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- Finn Lough Resort Spa / Luís Rebelo de Andrade
- Villa GK / CORE Architects
- Maitland Riverlink / CHROFI
- House for Y / kurosawa kawara-ten
- X Bridge / Atelier Groundwork Architecture
- Toy's Factory / Schemata Architects
- Drifter Way / Stark Architecture
- MIT Press to Make Landmark Architecture Books Freely Accessible Online
- Horizon Media Expansion / A+I
- The Architecture of Chernobyl: Past, Present, and Future
- CASA08 / Live Incorporadora
- AS+GG Architecture to Design Yacht-Inspired Tower in Miami
- School in Doorn / Spring Architecten + MoederscheimMoonen Architects
- A Virtual Look Into J R Davidson's Case Study House #11
- Ecuestre House / Luciano Kruk
- How To Become (or Rather, Look Like) a Famous Architect
- House Plans Under 50 Square Meters: 26 More Helpful Examples of Small-Scale Living
- Apartment in Korydallos / Plaini and Karahalios Architects
| Finn Lough Resort Spa / Luís Rebelo de Andrade Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © João Guimarães
 © João Guimarães Text description provided by the architects. As everyone knows, all rainbows end in Ireland. And, as it is also known, at the end of the rainbow lies a pot of gold guarded by an attentive leprechaun. Exchange the leprechaun for the reception of the resort and the pot of gold for the SPA and you will get an idea of the magic involved in the experience of spending a few days at Finn Lough.  Situation With any luck, the day will welcome the traveller with sun timidly piercing the mist, revealing trees that for a few moments could be confused with looming giants, standing still. As the mist clears, the lake emerges, hills arise delineating the landscape and the volumes comprising the SPA. These are the result of the creative experimentation applied to this cube with its hip roof which inspired the composition of its different elements.  © João Guimarães  © João Guimarães The exterior of the volumes is covered in a corrugated sheet whose oxidative treatment is purposely aimed at aging it faster. From its current golden hue, it will become a brownish colour that will be easily integrated among the surrounding trees. The sides of the cube that were redesigned inside are covered with burnt wood, contributing to disguise the volumes within the nature receiving them.  © João Guimarães  Axonometric  © João Guimarães Following the trajectory, along which all the SPA’s facilities can be enjoyed, we reencounter along the way the various volumes removed from the original cube. The organization, colour and lighting of every space is different and specific, reflecting the therapeutic personality of each one of these spaces. And they appear as if verses of a poem whose meaning – like all good poems – is distinctive each time that it is read.  © João Guimarães  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:00 PM PDT .jpg?1524973337 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy
 © Alexander Bogorodskiy Text description provided by the architects. Sitting on a Hill of Algarvian coast, in a calm neighborhood would be the gifted place with a stunning view of the ocean where Villa GK has its place. Thought to provide the best profit from its most benefits of living on the coast and on the well-known Portuguese weather, Villa GK, is a ground level building that features in its core a bioclimatic analysis and a green thinking side by side with the sleek and sophisticated contemporary design. .jpg?1524973385 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy This 163,02 square meters footprint building is more compact on the north side and wide open on the south side where is the living open space. This living space is thus protected by the two double rooms on the north facade, acting as a thermal barrier wisely positioned. In addition, there’s the possibility for one of these rooms become independent bringing flexibility to the solution in case of willing of different uses in the future. .jpg?1524972877 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy  Floor Plan .jpg?1524973869 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy From the preliminary analysis, it also allowed managing with sunlight and wind to optimize passive climatization and natural lighting provided by wide windows that assign to the living room a big picture of the breath-taking landscape with the pool, the garden and the ocean sometimes blending with the skies. .jpg?1524973242 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy On the other hand, shading strategies are wisely applied not only to control the insolation but also to not compromise rooms privacy, giving, in the end, an interesting individuality to the whole building. Outside it’s possible to climb up the side stairs made of steel to reach the roof terrace and a higher perspective of the landscape. .jpg?1524972959 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy The construction technique is an important feature regarding the control of energy gains and loses. The walls are made of "Tabicesa" Thermal Brick side by side with high-performance insulation (by exterior facade) and triple glass Windows. The indoor plaster is made of clay resulting in an good indoor air quality. .jpg?1524973369 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy .jpg?1524973319 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy Green energy sources were also applied in this green way of thinking architecture, where the heating and cooling are provided by a geothermal heat pump and there is a system of clean water reusing. All these dialogues between the rural living and the contemporary design providing an undeniably pleasant atmosphere to this peaceful retreat. .jpg?1524973728 "© Alexander Bogorodskiy") © Alexander Bogorodskiy  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Simon Wood
 Courtesy of CHROFI Text description provided by the architects. FROM THREAT TO COMMUNITY ASSET: Reviving a country town's heart and linking it to the river  Situation Work has now completed on the Maitland Riverlink, a public project that will crystallise new value for the regional centre Maitland, both in terms of its identity and its assets. The project will support a revitalisation of the central business precinct, extending it beyond the main street to the river.  © Simon Wood The space acts as a kind of 'public living room' for the community, reactivating an unused part of town and drawing locals back to the river that is a fundamental part of Maitland's heritage, whilst bringing tourists and visitors to the town. In recent years, rural Maitland's town centre had turned its back on the river, disconnecting it from its main commercial and community activities. A series of devastating floods meant locals no longer see the river as an asset, but as a threat to the community. Working with McGregor+Coxall, CHROFI identified an opportunity to help reframe that dynamic, then worked closely with Maitland City Council to find buildings which could be purchased and redeveloped to act as pivot for the revitalisation of the centre of town.  © Simon Wood  Floor plans  © Simon Wood The building unites Maitland's two key assets for the first time - its architecturally rich High Street and the environmental amenity of the Hunter River - providing a greater experience for tourists and locals. The building is expressed as a 'sculptural gateway' that frames views to and from the Hunter River and attracts people to pass through the space. The timber and brick arch frames a covered space for the community use, reactivating an underused part of town. The building also houses a café and restaurant as well as public amenities.  Site Section The architecture has a strong civic presence in a street full of historic buildings and is a landmark when viewed from the river. The precise angles of the walls, ceiling and ground plane frame a 'public living room' that offers a comfortable place to sit, a mobile library, high quality public amenities and a café/restaurant all of which can be transformed into an outdoor cinema or theatre for special events. Handmade brick was chosen as the primary building finish to complement the heritage brick and sandstone textures of the town. The warmth and texture of clay bricks works at the urban scale and at the interior human scale to provide an enduring finish. Unique brick corners help the monolithic brick walls bend at unlikely angles giving the material a razor-sharp, abstract quality.  © Matt Abbott Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter, Scot MacDonald MLC says 'It is important that we continue to invest in community infrastructure such as The Riverlink to enrich our regional cities. It is an inspiring space that I'm sure will see many opportunities for people to utilise, whether for events or spending time in the city's heart.'  © Simon Wood Maitland Mayor, Cr Loretta Baker said 'The Riverlink Building is a wonderful addition to The Levee and it will really strengthen the city's historic relationship with the Hunter River, whilst adding to The Levee's development as Maitland's premier lifestyle precinct. It's a beautiful building that we are very proud of and that our community will use for generations to come'.  © Mark James Five years in the making Maitland's Riverlink Building is the work of award-winning Architectural firm CHROFI and extends a legacy of place-making public architecture including New York City's celebrated TKTS, Times Square, The Goods Line in Ultimo and the forthcoming Ian Potter National Conservatory in Canberra. "As a practice, we have always been focused on high impact public projects that resonate with the local culture and community", said CHROFI Director, Tai Ropiha. "We are thrilled that the building has been well received and is changing how the Maitland community engage with the river."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House for Y / kurosawa kawara-ten Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Kai Nakamura
