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- 2 Houses in Lerin / azpilicueta arquitectura y paisaje
- Primary School EB1 / Adalberto Dias
- Bremer Punkt / Lin Architects Urbanists
- Renovation of Xi’an South Gate Plaza / China Northwest Architecture Design and Research Institute
- Álika Residencial / JRA Arquitectos
- Jiaxing Innovation Park Exhibition Center / BIAD
- R+P House / ADI Arquitectura y Diseño Interior
- Exhibition: Sergei Tchoban / Contrasting Harmony of the City
- Almares Building / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados
- Edible Architecture Formed from Chocolate Using 3D Printed Moulds
- Casa en La Loma / RVO Studio
- The Subterranean Housing and Studio Proposal Wins RIBA Competition
- Quonset Project / Brett Farrow Architect
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- Slash House / Conrad San Roman Flores
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- Renovation of a Single House / MIDE architetti
| 2 Houses in Lerin / azpilicueta arquitectura y paisaje Posted: 09 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST  © Rubén Bescós
 © Rubén Bescós Text description provided by the architects. Lerin is a locality of Earth Estella, of approximately 2000 inhabitants, very tied to his orography. Lerín's urban tracing is of medieval origin, the Major street crosses the village for your part more discharge, the streets, ascending, they cut her perpendicularly. The people rise up to approximately 100 meters of height on the riverbed of the Ega. Both new housings are determined by the complex local geometry, for two different.  © Rubén Bescós They raise the House M and the House P, as elements másicos of a material only one: the concrete I dress treated, integrated the strong earring, talking with the typical local constructions, of massive walls of load, enclosed earthy walls of adobe, typical of called " Lerin's Rock ". There have been given priority that to be and the kitchen of the housings, have ideal orientation, in the southern part.  Sections - House P Both housings have zone by day and zone by night independent. Every housing possesses two differentiated accesses, For the Strong street Isabel II, one arranges the principal pedestrian access of the housing, for the street "Corral de la Dula", pasture arranges the access rolled to the garage and spaces of alleviation of semi-basement. The program contemplates diaphanous spaces in the zone by day of being kitchen and zones of access. 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms appear. Spaces of entertainment appear, opposite to the sunny fronts overturned to the sights of Lerin's pine grove and the suitable orientation.  © Rubén Bescós The construction has been determined by limits of budget, predefined from the first moment. The housings contemplate aspects of energy efficiency, with a good energetic qualification. A constructive system has been chosen, by means of walls of a load of seen, pigmented reinforced concrete in mass and agreement to the sandblast, to make seeing the arid one of rolled singing. The panels of photovoltaic power join adequately the roof.  © Rubén Bescós The generated texture has a double exterior expression that allows playing with the contrast of sufficiently experienced materials and of good maintenance, reinterpretING the constructive traditional system of "earthy" walls. The chased aims have been the integration in the locality, the optimization of the economic resources and the simplicity of execution.  © Rubén Bescós  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Primary School EB1 / Adalberto Dias Posted: 09 Jan 2018 07:00 PM PST  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
 © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Text description provided by the architects. It is an extension of a primary school of the 2nd / 3rd cycles, typified eighties, in Sernancelhe.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The school is on the edge of the village, where everything is evenly dispersed, as a large village; does not distinguished rural from urban.  Courtesy of Adalberto Dias  Floor Plan / Section  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The new body is implanted in a small wooded forest that defined a small interior meadow, at northwest and in the lower level of the forecourt of the existing school. It is a green pearl, which matters memorize; the desire to build a new school in a small park, with its formed and consolidated garden, was intense and irresistible. Conveyed a timelessness.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The project draws on negative of that tree mass. Constructs in bridge and two volumes. What remains the front of the existing school, ties to the platform and lands in the cover of the other that is perpendicular to it, the lower level and occupying the garden clearing. The two create the necessary covered recreation area, and articulate the exterior spaces of leisure. The garden retains its continuity and identity.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The typology is clear. Teaching spaces in the bridge volume, living spaces in the support body, all structured by a corridor with vertical access at the extremes. It is dynamic and organic design space, which is reinforced with its low height, closer to its users.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Ground Floor Plan  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Classrooms receive light from the two opposing quadrants: zenith and siphonate from the northwest, filtered from the southwest by shade awnings, suspended and coated with color of the tiles, from the southwestern.  1st Floor Plan In the northwest top, the bridge volume want to continue without being able to do it. The pine grove is his limit and contour.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bremer Punkt / Lin Architects Urbanists Posted: 09 Jan 2018 06:00 PM PST  © Nikolai Wolff
 Courtesy of Lin Architects Urbanists Bremen Like many German cities, Bremen is confronted with an increasing housing shortage and a growing demand for affordable housing. In response to this, the largest Bremen Housing Association, GEWOBA, has prudently taken on a supplementary extension to their existing 45,000 plus housing stock. In 2011, within the framework of the competition "ungewöhnlich Wohnen" (unusual living), five exemplary lots from a postwar housing area were chosen to investigate the adaptability of the area. The proposals considered contemporary demands for affordable and flexible housing that could offer manifold inhabitant configurations. These housing areas in the Gartendstadt Süd of Neustadt Bremen, offer generous green open areas formed by homogenous four-storey housing blocks.  © Nikolai Wolff Cube House The high adaptability and multiplicity of the modular prefab timber system makes the Bremer-Punkt a pilot project for supplementary extensions to social housing on an urban scale.  