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- M3 House / OLARQ Osvaldo Luppi Architects
- Loft 5.04 / smlxl
- House Sampada / 1leapingfrog Studio
- His House and Her House / Wutopia Lab
- Siyeonjae / DESIGN GROUP COLLABO
- Inlay Workshop of UABB / Studio10
- PYE House / BAM! arquitectura
- SOM Selected to Design Green Masterplan for Eastern Paris
- Stand Alumilux / Jaime Prous Architects
- Richard Meier Accused of Sexual Harassment by 5 Women; Temporarily Steps Down from Firm
- Casa Once / Espacio 18 Arquitectura + Cueto Arquitectura
- Construction Begins on MVRDV’s Redesign for Europe’s Biggest Urban Shopping Center
- House L & W / Fragmenture
- How to Survive a Creative "Gut Punch" and Accept Negative Feedback
- Dune Road Beach House / Resolution: 4 Architecture
- B.V. Doshi's Ultimate Lesson To Us
- Zaha Hadid Architects' UAE Central Hub Inspired by Water Droplets
- Homestead Diemen / Marcel Lok Architect
| M3 House / OLARQ Osvaldo Luppi Architects Posted: 13 Mar 2018 08:00 PM PDT .jpg?1520383869 "© Mauricio Fuertes") © Mauricio Fuertes
.jpg?1520383814 "© Mauricio Fuertes") © Mauricio Fuertes Text description provided by the architects. In this design, the characteristics of the plot, located in a consolidated residential urban fabric have played a key role. In a search for privacy and views to the sea, the starting compact volume is broken up to open up a courtyard. A complex series of transparencies, reflections and long views across the patio strengthens the continuous presence of endless spaces. In a plot inserted in a consolidated residential fabric, with a slight slope in downward direction N-S, a two-story house (plus a basement) has been proposed. .jpg?1520383854 "© Mauricio Fuertes") © Mauricio Fuertes The narrowness of the lot, the presence of nearby neighboring houses, together with the orientation and the views, have conditioned the strategy to be followed. The house, a compact volume covered in mares stone, is generated around a patio, which is closed laterally to the neighbors, but which on the ground floor allows a continuity of space in the NS direction, emphasized by the use of natural stone paving, both inside and outside. In this way, kitchen, dining room, and living room become a continuous space. .jpg?1520383568 "Ground Floor Plan and Section") Ground Floor Plan and Section The patio is stepped, allowing an optimal sun exposure while protecting the interior of the house. As a continuation, the pool and a terrace culminate in an outdoor dining area. Bedrooms are distributed on the first floor. The patio, again, allows this floor plan to enjoy the light while protecting it from the sun. From the first floor, one can access the solarium from which sea views can be enjoyed. A small garden patio, inside the main patio, brings light to the basement, while allowing an olive tree to appear on the patio. .jpg?1520383944 "© Mauricio Fuertes") © Mauricio Fuertes .jpg?1520383554 "Upper Floor Plans and Elevation") Upper Floor Plans and Elevation .jpg?1520383803 "© Mauricio Fuertes") © Mauricio Fuertes  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © BoysPlayNice
 © BoysPlayNice Text description provided by the architects. When the chance to buy an apartment in the former factory ETA Regula arose for its prospective owners, they did not hesitate for a minute. After a long search of an apartment offering both interesting and atypical elements, and located in central Prague, this proved to be an ideal choice. Time management was perfect, and the arrangement with the developer was that the apartment would be made over as shell and core, meeting only the most basic approval standards. The owners also addressed our studio ahead of time, providing us with enough time to think about the project in detail. As soon as the owners were handed the keys to the apartment, we were ready to begin with the changes.  Floor Plan Upon our first visit of the apartment, we faced an unpleasant surprise – the windows. The industrial design was replaced with plastic windows, although the developer had committed to keeping the original design. Since this was a corner apartment and windows played a key role in the interior, the change had unfortunately altered its overall character, despite the extraordinary size of the windows. Our goal was to restore the industrial ambiance of the place and supress the impact of the windows.  © BoysPlayNice The main residential space was opened into the entering area as much as possible. We let the central column show to good advantage, as well as the ribs leading out of it. These form the basic construction of the entire building and create an interesting structure on the ceiling. The structure has impact on the overall shape of the apartment, which is not rectangular. We pursued this irregularity in the floor which is made of two materials, skim coat and wooden boards, depending on the floor's functionality – the poured skim coat in the entrance hall and in the kitchen, the wood in the hallway, the rooms and the main living room by the TV set. The joints of the floors follow the direction of the ribs. The apartment was to appear as clean and light, that is why the ribs are not visible on the original ferro-cement construction, but the principal colour was white in this case. Concrete was used only marginally in the form of exposed concrete in the living room behind the TV set and on piece furniture.  © BoysPlayNice The dominant feature of the main residential space was a concrete island. A built-in narrow board made of wood and Corian passes through it, forming the dining table. Grey-stained wood, Corian and concrete are materials repeated on other pieces of furniture in the main residential area. The island is the central point of not only the living room, but of the whole apartment. It emphasizes atypical bar seating in the form of suspended swings. Also, because of the interior openings, one can spot it upon entering the apartment.  © BoysPlayNice The element of black is apparent in the entire apartment and can be seen in the entrance hall (the coat hanger), in the wardrobe or on the handles of fitted closets. The swings and the rope curtains also stress the atypical height of the interior, which is 3,3 metres. When walking through the apartment, it gives the impression of a very clean and light interior. The bedroom and the bathroom, however, are in contrast with this impression – much darker material was used there, as these rooms serve for rest and relaxation. The wardrobe and the boarding of the bedroom wall, which also conceals the technical room with a washing machine and a drier, should evoke shipping containers. For this reason they are made of plywood, only lightly stained in grey.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House Sampada / 1leapingfrog Studio Posted: 13 Mar 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Gareth Hoover
 © Gareth Hoover Text description provided by the architects. Situated in Kormangala, one of Bangalore's premium residential areas, House Sampada sits in an urban context, with houses built very close to each other. The site is a 60' X 40' plot on a street completely shaded by trees.  Ground Floor Plan The idea behind the house stems from its immediate context of a residential urban scape. With neighbors closing in on all sides, the house turns within for repose. Light is borrowed through the central courtyard and a series of playful but well placed skylights. The form on the first floor modulates itself to respond to the greenery on the house front creating an opposing extroverted and uninhibited character when compared to the ground floor.  Section A design completely governed by site context and existing elements, House Sampada is an architectural project that packs in many different spatial experiences in a small site area. With varied volumes and a strong relation between the built and the unbuilt in the form of open terraces and courtyards, the house manages to enhance one's perception of space.  © Gareth Hoover The main foyer encompasses a double height space with circular skylights, a common element seen throughout the design that harnesses ample sunlight, given the context. Private spaces are pushed away from the front facade, which showcases a prominent portal and terrace, opening out into the embrace of the greenery, thus rendering the first floor outward in character as opposed to the more introverted ground floor.  © Gareth Hoover Concrete was used creatively to construct various gestures in the house. Various planes fold around the house to create the spaces of different natures. I large picture window frames the tree outside.  © Gareth Hoover A brick screen with seating and planters on the first floor terrace acts both as a design element as well as a screen to ensure maximum privacy from neighbors. A strong language of the open spaces intertwined with the built area in terms of the street, parking, courtyard and open terrace helps in the house portraying itself in a language of its own.  Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| His House and Her House / Wutopia Lab Posted: 13 Mar 2018 03:00 PM PDT .jpg?1520783618 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images
.jpg?1520783506 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images Text description provided by the architects. Wutopia Lab was invited by Shenzhen Biennale to rejuvenate the building NO.4 and building NO.5 in Dameisha Village. The urban-village is a slum with Chinese characteristics. Architects hope to break the invisible limit between the city and the village through the activation of the site. .jpg?1520783530 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images The most basic human desire is to exist and live. Through the reflection on the case, Wutopia Lab found that public kitchens are mostly in the charge of men, while women remain the main role in family kitchens.  Master Plan  Elevation His House .jpg?1520783518 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images The desire for survival forces people to develop the ability to preserve food for longer, and human invents bacon and wine. Salt fields have a long history of bacon, and in this male house, bacon become the first exhibit. We made a white secret room with sky light, and the floor is covered with white salt to show the history of salt fields. In the main interior space, we set up beer ponds, and the whole wall is decorated with empty beer bottles, which reveals the theme of "Wine Pool Meat Forest".  