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- Chaoyang Park Plaza / MAD Architects
- Weekend House PS / Hantabal Architekti
- IT House / andramatin
- YOU+International Youth Community Shenzhen / officePROJECT
- Tosan-ri Guest House / guga Urban Architecture
- Pop-Up Structure for Herschel Supply / Linehouse
- Deakin University Burwood Student Plaza / ThomsonAdsett
- China's First Dedicated Culture & Design Center, Design Society, Opens in Shenzhen
- St. Pius Chapel and Prayer Garden / Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
- Sou Fujimoto Architects and AWAA Win Competition for Delta Tower in Brussels
- Design Alley / R79
- VTN Architects Creates Airtight Bamboo Pavilion for Restaurant in Xiamen
- Sra. Emilia | Communication and Advertising Agency / Erbalunga estudio
- How To Tell if You've Earned a Raise
- Amphithéâtre Cogeco / Atelier Paul Laurendeau
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| Chaoyang Park Plaza / MAD Architects Posted: 04 Dec 2017 07:00 PM PST  © Hufton+Crow
 © Hufton+Crow Text description provided by the architects. Positioned on the southern edge of Beijing's Chaoyang Park ─ the largest remaining park in Beijing's central business district area ─ the 220,000 sqm complex includes 10 buildings which unfold as a classic Shanshui painting on an urban scale. Having a similar position and function as Central Park in Manhattan, but unlike the modern box-like buildings that only create a separation between the park and the city, "Chaoyang Park Plaza" instead is an expansion of nature. It is an extension of the park into the city, naturalizing the CBD's strong artificial skyline, borrowing scenery from a distant landscape ─ a classical approach to Chinese garden architecture, where nature and architecture blend into one another.  © Hufton+Crow "In modern cities, architecture as an artificial creation is seen more as a symbol of capital, power or technological development; while nature exists independently. It is different from traditional Eastern cities where architecture and nature are designed as a whole, creating an atmosphere that serves to fulfill one's spiritual pursuits," said architect Ma Yansong. "We want to blur the boundary between nature and the artificial, and make it so that both are designed with the other in mind. Then, the argument in the modern logic of humans to protect or to destroy nature will no longer exist if we understand and see humans and nature as co-existing. Human behavior and emotion is part of nature, and nature is where that originates and ends."  © Hufton+Crow Inspired by traditional Chinese landscape paintings, the design remodels the relationship of large-scale architecture within our urban centers. It introduces natural forms and spaces ─ "mountain, brook, creek, rocks, valley and forest" ─ into the city. The asymmetrical twin tower office buildings on the north side of the site, sit at the base of the park's lake and are like two mountain peaks growing out of the water. The transparent and bright atrium acts like a "drawstring" that pulls the two towers together by a connecting glass rooftop structure.  Concept - Painting by Wang Mingxian  © Hufton+Crow The small-scale, low-rise commercial buildings appear as mountain rocks that have endured long-term erosion. They seem to be randomly placed, but their strategic relationship to one another forms a secluded, but open urban garden, offering a place where people can meet within nature in the middle of the city.  © Hufton+Crow The two multi-story Armani apartments to the southwest continue this concept of "open air living" with their staggered balconies, offering each residential unit more opportunities to be exposed to natural sunlight, and ultimately feel a particular closeness to nature.  © Hufton+Crow The overall environment is shaped by smooth, curved surfaces of black and white, creating a quiet and mysterious atmosphere. It is one that evokes the emotion and aesthetic resonance of a traditional Chinese ink painting, creating a tranquil escape from the surrounding, bustling urban environment. The landscape that weaves itself in between the buildings incorporates pine trees, bamboo, rocks and ponds ─ all traditional Eastern landscape elements that imply a deeper connection between the architecture and classical space. Japanese graphic artist Kenya Hara led the design of the "simple" and "refined" signage system for the project.  © Hufton+Crow  © Hufton+Crow The project has been awarded the LEED Gold Certification by the US Green Building Council, as the ideal of "nature" is not only embodied in the design concept, but in the innovation and integration of green technology as well. The vertical fins seen on the exterior glass façade emphasize the smoothness and verticality of the towers. They also function as the energy efficient ventilation and filtration system, drawing fresh air indoors. At the base of the towers, there is a pond, that while making them appear as if they are going into infinity, works as an air cooling system in the summer, decreasing the overall temperature of the interior.  