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- Barth Office Sculpture / bergmeisterwolf architekten
- Tirajhe Cinema / Admun Studio
- Grey. Container | LP AUTO GALLERY / C.DD Design
- Happy House / Yoon Space Design
- Upside-Down House / Inbetween Architecture
- Hillhurst Laneway House / Studio North
- Nordic Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale to Explore Nature's Relationship to the Built Environment
- Wok Cedritos / Guillermo Fischer
- Competition-Winning Students Design and Build Pavilions for Remote Chinese School
- Cantilevered Porch House / Pepa Díaz
- Historic Fortress Inspires Steven Holl's Competition-Winning Museum in France
- Leblon Building / Felipe Hess Arquitetos
- The Curious Design Enigmas of Chichén Itzá's Temple of Kukulkán
- RIOS House / Altamarea arquitectura
- 18 Different Projects That Feature the Color Green
- Details of this Week's MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival 2018
| Barth Office Sculpture / bergmeisterwolf architekten Posted: 16 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Humaus Hertha
 © Humaus Hertha Text description provided by the architects. A new office corpus was added to the existing shop floor planned in the 1960s by othmar barth for his company. The barth company is well-known for their high-quality craftsmanship and we also work together on a different construction project.  © Humaus Hertha These individual characteristics were taken into account in the new structure's form. The three-story building stands freely in a defined area, solely touching the edge of this area with parts of various levels. A hexagon with numerous "arms" is the underlying form. On the inside, various materials blend together.  © Humaus Hertha  Floor plan  © Humaus Hertha A glassed area separates the new building from the existing shop floor, acting as a seam between the old and the new. The work of art "large sculpture for small balcony" is displayed on one of the protruding "arms" of the office sculpture.  © Humaus Hertha  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Seyed MohammadHossein Sadatian
 © Mehdi Kolahi Text description provided by the architects. Admun studio was commissioned to design Tirajhe 2 cinema lobby, the first branch of Boshra cinema complexes which is located on the food court's floor of this well-known shopping center, while it was inconspicuous in the background due to inaccuracy in its entrance design contributed to the fact that most customers of the shopping center were unaware of the existence of the cinema complex.  © Mehdi Kolahi Before renovation, the lobby consisted of two surfaces with an approximate two-meter difference in height connected by stairs, in other words, two inactive spaces and an access path.  © Seyed MohammadHossein Sadatian Since, cinema is essentially cinematic, it is not compatible with inactivity. Hence, the lobby is designed to invite users inward within a mysterious path like an actor on a film location, carrying them through red carpet frame by frame and in combination with the scenes being created by the movements of the users within different sections of the project, the lobby is showcased as a dynamic sequence within its context, consequently, creating a different spatial experience of views, horizons and motions.  Section For this purpose, the lower surface of the lobby is divided into three sections rising from the floor level reaching the upper mezzanine in the form of a sloped surface. The railings of the surfaces go up and reach the ceiling. Their extension continues to the ceiling turning into multiple linear recessed lights, breaking the visual continuity into several frames as the user walks through the space. Afterwards, everywhere is covered with a red color so that the whole lobby space turns into an integrated volume within the food court space.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Grey. Container | LP AUTO GALLERY / C.DD Design Posted: 16 Mar 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © OUYANG Yun
 © OUYANG Yun Text description provided by the architects. LP Auto Gallery is co-founded by an outstanding young entrepreneur (L) and a professional racing driver (P). The Gallery focuses on redefining the artistic integration of supercars and refitted vehicles. LP Auto Gallery learns about the needs of the customers based on the advanced mechanical technology to make sure that every vehicle delivered to the customer is bound to be the exclusive one. The aim of the designer is to actualize the above concept of the Gallery through language of design.  © OUYANG Yun To highlight the feeling of "integration" and to emphasize the dominant role of people and vehicles, the designer decides to avoid fancy design and decorations and to filter out impurities. Plain base color is adopted and cement, steel plate, ultra clear glass, matt white latex paint, etc. are used as main materials to turn the whole space into a Grey. Container of plain industry- style.  