Courtesy of Lin Architects Urbanists The urban niches are activated by the punctual integration of four-storey timber cubes. With a surface area of only 13.35 x 13.35m, the cube houses react sensibly to the existing buildings, granting the character of the green open spaces of the estate to keep their appearance. The new buildings are designed as a modular timber prefab system. This system allows flexible layout possibilities for site specific needs and responds to individual demands. The houses can adapt to differing apartment combinations, surface area, circulation, facade, and building form requirements.  Construction System Prototype In February 2017 the first three Bremen-Cubes will be completed in the Gartenstadt Süd. With a 44-58m2 living area (two to three rooms), these smaller apartments succeed in providing affordable housing with a higher than average standard of living, timber construction system, generous window openings, spacious private outdoor areas, and optimised south-west orientation. The new buildings present an upgrade to the housing stock and the local area, and afford existing tenants intergenerational equity, specifically for those requiring barrier-free design solutions. A collective living project is housed in the third Bremer Cube, adding new energy to the area.  © Nikolai Wolff From Prototype to Serial Housing From the conceptual idea through to the finished and final serial housing typology, an intensive design process has been applied.  Section A-A The cognisance of the planning process for the prototype was evaluated and developed with regards to construction methods, site development and spatial efficiency optimisation of the new constraints. The Bremen-Cube has been worked through as a multiplicitous, serial housing typology. It realises contrasting housing mixes with predetermined apartment layouts of different sizes and organisation. The new addition offers more layout variability and more useable living space. The optimised building envelope provides the building with a good energy efficient surface-area-to- volume ratio.  © Nikolai Wolff At present there are seven Bremen-Cubes in planning and realisation, in the districts Neustadt, Kattentum and Schwachhausen – followed by more buildings to be implemented.  Isometric Diagram  Isometric Diagram Floor Plan Kit The Bremen-Cubes can accommodate up to eleven apartments per building. The floor plan kit showcases a catalogue of twenty-two apartment typologies, which have the possibility to be combined with each other in over sixty variations.  © Nikolai Wolff The serial building typology compliments the existing housing with new flexible and barrier-free floor plans. The apartment sizes range from a one-room apartment of 30m², to a six room apartment with 138m².  Living Pattern The multiplicity and customisation of the apartment configurations ensures that each site is able to offer an individual proposal to differing user-groups. All the apartments are barrier-free and two apartment typologies are fully wheelchair accessible.  © Nikolai Wolff Inhabitants The open plan layout allows for multifaceted living models; living and working are equally conceivable as are many possibilities of family constellations, single households or collective living forms.  © Nikolai Wolff Within the context of current affordable housing demands and discussions on living space requirements, the Bremen-Cube offers flexible and site-specific proposals for public or privately funded models, providing a high social mix and intergenerational equity. Nineteen of the twenty-two apartment typologies fulfil the requirements of the "Bremer Wohnraum-Förderungsprogramms" (Bremen housing funding board). The third Bremen-Cube will be realised in cooperation with the "Martinsclub Bremen e.V." as an exemplary community housing project. The project looks to house a heterogenous mix of young people and elderly, disabled, refugees and low-income persons and families together. The GEWOBA has complied a floorplan catalogue of the versatile combination possibilities of the housing typologies.  Color Concept Living Quality A full height glazed loggia is connected with the kitchen, creating a spatial extension, which becomes an integral part of the living area. This combination of loggia and kitchen creates a high quality living space, where cooking, dining, playing, and gardening are made possible. The green living quality is accentuated on a variety of scales through the careful placement of the cubes, as well as with the large facade openings with their immediate connection to the outdoor vegetation. The open circulation balcony is a meeting point for the inhabitants, and forms a node between inside and outside. The second generation will offer higher flexibility for different apartment typologies and sizes. Through the use of large sliding doors, rooms can be closed off, divided or extended according to need.  © Nikolai Wolff  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Renovation of Xi’an South Gate Plaza / China Northwest Architecture Design and Research Institute Posted: 09 Jan 2018 02:00 PM PST  huacheng park. Image © Chen Su
 song garden sunrise view. Image © Chen Su  General Plan Text description provided by the architects. Xi'an South Gate Plaza is located in the middle of the medial axis of Xi'an, which starts from Zhangjiapu Square in the north and ends at the TV tower in the south, crossing The Bell Tower. This axes strings together numerous cultural relics of Han, Tang, Ming, Qing dynasties and contemporary age. It is also the core area and important node of Xi'an culture, tourism, commerce and transportation. In recent years, with the social progress and economic development, the South Gate Plaza area has gradually exposed a series of problems: the disorder of traffic organization, the inferior quality of square environment, the weak accessibility from outside the plaza, the chaos styles of surrounding landmarks build in different ages.  miao garden buildings. Image © Chen Su The project is designed in order to supplement and improve the South Gate scenic service facilities, integrate the South Gate Plaza landscape system, use green to confine space, reasonably organize the ground and underground streamlines including vehicle, pedestrian and rail transit across this region. Meanwhile, this vision is under the premise of protecting existing cultural relics resources, enhancing the regional environmental quality and remodeling the historical style of the ancient building.  miao garden sunken street. Image © Chen Su  Section Using the space transition and restriction of Okimichi, drawbridge and green within the principle of limited developing and utilization, the outer plaza of South Gate design captures the iconic gesture of Xi'an South Gate. The underground space is mainly composed by parking lot and tourism service installations which can solve the problem of lack of regional parking spaces and avoid the subway station, city moat and urban rapid channel at the same time. Besides, building a east-west underground pedestrian channel across the plaza connects the Song Garden entrance plaza, the South Gate central plaza and Miao Garden entrance square, successfully separate the pedestrians flow and vehicle traffic to achieve a gorgeous three-dimensional interoperability.  