Cross Section  Model  Long Section "Chaoyang Park Plaza" completely transforms the model of building found in our cities' central business districts. But even though it is located in the center of Beijing's CBD, the intention is for it to have a dialogue with the traditional and classical city of Beijing – reflecting the interdependence between man and nature, both in urban planning, and the large-scale presentation of the Shanshui garden. In the painting of Wang Mingxian, an architectural historian, he juxtaposed "Chaoyang Park Plaza" into a classical landscape painting. The architecture and the natural scenery seemed harmonious together, unlike how some might think the buildings do not fit into their urban context. Commenting on this contrast, Ma Yansong said: "I don't think that's our problem. The real question is when did the original cultural context of this city disappear? We have the opportunity to try and create a different kind of city, that on a spiritual and cultural level, can be compared to the classical cities of Eastern philosophy and wisdom."  © Hufton+Crow  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Weekend House PS / Hantabal Architekti Posted: 04 Dec 2017 06:00 PM PST  © Juraj Hantabal
Text description provided by the architects. Emplacement of the weekend house on the location respects and uses the shape of the terrain that from the middle starts to descend towards the lake. These terrain conditions allow incorporating the object to have one floor of the rear part embedded into the terrain.  © Juraj Hantabal  © Juraj Hantabal The layout of the house is based on the requirements of the investor, the orientation of the cardinal, maximum use of the perspective, which given place provides and contact with garden and lake.
 Lower Floor Plan  © Juraj Hantabal  Upper Floor Plan  © Juraj Hantabal The total mass-spatial arrangement of the house is solved to be most integrated with a pine-forested character of the surrounding landscape. With this contributes also the wooden aerate façade and incorporation to the descending terrain to the lake.  © Juraj Hantabal  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 04:00 PM PST  © Mario Wibowo
 © Mario Wibowo Text description provided by the architects. Located in the dense suburban area of Bogor, IT House is a one storey dwelling for a family who spend most of their days in Jakarta. Serving the function as a weekend villa, this family prefers to spend their weekends to enjoy the fresh air of Bogor, which also known as the'rain city' because of its relatively high rainfall, including during dry season. The building is designed to maximize cross ventilation and still leaving generous area for greeneries and rain water preservation.  © Mario Wibowo The layout shows a graphical rotation of two lines that intersect each other. Because of this intersection, we are able to observe different views in every direction from the center of the house. Setbacks from site boundary are applied to allow accessibility around the house and regulate air flows.  © Mario Wibowo  Ground Floor Plan  © Mario Wibowo The master bedroom is elevated 1 meter off the ground to allow shading to the open terrace underneath. Each area has their owne private views as an effort to create spaces with optimum light and ventilation. The facade is dominated with board-formed concrete, a process of concrete casting that leaves wood grain on the surface, creating a monolith and muted expression.  © Mario Wibowo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| YOU+International Youth Community Shenzhen / officePROJECT Posted: 04 Dec 2017 02:00 PM PST  North Area. Image © Chao Zhang
 Entrance. Image © Chao Zhang Text description provided by the architects. Under the trend of "no real estate speculation", the urban leasing industry has ushered in a period of great transformation. From renting a room to a good house to a desired lifestyle, people's understanding of life in the city will gradually rise to a new more valued one. As to the proposition that urban culture will become the lifestyle itself, we try to explore the future through a series of research-based residential design practices. Through the "Piston Room", we discussed the time utilization of the Beijing ant tribe's apartment space. Through the "Capsule Home", we've thought about the possibility of new space in the city's extreme collection capsules. In 2016, we had a chance to systematically explore the "living organism" of a complete city, which gave birth to the " Home on the Roof " of Shenzhen Yuanzheng industrial park.  South Area. Image © Chao Zhang  Axonometric Diagram  North Area. Image © Chao Zhang The project is located in the area of Bantian Shenzhen, a field of IT companies as an industry area. The original building is a dormitory building in an industrial park. After many years of idle, now dilapidated. As for the first to third floors of the area is used by other companies, we can only use two parts of the existing indoor space, one is the first floor of an independent community entrance, the other is the third to seventh floors of the dormitory building as a living unit. It means that the entire community will not have any public service space facilities. To solve this problem, we found that there are two huge roof spaces on both sides of the buildings, With the roof, we may be able to design a " Home on the Roof ", where people can run, see the sunset, or just be in a daze. In this way, the community forms a communication to the city.  