 © Kai Nakamura Text description provided by the architects. Housing developments and family member  Site Plan (closeup) Suburban housing development it seems is dying out in Japan. But if we can think as the sense of this client, it is one of the best places for young generations to live because it is able to buy the lots at a very low price and surrounded by the rich nature although it takes around 30 minutes to city area.  © Kai Nakamura Plan  © Kai Nakamura  Second Floor Plan It needs the high side window makes interior lighter because there is no window on the north side wall. As if the window popped up from the roof. And it is created as surround the pillars by the glasses. It seems like the lantern of this development in the night time.  © Kai Nakamura  First Floor Plan Old and new wealthy suburban life  © Kai Nakamura The enough privacy makes people open. Water shower in hot summer, sit in front of fire in cold winter, drinking a cup of coffee, looking swinging trees in the nice breeze. This house was planned for such an old and new wealth suburban life style.  A-A Section  © Kai Nakamura  B-B Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| X Bridge / Atelier Groundwork Architecture Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Bing Zhang
 © Bowen Hou Text description provided by the architects. As a connection of buildings between the north and the south in Nanjing Newspaper Cultural & Innovative Park, and in order to respond with the genius loci, the X Bridge combines the design of space and its load transferring of structure instead of conventional decoration after structural build-up. The structure is formed by the main and secondary trusses which are joined innovatively together in X-shape to support each other to insure stability and strength of the whole structure. .jpg?1524664344 "© Bing Zhang") © Bing Zhang The walking deck is right on the lower chord of the trusses, the trusses are also the side interface of safety rail; The form of main truss, the arrangement of inclined bars in the main truss, and the variation of sectional area of all truss elements are in compliance with their bending moment diagram, shear force distribution, and their internal resistant forces respectively.  © Bing Zhang  Internal Force Diagram Intervention of structure to the space through structural layout and expression of force resistance intensify the space cognition and structural logic itself. A new exciting walking experience is gained by highly integrated design of structure, space and interface.  © Bing Zhang  © Bing Zhang Structure is the absolute philosophy of a bridge design; a structure fabrication can be both the skin and bone of a bridge, designing a structure for a bridge is not just an application of technology, but also a creation of an art. Bridge starts with fundamental structural elements, exploring the potential organic spatial functions in both structural system and structural layout. .jpg?1524664326 "© Bing Zhang") © Bing Zhang The integrated design philosophy ensures perfect combination of structural efficiency and aesthetic form, and at the same time creating a vivid passing experience. .jpg?1524664393 "© Bing Zhang") © Bing Zhang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Toy's Factory / Schemata Architects Posted: 30 Apr 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Kenta Hasegawa
 © Kenta Hasegawa Text description provided by the architects. This is an office we designed for a music label, occupying an entire floor of a building located at a five-road junction in Shibuya where Miyamasuzaka, a sloping street traversing Shibuya station, and Route 246 intersect.  © Kenta Hasegawa The office space has windows all around the four sides, and one feels as if floating above Route 246 when standing near windows on the north side. In order to make best use of these window spaces, we made a central core plan and located a meeting room, storage and cafe inside the core.  © Kenta Hasegawa  Plan  © Kenta Hasegawa Rooms with different functions and characteristics, namely an office, lounge, and artists room are located around the core in such a way that each room is connected to a related function of a room in the core and also facing the most ideal window condition for its use. For example, the space in front of the storage and the meeting space becomes a free address office; the light-filled southeast window space in front of the cafe located in the core becomes a reception lounge; and the space between the northeast windows and the reception counter, where one experiences a spectacular feeling of floating above the city, accommodates a spatial sequence connecting the director's room, boardroom and VIP room, and artists room.  © Kenta Hasegawa These spaces loosely connect with each other and form a continuous open space around the central core, where one feels the light and city vibrancy everywhere. The floor level of this continuous space is highest at the executive room and artists room, which gradually descends to the lowest point at the entrance space and office on the south side. Air conditioners are installed in the space under all windows along the entire perimeter, and the above-window space is used in different ways according to the floor level of each space. For example, the top of the air conditioner is almost level with the floor at the executive room, creating an impression of complete openness where one feels like flying out to the sky; at the entrance space where the floor is lowest, the top of the air conditioner rises above the floor and is used as a countertop; and in the spaces at the intermediate floor level, it is used as seating area.  © Kenta Hasegawa  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Drifter Way / Stark Architecture Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Krista Jahnke
 © Krista Jahnke Text description provided by the architects. What a project, and what a set of clients! Mitch and Foz are two infectiously happy and chilled people with two young kids. They had purchased this 1970's Whistler cabin which had a huge lot, but the building itself needed a lot of TLC. Rather than knock down the building which is so common in Whistler, we set about planning to renovate the existing building and tie it into a new two storey modern warehouse / industrial extension. The zoning of the site allowed for an additional auxiliary building to the east of the site.  © Krista Jahnke The new plans give a three bedroom rent-able suite, a two bedroom standalone rent-able building and a three bedroom primary residence. Tying the buildings together was tricky, but the use of standing seam metal and more industrial materials along with a small amount of warm wood, complements the traditional shapes of the existing cabin.  © Krista Jahnke One of the main consideration with the primary residence was to create a space capable of displaying the couples growing modern / urban art collection. An equally important request was to have a space which could host large house parties and gatherings, as well as taking in the views of Blackcomb and Whistler mountains.  New Upper Floor A steel moment frame was used for the new open plan extension to allow for a continuous free flowing space.  © Krista Jahnke  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MIT Press to Make Landmark Architecture Books Freely Accessible Online Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:00 AM PDT  A selection of out-of-print books are soon to be made available by MIT Press. Image © Niall Patrick Walsh The MIT Press, in collaboration with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is set to digitize landmark out-of-print architecture and urban studies books published by the MIT Press, making them freely accessible online for discovery and research. Aided by a $157,000 grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT Press are enabled to digitize a collection of "image-rich and intellectually prized architecture and urban studies titles" complete with the commissioning of new forewords for the works. Following the project's completion, MIT Press intends to distribute a minimum of 25 titles for free on several platforms, including its own ebook service. Among the titles to be released are Francoise Choay's "The Rule and the Model: On the Theory of Architecture and Urbanism," which links modern theory with classical and Renaissance architecture, and John Templer's "The Staircase," regarded as the first theoretical and historical analysis of the elemental stair. Books on the subject of famous architects will also be released, such as Donald Leslie Johnson's "Frank Lloyd Wright vs. America: The 1930s" and Grant Hildebrand's "On Leon Battista Alberti: His Literary and Aesthetic Theories."
