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- Blushhh! Secret Shop / AKZ Architectura
- Ankara Office Tower / Anmahian Winton Architects
- Safari Residential Apartment / Ashari Architects
- Elwood House / STAR Architecture
- Ho Chi Minh Tower / AREP
- RP House / LR Arquitectura
- Burning Man Selects Design for 2018 Temple
- Bumble HQ “The Hive” / Mark Odom Studio
- See the Dazzling Ice Architecture at Sweden's ICEHOTEL
- 2211 Cambie / Arno Matis Architecture
- Stay in a Recently Restored Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Home, the Eppstein House
- Freiburg Town Hall / ingenhoven architects
- These Chimney Sections Show Santa's Magical Shape-Shifting Abilities
- Gemma Observatory / Anmahian Winton Architects
- Best Submissions to the 2017 Architecture Holiday Card Challenge
- NYC's Waterline Square Tops Out With Towers by Meier, Viñoly and KPF
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| Blushhh! Secret Shop / AKZ Architectura Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Lesha Yanchenkov
 © Lesha Yanchenkov Text description provided by the architects. Blushhh! secret shop, which is our new project, is an example of a bright concept put at the heart of a minimalist interior. To land the main focus on retail, we designed a perimeter-wise path starting with the entrance on its right-hand side and aided by rails and steps with the assortment on them. Being a two-level solution, they have clothes on their upper and accessories and footwear on the lower level. Augmenting the whole spatial composition, the consumer area is equally divided into levels to sell accessories. The dynamic rhythm of lighting is reflected in the metal wall decor, making the inside seem more spacious.  © Lesha Yanchenkov  Floor Plan  © Lesha Yanchenkov  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ankara Office Tower / Anmahian Winton Architects Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Florian Holzherr
 © Florian Holzherr Text description provided by the architects. The Ankara Office Tower is a fourteen-story office building in Ankara, Turkey, that serves local and international high tech companies engaging with leading universities and research institutes in the nation's capital. Urbanistically, the project plays an important role in a rapidly developing area west of Ankara's old city centre, knitting together a transit corridor, a pedestrian underpass, an emerging mixed-use neighbourhood, and new commercial areas. In response to this immediate context, the building is set back from the highway, making space for a bamboo grove that buffers a habitable urban garden and provides a much-needed pedestrian connection between the transportation node and the adjacent neighbourhood.  © Florian Holzherr The Tower itself is distinguished by clarity of expression: a simple, geometric glass volume encasing a stack of large-scale, horizontal louvres, set in a lush landscape. At ground level, the lobby, reception, and a café provide public spaces whose scale, enclosure, and use of light reference regional culture. A perforated exterior screen surrounds the café, reflecting traditions for guiding views and creating privacy, and providing a man-made counterpart to the adjacent, semi-transparent bamboo "wall."  South Section The Tower's innovative cladding system employs horizontal exterior mullions with a variable section, to maximize year-round operational efficiency. Their subtly inflected profiles successively shift as they wrap the Tower, creating a pattern that changes depending on the viewer's perspective. Interior wood louvres integral to the curtain wall—mechanically operated but with manual overrides—give tenants individual daylight control within their workspace. They mitigate glare, admit indirect light, and maintain views while introducing wood's warm, textural qualities to the office environment.  © Florian Holzherr The outcome is a kinetic facade system that is environmentally responsive, satisfies the workplace preferences of a demanding tenant cohort, and enhances the project's architectural impact and influence in a newly expanding area of the city. Over the course of the day and as one move around the building, this innovative wall assembly produces a transformative effect, drawing the observer in and evoking curiosity. The sculptural exterior mullions create different patterns, depending on the sun's position and the pedestrian's perspective. As wood louvres open or close according to interior needs, the Tower itself appears either permeable or reflective, revealing patterns of use and activity within.  © Florian Holzherr  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Safari Residential Apartment / Ashari Architects Posted: 22 Dec 2017 02:00 PM PST .jpg?1513670963 "© Parham Taghioff") © Parham Taghioff