First Floor Plan The visual effect delivered by the grey industry-style is highly matched with the theme of refitted vehicles. However, large scale use of grey color is easy to bring visitors a feeling of oppression; fortunately the ceiling of this space is high enough, and the designer has added lighting considerately at corners of the space; thus creates an open vision for the whole space, and makes the leading roles of this space - people and vehicles particularly striking. In this container, with plain color set as background, the bright color super cars, shuttling customers and workers interact harmoniously under the light.  © OUYANG Yun The high ceiling makes it possible for the designer to divide the space vertically. According to its functions, the space is divided into two floors. The first floor includes a showcase area, a reception area, a refit & maintenance area, and a cleaning area. The second floor includes a grandstand area and lounge area. Each functional area with different heights allows guests to look at the space through multiple perspectives, and adds more fun to this grey space as well.  Second Floor Plan As what the "Gallery" concept describes, this is not a traditional "vehicles space" any more, it is a space where guests could convey and exchange ideas about art. Upon walking into this space, guests are able to enjoy the driving, refitting, maintenance and even cleaning here. Vehicles have transcended the material realm, and have become the embodiment of beauty, and the sensation created by the collision and condenses of all kinds of emotions.  © OUYANG Yun  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Happy House / Yoon Space Design Posted: 16 Mar 2018 01:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Yoon Space Design
 Sketch Text description provided by the architects. Making the Unexpected with Mass. With an unlimited budget, one can experiment with an unlimited number of ideas. But when the budget is limited, there are many restrictions to creating a unique building. Knowing this, the designer, after much thought, found a solution not in materials, but in form. He decided to differentiate his work by giving the entire building a twisted mass. He made the twist eye-catching by putting western red cedar on it; the cedar, placed side by side, gave the normally dull white mass a sense of volume, making it look natural and dynamic. He also designed and produced the cedar himself to strengthen the building's overall sense of mass and balance.  Courtesy of Yoon Space Design Eventually, this unique building, which had little more to say for style than a twisted mass, came to become known as the town's landmark. To top it all, the designer placed one of sculptor Jung Gilyoung's pottery pieces in the space between the twisted mass and the original mass. They are small works of art, but they are the biggest reason the building makes people smile. The resident can't help but feel happy when he enters and leaves this apartment, and passersby love to take pictures of the building. This is the main theme of this apartment. If an apartment can make its residents happy and make those who look at it smile, what more would it need? To a designer, the answer is : nothing.  Courtesy of Yoon Space Design The building, which looks like it has 5 floors, is designed so that the 4th floor has an attic. This is visually possible because 4th floor attic is pushed 20cm inward. Such an idea, which is convenient to the client and gives the building high cost performance, was the designer's. It raised the building's value and increased the joy of looking at it. The structure is also completely different at night. The lights installed around it transform the modern and distinctive facade during the day into one that is colorful and curved. It is a reflection of the designer's belief that the use of 'light' can by itself make a scene plentiful and of many variations, even without expensive materials.  Courtesy of Yoon Space Design The role of light remains important even inside the building, where it expands its domain. The interior of the building is 82m2 is very simple and economic, but the lights installed here and there create a scene that is abundant and anything but simple. The flooring leads right to the door, creating uniqueness amongst the simplicity. The designer also decided to follow the resident's thoughts and tastes when filling the remaining empty spaces, instead of directly showing his colors. He did this out of the belief that a house must have the resident's fragrance and taste in order to truly become 'home sweet home'  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Upside-Down House / Inbetween Architecture Posted: 16 Mar 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Tatjana Plitt
