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- RÒMOLA / Andrés Jaque Architects
- Liquid Pavillion / depA
- Loftwonen Strijp-S / architecten|en|en
- 2017 China International Horticultural Expo Urumqi Garden / Lab D+H
- The Fade / OBBA
- Who Should Win the 2018 Pritzker Prize?
- Chico State Arts & Humanities Building / WRNS Studio
- 10 Innovative Ways to Use Concrete: The Best Photos of the Week
- Best Vineyards in Chile & Argentina (For Wine and Architecture)
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| RÒMOLA / Andrés Jaque Architects Posted: 10 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Miguel de Guzmán y Rocío Romero. Imagen Subliminal
 © Miguel de Guzmán y Rocío Romero. Imagen Subliminal Text description provided by the architects. This project transforms the former 1946 garage of Gutierrez Soto's most significant building, located in the geographical center of Madrid, into an assembly of bakery, café and experimental restaurant. The original volume and structure of the building is recovered, leaving a 5-meter-high space with massive openings onto the streets. "[Transgender] Zahara is a mix of desert, coincidence and cafetería"  © Miguel de Guzmán y Rocío Romero. Imagen Subliminal Since 2008, architecture in Madrid has suffered the hegemony of austere-looking hydraulic tiles and red ceramic bricks, which are uncritically perceived as old and independent-business oriented, but which paradoxically have become a tool of temporary, low-wage-based labor and corporative franchises and have conducted an unnoticed invasion of the city. Within nine years, this process has marginalized and set close to extinction the whole material and human context of marble, leather, gold-chrome-plated metal, and rare woods paneling craftwork that has, since the 1960s, been the social base in the development of the network of Madrid's cafeterías: shining, comfortable places where anonymous service is provided and where this service, delivered with equal and standardized courtesy to everyone, has quickly turned them into spaces where women and LGBTQ communities had historically found an alternative to macho bars. This project is the result of a strategy to work with a small number of super-qualified marble manufacturers, leather upholsterers, metal benders and chrome-platers, rare-wood panelers and artisan varnishers behind the material production of Madrid's cafeterias by taking their capacities a step further: to reintroduce into the city's ecosystem the counter-austerity dissident space of the cafeteria as a resistance to ceramic corporative hegemony.  © Miguel de Guzmán y Rocío Romero. Imagen Subliminal  Isometric  © Miguel de Guzmán y Rocío Romero. Imagen Subliminal A marble-made tent in the galaxy. Taking advantage of supermarble's capacities to resist traction. In the 1990s and 2000s the tiny town of Novelda (Valencia) became the hub for a transnational flow of rare marbles. Now inactive, the town's extensive pools of accumulated dusty marbles, onyx, and granites from around the world can be seen as an archeology of pre-austerity times. Whereas brick and hydraulic tiles are stock in a discourse of false authenticity, groundness and faked localism; Novelda marbles now embody a refreshingly contingent value. This ungroundness condition of the marbles is registered by a number of technologies attached to it, such as the glass fiver and resin reinforcements, articulated anchoring systems, intended to render marble as a sort of supermarble, capable not only of resisting compression but also traction. In what has been a unique engineering challenge, the project takes this capacity to its limits, by creating a supermarble-made self-standing tent. The tent accommodates the customers' tables and allows other uses (including cooking) to being organized in a C-shaped periphery around it.  © Miguel de Guzmán y Rocío Romero. Imagen Subliminal  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2017 07:00 PM PST  © José Campos
 © José Campos Text description provided by the architects. The pavilion uses both the Museum building and the Serralves Park as its raw material, each one in a different scale. Firstly, the pavilion's design establishes an indirect relationship with the Museum building. The pavilion's design is a polygon extracted from the Museum's layout, corresponding to one of its characteristic spaces — the bow window — whose classic hexagonal matrix is repeated and emerges at various times throughout the Park, both in the pavements and the landscape features.  © José Campos  Location Plan  © José Campos The concave polygonal configuration of this layout provides the perfect base for a projection space. Secondly, the extracted polygon, once implanted in the Park and with its original context altered, including the transformation of its shape and materiality, becomes something new and detaches itself from its original source. In this second stage, the pavilion approaches the Park, establishing an affinity with its textures and finding its own materiality. It is implanted on top of the lake, whose water offers its principle: dark glass that mirrors its reflection and also the surrounding landscape of dense foliage.  Plan The pavilion is filled with colour, light and echoes, 'camouflaging itself' in its host environment. Finally, in addition to the relationship between the Museum and the Park, it also establishes a bridge with the artwork that it harbours, due to its location and the relationship that it obliges the visitor to establish with the water. However, the pavilion's interior is sufficiently neutral to create the space required to be able to discover the video projected inside.  © José Campos  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Loftwonen Strijp-S / architecten|en|en Posted: 10 Dec 2017 06:00 PM PST  Courtesy of architecten|en|en
 Courtesy of architecten|en|en Text description provided by the architects. Loftwonen is a special form of urban residence. The idea of Loftwonen is based on high rooms and flexible floor plans. Block 61, which was designed by architecten|en|en, is part of an urban composition of three housing blocks that are constructed in a similar manner. The housing blocks are located along the railway as an extension of the well-known Klokgebouw. The three buildings are separated from the railway by means of an oblong parking garage, which parallels the railway embankment.  Courtesy of architecten|en|en Strijp-S is characterized by bold industrial buildings. The architecture of the new housing blocks seamlessly complements this style. Façades constructed from red brickwork and prefabricated colored concrete in massive repetitive patterns create a robust architecture that matches its surroundings.  Courtesy of architecten|en|en  Sections  Courtesy of architecten|en|en  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 2017 China International Horticultural Expo Urumqi Garden / Lab D+H Posted: 10 Dec 2017 04:00 PM PST  © Xue'er photography Tang Xi