huan cheng park. Image © Chen Su We renovate and remove some temporary buildings which affect the views on the east and west sides of the Huancheng South Road, the former Song Garden and Miao Garden. Underground parking lot served as the South Gate traffic node transfer system and supporting commercial facilities. In the vicinity of the South Gate Plaza, we set series of street culture squares, functioned as an important supplement to the South Gate landscape.  miao garden. Image © Chen Su The Song Garden plot: We retain the original antique-style buildings; organize new constructions in the form of setback to echo the existing surroundings. The terrestrial landscape coordinate with the preserved traditional architectural figure ground. Also, by restoration and renovation of pool with night lighting and elevation variation, we set free underground space as greening effectively. Basement one floor is mainly formed by management and commercial service space, basement two is mostly functionedas equipment space and underground parking lots. Meanwhile, underground buildings set up a rich spatial network using series of sunken courtyards and streets.  bird view. Image © Chen Su The Miao Garden plot: The sunken central square connects the whole base; ground buildings locate in the northeast corner of the site in the shape of setback, forming a space limit for the city gate. Landscape design relies on the rich height difference terrain, combined with the flow of water artistries, to achieve a multi-layered green system and thus create a people-oriented, transformational landscape. In this plot, basement one is primarily functioned with commercial service space, basement two is mostly composed by equipment space and underground parking lots, supplemented by a small number of commercial service facilities.  restored ancient buildings in song garden. Image © Chen Su Close to the south city wall on both sides, the demolition of the original Huancheng Park management office and other chaotic temporary buildings make room for our further design. We set pair of glass curtain wall service facilities under the principle of minimalism, nestled in the woods, to meet the functional needs without affecting the overall appearance of ancient city wall.  Section South Gate block: We extend original pedestrian tunnel from the South Main Street to the inner plaza of the South Gate. Through this technique, we try to guide the pedestrian into the South Gate area in order to achieve a three-dimensional separation of people and vehicle flow. Along the channel, we layout public toilets, equipment spaces, housing management rooms and other supporting space.  miao garden sunken plaza. Image © Chen Su After the reconstruction, the South Gate Plaza, relying on the city wall, highlights the profound cultural connotation of Xi'an, harmonious atmosphere with humanity and nature. The South Gate Plaza has become an important carrier for the comprehensive development of modern city, as the living room of the ancient capital city--Xi'an.  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| Álika Residencial / JRA Arquitectos Posted: 09 Jan 2018 12:00 PM PST  © Santiamén
 © Santiamén Álika Residencial is located on an irregularly shaped property with a total area of 48.24 hectares, located in the northern part of the city of Veracruz, Veracruz. It is divided into 5 stages, each of which is a super block with an indoor vehicular circuit with access control.  © Santiamén The first stage which is accessed from the road and through the neighboring subdivision, has a guardhouse with controlled access. There is also the showroom, our sales office, which sells with the innovation of its design and its green walls, fulfilling its urban landmark function by becoming the symbol of Álika.  Plans Passing the access is the park, an extensive green area with species of native trees of the area, which were replanted of the same property. We have parking places, playgrounds, picnic area and a small lake.  © Santiamén The development has all the underground facilities. The design of the roads seeks to have fluid traffic at peak times, as well as concentrate public transport only to certain main corridors, in the same way priority is given to pedestrians and to the use of alternative transportation routes, such as bicycles.  © Santiamén • Urban context (services, mobility, density, etc.) The property is located within the urban spot of the north, its land use is housing in congruence with the surrounding developments, with an approved density of 4,000 homes, although in the current project of Álika have only 2,400 homes to offer Greater green areas and coexistence.  © Santiamén It is a location that has gained surplus value, as over the years large commercial areas have been developed with all services, schools, convenience stores, cinemas and squares within walking distance. It connects to the city center of Veracruz in a few minutes thanks to the fast communication routes and the availability of public transportation routes.  Section 01 Currently, 7 different bus routes pass through the access of Álika. • Environmental Context In Álika, the topography of the building was an essential part of the design, since the unevenness ranges from +25.00 msnm in the lower areas to +60.00 msnm in the highest points, and a gradual fading with a maximum slope of 2.5% was achieved in the stages where metal mold is used. The movement of land was crucial for development, as it would be filled only with the land without adding more material. In the same way, the sanitary and pluvial network was designed respecting the natural rainfall of the terrain.  © Santiamén • Social Context (profile of users, socioeconomic level of the area, economic vocation, etc.) The profile of the users is mainly families with children under 10 years old, integrated of 4 people on average, there are also single people and older adults although in a lower percentage. The socioeconomic level of clients is in segments C and C +, in most cases they are people who are buying their first home or people who lived in the neighborhoods and identify the project as the best block in the north.  © Santiamén  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jiaxing Innovation Park Exhibition Center / BIAD Posted: 09 Jan 2018 11:00 AM PST  © Zhou Ruogu
 © Zhou Ruogu Text description provided by the architects. Dynamic experience of architecture Located in Xiuzhou New Area ,Zhejiang Province, and built in 2011, sandwiched between the corner of two city roads- Zhongshan West Road and Xiuqing Road- Jiaxing Innovation Park Exhibition Centerof North Branch Construction is one of south entrance to the commercial pedestrian street of the Beijing Science and Technology Park Yangtze River Delta innovation Business District 1 # block .  © Zhou Ruogu The architect tries to use the way of dynamic expression to emphasize the direction and guidance of the Exhibition Center. At the same time of realizing iconic, the architecture has become a dynamic line of sight guide for the north main building group of the Innovation Park.