 © Tatjana Plitt Text description provided by the architects. Once a dark and segmented 1970s double brick home, Kew House underwent a complete internal overhaul and external update to suit the modern living styles of its young family.  © Tatjana Plitt Retaining the valuable existing conditions of the suspended first floor concrete slab and external double brick walls the internal space was completely transformed to provide future flexibility, maximise access to natural light and improve energy-efficiency.  Section  Section Natural light and access to the elevated rear yard and pool zone were prioritised an interesting challenge on a significantly sloping site. Inside, we reimagined the arrangement of spaces to locate family living and common spaces on the upper level, with bedrooms and other spaces requiring acoustic and physical separation located on the ground floor. The double brick external walls were insulated from the outside to further improve the home's thermal performance.  © Tatjana Plitt Three new skylights bathe the deep floor plate and central stair void with natural light throughout the day. Clever orientation ensures morning sun is captured, while the direct, harsher light of the afternoon is avoided. The dramatically tapered shafts, which work to reduce the glazing area required and minimise cost, result in an even, diffuse light at all times of day. Visible from the ground floor entry foyer, this striking feature entices you up into the heart of the home.  © Tatjana Plitt  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hillhurst Laneway House / Studio North Posted: 16 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Studio North
 Courtesy of Studio North Text description provided by the architects. The Hillhurst laneway house was designed for a growing family that has lived in the same house for two generations. With a small child, aging parents and a busy lifestyle, adding a laneway house to their property is an ideal way to allow the family to grow. For less than buying a condo in the same community, building a laneway house is an affordable and more viable alternative for the grandparents who wish to age in place, live closer to their family, and maintain independence. For the young family, providing a laneway house for the grandparents will provide assistance with raising their child, and will give them peace of mind knowing that their in-laws are close by.  Courtesy of Studio North  Plan  Courtesy of Studio North The laneway house is situated on a corner lot with an east facing porch that addresses the main street. The Laneway house frames an existing south facing garden, while the garage accommodates a rooftop garden accessible from the loft. To the north of the laneway house, a shared courtyard allows room for family gatherings and activities.  Courtesy of Studio North  Axonometric  Courtesy of Studio North The living space is kept on the main floor in order to eliminate the need for stairs, ensuring accessibility for the grandparents as they age. The linear layout has a central service core that separates public (living, kitchen and dining) and private (bedroom) spaces, and keeps all the utilities consolidated (electrical, plumbing, heating). There is a small loft space above the service core, where extra headspace is made available through the use of dormer windows. The roof is vaulted which allows for natural light from the dormers to flood into the main floor kitchen and living space.  Courtesy of Studio North  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 16 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Maurizio Mucciola As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage we present the proposal for the Nordic Pavilion. Below, the participants describe their contribution in their own words. Finnish architect Lundén Architecture Company has been chosen to design the Nordic contribution to the 2018 International Architecture Exhibition in Venice. Eero Lundén's proposal, entitled Another Generosity, explores the relationship between nature and the built environment. The goal is to explore new ways of making buildings that emphasise the delicate but often invisible interactions between the built and natural worlds.
 Nordic Entry Co-Commissioners. Image Courtesy of MFA The Nordic pavilion, designed by Sverre Fehn in 1962, celebrates nature's different phenomena: light, sound, materials bringing them together to form a unique architectural experience. The 2018 installation in the Nordic pavilion will build on the context created by Fehn and ask how we see ourselves in relation to nature today. The project is still in development but aims to create an immersive experience for visitors and a place for meetings and dialogues throughout the Biennale. The project is commissioned jointly by the directors of three museums: Juulia Kauste from the Museum of Finnish Architecture, who is taking the lead this year; Nina Berre from the Norwegian National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and Kieran Long from ArkDes, the Swedish National Centre for Architecture and Design.
