street Journal. It competed alongside metropolises like New York and Tel Aviv. Although it may seem strange, this distinction is not so out there. The Antioquian capital has become one of the most advanced technological and intellectual epicenters in Colombia, not to mention the important urban development that has occurred in the city since the beginning of 2010. The city’s mobility-orientated integrated infrastructure together with interventions of high social impact have turned Medellín into the center of the debate on the growth and development of Latin American cities. In the following 20 projects, tell you the story of a city that bet on urban consolidation through quality public spaces and projects that encouraged citizen management by supporting the development of marginalized areas in a process of social reconstruction, where architecture has played an important role as a spatial formulation tool. Parque Explora (Explora Park) / Alejandro Echeverri |
| Amazon HQ2: Study by Data Science Experts Names Washington DC as Ideal Host City Posted: 06 Nov 2017 11:30 PM PST  © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/joebehr/37039556922/'>Flickr user joebehr</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-ND 2.0</a> Amazon's open call for bids for its new headquarters, HQ2, closed last month, but in the months leading up to the final decision in 2018, analysts will continue to flood the internet with detailed studies evaluating who they believe should be the winner. In other words, the mirror-mirror-on-the-wall game for cities is just starting to warm up. Earlier, ArchDaily reported on the data-driven approach adopted by Moody's Analytics which projected Austin, TX as the winner. But another study by IT education company Thinkful now points towards Washington DC as the city most likely to make the cut. So what makes Washington DC the fairest of them all? Read on to see how data science techniques helped analysts at Thinkful with this prediction, what kind of approach they adopted, and how it differed from that of Moody's Analytics.  via Thinkful Bearing in mind the requirements listed in Amazon's Request for Proposals (RFP), both companies first short-listed cities based on Amazon's desire for a city with a population of over 1 million. But while the list by Moody's had 65 candidates, Thinkful's had 35, because the latter filtered according to both population, and proximity to an international airport, as per Amazon's RFP. From here onwards, it was pretty simple for Moody's: looking at five basic categories (business environment, human capital, cost, quality of life, transportation), they rated each of their 65 cities on a scale of 1–5, calculated the average for each, and Austin, TX won with the highest average score. Thinkful, however, used a slightly more complicated technique—a data science method known as "recommendation systems"—the very same method which Amazon uses to suggest products, or Netflix uses to suggest shows, to their users. Here's how it worked: after finding existing data sets that could be correlated with 9 of the requirements listed in the Amazon RFP—for example, using U.S. News' "100 Best Places to Live in the USA" report to calculate quality of life for each city—Thinkful ended up with a total of 9 datasets. These were then standardized to make sure that they corresponded to the same scale, and the top score for each of the categories helped them calculate the score for a "perfect city" or "best possible scenario." Next, "similarity scores" were derived by comparing the "perfect" score and the real score for each of the 35 cities. And of course, the city closest to the "perfect" score, in this case, was "#obviouslyDC."  via Thinkful Data science can be confusing, but also fascinating, since there's often no right or wrong when developing a method to arrive at a conclusion. In this example, we've seen two dissimilar methods applied to the same question, with each yielding different results, and both making sense. But it's also worth noting that for HQ2, Amazon might have particular priorities within their RFP list which they haven't disclosed, making the math more complex! For now though, the debate around Amazon's HQ2 will continue, with cities (and data scientists) all over the country offering their analysis. To read more about HQ2, check out our previous coverage:  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| China's New Ecology Center Takes A Crab-tivating Form Posted: 06 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST  via ChinaDaily Only three years after President Xi Jinping declared, no more "weird buildings," in China, a giant mimetic crab construction on Yangcheng Lake's eastern shore, adds to the world's ever-growing list of "duck" buildings.  via ChinaDaily The Yangcheng Lake, in Kunshan, is famous for the mitten crab, an autumn Chinese delicacy named for their furry claws. With its dark stainless steel shell, white pincers, and hairy claws, the only way this building doesn't resemble the mitten crab is in size. At three stories the new structure is 16 meters high and 75 meters long. A mitten crab, on the other hand, is about the size of a human palm.  via ChinaDaily  via ChinaDaily While interior work for this commercial, entertainment building is still being built, the exterior is able to withstand typhoons and strong shore winds. In the second half of 2018, visitors will be able to celebrate Chinese crab culture at this ecology center. News via: Guancha.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
![Explora Park / Alejandro Echeverri . Image via Universidad EAFIT [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5924/c924/e58e/ce27/a400/089e/medium_jpg/1.jpg?1495583003 "Explora Park / Alejandro Echeverri . Image via Universidad EAFIT [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0")
![Main square International Convention Centre/ Giancarlo Mazzanti + Daniel Bonilla + Rafael Esguerra. Image via fernando [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5924/cc5c/e58e/ce15/8400/029b/medium_jpg/4.jpg?1495583828 "Main square International Convention Centre/ Giancarlo Mazzanti + Daniel Bonilla + Rafael Esguerra. Image via fernando [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0")
![Medellín Planetarium / Marco Aurelio Baquero. Image via Guía de Viajes Oficial de Medellín [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5924/d004/e58e/ce15/8400/02a0/medium_jpg/6.jpg?1495584763 "Medellín Planetarium / Marco Aurelio Baquero. Image via Guía de Viajes Oficial de Medellín [Flickr], under licence CC BY-SA 2.0")
![EPM Public Library / Felipe Uribe de Bedout. Image via Jorge Láscar [Flickr], bajo licencia CC BY-SA 2.0](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5924/d131/e58e/ce15/8400/02a3/medium_jpg/9.jpg?1495585064 "EPM Public Library / Felipe Uribe de Bedout. Image via Jorge Láscar [Flickr], bajo licencia CC BY-SA 2.0")
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