The volume extends parallel to the main city road, and the commanding height of it tends to the city center, attenuating to the small fluctuations after the large ups and downs, turning northward through the crossroads ,becoming a formation of gentle extension. The changing outline creates a strong rhythm, leading the sight into the main building of the Innovation Park.  © Zhou Ruogu The interior space of the building is composed of a plurality of parallel quadrilateral bodies in series. As the slope of each quadrilateral outer wall gradually increases, the inner space of continuous change is formed, which brings a dynamic experience. The combination of multiple progressive slopes outside the building makes the building more extensible and directional, and the point of view interacts with the skin to form a smooth and continuous visual image.  © Zhou Ruogu The upper and lower floors of the structure interpenetrate each other, and the open design allows an unobstructed view of the indoor, which extends from the north and south curtain walls to the outdoor, forming a sight corridor. The light is projected into the interior through the roof striped lighting belts, producing a good illumination at the same time of forming a strong sense of rhythm. In the staircase, the sunlight through the transparent glass ceiling is rendered, resulting in changes in light and shadow, which enriches the original monotonous traffic space.  © Zhou Ruogu The exterior decoration materials of the building are mainly made up of cement fiber board and glass: the glass is smooth and light, and the cement fiber board is rough and heavy, which forms a contrast. Based on the plasticity of the cement fiberboard, the surface texture of panels is made into different width, and each follows the inclined angle of the outer wall, which makes its more tight stripes closely conform to the changes of the building volume, strengthening the dynamic effect.  © Zhou Ruogu The glass facade frames in the form of dislocation in the north and south walls, while in the form of poly line in the east and west walls; the "V" type structural column serves as cantilever support of the main entrance , and these details are undoubtedly to help the building "jump" in the vision of people.  © Zhou Ruogu "I hope to show more rhythms in the building of the solidified music." said Dou Zhi, the architect. Jiaxing Innovation Park Exhibition Center is different from the general form of the building, more like a sculpture in the environment.
"Continuous polygonal line" is the most used design technique ,which sketches out undulating shape, continuous space, extending sight, shifting light and shadow, changing details, bringing a string of feelings of novelty, fashion, avant-garde, and constant visual surprises.  © Zhou Ruogu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| R+P House / ADI Arquitectura y Diseño Interior Posted: 09 Jan 2018 09:00 AM PST  © Oscar Hernandez
 © Oscar Hernandez Text description provided by the architects. Located in a residential area in the northern part of Aguascalientes city, R+P house is developed for a family of 5, where 3 of them are pets. In an irregular fan shaped land and with a south-north orientation. The architectonic program is resolved in two floors.  © Oscar Hernandez  Sketch Given the land characteristics and based on the customer's requirements of having ortogonal spaces, this project is conceptualized as two prismatic volumes aligned with the colindancias laterales and connected by the vestibule that resolves the circulaciones. On the first floor we can find the social areas: garage, kitchen, living room, dining room and Talita, Hanna and Job's bedroom that has a direct access to the garden terrace.  © Oscar Hernandez On the first level, the master bedroom, studio, laundry room and TV room. The master bedroom and terrace have a view of the back garden, opening a space between the garage's volume to give it a south orientation.  Corte Longitudinal  © Oscar Hernandez The main vestibule is the articulator axis of the whole project, connecting both prismas, all the rooms are connected through a double height space and a bridge that unites the upper floor. The material selection was determined by its practicality and ease of cleaning, in a house where pets are a member of the family.  © Oscar Hernandez  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Exhibition: Sergei Tchoban / Contrasting Harmony of the City Posted: 09 Jan 2018 08:00 AM PST  © Sergei Tchoban The "Contrasting Harmony of the City" exhibition offers a selection of drawings, architectural fantasies, ideas for set design and various compositions depicting the contrasting harmony between contemporary and historical, iconic and background-architecture. The exhibition highlights Sergei Tchoban's dedication to architectural drawings: the structure of European cities combined with futuristic elements as seen in his Architectural Capriccios and compositions of Urban Layers; and charcoal drawings of ruins of Russian Orthodox churches destroyed in the Soviet era depicting a tragic atmosphere in his series Damaged Churches. With his drawings, Tchoban often brushes the topic of how contemporary architecture can exist in historic urban areas, and how new layers play a role in creating the heritage of the future. Recently, he designed the sets for the play Svetlyj put' 19.17 (Shining Path) at the Moscow Art Theatre. Written and produced by Alexander Molochnikow, the play is marking the 100th anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution. The set design drawings and the pastel drawing from the series Dead End portray a relationship between an architect and the Soviet past in his country. This exhibition brings together visualized and constructed ideas on paper. Looking at architecture around the world, and developing and working out new ideas on paper, demonstrate these themes in his architectural drawings. Drawing is an essential component of Sergei's communication tools that gives him the ability to translate his ideas about the relationship between contemporary and historical architecture, as well as iconic buildings and built background-architecture. Sergei Tchoban studied at the architectural department at the Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he was born and raised, before moving to Germany in 1991. His most significant works are realized in Berlin, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. In 2009 he founded the Tchoban Foundation - Museum for Architectural Drawing. He is known not only as an architect and architectural draftsman, but also as a collector, curator, lecturer, theatre and exhibition designer. Exhibition curated by Jolanta Gromadzka and Esenija Bannan. The opening of the exhibition will be accompanied by a lecture and the presentation of the book "30:70 Architecture as an Act of Balance" by Sergei Tchoban. Download the information related to this event here.