 Courtesy of Nasjonalmuseet Curator The Biennale has transformed in recent years, moving away from exhibitions representing individual buildings or architects' bodies of work, towards an engagement with the social, political, environmental and economic forces shaping cities across the world. This can be seen as a generational shift, away from 'starchitects' and towards a politically engaged, technologically literate and collaborative architectural culture. The three museums have the ambition to make the Nordic Pavilion a platform for compelling research, creativity and polemic in the field of architecture. We also want visitors to the pavilion to experience the most exciting ideas about architecture emerging from the Nordic region. From this year on, each institution will in turn select a single practitioner or team to drive the content of the pavilion. Those could be architects, researchers, curators or others with a special contribution to architectural culture. The three commissioners will support the development of the projects, but will allow the participants to advance their own arguments freely, without curatorial filters. All three museums will collaborate every year in helping to fund the project, providing curatorial support, and ensuring the Nordic context is part of the participants' work. This year, the museums will also host research seminars with Eero Lundén's team in Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo to that end. We believe the clarity of this new approach will help practitioners like Eero realize projects in the pavilion that the whole Nordic region can be proud of and that will be memorable for visitors.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wok Cedritos / Guillermo Fischer Posted: 16 Mar 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Guillermo Fischer
 © Guillermo Fischer  © Guillermo Fischer Text description provided by the architects. The project is built in a site that had a 4 house "closed housing state", where an Oak and an Araucaria trees are located for more than 60 years. So since the beginning the idea was to preserve those trees.  First floor plan The restaurant building takes advantage of the whole area that the urban regulations allow, except where the trees are located. The north façade recedes in a -wide angle shape- to allow the free development of the trees, becoming thus the main gesture of the building.  © Guillermo Fischer The rectangular building site has two sides to neighboring dwellings and the other two, to the north and east, public roads. The building is closed on the neighbour buildings and opens onto the public roads on its facades. The restaurant is located on the second floor, which allows you to have visuals of greater privilege than the first floor, in which services and parking are located.  Sections A and B The first floor access is connected to the internal couryard, which establishes a direct spatial relation with the second floor.  © Guillermo Fischer Over the table area is a gigantic skylight, which spatially animates this area, provides indirect lighting and is part of the natural ventilation system. The building has passive heat control systems, two thermo-syphons in the giant skylight and over the glass courtyard. On the façades there is a manual air injection control. Light and solar radiation are controlled by the use of sunshades, balusters and solar glass that provide the user with maximum comfort without the use of electric energy.  Second floor plan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Competition-Winning Students Design and Build Pavilions for Remote Chinese School Posted: 16 Mar 2018 07:25 AM PDT  © Jakub Andrzejewski For students of architecture, few things are as thrilling as seeing one of their designs physically built. For a group of Polish and Norwegian-based students, this dream has become a reality. Having won the 120 Hours student competition in 2017, the Warsaw University of Technology team behind the "In 'n' Out Village" winning proposal has combined with students at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design to realize the design, constructing 19 pavilions in a Chinese schoolyard.  © Jakub Andrzejewski  © Tarjei Svalastog The 120 Hours competition in 2017 saw participation from over 3000 students, with the winning "In 'n' Out Village" design proposing several small, flexible outdoor reading and eating pavilions for an elementary school in a small village in the Guizhou province in China.  Courtesy of PR 120 Hours  Courtesy of PR 120 Hours To finalize and construct the project, a new student-led masters course was created at the Oslo School of Architecture, with the sole purpose of developing and building the proposal on site. Throughout the process, students ensured the project was buildable with hand tools, by students with varying construction experience, and using local suppliers from the remote Chinese countryside.  Courtesy of PR 120 Hours  Courtesy of PR 120 Hours The students were challenged to overcome linguistic and geographic differences throughout the project, commuting back and forth between Oslo and Warsaw to discuss ideas and construct prototypes, as well as navigating the Chinese bureaucratic system. Finally, in October 2017, the students traveled to China to finalize and construct the project.  Courtesy of PR 120 Hours  Courtesy of PR 120 Hours The project now stands completed at the Lian Meng primary School in Pu'an City, Guizhou province, China, with a book about the project to be published in March 2018.  © Hanna Hovland Johanson  © Hanna Hovland Johanson The full list of students involved in the project is as follows: Bjørnar Andersen News via: 120 Hours
