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Arch Daily

Arch Daily


Prudêncio Studio / Diogo Aguiar Studio + Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PST

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
  • Construction: RDC
  • Client: Prudêncio Studio
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Text description provided by the architects. The Prudêncio Studio concept store is a performative installation-space. The clothing exhibition project defines rigid straight lines that accentuate the longitudinal character of the existing space and creates a set of parallel layers of movable vertical panels, allowing multiple spatial compositions.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

In terms of materiality, the focus was on the silvery reflective character of both the galvanized metal - which builds the frames of the minimal furniture - and the thermal insulation screen - which formalizes the moving panels - that define a futurist minimal space, emphasized by the continuous straight lines of the white-cold illumination.

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Plan Plan
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

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Schendlingen School / studio bär + Bernd Riegger + Querformat

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 07:00 PM PST

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter
  • Site Supervision: Landeshauptstadt Bregenz
  • Structural Engineering: DI Manfred Plankel
  • Geologic Engineering: 3P Geotechnik ZT GmbH
  • Sanitary Engineering: Ingenieurbüro Walter Pflügl
  • Electrical Engineering: Hämmerle Planungsbüro für Elektrotechnik
  • Lighting Design: Lichtplanung Manfred Remm
  • Building Physics Engineering: DI Günther Meusburger GmbH
  • Water Management Design: Rudhardt und Gasser ZT
  • Surveying Engineering: Klocker und Wahl ZT GmbH
  • Fire Protection Planning: IBS Institut für Brandschutztechnik und Sicherheitsforschung GmbH
  • Kitchen Design: Systemplan, Christian Niedertscheider
  • Playground Design: Büro für Spielräume, Günter Weiskopf
  • Graphic/ Signage Design: Atelier Gassner
  • Art: Marbod Fritsch
© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

Text description provided by the architects. The new Schendlingen school in Bregenz (Austria) is a very ambitious project on the part of the clients and educators. On the one hand, an innovative school is intended to provide a clear impetus and enhance the socially problematic catchment area (social focus). On the other hand, the building was designed as a "Gemeinsame Schule" (common school) with a broad age spectrum (for pupils aged 6 to 14 years) as well as a very open and flexible spatial structure.

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter
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© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

Together with the existing sports hall, the new school building forms a new ensemble in Bregenz's suburb of Vorkloster-Rieden. The area has a great need for accentuation or programming due to its monotonous settlement structure (residential area) and homogeneous use. The new school forms a fresh focal point as a public "Quartierszentrum" (neighbourhood centre). With its diverse and carefully designed interior and exterior spaces, the building offers multiple cores for the heterogeneous user community.

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

The new school has to meet a wide range of requirements and needs. Due to its changed sociological context, the classical school building (learning time) increasingly needs to take over the tasks of the classical residential building (leisure time). The imparting of PISA key competences and modern forms of teaching and learning also require rooms that have parallels with modern offices. The new Schendlingen School shows an architectural and spatial approach in dealing with this hybrid use as a school-apartment-office building.

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

The double-shell exposed concrete construction is organized in a flexible and polyvalent room structure, and thus remains open to future development. The building shows a prototypical solution for the dual organization of the "Gemeinsame Schule" (joint school) in the age range of elementary to middle school. The compact organization ("school machine") allows a dense placement of the departments creating diverse neighbourhoods. The various courtyards bring daylight into the building interior and promote the necessary exchange between departments through the many visual axes. The possibilities for vertical and cross-age teaching open up new individual development and learning potentials for the pupils.

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter
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© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

The auditorium hall forms the central core and distributor in the building. All departments are directly connected to the auditorium or its large air spaces. Good networking and short distances support the pedagogues in their leadership. Particular care has been given to the organization of the eight autonomous clusters (subunits / small schools), as these form the basis for the implementation of the innovative pedagogical concept. These are characterized in particular by good quality daylight, strong spatial relationships, a good spatial definition and a homely atmosphere. A large part of the areas is reached from room to room (sequences of rooms). The few access zones are generously dimensioned (short and wide) and are also equipped with plenty of daylight, visual and external relations. Due to the intelligent fire protection planning, these can also be used in manifold ways. The proportion of multifunctional space ("white space") is correspondingly very high.