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| Almares Building / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados Posted: 09 Jan 2018 07:00 AM PST  © Nelson Kon
 © Nelson Kon Text description provided by the architects. A building constructed in 1970 decade was disable because of its inappropriate preservation. A completely renovation and a modern design were requested to follow the city revitalization.  © Nelson Kon The goal was a renovation of the building as well as of the surroundings, thus the sidewalks were enlarged and a new street paving was made.  © Nelson Kon Moreover, a new attached site was acquired so that a parking lot could be located.  Planta - Térreo The ground floor, previously closed and turned to indoors, is now open and facing the street. It also hosts an art gallery and a café – both surrounded by a large water mirror - attracting the outside pedestrians to enter.  © Nelson Kon The roof top floor, that was earlier only a technical slab, was turned into a collective living space and a city lookout along with an auditorium and an event space. Apart from the new uses of the public areas, the main proposal was creating a metallic sunscreen panel, that completely covers the west façade and goes until the top, becoming a generous pergola. The existing mosaic tile coating remained, but with a new layout andcovered with a secondary metallic skin.  © Nelson Kon  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Edible Architecture Formed from Chocolate Using 3D Printed Moulds Posted: 09 Jan 2018 06:00 AM PST  © Universal Favourite Universal Favourite have developed a range of modular chocolates Complementary that are formed in 3D printed moulds to satisfy any architect with a sweet tooth. The architectural forms have been developed to establish a connection between the two pieces to be eaten as one, complementing one and other.  © Universal Favourite The edible architecture was inspired by the complementary relationship between client and designer and so the ability to connect and stack the blocks was integral in the design process. Before deciding on the final shape evoking a small flight of stairs, Universal Favourite experimented with many geometric forms and joints using curved and angled elements as modelled in their isometric drawing.  © Universal Favourite  © Universal Favourite The end products are tessellating, modular blocks that interlock with each other, allowing any two flavours to be combined including matcha, vanilla, strawberry, blackcurrant, watermelon, vanilla and lemon - different colours correspond to the different flavours. The spontaneous patterning is a stark contrast to the orthogonal structure of the chocolates, using airbrushing, dips and marbling to create the vibrant mix of colours.  © Universal Favourite This is not the first time architecture and chocolate have been magically combined; Dinara Kasko uses parametric modelling software to create a composition for her Algorithmic Modelling Cake, as gelatine, sugar and meringue become her material palette.  © Universal Favourite  © Universal Favourite  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 09 Jan 2018 05:00 AM PST  © Marcos Garcia
 © Marcos Garcia Shapes that suit the simplicity of the tropic Planning spaces from natural resources seems to be easy. In this case, tropical climate and terrain unevenness have worked in favor of the creativity and talent of RVO Studio, an architecture firm led by Raul Velazquez, who takes chances using local elements in order to bring personality to each and every of his projects.  © Marcos Garcia Such is a case with Casa en la Loma (House on the Hill), a residential design located in San Pancho beach in Nayarit, Mexico, in which RVO Studio has decided to blend the intersection of shadows and airflow, making this a pair that furnishes the space with a comfort level which otherwise could only be achieved by the means of stunts and isolation. This is how Casa de la Loma becomes a project of open and well vented spaces, in which double heights and irrelevant divisions play a transcendental role in order to keep environmental freshness. Well balanced scenery is also brought with the Pacific horizon and the mystical depths of the jungle.  Low Level  First Floor Plan Approach and implementation of seaside architecture. Always with its surroundings in mind, Casa de la Loma is divided by a wall made from local stone, which by being there brings the solidity of a monolithic element that achieves independence of the day and night areas.  © Marcos Garcia And it is an architecture which adapts itself to the surroundings. The land on which it is located emphasizes the green foliage of the Mexican jungle with a design that considers the flora to be the real host and not the other way around. Each of the shapes was devised in order to keep intact the forty palm trees that have lived in the property for more than 30 years.  © Marcos Garcia  Isometric  © Marcos Garcia  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Subterranean Housing and Studio Proposal Wins RIBA Competition Posted: 09 Jan 2018 04:00 AM PST  © Outpost Studio The RIBA have announced the winner of their competition in collaboration with the National Grid to give function to the sub-terrain voids left behind when the steel frame of a gasholder is dismantled. Outpost, the winning London studio, proposed a mixed-use scheme for a ring of four storey buildings descending into the well below. The other shortlisted teams included CF Architects, 318 Studio, Max Architects, Wilson Owens Owens Architects and Jan Verhagen and Priscille Rodriguez of Unit Architects. Outpost's proposal solves Britain's shortage of affordable housing and creates an opportunity for flexible workshops, studios and workspaces to be integrated into the structure. The simple, economical vision makes full use of the gasholder base and presents a familiar domestic setting on street level, appearing as one storey.  © Outpost Studio  © Outpost Studio Enthralled by the circular arrangement of the mixed-use modules, Outpost inspires a vibrant community influenced by the earth walled structures of the Tulou villages of the Hakka community in China that uses the circular form for the internally composition of their timber buildings. A unanimous decision by the judges, Outpost's inventive approach particularly impressed them:
 © Outpost Studio  Courtesy of RIBA Internally, the space is radically different, enthused by the industrial background of the voids it is reminiscent of the tall, narrow dockyard buildings and provides a lower courtyard space centred around foliage sprouting out of the hole.