Section .jpg?1520783599 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images Her House .jpg?1520783563 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images The rejuvenation of building 4 and 5 retains the original irregular window's open, which is open according to the needs of different tenants at different times. Instead, these irregular windows create liveliness on the facade. The shutter doors were also turned into large glass windows, and the building opened to the square, allowing viewers to observe each other. .jpg?1520783587 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images  Her house axonometric .jpg?1520783576 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images The patio is covered by pink rock salt, a hint of foundation contrasted with building No.5 before entering the pink house, it reinforced femininity character by a semicircular motif that appeared on the doorknob and in a doorway that connected with different spaces. The architect made holes in the walls of the original independent room, making space connect with each other freely. The intersecting of the doors holes caused the labyrinth's hallucinations of in the room. .jpg?1520783495 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images  Section The curtain that like veil wrapped facade, implying the introversion of female life, and creating a new facade in front of the original balcony, on which a thick level is created. The House of desire is the Manifesto of the Village in the City trying to regenerate the urban-village shows a life attitude of using local material and using originally. It's rough but full of vitality. Color is involved in the urban-village, pink represents women, and blue represents men, inherited the urban-village's courage without worry, Painting pink and blue was not the idea that referring to nothing. They had been existed in the city as insulation materials for a long time. .jpg?1520783639 "© CreatAR Images") © CreatAR Images  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Siyeonjae / DESIGN GROUP COLLABO Posted: 13 Mar 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Yoon Joonhwan
 © Yoon Joonhwan Text description provided by the architects. SIYEONJAE is a house which has a visual and spatial connectivity with the Hanok Village and nature being a backdrop of the house.  1st Floor Plan Eunpyeong Hanok Village is residential area where a Hanok residential complex is coexisted with detached housing complex. Surrounded by Mt. Bukhan mountain hikers often visit the area weekdays and weekends, and also visitors who with to see the Hanok village exist.  © Yoon Joonhwan The shape of the area is fan and square. Since a road is not far from the house, it does not ensure private life by eyes from outside. Also, as three generations are living in the single house the project was needed to have independence.  © Yoon Joonhwan Considering securement independence of interior space and visual connectivity the site with landscape westside, the mass was separated. Separated masses were filled with programs. In order to secure residential independence of two separated masses from outside, another mass was put. This mass acts as a pathway linking between other two masses. The house has a general residential 'ㄷ'-shape of Hanok, and the mass acting as a wall has a hidden courtyard being visually connected with nature. And minimized openings to outside and an opening from the courtyard secure independence.  © Yoon Joonhwan Mt. Bukhan which is a backdrop of the house and the shape of the sky that the low skyline makes are symbolic presence enchanting visitors.  Section By including borrowed scenery that is one of the traditional landscaping spatial elements, contrasting elements was added in terms of seeing the backdrop of the house.  © Yoon Joonhwan Psychological change via visual and spatial contrast creates a sensation. The shape of the courtyard from a living room through the pathway where eyes from outside are blocked,  © Yoon Joonhwan A roof garden relating to an attic which can be seen through a narrow staircase that is obstructed by the attic, the sky from a sunken garden at basement made by a mass void, and various types of openings when you move vertically and horizontally inspire you like looking at paintings in the various forms in an art museum.  © Yoon Joonhwan The shape of the house is simple, 'ㄷ'-shape. Pine-boardpattern exposed concrete which is the main material and matches the purity and honesty of the nature is representation of the magnificence of the nature and the vertical shape of the mountain by arranging the pattern vertically.And stone panels overcame the limitation of exposed concrete which makes the program boring and was used as a symbolic material of a program for a guest house.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Inlay Workshop of UABB / Studio10 Posted: 13 Mar 2018 12:00 PM PDT .jpg?1515729625 "© Chao Zhang") © Chao Zhang
.jpg?1515729650 "© Chao Zhang") © Chao Zhang Text description provided by the architects. There are many electronics factories around Shangwei Village, and this abandoned one at the entrance to the village was one of them. With the regeneration and renewal of the village, the factory has been assigned with new programs – the Main Exhibition Venue for Shangwei, SZHKUABB 2017 as well as part of the future Minzhi School.  © Chao Zhang Though small in scale and looks plain, the factory is almost a paradigm of those most typical, commonly-seen ones in the Urban Villages – the deteriorated mosaic-finished exterior wall, temporary addition enclosed with corrugated metal panels, enamel wall-mounted factory lamp, steel roll-up door and so on are all specific to its time and typology.  