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- IA_HOUSE / LANDÍNEZ+REY | equipo L2G arquitectos
- Logo Against Alzheimer's: Call For Entries
- Real Vinícola – Casa da Arquitectura / Guilherme Machado Vaz
- Dipoli - Aalto University Main Building / ALA Architects
- Seesaw Coffee Shenzhen MIXC / NOTA Architects
- FHM Bachelor Apartment / ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
- Photos That Capture The Hypnotic Geometries of La Grande-Motte
- Exceptional and Noteworthy Jury to Select Winners of the International VELUX Award 2018
- Mid Century Modern Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture
- Fantastic Images of Architecture in the Fog: The Best Photos of the Week
- Contemporary Concert Halls Have Become Multi-Functional Catalysts for Urban Change
- Hotel & Spa Seezeitlodge / Graft Architects
- Peep Through the Wondrous Windows of the Tours Aillaud in This Colorful Photo Series
| IA_HOUSE / LANDÍNEZ+REY | equipo L2G arquitectos Posted: 03 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST  © Raúl del Valle
 © Raúl del Valle Text description provided by the architects. The house is located in a residential area comprising detached houses. It is accessed from the streets on the east and west sides of the block on which the plot is situated. It has an irregular and slightly longitudinal shape. The compact building was designed according to a basic requirement of the property owners: not break the continuity of the free outdoor space between the two streets, a condition that determined the orientation of the house and its relationship with the exterior. Not having a horizon, IA_house traces the limits of its domestic space in the walls containing the plot, barely three metres in the north and 11 in the south, without interruption.  © Raúl del Valle  Floor Plans  © Raúl del Valle However, from east to west, the house itself forms part of the perimeter enclosure, from the street entrance in the east to the covered outdoor area in the west. In both cases, the load-bearing beam structure and concrete walls mark these limits. In-situ. Therefore, concrete beams, walls and paving serve as containing envelopes and a threshold for handmade brick structures, and also to guide and order them. These brick structures house the rooms on the lower floor. They serve as a threshold, support and foundation for the upper volume. The latter, formed by white prefabricated envelopes, houses the bedrooms and a study and games area.  © Raúl del Valle The lower structures have sliding steel panels in the ventilated chambers. The handmade brick walls, arranged in the traditional fashion for half-foot brick and with lime mortar, are like canvases confined between the framework and the structural grey concrete beams. On the other hand, the shiny white glazed brick walls were also built with depth in mind and, in this case, form volumes projected according to the geometric position of the brick, with no bonding: six-inch stretchers on the north and south and, again without bonding, headers from east to west.  Elevations and Sections Unrestrained reinforced constructions that escape from the load-bearing structure. Two ways of building masonry structures. Always brick and mortar. Two ways of shaping them and addressing them from the structure. Thus a polarisation of the house's interior/exterior relationship is established: transversality in its link with the surroundings and longitudinal continuity in the transit areas and internal visual relationships: we put geometry in opposition with topology, and pit construction and scale against continuity and time.  © Raúl del Valle  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Logo Against Alzheimer's: Call For Entries Posted: 03 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST  CODE – Competitions for Designers- launches "Logo Against Alzheimer's", a design competition aiming to create a logo for the Italian Association "Affetti da" that is going to support the families of people suffering from Alzheimer's. The initiative offers a cash prize of € 10.000 to winner projects that will be selected by a renowned jury made of Milo Manara, Milton Glaser, Federico Babina, Margherita Urbani, Pietro Corraini, Mario Trimarchi (AIAP), Roberta Pantieri (Affetti da). We are our history. Therefore, the failing of memories is one of the most painful experiences a human being can live. In an aging society where the possibilities of growing older are increasingly higher, more people are suffering from a gradual and inexorable memory loss- due to diseases as the Alzheimer's disease. It is an irreversible and painful erosion of one's identity and past. Not recognizing the face of the loved ones, the places or the elements of one's story leads to deep and unspeakable emotional upheavals. These moments affect both the patient and his/her family members. For this reason, the