North Area. Image © Chao Zhang How to build a living organism in based of the urban renewal strategy situation? How to make a dramatic design? These questions have become the focus of our design. We've built a "Geometric Community System" with a yellow "Link Trail". Through the entrance, a rooftop ring, air track, landscape gallery, and multi-level residential units, the entire residential community like an immersive stage in a city. Like a drama scene extending from the street, the community shares health and scenery with the city.  Overall. Image © Chao Zhang The entrance  Entrance. Image © Chao Zhang Loop on the rooftop  North Area. Image © Chao Zhang  South Area Diagram  North Area. Image © Ke Chang The four containers are used as reading room, kitchen, museum and dining-hall respectively, by connecting with the circled platform, a multiple functional space is formed. Cool gentle breeze blow through the space after opening the glass folding doors, sitting in the corridors and watching the sunset or playing board games in the containers are wonderful ways to enjoy the elegant sky.  South Area. Image © Chao Zhang The small central space provides views in different orientations, the space is extended and floating when the users are watching the view from different directions.  South Area. Image © Chao Zhang Aerial runway  South Area. Image © Chao Zhang  South Area. Image © Chao Zhang Vitality gallery  Corridor Diagram  Corridor. Image © Ke Chang Residential unit  b Sample Room. Image © Chao Zhang Layout a: Room inside Room  Room Diagram  a Sample Room. Image © Chao Zhang Layout b: Internally Connected Room  Internally Connected Room Diagram  b Sample Room. Image © Chao Zhang Epilogue Urban residential update design is a complex subject, searching the potential creative positive space in the original environment is our strategy. The form is secondary while the background is vital. Learning from the city is to create a multi-tiered city system rather than building a single architecture by meticulous connection and amalgamation. The best residential form is created by eliminating the boundary of the residence and putting it into the city. Castle in the Sky is a typical example of this theory.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tosan-ri Guest House / guga Urban Architecture Posted: 04 Dec 2017 12:00 PM PST  © Yoon Joon-hwan
 © Yoon Joon-hwan Text description provided by the architects. The site is located in Tosan-ri, an area in Jeju Island with a beautiful, natural and relaxing view of the ocean and Mount Hallasan. Facing the sea, the Tosan-ri house is perched on a slight slope resulting in two uneven ground levels, surrounded by low stone walls and trees. The owner of the land wanted to create "a house for guests to experience a unique lifestyle" rather than a place that simply provides a temporary accommodation. Well-harmonized with Jeju's natural characteristics and surroundings, the house was envisioned to be a 'contemporary home' incorporating elements from Korean traditional residences (called Hanok), such as traditional eaves and wooden floorings.  © Yoon Joon-hwan  Ground Floor Plan  © Yoon Joon-hwan While enjoying the ocean view, guests would gather around and share meals at the table whereas children would freely roam around the front yard. In the early stages of design, guga was inspired by private folk homes in Jeju Island (called Minga), which have evolved naturally over time. At the heart of the house is the living room (called Sangbang in Jeju dialect) that links to all areas of the house with front and back windows for enjoying the scenery. By embodying the uneven grounds to the design, the house resulted into two sections; the Sangbang in the upper level connects to a room, a bathroom and a staircase that leads to an open kitchen and dining area at the lower level. By adding a third dimension to the flat horizontal layout of the traditional folklore home, the house has become more spacious with a scenic view of the village and sea.  © Yoon Joon-hwan Moreover, inhabitants of the private homes of Jeju lived beneath low, simple roofs to protect and embrace themselves from harsh environmental conditions. Though the designs are not exactly the same, the deep eaves, and the singular roof are features that are directly carried over to this guesthouse, where the final work reflects the architect's efforts to work around the initial idea. Under a single roof, the owner/host resides in the single floor area of the house, separated by a door that can be removed if needed. The most interesting areas of this house are the 'Bang' (room in Korean) and the 'Numaru' (room with a panoramic view). They are both important architectural elements in Hanok but have been re-interpreted in different ways.  Courtesy of guga Urban Architecture  Courtesy of guga Urban Architecture The Numaru, located in the owner's part of the house in the west, is an interior space mainly for rest and mediation, with a scenic outdoor view. It has been re-interpreted by using contemporary materials and methods instead of traditional features. On the other hand, the Bang in the guesthouse area shows the "process of evolution" without losing its traditional elements such as its scale, the wooden columns, rafters, windows and Korean paper (called Hanji) used for finishing. Doors and windows can be flexibly opened to fully admire the landscape and can be closed for complete privacy. This space is basically a traditional Korean pavilion (called Jeongja) in a modern space that transforms into a room.  © Yoon Joon-hwan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pop-Up Structure for Herschel Supply / Linehouse Posted: 04 Dec 2017 11:00 AM PST  © Dirk Weiblen