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| Cantilevered Porch House / Pepa Díaz Posted: 16 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Juan S. Calventus
 © Juan S. Calventus Text description provided by the architects. The concept of cantilevered porch rests on two basic and simple pillars, people- and their ways of inhabiting - and landscape, with what the sense of enjoyment brings to them.  Plan 1 The house seeks to join the intention to live all the available plot area and enjoy the place that comes with a powerful landscape to a medium/long distance and it surrounds almost 360 degrees. The cantilever flies protecting the sun without interrupting this photography in one of the most attractive sceneries that the town of Mazarrón has.  © Juan S. Calventus The day area consists of glass walls allowing a complete spatial permeability, thus living-dining-kitchen are unified with the outside terrace, consolidating the space as just one; there is visual, pedestrian and material continuity, only a moving piece of glass protects from the weather during the hours that are not pleasant to stay outside.  © Juan S. Calventus  Plan 2.2  © Juan S. Calventus In a Mediterranean climate people spend half of the year enjoying the outdoor spaces, such as the porch, which has been meticulously studied, a key element in this project. It fulfills two main functions: on the one hand, to create shade on the outside with the purpose of preventing sunlight from impacting on glasses which give continuity indoor-outdoor space in summer and, on the other, to allow the sun when it goes down in winter to fall on the lower half of these glasses heating the space protected by them. It also represents a spatial transition from the coverage of the room that we have considered to be the living space of the house. The swimming pool also becomes one more place to live, the same pavement surrounds it, it is posed as an extension of that unified room covering the entire surface of the plot.  Section People are used to meet family and friends with some frequency, a very common practice during the months of greater light and better weather, so that the terrace is designed as a large seating area with several places: bars, tables, chairs ... for enjoying accompanied or just by yourself the settlement of this house.  © Juan S. Calventus  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Historic Fortress Inspires Steven Holl's Competition-Winning Museum in France Posted: 16 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT  The white concrete museum is inspired by an adjacent fortress. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Steven Holl Architects has won an international competition for the design of the Angers Collectors Museum and adjacent hotel in the historic city of Angers, France. Working in collaboration with developers Compagine de Phalsbourg, Holl's scheme draws inspiration from the nearby 9th century Chateau d'Angers fortress, and seeks to form a new cultural gateway to the city.  The museum is connected to a titanium linear hotel. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl  A series of reflecting pools reference the river that historically consumed the site. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl Situated on the east bank of the Maine river, the Angers Collectors Museum will stand adjacent to the Chateau d'Angers and Le Quai theater, forming a new cultural triangle at the heart of Angers. History plays heavily on the museum's design, with a series of reflecting pools referencing the river that once consumed the site. The exposed titanium and concrete museum is connected to a linear hotel featuring a façade of weaving clear and translucent glass, inspired by the 14th century Apocalypse Tapestry on display in the Chateau d'Angers.  Conceptual watercolor sketch. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl  The weaving glass facade of the scheme was inspired by the 14th century Apocalypse Tapestry, which is on display at the Chateau d'Angers. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl The museum will feature a central atrium event space, galleries for permanent and temporary exhibitions, and spaces for art education and storage. A sustainability agenda includes geothermal heating and cooling to eliminate fossil fuels, and the use of recycled water to fill the reflecting pools. At the center of the site, the hotel and museum come together to shape a public sculpture garden, forming a node to connect the site and city to the river.  The gallery spaces house temporary and permanent exhibits. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl  A central atrium gives space for exhibitions. Image Courtesy of Steven Holl New via: Steven Holl Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Leblon Building / Felipe Hess Arquitetos Posted: 16 Mar 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Fran Parente