The list will also feature influential outputs from the MIT Press itself. MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte's "The Architecture of Machine: Toward a More Human Environment" and "Soft Architecture Machines" are early examples of the MIT Press's interdisciplinary ethos, merging architecture, systems theory, and artificial intelligence. News via: The MIT Press
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| Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Magda Biernat
 © Magda Biernat Text description provided by the architects. Horizon Media's rapid growth necessitated the new expansion to occupy 5 contiguous floors at their Hudson Square location Headquarters. A programmatic study of their needs and growth throughout the years of was used to develop a strategy to allow flexibility within workstations while also adapting to different types of working to meet the evolving needs of their new reality.  © Magda Biernat  Eleventh Floor Plan  © Magda Biernat Horizon Media's NY Headquarters now incorporates an amenity the employees lovingly refer to as "The Local." This full-service pantry space can accommodate up to 300 people allowing for small shared meals and flexible enough for entertaining large groups. The pantry accommodates food storage for 1,500 employees.  © Magda Biernat "The Local" is also a new social hub that will be utilized by employees and their guests to allow for new interactions between groups who rarely interact with such a gigantic company. The space is also equipped to connect digitally to other gathering spaces in the office by broadcasting events and all-hands meetings to the company. Employee experience is further enriched with smaller programmatic amenities such as a photo booth, live video feed "window to the LA office", and a smaller private dining area for smaller social gatherings.  © Magda Biernat The training room, colloquially named the "garden", is a space developed to instruct, discuss and collaborate. Custom loveseat seating on radiating tiers allows participants to face each other and offer breakout spaces in the upper tiers behind the seating. Hung from the center of the seating is a "Jumbotron" used to facilitate presentations while allowing full unobstructed views of the other seats and the presenter. Horizon Media will also be able to connect virtually to other gathering spaces for all-hands meetings and other events.  © Magda Biernat  Twelfth Floor Plan  © Magda Biernat  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Architecture of Chernobyl: Past, Present, and Future Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:30 AM PDT  Abandoned amusement park, Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/oinkylicious/2329332355/in/photolist-4xQrmF-Zy21ao-Kk1D9g-Gb2HP2-Gbd54x-JowQgL-Gbd2dH-kmncdm-HhH4ar-vjHaG4-UEr5H6-a18skw-4Jfgyq-a15xDt-b8aKqR-79Cs8L-7f8k5o-6mTumV-AchudK-nMskBH-21Paa6J-YtFY7A-Zym38a-GqNxX-Zu4Rj7-Zvy49y-o4Cvtz-GvJskr-Zvy4ZV-a18r3j-nMrmxp-22mw4E4-a18sfj-9pfhyd-a18srJ-6mTu12-8AFucS-6mTu6v-6mXBWu-a18q1b-6mXBNJ-a18rMf-a15AuP-a15Aor-aR4JPT-CJcGwg-d7Z5uq-GqPr6-GqKb1-a15B3P'>Flickr user oinkylicious</a> licensed under <a href=' https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a> April 26th saw the 32nd anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, with the explosion of the Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine causing the direct deaths of 31 people, the spreading of radioactive clouds across Europe, and the effective decommissioning of 19 miles of land in all directions from the plant. Thirty-two years later, a dual reading of the landscape is formed: one of engineering extremes, and one of eeriness and desolation. As the anniversary of the disaster and its fallout passes, we have explored the past, present, and future of the architecture of Chernobyl, charting the journey of a landscape which has burned and smoldered, but may yet rise from the ashes. Past Reactor 1 and 2, Chernobyl. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/pricey/789760160/in/photolist-2cMJbu-S1h3Ni-G8UJNf-HbTHda-oDXEJ-SSthoT-JFpB8R-oDXyo-76kFmX-sfX8km-atjDdx-8EJBQm-GbcxvD-GbcuAR-FL67kj-FfKC19-G8UGMb-Gbchbv-25mkvaF-FBeQuK-HgSNsj-8EJX9S-5m9vfu-22Epjzj-fai36Q-8EJP1W-4jMERm-JFuDgD-YYzhkv-eFqCuS-21dq2oQ-8EFHU8-JNchnk-JHtYnz-eFjvSp-FL5WM1-eFjUo8-9CgDwH-eFjVzX-8EFHHn-db7LuX-FfKyiE-nJ9LMQ-eFjXCe-eFqZwj-eFjXta-GdgVda-JNdWi8-9CgM8z-db7NcT'>Flickr user Chris Price</a> licensed under <ahref='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-ND 2.0</a>  The unfinished 5th reactor at Chernobyl. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/spoilt_exile/35540029246/in/photolist-W9xWuW-8EJWzQ-8EFKjR-nYASP9-b5mfSF-KaKzfq-JoyU1p-LeqYKQ-db7Rjb-g9sy6Z-eFjTwt-8EJRUJ-9HxbYc-9ChyMP-eFqD41-9r6syY-b5jZX8-8E3Gq8-UBvtEu-eFjVJH-2cMJbu-S1h3Ni-G8UJNf-HbTHda-oDXEJ-SSthoT-JFpB8R-oDXyo-76kFmX-sfX8km-atjDdx-8EJBQm-GbcxvD-GbcuAR-FL67kj-FfKC19-G8UGMb-Gbchbv-25mkvaF-FBeQuK-HgSNsj-8EJX9S-5m9vfu-22Epjzj-fai36Q-8EJP1W-4jMERm-JFuDgD-YYzhkv-eFqCuS'>Flickr user spoilt_exile</a> licensed under <ahref='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>CC BY-SA 2.0</a> The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, known as the V.I. Lenin Nuclear Power Plant during the Soviet era, was constructed between 1970 and 1977 and was situated 60 miles north of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. The plant was the first nuclear power station to be built in Ukraine and comprised four nuclear reactors. Plans for an additional two reactors were abandoned following the 1986 disaster.  