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- Villa Bergheimveien / Skapa as
- Augustinianum / architecten|en|en + Studio Leon Thier
- Evening on the Hill / Fabrica de arhitectura
- Sports Youth Hostel / LAVA & WENZEL + WENZEL
- Sky Club House / DOMANI
- Ratchada 18 Residence / AOMO
- Guangming Exhibition Hall of UABB / CUBE DESIGN
- Casa Yos / Cañas Arquitectos
- Snøhetta's "A House to Die In" Goes Up for Public Display as the Project Faces Approval Battle
- La Maison du Lac Brûlé / Jean-Yves Rouleau
- The United States' Largest Timber Office Building to Be Constructed in Newark
- Romero 114 / HGR Arquitectos
- The Western Hemisphere’s Highest Residential Infinity Pool to be Built in Brooklyn
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| Villa Bergheimveien / Skapa as Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  © Herman Dreyer
 © Herman Dreyer Text description provided by the architects. The architectural potential that lies in an existing house and structure has been the base and driving force in the work with this Moelven prefabricated house. The house in the waterfront has been transformed into a spacious and modern house for a family that wanted to create a home for the future. In order to continue and emphasize the stereotypical gabled shape of the Moelven house, the main focus has been to remove roof eaves and transform the façade- and roof materials to cedar wood. Hidden gutters and scarce transitions create a defined volume that represents the architecture of our time inspired by the everyday house.  © Herman Dreyer  Site Plan  © Herman Dreyer The existing space division has been transformed and adapted to the way of living. The site's location and natural elements have been a key factor for the inside space design and organization. Opening the house to the magnificent view makes the feeling of distinction between the inside and outside is transparent and you experience the change of nature in light, weather and seasons from the inside. An addition to the existing structure is a living space that the residents use diligently. The material choice and design language are adapted from the character of the main house, but the structures are lower and more open to form a natural hierarchy.  © Herman Dreyer  Floor Plan  © Herman Dreyer The material choice and design language are adapted from the character of the main house, but the structures are lower and more open to form a natural hierarchy. In the interaction between the main house, new addition and the site, the outdoor space, and the volumes appear as a modern cluster court and have become a natural gathering place for the family. At a time when sustainable measures and solutions should play the crucial part of today's architecture, this transformed residence is a comment on how to use the qualities and values that are in existing structures and spaces.  Before / After  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Augustinianum / architecten|en|en + Studio Leon Thier Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:00 PM PST  © BASE Photography
 © BASE Photography Text description provided by the architects. The Augustinianum is known in Eindhoven as a 'school for smart students'. The ambition of the school is to not just distinguish themselves through thorough education, but also through incorporating sports, drama and pop music in their programme. A school that shows what it stands for and adds substance to its Originally, the Augustinianum was a traditional grammar school run by Augustinian clerics. The existing buildings from the 1950s no longer met the demands of present times, which is why the decision was made to realize compact new buildings on the former sports grounds located alongside the existing buildings.  © BASE Photography The central design idea for these new buildings was the Agora. The Agora, literally 'gathering place', was a meeting point and a trade location in many cities in ancient Greece. In the Augustinianum, the Agora serves as a symbol for encounters, located in the heart of the school. Around this area, the 'expertise areas', aimed at linguistic science, exact science and social science are each located on different floors.  Ground Floor Plan By placing the classrooms and staff rooms around the perimeter of the building, a flexible zone with several functions is established around the Agora. The Agora floor climbs towards the first floor by means of terraces, which creates a special learning and recess landscape that can also be used as a public gallery during performances and presentations. The stage at the end of this gallery is extended to the exterior area. The only division between these areas is a large theater window with a view on the green space outside. In this window, we gave re-established the gorgeous stained glass window depicting St. Augustine from the old school building.  © BASE Photography Above the stage, one can find the central Media Library, a beautiful high study room. On the outside, the Media Library, along with the outside stage, creates a characteristic image aimed at the street. The Agora and the stage are a beloved recess area. When the weather allows it, the green spaces around the school also provide plenty of recess opportunities.  © BASE Photography Under the rising gallery of the Agora, the 'underground' can be found at ground level. This space consists of rooms for drama, music, arts and cultural activities.  © BASE Photography At the top of the gallery stairs, the gymnasiums can be found. In these rooms, large windows provide a view over the sports grounds. The raised gymnasiums are supported by A-shaped columns, which is an echo of the characteristic concrete elements on the roof of the old school building. The bicycle storage is situated underneath the gymnasiums. The façades of the building have been made from a multi-colored, yellow-ish stone, with a plinth made of prefabricated concrete elements. The 'A' of  Section Augustinianum is also represented in these façades. The windows of the classrooms have been placed in long window frames. The staircases are raised above the volume on the exterior, which makes the top of them the ideal location for the many installations, as they can remain hidden from view this way.  © BASE Photography The design is a co-production of architecten|en|en & Studio Leon Thier. This assignment was very personal for Leon Thier, as he is a former student of the "The architects have made this design with their heads, their guts and their hearts, creating a design that fits the atmosphere and touches you deeply." Maarten de Veth, principal  © BASE Photography Product Description. As an reference to the former school building from the fifties, the facades of the new Augustinianum are made of yellow variegated brickwork with contrasting elements of prefabricated concrete.  © BASE Photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Evening on the Hill / Fabrica de arhitectura Posted: 05 Feb 2018 06:00 PM PST  © Cosmin Dragomir
