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- Pavilion of Humanity / CHYBIK+KRISTOF
- Hiroshi Sambuichi Wins 2018 Daylight Award for His "Timeless, Fluid" Treatment of Light
- Car Park Katwolderplein / Dok architects
- House Zeist / Bedaux de Brouwer Architects
- 5 Winners Named in Russia's Competition to Develop Standard Housing Concepts
- Pine Park Pavilion / DnA
- House of Stories / Mathew and Ghosh Architects
- These Are The Latin American Cities With The Best Quality of Life
- Winy Maas at Living Environment: "There Are Four Important Points for the Development of Contemporary Housing"
- Meet the 15 Finalists in ArchDaily's 2018 Refurbishment in Architecture Awards
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| Pavilion of Humanity / CHYBIK+KRISTOF Posted: 20 May 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Lukas Ildza
 © Fabrice Fouillet Text description provided by the architects. Moravské Náměstí is a busy square in the centre of Brno. As it lies right on the Brno ring road (boulevard), thousands of people walk and drive through it every day. Few of them, however, realize the historical complexity of the spacious area, which used to be part of the fortification system of the city. The last chapter of its history was written last summer when the square was temporarily adjusted to suit the needs of a multigenre festival Meeting Brno. The major theme of the festival was the idea of European unity, currently greatly endangered by populism and radicalization within the society. The festival's main motto – Unity in Diversity – paraphrases the official motto of the European Union and its physical manifestation was designed by the Brno architecture studio Chybik+Kristof. The installation sought to commemorate particular historical milestones as well as demonstrate unexpected connections with an objective to induce the desire for solidarity and unity, call for tolerance and initiate a debate about contemporary socio-political issues.  © Lukas Ildza  Siteplan  © Lukas Ildza The history of the square  History 01 Subsequently, the open space in front of the torso of the building was turned into a park and became a memorial site where fallen Red Army soldiers were buried for a short period of time. Simultaneously, the foundation stone of a new Thomas Garrigue Masaryk Memorial was laid here although the memorial, which was to commemorate the first Czechoslovak president, was never finished. In 1968, Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Warsaw Treaty forces, which resulted in solidification of socialism in the country. Moravské náměstí was transformed to fit the ideology of the time – a five-pointed fountain resembling the Red Star, one of the symbols of communism, was installed in its centre and a sculptural group by the communist sculptor Miloš Axman was erected behind. After the Velvet Revolution of 1989, an event that brought substantial social and political changes, only the pool remained. As a result, the square transformed from a cultural centre into a mere connecting place where streets converge. In 2016, a public architecture competition was held with an objective to find the most suitable way to revitalize the area for the purposes of recreation.  © Fabrice Fouillet Summer 2017  Projection of th Boulevard  Axonometry of the Pavilion The pavilion penned by Ondřej Chybík and Michal Krištof was based on the schematic diagram of the floor plan of the German House. It made use of a 78 metres long, 39 metres wide and 18.5 metres high construction made of scaffolding tubes of a total weight of 50 tonnes. The facade sign proudly communicated, in the languages of all the nations that were represented at the square, the main motto of the festival – Unity in Diversity. The central part of the pavilion served as a stage, its right wing hosted a bar and a beer terrace, and the left wing was dedicated to an outdoor gallery with an artwork exposition. A red star painted on the pavement dominated the central area while an artistic reference to the communist sculptural group was supplied by the sculptor Pavel Karous. Concrete pyramids were installed in the main axis of the square leading towards the city centre to commemorate fallen Red Army soldiers. The oldest, long-forgotten historical layer of the square, the medieval city walls, was transformed into a simple fence and there were also information boards describing individual fragments.  © Lukas Ildza Moravské Náměstí as a manifesto of Czech history  © Lukas Ildza  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hiroshi Sambuichi Wins 2018 Daylight Award for His "Timeless, Fluid" Treatment of Light Posted: 20 May 2018 09:00 PM PDT  The Water - Installation in the Cisterns of Frederiksberg. Image © Jens Markus Lindhe Hiroshi Sambuichi's approach to a site entails long-term study and reflection upon the qualities and forces of nature embedded within. His understanding is "deeper and with a finer grain," explains American architect and member of The Daylight Award jury James Carpenter as one of several reasons why Sambuichi was recently announced as the latest laureate of the nearly 50-year-old Daylight Award in 2018. In Sambuichi's hands, "light becomes timeless, fluid and rich."  Naoshima Hall. Image © Shigeo Ogawa "An example is The Naoshima Hall," says Carpenter. "It sits remarkably compressed within the landscape. As in all his work, Sambuichi's mastery in framing volumes of light is here expressed as a horizontal work of spatial release, converting an intimate moment into an intense collective engagement with the natural world."  