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

The floor plan structure shows a diagrammatic and flowing topology. At most locations, this allows visual relationships throughout the entire building. Nevertheless, a "wall-independent" zoning ("atmospheres") generates a necessary recognizable definition or spatial hold. These atmospheres can be experienced through differentiated lighting situations, differentiated materialization, different texturing, semi-transparent screens (customizable walls) and a hood-like framing from above. The special hanging acoustic baffles in the cluster zones were developed by the architects. The sustainable materialization is done entirely with an untreated and raw material (exposed concrete, roughly sawn ash, silver fir, felt, glass, etc.). The resulting high-quality air and room climate supports the learning performance of the students.

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

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The Window House / FORMZERO

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 06:00 PM PST

© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography
© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography

Text description provided by the architects. The concept of The Window House starts with two fundamental questions.

When a proposed house is sited right on the edge of a reserved forest, a seamless correspondence between the house and the nature shall become the priority of the design. On the contrary, what if the house owner has expressed no interest in the outdoor space or the nature but rather maximising the interior volume as part of the design brief? This paradoxical situation is adversely transformed into an inspirational thought.

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Window is probably the most direct element that define our relationship with the outdoor space. When a house is surrounded by other houses, such relationship is immediately disjoined by just dropping down a curtain. How can we restore such relationship with the outdoor space without compromising our privacy?

© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography

To answer these questions, the design concept of The Window House departed with three tectonic approaches through the manipulation of the form and function of window. By doing so, the ultimate aim of this project is to strengthen the house owner's bonding with the existing context without diluting the design brief.

© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography

CONCRETE SHELL

From east to west, this house is wrapped in an additional layer of perforated concrete wall which appears like a shell. Apart from acting as a thermal protection with cross ventilation, the shell is the first layer to control the privacy. Between the house and the concrete shell, multi-level of landscape is inserted in order to create an ambiguous condition which makes the landscape to appear more like an indoor space.

© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography
Model Model
© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography

TELESCOPING FORM

The concrete shell is shaped in a telescoping form. It is tapered at the front, widened towards the forest in both plan and section, like creating a giant window frame to look out to the forest. At the same time the tapered front facade is projected to the street that creates a more human scale house.

© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography

WINDOWS FOLLOW FUNCTIONS

Rooms with different functions deserve different windows. To create specific viewing experience for each room, the proportion and the position of each window on the north and south facade are derived out of the function of each room. Instead of imposing an arbitrary aesthetic, the facade therefore becomes a collective expression of each room. In addition to enhancing the quality of framing view, the windows are outlined with deepened eaves, every scenery is captured in a picture frame.

© Ronson Lee - Twins Photography © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography

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The Bihar Museum / Maki and Associates + Opolis

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 04:00 PM PST

© Ariel Huber / EDIT images © Ariel Huber / EDIT images
  • Maki And Associates Team: Fumihiko Maki, Principal ; Tomoyoshi Fukunaga, Director; Michel van Ackere, Associate ; Tatsutomo Hasegawa, Associate; Hisashi Nakai; Yoshihiko Taira; Issei Horikoshi; Kiwon Kim
  • Opolis Team: Rahul Gore, Principal; Sonal Sancheti, Principal; Tejesh Patil, Project Architect; Rahul Lawhare; Swapnil Kangankar; Akul Modi
  • Programming / Master Planning / Exhibition Design: Lord Cultural Resources (Mumbai / Toronto)
  • Structural: Mahendra Raj Consultants Private Limited (New Dehli)
  • Mep: Design Bureau (Mumbai)
  • Landscape: Ohtori Consultants Inc. Environmental Design Institute (Osaka), Forethought Design Consultants (Pune)
  • Lighting: AWA Lighting Designers (Mumbai / New York)
  • General Contractor: Larsen & Toubro Construction
  • Client: Department of Art, Culture, and Youth (DACY), Government of Bihar, India
  • Site Area: 53,480 m2
  • Roof Area: 19,716 m2
© Ariel Huber / EDIT images © Ariel Huber / EDIT images

Text description provided by the architects. Maki and Associates' design for the Bihar Museum creates an engaging and appropriately-scaled response to a prominent site and an ambitious, multi-faceted museum program. The Museum houses a rich variety of treasures from the region, and includes event and education spaces that nurture a newfound sense of pride and connection to Bihar's storied history.