 © Fran Parente Text description provided by the architects. Located in one of the main streets of Leblon, this project is characterized by a color palette applied in different textures, bringing together a light and cozy atmosphere to the corporate building. The floor in slate tiles was applied on the ground floor, while on the other storeys the same slate appears in regular tiles, in the working rooms, hallways and services.  © Fran Parente The irregular slate flooring appears again on the rooftop, which holds a solarium with a panoramic view on the city. Inside the building a little shaft brings illumination to the hallways and the offices, besides allowing cross ventilation and creates an enclosed garden on the ground floor. Its facade, strong and simple stands out from the neighbors without being overwhelming: slatted aluminum and glass, white concrete and tiled gardeners.  © Fran Parente  Section  © Fran Parente These are the strong features of this project, the projecting volumes, besides giving movement e breaking the rhythm of the facade; carry the masterpiece of the Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão, named "panacea fantástica". Reinforcing the "carioca" character of the project, harking back to modernist buildings with their typical panels, this project offers this masterpiece to the city.  © Fran Parente  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Curious Design Enigmas of Chichén Itzá's Temple of Kukulkán Posted: 16 Mar 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Courtesy of Ezra Schwartz This article was originally published by Ezra Schwartz on LinkedIn. It has been reprinted here with permission from the author. Following a recent family visit to Chichén Itzá, I became somewhat obsessed with a couple of design enigmas I found there: Design Enigma 1: The large pyramid in this amazing archeological complex, known as the Temple of Kukulkán, is highly symmetrical. But the first thing I observed when we approached it and stood in front of its west side, is that the structure on top of the pyramid (A above), is not center-aligned relative to the 9 terraces below it, as one would expect*. The visual guides 1 and 2 show the misalignment (images above and below).  Courtesy of Ezra Schwartz Upon a closer observation, I also noticed that while the door (B above) is centered with the staircase (C), it is not centered with the West wall (A is smaller than B - see in the detail photo below). Finally, also in the detail below, see how the door (1) is not centered with the inset rectangle above it (2). That inset, however, is centered with the West wall.  Courtesy of Ezra Schwartz To me, these asymmetries contrast with a core design principle of this magnificently symmetrical structure. Design Enigma 2: Naturally, I started to search for an explanation and was surprised to find that friends who visited the site said they did not notice the imbalance, and that, of the numerous sites obsessing about the Temple of Kukulkán, none mentions the disharmonious relationship between the top structure and the rest of the pyramid. Artists and designers often use asymmetry to create interesting and dynamic compositions, but to me, the execution of asymmetry here is odd as it presents like a measurement mishap, which, given the visual prominence of the structure and its importance, should have been immediately fixed during original construction. Solid design ideas for solving these enigmas are most welcome. Footnotes #1. Note that when observed from the North-South axis (#3 in the first image), the top structure is center-aligned with the terraces. #2. All photos are in the public domain and can be found in the Wikipedia article about Chichen Itza. #3. In response to Sam Parker's comment, I added on Jan 22 the photo below, which shows the shape of the serpent he refers to. Per Wikipedia: "On the Spring and Autumn equinoxes, in the late afternoon, the northwest corner of the pyramid casts a series of triangular shadows against the western balustrade on the north side that evokes the appearance of a serpent wriggling down the staircase, which some scholars have suggested is a representation of the feathered-serpent god Kukulkán."  Courtesy of Ezra Schwartz  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| RIOS House / Altamarea arquitectura Posted: 16 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PDT .jpg?1520930779 "© Felipe Cantillana") © Felipe Cantillana