support of professionals and structured networks is crucial. They are available to listen and offer solutions to those who are living the darkness of memories. The sunset of memories needs a light able to guide families and patients through the complex disease journey. For this reason, "Affetti da" was created. It is a network of doctors and volunteers aimed at offering a professional support to those people who are coping with the dementia disorders of their loved ones. As a guiding star, "Affetti da" aims at guiding the journey of those who face the gloomy darkness of the disease. It is a delicate and complex mission, which needs a refined and important image. Consequently, on the occasion of its foundation, "Affetti da" asks designers to create its logo and visual image. A logo is much more than simply a graphic composition. It is an identity, which becomes image; it is a mental journey, which has to be imprinted in the observer's memory. The logo has to be linked to a product or an association. It has to evoke a story using the same language and the same feelings used by the association it represents. Through "Logo Against Alzheimer's", graphic designers and designers will have the opportunity to design the logo of one of the most important associations in the field of the fight against memory diseases. In this way, they will make a valuable contribution to those people who daily face painful situations in order to assist people coping with the difficulties of the disease. This logo will talk about memory and to memory. It will be a recognizable image able to reassure and become a reference point- guiding star- in the slow failing of memories. Jury:
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Calendar: 30/11/2017 – "Early bird" registrations - start 22/12/2017 - "Standard" registrations - start 22/01/2018 - "Late" registrations - start 25/02/2018 (h 12.00 - midday - GMT) – Material's submission deadline 26/02/2018 – Jury Summoning More information at: www.competitionsfordesigners.com  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Real Vinícola – Casa da Arquitectura / Guilherme Machado Vaz Posted: 03 Dec 2017 07:00 PM PST  © Luís Ferreira Alves
 © Luís Ferreira Alves Text description provided by the architects. The architectural Project – which comes a hundred years after the Real Vinícola was built, between 1897 and 1901 – is grounded on the existing ruins and their rehabilitation, through an investigation on the historical context of the industrial buildings.  © Luís Ferreira Alves "The instant a building crumbles", said Simmel, "this means nothing more than the mere forces of nature beginning to predominate over human work: the balance between Nature and spirit, which the building manifested, moves in favour f Nature".  © Luís Ferreira Alves The main objective of this project was re-establish the balance of forces between Nature and the human spirit. A balance achieved through a negotiation with both Nature, which claims a space that was once hers, in an endless struggle; the human spirit, which manifested a hundred years ago and built the space; and with the spirit that will necessary have to manifest today and establish a dialogue with the previous two.  © Luís Ferreira Alves An example of this dialogue is the trees growing inside one of the buildings, which have been maintained by creating exterior patios. The building was once again occupied, but the rights acquired by Nature over the years in which the place was abandoned were respected.  Sections We tried draw in accordance with the original project, whenever possible. All exterior dimensions were recuperated, the design of the wood trusses remained, all woodwork was rebuilt. We sought to maintain the industrial spirit of the place.  © Luís Ferreira Alves There were changes in function which implied new spaces, new infrastructures and new legislation to comply with. Concrete staircases placed outside the building were requires for fire safety reason. It was decided not to introduce them in the interior due to the negative impact they would have on the steel structure of the slab, with its beauty expressed in the almost infinitive repetition of the structural module created by the pillars and the beams. It was necessary to open windows on the east elevation of the block. Since we were introducing a new element into the project, we chose to adapt the contemporary character of the intervention rather than to disguise it – by making the new windows frames pressed against the wall, in opposition to the existing windows which are mass taken from it.  © Luís Ferreira Alves In addition to seeking this balance between the different intervening forces, we wanted it to be visible and manifest itself in all its veracity. We believe that matter should, in this particular instance, be perceived in both space and time.  © Luís Ferreira Alves  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dipoli - Aalto University Main Building / ALA Architects Posted: 03 Dec 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Tuomas Uusheimo