 © Cosmin Dragomir Text description provided by the architects. The whole project was meant to provide an intimate environment in a densely populated area relying on energy and resource efficient eco-design. The five houses share a private road, a courtyard that is divided into smaller units, an indoor swimming pool and a wonderful SPA area. This creates a unique mix of public, semi-public and private spaces that beautifully enhance dwellers' sense of community and closeness to nature.  Site Plan We took great care to keep the same level of intimacy inside the houses and paid attention to the smallest details of decoration. We even used Romanian traditional motifs in the interior design and mixed up different patterns and materials to create stunning, balanced interiors.  © Vlad Eftenie  Ground Floor Plan  © Vlad Eftenie In order to make our clients' lives even more amazing, we positioned the houses according to cardinal directions. You can enjoy the sunrise while drinking your morning coffee in the living room and watch stunning sunsets right from your window when you get back to the bedroom in the evening.  © Cosmin Dragomir  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sports Youth Hostel / LAVA & WENZEL + WENZEL Posted: 05 Feb 2018 04:00 PM PST  © Häfele, Studio Huber
 © Häfele, Studio Huber Text description provided by the architects. LAVA chose the letter 'Y' shape because the geometry creates a building shape that interweaves interior and exterior space. It offers views to three directions, creates natural openings to the sport fields, terraces and gardens, and creates a central community space. The designer age of the 21st century means young travellers and backpackers want a special identity, community and unique experiences, not just a clean bed and shower.  Diagram Bayreuth provided a stunning location and a unique opportunity to develop the prototype of a new sports hostel, a benchmark, that further develops the traditional hostel through innovative spatial configurations, sustainability at environmental, structural and social levels and integrated sporting facilities directly adjacent to the building: a place that invites active use and relaxation.  © LAVA The Y shape also creates a central atrium, a hub for offline as well as online interaction, a meeting space that provides entertainment, interaction, comfort and communication. An amphitheatre in the middle connects the different levels in a playful way. A skylight provides natural daylight whilst horizontal and diagonal sightlines direct guests to different functions in the building such as reception, seminar rooms, dining, kitchen, spread out over two floors and connected to each other via this central atrium.  © LAVA Each wing of the Y has access to the exterior at the end, and many 'loops' combining inside and outside come together at the central point of the Y. The wider arm houses public functions: kitchen and canteen on ground level, seminar rooms on first floor; and both are connected via the hall and stairs and have direct access to outside.  Ground Floor Plan The visionary design is marked by intelligent organisation (easy to find things, get in contact, spend time together, connect inside to outside activities, rooms become viewing spots for sport activities). This integrated concept fulfils the hostel motto: 'experience community' and goes beyond it: 'experience the unexpected' – not the youth hostel as people know it. It's this organisation – creating a stage for activities – separating individual from group spaces but bringing people together in an open internal landscape that is unique. This is budget accommodation, but it offers spatial fluidity and other spatial experiences not available even in expensive hotels.  © Häfele, Studio Huber Sports fields, adventure playgrounds and volleyball terraces are complemented by local vegetation. A grand staircase doubling as an amphitheatre is used for cultural events such as outdoor movie screenings and theatre performances. The fluid structure is integrated into the landscape, with contemporary materials and a 'no frills' interior – a powerful place for active people.  © Häfele, Studio Huber LOCATION The new building for the JH Bayreuth is located in a landscaped situation in the surroundings of the university and a swimming pool. The building reacts to this by dividing and zoning the exterior space. Starting from a central atrium, individual two-storey functional areas develop in a Y shape into the terrain. The 30-metre-long room wings are facing north and south. Between the building parts, the associated functions such as a sports field, adventure playground and vegetation zones are integrated. The low building height underlines the topographical integration and counteracts the urban planning dominance of a multi-storey building on the large, green plot. The upper floor of each wing is connected via an outdoor area with stairs to the landscape level.  © Häfele, Studio Huber  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2018 02:00 PM PST  © Shaon
 © Shaon Text description provided by the architects. Sky Club House is a production project that DOMANI researched in for Times Property. Architecture、interior and device display are all created by Ann Yu, Director of Creation. As a permanent building, the club has been completed in Time Berlin and Time Sky, and will be presented in Times Property's flagship plate one after another.  © Shaon Time is a character, we developed construction material based on this character, 20% grey artificial concrete tiles are paved well-proportioned through whole space, traces of time will spontaneously reflect on material. What else, the consistency of material and exquisite texture create integrity interaction with this character.  © Shaon  Plan. Image © DOMANI  © Shaon Nature light is a character, in a construction that is designed for this character, it has all possibilities and freedom. whether it draws the outline of material, or making interesting interaction with fixed installation, nature light has full of variety and that is what creates impression of construction interior.  © Shaon People are resting, excising, communicating and taking all kinds of activities in this space. We hope that construction with abstract entrance can introduce people's sight to exterior and above. After all, sky and water surface flow worth more observation than all solid construction.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:00 PM PST  © Chaovarith Poonphol