Axonometric View of Minzhi SchoolFactory Venue Unfortunately, these elements are often seen to be "cheap, temporary and dated" nowadays and some of the first to be gotten rid of. The project takes the factory renovation as a case study: By adopting the "Inlay" strategy and approach, through recording, extracting and reconstructing before innovatively restoring and recycling the typical components of the industrial buildings in the urban villages, it aims at bringing out both the contemporary and nostalgic sides of these materials and components while pr .jpg?1515729703 "© Chao Zhang") © Chao Zhang L1 central passage way has been opened up, while boxes made of corrugated metal panels with roll-up doors have been introduced into the open space; the boxes each operates independently, allowing the large open space to be open to public 24hr. Aside from the Exhibition and Community Academy programs, L1 also accommodates public amenity programs such as restrooms, F&B and Information Kiosk.  © Chao Zhang .jpg?1515729724 "© Chao Zhang") © Chao Zhang We also explored strategies to restore the most commonly-seen damaged mosaic walls in urban villages including Shangwei - By filling where the mosaic is missing with colored putty, the damaged walls transformed into naturally-formed, unique mosaic murals. Additionally, Terrazzo panels made from mosaic pieces fallen from the exterior walls on Shangwei Village site were used extensively in the project. .jpg?1515729745 "© Chao Zhang") © Chao Zhang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PDT .jpg?1520422749 "© Jeremias Thomas") © Jeremias Thomas
.jpg?1520422710 "© Jeremias Thomas") © Jeremias Thomas Text description provided by the architects. A PROJECT THAT TRANSFORMS THE WEAKNESSES OF THE LOT INTO STRENGTHS. The PYE house was built on a very narrow and deep lot in Escobar, in the northern part of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which has a huge North-orientated diving wall.  Floor Plan The house project responds to the challenge of meeting the expectations of a young couple, taking into account not only the need of a house where they can start their own family but also the distinctive features of the lot. .jpg?1520422777 "© Jeremias Thomas") © Jeremias Thomas In the first place, we decided to build towards the diving wall, but keeping a distance from it by creating a patio in the first floor that allows the entrance of natural light from the center of the house towards the rest of its spaces. In the second place, we decided to open it subtly towards the front, the lateral and upwards, and in a more forceful way, towards the rear in order to integrate it in an almost imperceptible way with the gallery and thus with the garden. Always taking into account the premise of blurring the limits between exterior and interior. .jpg?1520422681 "© Jeremias Thomas") © Jeremias Thomas In this project, we used the light in an indirect way instead of a direct way, as light is one the main materials of the architecture. The entrance of light to all spaces is achieved mainly through the patio and the South-oriented terraces, creating a unique atmosphere. The central space created in the core of the house connects spaces both in height and transversely, which enables the integration of the ground floor with the first floor. .jpg?1520422738 "© Jeremias Thomas") © Jeremias Thomas The house is organized in two floors. The ground floor is pretty compact, while the first floor has a great space in the core that, on the one hand, connects both floors from this space, and on the other hand, fills the entire house with light from the center. The hall, the sitting room, the dining room, the kitchen and services are located on the ground floor, while the first floor is organized in two areas: one for the couple and another for future children, creating in this way a house that adapts to the changes of the family through time.  Section Seeking for a ventilated house, integrated with nature, we used ventilation and natural lighting in 100% of spaces through the display of windows that trim and frame each piece of the landscape, intensified by an inner patio located at the upper floor and a great green terrace. .jpg?1520422695 "© Jeremias Thomas") © Jeremias Thomas Sustainability is granted mainly by means of the bio-environmental design through an implantation taking into account the orientations, the winds and the sun´s path, natural lighting in all spaces, fresh and cross-ventilation by means of water mirrors, green terrace for insulation of the ground floor and rainwater harvesting for irrigation.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| SOM Selected to Design Green Masterplan for Eastern Paris Posted: 13 Mar 2018 09:42 AM PDT  Courtesy of SOM Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) have won an international competition for the design of an enhanced urban district in Charenton-Bercy, on the eastern edge of Paris. Working with a team of urbanists, landscape designers and community think tanks, SOM have proposed a highly connected urban landscape incorporating a 180-meter energy efficient tower, and contemporary rotunda serving as a virtual reality hub.  Courtesy of SOM Formerly an industrial zone, and constrained by high-speed rail tracks, motorways, and the River Seine, the SOM-led urban strategy envisions a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood forming a gateway to Eastern Paris. A range of living options for all ages, shopping and leisure centers, and a new primary school all allude to SOM's goal of creating one of the first urban districts with WELL Community Standard accreditation. Similarly, a strong sustainability agenda will include greywater recycling, rainwater harvesting and a smart electricity grid. One-third of the site is reserved for green space, including a suspended 'garden bridge' over existing train tracks. The developer has committed to planting one tree on the site per residential unit, which at the moment stands at 1000.