 © Tuomas Uusheimo Text description provided by the architects. Dipoli, the listed iconic and experimental student union building of Helsinki University of Technology designed by Raili and Reima Pietilä and completed in 1966 has gone through a complete renovation and gotten a new life as the main building of Aalto University. The building reopened for fall semester 2017.  © Tuomas Uusheimo Dipoli will function as a meeting place for the university administration, the academic community, the students and other stake holders. All of these parties have been activated in the spatial re-design process that turned the building into a sustainable, flexible workspace of the future. In addition to housing the administration, Dipoli will also continue to function as the prime location for important lecture events and university festivities, as well as act as a display platform for the university's research and design projects. Dipoli's restaurants, cafeterias and bar cater for both students and staff members.  Section  Section Dipoli is Aalto University's test lab for flexible working methods and mobile work. Two hundred of the university's administrative employees will use the building as their base. The design team's aim was to re-radicalize Dipoli by creating a fresh, open and dynamic user experience, not forgetting the original designers' vision.  © Tuomas Uusheimo  Ground Floor Plan  © Tuomas Uusheimo The building, located on the edge of the Alvar Aalto designed Otaniemi campus, is the result of an architectural competition organized in 1961, where the Pietiläs' entry was originally awarded shared 2nd prize and later selected as the winner of the second competition organized between the two 2nd prize winners. The renovation was part of the larger campus reorganization project linked to the former Helsinki University of Technology campus becoming the main campus of Aalto University, born out of the merger of three Helsinki area universities.  © Tuomas Uusheimo Prior to the renovation Dipoli functioned as a conference center for a period of 20 years.  © Tuomas Uusheimo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Seesaw Coffee Shenzhen MIXC / NOTA Architects Posted: 03 Dec 2017 04:00 PM PST  © Shiyun Qian
 © Shiyun Qian Text description provided by the architects. This is a deep long U-shape shop front with single exposure to light, facing the mall plaza. All kinds of coffee making functions are aligned along a 10m bar, penetrated into the central part of the space, inviting and directing activities circulate through every corner of the space. It is conceived as an outdoor pedestrian street with leisure lives.  © Shiyun Qian  Pedestrian Street Scenario  © Shiyun Qian The street is lit by a "Skylight", projecting a light and shadow ground effect by two types of terrazzo paving. Everything gathers around the central stall: the Roastery Factory stands as an independent booth, connected by a Street Corner Garden, the Street Shop Front serves as cashier and products display, a sheltered seating area recalls Street Cafe, while the actual street cafe extends to the shop entry, exposed to the actual sunlight coming from the east. A rich selection of plants blends into seating areas, amongst the Park Benches. The varied volumes and level heights, along with the materiality are the reminiscent of the hilly landscape of Shenzhen and its super green nature.  © Shiyun Qian  Floor Plan  © Shiyun Qian Underneath the light structure metal roof is originally designed as the Roastery Factory, the production house of coffee beans. With three sides open to the customer, it not only provides daily roasting scenario but also attracts all bean-related events such as tutoring, cupping, or tasting. It becomes a pop-up store and exhibition space later on without losing its social functionality. The central coffee bar is divided into espresso, filter and training sections, and as each section faces the other, the interactions therefore, become no longer singular.  © Shiyun Qian The space is full of "seeing" and "seen", a panorama view is available even when working in the back kitchen. Yet each seating is carefully studied to be ensure comfort and privacy.  © Shiyun Qian  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| FHM Bachelor Apartment / ONG&ONG Pte Ltd Posted: 03 Dec 2017 12:00 PM PST  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
 Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd Text description provided by the architects. The FHM Bachelor Apartment is a stunning 3-bedroom New York inspired loft sitting on the 49th floor of the Circle Prototype, an exclusive high-rise condominium in Central Bangkok. To fulfil the vision of a true bachelor's residence, the revamped interiors convey the sophisticated vibe that is assuredly refined and undeniably sleek.  Layout Colored Plan The interior plan was shifted and reconfigured, opening up space to fully accentuate the apartment's breathtaking 270° panoramic view of the Bangkok cityscape - the vibrant urban skyline, a shifting metropolitan tapestry that is abuzz day and night.  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd The revitalised residence is characterised by a preponderance of monolithic natural stone. A carefully conceptualised backdrop of warm timber wall panelling and tinted mirrors helps balance the space against the stone. Connecting the spacious main living area to the service area is a versatile counter area that can be converted into a bar for evening entertainment.  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd Envisioned for social events and a modern lifestyle, the final touch for the recited apartment features private spaces concealed behind a sleek mirror door, secluding a plush master bedroom complete with en-suite bathroom, walk-in closet, private study area and balcony.  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Photos That Capture The Hypnotic Geometries of La Grande-Motte Posted: 03 Dec 2017 08:00 AM PST  © Stefano Perego What happens when an architect is inspired by both the pyramids of Mesoamerica and the modernity of Oscar Niemeyer... and said architect has been tasked to create a master plan for a utopic seaside resort? You get La Grande-Motte, a commune in Southern France. Below, photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego share a selection of images from their pilgrimage to this unique site.  © Roberto Conte  © Stefano Perego Statement from photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego. La Grande-Motte is a popular seaside resort located in Southern France, in the arrondissement of Montpellier. But it's not at all a usual seaside resort.  © Stefano Perego The whole area was designed and built between 1960 and 1975 by one single architect, Jean Balladur. He was a visionary man, that—with the exception of the works by a few artists involved by the author—basically designed every single detail of La Grande-Motte over 400 hectares: from the buildings (big and small) to the width of the roads, the vegetation, the height of the sidewalks and even the street furniture. Though all the architecture has a different design and shows a different concrete geometry, it's quite clear from the first sight that they were designed by the same hand.  © Roberto Conte Pyramids, triangles, circles, half circles and omegas, La Grande-Motte appeared to us like a kaleidoscope of shapes and patterns, a true visual and hypnotic experience full of big and small scale surprises—definitely an inspiring, uncommon and somehow challenging subject that we, as photographers, decided to represent by highlighting its geometric complexity and extravagance.  © Roberto Conte At the beginning, Balladur received harsh criticism, but with time (and the growth of the planned green areas) the whole project was rehabilitated and since 2010 La Grande-Motte has been properly considered as "Patrimoine du XXème sècle" (Heritage of 20th century) in France.  © Roberto Conte  © Roberto Conte  © Stefano Perego  © Stefano Perego  © Roberto Conte  © Stefano Perego  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Exceptional and Noteworthy Jury to Select Winners of the International VELUX Award 2018 Posted: 03 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Velux Group The VELUX Group has announced the esteemed architects that will make up the jury for the 2018 VELUX Award for Students of Architecture. The award, given every two years, challenges students of architecture all over the world to explore the theme of daylight and consider its role in our lives as an ever-relevant source of light, life and energy in buildings. The four internationally acclaimed jury members will elect the winners among the hundreds of daylight-focused project entries from all over the world. "We are thrilled and proud to present this esteemed jury to the works of engaged students from all over the world and we truly hope that all efforts will be made to showcase explorations and excitement in the two award categories 'daylight in buildings' and 'daylight investigations'," says program manager of the award Per Arnold Andersen, from the VELUX Group. The members of the jury are:
The jury will evaluate projects from around the world that pay special attention to the use of daylight. They will first select regional winners from Americas, Africa, Asia/Oceania, Eastern Europe/Middle East and Western Europe in June 2018 – and will then go on to name the overall and global winners at a live critique session in October 2018. "The students are tomorrow's decision-makers in the architect offices and our goal is to make them aware of the importance of daylight conditions in buildings – and to acknowledge the importance of daylight for humans' health, wellbeing and joy – and not least; to see the VELUX Group as an important collaboration partner in the future", Per Arnold Andersen explains. To participate in the International VELUX Award 2018, students of architecture needs to register on iva.velux.com before 1 April 2018 and submit their daylight project by 15 June 2018. There are two project categories; 1) daylight in buildings and 2) daylight investigations. Every student project has to be backed by a teacher and both the winning students and their teachers are recognized with money prizes. More about the jury RCR Arquitectes RCR Architects. Image Courtesy of Velux Group Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta from Spain, who were named the laureates of the 2017 Pritzker Prize, becoming the first trio of architects to be bestowed the profession's highest accolade. RCR have won various national and international competitions ranging from a Lighthouse in Punta Aldea in 1988, through the Meditel new head-quarters in Casablanca, The Edge Business Bay in Dubai or the Condal linear park and Province Courts in Barcelona to one of the most recent projects, the Miró country house and studio Museum in Mont-Roig del Camp. RCR Arquitectes have participated in several international exhibitions such as the III Salon International de l'Architecture in Paris, the Venice Biennale, MOMA, New York and the Toto Gallery. Ma in Tokyo. A main characteristic of their works is reaction to the landscape by revealing new dimensions in the topography and with the choice of materials they are concerned with the experience of light, shadow, earth, water and air. Rick Joy Architects Rick Joy. Image Courtesy of Velux Group Founded in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Beginning with the firm's first full building commission, virtually every project has received a multitude of architectural design accolades. With a body of completed work consisting of both private and public commissions, Rick Joy Architects has gained substantial international recognition. Rick Joy has participated in multiple exhibitions while being featured in over 150 publications worldwide as well as he has lectured extensively throughout the United States and around the globe; a.o in Finland, Spain, Australia, India, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand and Chile. Joy's primary interest is in the quality of the spaces he makes He is known for his use of locally available materials and of the region's abundant sun and sky, with plays of light and shadow. Li Hu Li Hu. Image Courtesy of Velux Group Founding partner of OPEN, China, and former partner of Steven Holl Architects, and director of Columbia University GSAPP's Studio-X Beijing. During his partnership with Steven Holl, Li Hu was responsible for some of the firm's influential urban projects in Asia, including Linked Hybrid in Beijing, Vanke Center in Shenzhen, Raffles City in Chengdu and Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing. With OPEN and his partner Huang Wenjing projects include; Gehua Youth and Cultural Center, Garden School/Beijing No.4 High School Fangshan Campus, Stepped Courtyards, HEX-SYS, Tsinghua Ocean Center, Pingshan Performing Arts Center, Tank Shanghai and Dialogue by the Sea. In this, his latest project, diffused light endows the place with a bright and uplifting spirit to produce a multi-functional gallery space. As a giant time glass, time and natural light flow softly into the space. Sasa Begovic Sasa Begovic. Image Courtesy of Velux Group Founding partner and principal architect of 3LHD architects, Croatia. He has been a visiting critic, workshop leader and lecturer in Europe and US. Since fall 2017 he has been visiting associate professor at Cornell University, AAP, Department of Architecture, Ithaca, USA. Projects, such as Memorial Bridge in Rijeka, Sports Hall Bale, Croatian Pavilions on EXPO 2005 in Aichi Japan and 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain, Riva waterfront in Split, Zagreb Dance Centre, Centre Zamet and Hotel Lone are some of the important highlights of the practice. Currently 3LHD works on project in Zurich, Rovinj, Guangzhou, Dubrovnik and Zagreb. In works like the Zamet centre, they work with concave, and flat hexagonal ceramic tiles as important elements that refract daylight - even on a cloudy day. Martin Pors Jepsen Martin Pors Jepsen. Image Courtesy of Velux Group Vice president of VELUX Innovation Center in Denmark. He holds a M.Sc. in International Business and Modern Languages and has held several commercial positions in the VELUX Group; a.o as general manager for VELUX China and global product manager for VELUX Solar energy. From 2010 to 2016, Martin Pors Jepsen was general manager for VELUX Modular Skylights. He also serves as assistant Professor and study program manager at the Copenhagen Business School. The International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture has been running every second year since 2003, with prize giving events in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. 