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Administrative Office Building for Brussels West Police / BAEB

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT

© Julien Forthomme © Julien Forthomme
  • Architects: BAEB
  • Location: Rue du Géomètre 45, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium
  • Architects In Charge: Emmanuel Bouffioux, Juan Ochogavia


  • Area: 5120.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Julien Forthomme
  • Team: Emmanuel Bouffioux, Juan Ochogavia, Anthony Fays

  • Collaborators: ABCSIS-VAN WETTER SA, NEO&IDES, TPF ENGINEERING SA
  • Client: Zone de Police Bruxelles-Ouest / Direction Appui –Sevice Infrastructure 

© Julien Forthomme © Julien Forthomme

Text description provided by the architects. Surrounded by many residential buildings, a school and an area dedicated for temporary events with a football stadium and an Olympic pool, the new police station is situated at the junction between different mixed functions, sometimes calm, sometimes subjected to important happenings. It was essential to take this site's characteristic into account before proposing a new face for the developing neighbourhood.

Concept Concept

The project tends to submit to its surrounding environment, and the way the building is perceived was a central point of consideration. Designing a building that accommodates services typical for an authority and security institution proved to be a real challenge regarding functionality and symbolism. The design had to reflect a strong image to represent the Police, and at the same time it has to integrate smoothly in its context in order to be appropriated by the neighbourhood's inhabitants.

© Julien Forthomme © Julien Forthomme

Through its volumetry and proportions, the project creates a strong symbol in a determined environment, reflecting the services brought by the new station. The solution was born from an architectonical element found on Géomètre Street, thus ensuring an optimal integration and marking a symbol of force through a buffer wall between the private and public space. This approach allowed us to clearly distinguish the new police station, keeping at the same time a balance with the neighborhood's other inhabitants.

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We tried to reach our aim by working with a volumetry that respects the existing context. The new intervention had to be showcased as much as the surrounding buildings.

© Julien Forthomme © Julien Forthomme

On a functional level, the design proposes bright and fluid spaces despite the challenge raised by a site with such a small surface. The free terraces provide the building with a certain flexibility through time.

© Julien Forthomme © Julien Forthomme

In order to reinforce this adaptability, one of the most important aims of our approach was to ensure that all occupants benefit from natural light. The patio creates a certain lighting quality, flexibility, and a visual relationship between the building's various occupants and visitors.

© Julien Forthomme © Julien Forthomme

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Red Planet / 100architects

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 07:00 PM PDT

© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar
  • Designer: 100architects
  • Location: Da Ning Lu, Zhabei Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
  • Design Team: Marcial Jesus, Javier Gonzalez, Eunice Tsa
  • Area: 245.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Amey Kandalgaonkar
  • Client: Life Hub @ Daning, (Chongbang Group)
  • Height: 15 mts
© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar

Text description provided by the architects. The Red Planet is a public space intervention designed to foster interactions, attract customers and enhance the experience in the privately-owned public space within an open-air Retail Street. Life Hub @ Daning, a 250,000 sqm mixed-use development with 110,000 sqm shopping mall, is one of the hottest shopping centers in Shanghai, due to its condition of the open-air retail street.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar
Context Plan Context Plan
© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar

From the very beginning, the marketing team of Life Hub @ Daning insisted on creating something IMAGINATIVE, INSPIRATIONAL & INNOVATIVE. Something unexpected beyond any typical decorative installation, that would attract kids and adults alike to come and use it, rather than pass by and observe it. An intervention that, by itself, would turn a circulation area into a "SPACE" to stop & stay, where their customers could bring their kids and families and spend some quality time interacting with other kids and families.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar

Our proposal arose from a SURREAL approach, from the intention of breaking the conventional rules of perception, of what is already conceived as reality, in order to trigger kids' imagination and creativity as well as immersing them in a colorful experience. An unexpected place for passersby.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar

The Red Planet features a bubbling basketball field which serves as a surreal playground, rather than a typical basketball field, providing an artificial topography for playing, climbing, sliding, sitting, laying, and many other gerunds out of the kids' own imagination of how to colonize and use the space in ways we did not even imagine at first. To enhance the narrative of the environment, a bent basketball basket was introduced, hosting in it LED lights to illuminate the area.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar

Other features such as a racing track defining the border of the installation, chalkboard pyramids as both, obstacles and creativity platforms, benches for parents and other random games, complemented the range of fun activities that both, kids and adults, were able to undertake. The monochromatic treatment, with shades of red, was also applied on top of existing urban furniture and decorative elements from the place, aiming to generate a more immersive experience onto the surreal "Red Planet".