 © Chaovarith Poonphol Text description provided by the architects. This private residence is an addition in the family property having an existing 1-strory house. The new house is placed to give each other enough privacy and flexibility to expand. The house is for a young newly-married couple in their late 20's. Modern life style and social life of the owner is driving the functions and the architecture of the house.  © Chaovarith Poonphol This house layout is designed totally started from Feng Shui advices. Usually it would take away a lot of design ideas but we took it to our advantage to create something extraordinary. The house zoning is very simple to get natural light and ventilation along with the view of landscape around the house as much as possible. The house is elevated from the road about 1.5m, providing flexibility for mechanical systems underneath with enough crawling space for maintenance, and also allowing the air to flow underneath the house. The ventilation through the house both living spaces and space beneath provide comfort environment for the house.  © Chaovarith Poonphol  Ground Floor Plan  © Chaovarith Poonphol This house is also an experiment of architectural expression through detailed design between anti-gravity and levitating concept. It is a juxtaposition concept that we would like to express to make the house more interesting. As a result of Feng Shui master advices, A 6.5m cantilevered roof (with gutters), detailed as thin as possible, is flying over to cover the entire main stairs as suggested by Feng Shui master, opposing to a large solid masonry box of master bedroom, levitating above a rock garden since we need to raise this section up from the rest of the house for Feng Shui reason.  © Chaovarith Poonphol With constrained budget, most of the house material is inexpensive and very simple such as cement board panel, painted wall, and polished concrete. The detail design is the integrity of the house with elaborated craftsmanship and thoughts, such as grooved PVC lines on masonry walls, alignments of materials or patterns used inside and outside. All the details and efforts make the house unique and powerful by its own.  © Chaovarith Poonphol  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Guangming Exhibition Hall of UABB / CUBE DESIGN Posted: 05 Feb 2018 11:00 AM PST  © Junwei Chen
 © Junwei Chen Text description provided by the architects. December 23, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Biennale Lighting Branch opened. With the theme of "Jingkou Revive", the exhibition invites artists, agricultural development experts, urban research scholars, architects, civil team building and video workers and other teams to showcase literature, exhibitions, installations, agricultural workshops and outdoor film shows , Sound workshops and other means, try to find a non-economic oriented development model and the opportunity to activate the community, but also for the moment of unknown exploration. The opening ceremony attracted local people and visitors from afar. The main pavilion was recognized at a glance with simple, light and modern design. Around the exhibition hall is a local dwelling, vegetable fields and green fields, outside the exhibition hall, there are villagers in the hoe cultivation, children playing, a natural rustic atmosphere blowing.  © Junwei Chen Planning | Hidden in residential areas The project is located in Guangkou New District Jiekou community, covers an area of 2250 square meters. On the north side of the venue is the lush litchi forest, with the village road on the south side and the green gate on the west side towards the Guangdong Province. The east side is a residential building. The site was originally an old brick-concrete house. In the conceptual design of the project, the architect tried hard to keep the old buildings and kept the old and the new connections while realizing the new functions, new life and new outlook.  © Junwei Chen The overall planning idea is to remove the middle row of old houses, rebuild existing gas stations and retain about 392㎡ of two old houses on the east and west sides, and add new buildings on the basis of this. The main building of the new building is located in the northwest corner of the venue. Through the connecting corridor, the two old buildings are connected with the new buildings to form a unified whole.  © Junwei Chen Architecture | Old and new conversation  © Junwei Chen After the removal of the middle partition wall of the two old buildings, the remaining peripheral wall body is reinforced by structure and painted with a protective agent to retain the mottled texture of the wall surface. The original shabby concrete beams on the roof are demolished. The steel frame is used to rebuild the roof structure and cover the old tiles. The old and new words can be rearranged and combined. The original building is given new language, new space, new features and new vitality , New and old buildings and the environment to achieve symbiotic unity.  © Junwei Chen The doors and windows of the old building are still preserved to reduce the damage to the original wall. The newly-built doors and windows are made of high-transparent and ultra-white borders without dividing the whole piece, and the light and modern glass metal materials and mottled traces on the walls form an interesting dialogue between new and old, history and modernity.  © Junwei Chen Landscape | old tree · old house · new view  © Junwei Chen Space | sequence of fun  © Junwei Chen Although the construction area is limited, architects open the space level through the ways of frame, blank, turning, creating a rich spatial sequence that makes it winding. This is also commonly used in Oriental architectural design practices, these spaces after a specific arrangement, giving a strong sense of unity and rhythm.  © Junwei Chen Design from the lives of local residents, the surrounding streets, courtyards, landscape start with the building and find the most appropriate balance between the surrounding environment. Optimize and rebuild without disturbing the life of residents, and upgrading without destroying the original ecology. On the other hand, it is in line with the theme of "urban growth in difference" in this Shenzhen-Hong Kong urban / architectural biennial that allows a variety of architectural forms to co-exist to achieve urban diversification and differentiated growth.  © Junwei Chen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2018 09:00 AM PST  © Jordi Miralles