4,500 student teams have participated over the years representing more than 80 countries worldwide. The IVA is arranged in close collaboration with the International Union of Architects (UIA) and acknowledged by: The European Association for Architectural Education, The American Institute of Architecture Students, the Architectural Research Centers Consortium, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Read more in iva.velux.com.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Mid Century Modern Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture Posted: 03 Dec 2017 05:00 AM PST  © Anice Hoachlander | Hoachlander Davis Photography
 © Anice Hoachlander | Hoachlander Davis Photography Text description provided by the architects. The mid-century modern home was less than two thousand square feet, yet beautifully sited on a densely wooded hill. The property provided an extraordinary amount of privacy and seclusion for a house less than four miles from the District of Columbia. Despite the very limited amount of space for a family of four, the clients purchased the property immediately. Five years later, with their two children rapidly approaching teenage years, the time had come to look at a house expansion. The clients wanted to maintain as many of the characteristics of the existing house and property as possible when they renovated to add living space. The mid-century modern ascetic, the simple volumes and details were all important. After all, these were the design features that first drew them to the house and property and they did not want to lose these design features in the renovation process.  © Anice Hoachlander | Hoachlander Davis Photography Equally important was preserving views from the existing living spaces to the exterior. These views had become defining characteristics of why the property felt like home. Maintaining these characteristics was the syntax of the design solution. For the addition, two distinctly separate pavilion volumes were added. One pavilion provides a new master bedroom and a home office. It also affords new view sheds up the hill to the north and over the existing house to the south. The second pavilion provides another living space. Equipped with a custom built Murphy bed this pavilion can be closed off from the rest of the house with a sliding door and used as a guest room for visitors.  © Anice Hoachlander | Hoachlander Davis Photography  Sections  © Anice Hoachlander | Hoachlander Davis Photography The new pavilions are clad in Shou Sugi Ban (Traditional Japanese Charred Cedar) siding that will gracefully patina amongst the surrounding trees. The siding on the existing house was removed and that volume also re-clad in the same Shou Sugi Ban siding. The placement of the pavilions was governed by sightlines and viewsheds. The new glass walkways connecting the pavilions touch the existing house as delicately as possible. The placement of the new pavilions also defines exterior spaces into outdoor rooms. The home has doubled in size but the ambience of the site is preserved.  © Anice Hoachlander | Hoachlander Davis Photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fantastic Images of Architecture in the Fog: The Best Photos of the Week Posted: 03 Dec 2017 04:00 AM PST  © Richard Barnes Taking photographs in fog can be an experience as chaotic as it is enchanting. Although working with this phenomenon can be risky, since fog dramatically modifies the available light and the atmosphere of a scene, if you know how to take advantage of it, the result can lead to perfect photographs. Below is a selection of 10 images from prominent photographers such as Kevin Scott, Richard Barnes, and Koichi Torimura. Cornbread WorksDrents Archive / Zecc Architecten © Cornbread Works Bernardo Bader ArchitektenKapelle Salgenreute / Bernardo Bader Architekten Cortesía de Bernardo Bader Architekten Sophie MayerRural House / RCR Arquitectes © Sophie Mayer Koichi TorimuraVilla/ Gallery in Karuizawa / Makoto Yamaguchi Design © Koichi Torimura Fernando Guerra | FG+SGTherme Vals / Peter Zumthor © Fernando Guerra Adolf BereuterForest Refuge / Bernd Riegger Architektur © Adolf Bereuter Transsolar & Tetsuo Kondo ArchitectsCloudscapes / Transsolar & Tetsuo Kondo Architects Cortesía de Transsolar & Tetsuo Kondo Architects Kevin ScottCabin at Longbranch / Olson Kundig © Kevin Scott Ligang HuangChongqing Sunac One Central Mansion Sales Pavillion / AOE © Ligang Huang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Contemporary Concert Halls Have Become Multi-Functional Catalysts