 © Xue'er photography Tang Xi Text description provided by the architects. The Urumqi Garden of the 11th China International Horticultural Expo was Lab D+H's first built garden expo project. With the sudden boom of the garden expo in China recently, local gardens that represent individual cities tend to be stereotyped to miniature landscapes or traditional gardens of local landscapes.  © Xue'er photography Tang Xi Keeping this in mind, Lab D+H participated in the competition at Urumqi Garden with a reflection perspective and won the 1st place.  Master Plan The design strategy aimed to bring back the core value of horticultural expo. We achieved this by implementing fundamental landscape approaches such as space making and planting design.  © Xue'er photography Tang Xi Simultaneously, we also tried to express local identity in a new and unique way. We designed a music-themed tour route which was inspired by the traditional Urumqi stringed instrument-- rawap.  © Xue'er photography Tang Xi The route was made up of a meandering "string" path, creating a rich spatial experience of rising and descending drama clubbed with both open and closed spaces.  © Xue'er photography Tang Xi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2017 12:00 PM PST .jpg?1512780303 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin
.jpg?1512780247 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin <The Fade> is a house for a musician and a performance producer couple. The site enjoys the splendid nature along the Bukhan River and is located near Gapyeong where Korea's most famous Jazz Festival is held every year. Since the husband mostly works in Gapyeong and the wife often travels across the world for her show, a place with easy access and tranquil natural environment was chosen as the site. .jpg?1512780356 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin We sought to provide a calm and refreshing space for the wife to relax after her tours abroad and a house deeply integrated with the landscape for the husband who appreciates nature and loves gardening. .jpg?1512780289 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin The site is open toward the Bukhan River on its East and embraced by the mountain on other sides with an inclined West side leading to Mt. Muran. .jpg?1512780226 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin  Ground Floor Plan .jpg?1512780257 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin The volumetric organization of the building takes advantage of the site's landscape yet in harmony with it. We aspired to invite the surrounding nature to the lower level's living room by stacking two U-shaped masses. The particular form of the mass generated an opportunity for the western mountain slope to be extended toward the center of the building in section, providing a pleasant condition to the adjacent space. Furthermore, the misalignment of the mass in East-West and South-North direction creates terraces or eaves with different function and characteristics. .jpg?1512780340 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin The mass is divided into two levels based on the degree of privacy appropriate for each room. The lower level houses space for guests and the upper level houses private space for the couple. On the lower level, a wide staircase type courtyard in the middle brings the immediate landscape into the house by drawing the foot of the mountain into the lower level's living room. By opening the windows between them, the living room and the courtyard can be used as a small stage and seats for the couple and their friends. After enjoying the little performance, the guests can stay in either of the guestrooms located on each side of the central courtyard. A studio for the musician to practice and collaborate with her colleagues is also located on the Easter corner of the house. Next to the studio is a small courtyard, accessible only from the studio space, is hidden serving as a relaxing and inspirational niche for the musician. .jpg?1512780236 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin  Upper Floor Plan .jpg?1512780216 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin On the upper level, a sunken living room open to East and West is located in the middle of the U-shaped mass. A master bedroom, dress room, and study are located on the South with respect to the living room and a kitchen and a dining room on the North. Each space owns independent terrace which maximizes its proximity to the environment. The living room is designed as a sunken area in order to create an expansive space through raised ceiling while preserving the horizontality of the mass that adds placidity to it and not interrupting the visual sequence through the interior space. In order to do so, the couch was integrated with the space by lowering the floor level by its height. The L-shaped dining room at the corner open to the living room on one side and to the kitchen on the other emphasizes the visual connection between different rooms. Moreover, the terraces further extends this sequence—from the living room to the dining room and to the kitchen—towards the exterior and the courtyard which leads you back to the lower level's living room. .jpg?1512780314 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Who Should Win the 2018 Pritzker Prize? Posted: 10 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST  The end of 2017 is nearly upon us, and with the start of 2018 comes speculation about who will be the next Pritzker Prize winner. Will the jury honor an influential member of the "old guard," as they did in 2015 when they bestowed the award upon the late Frei Otto? Or will they recognize a young architect who is redefining the profession, as they did when they selected Alejandro Aravena? Will the award go to an individual or to two or more architects working together? And will it reward virtuoso spatial design irrespective of context, or will the selection be more political, as it was last year when locally-focused practice RCR Arquitectes took the prize? We want to hear from our readers – not just about who probably will win the prize, but about who should win the prize, and why. Read on to cast your vote in our poll, and let us know in the comments whose name you'd like to hear announced in 2018.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Chico State Arts & Humanities Building / WRNS Studio Posted: 10 Dec 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Matthew Milman