© Amey Kandalgaonkar © Amey Kandalgaonkar

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MERU House / A3 PROJECT

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 01:00 PM PDT

© Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong © Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong
  • Interior Design: Kenny Chong Architect
© Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong © Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong

Text description provided by the architects. It all started back in the UK around 2009, when architects Kenny and Sin were still working in London. The brief was to design a family home. Both architects were trained in the school of Architecture at the University of Bath.

© Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong © Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong

Throughout their career, they worked for Arup Associates and PRP Architects respectively. Their works often have an emphasis in the volume and spatial expression, which is reflected in this barn-like Meru house. When the project first started, it took great effort to get contractors to fabricate details as intended. Travelling back and forth wasn't an ideal solution either. After living in the UK for 15 years, both reside in Malaysia, construction took place in 2013 and completed in turn of 2017. The house has been designed using passive design and energy efficient approach. Building orientation, prevailing wind directions and the tropical monsoon season patterns are all being considered. Wind catcher is used to cool the inside of the house, in combination with two strategically located courtyards, as an overall ventilation and heat movement strategy.

© Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong © Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong
1st / 2nd Floor Plan 1st / 2nd Floor Plan
© Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong © Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong

Hot air is drawn upward due to temperature gradient, assisted by prevailing wind flowing pass the catcher, creating stack effect through volumetric play. Greater airflow is enhanced with cross ventilation louvers at various height levels. Deep recessed verandas, balconies and vertical fins are part of the key elements of passive design. Veranda is located around the perimeter of the house. It forms a filtering element of the house from hot sun, as well as the tropical rainstorm. Family gets to appreciate their garden and enjoy outdoor living where possible. There is an on-site rainwater harvesting system whereby rainwater is collected and stored in an underground concrete tank, keeping the water cooled below ground. Although it is uncommon in Malaysia, double brick cavity wall is used for all external walls. The cavity wall helps to alleviate the excessive heat gain exposure as well as maintaining an indoor climate comfort.

© Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong © Lawrence Choo, Michael Khong

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Raised Walkways and Looping Rivers Triumph in Park Avenue Design Competition

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Park Park. Image © Maison Park Park. Image © Maison

The development company Fisher Brothers' "Beyond the Centerlinecompetition was launched in October 2017 as an open call to "enliven and activate the medians for a new generation of New Yorkers." The competition addresses the Park Avenue commercial district, which sits between 46th and 57th Streets.

Out of nearly 150 submissions, an eight-person jury narrowed the field down to 17 finalists, details of which can be found here. Two designs have since been selected as winners, with "Park Park" by Maison winning the jury selection, and "Park River" by Local Architects winning the popular vote.

Park Park. Image © Maison Park Park. Image © Maison
Park Park. Image © Maison Park Park. Image © Maison

The jury-vote-winning "Park Park" transforms Park Avenue via a series of elevated platforms, with incorporated venue spaces "intended to attract New Yorkers and visitors to the centerline in different experiential ways." The spaces include: The Stage, a performance space to host concerts and shows; The Gallery, a triplet of glass cubes serving as a rotating art gallery and showroom; The Gardens, a seasonally-curated pathway providing a lush respite in the city; and The Court, an elevated basketball court paying homage to New York City's rich basketball culture.

Park River. Image © Local Architects Park River. Image © Local Architects
Park River. Image © Local Architects Park River. Image © Local Architects

"Park River," awarded second prize as winner of the popular vote, redraws the roadway and creates a looping river that runs between 46th and 57th Street, bordering the Park Avenue district. The new river promotes activities such as kayaking in warmer months and ice-skating in colder months, in addition to an expanse of plazas that "offer destinations for boating, dining, and lounging."

Both designs promote a new sense of engagement for people experiencing Park Avenue which, according to Fisher Brothers Partner Winston Fisher, meets the overall mission of the competition "as just the beginning of the conversation about the future of Park Avenue."

News via: Fisher Brothers

Elevated Walkways, Aquariums and Mini-Golf Courses Among 17 Finalists in Competition to Transform New York's Park Avenue

Seventeen entries have been selected as finalists in the "Beyond the Centerline" competition, which is seeking ideas for how to "re-envision and enliven the traditional traffic medians of the Park Avenue commercial district between 46th and 57th Streets."