 Courtesy of SOM At the heart of the 360,000 square meter masterplan is a 180-meter tall tower containing residential, retail, and hotel space. With a highly sustainable agenda featuring 5000 square meters of interior green space, the tower seeks to create a new mode of living for the French capital, with loft-style apartments fronting onto suspended gardens. The tower sensitively integrates into the development at ground floor, with a new plaza geared towards public interaction at a human scale.
In dialogue with the residential tower, a circular timber frame building will form the center of a new digital hub for Eastern Paris. In response to its 360-degree context, the rotunda is raised on two sides to form a public courtyard with views towards the River Seine, whilst an interactive façade alludes to the virtual reality world within. News via: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
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| Stand Alumilux / Jaime Prous Architects Posted: 13 Mar 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Adrià Goula
 © Adrià Goula Text description provided by the architects. Inside the construction fair BB Construmat 2017, hangs the new stand for the company Alumilux, pioneer in constructive solutions in aluminum, metal and glass.   Details One thousand eight hundred aluminum profiles suspended nine meters from the ceiling, draw a cape that adapts itself to the Cartesian regulation through an organic geometry.  © Adrià Goula It confuses from the outside: it could remember to the skeleton of a whale hanging from a nineteenth-century museum or perhaps the hat in which the little prince saw a boa digesting an elephant. Everything is thought to capture the same childhood curiosity that the little prince had.  Plan The cape levitates on the edge half a meter above the ground, reaching up to five meters height in the center. Inside, the reflections and shadows build a cave of cathedral proportions. Its intention is to make known the technological innovations, but above all it wants to be a center of debate and vibrant discussion that attracts fair-goers.  © Adrià Goula Seeking a dry construction with reusable elements, including the profiles: part of an order never delivered, which today has finally its utility.  Sections  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Richard Meier Accused of Sexual Harassment by 5 Women; Temporarily Steps Down from Firm Posted: 13 Mar 2018 07:28 AM PDT  Courtesy of Silja Magg The New York Times has detailed accusations of sexual harassment made by five women against architect Richard Meier. The allegations have been made by four women who have worked with Mr. Meier, including two women describing incidents which have occurred over the last ten years. A fifth woman, who did not work at the firm, details an incident with Mr. Meier in the 1980s. In response to the allegations put to Mr. Meier by the New York Times, the 83-year-old architect has said he will take a six-month leave of absence from his firm, and issued the following statement:"I am deeply troubled and embarrassed by the accounts of several women who were offended by my words and actions. While our recollections may differ, I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by my behavior." The full article by The New York Times, providing detailed accounts of each of the incidents, can be read here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Casa Once / Espacio 18 Arquitectura + Cueto Arquitectura Posted: 13 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Lorena Darquea
 © Lorena Darquea Text description provided by the architects. Casa Once was designed as a tailor-made suit for a young couple who were looking for a refuge that would take them away from the outer chaos and create a space of tranquility to enhance their human development. The house is located in a single family complex in the city of Puebla, where the real estate sector has grown dramatically and imposes projects that do not always meet the current and future needs of people. The price of land has increased as a result of this "boom" so that each time the properties are smaller and more exclusive, from there we set out solutions to respond and generate a good project contemplating the conditions of the 150m2 land property and the internal regulations of the community.  © Lorena Darquea The scheme starts with exercises of subtractions from the architectural program, finally creating an "I", this scheme allows a correct and thought natural lighting at different times of the year, in addition, to cross ventilation, which can be controlled by the user. The perforations in the project result in patios that enables all the areas to have a spatial fluidity, offering green views from any point of the house and introducing the surprise factor. Also, the limits of adjacency in the back of the property are respected.  © Lorena Darquea The project is developed in 3 levels. On the ground floor, the social areas are distributed, opening onto the courtyards, where the program is extended and joined by means of glass screens. On the first level are the bedrooms, with views of the sky and an "Acacia" tree, which gives strength to the patio and that in spring will change to a purple color, becoming a major landmark inside the house. Finally, on the second level is the entertainment area, services and the roof garden with a panoramic view of the volcanoes.  