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| Quonset Project / Brett Farrow Architect Posted: 09 Jan 2018 03:00 AM PST  © Paúl Rivera
 © Paúl Rivera Text description provided by the architects. Architect + Developer Brett Farrow has re-purposed a defunct auto repair shop and converted it into a new design and entertainment venue. Located in the Southern California beach town of Carlsbad, the approximately 8,347 sf project includes a design studio, cocktail bar, restaurant, café, and wine tasting room.  © Paúl Rivera The Quonset Project, named after and inspired by the existing WWII era Quonset hut on the site, was initially conceived to be a new mixed-use development. But, the buildings' unique character, patinas, large volumes and readymade courtyard space inspired a different approach.  © Paúl Rivera The core vision for the project was to create a place that had activity, creativity and life from sunrise to midnight every day. To achieve this effect tenants were selected based on how they would contribute to this goal. The result is a destination that has brought much needed vitality to the area.  Ground Floor Plan The chain link and cyclone wire fences that originally ringed the site were dropped in order to de-privatize the space and offer to the public a short cut to the adjacent train station to the rear.  © Paúl Rivera The existing structures were then configured to open onto a shared courtyard passage space with a simple, spare landscape concept that transformed the former driveway and parking lot into a year round dining and gathering space. The landscape palate consists of three mature olive trees, craned into position, left in their boxes, and clad with redwood and metal. The existing structures themselves were primarily pre-fabricated and included the previously mentioned Quonset hut, a Butler Building and an open sided carport. Building on this industrial legacy the layers of haphazard additions were peeled back to reveal natural and fundamental building materials which were then exposed and expressed as part of the new design. Western red cedar siding, zincalume panels and large sectional garage doors were used throughout the remodeled spaces.  © Paúl Rivera The new second story addition was conceived as a bold and simple element that would create a presence on the street. The steep roof lines were initially an exaggerated response to zoning regulations that required pitched roofs but eventually became more about recreating and expressing the large volumes of the industrial era buildings. The simple metal skin was similarly chosen to re-relate to the existing character of the site and allowed to naturally oxidize. Large format glass was then selected to create a sun drenched interior. Additionally original art was brought into the project with a mural on the south facing wall by artist Mark Warren Jacques.  © Paúl Rivera  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Myths in Architectural Detailing that Are Changing in the Digital Age Posted: 09 Jan 2018 01:30 AM PST  The recent availability of automated design and production techniques is changing the development of building details. With parametric and algorithmic design methods and the use of digital fabrication, new abilities are required from architects for the design of details, at the same time as new players are beginning to take part in their development. Although not always given the necessary attention, architectural details are of extreme importance for many aspects of a building. They can define its theoretical expression and technical character, and impact its production process, its assembly method and even its ecological footprint. Contemporary architecture shows a new interest in detailing, which should not be confused with a return to the appreciation of artisanal work.[1] This new interest is related to the recent re-involvement of the architect with the physical making of buildings, as a result of the use of digital technologies.[2] The new "digital master builder" [3] counts on file-to-factory processes, in which the morphology of construction details is directly related to the knowledge of the available production processes. In the design process of the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (pictured below), for example, the geometric principles of the structural elements and of the façade parts were present in the parametric model from the very beginning. During the design process, the contractors' suggestions and requirements, based on fabrication constraints, were incorporated in this model, which was later used as a basis for the fabrication of parts:
The production information for the cladding system was extracted from a fully detailed fabrication model by the subcontractor, and all the parts could be manufactured in the factory and assembled on site with precision. The mullion and structural subcontractors also extracted drawings directly from the fabrication model for numbering, sequencing and bar-coding parts, and for defining the position and rotation of drill points. This allowed the offsite fabrication of all structural elements.  Aviva Stadium façade detail. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aviva_Stadium_Dublin.jpg'>Wikimedia user Alicia Fagerving</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a> The non-standard canopy designed by a3lab for the Westend Gate Tower in Frankfurt upon Main [5] (pictured below) is another good example of how the use of digital fabrication can transform architectural detailing. Since the conceptual phase, the design was optimized for structural performance and fabrication. According to the authors:
Decisions about drainage, cladding and the structural joints were taken together between designers and manufacturers. The dimension of the branches, for example, was defined by the size of the galvanizing pools in which they had to be coated. This example illustrates what Deamer [6] means when she asserts that "contemporary practice revitalizes, through the new detail, the interest in 'those who build them' and offers the opportunity to readjust the psychologically diminishing roles that all players in the design-to-build continuum have come to know," referring to the participation of digital fabrication manufacturers in the design process.  Tree-structure canopy by a3lab. Image Courtesy of a3lab 7 Myths in Architectural DetailingWhat has changed in architectural detailing with the present availability of parametric software and digital fabrication? I believe the introduction of these techniques to the architectural design process is challenging 7 myths: Myth 1: Detailing happens after conceptual design is definedWhen we consider the possibility of digitally fabricating custom parts for a building we need to predict from the very beginning how these parts will be produced and how they will be put together. We cannot risk developing a concept that cannot be fabricated, therefore detailing must be developed in parallel with conceptual design, which is easier to do in an integrated digital design process. Parametric modeling allows designers to use provisional dimensions and change them later, without having to remodel everything from scratch. Myth 2: The authorship of a detail belongs to the architectIt is an illusion to think that an architect can develop a good detail alone. Good details can only be developed in conjunction with manufacturers and materials or mechanical engineers. Digital fabrication instructions are now an important part of the detail documentation, because the specification of tools and machine parameters can interfere in the final product. Myth 3: Detail design is less important and less interesting than conceptual designArchitectural design studios have often valued creativity more than technical issues, leaving the development of details to technicians. Nowadays, synergy between conceptual and detail design is vital to a successful building. Recent examples show how building details are being developed from the early stages of design, in an intellectually challenging process. Myth 4: Details are represented through orthogonal