for Urban Change Posted: 03 Dec 2017 01:30 AM PST  Left and bottom-right: Harpa Concert Hall, image Courtesy of Henning Larsen Architects; top-right: Philharmonie de Paris, image © Danica O Kus In their video series for the November 2017 World Architecture Festival, PLANE—SITE delves into contemporary concert hall design. The four films highlight major themes in today's musical architecture through an interactive, multimedia panel. Using Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Wroclaw's National Forum of Music, and the Philharmonie de Paris as examples, the videos show how contemporary concert halls are more technological and multifunctional than ever before, demonstrating how architecture redefines the modern-day musical performance experience. The series acted as a starting point for a conversation between the WAF audience and panelists, moderated by PLANE—SITE's Andres Ramirez. Panelists included Michel Cova of dUCKS scéno, Tateo Nakajima of Arup, and Jacob Kurek of Henning Larsen. The Expression Of SoundA key element to contemporary music venue design is acoustics. Architects cannot achieve perfect acoustical space alone. Technology, shape, and materials are essential to maintaining world-class acoustics in these now mixed-use buildings. The Threshold ExperienceTypically, we see a venue's facade more than the stage inside. Concert halls can be a city's mascot but they need to invite the public in too. The building facilitates both the separation and bringing together of artists and audience. Additionally, the threshold experience is integral to the multifunctionality of a venue. How do cultural spaces, such as concert halls, stay "alive" when there isn't a performance going on inside? Performance In The CityConcert halls have the power to be a catalyst for urban change. At this scale, architecture can add to a city's identity, weave together the urban fabric, and even instill social transformation. Wroclaw's National Forum of Music is an excellent example of this. This PLANE-SITE film looks at how the concert hall and city work together.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hotel & Spa Seezeitlodge / Graft Architects Posted: 03 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST MichaelMoser.jpg?1511769139 "© Michael Moser") © Michael Moser
MichaelMoser.jpg?1511769429 "© Michael Moser") © Michael Moser Text description provided by the architects. The Hotel Bostalsee occupies an advantageous position in its natural surroundings, overlooking a serene lake from a wooded promontory. GRAFT's design aims to build on and enrich the character of the location. The building figure is a product of the surrounding topography. The hotel connects the realm of the wood with the expanse of the lake, mediating between the land and the water. Airteam.jpg?1511769175 "© Airteam") © Airteam  Site Plan Airteam.jpg?1511769450 "© Airteam") © Airteam Guests arrive at the hotel through oak woodland, barely seeing the lake. The path to the hotel leads on towards two green hills on which the main section of the two-storey hotel rests. The lobby is situated beneath it at the natural gap between the hills, revealing a breathtaking view over the lake as one enters. The lobby frames the sunset which in turn animates the space with the cycle of nature. An open-air terrace with fireplace offers guests an opportunity to enjoy the evening spectacle. Airteam.jpg?1511769238 "© Airteam") © Airteam From the lobby, guests can proceed onto the restaurant, bar and reading room or to the conference spaces and spa. These functional spaces, as well as the administrative facilities, are embedded in the topography of the hilly landscape. The 2000 m2-large spa and wellness area faces onto the surrounding woodland to create a sheltered, private environment of high-quality indoor and outdoor spaces. The restaurant, conference areas and some parts of the spa open onto the lake, and enjoy an incredible panoramic view. The 100 hotel rooms and suites are located on the two upper floors: the rooms on the southwest enjoy the setting sun in the evening, while those on the northwest side see the rising sun in the morning. The suites at the north end of the hotel building offer spectacular views over the cape and the lake. The below-ground infrastructure linking the administrative areas, spa and conference areas is minimal. A penthouse and bar will be constructed on the roof at a later stage. The woodland on the west side has been thinned out to provide more views of the lake, and the wood used for the façade of the hotel. The timber slats of the façade have been charred, lending the building a silvery-black shine. The gross building area totals 12,860 m2, including the outdoor wellness areas and the covered parking spaces. GRAFT's design is a response to the spirit of the place, and builds on its qualities to create a new harmonious whole. The