 © Matthew Milman Text description provided by the architects. This project elevates and makes evident the pursuit of the Arts and Humanities at Chico State. The program offers academic, performance and creative learning spaces for students in the visual and performing arts, English, and foreign language departments. Bringing this wide range of programs together under one roof — art galleries, a recital/dance/recording arts facility, learning labs and offices — offers a venue for interaction and discovery to a generation of students whose lives and careers are increasingly varied and multivalent.  © Matthew Milman  First Level Plan  © Matthew Milman The site serves as an important new gateway between the campus and downtown Chico. Connecting the university's Kendall Lawn and the city's well-travelled First Street Promenade with a public breezeway, the building draws in both students and the broader community. Flowing under a glassy north wing, the breezeway is flanked by a brick and stucco tower and a solid base, which complements the historic Romanesque structures lining Kendall Lawn. The "ebony" brick avoids mimicry while remaining sympathetic to the campus' architectural heritage.  © Matthew Milman With the second- and third-floor learning environments visible through glass walls, The Arts and Humanities Building integrates teaching and arts with campus life. On the sides facing downtown Chico, the building is massed to step back from the street above the first-level brick base and to meet the sky in a robust cornice that announces the building and the University. An inset panel at the brick base carries a commissioned art piece to enhance the pedestrian experience. Energy efficiency strategies include high-performance glazing, a high-albedo roof, demand-based control ventilation, and a dual-duct, dual-fan HVAC system.  © Matthew Milman  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10 Innovative Ways to Use Concrete: The Best Photos of the Week Posted: 10 Dec 2017 04:00 AM PST  © Song Yousub Of all construction materials, concrete is perhaps the one that allows the greatest diversity of finishes and textures. The mixture of its ingredients, the shape and texture of the formwork, and the pigmentation of the materials all offer the opportunity to achieve an interesting design. This week we've prepared a selection of 10 inspiring images of innovative concrete, taken by renowned photographers such as Gonzalo Viramonte, Song Yousub, and Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal. David SchreyerHigh School Crinkled Wall / Wiesflecker Architecture © David Schreyer Moon HoonSimple House / Moon Hoon Cortesía de Moon Hoon Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal9X20 House / S-AR © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal Giorgio MarafiotiCasa Via Castel / Attilio Panzeri Architect © Giorgio Marafioti CreatAR imagesPlain House / Wutopia Lab © CreatAR images Jaime NavarroForo Boca / Rojkind Arquitectos © Jaime Navarro Gonzalo ViramonteCatalinas Houses / Agustín Lozada © Gonzalo Viramonte Dylan PerrenoudAntoine / BUREAU A © Dylan Perrenoud Gustav WilleitThe Rose of Vierschach / Pedevilla Architects © Gustav Willeit Song YousubStratum House / stpmj © Song Yousub  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Best Vineyards in Chile & Argentina (For Wine and Architecture) Posted: 10 Dec 2017 01:30 AM PST  Each year millions of wine enthusiasts travel the globe in search of memorable tasting experiences. And architecture-loving Oenophiles (wine aficionados) are likely to seek vineyards that not only produce outstanding libations, but also those with impressive architecture. With world-famous wines and evergrowing international renown, the vineyards of South America accommodate thousands of wine tourists each year. Chile and Argentina currently sit in the top 10 wine-exporting countries; Chile exported $1.9 billion worth of wine in 2016 and Argentina exported $816.8 million in the same year. Separated by the Andes, the valleys surrounding Argentina's Mendoza and Chile's central valley (including Elqui, Limarí, Aconcagua, Maipo, Casablanca, Colchagua, Cachapoal, Maule and Curicó valleys) attract a high number of enotourists. The wineries and vineyards featured below have moved away from the traditional image of the historic country house in both aesthetic terms and (sometimes) in the use of materials in the winemaking process. These properties also exist in natural harmony with the surrounding landscape to make the most of sunlight, air circulation and topography for the construction of wine cellars, hotels, tasting rooms, lookouts and viewing points, and research centers. The new and vibrant architectural designs serve as innovation inspiration in their production of the wines as well. Below we present our selection of the 20 (plus a bonus) of the most outstanding works of architecture in the famed wineries and vineyards of Argentina and Chile. The majority are open to visitors for wine tastings and tour. 1. Casa de Uco Courtesy of Casa de Uco  Courtesy of Casa de Uco Location: Manzano Historico, Mendoza, Argentina / Stand out building: Hotel Architect: Alberto Tonconogy. Architecture: Designed and developed by Alberto Tonconogy (the father of the vineyard's founder, Juan Tonconogy) Architectural Studio, the resort's modern rustic appeal stems from its natural materials and locally-inspired architectural elements. Conceived as a slab, the hotel's thick, angular roof seems as if to have been formed by the movement of the mountains. To combat the regions seismic hazards, the building is constructed in separate and isolated structural parts, creating visible and expressive expansion joints to protect the resort in the event of an earthquake. With top of the line amenities and spa, the hotel isn't the only reason to visit Casa de Uco. Alberto Tonconogy also designed the "bodega" — the place where the wines are produced and bottled. The telescoping building displays harmony with the surrounding mountains, with recessed, peaked roofs that follow the lines of the landscape. Stand out wine: El Salvaje Malbec, Salvaje embodies Malbec in its most natural form. An expressive wine that comes from the unique terroir in the Uco Valley, in Mendoza, Argentina. Every powerful bottle pays tribute to the rich landscape and native flora and fauna of the region. In Spanish, Salvaje means Wild. More information: http://www.casadeuco.com/en/ 2. Zuccardi Winery in Valle de UcoLocation: San Carlos Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina / Stand out building: Harvest area Architect: Tom Hughes, Fernando Raganato, Eugenia Mora.  