 © Ricardo Chaves Text description provided by the architects. Casa Yos owes its name to the existing tree which we surrounded by a deck, turning it into a focal point of the house's composition.  © Jordi Miralles The terrain is located on the outskirts of San José, in the town of San Ramón de Tres Ríos, on the outer edge of a forest reserve that is not expected to disappear. The house is located on the edge of the lot that borders with the reserve.  © Ricardo Chaves The main intention of the design is quite simple and straightforward: to enjoy the forest that serves as a garden for the house. Consequently, we designed an elongated construction in which every area of the house could have a view of the forest reserve.  © Ricardo Chaves The distribution of the spaces inside the house was done according to the owners' instructions: an ample social area that includes a dining room and living room, and the very important kitchen. Also included in this area is an open-air terrace.  Floor Plan The bedrooms are located on opposite sides of the construction: the parents' bedroom is on one end and the children's bedrooms are on the other end. This creates three distinct areas in the house.  © Jordi Miralles We took advantage of a slight grade slope in the terrain to build in smaller grade slopes that could work as transitions between the three areas.  © Jordi Miralles The roofing scheme responds to two basic criteria: the desired scale of the spaces and the visual aperture to the forest.  Elevation The house has two separate roofs : one large roof that originates in the main bedroom and rises up to it's highest level over the terrace in front of the kitchen. This inclination, together with the grade slope on the floor, allows for an appropriate floor-to-ceiling height in proportion to the scale of a bedroom, even though the same roof yields a larger scale in the social area. This roof has an ascending inclination in the direction of the forest in order to integrate the forest within the house. This effect is reinforced by the inclined window panes , which is another suggestion by the owners. The second roof, which stretches over the other bedrooms, has an inclination in the opposite sense, which reduces the scale and aperture of the space to accommodate the children.  © Ricardo Chaves The focal point of the house – and the space that is most frequently used by the family – is the wooden terrace. Access to this area is through sliding glass doors that integrate the terrace with the kitchen and everyday activities. El Yos tree is a reference point that creates a space of its own within the terrace.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Snøhetta's "A House to Die In" Goes Up for Public Display as the Project Faces Approval Battle Posted: 05 Feb 2018 08:15 AM PST  © MIR and Snøhetta The result of an 8 year collaborative process between Snøhetta and Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard, "A House to Die In," is now on display at a new exhibition Tjuvholmen in Oslo, Norway. Organized by the architects and artist with Selvaag Art Collection, the exhibition shows the artistic process of designing the unique home and studio that is currently seeking approval for its construction. To be located on the grounds of painter Edward Munch's former house and workshop in western Oslo, the sculptural proposal has prompted discussion over how it honors the legacy of one of Norway's most famous artists.  © MIR and Snøhetta "In collaboration with Selvaag Art Collection we want to tell a different story of how a building comes about. It is an exhibition about plunging into documents, models and drawings to understand the scope of an immensely interesting transdisciplinary collaboration that, in many ways, reflects our inner values as a firm," says founding partner of Snøhetta, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. Read a description of the project below, and find a recent profile on the proposal and its criticism in the New York Times, here. Description from the architects. It all starts in 2011 when the Norwegian artist, Bjarne Melgaard, reaches out to Olav and Frederik Selvaag with the idea of making a sculpture that would double as a house. Having a long tradition of supporting Norwegian artists, the Selvaag brothers adhere to the idea. Shortly after, Snøhetta gets involved in the project, and since then the artist and the architects have exchanged thoughts, drawings, 3D models and documents to design a house that will function as Melgaard's private residence and atelier. The Selvaag brothers suggest Kikkut, a plot that has been owned by the Selvaag family for decades on the west side of Oslo, as a good location for the Melgaard house. The choice of the plot comes naturally as the area is already an artistic hub thanks to its proximity to the art colony Ekely and Edvard Munch's former home and atelier. Nothing has been built on the plot since the villa that used to adorn the plot was demolished in 1989. The Selvaag brothers see a good opportunity to realize an ambitious art project on behalf of an artist that they have followed for a long time.  via Selvaag Art Collection The collaboration between Melgaard and Snøhetta stretches over several years. Through intense workshops and dialogue, the artist and architects exchange reflections about form and materiality. Melgaard draws hand sketches and hands them over to the architects who transform his two-dimensional, analogue drawings into digital models. The ambition is to imagine what hides "behind" the drawings, to interpret which three-dimensional forms could be found behind the physical piece of paper. With digital tools, the 3D models are shaped like a sculpture. The exercise of successfully translating art into architecture has officially begun. Converting Melgaard's art into architecture is a meticulous digital process. The work consists of shaping digital models consisting of a small-scaled triangular pattern. Snøhetta models selected Melgaard drawings before initiating a reduction process of the models to achieve buildable shapes. A large number of the triangles are then digitally removed from the 3D model, creating a rougher and more geometrical pattern. The façades of the house take shape. The house has become a physical, triangular wooden house resting on poles of white animal-shaped sculptures. For the first time, Melgaard's art describes an architectural space and expression.  