Hiroshima Orizuru Tower. Image © Sambuichi Architects "Sambuichi's work, in such projects as the Miyajima Misen Observatory and Hiroshima Orizuru Tower, constantly explores the thin film of space which we occupy on earth—a sliver of tactility, the richness of an intimate ecology. This awareness of the narrow band of topography, our sedimentary layer of life, with the weight of time below coupled with the weightlessness of time above us, is the world revealed by his work."  Naoshima Hall. Image © Shigeo Ogawa "All architects speak of the site being important for the work, " Carpenter says. "For Sambuichi, there is a much deeper and finer grain to his understanding of the site. It is an understanding that resonates with the forces of the wind, rain, sun and earthen elements, speaking to a more metaphysical sublime."  Rokko Observatory. Image © Sambuichi Architects Next to Hiroshi Sambuichi, the American researcher and computer scientist Greg Ward will receive The Daylight Award 2018 for his pioneering work with the software, Radiance.  Inujima Seirensho Art Museum. Image © Daici Ano Since 1980, The Daylight Award has recognized prominent practitioners in the fields of daylight in architecture and daylight research for the benefit of human health, well-being, and the environment. In addition to the honor, the laureates each receive €100,000 for their groundbreaking work and dedication to daylight. The Daylight Award is presented by the philanthropic foundations, VILLUM FONDEN, VELUX FONDEN and VELUX STIFTUNG. Find out more about the award on their website.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Car Park Katwolderplein / Dok architects Posted: 20 May 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Arjen Schmitz
 © Arjen Schmitz Text description provided by the architects. This eye-catching car park in Zwolle has its own distinctive look. Form and function are inspired by a voyage along the Silk Road through Central Asia, where travellers converge in a caravanserai, a place that provides caravans with shelter for the night. Eastern hues and patterns adorn the façade of the garage. It curls elegantly around the building, juts out at the top and is an accumulation of raised bricks. The masonry has five different patterns, which are magically accentuated by spotlights after sunset. That creates an almost dreamy atmosphere. Like a fairy tale.  © Arjen Schmitz The car park's roof consists of 800 square metres of solar panels. Smart routing limits the needless emission of exhaust fumes, and the energy-efficient LED lighting system only turns on when there is activity. Sustainable visitors can charge their cars at one of the 28 charging points, and nature is welcome here as well. Green hanging plants adorn the rear façade, and there are nesting and shelter spots all around the car park for swallows and bats. Sustainable in nature, the car park conforms to Dutch BREEAM standards.  © Arjen Schmitz  Drawing  © Arjen Schmitz The location between the heart of the city and the A28 motorway was strategically chosen. With its warm appearance, the car park is a bridge between Katwolderplein, the Pathé cinema and the centre of Zwolle. It's a caravanserai of our time: an oasis for the visitors and residents of a busy city.  © Arjen Schmitz  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House Zeist / Bedaux de Brouwer Architects Posted: 20 May 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Michel Kievits
 © Peter Keijsers Text description provided by the architects. The house is situated on the edge of a village in a natural setting where forest meets heathland. Distinctive features of the house are the raised patio and living area, the large overhanging roofs and the generous picture windows. The house is finished inside and out in exposed concrete. The straight lines and subdued detailing go to make up a striking design by Bedaux de Brouwer Architects.  © Michel Kievits  Ground floor plan  © Michel Kievits The living area, which is raised above the forest floor, has the appearance of a pavilion and feels like a lookout post in the forest. At the back it runs into the patio, which overlooks the heath. The large glass panels and sliding door at the back provide views of the surrounding countryside. Further to the front, the rooms are more enclosed to provide a safer and cosier feel. Access to the living area and patio is via a concrete path and outside stairway. A concrete wall guides the visitor to the front door, which is sheltered by a thin steel canopy.  © Michel Kievits The main structure of the house consists of inner and outer concrete shells, poured on site, which required careful detailing and intensive coordination with the structural engineer and contractor.  © Michel Kievits The aluminium panorama facades are finished cleanly and merge unobtrusively into the walls and floors. Mullions have been minimised to ensure the least possible hindrance to the influx of light. As a result, the outer and inner spaces appear to flow seamlessly into each other. The aluminium louvres can be used to ensure privacy when desired.  © Michel Kievits The raw concrete gives the house a pure and basic appearance, which contrasts handsomely with the refined and restrained detailing of the frames, louvres and interior. The connection with the natural outdoor environment, the subdued design language and the use of materials give the house its striking character and provide an exceptional living experience.