Courtesy of © estudio García+Betancourt  Courtesy of © estudio García+Betancourt Architecture: The plan to design a winery for top quality wines was developed in Paraje Altamira, in the district of San Carlos at 130 km to the south of Mendoza city. The area, which has been recognized worldwide, is ideal for wine growing because of the spectacular natural setting. The architectural proposal responds to two essential objectives: on the one hand, a building which is functional to the agronomical needs together with the enological aspect always following the strict technical and operational requirements that the process of high-quality winemaking demands. And on the other hand, the touristic aspect, where the visitor plays a leading role and together with the impressive landscape makes everything possible. The building emerges directly from the soil and becomes part of the mountain, seeking integration and visual balance which do not affect the landscape. The winery is almost completely made of reinforced concrete in sight, exploring different finishes. Big slopes of hydro washed cyclopean (with great rocks) concrete, with local sand and gravel, emerge from the ground with a tectonic strength. Stand out wine: Zuccardi Zeta, Zeta is a real tribute to the name Zuccardi. This wine leaves its mark of character from its first harvest in 2002 and became an icon for the winery and a classic for Argentina due to the numerous awards it has received. More information: http://www.zuccardiwines.com/ 3. Viña TabalíLocation: Hacienda Santa Rosa de Tabali - Ovalle, Coquimbo Region / Stand out building: Wine cellar Architect: Claro Arquitectos  Courtesy of Claro Arquitectos  Courtesy of Claro Arquitectos Architecture: The design of the winery at Viña Tabalí is inspired by the ancient cultures of the diaguitas and the molles, who would submerge their dwellings in gullies to protect them from the wind. With this objective, the wine cellar was constructed in a gully, with a design of made of steel and contemporary lines that mimic the natural hills in the surrounding area, a clear example of a design that seeks to integrate with its surrounding natural environment. The winery is unique as its tanks are located in the open air (as opposed to in a storeroom) which allows for the capture of sea breezes that flow in for the Valle Limarí. Additionally, it boasts an underground room full of barrels and a large mural that depicts the ancestral residents of the Valle del Encanto, an archaeological site adjacent to the winery where cosmic rituals took place. Stand out wine: The 2015 Roca Madre Malbec from the Río Hurtado, was awarded 96 points in the 2017 Chilean Guide "Descorchados", run by the wine critic and journalist, Patricio Tapia. This particular wine comes from one the highest mountain wineries in Chile. It was chosen as the "Best Malbec" for the second year running. More information: https://www.tabali.com/ 4. Viña ErrázurizLocation: Panquehue, Valparaíso Region / Stand out building: Wine Cellar/ Architect: Claro Arquitectos  Cortesía Viña Errázuriz  Cortesía Viña Errázuriz Architecture: The winery's main building, Bodega Icono Don Maximiano (2010), was built completely with white concrete with titanium dioxide pigmentation and boasts a capacity to produce 347,000 liters of wine. The prominent curves in its structure have various purposes, one is to separate it from the octagon structures which characterize the existing installations. The spiral form of the curves is a representation of the concept of gravity and how the building is submerged in the ground. The conditions of the buildings main body and the workings of gravity allow the fruit and liquids to move while capturing the valley breezes. In order to control the temperature and lighting, the wine cellar takes friendly actions with its surroundings taking advantage of the geothermal and solar energies. It should be noted that the seventh edition of the World Wine Atlas of Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, included this wine cellar as a "referent" for modern and sustainable facilities of the New World. Stand out wine: Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve (Harvest 2015) is the first wine produced by the vineyard and its first harvest dates back to 1873. It bears the name of its founder to pay tribute to his pioneering spirit. Its varietal composition changes from year to year, its aim is always the same: to elaborate the finest and elegant wine with a Cabernet Sauvignon base, reflecting the quality and potential terroir of the Aconcagua valley. More information: http://www.errazuriz.com/ 5. Viña SeñaLocation: Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region / Stand out building: : Quincho Mirador / Architect: Germán de Sol  © Sarah Matthews  © Aryeh Kornfeld Architecture: The Quincho Mirador (barbecue lookout), designed for barbecues and tastings, emerges as one of the three meeting places to visit at Viña Seña, all part of a Master Plan developed by Architect Germán del Sol. His objective was to turn the vineyard into a place that seduced travelers from Chile and the world, inviting them to experience the natural and cultural beauty of the Chilean countryside. The architecture seeks to give value to the maicillo fields located in the surrounding hills, whose large hawthorns give shade. The contours of low walls, finished in white, look to relate the lookout with the landscape in which it is inserted. The viewpoint was inspired by the spirit of pucará or pre-Hispanic fortress, where the roof is not a parrón, it is the sky. Stand out wine: In 1997, Seña Cosecha 1995 was launched, constituting the first Icon of Chile, marking a milestone and paving the way for the creation of Ultra Premium wines in the country. Seña is a Chilean ensemble of Bordeaux style, composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon, which provides its structure, while the Carmenere gives it its Chilean identity. Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot complete the mix. More information: http://www.sena.cl/ 6. Viña Casas del BosqueLocation: Casablanca, Valparaíso Region / Stand out building: : Casa Mirador / Architect: Matías Zegers  © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma  © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma Architecture: The Casa Mirador is situated on top of a small hill surrounded by vineyards in the Casablanca Valley. The pavilion seeks to have an image of a mix of vernacular and modern. It is made up of two volumes of stratified colored concrete, separated by an equivalent space. The monolithic structure ceiling and its pyramidal form connect both volumes. From the living room, a horizontal window frames the panoramic view of the vineyards and the quincho is located in the middle of a walled courtyard. The only source of energy from the project comes from a photovoltaic system. Stand out wine: The Gran Estate Selección and the Premium Gran Bosque are wines from the Casablanca Valley, a unique terroir, and birthplace of quality old vines that give life to the best and most sought after Cabernet Sauvignon red grapes. More information: http://www.casasdelbosque.cl/ 7. Viña MateticLocation: Fundo Rosario, Lagunillas, Valparaíso Region / Stand out building: Wine Cellar / Architect: Laurence Odfjell  Cortesía Viña Matetic  Cortesía Viña Matetic Architecture: The design of the Viña Matetic winery generates a gravitational and energy-efficient system that exemplifies respect and connection with nature. The winery seems to disappear as it is closely integrated with the landscape. Passing the entrance hall, there are three glass enclosures that allow you to look at the dependencies of the sunken tanks, and a large terrace that allows the view towards the vineyards. Down the spiral ramp that submerges into the earth, you can see the wine production process. The winery has small tanks with a maximum capacity of 5000 liters are fed by a gravitational process from the terrace. Stand out wine: The EQ SYRAH is the first Syrah (Shiraz), coming from a terroir of cold weather in Chile, thus giving rise to a new category for the country. The EQ Syrah vintage 2004 (91 pts.), was the first Chilean Syrah to be chosen as one of the TOP 100 wines of the world by the prestigious magazine Wine Spectator, in 2006. More information: http://www.matetic.com/ 8. Viña AlmavivaLocation: Valle del Maipo, Metropolitan Region / Stand out building: Wine Cellar / Architect: Martín Hurtado  Courtesy of Viña Almaviva Architecture: The winery design seeks to combine industrial work, in a simple and clear manner. The covers are based on a series of undulating curves that try to harmonize its exterior image with the surrounding landscape, at the same time responding to the requirements of different sizes and heights of each enclosure. The winery was conceived on the basis of "a fast and easy-to-grow construction system", which was the product of the company of the French vineyard Baron Bhillippe de Rothschild and Viña Concha y Toro de Chile, who contemplated the construction of new wineries for the installation of a first-class wine processing plant. Stand out wine: the Almaviva 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon / Carmenère. The 1996 Almaviva harvest was a unique premiere wine for a Chilean wine. It was made in conjunction with Mouton Rothschild, one of the Bordeaux's Premier Cru Classé. Almaviva continues to be one of the best terroirs for Cabernet in Chile. More information: http://www.almavivawinery.com/ 9. Viña del MaipoLocation: Valle del Maipo, Metropolitan Region / Stand out building: Tasting House (Casa de Catas) / Architect: Claro + Westendarp Architects  © Natalia Vial Architecture: This project arose from the need of Viña Maipo to have a space to receive their visits, focusing mainly on their clients and specialized journalists who come interested in seeing and touring the vineyard. From this, the Tasting House was developed, which is inspired by its forms and foundations by the variables of the place, particularly the esplanade with two marked geographical features: the river basin and the hill. The house is located at the foot of a hill following the geometry of its skirt and using it as a backrest, thus generating "a forward and a back" to the property, favoring views towards the opening of the surrounds and the basin, then closing off towards the hill. The architectural form is based on a simple cradle volume that responds to the sequential aspects of the visit: the tasting room, the living room, the dining room and the terrace. Stand out wine: The Vitral Reserve Syrah is a deep color with purple nuances of plum and blackberry aromas, flavors and notes of chocolate, full texture and soft tannins. More information: http://www.vinamaipo.com/ 10. Viña Concha y ToroLocation: Pirque, Metropolitan Area / Stand out building: Wine Cellar / Architect: No information  Courtesy of Viña Concha y Toro  Courtesy of Viña Concha y Toro Architecture: The Concha y Toro vineyard is a century-old winery that does not stand out because of an architect in particular or for the innovative of its construction. But rather, its traditional enclosures keep the popular legend of Casillero del Diablo, making it the most visited Chilean winery and the second most important tourist spot in Chile in terms of number of visits per year. Its construction made of "Cal and Canto", material, is of Spanish origin and was typically used in Chile in the XVIII and XIX centuries. The winery has endured through the passage of time, tremors and earthquakes, without damage. This mixture of lime, sand and egg white was used to adhere the bricks and adobes of the cellar, generates a larger structure next to huge arches. The cellar, 14 meters deep, has a single door and several vents. The temperature inside varies between 14 degrees in winter and 17 degrees in summer without having air conditioning. It has a maicillo soil that is watered every week to maintain a high humidity that varies between 70% and 100%. Stand out wine: Don Melchor is the most recognized Chilean icon wine in the world. It was ranked with 94 points, standing out as the best Cabernet Sauvignon of the 2014 harvest in Chile's latest report published by The Wine Advocate, website of noted critic Robert Parker. More information: https://www.conchaytoro.com 11. Viña VentoleraLocation: San Juan de Huinca, Valle Leyda, San Antonio, Valparaíso Region / Stand out building: Wine cellar (Bodega)/ Architect: Francisco Izquierdo  © Nico Saieh  © Nico Saieh Architecture: The Vinos Ventolera winery is located at the highest point of the estate and was built using renewable materials, under the premise of having an optimum environmental and gravitational conditions to produce premium wines. The winery aims at producing wine in a sustainable way, taking advantage of the wind, slopes, and sunshine, and the other the natural energies