result is a travel destination with a special identity of its own. MichaelMoser.jpg?1511769313 "© Michael Moser") © Michael Moser  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Peep Through the Wondrous Windows of the Tours Aillaud in This Colorful Photo Series Posted: 03 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST  © Laurent Kronental French photographer Laurent Kronental's latest photo series, "Les Yeux des Tours" views of Paris, are framed by the quirky windows of the Tours Aillaud, and by the subtle differences in which the spaces around them are inhabited. Kronental considers the towers as some of the most spectacular of the Grands Ensembles built in the post-war economic boom in France. For him, photographing these buildings was a form of nostalgia, a way of satisfying a deep sense of childhood wonder and curiosity that fostered in him as a young boy perceiving them from the nearby business and shopping center "La Défense," questioning the lives of the people who live there. .jpg?1511735624 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental .jpg?1511735614 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental Composed of more than 1600 apartments, in 18 towers, of 7-38 floors, the Tours Aillaud are a social housing estate in Nanterre, Paris, built from 1973 to 1981. Designed by Emile Aillaud, they were commissioned in response to the post-war housing shortage. Intended to evoke modernity and innovation, Aillaud wanted to avoid monumentality by resisting straight lines and regularities, and hence designed the complex as a series of connected cylinders, woven together by a labyrinth of passages, alleys, terraces and an undulating paved landscape. Clad in extensive colored mosaicking by artist Fabio Rieti, the result is a playful, other-worldly complex that evokes a kind of nostalgic timelessness. .jpg?1511735659 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental .jpg?1511735739 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental Kronental, who spent four years photographing the exterior of the Grands Ensembles in Île-de-France, recognized the circular, square, and water droplet shaped windows of the apartments to be a crucial factor in the success and surreal nature of the towers, driving his motivation to spend a further two years photographing from the inside. Seemingly random, the windows contribute to a sense of disorder within the façade and heighten its ambiguity in time. The towers themselves have a kind of retro-futurism to them, a design for a future that hadn't happened yet, a looking forward from a misunderstood past. It is this which perhaps situates them in what Kronental calls – a timeless bubble. .jpg?1511735731 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental .jpg?1511735584 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental This timelessness is something the series seeks to capture – with its soft and melancholic lighting and its own ambiguity, the photos heighten inherent contrasts built into the towers. The windows are a source of wonder and also disturbance, they charm but also unsettle. .jpg?1511735674 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental The image set is a typological series that followed a defined working protocol. The images are all in color and always front and center realized with a large format 4x5 inch camera in landscape format. The resulting similarities between the photos drive the emphasis on not what is shown through the windows, but the setting they are located within. The quietness of the images puts focus on who might inhabit the space behind the view and the beauty of their life, rather than the boldness and beauty of the view itself. .jpg?1511735787 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental
.jpg?1511735558 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental The future of the towers is uncertain. The district is set to be modernized in 2018. A petition has been established to engage a dialogue with the main proprietors of the development. It is likely the use of parts of the towers will change and with it the lives of the current inhabitants of the complex. For now, we can appreciate a small fragment of their lives captured through the careful and beautiful lens of Laurent Kronental. In this case, not a looking into the window of someone's life, but a looking out of it. This looking out only heightening the desire to look in, to wonder about the lives of the people who live there, who love there, who set up a world around that little snapshot of Nanterre, Paris. .jpg?1511735644 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental .jpg?1511735650 "© Laurent Kronental") © Laurent Kronental More information about Laurent Kronental's work can be found on his website.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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