via Selvaag Art Collection  via Selvaag Art Collection Melgaard's drawings are projected back onto the geometrical façades. The colors translate into imprints that are cast back onto the façades. While subtle and translucent colors provide a light imprint into the façades, saturated colors break through the material entirely, inviting light into the building. For the first time, the architecture describes an artistic expression. On the inside of the building, Melgaard's artistic universe and home concept complement each other perfectly. While one of the rooms could function both as swimming pool and dining room, another could function as workspace and spa. These untraditional pairings are a direct symbol of how conventions are prevented from influencing the building's usage or design. The building is clad with black, burned oak, inspired by Japanese building traditions. The burnt oak will naturally erode over time so that the building gradually changes character throughout the years and seasons. A shallow water pond below the building creates an illusion of a «floating» building.  via Selvaag Art Collection
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| La Maison du Lac Brûlé / Jean-Yves Rouleau Posted: 05 Feb 2018 07:00 AM PST  © Yves Lacombe
 © Yves Lacombe Text description provided by the architects. Located in the Laurentian Mountains, northwest of Montreal, the Lac Brulé House is built on a natural plateau surrounded by the forest. Several rambles were made in order to appreciate the 15 acres piece of land and allowed the choice of the ideal site, which is also the highest point of the property.  © Yves Lacombe The Lac Brûlé House is designed for family and friends. It consists of two interconnected volumes forming a "T" shape. Each volume is covered by the material of local provenance, that distinguishes them from one another; wood planks left raw and enhanced by colored insertions for the first one and clear aluminum smooth paneling for the second. It combines a variety of color and texture that contribute to the particular "modénature" of the building.  © Yves Lacombe  Lower Floor Plan  © Yves Lacombe The plan in "T" segregates the inner spaces and allows privacy for the occupants, who meet in central living rooms. Nevertheless, inner spaces are planned in order to enable a visual connection between floors, through the circulation ways: hall, stairs, and corridor.  © Yves Lacombe The main wing, which has two floors, houses the bedrooms and the service rooms, while the second, under a unique but high ceiling, is occupied by the living rooms and master suite. Following the course of the sun, the openings are organized as such that the interiors are flooded with natural light. The wide windows are seen as landscape picture frames.  © Yves Lacombe  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The United States' Largest Timber Office Building to Be Constructed in Newark Posted: 05 Feb 2018 06:10 AM PST  © Michael Green Architecture / Lotus Equity Group Plans for the United States' largest mass timber office building in Newark, New Jersey have been revealed by developer Lotus Equity Group and Michael Green Architecture. A part of the Riverfront Square redevelopment project – which will feature 11.8 acres of mixed-use buildings by TEN Arquitectos, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners and Michael Green Architecture and parkland designed by James Corner Field Operations – the Riverfront Square office building will contain up to 500,000 square feet of Class A office space within its cutting-edge timber-framed structural system.  © Michael Green Architecture / Lotus Equity Group "To build the nation's largest timber building in Newark speaks to the confidence and belief we have in the city and Riverfront Square as a world-class location that can compete with any great city around the world," said Ben Korman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Lotus Equity Group. "The vision we share with Michael Green is to design the most environmentally sustainable office tower that enhances the health of tenants and the surrounding communities through efficient planning and green design. When you merge these benefits with Newark's emerging technology sector, Riverfront Square is primed to help companies attract and retain valuable talent."  © Michael Green Architecture / Lotus Equity Group  © Michael Green Architecture / Lotus Equity Group Chosen for its environmental advantages, timber will allow the project to reduce its carbon footprint and reduce emissions from the construction process. "This project represents an opportunity for MGA, in collaboration with Lotus Equity Group, to lay the foundation for the future of Riverfront Square and the city of Newark more broadly. Good buildings are good neighbors and we envision a sustainable, efficient and architecturally-stunning future for Newark," said Michael Green, Founder and Principal of Michael Green Architecture.  © Michael Green Architecture / Lotus Equity Group  © Michael Green Architecture / Lotus Equity Group  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2018 05:00 AM PST  © DIANA ARNAU