produced by the site itself. The winery construction seeks to create a dialogue with the different parts of the winery with the wind generator, ordering the program according to the cradles; those of greater crust like the vintage yard and the fermentation room hall, the central piece of the winery, and then the smaller crust like guard, services, cellars and the cold room sectors. Stand out wine: The 2013 Cerro Alegre Sauvignon Blanc is the first vintage wine produced by Ventolera. It is a sauvignon of very high range and very limited production. It comes from the coastal valley of Leyda that has been validated in the world as an outstanding source for quality white sauvignons. It has an aromatic complexity with fresh notes of tomato leaves and smoky and mineral aromas. More information: http://www.gvvterroirs.com/ 12. Viña Haras de PirqueLocation: Pirque, Valle Maipo, Región Metropolitana / Stand out building: : Wine cellar / Architect: Jaime Burgos  Courtesy of Viña Haras de Pirque Architecture: The Viña Haras de Pirque winery´s structure was inspired by a large horseshoe, which symbolizes the confluence of a passion for horses and wine. The winery buildings climb in an iconic way up the slope of the hill in which they are located. As for the materials, the construction is made of concrete with color incorporated pigment. The winemaking process is done in a gravitational way. Stand out wine: The Cabernet Sauvignon HUSSONET is named in honor of one of the most successful fine blood racehorses in Chile owned by Haras de Pirque. The wine stands out for its great identity as a Pirque terroir. More information: http://www.harasdepirque.com/ 13. Viña ChocalánLocation: Melipilla, Metropolitan Region / Stand out building: Wine cellar / Architect: Marianne Balze & Teodoro Fernández (Landscape)  Courtesy of Marianne Balze  Courtesy of Marianne Balze Architecture: The Chocalán Winery is built on the hillside with the aim of taking advantage of its location to be able to perform a gravitational winemaking process to produce high-quality wines. The project sought to harmonize the oenological concept with an Architectonic design, mimicking the curves of the surrounding hills in an attempt to tastefully integrate the buildings with their surrounds. The interior of the wine cellar allows for the development of the wine cycle, while the exterior is coated with glued laminated wood with exposed concrete.
Stand out wine: Chocalán´s Origin Syrah Gran Reserva (Harvest 2014) was a finalist in La Grande Degustation of Montreal in 2016, being in position number 9 of a total of 150 Syrahs from around the world. This Syrah is concentrated and spicy, with shades of cassis, violets and dark chocolate, reflecting the terroir potential of the coastal zone of the Maipo and San Antonio valleys. More information: https://chocalanwines.com/web/ 14. Viña Pérez Cruz Courtesy of Viña Pérez Cruz  Courtesy of Viña Pérez Cruz Location: Huelquén, Valle de Maipo Alto, Región Metropolitana / Stand out building: Bodega / Architect: José Cruz Ovalle Architecture: The Viña Pérez Cruz vineyard was designed with the aim of obtaining the best possible quality, using natural and organic materials. The construction was entirely put together with native wood of the radiata pine, creating arches with the branches of the trees that allow for a wind passage between them. It also has bases of pirca, as was typical the Inca´s original constructions in the area. Through the use of laminated wood, a space of 143 meters in length and 11 high was created, reaching a total of 6,000 square meters of cellar that is composed of two central naves. The use of curved wood permits the temperature to be maintained in the cellar, generating air currents which allow a temperate and optimum climate for producing the best wine. The cellar has an underground guard room where the temperature and humidity are naturally controlled and where there is capacity for 5,000 barrels. The use of skylights and interior corridors give a touch of naturalness and environmental care. Stand out wine: The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva is a wine that comes entirely from the Liguai Fund and has helped position Viña Pérez Cruz on a worldwide scale. This year received 95 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards and was awarded "Best value Chilean Red Bordeaux Varietals" More information: https://www.perezcruz.com/ 15. Viña Morandé.jpg?1507747550 "Courtesy of Martin Hurtado") Courtesy of Martin Hurtado Location: Casablanca, Valparaíso Region / Stand out building: Productive services / Architect: Martín Hurtado Architecture: The winery´s Masterplan sprawls over 1000 Ha of ravines, water reservoirs, hills, and vineyards. The project gave way to the Productive Services buildings of the Viña Morandé, which emerged as one of the first initiatives. The idea was to generate a coherent order that contemplates all the actions of a wine project for one of the most outstanding wineries in Chile. The productive services buildings were designed with a geometric and rigorous order which contrasts the nature of sinuous forms of the topography in which it is inserted. It is composed of two inclined and transverse volumes that surround a large inner courtyard, like a body not built that frames a straight horizon. It proposes a structural system based on economic and local materials that could be used in future constructions within the different places of the wine field. Stand out wine: The 2012 Morandé Gran Reserva Syrah received the "Best Chilean Red Wine" in the "Best Wine" category in the Korean Wine Challenge contest in which 814 wines from 18 different countries took part. More information: http://www.morande.cl/web/ 16. Viña VIK © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma  © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma Location: San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Bernardo O'Higgins Region / Stand out building: Wine cellar (Bodega) / Architect: Smiljan Radic and Loreto Lyon Architecture: The bodega VIK, designed for both wine production and to allow for visitors to walk through the winemaking process and taste its result, is a visual experience that redefines the wine experience. The design of the cellar has a single transparent fabric roof, which allows natural light to penetrate the cellar and thus operated without artificial lighting. The access to the cellar is via a large square with a small gradient of 2 degrees and water running over the space, which delivers an additional element of cooling. Some footbridges cut this square, allowing