.jpg?1513670252 "© Parham Taghioff") © Parham Taghioff Text description provided by the architects. The Safari Residential Project is located at the southeast of Shiraz, one of the oldest part of the city. Today, the attention of the architects in the city is more focused on the wealthy areas and there is a lack of innovative projects in such poor areas. The site context's situation is in decline, and architecture is being oblivious, which has affected the city fabric structure and visual aspect of the region. To this end, the initial perspective on the creation of this project is a slight attempt to revive the recession situation of the design site. .jpg?1513670539 "© Parham Taghioff") © Parham Taghioff The idea of the design was based on creating a connecting and reliant element on all floors. This central element, which is in the inner shell of the bricks, has the effect of the transition from the two-dimensional façade to three dimension object. By rotating and bend the wall of this core object (ring), a part of interior private space is dedicated to the terrace space and the building façade was formed as the interface between urban space and the interior of the building. As a result, the living and dining room created on each floor. Accordingly, more and more of the spaces inside and outside were merged, which helped to create more various view angles on the façade external view. .jpg?1513670273 "© Parham Taghioff") © Parham Taghioff The private walls (The rooms) also reached a higher level of privacy with a slight retreat while having a terrace. The formation of the three-dimensional façade helped to create a hierarchy and distinguish between the private and public area of residential units in the exterior façade. Due to limitations that the municipality faced in the absence of aristocracy in the vicinity of the neighbourhood, we had to close the view to a height of 1.7 meters. Our idea to capture the maximum visual aspect of the exterior space was to create a porous brick shell which merged from the façade itself. Creating these brick lattice walls, in addition to a close direct view of the outside, caused the viewer not to be seen within these spaces and at the same time using the space. The underside of this lattice wall is open and strips are implemented for vegetation growth which limits the view as well.  Facade Diagram  Vision Diagram By using the natural light, instead of unformed lighting, we tried to create an emotional mood in the inhabitants by creating the optical contrast and passing it from "Fakhro Madins". In addition, during the night, the illumination of the interior from the outside helped to create visual appeal and visibility. In addition to implement the brick grids, in order to sequence and transform the natural light, in parts of the bricks of the façade, by twisting about 20 degrees of bricks in a 180degree arc, it tries to play light and shadow, and eventually create dynamism and change. We had a texture at different times, Plus the use of glass bricks as transparent materials and light controllers in a linear view of the daylight in the interior. .jpg?1513670367 "© Parham Taghioff") © Parham Taghioff  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Elwood House / STAR Architecture Posted: 22 Dec 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Peter Bennetts
 © Peter Bennetts Text description provided by the architects. Elwood House of Heaton Avenue sits within a tree-lined streetscape that comprises a mix of contemporary and heritage buildings within a council heritage overlay - predominantly Californian bungalows with red brick façades and terracotta tiled roofs, set back from the street with formal gardens and timber fences. Prior to renovation, Elwood House was a tired, 100-year-old example of these in poor condition but with bones intact. The client, who valued the history and style of the building wanted to invest in its retention and restoration. Details such as tuckpointing of façade brickwork, new cobbled bluestone driveway, reinstated timber fence and formal geometric front garden designed by Lachie Anderson Landscapes has strengthened the heritage fabric of the street.  © Peter Bennetts The demolition of the cramped rear section of the house allowed for a new extension to open-up and take better advantage of the north-facing aspect back-garden. The new ground floor addition housing kitchen and living space is juxtaposed with the original house as a streamlined box with floor-to-ceiling glazing, aluminium doors and windows, limestone tiled floor and marble detailing. The transparent box soaks up the natural northern and western light and utilises reflection from the existing pool to further bounce light around the internal space. It is a bright, spacious centre for gathering, sharing and enjoying the connection to the garden, barbeque and pool. The junction between old and new is distinct but fluid. A central spinal hallway links the two halves of the building with walls extending from front to back in a continuous line, creating a long, framed vista.  Ground Floor Plan  First Floor Plan The new first floor addition housing the children's bedrooms distinguishes itself from the more transparent ground floor as a solid monolithic box. Although solid, the off-white rough-cast rendered box seems to float above the building below and to rise and disappear into the sky. It is offset from and overhanging the ground floor envelope, providing shading below and moderating the bulk of the overall mass. Spotted gum elements feature throughout the building uniting the two different levels. On the ground floor, new windows are framed with timber, referencing the formal heritage detailing elsewhere. Timber screens are used on the façade of the new extension, softening the robust box against the heritage façade.  © Peter Bennetts Interior finishes and joinery were designed with Fiona Lynch. The selection of tactile materials, lustrous finishes, rich colours and sleek detailing complement the architectural forms and add another layer of design integrity to the house. The clients' extensive art collection was accommodated with spaces designed to best present the range of work, further enhancing the building's character.  © Peter Bennetts Elwood House provides the multi-dimensionality and flexibility needed for a modern family which is reflected in a range of architectural styles and materials from different eras that have been successfully integrated as an elegant, contemporary home. The extension is respectful of its neighbours and the streetscape; it is not prominent from the street front - there are only glimpses of a modern box behind, modestly set back from its neighbouring buildings. Energy use, solar access, thermal performance, ventilation and water-sensitivity have been considered at all stages of the project to create a house that aims for self-sufficiency and a harmonious relationship with its surrounding landscape. Despite its elegant design credentials, the house is still primarily a home for a young family; joining the daily life of the other parents and children in the local neighbourhood.  © Peter Bennetts  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2017 11:00 AM PST  © T. Chapuis
 © T. Chapuis Text description provided by the architects. The BITEXCO Financial Tower is an iconic symbol of the development of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's economic capital. Housing offices and businesses, the tower asserts its identity through its height and its geometry of taut curves rising up from the dense city below. Located in the heart of the city near the river Saigon, the tower stands at the intersection of three streets (Hai Trieu, Ho Tung Mau and Ngo Duc Ke).  © T. Chapuis Shaped like a huge leaf curled in on itself and opening out to the sky, the tower evokes both nature and traditional architecture and objects made from assembled or woven plant material. The tower's complex geometry consists of inclined cylinders linked together by truncated cones. The sculptural quality of the tower is heightened at night by white lighting that emphasizes the sheer vertical of the west façade, the pinnacle of the tower and the underside of the helipad (helicopter platform) which juts out by 25 metres.  © T. Chapuis The 68-storey tower stands on a base whose first five floors house a shopping mall, conference facilities and restaurants.The ground floor is extended by an esplanade and terraces planted with trees.  Section Most of the tower itself is given over to offices. The upper part above the helipad comprises 18 prestige floors, a panoramic bar and a VIP restaurant.  © T. Chapuis The offices are served by double-deck lifts inside the tower's central core. They are controlled by a grouped call system to minimize waiting time. An express service runs from the ground floor to the public and VIP levels on the 50th floor, where visitors enjoy an incomparable view over the city and the river.  © T. Chapuis The technical rooms are on the 29th and 30th floors and at the top of the tower. Cooling towers are located above the shopping mall and on several levels of the basement, where the generators and oil and water tanks are also housed.  © T. Chapuis The glass panels on the façades incorporate screen-printed motifs (varying in density according to their position) which soften glare and provide protection from the sun. Inside, wooden louvred shutters filter the light in the upper and lower parts of the windows. This interplay of materials again echoes the traditional Vietnamese art of weaving and assembling natural materials.  © T. Chapuis The construction of the BITEXCO Financial Tower involved an international design team. They have created a pioneering building and a landmark for today's Vietnam.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2017 09:00 AM PST  © Marcos García
 © Marcos García Text description provided by the architects. The Project begins from a reflexive exercise towards certain characteristic elements of Mexican regional dwellings to reinterpret their configurative composition and to adapt them to a current family home, respecting part of the original placement of the home and stripping from the façade elements imposed by architectural styles foreign to the region, resulting in a project of clean volumes arranged in different modulations that generate spaces to promote family gathering.  Scheme The program and functions that occur inside the home are shown to the exterior as a set of volumes, differentiated by their dimensions and materials. The sobriety of the shapes allows the integration of heavy regional materials such as stone in various applications and finishes, with the intention of complementing a design made based on honest strokes with a traditional Mexican language.  © Marcos García The project revolves around a double height central space looking to the sky, physically confined by glass and wood beams. This void creates spatial amplitude in the densest spot, obtaining a microclimate that improves the interior temperature by means of ventilation, light and shade.  Lower Floor Plan Circulations originating from this central axis are spatially generous, with the objective of graduating the flow of people, sound and use, between each area of the project, accompanied by pleasant transitions.  © Marcos García At the end, the dwelling can be summarized as a set of basic volumes that simplify the complexity of a family home, thereby achieving the objective of improving the interaction of its inhabitants.  © Marcos García  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Burning Man Selects Design for 2018 Temple Posted: 22 Dec 2017 08:00 AM PST  via Burning Man Journal The design of the main temple at Burning Man 2018 has been revealed: Galaxia by architect Arthur Mamou-Mani. Designed using 3D parametric software, the pavilion is formed from 20 timber trusses that spiral in toward a central point the reaches toward the sky. Starting on the ground, the triangular trusses span large enough distances to create a series of spiraling paths toward the center of the structure, where a giant 3D-printed mandala will be displayed. The spaces in between the truss members will also be large enough to serve as alcoves.  via Burning Man Journal "Galaxia celebrates hope in the unknown, stars, planets, black holes, the movement uniting us in swirling galaxies of dreams," explains Burning Man Journal. "A superior form of Gaia in Isaac Asimov's Foundationseries, Galaxia is the ultimate network, the fabric of the universe connecting living beings into one entity." News via Burning Man Journal.  via Burning Man Journal  via Burning Man Journal  via Burning Man Journal  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bumble HQ “The Hive” / Mark Odom Studio Posted: 22 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Casey Dunn
 © Casey Dunn Text description provided by the architects. Before Bumble moved in to the commercial building in the Rosedale neighborhood of Austin, Texas, the collaborative team at Mark Odom Studio was already at work restoring the space to its original early-60s aesthetic. As an adaptive reuse project, Mark Odom and his team drew inspiration from photographs of what used to be a Floorcraft Carpets in its original form and worked to creatively mimic the textiles and details of that era.  © Casey Dunn  1st Floor Plan When Whitney Wolfe Herd and her team at Bumble were looking for an architect to make their vision come to life in the space, Mark was a natural fit, already knowing the space and proving he could think creatively to imagine a space like none other. Drawing inspiration from photos provided by Bumble and the interior design team at JEI Desgin, Inc., the architects at Mark Odom Studio made visions of hexagon wall coverings and a lifestyle-focused environment a reality.  2nd Floor Plan  © Casey Dunn Project highlights:
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| See the Dazzling Ice Architecture at Sweden's ICEHOTEL Posted: 22 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST  Queen of the North / Emilie Steele & Sebastian Dell'Uva. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Located in the small village of Jukkasjärvi 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, Sweden's ICEHOTEL is the world's largest ice structure, constructed each year from over 4000 tonnes of ice and snow. With winter now officially underway in the Northern Hemisphere, the 2017-2018 version of the ICEHOTEL is now open. In addition to a new permanent section of the hotel kept cool year round by solar energy, for this year's iteration, the hotel invited 36 artists from 17 countries to design the structure's main spaces and guest rooms, including new surreal "art suites" that truly transport visitors into a otherworldly winter wonderland. Check out some of the wildest ones below. Monstera / Nina Kauppi & Johan Kauppi  Monstera / Nina Kauppi & Johan Kauppi. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Livoq / Fabien Champeval & Friederike Schroth  Livoq / Fabien Champeval & Friederike Schroth. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Queen of the North / Emilie Steele & Sebastian Dell'Uva  Queen of the North / Emilie Steele & Sebastian Dell'Uva. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Radiance / Natsuki Saito & Shingo Saito  Radiance / Natsuki Saito & Shingo Saito. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> The Invisible Invincible Army / Nina Hedman & Lena Kriström  The Invisible Invincible Army / Nina Hedman & Lena Kriström. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Danger Thin Ice / Franziska Agrawal  Danger Thin Ice / Franziska Agrawal. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Daily Travellers / Alem Teklu & Anne Karin Krogevoll  Daily Travellers / Alem Teklu & Anne Karin Krogevoll. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Follow the White Rabbit / AnnaSofia Mååg & Niklas Byman  Follow the White Rabbit / AnnaSofia Mååg & Niklas Byman. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Ground Rules / Carl Wellander & Ulrika Tallving  Ground Rules / Carl Wellander & Ulrika Tallving. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> King Kong / Lkhagvadorj Dorjsuren  King Kong / Lkhagvadorj Dorjsuren. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Last Fabergé Egg / Tomasz Czajkowski and Eryk Marks  Last Fabergé Egg / Tomasz Czajkowski and Eryk Marks. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> 34 Meters / Luca Roncoroni & Dave Ruane  34 Meters / Luca Roncoroni & Dave Ruane. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Hang in There / Marjolein Vonk and Maurizio Perron  Hang in There / Marjolein Vonk and Maurizio Perron. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> White Desert / Timsam Harding & Fabián Jacquet Casado  White Desert / Timsam Harding & Fabián Jacquet Casado. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Wandering Cloud / Lisa Lindqvist  Wandering Cloud / Lisa Lindqvist. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> A Rich Seam / Howard Miller & Hugh Miller  A Rich Seam / Howard Miller & Hugh Miller Cumulus / AnnaKatrin Kraus & Hans Aescht  Cumulus / AnnaKatrin Kraus & Hans Aescht. Photograph by <a href='http://http://www.asafkliger.com/'>Asaf Kliger</a> © <a href='http://https://www.icehotel.com/ice-galleries/art-design-2017-2018/'>ICEHOTEL</a> Space Room / Adrian Bois & Pablo Lopez  Space Room / Adrian Bois & Pablo Lopez  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 2211 Cambie / Arno Matis Architecture Posted: 22 Dec 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Michael Elkan
 © Ed White Text description provided by the architects. A once forgotten site sitting adjacent a new underground rapid transit line, this project sits on the southern gateway of Vancouver's grand Cambie boulevard. This commercial/residential mixed-use project presents an avant-garde building form of cascading post-tensioned concrete cantilever floors and a layered screen façade that reflects light and distorts the boundaries between interior and exterior.  © Ed White Designed to capture the vortex energy of the neighbouring bridgehead, building vocabulary is sweeping and spiraled to capture the energy created by the adjacent bridge ramps. Edges are curved and fragmented to evoke the idea of movement, as if the energy of the street itself is pealing the surfaces of the building apart. The building turns its corners in prow-like forms that track sun-angles and provide passive horizontal and vertical sun-shading.  © Leo Light Photography  Type Floor  © Leo Light Photography FAÇADE: The solar signature of each façade was carefully mapped and the result was a tailored system that is not only an effective passive solar control tool, but also serves as a privacy screen from the bridge traffic to the north east, while opening to views to the north west.  Diagram LIGHT ART: The building form is emphasized through a light art installation by light artist Tamar Frank that recalls the frenetic movement of head and taillights.  © Michael Elkan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Stay in a Recently Restored Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Home, the Eppstein House Posted: 22 Dec 2017 03:45 AM PST  Courtesy of The Eppstein House Ever wanted to spend the night in a classic Frank Lloyd Wright house? Here's your chance. The Eppstein House, one of Wright's Usonian designs built in 1953, has been restored to its original beauty by owners Marika Broere and Tony Hillebrandt and is now accepting visitors for a limited time through Airbnb. Located in Galesburg, Michigan, the house was originally designed as part of a planned Usonian community intended to contain 21 homes, though just four ended up being built.  Courtesy of The Eppstein House Completed earlier this month, the restoration process has completed updated the house from top to bottom while preserving the original design. The house's signature element, the original textile blocks, have been stained with a UV protective coating designed specifically for Usonian textile blocks, while the bathroom has been updated with antique tiles produced in the 1950s and new mahogany finishes. Building systems have also been overhauled. Climate control systems have been added to each room and the plumbing and electrical systems have also been brought up to 21st century standards. Outside, a new septic tank and french drain system have improved drainage on the site, and a dilapidated swimming pool (not originally designed for the house) was removed.  via Airbnb  via Airbnb  via Airbnb In addition to the installation brand new roof, the house's concrete floors, ceiling and outdoor awnings have been restored. Interior finishes have also been given the restoration treatment, as the owners brought in a master carpenter to restore and rebuild broken and decaying fixtures, shelves and ledges. To top off the transformation, an assortment of original Frank Lloyd Wright and period furniture pieces and artworks adorn the interiors. With space for 6 guests, the home can now be rented from Airbnb for a limited time. The house will also be opened to visitors once a year. Learn more about the restoration process on the Project Eppstein blog here, and check out Airbnb for availability and rates here.  via Airbnb  via Airbnb  via Airbnb  via Airbnb  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Freiburg Town Hall / ingenhoven architects Posted: 22 Dec 2017 03:00 AM PST  Courtesy of ingenhoven architects