 © Dirk Weiblen Text description provided by the architects. Linehouse was commissioned by Canadian lifestyle brand Herschel Supply to develop a popup structure for YO'HOOD, a retail trade event of all things street wear. Drawing from Herschel's roots in Vancouver, Canada, an urban center surrounded by nature, Linehouse took the notion of the urban forest and the kind of dwelling one might find there. In doing so, they reconsidered the alpine cabin for an urban context, creating a fragmented dwelling.  © Dirk Weiblen Linehouse created a horizontally stacked timber structure; a void space fills the interior of the assembled wood, in the profile of a house, allowing for visitors to pass through the volume. These timber profiles push and pull, at points of entry, drawing visitors into the space.  © Dirk Weiblen The horizontal stacking is interlocked with vertical mirror columns. These are placed diagonally throughout the volume. Translucent panels in the form of a half profile house are layered upon the columns, creating mechanisms of display and graphic applications on the interior.  Plan Upon approaching the structure, black metal frames and acrylic enclose areas of display, containing two-tone story panels.  © Dirk Weiblen  © Dirk Weiblen As one moves around the volume their perspective of the structure shifts from wood to a colour gradient. One side of the timber profile is painted a colour, whilst the other sides remain wood. The colour changes upon each stacked element, in a gradient spanning from blue and green to yellow and orange.  © Dirk Weiblen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Deakin University Burwood Student Plaza / ThomsonAdsett Posted: 04 Dec 2017 09:00 AM PST  © John Gollings
 © John Gollings Text description provided by the architects. ThomsonAdsett has designed the refurbishment of Deakin University's Burwood Student Plaza. The project has radically transformed a previously underutilised and dark space into a light-filled hub of socialisation and knowledge exchange.  Site Axonometric ThomsonAdsett's design has created a new and exciting informal learning destination, a casual events space and improved connectivity on campus. The architects were inspired by the concept of the technology 'cloud', and its ability for students to exchange knowledge in independent learning settings.  © John Gollings A sophisticated, neutral material palette complements the busyness and vibrancy of the people occupying the space. Feature timber blades create a cascading aesthetic while moderating views and privacy for students. Meanwhile, the mezzanine is set out to complement a variety of informal learning settings.  Second Level Plan  © John Gollings  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| China's First Dedicated Culture & Design Center, Design Society, Opens in Shenzhen Posted: 04 Dec 2017 08:55 AM PST  Courtesy of Design Society China's first dedicated cultural design center, Design Society, has opened to the public in Shenzhen. Designed by legendary Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, the center's brand new building on the harborfront of Shekou will serve as a platform for the museum's innovative program highlighting all realms of design while creating a "thought-provoking experience" for visitors.  Courtesy of Design Society "Today we present a new podium for China to show its creative drive to the world and to nurture its quest for international inspiration," said Ole Bouman, Director of Design Society, at the inauguration event. "We are excited and eager to present Design Society, as a place dedicated to expanding and enriching the design environment of Shenzhen and China, and to offer a platform to our global counterparts. Through our vast network of likeminded cultural institutions and partners, and our programme of creative events, exhibitions and activities, we welcome and embrace a long-standing discussion and exploration to further enrich our goal to design society."  Courtesy of Design Society  Courtesy of Design Society The museum, known as the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC), is the first completed building in China by Maki and Associates. Featuring state-of-the-art architectural features inspired by Shekou's natural landscape, the 71,000-square-meter (764,000-square-foot) building is capable of housing multiple simultaneous exhibitions over its six floors, including in its Main Gallery; the V&A Gallery (formed through the pioneering collaboration between Design Society founders China Merchants Shekou and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London); the Park View Gallery; Shenzhen UCCN Exchange Center, Shekou Museum of Reform and Opening, and Shenzhen Guanfu Museum; multipurpose event spaces as the Mountain View Theater and Horizon Hall; and F&B outlets including EXTRA TIME, Chunmanyuan and The Purple.  