visitors to walk through this water-filled landscape. Most of the building is underground for the natural cooling of the wine during the process of elaboration of the same, maintaining a constant temperature of 57 degrees through the use of the natural thermal amplitude of the valley. Stand out wine: VIK Wine is an elegant and complex ensemble of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Syrah. Each year its production corresponds to the best blend of the harvest. More information: http://www.vik.cl/ 17. Viña Clos Apalta © Sarah Matthews  © Matt Wilson Location: Apalta, Valle de Colchagua, Región del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins / Stand out building: Bodega / Architect: Roberto Benavente Architecture: The Clos Apalta Vineyard is nestled like a birds nest in the hillslopes. The architecture achieves an exceptional integration to the natural environment. The construction of 4600 m2, executed largely with the same rock extracted from the Cordillera de Los Andes. From its initiation, the project counted on the advice of the French wine expert Michel Rolland. Its design allows for a totally gravitational vinification process. Its design is in elliptical form with a facade of 24 beams of wood of raulí and whose meaning is the process of 24 months while the vinification lasts. The process inside the warehouse goes from level to level. On the first floor is a viewpoint and terrace overlooking the constellation of the southern cross, in the second is the yard of the vintage. Then in the third level, the extracted grapes are located in 21 wooden vats to start the process of fermentation and once the new wine is ready, it descends to the fourth floor where they are stored in 400 barrels of French oak for their second year of guard. Finally, in the fifth level, assembly and bottling take place. Stand out wine: Clos Apalta is an icon wine, made organic and biodynamic. Its harvesting process is totally by hand and its wine are not clarified or filtered. More information: http://www.lapostollewines.com/ 18. Viña Montes Courtesy of Claro Arquitectos  Courtesy of Claro Arquitectos Location: Valle de Colchagua, Bernardo O'Higgins Region / Stand out building: Wine Cellar / Architect: Claro Architects Architecture: The winery was inaugurated in 2004 and was designed under the principles of Feng Shui, which orders the elements in the correct position so that everything converges and is strengthened. The building has a capacity of 2,300,000 liters for Viña Montes Icons wines. It is one of the few wineries where all the vintage is made on the roof for a gravitational production from the deck towards the vats. This warehouse seems to be submerged since it was covered with earth, leaving a green mantle that rises up to the ceiling. Being located at the bottom of the vineyards, it provides a panoramic view of the upper slopes, melted into the hillside and its attractive natural surroundings, as well as the wine processes that develop in its interior. Stand out wine: The Montes Alpha M, is the first "Ultra Premium" wine from Chile. Along with the Syrah Montes Folly and the Carmenère Purple Angel, they are the three wines that have had instant success and represent Viña Montes' obsession with creating the best wines of the highest quality. More information: https://www.monteswines.com/es/ 19. Viña Cono Sur © Sebastián Vergara .jpg?1507747841 "Cortesía Claro + Westendarp Arquitectos") Cortesía Claro + Westendarp Arquitectos Location: Chimbarongo, Valle de Colchagua, Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Region/ Stand out building: Wine cellar / Architect: Claro + Westendarp Architects Architecture: The Viña Cono Sur Winery boasts the highest technology and has all the necessary tools to provide the oenological equipment for the production of high-quality wines. The building has a total capacity to produce 12 million liters in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and the storeroom can keep 4,000 barrels also equipped with temperature and humidity control. The construction consists of frames types, with a light of 20 meters and a free height of 7.8 meters, with a distance between them of 6 meters. The structure is made of pillars type drawer and straight with a variable section. Stand out wine: The Pinot Noir Línea Premium Single Vineyard y Ocio is Cono Sur´s Iconic Pinot Noir In 1999 the Southern Cone started the "Pinot Noir Project" with the idea of producing the best Pinot Noir of Chile through a vinification that followed the old traditions of the Burgundy. More information: http://www.conosur.com 20. Viña Vía Courtesy of Claro Arquitectos  Courtesy of Claro Arquitectos Location: Panamericana Sur, Talca, Región del Maule / Stand out building: Wine Tasting Room Architect: Claro Architects Architecture: The tasting room (La Sala de Degustación) was conceived by the winery´s architect as a response to the need of the vineyard to have an infrastructure that would be able to reveal to visitors the geography and characteristics of the San Rafael Fund vineyard. This space had to act as a contemplative retreat for tasting the vineyards wines, which was disconnected from the bustle of the wine production, and the other tasks and programs of the winery. Under this premise, the project was located in the largest of the three existing lagoons within a field of more than 1,500 ha, which also has a native forest and the view of the Descabezado volcano, the vineyards, and its landscape. It was decided that the room and its terraces would float on the water of the lagoon to enhance the view to its natural attractions. The tasting room hangs from the upper beam by the tensors of the metallic structure supported on 4 central pillars and recessed to the quincho without touching the water and the nature of the place. Meanwhile, the service vessel was placed on the ground as well as the access vessel with the shape of a cross turned at the edge of contact with water. Stand out wine: Las Almas is one of the most iconic wines of Viña Vía. Its vine, Carmenére, is grown only in Chile and ensures the highest quality grapes grown in the San Rafael Vineyard are used, delivering a fruity wine with ripe tannins More information: http://viawines.com/ Bonus: Fábrica de Barricas Nadalie Courtesy of Martin Hurtado Location: San Bernardo, Metropolitan Region / Stand out building: Barrel Factory / Architect: Martín Hurtado Architecture: The French oak barrel factory for Nadalie wines, arises from the study of the production process used and that defines the logical sequence of their work. It proposes a unique workshop around a central courtyard of lighting and ventilation that establishes a pedestrian perimeter and that directly connects the workshop with the offices in the public front of the facilities. The interest of this project is to reconcile the simple and clear order of an industrial workplace, with a sequential, direct and elegant route for an eventual visitor. It is an exclusive factory, innovative in its production process, incorporating within the design the ease of growth by stages. Two materials, wood, and concrete are used, which are deployed to accommodate each use according to their qualities. More information: http://www.nadalie.cl/  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Tim Soar