Abandoned Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/rapidtravelchai/13511309464/in/photolist-4QyBbS-hx7pa4-4Quo3Z-5dRKB7-Jnwntu-24wnxKp-E391AK-UAm2R9-23rxESb-mzWZzs-24wm1BK-24smu7E-24sjH7b-ESbcer-6Ghkma-VhC7ky-23rwN7d-Gozy49-21Lnsdb-ES97TX-ES8oLF-GoAxhs-23a6hYF-24smYq3-23a4FWD'>Flickr user rapidtravelchai</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'>CC BY 2.0</a>  Abandoned Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/henrik_larsson/5532945931/in/photolist-9qVN4v-9r3vVX-VC8b5Y-9qYCb9-9qW9kr-UFmKCW-GjhA6K-9qYTYA-4xkQpJ-9qW5Yr-9r3efV-21aShpw-b5kdJM-b5kCW6-9zB4Rv-JoyxWg-nMrm1v-Jow2Fm-9r3g9z-g9rGUb-22yPnEA-9CgDYX-9qVSwk-UAm1fJ-9qZd4W-9qVMKH-FH96jR-VEKZTm-UJc4gn-25kKcP7-5dMBgF-Higje3-nJa79q-9qVSJ8-9qW8tx-229e1cb-48F4cW-hx5E4P-nLGrph-9qYBad-23VXw32-9qVZW2-VU1fxr-VGwNBV-QLmePi-9r3frR-g9rTVQ-22CdtMb-5dLVbV-GjB4AP'>Flickr user henrik_larsson</a> licensed under <ahref='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a> In tandem with the scheme's construction was the establishment of the town of Pripyat, built to house the workers and families of the Chernobyl plant. Pripyat contained over 13,000 apartments, almost 100 schools, a hospital, and a central administrative core familiar to many Soviet urban plans. The town bore the hallmarks of an intermodal Soviet modernist architecture, optimized by the town's 160 vast, state-funded, prefabricated apartment blocks. Within the generic, concrete street-space lay subtle flourishes of color and uniqueness, such as the Prometheus cinema's stained glass windows casting unique light forms on colorless facades, or the much-photographed amusement park. Following the 1986 disaster, the town was evacuated and remains empty to this day. Present The Reactor 4 Metal Dome under construction. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/paszczak000/9248954551/in/photolist-f6iiXD-bKBX6P-4wbCtE-21sgdUj-VPmnAW-Gj8DNx-9qYKBE-9qYYJq-5VxXKU-hx7nDi-cdcwih-8EFvKT-9qZ86h-eLaenJ-VC8PSb-GqC2d-9r3mCk-9qW1gt-Gj6N2R-HRVCTq-hx59x3-FFuwgX-9qVQNT-UJbxjD-5dMy7t-VEL73L-9qYYe5-hNRaLg-VGwtMF-ZaZySd-VLhgQ8-Zbrutb-22voGw1-9r3bnD-2HnUQt-4JAAkM-9qVFNn-9qZaH1-9qVHCg-9qW4BM-9qVN4v-9r3vVX-VC8b5Y-9qYCb9-9qW9kr-UFmKCW-GjhA6K-9qYTYA-4xkQpJ-9qW5Yr'>Flickr user paszczak000</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>CC BY-SA 2.0</a>  Reator 4, Chernobyl has been encased in the world's largest movable metal structure. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/entoropi/35375407185/in/photolist-VU1d6x-ikWQJ1-TsSEwh-9qYCRm-9r6pCQ-5m9uAf-hQxGTt-9qW5dX-9qZ86h-ikXxJp-VGwNBV-9r3mCk-9qW8b4-JnBeTu-JEs1bN-JPwDqi-5m9uKY-VTZpwk-9qW1gt-pquPBw-o5xhEA-o5CtPv-ikXzoX-9qYYe5-9qW5Cv-ViPtB3-a1f2LP-24v4vJn-ikXG5T-ikXae5-ikXbbA-HS2sCx-ikX47f-JFgyt9-ikWQvz-JFuDgD-4JaWEF-9qYUAA-4JaXwp-ikX25w-ikX5uL-9r3dEz-21K4gzj-VLhgQ8-9qZaH1-9qVN4v-9r3vVX-9qYCb9-qVuDsv-9qW9kr'>Flickr user entoropi</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a> The passing of time has resulted in two very different readings of the urban landscape in Chernobyl and Pripyat. In Chernobyl, an effort to shield the damaged nuclear reactor has resulted in the construction of the world's largest movable metal structure. Known as the New Safe Confinement, the structure is large enough to accommodate the Statue of Liberty, or two Boeing 777s placed end to end. The arched steel structure was moved into position above the site with the help of hydraulic jacks, having been assembled nearby. The project, almost entirely without precedent, cost over $1.7 billion and was completed in 2016.  Pripyat being reclaimed by nature. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/entoropi/35375407185/in/photolist-VU1d6x-ikWQJ1-TsSEwh-9qYCRm-9r6pCQ-5m9uAf-hQxGTt-9qW5dX-9qZ86h-ikXxJp-VGwNBV-9r3mCk-9qW8b4-JnBeTu-JEs1bN-JPwDqi-5m9uKY-VTZpwk-9qW1gt-pquPBw-o5xhEA-o5CtPv-ikXzoX-9qYYe5-9qW5Cv-ViPtB3-a1f2LP-24v4vJn-ikXG5T-ikXae5-ikXbbA-HS2sCx-ikX47f-JFgyt9-ikWQvz-JFuDgD-4JaWEF-9qYUAA-4JaXwp-ikX25w-ikX5uL-9r3dEz-21K4gzj-VLhgQ8-9qZaH1-9qVN4v-9r3vVX-9qYCb9-qVuDsv-9qW9kr'>Flickr user entoropi</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a>  Abandoned swimming pool, Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/22746515@N02/26563907296/in/photolist-GtmYaE-eLaenJ-eeUnTA-SF9h32-Bo4Gq1-7f8nJw-uQ48C-6qxrvs-9BV2oD-HFWifd-6qxqAm-eLaehW-4JEQH3-RX8AcC-SNS9DU-RPNywP-TC6jR6-7FU6vg-D3PFi5-UYXshy-eLaeey-SSsDqz-V3p7Lt-TNWtAx-TNRUWT-TKSjx9-V3se2D-TKVEVC-TKWHey-6w9yh1-TNqymV-TNVDBr-RX6McY-V3r94z-TNpNft-RzXz6U-6jNwgu-TNsYHr-UN3K7h-UQEByr-V3rvgz-UYsKFu-UQKsgt-TKrHko-UMYEZY-9dGEHv-XRsh7D-7f8k5o-XArcfz-UsfA6W'>Flickr user Bert Kaufmann</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/'>CC BY-NC 2.0</a> The current architectural reading of the nuclear site may signify the lengths humanity must go to in order to contain its own mistakes. However, the town of Pripyat demonstrates a counterpoint; the effects of total human abandonment. Frozen in time for 30 years, the urban and natural landscapes have become entwined. Buildings are being consumed by grasses and trees absorbing radiation from soil, while the only evidence of human interference manifests in graffiti, and the looting of stained glass windows and cables. Today, the town has become the focus of major public intrigue, as images from the abandoned town leak throughout the online world through television programs, and urban explorers. FutureThe 1986 nuclear disaster rendered the surrounding landscape too dangerous for human habitation or agriculture. However, the future of Chernobyl contains overtones of optimism and renewal. The site which once played host to Ukraine's first nuclear plant will soon play host to its first solar plant. Only 100 meters away from the disaster's epicenter and steel dome, over 3,800 solar panels have been installed on a concrete base. The plant will use some of the old nuclear infrastructures, operated remotely from Germany to minimize human interaction with the still-dangerous reactor site. When operational, the plant will power 2,000 homes, with future plans for the scheme to produce more electricity than the destroyed Reactor 4.  