Courtesy of Design Society  Courtesy of Design Society Three architect-designed exhibitions will open the museum, including an exhibition on the design process for the SWCAC itself; an exhibition designed by MVRDV on the impact of digitalization on human values; and a showcase of 250 design objects from throughout history drawn from the V&A's permanent collection, designed by Sam Jacob Studio. "The opening of Design Society is a significant moment for Shenzhen, China and the wider design world," said Tim Reeve, Deputy Director of the V&A. I am proud that as a founding partner of Design Society Foundation, the V&A has collaborated with China Merchants Group and colleagues at Design Society to establish this important cultural destination, and that the dedicated V&A Gallery and touring exhibitions will showcase the best of international design. Our world leading curatorial and education experts have also provided the very best training to share skills and deepen research as part of an exchange that benefits us all."  Sam Jacob Studio's Values of Design exhibition in the V&A Gallery. Image © Zhang Chao  Courtesy of Design Society Learn more about Design Society and the SWCAC, here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| St. Pius Chapel and Prayer Garden / Eskew+Dumez+Ripple Posted: 04 Dec 2017 07:00 AM PST  © Will Crocker
 © Will Crocker Text description provided by the architects. Designed as a quiet refuge and intimate sanctuary for sacred reflection and contemplation, the new chapel on the church campus is a subtle sculptural addition to the landscape. Parishioners were clear that the chapel design should complement the modernist character of the adjacent church and its striking roof, which rises sculpturally to more than 75 feet above the church floor. The new chapel's steep, angular roofline reflects this form and context, thus allowing the inclusion of significant glazing elements from above, adjacent to and behind the new sanctuary. The careful orientation and modulation of this glazing create distinct changes in the pattern of natural light throughout the day, enhancing the visitor's experience.  Site Plan  © Will Crocker  Perspective Section The interior design features are intentionally minimal. The spaces power and purpose is enhanced by its very simplicity; the sculpting of the building massing extends to the interiors and is visually understood as a carved-away, white volume. Even the Christian cross, adjacent to the tabernacle, is expressed through the careful carving and folding of white planes accentuated by grazing light. All visual focus is placed on the tabernacle and monstrance containing the Eucharist, allowing occupants worship in quiet and contemplative solitude.  © Will Crocker  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sou Fujimoto Architects and AWAA Win Competition for Delta Tower in Brussels Posted: 04 Dec 2017 06:15 AM PST  via L'Echo The Japanese/Belgian team of Sou Fujimoto Architects and AWAA has been selected as the winners of an international competition for the design of a new tower to be located at a significant crossroads in the outer Brussels municipality of Auderghem. Led by developer Unibra and construction company Thomas & Piron, the competition asked architects to propose a new mixed-use urban development of between 25,000 and 50,000 square meters that would activate the the prominent triangular site at the corner of the Herrmann-Debroux viaduct and the Boulevard du Triomphe. Early renderings for the project show a series of sloping residential highrises growing out of a mixed-use podium, including one taller tower and a longer building featuring a concave roof. The various structures appear to be connected at key points via lightweight terraces housing plantings.  via L'Echo Still in its conceptual phase, the developers are considering a multitude of program elements for the complex, including retail, a hotel, a gym, offices and a cinema. The project would contribute to a larger regeneration effort in the neighborhood, which has included the Universalis Park residential community and the Chirec Delta Hospital, recently completed by Brussels-based Assar Architects. Plans for Delta Tower, however, are certainly not yet set in stone, as the acting mayor of Auderghem Christophe Magdalijns has already spoken out against its construction, calling it "too big and too tall" and criticizing the lack of community involvement in the competition. Further information about the project is yet to be revealed, but if the community is brought onboard, a director for Thomas & Piron believes Delta Tower could be completed in as little as 8 years. News via L'Echo, Bruzz.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 05:00 AM PST  © David Cervera Castro