© Ariel Huber / EDIT images © Ariel Huber / EDIT images

The generous 5.3 hectare plot along Patna's Bailey Road allowed for a variety of site planning approaches, while demanding sensitivity to its low-scale surroundings and prominent tree growth. In response to this context, Maki and Associates conceived the Bihar Museum as a "campus" - an interconnected landscape of buildings and exterior spaces that maintains a modest but dynamic profile, in harmony with existing site conditions. Each program zone (entrance / event, museum exhibition, administration, and children / educational) has been given a distinct presence and recognizable form within the complex. These zones are linked together via interior and exterior courtyards and corridors, ensuring that all spaces retain a connection to the surrounding landscape while remaining sheltered and comfortable throughout the year.

© Ariel Huber / EDIT images © Ariel Huber / EDIT images
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This constant presence of the natural environment within the Museum "campus" creates a rich, unique experience with each visit, one that changes with the time and seasons. It is hoped that this will encourage repeat visitors, and - together with world-class permanent and temporary exhibits - ensure that the Bihar Museum has a lasting educational impact for the children of Bihar and other visitors from across the world.

© Ariel Huber / EDIT images © Ariel Huber / EDIT images

The Museum's exterior is characterized by extensive use of weathering steel, a durable material that complements its context and creates a dignified contrast to the surrounding greenery. The weathering steel symbolizes India's historical achievements in metallurgy as well as its current prominence within the international steel industry (of which Bihar's rich natural resources have played a critical role). It is supplemented with stone, terracotta, and glass finishes - a modern material palette with clear connections to Bihar's past and future.

© Ariel Huber / EDIT images © Ariel Huber / EDIT images

The project was selected as the winner of an International competition in 2011 (other competitors were Coop Himmelblau, Norman Foster and Partners, Snohetta, and Studio Daniel Libeskind). The building began construction in June 2013 and was largely complete by October 2017. Exhibition installation is on-going and will be completed in 2018.

© Ariel Huber / EDIT images © Ariel Huber / EDIT images

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Small House in Nha Trang / Chơn.a

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 12:00 PM PST

© TaDalat Design © TaDalat Design
  • Architects: Chơn.a
  • Location: Nha Trang, Vietnam
  • Architect In Charge: Nguyễn Công Toàn
  • Area: 73.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: TaDalat Design
  • Project Team: Nguyễn Thành Thiện, Dương Thị Tuyết
  • Construction: Mai Trần Đăng Vương + TaDalat Design
© TaDalat Design © TaDalat Design

Text description provided by the architects. Small house is a small project in the chain of "multilayered space" project. It is located in an alleyway of NhaTrang city, that dense construction density along with many spatially chaotic architectural forms.

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This house serves a young family who has very little time at home, because of the business at a traditional market that occupies most of the time and make a lot of pressure from the noise and dust every day. The crux of the human problem that we need to remove, creasing a quite and simple space, close to nature, light, trees and natural winds. That people are exposed, interacted with each other most.

© TaDalat Design © TaDalat Design

Town house/ tube-house is a popular form in urban areas in Việt nam. We decided to create a living space surrounded by two layers of nature, natural light and wind, along with two metal sheaths that acted like safety curtain, light regulation, wind and visual sense of human landscape.The vertical axis of transportation is subdivided and arranged to move around the house and the transitional buffer space helps to increase the interaction between family members. At each buffer of traffic brings to a sense of changing space close to nature.

© TaDalat Design © TaDalat Design

The house has lightweight as a warm lantern in the alley at night, and the cover creates an interactive space between people and space in the closeness, but still keeps the privacy and wittingly.

© TaDalat Design © TaDalat Design

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Saudi Arabia's Inaugural Entry to the 2018 Venice Biennale to Focus on Design Process

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 08:00 AM PST

Riyadh Skyline. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riyadh_Skyline_showing_the_King_Abdullah_Financial_District_(KAFD)_and_the_famous_Kingdom_Tower_.jpg'>Wikimedia user B.alotaby </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en'> CC BY-SA 4.0</a> Riyadh Skyline. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riyadh_Skyline_showing_the_King_Abdullah_Financial_District_(KAFD)_and_the_famous_Kingdom_Tower_.jpg'>Wikimedia user B.alotaby </a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en'> CC BY-SA 4.0</a>

As part of our 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale coverage we present the proposal for the Saudi Arabia Pavilion. Below, the participants describe their contribution in their own words.

The first Saudi participation at the International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia will be located in the Arsenale and will feature an exhibition commissioned by the Misk Art Institute under the theme of "Un/Design."