 Courtesy of ingenhoven architects Text description provided by the architects. World's first public net-surplus-energy building—it generates more energy than it consumes. The new building of the first construction phase of the new town hall in Freiburg im Breisgau with its administration center and day nursery is the world's first public building built to the net-surplus- energy standard and accommodates the 840 employees of the City Administration under one roof after they had previously been spread over 16 different sites throughout the city. The new administration centre, which is part of the town hall extension for the City of Freiburg, is designed to provide a stimulus for upgrading the Stühlinger area of Freiburg in terms of town planning and urban design and to provide a greenbelt link between Eschholz Park and the University Hospital.  Courtesy of ingenhoven architects  Site Plan  Courtesy of ingenhoven architects The winning entry by ingenhoven architects to the 2013 international architectural competition embodies the principles of openness and transparency and incorporates a "green campus" concept, in which three building tracts and a day nursery are combined. The ensemble of the new town hall buildings is integrated into the green space between Eschholz Park and the University Hospital—the linking effect is reinforced by vistas and a public pathway network. By increasing the public space at Fehrenbachallee, space has been opened up for a new address, thereby creating an attractive public city square. The main entrance to the new building is situated opposite the existing building.  Courtesy of ingenhoven architects The second construction phase will create additional oval buildings providing workplaces for the City's administration. The heart of the new six-story building, which replaces a town hall pavilion from the 1960s, is the citizens' service centre with conference rooms, and staff restaurant on the first floor. The floors above include single and double offices, as well as large team offices with open-plan desk arrangements for the respective departments of the City Administration. Thanks to a variable glazed partition wall system the plan layout of the offices is flexible and reversible. The routes through the town hall are designed in a transparent and open way, allowing easy orientation; there are several areas placed throughout the building that is designed to promote interaction and communication.  Courtesy of ingenhoven architects The visual appearance of the two buildings is impressive—the facades feature locally sourced larch wood elements. The facade of the town hall has been constructed using staggered, vertically projecting modules with photovoltaic cells and high-quality thermal insulation. Story-high glazed facade elements are used to optimize the intake of daylight. The facade of the circular day nursery building features narrow strips of vertical timber cladding and large openings with balcony doors, as well as an access balcony at second-floor level. The openings have been placed to provide daylight and vistas to the outside while also offering direct access to the building.  Courtesy of ingenhoven architects  Section  Courtesy of ingenhoven architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| These Chimney Sections Show Santa's Magical Shape-Shifting Abilities Posted: 22 Dec 2017 01:30 AM PST  © Chanel Dehond Oh no! Santa is stuck in the chimney again! For many children, there is nothing more terrifying yet thrilling than the thought of waking up to see a pair of black leather boots and red pants dangling from the fireplace on Christmas morning—maybe he ate one cookie too many. Chimneys come in all different shapes, styles, and sizes. With the thousands of chimneys Santa squeezes down every Christmas Eve, it makes you wonder about the maneuvers, tips, and tricks he uses to shimmy down even the most unusual of spaces. Santa's maneuvers are caught, mid-squeeze, in this series of section drawings by illustrator Chanel Dehond. With some wacky chimney shapes, perhaps shape-shifting can be added to Santa's list of magical abilities!  © Chanel Dehond  © Chanel Dehond  © Chanel Dehond  © Chanel Dehond  © Chanel Dehond Check out more of Chanel Dehond's work via her website, Instagram, and online store.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gemma Observatory / Anmahian Winton Architects Posted: 22 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects
 Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects Text description provided by the architects. This private astronomical observatory is located on a remote mountain summit in central New Hampshire. The site is characterized by granite outcroppings and is situated at the center of a three-mile radius "dark" landscape with very little light pollution to obstruct astronomical viewing.  Axonometric Gemma's design rejects a traditional dome in favor of a synthesized architectural form that maximizes usable space and responds to the stark geographic context. Its continuously faceted shape reflects the surrounding landform, and terraced concrete platforms transition between the summit's bedrock and the building foundation, knitting together natural and man-made landscapes. An unconventional pattern of lock-seamed zinc cladding mediates between the irregular site topography and the building's geometry, reflecting Gemma's orientation to both geological and celestial landmarks. Its dimension, color, and patina evoke a material relationship to the gray granite outcroppings, while its heat transfer capability facilitates sky observation by minimizing temperature differential distortion.  Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects  Plans  Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects As a counterpoint to the exterior and its context, the interior is lined with fir plywood, creating a haven of refuge and warmth from the harsh surroundings. The first floor is comprised of a research office, sleeping bunk, and warming room, and is super-insulated to prevent interior/exterior temperature differentials from creating heat eddies that would impede astronomical viewing. A helical stair leads from the cantilevered entry canopy to a fissure in the cladding that opens onto the exterior observation deck. Continuing, the stair arrives at the observatory's primary viewing platform inside the faceted turret, its interior characterized by high ceilings, a larger telescope, and a camera array. A single person can rotate this turret by hand with an assembly typically used in high-precision manufacturing facilities, and a hand-cranked sliding hatch opens the telescope to the sky. A rift in the zinc cladding creates a corner window, framing Polaris when the turret is locked into the southern cardinal position.  Courtesy of Anmahian Winton Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Best Submissions to the 2017 Architecture Holiday Card Challenge Posted: 22 Dec 2017 12:15 AM PST
When they aren't designing buildings or making sure their models and plans are neat and tidy, many architects channel creative energy into sketches (both hand-done and digital) that become small tokens of holiday cheer. This annual challenge, now in its third year, is our unashamed way of celebrating the inventiveness, originality, and artistry of ArchDaily readers from around the world. May you all enjoy the humblest and most thoughtful gift of all: an expression of holiday cheer.  Sobhan Razyani  Leela Keshav
Gif by Jacob Bagajluk  Katie Sawey  Ania Khodabakhshian  Fernando Bastos Faria  Eric Randall Morris  Deep Vora
Gif by KARALI NATALIA  Chan Jun Hao  Chan Jun Hao  Axel Catapang  sthing  Ryan Glick  Ben Anvy
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Gif by Daniel Joonhee Lee  Patty Leo  Patty Leo  Corina Popa
Gif by Nacho Fuentes Cantillana  Talita Yakin  Ryan DiRaimo
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Gif by Ūla Žebrauskaitė  Zach George  Darius Woo  Farah Abdallah
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| NYC's Waterline Square Tops Out With Towers by Meier, Viñoly and KPF Posted: 22 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST  © Jonathan Morefield At one of the last remaining waterfront sites in Manhattan, the topping out of a luxury, five-acre, three tower mega-structure dubbed Waterline Square marks the end of a 25-year process for the 77-acre Riverside South Master Plan. Each of the three towers has been conceptualized by a different architect, with One Waterline Square by Richard Meier & Partners Architects, Two Waterline Square by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) and Three Waterline Square by Viñoly Architects. The towers were developed concurrently, but each reflects the vision of its architect, contributing to a harmonious complex while still remaining distinct.  © Jonathan Morefield  © Jonathan Morefield The project, located between West 59th and West 61st Streets on Riverside Drive, is to begin closings in late 2018 and will complete the historic transformation of Riverside Boulevard which has occurred over two decades along the Hudson River. The topping out was celebrated on site last week. James Linsley, President of GID Development Group said of the event:  Courtesy of Noe & Associates  © Wendy Barrows
 © Wendy Barrows Surrounded by extensive landscaped parkland, including tree-lined groves, walking paths, a playground and water features, the towers offer 263 condominiums, on or above the twentieth floor of each building. The array of 1-5 bedrooms homes whose interiors have been designed by Champalimaud Design, Yabu Pushelberg, and Groves & Co, will boast a variety of hand-picked materials, custom vanities and cabinetry and large windows to take in the incredible views down the river.  © Jonathan Morefield The towers will be supported by The Waterline Club - 100,000 square feet of best-in-class sports, leisure, and lifestyle amenities. An experiential food market run by the Cipriani family will see a variety of restaurants, casual outlets and a market as part of the complex.  Courtesy of Noe & Associates  © Jonathan Morefield The topping out of the towers marks a significant milestone in the project as well as in the reshaping of New York's famous skyline. News via: GID Development Group.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Dec 2017 10:00 PM PST  Photo by <a href="https://visualhunt.com/author/88a5c3">NYCDOT</a> on <a href="https://visualhunt.com/re/710a7d">VisualHunt</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/"> CC BY-NC-ND</a> The SDG Academy online education platform recently launched a series of free online courses on topics ranging from sustainable development and urbanization to climate change and the use of natural resources. According to the description on its website, SDG Academy "creates and curates free, top-level courses on sustainable development for students around the world." In dealing with a variety of subjects, each of these courses presents a current challenge for the planet - whether related to the increasing urban population or to human rights and the problem of feeding seven billion people - and possible solutions for the balance of human development. These are the courses currently available:
Some of the courses are now closed, but the recorded classes are still available online for free. For more information about each course, click here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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