.jpg?1520930791 "© Felipe Cantillana") © Felipe Cantillana Text description provided by the architects. A young couple asked us to built them a beach house, having in mind they wanted to start spending more time on the beach, rather than the city, with plans of one day moving in full time and make it their permanent home. .jpg?1520930605 "© Felipe Cantillana") © Felipe Cantillana  Floor Plan .jpg?1520930680 "© Felipe Cantillana") © Felipe Cantillana The land is a hill with spectacular view of the pacific ocean, about 200 mts from the shore. The house was designed so all of the main areas have a view of the ocean, the first floor rests over a concrete plinth which serves as a parking space and secures (attaches) the house to the ground. .jpg?1520930581 "© Felipe Cantillana") © Felipe Cantillana We can see the exterior stairs on one side of the house, leading to a foyer, which is a hallway as well as entry hall. This foyer has a unique feature: a sliding door that separates this hallway, which receives the circulation flow, from the common areas of the house. On one hand, we have the dining area and the kitchen, the latter located to the back of the house; and on the other side, the living room area that works as a passageway towards the guest room.  Section Although the common areas are in the same space, we aimed for details that create privacy which allows independence, the fireplace is strategically set to distinguish living room from the dining area, as well as keeping both spaces warm at the same time. The second floor is the master bedroom, ample surrounding so the owners feel comfortable with generous spaces that compose the room, closet and bathroom. Always having in mind the panoramic views, even when in the shower. Privacy and lighting are taken into account using latticework and eaves; to the main facade we added sliding latticework partition, thus allowing control of the sunlight as desired. We also created exterior transit areas surrounding all of the house, having in mind the social events that usually occur in beach houses, thus creating a natural blend of the interior with the exterior so guests and house owners can enjoy outside activities as well. (bonfire, gazebo, barbecue, exterior shower, area for surfboards and wetsuits etc). .jpg?1520930816 "© Felipe Cantillana") © Felipe Cantillana  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 18 Different Projects That Feature the Color Green Posted: 16 Mar 2018 01:00 AM PDT  © Maarten Willemstein Over the centuries green has signified many emotions; love, jealousy, health, and more recently the environment. Particularly in the middle ages, it was used to suggest wealth and riches, being used by Leonardo da Vinci as the color of Mona Lisa's dress. It has also been part of the important tradition to wear green on St. Patrick's Day as part of the celebrations, a custom in Ireland that dates as far back as 1640. When it comes to architecture, green color buildings stand out in cities that are usually abundant with brick, concrete and steel and their monochrome palette. In 2017 we saw the revitalizing shade of green, 'greenery', being named Pantone's Color of the Year so it's no wonder that there are copious numbers of buildings and interiors adorning such a refreshing tone. Is green the new black? It's up to you to decide as you scroll through the 18 gorgeous projects below featuring green with such pride. Albabel / Masquespacio © Luis Beltrán Bar Botanique Cafe Tropique / Studio Modijefsky © Maarten Willemstein Where Is The Toilet, Please? / M2.senos © Nelson Garrido Raval Hideaway / Sarriera-Weinstock © Jose Hevia A Door for my Parents / Genoveva Carrión Ruiz © Nelohagen SUMIYOSHIDO kampo lounge / id inc. © ID INC Rural Hotel Complex / ideo arquitectura © Imagen Subliminal Sda / NUA Arquitectures © Pixelmoreno Kane World Food Studio / Bogdan Ciocodeică © Andrei Margulescu Casa Lluna / CAVAA Arquitectes © Adrià Goula The Lake House / JRKVC © Peter Jurkovic Eden Locke Edinburgh / Grzywinski+Pons © Nicholas Worley Euronews / Jakob + MacFarlane Architects © Nicolas Borel Apartamento Viadutos / Vão © Rafaela Netto Brolettouno Apartment / Archiplanstudio © Davide Galli Administration Extension / CRYSTALZOO © David Frutos Casa Acreditar Porto / Atelier do cardoso arquitectos © João Morgado Instituto para a Ciência e Inovação da Bio-Sustentabilidade / Cláudio Vilarinho  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Details of this Week's MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival 2018 Posted: 15 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Cortesía de Mextrópoli In 2018, the MEXTRÓPOLI Festival of Architecture and City presents its fifth edition, consolidating itself as a key event in the cultural agenda of Mexico City and as an important architectural event on a global scale. With its high curatorial quality MEXTRÓPOLI promotes the voices of architects, artists, mayors, and humanists who are globally recognized in their respective disciplines while offering affordable prices to students and anyone interested in the present and future directions of cities. MEXTRÓPOLI is a platform that allows you to experience the city, as well as to reflect on its political, civilian and aesthetic aspects.  