drawingsThe typical 2D drawings that architects used to represent details are becoming outdated. Although we still need traditional construction drawings for the construction site, detail documentation now includes fabrication instructions, such as nesting layouts and gcode files that are sent to the manufacturer. Building Information Models now allow designers to represent different levels of detail and to generate 2D drawings dynamically from 3D models. Architectural details can also be generated by scripts, and can be presented to the construction team through animations that show the assembly steps. Myth 5: There is always a standard solution for a detail design problemThe detail is gaining a new status in contemporary practices, and becoming an important part of design. Although standard details are still used for most parts of a building, specially produced details can add value to a building and define its personality, for example creating surface effects. [1] Myth 6: Details exist to disguise material imperfectionsDetails should be developed to communicate something, not to disguise anything. With digital fabrication there are no imperfections; we are approaching zero tolerance, as discussed in a special issue of AD. [7] Myth 7: With digital technologies there is no more need for detailingOn the contrary, with parametric modeling and digital fabrication there are new opportunities for designing ever more complex and interesting building details, which require a new set of skills from designers. Based on the recent literature on the topic it is possible to conclude that architectural detailing must take into account not just theoretical and building technology aspects, but also mass personalization issues, including parameterization and scripting in the design process, and the use of digital fabrication techniques in the manufacturing of parts. When details of a very complex building are generated by scripts there is less probability of mistakes, but they can only be written after a clear understanding of the underlying logic of the design. Scripts were used, for example, to generate most of the details of the Swiss RE building. Hugh Whitehead, from the "Specialist Modeling Group" at Foster + Partners, says that this building forced them "to address the problem of how to design and produce details that are programmed rather than drawn. At each floor, the rules are always the same, but the results are always different."[8] The automation and parameterization of detail-drafting makes concurrent engineering possible, where advanced details can start being developed while initial definitions, such as floor to ceiling height, are still being decided.  The top floor of 30 St Mary Axe, also known as the Swiss RE Building or the Gherkin, in London. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Top_floor_The_Gherkin.jpg'>Wikimedia user Geekchic</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a> At the same time, with the availability of cheaper 3D printing machines, rapid prototyping can be used from the very beginning of the process. Considered too expensive and time-consuming not long ago, the use of 3D-printed models during the design of details can have a huge impact on the result. Finally, it is extremely important to deeply understand new production processes. Ford [9] points out the difference between conception and reality among modernist architects whose ideas came from the way "they believed cars and planes were built." He affirms that in the early 20th century "few ideas were drawn from an analysis of the building industry as it actually existed." Mass production resulted in the separation of design and production and between designers and factory workers. To avoid repeating the modernist misconception of the integration between design and production, we need to understand digital fabrication processes deeply, so we can design details that are appropriate for the automated production techniques that are available. As Robert and Rivka Oxman assert,[10] Architecture is reformulating itself as a profession. They point to the fabrication of material systems as a new area of design practice and research for architects and structural engineers together. New abilities are required for the development of architectural details with the use of digital fabrication techniques. This can evolve into a new field of specialization for architects. We now need to start thinking about strategies to develop the required skills in the academic environment, increasing opportunities for interdisciplinary work. This article is based on a paper by Gabriela Celani published in A+C Arquitectura y Cultura #5, p. 50-60, 2014. Gabriela Celani is an Associate Professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Campinas, Brazil. She is the founder of LAPAC, the Laboratory for Automation and Prototyping for Architecture and Construction. References
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| Slash House / Conrad San Roman Flores Posted: 09 Jan 2018 01:00 AM PST  © Renzo Rebagliati
 © Renzo Rebagliati Text description provided by the architects. The place is a condominium of beach houses 90 km at south of Lima, formed by "twin" lots arranged on an esplanade at the edge of the sea. Due to the double lots, each one has three free fronts and a blind one that is the party wall.  Isometric Diagram The house is articulated by the outside circulation (staircase) and a central patio-garden. The starcaise unfolds as an ascending envelope along the three free fronts, is not only conceived as a vertical connection element, but also as a path that generates horizontal relations between spaces.  © Renzo Rebagliati The essence of the project lies in the experimentation with the path and the spatial limits. The path is the protagonist, integrates with the boundaries-edges generating continuity relations with directions and trajectories. The trajectory proposes the transition between the circulation-preamble, the entrance-threshold and the space-room as fluid as possible, almost ethereal. The house is not a sum of rooms, but a single room that is transformed as you travel. This transformation or transition from circulation spaces to room spaces and vice versa is determined by vertical and horizontal planes whose directions integrate an analysis of visuals, spatial sensations, container boundaries, function and aesthetics.  Ground Floor Plan  Longitudinal Section  First Floor Plan The programmatic requirements were demanding (as many rooms as possible) and, at first, a grid was created that maximized the use of space, calculating the greater number of rooms. This analysis permitted to have a reference, with the objective that the final design does not have deficit of rooms with respect to the maximum capacity that the land could offer.  © Renzo Rebagliati Due to the elongated geometry of the lot, a central opening was placed, the garden patio, which organizes the rooms around and addresses the optimal technical requirements of comfort, such as adequate natural lighting and the possibility of having cross ventilation in all rooms. In the first floor are located the bedrooms, in the second the social area and in the third the barbecue area and pool.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| What Would Happen if Other People Designed Buildings Posted: 09 Jan 2018 12:00 AM PST  Courtesy of The Leewardists In an alternative universe, architects would have the ability to design every single aspect of their building in line with their architectural vision. There would be no mechanical, structure, or government regulations to worry about. Back in the real world though, this could not happen—many people have to be involved in the creation of a building in order for it to function. From the government to structural consultants, everyone thinks they know best, and the role of the architect sometimes becomes that of a negotiator, trying to please the third parties while maintaining their aspirations for the project. Architects must stand strong, however, because who really knows what would happen if we let someone else be in charge.