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Anna Puigjaner on Why We All Should Adopt Her "Kitchenless" House Ideology

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 07:00 AM PDT

Courtesy of Anna Alba Yruela via Metropolis Courtesy of Anna Alba Yruela via Metropolis

Spanish architect Anna Puigjaner has revealed how she is applying her "Kitchenless" housing typology within her own projects in a recent interview with Metropolis Magazine as one of their 2018 Game Changers. After receiving funding from the Harvard GSD Wheelwright Prize for her controversial proposition in 2016 (after which ArchDaily published an interview with her), Puigjaner talks about the time she spent traveling the world and visiting the many different cultures that share her idea of communal cooking, adding that millennials are more inclined to co-habit or share resources.

The kitchen is the most provocative part of the house. It has been used as a political tool for a long time, to the point that nowadays we can't accept living without a kitchen.

Recognized as an advocate for shared kitchens by Metropolis Magazine, Puigjaner's concept may be difficult to comprehend, but the proposal to create "kitchenless" homes with a central, shared kitchen for a community tackles the issues of the growing population's lack of social outlets and forms a community within a building. As she explored when traveling to Southeast Asia, Scandinavia and Latin America, many cultures share cooking duties and eradicate the need for a personal kitchen. Their solutions varied massively in scale; the Comedores Populares in Peru are responsible for the daily nourishment of half a million people and many such networks could be found in Mexico City and Quebec.

MAIO have reimagined how we define a room's function by anonymizing them in their latest 22 apartment building aptly named "110 Rooms." The Barcelona firm co-founded by Puigjaner suggests a happy medium in their project that removes spatial hierarchy with more-or-less interchangeable rooms that free the inhabitants to determine where they want sleep, cook or relax instead of being inhibited by how they are expected to use the space.

Read more about Anna Puigjaner's research into why we don't need kitchens in our homes with Metropolis Magazine here.

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De La Canardière Residence / BOOM TOWN

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 06:00 AM PDT

© Steve Montpetit © Steve Montpetit
  • Interior Design: MJ DESIGN, atelier BOOM-TOWN
  • Structural Engineer: GENIEX
  • General Contractor: BOIS & NATURE CONSTRUCTION inc.
© Steve Montpetit © Steve Montpetit

Text description provided by the architects. This residence was designed to enable a sister and brother to meet as a family on special occasions and to unwind in contact with nature. This project sprouted along the shores of a lake up in the Laurentians in a wooded area with a significantly consistent slope. This elevation, which offers a bird's eye view of the lake, is the backbone for the development of this architectural concept—grasping hold of the land through the blending of two areas intersecting one another. The parcelling out of its shapes made its integration with the landscape possible. Its establishment forms part of a circuit throughout a site where paths extend internally, creating views, such as observation posts towards the surrounding landscape.

© Steve Montpetit © Steve Montpetit

The upper area, which takes on the shape of a distinctive gabled-roof house, looks out to the lake through a cantilever, while the lower area anchors to the slope. Both areas are sliced ​​at their intersections to give way to vertical circulation and to the entrance hall below. This pivot space organizes the entire internal circulation area and enables the core of the building to connect with the outside.

© Steve Montpetit © Steve Montpetit
Floor Plan Floor Plan
© Steve Montpetit © Steve Montpetit

The lower floor has a more contemporary shape with its flat roofs and very large openings. The living space, which is arranged on two levels, takes advantage of plunging views onto the lake. On one end, a large screen shelter completes the lower area. A wide terrace is arranged on the roof at the other end.

© Steve Montpetit © Steve Montpetit

From the outside, sober colours and raw materials allow the project to assert itself in full nuance, as if it had emerged from the ground, respectful of its environment. The black wood exterior finish unifies the composition under a zinc roof. Observed from the lake, it gives the impression of a haven. The light wooden sections that illuminate the dark structure as a whole may resemble the sun's rays piercing through the clouds after a storm.

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Vincent Callebaut Architectures Wins Public Vote for Millennial Vertical Forest Competition

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 05:00 AM PDT

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures

For the "Imagine Angers" international design competition, Vincent Callebaut Architectures worked in collaboration with Bouygues Immobilier group to submit a proposal for the French city at the intersection of social and technological innovation, with a focus on ecology and hospitality. Named Arboricole, meaning "tree" and "cultivation," this live-work-play environment gives back as much to the environment as it does its users. Although WY-TO prevailed in the competition, the Callebaut scheme succeeded in winning the public vote.