 © David Cervera Castro Text description provided by the architects. The preexistences are the fundamental topic of this essay, of what’s intended to be a set of offices, where the work goes into the background and leaves the prominence to those “tenants” that were there way before us. “When the nature prevails over the built”, was the premise for the design and the marked line that led us to make this office complex in the north of the city. An area of 10m wide by 29m of depth, just a block away from one of the main and busiest avenues, which links the avenue to the project through a small low-traffic street that also presents a variety of native trees on its surface.  © David Cervera Castro  Section  © David Cervera Castro The plan was to overlap two bodies in such way that they “trap” the trees and at the same time create a little alley to the outside, as a natural extention of the road but now with an urban crosswalk kind. This stroll or exterior path is the setting to contemplate the vegetation, it was created with a didactic purpose and to some extent a philantrophic nature. Further on, this transition or hallway will host installations by artists and architects as a gift to the city, as a space for the culture. A first volume in black glass welcomes us on the left side, reflecting in a mirrored-way on its polished surface the pre-existing vegetation as well as the new one that has been sown to confine the space, flank it and give it its directionallity, of the before mentioned path. Transparencies invite one to the inside and merge the interior with the exterior without any disruptions. The complex shelters two companies, one for Design and Advertising and other for Architecture.  © David Cervera Castro For the distribution of the work spaces, it was decided to let the support areas in the ground floor: receptions, board rooms and administrative areas, while the top floor has the “workshops” meaning the creative or production areas from both offices which overlook the tops of trees. A sunroof , without major pretensions or formal complications, more than a semi-cover of solar pannels, allows to enjoy the pleasant city nights. The pallette used for materials and colors was of brief use: glass, steel in beams and lattice, blocks that were used for the floor, polished concrete and slabs in an apparent finish without paint, also light tones predominate in white and beige, and some black and wood accents as well.  © David Cervera Castro  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| VTN Architects Creates Airtight Bamboo Pavilion for Restaurant in Xiamen Posted: 04 Dec 2017 04:00 AM PST  Night View rendering. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects VTN Architects has revealed the design of the Ting XI Bamboo Restaurant in Xiamen, China, as construction on the project nears completion. Located on a forested site near the center of the coastal city of Xiamen, VTN Architects selected their signature material, bamboo, to create a flexible interior space capable of hosting a variety of events.  Interior rendering. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects The bamboo pavilion is constructed from 14 bamboo columns spaced 8 meters apart and supporting a 14 meter wide roof spanning the edge of the eaves on either side. As the columns rise, the bamboo fans out dramatically in four directions, creating the impression that the interiors have been hollowed out from a thick mass. "The gabled roof, which has a maximum height of 6.4m, allows natural light to permeate inside and provides a pleasant atmosphere to this dynamic room," explain the architects. "The gently curved interior form lets people experience the layered frame structures, which further the user perception of the depth of the space."  Day View rendering. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects  Day View rendering. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects Behind the public area, a triangular shaped brick building houses back of house functions such as the restrooms, kitchen, staff room and storage. This second pavilion is compactly designed, sit ting completely beneath the eaves of the bamboo pavilion to allow the main structure to take center stage. In many of VTN's bamboo projects, interiors are left open to the elements, but for the Ting Xi restaurant, the space was required to be air-conditioned. This demanded a unique solution from the architects: the installation of arch-shaped glass panels between the columns and walls that matched the natural curving of the structural bamboo. Mullions and partitions composed of bamboo, rubber sheets and a thatch finish connect the glass to the columns, allowing the building to be completely airtight.  Construction in progress. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects  Construction in progress. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects  Construction in progress. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects The bamboo used in the project has been treated with a sustainable traditional Vietnamese technique to naturally improve the quality and durability of the material. Vernacular bricks from the region were selected for the back of house pavilion, allowing the building the sit harmoniously within its context. Construction on the Ting Xi Bamboo Restaurant is currently nearing completion, with realization expected by the end of 2017. News via VTN Architects  Floor Plan. Image Courtesy of VTN Architects
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| Sra. Emilia | Communication and Advertising Agency / Erbalunga estudio Posted: 04 Dec 2017 03:00 AM PST  © Iván Casal Nieto