Axonometric The facade responds to the program and comes from the idea of living the house inside the walls, avoiding openings to the street and unnecessary elements, the vaulting allows a light bounce back to the studio, controlling visuals and lighting during the day. We generated, defined and interpreted the materiality through the internal construction regulations, exposing natural wood and black pigmented stuccos. Inside, the engineering floor, furniture, carpentry and wooden beams provide warmth, smells, sounds, and textures in all spaces. In the bathrooms, the tiles of Oaxacan artist Francisco Toledo allow us to introduce an artistic side and to remember another city that has given us a lot as an architect. Casa Once gathers different qualities that allow an exercise of rational and objective architecture, that responds to a user, a society, and a place.  © Lorena Darquea  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Construction Begins on MVRDV’s Redesign for Europe’s Biggest Urban Shopping Center Posted: 13 Mar 2018 05:20 AM PDT  Courtesy of MVRDV In the 3rd Arrondissement of the French city of Lyon, construction has begun on Lyon Part-Dieu, an MVRDV-designed scheme seeking to transform the city's main shopping center. Featuring partly-transparent glass and a public green roof, the MVRDV scheme will revitalize and integrate what was formerly an introverted complex built for an era dominated by the car. At 166,000 square meters, Lyon Part-Dieu is the largest downtown shopping center in Europe, built in 1975. In order to improve the existing outdated complex, MVRDV's design will involve a contemporary update to the existing façade and a re-organization of the interior program.  Courtesy of MVRDV  Courtesy of MVRDV The design restructures each side of the mall to integrate with neighboring streets, whilst a vast green public roof garden offers peace from the bustling streets below, and views towards the city's Basilica Fourvière. Through reorganization of the interior, and repurposing of an existing car park, MVRDV have added an extra 32,000 square meters of commercial and public space, hosting restaurants, parks, and a cinema.  Courtesy of MVRDV  Courtesy of MVRDV Significant alterations to the existing concrete façade seek to reconnect the mall with its immediate surroundings, and enhance pedestrian flows. By dissolving existing concrete patterns, the alterations seek to permeate the opaque façade in a transition from concrete to glass, whilst a depolluting coating will improve surrounding air quality.  Courtesy of MVRDV
Owing to a sophisticated phasing scheme, the shopping center will remain operational throughout the project. With construction now underway, alterations to Lyon Part-Dieu are expected to be completed by 2020.
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| Posted: 13 Mar 2018 04:00 AM PDT .jpg?1520297278 "© Dennis De Smet") © Dennis De Smet
.jpg?1520297289 "© Dennis De Smet") © Dennis De Smet Text description provided by the architects. As part of its renovation of a terraced row house in Ghent, Belgian architects Fragmenture inserted a central triangular volume that houses the kitchen, laundry and storage spaces. .jpg?1520297228 "© Dennis De Smet") © Dennis De Smet  First Floor Plan .jpg?1520297380 "© Dennis De Smet") © Dennis De Smet This 190-square-meter row house suffered from a lack of light and openness. An overall renovation transformed it into a pleasant and playful city residence. All original partition walls were removed in order to create a complete new organization. The bathroom is relocated to the first floor. The old outbuildings at the back of the house made way for a new compact house extension. .jpg?1520297338 "© Dennis De Smet") © Dennis De Smet All necessary functions for the ground floor are organized in one triangle shaped piece of furniture. The central dark zones harbours storage space and laundry room. At the front of the house, also on the ground floor, the living room is separated from the open-plan kitchen and dining room by a custom-made cabinet that incorporates concealed and open storage.  Kitchen .jpg?1520297213 "© Dennis De Smet") © Dennis De Smet  Kitchen Island The oblique line strengthens the perspective. Dome-shaped skylights provide the ground floor dining area and kitchen with zenithal light. The round shapes provide a counterweight to the sharp lines in the joinery. The use of warm coloured wood, terrazzo flooring versus clean white furniture and perforated steel creates an elegant material contrast.  © Dennis De Smet  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| How to Survive a Creative "Gut Punch" and Accept Negative Feedback Posted: 13 Mar 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Author Amar Singh says, "Actual picture of my first design review." This article was originally published by Amar Singh on Medium. Singh is also the author of "Why Open-Plan Offices Don't Work (And Some Alternatives That Do)." It's crucial to work through this feeling. The late Paul Arden (former creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi) explains the need to seek out negative or critical feedback:
Meaningful creative work requires feedbackJust as champion athletes have a roster of coaches intent on optimizing performance, feedback allows you to improve your weak points and accentuate your strengths. Valuable feedback is usually negative. This is natural because you are trying to improve your weaknesses, rather than feel good about yourself. Paul Arden explains in his book, It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be:
Negative feedback is hard to take. If you're making something, you invariably feel part of yourself in the thing that you made. It's hard to decouple yourself and what you produced. You're emotionally invested. When someone criticizes something you made, it feels as if they are criticizing you. It feels like a punch in the gut.  The 'Gut Punch'When you get the wind knocked out of you, you recoil and reel. You keel over in a defensive position and the natural instinct is to run away from what caused you pain or to fight it. You wheeze and you have to decide what your next move is very quickly. When we get negative feedback on our creative output, we often react the same way. We get tense (especially if we find feedback lazy or mean) while we think of what to do next. The creative often enters into a Fight or Flight reaction:  Fight
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The optimal solution is to ignore the initial fight or flight reactions and take a moment to evaluate the feedback. Consider the feedback thoughtfully. Search past your initial reaction to find value in the feedback.  Gathering your breathGetting negative feedback can be hard, but if you have the right mindset, you can mitigate the negative emotions associated with it. Brace yourselfOften we are reluctant to share early concepts or iterations because we're not proud of the work yet. However, if we work too long on something without feedback we often get emotionally invested or develop tunnel vision. We're reluctant to give up on something we've invested so much time in. Share early and share often, even if your work isn't 'ready' yet. Each time you share is a chance is an opportunity to get inspired, find weak spots and ensure you're not heading down an untenable path. Re-frame the situationGetting thoughtful, constructive feedback is a gift. It's much more difficult task than simply praising or encouraging the feedback seeker. The feedback giver has to be thoughtful and kind. This takes much more effort. People who give you honest, kind feedback (especially if it's critical) are invaluable. Find and cherish these people. Mind 'The Gap'Ira Glass of NPR has an incredible 2-minute riff on the creative process that is a must watch for anyone who makes things. When we start out, we want our creation to match our tastes. People often get discouraged because their initial output is…bad. They assume a fixed mindset and don't push through the gap. Behind great creative work, there are countless hours of toiling, false-starts and absolute horseshit. The only way forward is to keep making. Unkind FeedbackIt is almost inevitable that you will receive feedback that you find unkind or lazy. After all, clumsy feedback is a poorly wrapped gift. Instead of shutting down or dismissing the feedback, take a moment and ask yourself if there's any merit to the commentary. You might be too sensitive or too protective to see the value. Even if the feedback is objectively bad, practice empathy. Giving good feedback is a skill that requires context, practice and taste. If the person is trying to be helpful, be grateful even if the feedback isn't valuable. It's natural to recoil or get defensive, but keep the legendary words of Viktor Frankl in mind:
Find your space (take a deep breath or count to five), and choose to respond by looking for value, asking clarifying questions and practicing empathy for the feedback giver. Concluding ThoughtsInitially, it's difficult for anyone to process negative feedback, but it's essential for improving your work. The best creatives are able to process, and work through any negative, unproductive emotions quickly and get the value out of constructive feedback. They realize that the feedback is a gift, as it allows them to get the best solution more quickly. Every negative piece of feedback is an opportunity to get better. Remember Arden's motto:   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dune Road Beach House / Resolution: 4 Architecture Posted: 13 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Resolution: 4 Architecture
 © Resolution: 4 Architecture Text description provided by the architects. Located on the eastern end of Long Island, the Dune Road beach house by Resolution: 4 Architecture rides the crest of a dune along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Completed in June 2012, it is sited on a long barrier reef in a setting that provides the house with views of the ocean immediately to the south and also the bay and marshland to the north.  © Resolution: 4 Architecture  Ground Floor Plan  © Resolution: 4 Architecture The house sits at the end of a long drive and the main entrance is reached over a long ramp that bridges the naturally duned landscape, which was to remain unscathed. Zoning and allowable square footage requirements determined not only the home's placement, but also its length, width, and height. In addition to the home's hurricane-rated structure and windows, the dune itself was rebuilt per environmental standards for protection from any potential damage from the ocean. The use of prefab construction maximized construction efficiency while minimizing disruption to the natural site.  © Resolution: 4 Architecture Analogous to the narrow reef, the home's interior is organized as a linear composition with service spaces and circulation to the north, while open living and sleeping areas are to the south. The client is a young family living in a large apartment in downtown Manhattan. Unlike most second homes owned by city-dwellers, this house is actually smaller than their apartment. Accordingly, time spent here is more akin to camping on the beach than escaping to a rural fortress.  © Resolution: 4 Architecture The floor-to-ceiling glass wall in the communal space has the effect of sitting on the beach while retaining all the comforts of home, as the south facade closes down for privacy. The second level has four bedrooms, including a bunkroom, and interior stairs leading to a roof deck with a fireplace, hot tub, a space for morning yoga, and commanding views up and down the beach, high above the surrounding houses.  © Resolution: 4 Architecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| B.V. Doshi's Ultimate Lesson To Us Posted: 13 Mar 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of The Leewardists Pritzker Prize Laureate, Balkrishna Doshi, has imparted many lessons through his poetic architecture. Drawing upon local craft and culture, he has created buildings that focus on community and humanity. Doshi once described design as "nothing but a humble understanding of materials, a natural instinct for solutions, and respect for nature," the philosophy evident in his architecture which combines the natural environment with a focus on the human. Here, The Leewardists illustrates one of his famous quotes and show how B.V. Doshi has inspired generations of students and practitioners in the universal values he displays in his architecture.  Courtesy of The Leewardists  Courtesy of The Leewardists  Courtesy of The Leewardists  Courtesy of The Leewardists  Courtesy of The Leewardists  Courtesy of The Leewardists  Courtesy of The Leewardists  Courtesy of The Leewardists 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 |
| Zaha Hadid Architects' UAE Central Hub Inspired by Water Droplets Posted: 12 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PDT  ZHA 's Central Hub will take a prominent position in the UAE's Aljada masterplan. Image Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects has won an international competition for the design of a Central Hub for Aljada, a prominent masterplan for the UAE city of Sharjah. Regarded as the 'cultural capital of the Arab world', Sharjah will play host to ZHA's unmistakeable brand of fluid, curving, sculpted urban design. ZHA's vision for the scheme seeks to conceptualize the moment of water droplets striking the earth's surface. This concept manifests through an array of elliptical buildings, sculpted to channel prevailing winds into public spaces during the hot UAE summers. These civic spaces are awash with water features irrigated by recycled water, whilst tensile canopies create a microclimate for gardens harboring native plant species. The 1.9 million sqft (170,000sqm) Hub will form a centerpiece to the ARADA-designed masterplan comprising 24 million sqft, with a budget of AED24 billion (USD6.5 billion). Situated in the heart of Sharjah, the masterplan seeks to adopt a human-centered approach, prioritizing walkability and green spaces. ZHA's Hub responds to this aspiration, integrating an "adventure activity zone, a food market showcasing home-grown delicacies and outdoor events spaces."
The Aljada development will be delivered in phases, beginning in 2019, with the entire project to be completed by 2025. News via: Zaha Hadid Architects.
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| Homestead Diemen / Marcel Lok Architect Posted: 12 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Luuk Kramer
 © Luuk Kramer Text description provided by the architects. A 'residential homestead' with twelve apartments and a collective garden house has been realized on the site of a former organic nursery of the Cordaan care organization in Diemen. The building site is on the edge of a new residential area that is bordered by sports fields, a railway line, the Weespertrekvaart (i.e. a canal) and the nature reserve along the banks of the river Diem.  © Luuk Kramer For this suburban location, an elongated building volume has been designed with twelve owner-occupied apartments on a collective yard. The design principle has been to produce a volume with a clear relationship with an adjacent monumental barn. To emphasize the idea of an agricultural building, two characteristic design choices have been made. The outside spaces of the dwellings have been laid on the heads of the volume with a fully glazed façade and the building skin is draped over the volume like an omnipresent, more closed 'cape'. Two chimneys emphasize the rural character of the building volume. Parking takes place on this private property. Furthermore, there is an identical materialized 'babybarn' with bicycle storage facilities and a communal garden room, adjacent to the shared vegetable and herb garden. The yard has been deposited to the public road with a red beech hedge.  Site Plan  © Luuk Kramer The aim for the project is a meticulous structural development with a traditional and refined detailing. The façades, the roof and the chimneys are detailed as one continuous articulated casing, covered with French ceramic slates in earthy tones - a subtle reference to the ceramic attributes of the former nursery. The roof surface is equipped with concealed gutters while the rainwater drains are included in the construction of the skin. The building façade is equipped with aluminum windows with turn-and-slide wings to the outside. The frames are encased in sheet steel frames and are placed exactly on slate measures in the façade.  Ground Floor Plan  © Luuk Kramer  First Floor Plan Photovoltaic panels are recessed into the roof surface, with which the building meets the requirements for energy performance. The ends of the main volume are made of dark pigmented prefab concrete frames in which the balconies are incorporated. The slates fold around the beveled concrete frames and thus mark the archetypal building contour. The façade openings to the balconies consist of facade-filling aluminum sliding doors. The cantilevered, slightly sloping balconies are trimmed with a subtle strip steel fence.  © Luuk Kramer  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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