A response to the theme of "Freespace" announced by the Biennale Architettura 2018, "Un/Design" will explore the possibility of loosening the formality of the design process, leaving room for the accidental collisions that can result in an organic exchange among elements in space. A jury is currently in the process of selecting a project to showcase out of the 66 submissions received through an open call.

Curator

The Misk Art Institute is a new organization operating under the auspices of the Misk Foundation, established by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as part of Saudi Arabia's 2030 Vision program. Led by Saudi artist, Ahmed Mater, the Institute was created to encourage grassroots artistic production in Saudi Arabia and enable cultural diplomacy and exchange. Focused on establishing itself as an artist-centered cultural innovator, the Misk Art Institute will have its headquarters building in Riyadh, an artist residency focused center in Abha, located in Saudi Arabia's southwest region of 

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These 6 Firms Are Spearheading the Post-Digital Drawing Craze in Mexico

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PST

Cortesía de PALMA Cortesía de PALMA

The hyperrealistic representation of architecture is not a new concept due to the ubiquity of tools that offer the possibility of creating perplexing images with photographs. However, those who defend the expressive capacity of hand drawings have found ways to take advantage of the digital tools of the last decades to represent their architectural projects. 

A new group of young Mexican architects is committed to a form of representation that relies on tools from our era, simultaneously taking up concepts from the sixties and seventies, where the technique of collage made it possible to face the frustrating reality that took place at the time to represent the utopias thought up by architects. 

Moving away from the hyperrealism of the traditional render that had conquered classrooms and architectural firms during the last decades, these are some of the Mexican firms that betting on a post-digital style of representation: 

PALMA

Cortesía de PALMA Cortesía de PALMA

PALMA is a young architectural firm based in Mexico City, founded by Ilse Cárdenas, Regina De Hoyos, Diego Escamilla, and Juan Luis Rivera, all former students of the Faculty of Architecture from UNAM.

Follow them on Instagram here.

Diagrama Arquitectos

Cortesía de Diagrama Arquitectos Cortesía de Diagrama Arquitectos

Diagrama Arquitectos is an architectural firm based in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Follow them on Instagram here.

Juan Benavides

© Juan Benavides © Juan Benavides

Juan Benavides is an architect from the University of Monterrey and has studied at the Universidad Mayor de Santiago, Chile. In 2016 he received the FONCA Young Creators scholarship for his research 'Divided Authorships'.

Follow him on Instagram here.

Operadora

Cortesía de operadora Cortesía de operadora

Operadora is an architectural firm that was founded in Mexico City in 2014 and is currently directed by Edgar Rodriguez, Alexis Ávila and José Juan Garay.

Follow them on Instagram here.

Lázaro

Cortesía de Lázaro Cortesía de Lázaro

Lázaro is an architectural firm based in Mexico City.

Follow them on Instagram here.

RA!

Cortesía de RA! Cortesía de RA!

RA! is a studio run by Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra, and Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar and was established in Mexico City. 

Follow them on Instagram here.

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Dumbo Townhouses / Alloy Design

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PST

© Cameron Blaylock © Cameron Blaylock
  • Architects: Alloy Design
  • Location: 55 Pearl St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
  • Architects In Charge: Jared Della Valle, AJ Pires, Garland deGraffenried, Tara Mrowka, Benjamin Meade, Jeffrey Sullivan
  • Area: 18000.0 ft2
  • Project Year: 2015
  • Photographs: Cameron Blaylock, Pavel Bendov
  • Mechanical Consultant: Guth DeConzo Consulting Engineers
  • Structural Consultant: Robert Silman Associates
  • Civil / Environmental Consultant: Langan Engineering
© Pavel Bendov © Pavel Bendov

Text description provided by the architects. The DUMBO Townhouses are located at the corner of Pearl and Water Streets in the Borough of Brooklyn. The project involves the demolition of an existing one story, warehouse located in the DUMBO Historic Section of Brooklyn and the new construction of 5 single family townhouses. The total project includes approximately 18,000 gross sf.

© Cameron Blaylock © Cameron Blaylock

Across from a newly designated public park, the building envelope is made up of a series of high performance Ductal concrete panels that provide shading and privacy for the residents.  The typical townhouse units are approximately 18' wide with the exception of the corner unit, which is 19'2" wide.  A shared drive with parking spaces for each typical townhouse is carefully placed behind the garden level at grade.  Each unit has a raised private entrance at the ground floor clad with Ipe wood and bronze coated aluminum panels softening the entry experience in contrast to the precast concrete panels above. 