 © Iván Casal Nieto Text description provided by the architects. The commission of this project is the design of a commercial area for a communication and advertising company. The existing conditions such as an elongated floor plan, with a large glass facade facing west and two large windows at the rear facing east establish the main principle: a longitudinal path where natural light is the claim to advance and travel through space. The program is divided into three differentiated areas according to the client´s requirements. These are reception, meeting room and a working space with an anechoic chamber.  © Iván Casal Nieto  Elevation and Floor Plan  © Iván Casal Nieto According to these mentioned premises, a functional linear diagram is proposed, where a sequence of visually connected spaces, leads the client through the different work stages showing how the company works. From a design perspective, it is proposed a sequence of transparencies, which are clarified while walking towards through space. The meeting room is the core of the business and therefore occupies a central position in the design. A static space, without ornament, information or neither products, where just ideas matter. A space designated to sell ideas without any material reference to make sure that concepts are still working.  © Iván Casal Nieto The reception is a display area, where shows people the actions of moving, sorting out and picking up the material related to the activity. It is proposed a weave of columns, which establish different ways of walking through space. The use of colors and materials have been simplified to enhance the proposal. Black relates to the existing container and white to the proposal using a scenographic language where the container disappears. In the meanwhile white color bands together different materials such as MDF or iron, allowing OSB to express itself giving some warmness to space.  © Iván Casal Nieto  © Iván Casal Nieto  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| How To Tell if You've Earned a Raise Posted: 04 Dec 2017 01:30 AM PST  © Andrea Vasquez One of the rising conversations in the architecture world in recent years has been the issue of architects' salaries. But how much are you worth? When is it time to ask for that much-needed raise? Two key elements to successful salary negotiation are timing and asking for the right reasons. First, what do you deserve? Raises are earned, but there is a certain amount of money you deserve. For US salary data, check the AIA Compensation Report, which is updated annually. If you live internationally, see if you can find a similar resource for your country or city. Unless you are performing below average (coming in late, not being productive, or worse, setting back the office's productivity), you shouldn't be making a below-average salary. Once you have an equitable starting salary, how can you tell if you've earned a raise from there? You may have earned a raise if... ...you've added to your skill set. © Andrea Vasquez Perhaps you've learned new software, from Autocad to Revit, or from InDesign to the entirety of the Adobe Creative Suite programs. Maybe you've even lent a hand in marketing, landscape, or interior design. What can you add to your resume today that wasn't there a year ago? Your continuing education adds not only to your skill set but to the company's skill set, too. ...you've added to your responsibilities.You've gone above and beyond what was expected of you. Consider an average week now compared to when you first joined the firm or at the time of your last raise. If your current day-to-day is busier or otherwise different than it used to be, chances are you've taken on more responsibility. ...you've become a clear leader. © Andrea Vasquez If co-workers, and even the bosses, often come to you with questions or concerns, you're probably doing something right. A variety of personalities exist within the walls of an architecture office. Some co-workers are trusted confidants with whom you would share private information with. There's those tech people—they didn't go to school for tech, nor is it their job, they just aren't afraid to get their hands dirty and fix the plotter or take a look at what's slowing down your computer. And then there are people who are good communicators, organized, on-top-of-things—a real delegator. If you're running a team or managing people you weren't before, chances are it might be time for that raise. ...you've increased productivity at work. © Andrea Vasquez This does NOT mean overtime and all-nighters. Some productivity tips: come in early, put your phone away and be organized. Productivity is a tricky thing to prove. Create a raise portfolio to show what you've done. Include time frames or hours. How long does it take you to build a quality Revit model? Time is money people! ...you've leveraged relationships to bring new projects to the firm. © Andrea Vasquez Talk about taking initiative. If you are networking, making connections and securing work for your firm, it's time to get some commission! Just kidding, architecture is a team sport. But in any event, growing clientele is no easy feat and should be recognized. Remember, you only deserve a raise because you earned it. Consider what you have done to earn your next raise. Earning a raise isn't only fiscally responsible, it is also a sign of self-improvement. Images for this article were kindly provided by Andrea Vasquez.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Amphithéâtre Cogeco / Atelier Paul Laurendeau Posted: 04 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST  © Adrien Williams