Abandoned amusement park, Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalriada/27989112662/in/photolist-JDiw4Y-9WwDcY-4KfJg-a7jEq1-aprSQD-7f8pjS-bKAuMM-db7UGc-4KggE-a7giza-e19tPi-apuK91-a7jigY-KaKA5w-gF5VTd-a1gAwq-4KftH-F6Bz5L-bVQA4R-YdiMVM-apqUkB-JowGdS-4crU6w-euX1iB-4fFBcd-QuzcKA-ovJTLx-cdcLsA-EcqqNy-Mgz64c-ovZiUW-GbphVh-JowsKj-GncWbm-FS3oFt-VTrFd1-W9xWuW-eLae9o-TifWyf-6mTtRv-GtmYaE-eLaenJ-eeUnTA-SF9h32-Bo4Gq1-7f8nJw-uQ48C-6qxrvs-9BV2oD-HFWifd'>Flickr user dalriada</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'>CC BY 2.0</a>  Abandoned school, Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/uwebrodrecht/34005221443/in/photolist-TNVDBr-RX6McY-V3r94z-TNpNft-RzXz6U-6jNwgu-TNsYHr-UN3K7h-UQEByr-V3rvgz-UYsKFu-UQKsgt-TKrHko-UMYEZY-9dGEHv-XRsh7D-7f8k5o-XArcfz-UsfA6W-eLaegd-9BXY79-9dKNcL-7BLWaX-UMYKJs-Usj3Lo-UrQfro-UYUARy-TKVCKW-UQKkve-TKYNVQ-TNTpfK-TNoNet-UME6nd-UsggQf-TKYo6E-UYRxjj-TNWnXi-UYuC39-V3mkr4-UYXDVJ-TNVWox-UQL3M2-TKSeFA-V2YTDp-TKw9fq-UN4uJN-TKZap5-UQD8HP-UYtx3w-UYrWaN'>Flickr user uwebrodrecht</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>CC BY-SA 2.0</a> Meanwhile, the city of Pripyat is growing in popularity as a tourist hotspot, with guided tours of the city's crumbling architecture offering spectators a leap backward in time, albeit for a maximum of two hours per visit. Here, a beautiful eeriness is derived as much from architectural landmarks such as the amusement park's Ferris wheel, as it is from embellished details such as gas masks strewn across classroom floors.  Abandoned school, Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/donmaedi/26461204149/in/photolist-GjhA6K-9qYTYA-4xkQpJ-9qW5Yr-9r3efV-21aShpw-b5kdJM-b5kCW6-9zB4Rv-JoyxWg-nMrm1v-Jow2Fm-9r3g9z-g9rGUb-22yPnEA-9CgDYX-9qVSwk-UAm1fJ-9qZd4W-9qVMKH-FH96jR-VEKZTm-UJc4gn-25kKcP7-5dMBgF-Higje3-nJa79q-9qVSJ8-9qW8tx-229e1cb-48F4cW-hx5E4P-nLGrph-9qYBad-23VXw32-9qVZW2-VU1fxr-VGwNBV-QLmePi-9r3frR-g9rTVQ-22CdtMb-5dLVbV-GjB4AP-25cfT1j-VhBQUd-nDm5RN-D8w6WQ-g9sasT-atno21'>Flickr user donmaedi</a> licensed under <ahref='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/'>CC BY-ND 2.0</a>  Abandoned boat house, Pripyat. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/22746515@N02/26563907296/in/photolist-GtmYaE-eLaenJ-eeUnTA-SF9h32-Bo4Gq1-7f8nJw-uQ48C-6qxrvs-9BV2oD-HFWifd-6qxqAm-eLaehW-4JEQH3-RX8AcC-SNS9DU-RPNywP-TC6jR6-7FU6vg-D3PFi5-UYXshy-eLaeey-SSsDqz-V3p7Lt-TNWtAx-TNRUWT-TKSjx9-V3se2D-TKVEVC-TKWHey-6w9yh1-TNqymV-TNVDBr-RX6McY-V3r94z-TNpNft-RzXz6U-6jNwgu-TNsYHr-UN3K7h-UQEByr-V3rvgz-UYsKFu-UQKsgt-TKrHko-UMYEZY-9dGEHv-XRsh7D-7f8k5o-XArcfz-UsfA6W'>Flickr user Bert Kaufmann</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/'>CC BY-NC 2.0</a> The journey of Chernobyl, past, present, and future, embodies a broader political and social narrative. It operated at the height of one of the most intense political crises of the 20th century, and was the result of a determined drive by two opposing ideologies to showcase technological and architectural superiority. With the 1986 disaster, undoubtedly the most infamous nuclear accident in history, the collapse and abandonment of Chernobyl would soon be followed by the collapse of the political ideology which created it. The mammoth architectural undertaking needed to contain the dangerous site underlines both the strength and weakness of modern technology.  Pripyat being reclaimed by nature. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwpbs/27821935834/in/photolist-JowGdS-4crU6w-euX1iB-4fFBcd-QuzcKA-ovJTLx-cdcLsA-EcqqNy-Mgz64c-ovZiUW-GbphVh-JowsKj-GncWbm-FS3oFt-VTrFd1-W9xWuW-eLae9o-TifWyf-6mTtRv-GtmYaE-eLaenJ-eeUnTA-SF9h32-Bo4Gq1-7f8nJw-uQ48C-6qxrvs-9BV2oD-HFWifd-6qxqAm-eLaehW-4JEQH3-RX8AcC-SNS9DU-RPNywP-TC6jR6-7FU6vg-D3PFi5-UYXshy-eLaeey-SSsDqz-V3p7Lt-TNWtAx-TNRUWT-TKSjx9-V3se2D-TKVEVC-TKWHey-6w9yh1-TNqymV'>Flickr user mattwpbs</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/'>CC BY-NC 2.0</a> Poignantly, however, the rebirth of the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant as a producer of solar energy represents a positive narrative for both architecture and humankind: a continued drive for progress, advancement, and rebirth. Whether reflecting on the past, present, or future, the name "Chernobyl," and the architecture which embodies it, will continue to capture our imagination for decades to come. News via: BBC, CNN, IBT, Futurism
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| Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Marcelo Donadussi
 © Marcelo Donadussi Text description provided by the architects. Expanding the architectural references of the small seaside town of Xangri-la, RS, CASA08 brings the illuminated freshness of the union between geometry and transparency. Modernism that challenges the perspective, with blocks that distribute the 175sqm of construction in a challenging design that supports all the volume of the work in only two cubes.  © Marcelo Donadussi  Ground Floor Plan  © Marcelo Donadussi On the first floor, a large block of apparent ripped super rustic concrete contrasts with large glass cloths. On the front facade the large wooden soleise brise the privacy of the family and conveys a little warmth to the building. In the back, the large translucent spans guarantee an interactive and versatile space to the exterior areas of the house and the entrance of natural light.  © Marcelo Donadussi In addition to the extensive garden area, CASA08 has a generous dining room with barbecue and a large fireplace for the couple to enjoy the cold winter days. Living areas and gourmet kitchen are fully integrated into the rest of this floor. In the second floor the master suite and 2 more suites guarantee warmth to the rest of the family and friends  © Marcelo Donadussi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AS+GG Architecture to Design Yacht-Inspired Tower in Miami Posted: 30 Apr 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of AS+GG Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) have been appointed as designers for the "Una" tower in Miami, Florida, a 47-story scheme set to contain 135 condominiums. Inspired by the iconic Riva yacht, the scheme is defined by a sculptured façade of "clear modern lines and ribbon-like curves." AS+GG's most notable achievement to date has been the design of the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, set to be the world's tallest building.  Courtesy of AS+GG "Una" is to be constructed along Brickell Avenue in Miami, the street which introduced Miami to high-rise living in the 1970s. The 135 residences will range from two to five bedrooms, taking advantage of bay views through 10-foot-deep balconies and floor-to-ceiling glass doors. Each residence will also contain a private elevator entry, a chef's kitchen, and 11-feet-high ceilings. Accompanying these private amenities, residents of the Una tower will be treated to communal fitness centers, three pools, a private marina, and a spa.  Courtesy of AS+GG
Emphasizing the connection between inside and outside, AS+GG were also involved in the building's interior design. Inspired once again by the Riva yacht, the interior is adorned with natural leather, wood, and stone, warm colors offering a counterpoint to the cool tones of stainless steel. Award-winning landscape firm Enzo Enea will design a private bayside garden to complement the scheme and enhance its urban park setting.  Courtesy of AS+GG
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| School in Doorn / Spring Architecten + MoederscheimMoonen Architects Posted: 30 Apr 2018 04:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects
 Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects Text description provided by the architects. Recently a colorful new school building has been delivered in Doorn, The Netherlands. The total scheme of landscape and buildings was designed by Spring Architecten in collaboration with MoederscheimMoonen Architects. The team of architects worked intensively on this comprehensive task which ultimately led to a real 'education estate'.  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects A natural center  Ground Floor Plan House Revius - an efficient, inspiring and sustainable learning environment  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects The facade of the building has a special appearance and references the nearby 'House Doorn'. From the architects: 'The area of Doorn is known for its many estates. The typical relationship between the landscape and the powerful detached country house certainly influenced our design. We actually made a building in a building; a very compact three-layer building within the skin of a two-tier building with a roof. This is expressed by the second facade that we have created. This facade, with colored steel slats, provides a powerful and recognizable gesture in the environment and a gradual transition between inside and outside. Each side of the building has large gates within the slat structure: the striking and recognizable face of "the house"; at the same time these openings form a connection between the landscape and the unique spaces".  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects The compact school and the sports building are designed with various innovative techniques that result in a future-proof and sustainable design. For instance, a heat pump system is used which uses the outside air as an energy source. In combination with the many PV panels, they have become buildings without a gas connection, where all rooms are individually adjustable for cooling, heating, ventilation and lighting. This has created an optimal learning and working climate.  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects An estate for sports  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects The sports building itself has also been influenced by the surrounding landscape. In the design of this building, the three different sports halls are placed around a monumental tree. The tree creates an attraction towards entering the sports building and is also emphasized by the choice of warm and natural materials. The architectural appearance can be characterized by the interchanging 'volumes'; the gymnasiums together with the low-rise changing rooms form a varied picture of volumes with different heights. To link these spaces, it was decided to let the plinth be the binding element, both in terms of materialization and transparency.  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects Awesome and Bright  Courtesy of Spring Architecten & MoederscheimMoonen Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A Virtual Look Into J R Davidson's Case Study House #11 Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:30 AM PDT The editorial notes on Arts & Architecture's 11th Case Study House set out the "basic principles of modern architecture": an emphasis on "order, fitness and simplicity." Livability and practicality are key, and "sham" is frowned on. As with other houses in the series, this design by JR Davidson adheres to these goals with clean, horizontal lines, an open floor plan, and integration of the outdoor space. It's a modest, compact home, less high-concept than some of the other houses in the programme—no indoor plantings or reflecting pools; no complicated backstory for the imagined clients (think of the next two, #12 and especially #13)—but arguably more successful in providing a model for the average American home. Its value doesn't depend on dramatic landscaping or views, but on thoughtful design and attention to solving everyday problems. Walking through Archilogic's 3D model reveals the elegance of Davidson's approach.