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures

For the Callebaut scheme's design process, inspiration began with Angers, the European plant capital, and Gambetta, the historic site with iconic views over the city center. The vision for the scheme was to create a unique living environment in the form of a vertical forest, integrating biodiversity into the ecosystem-like project by using the five principles of biophilic architectureBiometrics is omnipresent in this work of living architecture. From views of the Angevin landscape, to the biomorphic shape of the building itself, to slight changes in the thermal environment and the use of natural materials - this creation is a full-body nature experience.

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures

Young urban residence meets youth hostel in this effort to attract Millennials between 25-35 to a new type of urban living. Within each residential unit, removable panel partitions, made by Someta, allow residents to customize their own space. Throughout the building, shared facilities and amenities encourage collaboration and community.

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures

"The Music Factory" concert hall inhabits the central core and is encircled by the "Anjou Factory," a first-floor space dedicated to music and local products. On the second floor, the business incubator, "Bang!" offers rentable offices and shareable workshops. After work, users can grab a glass of local wine at the "Rooftop," a panoramic restaurant complete with hanging gardens.

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures

This design proposal harmonizes three overarching renewable energy strategies: bioclimatism, aquaponics, and bio-based materials. The biomorphic form itself derives from the sun's path and prevailing winds. Geothermal and solar energies (a thermal fridge pump on geothermal probes with hybrid solar panels) heat and cool the building. A "Mini Green Power" biomass transforms plant waste from the hanging gardens into resources. Planters are connected, allowing water to flow from the rooftop to the first floor to a rainwater collection pond. Recyclable materials are used throughout the scheme.

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architectures

Design competitions allow us to explore innovations we might not have the time to explore in conventional projects. In this scheme, Vincent Callebaut Architectures and Bouygues Immobilier group took a deep dive into social and technological innovations with a focus on ecology and hospitality. Arboricle could be a prototype to build more united, sustainable cities.

News via: Vincent Callebaut Architectures 

Inter-Generational Mixed Use Project Wins Imagine Angers Design Competition

International architecture competition, Imagine Angers , asked designers to create an innovative solution for one of six sites in Angers, France. Paris-based architecture firm WY-TO and Crespy & Aumont Architectes interlaced the natural landscape with a contemporary lifestyle for all ages in their winning design, Arborescence.

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Smart Configurations for Small Kitchens

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 02:30 AM PDT

Smart Configurations for Small Kitchens Smart Configurations for Small Kitchens

Small spaces sometimes have to host essential functions. How can you incorporate the kitchen into your design in the best possible way when your floor space is limited? We have thoroughly reviewed our published projects to select 7 houses in which the architects have effectively solved this problem, using intelligent and innovative configurations.

These kitchens manage to appear larger than they really are when attached to neighboring spaces such as living rooms or dining rooms. In themselves, they are kitchens that occupy very small spaces, opting for a different approach to the traditional kitchen that normally occupies an independent and exclusive room.

Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio

In this case, the architects have remodeled a narrow house in Carlton North, Australia. Although it was kept in its original location, the kitchen has been extended longitudinally to become the most important part of the house. With a width of no more than 3 meters, the kitchen is integrated into the dining room and is illuminated mainly from above, introducing the main storage within an island and exposing the original brick of the house to increase the warmth of the space.

Key Features

  • Integrated kitchen and dining room
  • Double-height space with skylight
  • Direct connection to an interior courtyard

Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio. Image © Daniel Aulsebrook Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio. Image © Daniel Aulsebrook
Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio. Image © Daniel Aulsebrook Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio. Image © Daniel Aulsebrook
Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio. Image © Daniel Aulsebrook Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio. Image © Daniel Aulsebrook
Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio
Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio Curtain Cottage / Apparte Studio

House 28 / studio edwards

This small kitchen is completely integrated into the living room of the house through a sculptural island that includes storage and a dishwasher. Of particular importance is the use of a single material for all the elements of the kitchen, including the refrigerator, allowing it to go unnoticed in the middle of the space thanks to the warmth of the wood.