 © DIANA ARNAU Text description provided by the architects. ROMERO 114 is a four floor Housing Project with 163 units located in Romero # 114, on a central neighborhood of Mexico City.  © DIANA ARNAU The project proposes 163 apartments between 60 and 113 m², which are accommodated internally in 5 towers. Each tower has several courtyards that manage to give good ventilation and lighting to each apartment  Section The building functions as 5 towers, each with its own elevator and stair core. The main access of the building is through a lobby that connects the street with the parking lot. The towers are accessed from 5 lobbies in the parking lot, which communicate with the central courtyard and vertical circulation of each tower.  © DIANA ARNAU The biggest challenge of the project was to accommodate 41 apartments in each level, ensuring that all of its spaces had good lighting and not too many meters were lost in circulation to access each one. To achieve this, only 4 modules were designed to fit along the terrain.  Type Plan In order to respect 20% of free area, multiple courtyards were layed in each tower. These coutyards function as private spaces for the first level apartments. All living areas have ventilation and natural lighting. The rooftop is equipped with 5 roofgardens and 18 grills for the use of the entire building. This space has a landscape design that surrounds the rooftop with vegetation.  © DIANA ARNAU  Section  © DIANA ARNAU The facade was designed with a modulation that changes to give greater privacy to each space. When a bay opens, the bay in front closes and so on.  © DIANA ARNAU Most of the apartments were designed with a balcony, which gives privacy, functioning as a transition space between the exterior and the interior.  Type Plan With this project we achieve that all units have good privacy, lighting and sound insulation.  © DIANA ARNAU By distributing all the apartments in different towers, the scale and magnitude of the project was reduced, achieving a sensation of lower density.  © DIANA ARNAU  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Western Hemisphere’s Highest Residential Infinity Pool to be Built in Brooklyn Posted: 05 Feb 2018 04:00 AM PST  © Williams New York A new infinity pool offering unparalleled views of New York City is to be constructed atop KPF's upcoming Brooklyn Point tower. At 680 feet above grade – nearly 100 feet higher than the iconic infinity pool at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore – when completed the pool will become the "highest residential infinity pool in the Western Hemisphere."  © Williams New York Being developed by Extell, Brooklyn Point is the final piece and only residential building to be constructed as part of the new City Point mixed-use complex in Downtown Brooklyn. At 720 feet tall (across 68 stories), the building will become the tallest in Brooklyn – at least until it is surpassed by other planned towers including SHoP's 340 Flatbush. Brooklyn Point will feature more than 40,000 square feet of shared indoor and outdoor amenity spaces, including the rooftop terrace, where the 27-foot-long saltwater infinity pool will be surrounded by a landscape designed by Nielsen Landscape Architects also featuring a sun deck, outdoor dining area, changing rooms and showers, an outdoor movie projection screen and an observatory for stargazing. Construction on the project has already begun, with an expected completion date in 2020. Learn more about the project, here. News via Extell
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| Reserva House / Pablo Padin Arquiteto Posted: 05 Feb 2018 03:00 AM PST  © Pablo Aleksitch Padin
 © Pablo Aleksitch Padin Text description provided by the architects. The Reserva House is a single-family house, located in a gated community near São Paulo megalopolis, in the industrial city of Jundiaí. The idea of the Project consists in promoting the Family gathering. Its lower floor is a social open space that looks outside to the tropical garden that surrounds the building. The large span slab creates big spaces without partitions. It was used a reinforced concrete grid structure system, not very common in single-family houses, that gives an industrial signature to the construction. Medium cost materials have been used in innovative ways to provide comfort and visual quality to the users, as intended in a luxury 550 square meter house.  © Pablo Aleksitch Padin  Ground Floor Plan  © Pablo Aleksitch Padin The living room and its surroundings are totally flexible, permitting various layouts for the possible requirements of the growing Family. The upper floor consists of the private Family area: bedroom, bathrooms, and home-theater. These spaces are made of structural Mansory and covered with a pre-fabricated concrete slab. The bathrooms open to internal small patios that provide natural lighting and ventilation. The upper floor façade is covered with void elements, called "cobogós" that protects from solar heating of the spaces and provide natural ventilation and private use.  Section The roof floor is used to the technical areas as water reservoir, water heating solar panels, pool water heating tubes and other utilities in order to make the house life as sustainable as possible. These utilities are held in a sculptural concrete and stainless steel structure. The roof is covered with a polymeric membrane and is accessible to people, without the necessity of special security items. There is also a deck on this floor with the magnificent view of the Japi Sierra mountains.  © Pablo Aleksitch Padin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| How To Be a Tech-Savvy Architect Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:30 AM PST  © Andrea Vasquez Architecture is a collaborative discipline, where a day's work often involves sharing files, emails, and information in the process of completing a project. Whether you are entering competitions, applying for jobs or getting your work published, being tech-savvy when sharing files is a crucial skill to have—while failing to be tech-savvy can lead to frustrated colleagues, wasted time, and even missed career opportunities. To help you ensure you're not making any mistakes, we've put together a few pointers you can use to share work online more efficiently and effectively. 1. File Sizes © Andrea Vasquez When sharing work online, "less is more" with file sizes. Unlike images for print which need a very high resolution to be seen clearly, images made to be viewed on the web usually only require a much smaller in file size, with smaller files offering the benefit of quicker loading times. While developments such as high-resolution displays have closed the gap recently, remember that even a 4K monitor sports only 3840 x 2160 pixels. This means that unless it's imperative that the recipient be able to zoom in on your images, anything many thousands of pixels wide will be larger than the monitor and therefore unnecessary and inefficient. 2. Downloading Should Be a Last ResortIn order to respect other people's time and available hard-drive space, the need to download your images should be a last resort. With so many file sharing services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive offering a way to preview images, people should not have to download hundreds of Megabytes worth of images to grasp an idea of your project. 