In particular, the magazine's editors note how circulation through the house is achieved without criss-crossing the central living and dining room (and potentially disturbing guests). Kitchen and bathrooms are all arrayed behind the main living area, and each of the two bedrooms can be accessed on at least two sides, either from that central area or from the front part of the house (the master bedroom via the dressing room that leads off the main entrance, and the second bedroom through the utility room). It also has a separate entrance onto the main road, meaning this room—designed for a teenage child—can actually function as a guest apartment, with its own bathroom and outside area.  Courtesy of Archilogic Davidson's background in ship design is reflected in his habit of providing plenty of built-in storage space, which here has been carefully provided in cupboards buffering the bedrooms from bathroom or kitchen noise. The short passage joining bedroom to bathroom—between those cupboards—also offers access to overhead storage space, with further built-in storage provided in the garage.  Courtesy of Archilogic In layout, the house is very nearly just a rectangle, turned into a chunky L by the garage and a short kitchen extension. The long side holds the sleeping and living rooms, all of which enjoy southern exposure, and all but the child's room have those floor-to-ceiling glass walls, so familiar from other Case Study designs, opening onto the extensive patio. Since the master bedroom is next to the living room, this does entail a slightly surprising loss of privacy; hurrah for curtains!  Courtesy of Archilogic On the shorter north side, facing a side street, the facade is interestingly varied; the glass door and sidelight are flanked by a long line of high windows into the dressing room, and on the other side a corner window into the kitchen and breakfast nook, behind the projecting garage. Inside, this makes for a cozy and practical corner, settled snug between the cooking and utilities spaces—and light from the entrance flows through a translucent glass screen to the dining and living area beyond, creating a bright and airy space. A fireplace further adds to the character and charm of the living room and creates a focal point away from the dining area.  Courtesy of Archilogic The exterior design is that of a long, low structure "nestling close to the ground," again typical for Case Study homes, with plantings placed to maximize privacy and soften any harsh lines. Wide overhangs emphasize the horizontal line of the slightly pitched roof and provide shade in summer, while still admitting sun from the lower winter sun. In this neat and effective, but unassuming, house we can see innovations that would become hallmarks of mid-century building: from under-floor heating and dry-wall construction to the open-plan layout and cement floors. The magazine's editorial notes suggest some frustration at practical constraints including "critical material shortages and unpredictable circumstances"; this is no ambitious design project, but a very realistic attempt at building an economical family home. As such it earns its place in the Arts & Architecture programme, and in architectural history. Don't miss Archilogic's other models of Case Study Houses and seminal projects shared on ArchDaily—click here to see them all!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk
 Cortesía de Luciano Kruk Text description provided by the architects. Ecuestre House is located in Costa Esmeralda, 13 km north of the city of Pinamar and 4 hours away from the city of Buenos Aires. Its name makes reference to the stable and the two polo courses it is near to and, this area’s simple architecture has—maybe unconsciously—guided the concept of its design.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk The trapezoid-shaped terrain softly slopes upwards toward its middle, where the house stands on a thin podium. No interventions were made to its natural topography and, aiming at a continued connection with the forest it shares on the back with neighboring lots, most of the preexisting pine trees and acacias were kept.  Axonometric The clients, a couple with kids, commissioned a single storey 150 m2 house. It was requested that it should have 3 bedrooms, of which the master suite needed to be completely independent, equipped with a private bathroom and a yoga room. They also asked for the house to be built with as little cost as possible and in a short time.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk  Ground Floor Plan  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk One of their conditions was that less concrete should be used, in comparison to other houses made by the Studio that they already knew. And we did exactly that. Two different construction systems were used in conjunction to build the house: a dry one and a wet one. While all inner walls were materialized with exposed concrete, in order to create the skin, the Studio chose a crystal envelope and a metal frame structure covered with wood of different kinds. One of the objectives behind this choice was to create a chromatic contrast between the inside and the outside. On the one hand, kiri wood was used for the former, and on the other, common pine wood treated with burnt oil was used for the latter. In this way, the darkened wood, along with the dark bronze anodized aluminum framings, would enhance the bright interior with its translucent crystals and light colored wood.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk Au naturel quebracho wood decks were placed facing the woods. Being exposed to nature, it was not long before they acquired a weatherworn look, similar to that of the pine wood skin on the walls. Our goal was that the rustic and silent esthetics of the house intertwined with the wild surroundings without imposing and stealing Nature’s protagonism.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk In order to comply with the request to grant independence to the master suite, the house was organized in two separate modules layed out in such a way that, connected through a circulatory space, draw an “L” shaped floor plan. This disposition allowed the trees on the lot to maintain their relationship with the pine forest at the back and hence grant the terrain with fluidity and a greater green space.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk As for the skin of the house, in an attempt to gain privacy from neighboring houses, while the dark wooden panels were set on its sides, translucent panes on the back and the front allowed the house to open up and expand. In this way, the social area, with its glazed limits, would present itself as a crossed-views gallery. Taking the whole of the house’s width, the back panels would generate a complete unification with the open air decks.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk The soft elevation of the house, in addition to the single acacia in front of the entrance, granted intimacy from the street to the common area without diminishing its visuals. On the suite’s side looking at the open space produced by the “L” shaped floor plan, blind concrete walls were disposed in order to block visuals from the social area, while preserving its direct link to the outside space. In the center, the front bar is illuminated through a skylight on the roof, which apart from allowing the entrance of the sunrays, allows for air circulation in the bathroom. The rest of the house has natural lighting and ventilation. The house is equipped with radiant floors, air conditioning, and two stoves as heating systems.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk The inner furniture—such as the dining room table, the kitchen counter, the wardrobe shelves and the night stands— was completely materialized with smooth concrete, thus constituting durable and low maintenance fixed equipment. Both flooring and roofing make part of the concrete construction system.  Cortesía de Luciano Kruk A hard nucleus at the center of a soft shell. A dark outside sheltering a clear bright inside. A chest hidden from the built surroundings, but open to the earth, the sun and the forest. Just what our clients asked for: a house bound to enhance their senses while allowing them to live the energy of the calm natural scenario.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| How To Become (or Rather, Look Like) a Famous Architect Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:00 AM PDT We all know the typical architect's look: a black turtleneck, slim fit pants, pointed toe boots, and minimalist jewelry pieces. Almost all of us, at one point or another, have tried to imitate the style of our favorite architect. Perhaps it was by sporting a pair of Corbusier and Philip Johnson's iconic round glasses. Maybe it was through a chic statement haircut, or it could even have been by adopting the unofficial uniform of designers with the all-black outfit. If none of these sound appealing to you, there's no need to worry- there are still plenty of other ways to look like your favorite famous architect.