Key Features

  • Integrated kitchen and living room
  • Use of a single material as a way of integration

Casa 28 / studio edwards. Image © Tony Gorsevski Casa 28 / studio edwards. Image © Tony Gorsevski
Casa 28 / studio edwards. Image © Tony Gorsevski Casa 28 / studio edwards. Image © Tony Gorsevski
Casa 28 / studio edwards. Image © Tony Gorsevski Casa 28 / studio edwards. Image © Tony Gorsevski
Casa 28 / studio edwards Casa 28 / studio edwards
Casa 28 / studio edwards Casa 28 / studio edwards

Retreat in José Ignacio / MAPA

This beach house integrates the kitchen like an element of furniture in the simplicity of its structure, using a linear width of no more than 60 centimeters in one of the walls that frame the living room. This single bar incorporates all the necessary equipment, in addition to storage of different sizes. Using the same material throughout the wall, the kitchen is integrated into the total space, highlighted by a strip of marble that allows the proper functioning of its wet areas and work surfaces.

Key Features

  • Integrated kitchen, dining, and living room 
  • All equipment—and lots of storage space—in a minimal width

Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA. Image © Leonardo Finotti Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA. Image © Leonardo Finotti
Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA. Image © Leonardo Finotti Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA. Image © Leonardo Finotti
Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA
Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA Refugio en José Ignacio / MAPA

097 • Yojigen Poketto / elii

In this dynamic dwelling, the kitchen is part of an L-shaped "service band" that contains wet areas, storage, and other support furniture. Leaving behind the traditional kitchen format in which the kitchen is completely separated from the other rooms and functions, the space functions as a kitchen when the user so decides. In this way, the whole house can become the kitchen and be the focus of attraction, but it can also be relegated to the background when the space is occupied by other activities.

Key Features

  • Kitchen integrated with all the rest of the spaces
  • Flexible and mobile furniture
  • Totally variable space

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Cabin Kvitfjell / Lund Hagem Architects

This is not a particularly small house, but it's an interesting case because the kitchen has been "exploited" with a set of super-efficient furniture to be fully integrated into the living/dining room. As we saw in previous cases, the kitchen becomes a focal point in the house, and the act of cooking becomes visible and important in the lives of the users. Here, the island is almost completely transparent and the kitchen equipment only appears when you unfold the furniture completely.

Key Features

  • Integrated kitchen and living/dining room
  • Super efficient and deployable furniture
  • The flooring material is continuous throughout the space

Cabin Kvitfjell / Lund Hagem Architects. Image © Marc Goodwin Cabin Kvitfjell / Lund Hagem Architects. Image © Marc Goodwin
Cabin Kvitfjell / Lund Hagem Architects. Image © Marc Goodwin Cabin Kvitfjell / Lund Hagem Architects. Image © Marc Goodwin
Cabin Kvitfjell / Lund Hagem Architects Cabin Kvitfjell / Lund Hagem Architects

Old Town Refurbishment / Habitan Architecture

This restoration of an old apartment in Barcelona fuses the kitchen and the dining room to form the central point of the space. The central furniture, a large square table, includes equipment, smart storage, and free space for cooking and eating. Its central arrangement puts it in direct relation to the living room and the bedroom, only differentiating itself from these spaces through the change of flooring.

Key Features

  • Kitchen as a central point in space
  • Super efficient and deployable furniture

Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture. Image © Alicia Alcaide Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture. Image © Alicia Alcaide
Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture. Image © Alicia Alcaide Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture. Image © Alicia Alcaide
Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture. Image © Alicia Alcaide Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture. Image © Alicia Alcaide
Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture Restauración Old Town / Habitan Architecture

House in Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier

Color is used here to highlight a furniture addition that covers the entire height of one of the walls of the space, incorporating a wardrobe, support storages, appliances and of course, the kitchen. In this case, all the elements can be completely hidden when the folding doors are closed. Breaking with the blue theme used on most surfaces, marble has been used for the worktop and in a triangle on the floor, just below the sink.

Key Features

  • Use of color
  • Totally hidden kitchen

Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier. Image © Ricardo Loureiro Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier. Image © Ricardo Loureiro
Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier
Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier
Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier Casa na Rua Faria Guimarães / Fala Atelier

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San Pellegrino Church Restoration and Outfitting of Plaster Deposits / MICROSCAPE architecture urban design AA

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PDT

© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli
  • Client: Saint Michele, Paolino and Alessandro Parish
© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli

Text description provided by the architects. The Church of San Pellegrino in the historic center of Lucca takes its name from its location which is on Via San Pellegrino, now called Via Galli Tassi.It is believed that it was built at the ancient San Giorgio doorway, that is, the access door to ancient Roman forts. Expanded in the middle of the seventeenth century with the great vaulted hall, it became a pilgrimage and prayer center for wealthy local families. In 1808 the Church of San Pellegrino was closed for worship. In the twentieth century, it was an organ workshop where city church organs were manufactured and repaired, it then became a warehouse.

© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli
Floor Plan Floor Plan
© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli

The Church was in an advanced state of neglect, the objective set by the commission was to restore the exterior, the roofs, and interiors with the intent of transferring the plaster cast collections from the Polo Museale Toscano. The collection consists of 230 pieces dated from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The project also involved the adjacent rooms that were connected to the church when an ancient door was reopened. It's a low-cost project with utmost respect for the historical artifact, space has been restored to its former splendor and artificial lighting has been created with equipment placed on the hall cornice in order to hide any technological elements from view.

© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli

The natural and artificial light truly defines the space. The only architectural elements that have been added are the powder coated steel slabs placed to connect the door to the adjacent rooms, the missing steps in the presbytery, the areas where the side altars of St. Rocco and the nativity were originally placed (no longer present in the church), and the front entrance area. The white marble and bardiglio floor have been cleaned and coated in order to keep the authentic look of the multiple layers of wear from the last century. The atrium room on the first floor of the adjacent rooms will be turned into a small office.

© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli
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© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli

The setting up of the plaster deposits - and given a large number of pieces - is structured by means of two systems: shelves made of metal tubes and wooden pallet tatami boards.  These elements define multiform spaces by using the most important sculptural elements and adequately placing them according to their shape and size. The church hall is divided into multiple visual glimpses that vary according to the light, whether it be natural or artificial.

© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli

The material of the architectural finishes combined with the linearity of such a traditional space makes for a very contemporary feel. The glass entrance door connects the urban space to the interior, the first visible element is the frontispiece panel with graffiti in various languages. The multilingual text is a visual metaphor for the universality of art. Being just across from the Palazzo Mansi National Art Gallery, the Plaster casts of the Church of San Pellegrino now form an integral part of the Tuscan museum area.

© Pietro Savorelli © Pietro Savorelli

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The Sordo Madaleno Architects Project That Will Be The New Urban Icon of Monterrey

Posted: 31 Mar 2018 01:00 AM PDT

Cortesía de Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos Cortesía de Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos

Proyectos 9, a Monterrey real estate developer, announced Sordo Madaleno Architects as the winners of the international architectural design competition for the construction of Constitución 999, a new mixed-use complex to be erected in the downtown area of Monterrey.

Through this contest, and with the aim of initiating the process of urban regeneration in the center of this macro-city, the proposal contemplates the redensification of the Mirador neighborhood, opting for the unification of residential, commercial, corporate and hotel uses within this underutilized area.

Integration, appropriation and revitalization are the 3 factors that became the basis of the design of the winning project: an architectural exercise where not only an isolated project was proposed but physical barriers were extended to its immediate context to generate a dialogue with the city and achieve the purpose of regenerating public spaces in the area, such as the Plaza de los Compositores.

Cortesía de Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos Cortesía de Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos

The masterplan was designed in two development phases by Sordo Madaleno Architects, contemplating the union of several plots around the initial project for the creation of an epicenter of action with an ellipse configuration, which permits the blurring of urban limits and connecting different masterplans, resulting in the insertion of the central building inside the ellipse.

The main element of the complex consists of a tower that combines offices, hotels and homes inside, with a unique aesthetic that was the result of the integration of an innovative structural system to the facade of the building. This new tower will rise 227 meters and will become the new urban icon of Monterrey.

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Somriures / Masquespacio

Posted: 30 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT

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  • Interiors Designers: Masquespacio
  • Location: Avinguda d'Antoni Almela, 4, 46250 L'Alcúdia, Valencia, Spain
  • Area: 120.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Luis Beltran
  • Construction: Grupo Invalcor
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Text description provided by the architects. Alberto and Maite followed the work of Masquespacio since a while through social media and decided to contact them to realize the renovation of their dental clinic Somriures, which is situated in a small town called L'Alcudia, around 30 km away from Valencia.

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Being the specialty of Somriures the creation of 'beautiful smiles', the design from the dental clinic is highlighted through a sculpture of 2884 strips wooden strips that hang from the ceiling and overwhelm some of the main walls with the aim to recreate a smile. The sculpture above is the perfect guide to take the clients from one point to another.

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On the other hand, the turquoise green and white color combination create a smooth feeling, while the small touches of gold, brown leather and dark blue establish a sophisticated contrast. Besides for the custom-made furniture, organic forms were used to match perfectly with the concept of a beautiful smile. 

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