Cortesía de Mextrópoli This edition of the festival, which will take place from March 17 to 20, 2018, will also be held within the context of the 20 year anniversary of Arquine, the official media partner of MEXTRÓPOLI, whose efforts to create links between culture and architecture have enabled the diffusion of topics that are of urban and public interest. In its fifth consecutive edition, MEXTRÓPOLI is positioned in the global panorama as one of the most important platforms allowing the discussion of tangential issues regarding the future of cities: - Six months after the events of September 19, 2017, MEXTRÓPOLI proposes to review the reconstruction of the city and the areas affected by the earthquake with the help of the real estate sector, officials and citizens.  Cortesía de Mextrópoli - For the third time, the Arquine Contest will unveil a Pavilion built in Alameda Central, which will be a playful structure to inspire social relations in the public space. In addition, more than 20 public space installations will be presented, designed by institutions such as UNAM, Ibero Puebla, Anahuac University, Querétaro, Sci-Arc (Los Angeles), and Maristas (Mérida), among others. - The Catalan firm RCR Arquitectes, winners of the 2017 Pritzker Prize, will be part of the conference program. In addition, the El Rule Cultural Center will host an exhibition of the drawings which form part of the creative process of the Prize-winning trio. In the words of editor Luis Fernández-Galiano, "in just two decades they have built a set of projects with a unique language that brings together the romantic impulse of communion with nature and the search for the sublime." Among their most emblematic projects are La Cuisine Art Center (2014), the Bell-Lloc Winery (2007) and the Sant Antoni-Joan Oliver Library (2007).  Cortesía de Mextrópoli - On March 16 at the Old School San Ildefonso the exhibition of the work of Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati, La idea de arquitectura / The idea of architecture, will open. The show will include 11 project models in various formats, such as museums and housing. The models will be accompanied by photographs and drawings taken by the architect, who will also be part of the lecture series. - As in every edition, MEXTRÓPOLI presents editorial novelties that seek to enrich the understanding of architecture, in addition to expanding the offer that Arquine has built over 20 years. On this fifth occasion, MEXTRÓPOLI will present a catalog of the drawings from RCR Arquitectes, monographic books by the architects Felipe Uribe and Guille Hevia, as well as a publication from the (D)escribing the city meetings organized by Arquine and the Embassy of France, and The limits of design, a collection that brings together the thoughts of the invited speakers to this new edition of MEXTRÓPOLI.  Cortesía de Mextrópoli - The Colombia house of culture will be the host of an exhibition of models by the architect Felipe Uribe. In the show, you will be able to see a selection of 20 of his main projects. - Other speakers that will be part of the program will be Stefano Boeri, Barozzi / Veiga, and the Mexicans Gabriela Carrillo + Mauricio Rocha.  Cortesía de Mextrópoli WINNERS OF THE MEXTRÓPOLI 2018 PAVILION For the third time, The MEXTRÓPOLI Architecture and City Festival held the Arquine No. 20 contest. In a successful invitation, all registered proposals were submitted, and after deliberation by the jury, formed by Isaac Broid, Jachen Duri Sleich, Loreta Castro Reguera Mancera, Gabriela Carrillo and Emmanuel Ramírez, the following winners were selected: FIRST PLACE: Lorenzo Majer y Anna Merci | France  Cortesía de Mextrópoli The proposal is distinguished by its spatial quality, achieving an innovative interior using only one material, with a decisive constructive choice that takes advantage of the plastic qualities of water and light. SECOND PLACE: Thiago Benucci, Vitor Pissaia, Guilherme Paschoal y Camila Farah | Brazil  Cortesía de Mextrópoli The pavilion goes beyond the idea of architecture as an object, proposing an experience that frames the environment while generating a meeting place that is visible from a distance. In addition, it is a space that can be used in emergencies because of its ease of transportation and assembly. THIRD PLACE: Valentin Bansanc y Mike Fristch | Netherlands  Cortesía de Mextrópoli Two purposes are fulfilled: a pavilion that serves as a public space during the festival, offering flexibility of use and material usage in its primary state; and, with the beauty of a toolbox, it can generate a space of coexistence with great flexibility. Be part of this platform and experience the extraordinary city. More information here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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