Centuries of civilizations built on structures designed by architects and yet, their voice is lost among the countless stories of rulers and armies and sometimes wondrous monsters. The Leewardists are rewriting the contemporary history of our civilization through the voice of this elusive being, The Architect. For more of The Architect Comic Series follow them on Facebook, Instagram or visit their website.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House Plans Under 50 Square Meters: 26 More Helpful Examples of Small-Scale Living Posted: 29 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Designing the interior of an apartment when you have very little space to work with is certainly a challenge. We all know that a home should be as comfortable as possible for its inhabitants, but when we have only a few square meters to work with and the essential functions of the home to distribute, finding an efficient layout is not easy. Following our popular selection of houses under 100 square meters, we've gone one better: a selection of 26 floor plans between 20 and 50 square meters to inspire you in your own spatially-challenged designs. From 20 to 29 Square MetersBatipin Flat / studioWOK © Federico Villa  Cortesía de studioWOK 29m2 / 3XA © S.Zajaczkowski  Cortesía de 3XA 22m2 Apartment in Taiwan / A Little Design © Hey! Cheese  Cortesía de A Little Design Biombombastic / elii © Miguel de Guzmán y Rocío Romero  Cortesía de elii Darlinghurst Apartment / Brad Swartz Architect © Katherine Lu  Cortesía de Brad Swartz Architect Montmartre Apartment / SWAN Architectes © Maxime Vantorre  Cortesía de SWAN Architectes From 30 to 39 Square MetersRiviera Cabin / llabb © Anna Positano  Cortesía de llabb Yojigen Poketto / elii © Imagen Subliminal  Cortesía de elii 35m2 Flat / Studio Bazi © Ilya Ivanov  Cortesía de Studio Bazi Small and Sculpted Studio Apartment / Catseye Bay Design © Kat Lu  Cortesía de Catseye Bay Design 30m2 Flat in Paris / Richard Guilbault © Meero  Cortesía de Richard Guilbault Apartment 37 / Atelier Mearc © Lu Haha  Cortesía de Atelier Mearc Cazo Apartment / Estúdio BRA © Maíra Acayaba  Cortesía de Estúdio BRA HB6B / Karin Matz Cortesía de Karin Matz  Cortesía de Karin Matz Apartment in Paris / UBALT Cortesía de UBALT  Cortesía de UBALT BB 501 / JAM Cortesía de JAM  Cortesía de JAM From 40 to 49 Square MetersTsukiji Room H / Yuichi Yoshida & associates © Katsumi Hirabayashi  Cortesía de Yuichi Yoshida & associates Xchange Apartments / TANK Cortesía de TANK  Cortesía de TANK Apartment In Vilnius Old Town / Interjero Architektūra © Leonas Garbačauskas  Cortesía de Interjero Architektūra Gorki / Ruetemple Cortesía de Ruetemple  Cortesía de Ruetemple Raval Hideout / Eva Cotman Cortesía de Eva Cotman  Cortesía de Eva Cotman END THE ROC / nook architects © Yago Partal  Cortesía de nook architects Bazillion / YCL Studio © Leonas Garbačauskas  Cortesía de YCL Studio Bath Kitchen House / Takeshi Shikauchi © Koichi Torimura  Cortesía de Takeshi Shikauchi Water Rhythm / Beige Design © Ulso Tsang  Cortesía de Beige Design Apartment Filippo / Studio Alexander Fehre Cortesía de Studio Alexander Fehre  Cortesía de Studio Alexander Fehre  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apartment in Korydallos / Plaini and Karahalios Architects Posted: 29 Apr 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Nikos Papageorgiou
 © Nikos Papageorgiou Text description provided by the architects. The project is the transformation of a 1980's apartment to an optimum living space for a family of four. A public family area and three private rooms had to be accommodated in 80m2.  Floor Plan The arrangement of the apartment was reshuffled. The scheme became a sequence of spaces interlocking to each other, a traveling through subspaces. Every subspace is a threshold to the adjacent areas. The use of color and different materials on all surfaces outline the distinct boundaries.  © Nikos Papageorgiou The public area comprises of the following places: the pink entrance hall, the white living room, the birch dining area and the blue kitchen. The latter serves as a transition to the private areas. The bedrooms are organized alongside the corridor and they enclose the black box, a structure that contains the bathroom and the closets.  © Nikos Papageorgiou The heart of the apartment is the dining area. Birchwood panels cover the walls, the floor, and the ceiling. By lowering the height, the threshold condition is accentuated. The area functions as a fragment of intensity and pause. From that place of gathering and co-existence, the sequential condition of the apartment becomes an everyday experience for the family.  Axonometric  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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