3. Don't Show Your Presentation BoardsPresentation Boards are made to be viewed on a wall, not online. The images and text on presentation boards will often be too small to be viewed clearly on an image online, and the need for a large file size to zoom in and browse around will cause recipients a hassle. This relates to the next point: 4. Don't Put Text in Images © Andrea Vasquez Although the use of text in labeling drawings or diagrams is necessary, the use of long sections of text should be avoided. Descriptions of the project should not be a part of the image, since if you're showcasing your work online you should want the text to be indexable by Google so that it shows up in any searches. It also makes sharing information more efficient if the text can be copied and pasted so it can be quoted or moved to different presentations if needed. 5. Provide Accurate Crediting InfoThis is crucial both for the designs themselves and any photos taken of the project. Once the images are circulating the internet, it becomes incredibly difficult to correct any miswritten crediting information. 6. Hyperlinks Are Your FriendHyperlinks can be extremely useful when you want to provide extra information, whether that means links to a website, articles or other projects. There will always be more information that you can provide, so hyperlinks allow a convenient way for the recipient to click and learn more at their own leisure. 7. Static Images Aren't The Only Option © Andrea Vasquez It is important to remember that static images are not the only way we can present our work. Although static images are still probably the most convenient way to distribute information, they are usually not as immersive or attention-grabbing as other forms of presentation. Videos, GIFs, 3D models and even VR experiences are now all possible ways of displaying a project. 8. Be Aware of File TypesIt can often be confusing to decide on which file type should be used for which purpose. JPGs are versatile in that they are suitable for both print and the web (although this also depends on the image size, as previously covered.) PNGs are great for web pages as they can have transparent backgrounds, but are not suitable for print. TIF files are large raster files that are usually made for printing, so avoid using TIFs for online use as they will load very slowly. PDFs are a great way to share files as they can view both vector and raster files, but be careful of their color control. Make sure to check whether the file is in RGB color (suitable for web) or CMYK color (suitable for print). 9. Give PermissionIt can be useful to be clear on the copyright of images you distribute online, whether by adding a credit (as discussed above) and giving explicit permission to those who ask or by using a creative commons license. This makes it less confusing and risky for others if they want to share and distribute your work. This second point may seem self-evident but, while we're talking about permission, always remember to give permission to the recipient when using a file sharing service so they don't click a link and find themselves on a page they cannot access. Images for this article were kindly provided by Andrea Vasquez.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 05 Feb 2018 01:00 AM PST  © Nuno Almendra
 © Nuno Almendra Text description provided by the architects. The plot, located in Sarnadas de Ródão, Castelo Branco district has an area of about 15 ha, of which 10.5 ha will be planted with vines. It is divided by the highway A23 into two parcels with approximately the same area. To the south, the land is marked mainly by the existence of a small dam that will feed the irrigation system of the vineyards. To the north of the A23 highway, a pavilion with approximately 530 m2, a water tank and its pump room, punctuates the terrain at its highest level. An underground passageway (tunnel) to the West and a viaduct to the East constitute the transport and pedestrian connections between the North and South parcels.  © Nuno Almendra  Upper Floor Plan  © Nuno Almendra The idea of the project was to unify the existing construction and the necessary expansion of the program, transforming them into a single object. From this duality between pre-existence and new construction, two distinct materials arise in a complementary contrast with each other. On the one hand, the cork panel lining of the existing walls; a material related to this region and with excellent thermal and acoustic characteristics. On the other hand, reinforcing this concern regarding the thermal behavior of the building, a second metallic skin of golden color constitutes a "ring" that surrounds the existing building and materializes the new spaces of the winery. This "strap" causes overshadowing of the technical spaces allowing the necessary regulation of temperature and ventilation in a natural way. This solution also allowed a more versatile and free design of the elevations according to the defined program.  © Nuno Almendra Given its micro perforation and waving sheet modules, this skin has been developed as a texture that works at different scales: a perceptive texture from the motorway and a textile appearance in a situation of greater proximity. The distribution of the program locates the production areas with a more technical character in the area corresponding to the existing pavilion, with a free height of about 6 meters and an area of approximately 500 m2. This open-space area has two independent exterior accesses. The access on the east façade receives the grapes whilst the gate on the south façade is for loading and unloading the finished product. It is also on the East elevation that cold production machines are located.  Elevations 1  © Nuno Almendra  Sections 1 On the north side, there is an extension of the existing pavilion that corresponds to the social and production support areas of the program. The access to this sector is made through a covered outdoor gallery at the ground level that rises above the vineyard as one approaches the main entrance. Here one can find the reception, a wine exhibition area, an office, a laboratory, sanitary facilities, changing rooms and a storage. The latter two have direct access from the production area. A grand stairway connects the 3 floors from here: On the basement there is the casks room with the capacity for 80 wooden barrels, seen as a safe box protected by a big glass screen and concrete exterior walls; On the first floor, the more scenic part of the program: the kitchen, a small suite and the wine tasting room, which directly overviews the south-facing Vineyard through a covered terrace.  © Nuno Almendra  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Novorésumé Offers 50% off their Premium Résumé Builder, Ensuring Your CV is On Point Posted: 05 Feb 2018 12:00 AM PST  Home Page. Image Courtesy of Novorésumé The job application process can be an exhausting one, endless cover letters, constant updating of your curriculum vitae, not to mention ensuring your instagram is #onpoint and squeaky clean. And chances are, recruiters and employers will spend all but a few seconds looking at your content. Novorésumé, an online résumé builder, is there to help speed up the process and provide all the tools you need for an employer friendly, well-designed CV.  Résumé Templates. Image Courtesy of Novorésumé Their website describes the process of putting together a résumé as assembling a puzzle, and the site handily provides all the pieces for quick, effective and clever assemblage. Their basic package is completely free, and includes a one-page résumé template, to try your hand at résumé-puzzle-making. The premium package steps things up a notch, to include up to three pages for your résumé/CV, cover letter samples, extra fonts, video tutorials, customizable layouts, more colours and themes, creative writing styles and backgrounds and specialized sections. If you would like to unlock the premium features, Novorésumé have an exclusive 50% off deal for Archdaily readers for one month of premium membership.  Colour Themes Editor. Image Courtesy of Novorésumé The interface is elegant and easy to use. Separate templates are offered for student or intermediate level applicants and senior applicants, tailored to the needs of both the job hunter and the employer. Within the builder you can customize the template by changing the layout to suit your needs, selecting a colour theme, choosing from a basic set of fonts and adding or removing sections.
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| Show Us Your Best Architectural Model Photos! Posted: 04 Feb 2018 10:00 PM PST  A model of Peter Zumthor's Saint Benedict Chapel, built for Kenneth Frampton's "Studies in Tectonic Culture" class at Columbia GSAPP and <a href='https://www.archdaily.com/805658/these-intricate-architectural-models-will-change-how-you-see-their-famous-full-size-counterparts'>photographed by James Ewing for the exhibition "Stagecraft: Models and Photos"</a>. Image © James Ewing, Courtesy Columbia GSAPP For a lot of architects, models hold a special place in our hearts. Whereas a building can take years to construct and usually can't be drastically altered as it nears completion, a model provides architects with the immediacy and flexibility we crave as designers while also allowing us to feel like we're really making something—a feeling that digital modeling software can rarely provide. Models have even played decisive roles in the careers of many world-famous architects. Peter Zumthor, for example, is known to prefer the tactility of models over other forms of representation, while early in his career Steven Holl gained recognition for his visionary "Bridge of Houses" proposal for the Highline in New York, presented through a series of provocative models. And, physical models have even been key in some of the great advancements of the profession: In the 1990s, Frank Gehry's pioneering work in digital design involved tracing the forms of his digital models into CATIA software, whereas Frei Otto's models using soap films from the 1960s were key in his research into tensile structures. As a celebration of the importance of architectural models, we are inviting our readers to share their best work via the form below. The best submissions will be featured in an upcoming article!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hartmannswillerkopf Franco-German Historial / INCA Architectes Posted: 04 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST  © Nicolas Castes
 © Nicolas Castes Text description provided by the architects. The Hartmannswillerkopf overlooks and dominates the Alsatian plain, the Rhine, and the Bade Country and faces the massif of the Black Forest all upon which he can offer breath-taking views of. On clear days, the panorama stretches to the Jura and the Alps. Since the First World War, the battlegrounds of the Hartmannswillerkopf became for many French and Germans a sacred mountain. During the conflict and according to the German trench newspapers, it was the « key to Alsace ». It comprises of a battlefield, a necropolis or a French military cemetery and the national monument of the Silberloch pass. These last two elements form an architectural ensemble oriented between the pass and the summit, whose perspective opens itself at the start of the "Route des Crêtes" which serves the site  © Nicolas Castes  Floor Plan  © Nicolas Castes The Historial does not impose itself, nor does it compete with the monument rather it finds its place, discretely flowing into the landscape. The pavilion is the link between the grand landscape, the site, and the monument. Thus, the project is inspired by the past but is resolutely turned towards the future. A welcoming architecture, non- ostentatious, open and radiating, inscribed in present-day dynamics. The fluidity of the curves, the lightness of the forms, the natural and renewable materials, the ecological and landscape sensibility, both its logical and rigorous functioning, all speak to our common contemporary sensibilities.  © Nicolas Castes As any higher altitude construction, the building, slightly in a back slope, is anchored to the terrain. The natural slope of the terrain is made good use of, the forest's vegetation envelops the building and the existing trees are preserved. Generously open on the southern sun covered slope, in a privileged natural position within the grand landscape, the building integrates itself in the topography. It is composed of a concrete foundation cast in place within a wooden board formwork, solid and robust, upon which rests a wooden framework, sourced from local forest industries of Vosges pines and Black Forest spruce, also symbolizing through the choice of materials the Franco-German union. This rapport with nature is sublimed. The roof's framing veins evoke a leaf delicately laying on top of the volume.  © Nicolas Castes  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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