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In addition to parking and storage the ground floor has a bonus room which could be used as a 4th bedroom, a playroom or an office.  Up one flight of stairs, one enters onto the main parlor floor with 20' ceiling heights and a mezzanine space located in the middle.  The lower level includes the kitchen, living and dining space and has stone floors throughout.  The kitchen area separates the dining area from the formal living room and extends out into the rear garden to allow for outdoor cooking.  Full height sliding doors allow the dining area to fully open out onto the garden bringing the outside in.  The formal living space has a fireplace and a full story of glass looks out onto Water Street.  Above the kitchen area is the mezzanine that looks over the parlor floor and can serve as a library, office or less formal living room.

© Cameron Blaylock © Cameron Blaylock

The master bedroom suite is located on the 3rd floor complete with a master bath and walk in closet.  The master bathroom contains a separate wet area with a freestanding tub and double showerheads.  One story above has two additional bedrooms, one facing south and the other north as well as a bath and laundry room.  The Penthouse level on the top floor provides access to a private roof deck and covered entertaining space. 

© Cameron Blaylock © Cameron Blaylock

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15 Incredible Architectural Works in the Mountains

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 04:00 AM PST

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

The mountains—one of the contexts that almost every architect would like to build in at least once. And yet even though it's an attractive setting, the associated challenges, including, but not limited to the sheer remoteness of mountain regions and their distance from basic services, make building in the mountains particularly demanding.

We've compiled a selection of 15 incredible works of architecture that maximize the breathtaking surroundings found in mountainous areas, featuring photographs from Felipe CamusJanez Martincic, and Anze Cokl.

Thomas Jantscher

New Mountain Hut At Tracuit / Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes

© Thomas Jantscher © Thomas Jantscher

Felipe Camus

Chalet C7 / Nicolás del Rio + Max Núñez

© Felipe Camus © Felipe Camus

Anze Cokl

Alpine Shelter Skuta / OFIS arhitekti + AKT II + Harvard GSD Students

© Anze Cokl © Anze Cokl

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Messner Mountain Museum Corones / Zaha Hadid Architects

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Cristobal Palma

Elqui Domos Astronomical Hotel / Duque Motta & AA

© Cristobal Palma © Cristobal Palma

Roger Frei

Holiday Home in Vitznau / Lischer Partner Architekten Planer

© Roger Frei © Roger Frei

Fearon Hay Architects

Mountain Retreat / Fearon Hay Architects

Cortesía de Fearon Hay Architects Cortesía de Fearon Hay Architects

Søren Harder Nielsen

Split View Mountain Lodge / Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter

© Søren Harder Nielsen © Søren Harder Nielsen

Kengo Kuma & Associates

Mont-Blanc Base Camp / Kengo Kuma & Associates

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Wild Reindeer Centre / Snøhetta

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Marc Lins

Mountain Cabin / Marte.Marte Architekten

© Marc Lins © Marc Lins

Liam Frederick Photography

San Cayetano Mountain Residence / Paul Weiner | DesignBuild Collaborative

© Liam Frederick Photography © Liam Frederick Photography

Janez Martincic

Winter Cabin on Mount Kanin / OFIS arhitekti

© Janez Martincic © Janez Martincic

Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel

Haus Fontanella / Bernardo Bader Architects 

© Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel © Albrecht Imanuel Schnabel

Adolf Bereuter

Ski Lodge Wolf / Bernardo Bader Architects

© Adolf Bereuter © Adolf Bereuter

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See Ricardo Bofill's Converted Cement Factory Studio Through The Lens Of Marc Goodwin

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 01:30 AM PST

© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin

Architecture photographer Marc Goodwin is continually adding to his world atlas of architecture offices. While photographing studios in Barcelona, Goodwin spent a little extra time at the post-World War I cement factory Ricardo Bofill transformed into his studio, gardens, and residence. After the cement-filled silos were uncovered, Bofill defined a new structure and program for his architectural fortress.

© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin

"The factory is a magic place which strange atmosphere is difficult to be perceived by a profane eye. I like the life to be perfectly programmed here, ritualized, in total contrast with my turbulent nomad life" states Ricardo Bofill on his website.

© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin
© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin

Now, Bofill's team works within what was once silos. Bofill asserts that by metamorphosing the building he proved form and function are independent of one another. With enough skill, designers can successfully reprogram any space.

© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin
© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin
© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin
© Marc Goodwin © Marc Goodwin
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Restaurant El Califa / Esrawe Studio

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 01:00 AM PST

© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio
  • Architects: Esrawe Studio
  • Location: Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
  • Design Team: Héctor Esrawe, Javier García-Rivera, María Santibáñez, Aloisio Guerrero, Alessandro Sperdutti, Daniela Pulido, Federico Stefanovich
  • Area: 240.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2018
  • Photographs: Camila Cossio
  • Builder: DIYC SA
  • Lighting: Luz en Arquitectura
  • Client: Grupo El Califa
© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio

Text description provided by the architects. El Califa is already a gastronomic reference if we talk about the best "taquerías" in Mexico City, not only for the quality of its ingredients but also for its service and atmosphere. In 2017, the brand started an expansion process and opened a new restaurant in one of the busiest streets in the city, Avenida de los Insurgentes.

© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio
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At this new location, El Califa establishes the guidelines for its evolution as a brand,  revealing a new interior design and identity.

© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio
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Esrawe Studio found its source of inspiration in the tortilla and its geometric translation to the circle, as well as in its repetition, partition and variants. The tortilla has been an important part of people's lives in Mexico since pre-hispanic times, when our ancestors used corn tortillas as a dish, food and spoon. Today everyone finds ingenious ways to use it, creating a personal touch in the way of preparing, folding and holding a taco.

From all the different ways of folding a tortilla we generate a new concept to reinterpret the essence of traditional "taquerías" in Mexico.

© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio

The identity
The language of the brand is intuitive and obvious. We maintain the carefree spirit of the brand, and empower it through the new graphics so that El Califa can convey an essence that has been formed naturally through time. As Mexicans, we have grown up surrounded by the graphic and cultural richness of "rótulos", a kind of traditional ads in Mexico, which evoke the casual, honest and inclusive spirit of urban food. It was in the "rótulos" that we found inspiration to create the new proportions and expression of the characters that form the iconic name of El Califa. The graphic elements, subtly playful and translated in an abstract yet flirtatious way from the tablecloths found in "taquerías", respond to the urban and popular context within which El Califa and its cuisine are protagonists.

© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio
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© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio

The Space
By means of an open kitchen we enhance the preparation of the tacos, and at the same time we bring the diner closer to the traditional "taco bar". This gesture generates a link between the commensal, the "taquero" and the tacos, and dignifies the kitchen, causing a certain kind of admiration towards the preparation of dishes. The traditional mosaic in "taquerías" is reinterpreted in the space to generate a contemporary expression that becomes the identifying element of El Califa. This mosaic speaks ingeniously through a game of volumes of one of the most basic elements in our Mexican cuisine: the tortilla.

© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio

In contrast with the simple aesthetic of the mosaic, the floor is covered by the urban feeling of the terrazo embellished with an XXL grid of golden circles. Finally, the atmosphere is submerged by the warm light coming from custom bulbs that evoke the effortless atmosphere of "taquerías".

Wall Elevation Wall Elevation
© Camila Cossio © Camila Cossio

The furniture and tableware of the restaurant were developed especially for the project. This allowed us to follow the formal line that originated the interior design and brand identity, strengthening its discourse.  

Courtesy of Esrawe Studio Courtesy of Esrawe Studio

Insisting on the geometric representation of the folds of the tortilla when making a taco and starting from the expression of the forges found in the streets of Mexico, an exterior skin was added to the façade, a latticework that functions as a transition between the restaurant and the city.

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21 Detailed Construction Sections for Wood Structures

Posted: 04 Mar 2018 12:00 AM PST

© Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma

Wood is one of the oldest materials that man has used to build their homes and take refuge from the weather. Wood does not only fulfill a structural function -being highly resistant to earthquakes-, but it also provides interior thermal comfort, as well as adding a warm look and feel to a building, while easily adapting to natural environments.

Below find 21 construction sections for wood structures using the material in incredible ways.