 © Tim Soar Text description provided by the architects. pH+ has completed its contemporary housing scheme that follows the sloping topography of Muswell Hill in north London. Divided into three separate sections, Pinnacle N10 is the product of a detailed analysis of the local Edwardian context, with a modular reinterpretation of the surrounding housing stock that has been applauded by the resident Conservation Officer. This response to the characterful neighbouring houses has driven the design, which shifts and changes as the development descends the hill, addressing specific site conditions.  © Tim Soar The first section of the project is a conversion of an existing building into eight new flats, with a community and commercial space below. This was originally intended to house the CPotential school for children with cerebral palsy, which has now moved to a nearby site and is in the process of fundraising for a new-build timber structure also designed by pH+. In the latter and central part of the scheme, six new modular houses now step down the hill, broken up by a series of deep recesses that form terraces for the occupants. These reveals are lined with metal panels that change colour for each property and the palette continues onto interior details, providing each home with its own identity. In the third and final part of the development, a horizontal block contains 14 apartments and features a distinct sawtooth profile at the rear, designed to extend views for residents and required to prevent overlooking of the neighbouring gardens.  © Tim Soar  Site Plan  © Tim Soar Pinnacle N10 features carefully selected materials that are used in sensitive and pragmatic ways. The detailing had to be of the highest calibre to address the quality of the local context. The brickwork is organised in a Raking Monk pattern and provides a contemporary aesthetic, cascading easily with the stepping profile. No cut bricks were used on site which provided significant cost benefits, while stone banding was made from the largest possible pieces and cut to accentuate the diagonal topography of the site. The overall effect of these devices is to maintain the rich sculptural quality of the neighbouring houses but without resorting to pastiche.  © Tim Soar  Block A / First and Second Floor Plans  © Tim Soar  Block B / Terrace Plans  © Tim Soar  Block C / Plans Andy Puncher, Director of pH+, said: "We are thrilled to have completed this contemporary interpretation of a classical language. With the support of a great client, we have been able to ensure that high design standards continued throughout this project. It was important that these houses sit well within their urban context and remain part of an evolving streetscape. We have created an appropriate scale for a development that belies its density.  © Tim Soar  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST  Bank of London and South America. Image © Federico Cairoli Relatively unknown outside his home country, Clorindo Testa (December 10, 1923 – April 11, 2013) was one of Argentina's most important 20th-century architects. Consistently defying categorization, Testa had a hand in two of Buenos Aires' most iconic buildings, the Bank of London and South America, and the National Library, as well as many others throughout his long career. Characteristically enigmatic, Testa would only ever acknowledge Le Corbusier as an influence, saying, "I never paid attention to other architects." As a former colleague Juan Fontana described, Testa spoke the language of brutalism with an Argentine accent.  © Javier Agustín Rojas Born in Naples, Italy to an Italian father and an Argentine mother, Testa moved with his family to Buenos Aires only a few months later. At the Universidad de Buenos Aires, he briefly studied naval engineering and civil engineering, before switching to architecture. After graduating he spent several years in Europe, traveling through Italy, France, and Spain.  National Library. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/helenk/15259252550/'>Flickr user helenk</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a> Testa's first major commission came when he collaborated with the firm SEPRA to win the competition for the Bank of London and South America in 1959. Testa and SEPRA's design artfully inserted a brutalist concrete structure among the Beaux Arts buildings on the narrow streets of Buenos Aires' financial district by emulating the scale and massing of its neighbors. When the bank opened in 1966, 25,000 people attended the inauguration. Among his other works, the National Library in Buenos Aires demonstrates how Testa's career spanned the tumultuous decades of late 20th century Argentina. The heroic structure, cantilevering out from a structural shaft like the canopy of a tree, was originally conceived in 1961. But changes in government and the military dictatorships in the 1970s repeatedly delayed construction. The library finally opened in 1992, with some elements of the original design still left uncompleted.  Naval Hospital. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/matiasdutto/4004786760/in/album-72157622570100762/'>Flickr user matiasdutto</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/'>CC BY-NC 2.0</a> Other notable designs include the Buenos Aires Naval Hospital and the Casa di Tella (now demolished). In addition to his successful career as an architect, Testa was also an accomplished painter and sculptor. Read more of ArchDaily's coverage of Clorindo Testa via the links below, or on our Spanish-language site Plataforma Arquitectura. AD Classics: Bank of London and South America / Clorindo Testa + SEPRA Gallery: Clorindo Testa's Banco de Londres Through the Lens of Federico Cairoli The Guardian's Rowan Moore Names 10 Best Concrete Buildings  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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