Centuries of civilizations built on structures designed by architects and yet, their voice is lost among the countless stories of rulers and armies and sometimes wondrous monsters. The Leewardists are rewriting the contemporary history of our civilization through the voice of this elusive being, The Architect. For more of The Architect Comic Series follow them on Facebook, Instagram or visit their website.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10 Exemplary Ways to Represent Architectonic Construction Details Posted: 08 Jan 2018 10:00 PM PST  Project: Altos de San Antonio Club House / Dutari Viale Arquitectos. Image via © Dutari Viale Arquitectos The visual presentation of a project, which architects are responsible for, must effectively communicate and analyze the organization of the project's material elements. This essential creative process allows those involved to effectively identify and even modify key aspects and components of the building during all phases of its conception. Because of the inherent challenges of material selection and other practical issues, the development of what exactly will be built tends to be relegated to the end of the design process. But a true understanding of minor yet invaluable details is among the most interesting and important aspects of the best architectural projects. In our search for the most outstanding recent examples of construction detail representations, we've collected a series of ten drawings that celebrate different styles and approaches. 01. Freehand SketchesWhen it comes to materials and details, it is necessary to understand the relationship between the project's constructive elements in both formal and spatial terms. For this, freehand sketches can be an effective tool to show organizational and material links. + House in el Carrizal / Daniel Moreno + Sebastián Calero  via © Daniel Moreno + Sebastián Calero 02. Construction DetailsRecognizing the way two different structural elements will meet clearly demonstrates the design challenges that must be solved. In many cases, the work's final aesthetic is the result of approaching the project on the scale of these important yet inconspicuous details. + Råå Day Care Center / Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter  via © Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter + Tasting Room at Sokol Blosser Winery / Allied Works Architecture  via © Allied Works Architecture 03. Integrated SectionsUnderstanding, analyzing and communicating the material behavior of an architectural project in its totality is an essential step to avoid serious problems such as issues with the isolation of architectural elements or even mismatched joints. + Cabaña-torre Karadya BIO-RESERVA  via © Estudio Borrachia Arquitectos + Centro Holístico Punto Zero / Dio Sustentable  via © Dio Sustentable 04. 3D SchemesWhether one must identify the relationships between a project's constructive parts or study the design's performance, three-dimensional representation allows for a clearer spatial understanding of material components, providing clear and precise visualizations of material organization. + Bodega Navarro Correas / aft Arquitectos  via © aft Arquitectos  via © IR arquitectura 05. Perspective SectionsIn order to understand aspects of construction alongside other types of information, it's important and interesting to visualize the relationships intended to occur between spaces, giving an idea of the resultant spatial atmosphere. + Nest We Grow / College of Environmental Design UC Berkeley + Kengo Kuma & Associates  vía College of Environmental Design UC Berkeley + Kengo Kuma & Associates  via © Santiago Viale + Ian Dutari + Alejandro Paz 06. Construction ModelsAnother possible approach to the reality of construction is the development of models—a process that helps focus on key elements such as the performance of the structural system. + RDP House / Daniel Moreno Flores + Sebastian Calero  via © Daniel Moreno + Sebastián Calero  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Renovation of a Single House / MIDE architetti Posted: 08 Jan 2018 09:00 PM PST  © Alessandra Bello
 © Alessandra Bello Text description provided by the architects. Renovation of a semi-detached house situated in the Venice province, centered within a large parcel in the rural area of the city of Jesolo. The aim of providing a comprehensive response to the natural context prompted to strong and dynamic design expressions.  © Alessandra Bello The roof-covering outline characterizes the design trend. The structure has externally been cleaned up from all technical elements, such as cornices and drainpipes, of which it is usually composed of and that have been integrated within it, contributing to obtain a simple volume of linear and essential profiles.  Basement Scheme Thanks to thorough cut-offs of the masonry, the ground floor perimeter was radically transformed into a continuous glazed space that dialogues directly with the immediate outside. The contribution of glass surfaces characterizes the entire intervention, particularly for the spa and wellness area that, with a large fixed window, is visually connected to the underside of the swimming pool, situated in the external garden. The dialogue is reaffirmed by the choice of a uniform and continuous stone paving for both interior and exterior spaces, as well as the use of wide glazed walls which, playing with light and reflections act as thin diaphragms that never constrains and encloses the inside.  © Alessandra Bello Contrasted to the molding of 'breathing' and open volumes of the living spaces, which are allowed to stretch and encompass the outside landscape, the night area follows requirements of introspection and privacy, almost in antithesis with the ground level and retaining the existing fenestration.  Ground Floor Plan The central room consists of a long open space, featured by the presence of the false ceiling composed of wood triangle-shaped listels. The structure is retreated from the perimetral windows in order to allow light to largely enter the space and make it visible from the courtyard outside.  © Alessandra Bello  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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