+Guest House / AATA Associates

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+ School Villa El Palqui / José Cruz & Associates

© Juan Purcell y Ana Turell © Juan Purcell y Ana Turell
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+ Tacna Hill Beach House / dRN Architects

© Felipe Camus © Felipe Camus
Tacna Hill House / dRN Architects Tacna Hill House / dRN Architects

+ BIP Computers / Alberto Mozó

© Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma © Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma
BIP Computers / Alberto Mozó BIP Computers / Alberto Mozó

+ Los Canteros Mountain Refuge / dRN Architects

© Felipe Camus © Felipe Camus
Los Canteros Refuge / dRN Architects Los Canteros Refuge / dRN Architects

+ House in Pirque / 332 Architects 

Courtesy of 332 Architects Courtesy of 332 Architects
House in Pirque / 332 Arquitectos House in Pirque / 332 Arquitectos

+ La Baita Lodge / Gubbins Architects, Polidura + Talhouk Architects

© Pedro Gubbins, Gonzalo Puga, Polidura + Talhouk Arq © Pedro Gubbins, Gonzalo Puga, Polidura + Talhouk Arq
La Baita Lodge / Gubbins Arquitectos, Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos La Baita Lodge / Gubbins Arquitectos, Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos

+ Tunquen House / Elton + Leniz – Alvaro Ramirez

© Natalia Vial © Natalia Vial
Tunquén House / Elton + Leniz - Alvaro Ramírez Tunquén House / Elton + Leniz - Alvaro Ramírez

+ Roof House / Tezuka Architects

© Katsuhisa Kida / FOTOTECA © Katsuhisa Kida / FOTOTECA
Roof House (Casa Techo)  Tezuka Architects Roof House (Casa Techo) Tezuka Architects

+ Refuge in Patagonia / Armando Montero & Diego Labbé

© Armando Montero © Armando Montero
The Guide's Refuge in Melimoyu / Armando Montero & Diego Labbé The Guide's Refuge in Melimoyu / Armando Montero & Diego Labbé

+ The House on Pochoco Hill / Carreño Sartori Architects

© Mario Carreño Zunino © Mario Carreño Zunino
The House on Pochoco Hill / Carreño Sartori Architects The House on Pochoco Hill / Carreño Sartori Architects

+ Irma Cabezas Cabin / Diego Mendoza Valenzuela

© Diego Mendoza © Diego Mendoza
Irma Cabezas Cabin / Diego Mendoza Valenzuela Irma Cabezas Cabin / Diego Mendoza Valenzuela

+ Maintencillo House / Jonas Retamal

Courtesy of Jonas Retamal Courtesy of Jonas Retamal
Maitencillo House / Jonas Retamal Maitencillo House / Jonas Retamal

+ Morerava Cabins / AATA Architects

 © AATA Architects © AATA Architects
Morerava Cabins / AATA Arquitectos Morerava Cabins / AATA Arquitectos

+ Sauna in Ranco / Panorama

© Panorama © Panorama
Ranco Lake Sauna / Panorama Ranco Lake Sauna / Panorama

+ Gauayacán House / Matias Ruiz Malbran

© Matias Ruiz M © Matias Ruiz M
Guayacán House / Matias Ruiz Malbran Guayacán House / Matias Ruiz Malbran

+ Dock House / ARQUIpielago

© Stefan Bartulin Cortese © Stefan Bartulin Cortese
Dock House / ARQUIpielago Dock House / ARQUIpielago

+ House in Tunquen / OFArquitectos (In construction)

© OFArquitectos © OFArquitectos
House in Tunquen / OFArquitectos (In construction) House in Tunquen / OFArquitectos (In construction)

+ House in Curacaví / Sebastián Bravo (In construction)

© Sebastián Bravo © Sebastián Bravo
House in Curacaví / Sebastián Bravo (In construction) House in Curacaví / Sebastián Bravo (In construction)

+ San Francisco Javier School / Martin Hurtado Covarrubias & Sergio Quintana Felice Arquitectos Asociados

Courtesy of Martín Hurtado Architects Courtesy of Martín Hurtado Architects
San Francisco Javier School / Martin Hurtado Covarrubias & Sergio Quintana Felice Arquitectos Asociados San Francisco Javier School / Martin Hurtado Covarrubias & Sergio Quintana Felice Arquitectos Asociados

+ Prototypes of Traiguén Housing / The Architects Center for Innovation and Development of Wood CORMA-UC: Paula Martínez and Rodrigo Cepeda

Courtesy of  Center for Innovation and Development of Wood Corma UC Courtesy of Center for Innovation and Development of Wood Corma UC
Prototypes of Traiguén Housing The Architects Center for Innovation and Development of Wood CORMA-UC / Paula Martínez y Rodrigo Cepeda Prototypes of Traiguén Housing The Architects Center for Innovation and Development of Wood CORMA-UC / Paula Martínez y Rodrigo Cepeda

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