 © Adrien Williams Text description provided by the architects. The project is the result of an open and anonymous architectural competition to design a new 10,000 seat outdoor summer amphitheater for the city of Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The competition challenged architects to propose a landmark design of an international scope, comparable to the Sydney Opera House fronting the water. After the closing of the Tripap paper mill in 2000 located on a site between the historic downtown and the waterfront, the City of Trois-Rivières cleared the abandoned industrial site to make way for a new urban redevelopment project called Trois-Rivières-sur-le-Saint-Laurent. The site, at the junction of the Saint-Lawrence and Saint-Maurice Rivers, was to give the population regained access to the waterfront. The quality of the location, in connection with the Harborfront Park, the downtown streets, the Saint-Lawrence River and Saint-Quentin Island, called for a grand gesture.  © Adrien Williams  Ground Floor Plan  © Marc Gibert Several planned infrastructures (promenades, boardwalks, public spaces, cultural facilities) are to serve as an anchor at the crossroads of one of the most important waterways in North America and the Saint-Maurice River. The project's centrepiece is a new outdoor 10,000 seat summer amphitheatre. The City demonstrated the will to make the redevelopment project an example of how a community can redeploy itself around a project combining living environment, working, leisure and culture. For the realization of the amphitheatre, the municipality chose to proceed by way of an architectural competition to obtain a building of international scope. The competition was seen by the City as a unique opportunity to select a quality building by challenging architects to submit innovative solutions.  © Adrien Williams It was also an opportunity to examine, with experts convened by jury, concrete architectural solutions that aim at making the future amphitheater a unifying project that will consolidate and mark the development of Trois-Rivières. The challenge was to create a landmark with an initial 34 M$ budget. In order to achieve this, the architectural part exploited a fundamental core element of the program: a roof that protects the public from the rain. Intended in the program as a low element, limited to the fixed seating area, it was raised at the level of the fly tower to embrace it and extended beyond its initial limits to form an 80 x 90-meter rectangle on the horizon. To make it appear as thin as possible, the sides taper to terminate with a bent 6.4 mm thick galvanized steel plate. At its central area, the roof is 6 meters thick, housing catwalks that give access to technical galleries for stage equipment and lighting. Located in an open site, the amphitheater has no single front façade.  © Marc Gibert  Longitudinal Section  © Adrien Williams Symmetry was used as a geometric strategy to address its context, in the principle of Palladio's Villa Rotonda. Eight slender steel columns, 850 mm in diameter, 26 meters high, give the roof a stately while open appearance, with crossing views on the Saint-Maurice River through the auditorium. Red and black express its function. The fly tower, an expansive space facing des Draveurs Avenue leading to the amphitheater, is clad with aluminum vertical panel painted in three tones of red. The roof soffit, in the last minute decision, was painted a bright red. At night, it turns into a glowing inverted curtain, lit by recessed projectors at the base of the silver painted columns. The amphitheater is being used as a cultural summer venue operating from May to September. It has the capability to present high capacity live shows that attract large audiences as well as more intimate presentations like to local symphonic orchestra or the jazz festival. During the winter months, a monumental thermal door closes the stage opening. Interior spaces can thus host exhibits, public meetings and a winter programming for a capacity of 700.  © Adrien Williams  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Spice Up Your Floorplans With Color, Style, and Spunk Posted: 04 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST We have all seen a floor plan before. They are typically black-and-white, and maybe some room labels, and an occasional furniture piece or two. This has been the norm for just about as long as anyone can remember, perhaps it's time to switch things up. Filled with color, style, and spunk, Instagram account, floorplan_man isn't your average architecture account—his feed highlights the architecture world's most unique and creative approaches to floor plan drawings. Scrolling through his feed is like scrolling through the Pinterest page of the artsy-ist person you knew back in architecture school—it is flooded with inspiration to upgrade your generic, boring black-and-white floor plan. So, next time that "draw floor plan" is on your to-do list, why not try spicing things up with a new perspective or pop of color? Head to floorplan_man's Instagram to catch a burst of inspiration and create something that is not only a floor plan but also a masterpiece.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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