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 5 Winners Named in Russia's Competition to Develop Standard Housing Concepts Posted: 20 May 2018 06:00 PM PDT  Cortesía de KB Strelka At the third meeting of the Living Environment Forum in Kaliningrad, Russia—this year centered on the theme "All About Housing"—the organizers presented the winning projects in the Open International Competition for Standard Housing and Residential Development Concept Design. The competition, organized by the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities, the Russia Housing and Urban Development Corporation (DOM.RF), and Strelka KB, aimed to develop residential projects for three different urban models: low, medium and high-rise living environments. A total of 299 projects were received from 39 different countries, including Russia, Italy, Spain, France, The Netherlands, and India. The most popular urban model among the proposals was for medium-rise development, consisting of buildings between 5 and 7 floors in height, with free recreational areas and local infrastructure development.  Cortesía de KB Strelka The winning offices were TA.R.I-Architects (Italy), Grupo H d.o.o (Slovenia), Plan_B (Russia), Archifellows (Russia), and ESCHER (Russia), who each received 2 million rubles ($32,100 USD). In addition, another 1.5 million rubles ($24,100 USD) was given to 5 finalists, and 1 million rubles ($16,050 USD) to another 10 outstanding projects. Read on for descriptions of the 5 winning projects in the words of the design teams. The 5 WinnersTA.R.I-Architects (Italy):  Cortesía de TA.R.I-Architects "We moved from the importance to bring “the one” and his self-expression to the central role they used to have. Thanks to the involvement of citizens since the very beginning, it would be possible to restore a sense of belonging and identification to their homes. This is, in our opinion, the starting point and the real innovative solution to recognize the house as the spatial extension of ourselves, that plays the important role not only to welcome us, but to represent us, affirming who we are." GRUPO H.d.o.o. (Slovenia):  Cortesía de GRUPO H.d.o.o. “Well, our solution is innovative in a way that it is deeply rooted in the tradition of mass housing in Russia and our home Slovenia (and region of ex-Yugoslavia). We just took all the principles that existed, updated them and continue on that good basis. Our main objectives ware to create modern open-plan apartments and houses that can be adapted to suit occupants needs—in that way we achieved pragmatic and flexible solutions.” Plan_B (Russia):  Cortesía de Plan_B “Our solution allows citizens to experiment with boundaries: boundaries of space transformations, boundaries of social communication, boundaries of self-identity. With our project, we’ve laid a wide basis of possibilities for such experiments.” Archifellows (Russia):  Cortesía de Archifellows “With our projects we strive for evolving the user experience, not just creating new spaces. We’re trying to perceive the architecture as a service that is, above all, intended for people, and to always improve our approach.” ESCHER (Russia):  Cortesía de ESCHER "We created a specific shape that can be rotated, that's how we bring diversity, and make the house we want. It's like lego construction." See a complete list of the winners below: 1st Category Winners: 2nd Category Winners: 3rd Category Winners:   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 20 May 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Ziling Wang
 © Ziling Wang Text description provided by the architects. The pavilion stands next to the village of Huangyu on a paved connecting path along the Songyin River as a tourism infrastructure that enables cyclists and hikers to experience the region.  © Ziling Wang  Section  © Ziling Wang The wooden structure consists of prefabricated elements, which were assembled on site, and accommodates an art installation presenting the historical production of pine resin in the neighboring village of Huangyu.  © Ziling Wang The elongated pavilion consists of four segments. The building elements are separated with glass surfaces, on which the production of resin is illustrated in an artistically alienated manner, thus giving rise to one picture in combination with the already existing group of trees around the pavilion.  © Ziling Wang  Plan  © Ziling Wang The simple wooden building with its clear constructive structure serves as a resting place at the dam on the river and provides information about a traditional method of producing resin. It consequently combines information about the location with a tourism infrastructure that links history and future for visitors in a playful manner.  © Ziling Wang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House of Stories / Mathew and Ghosh Architects Posted: 20 May 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Pallon Daruwala
 © Pallon Daruwala Text description provided by the architects. The initial proposition had been intriguing, the client a fiction author and a former architect. The house would become a realisation of traversing pauses, private spaces and deeper private extensions. The home becomes a contemplative monolith of mottled concrete and intimate domestic comfort.  P1 - Ground Floor A place that becomes fragmented to include green spaces that extend from different interior spaces to the green outside. Coming together as short stories with interlinked lives of spaces within. The subdued restless rumble remains.  © Pallon Daruwala Dialectically presenting the seamless melting together of zinc plated modernity and hand poured concrete on site casting basked in benevolent light - imposing and unequivocally accepting.  © Pallon Daruwala The home embodies an expanding necessity for a tentative equilibrium between the monastic and the exuberant – the latter tucked carefully away into the privacy of the master bedroom and the study spaces. The journey begins from a wicket zinc door that operates independently on hinges as well as in conjunction with the whole door that is pivoted; with pulleys it opens louvers for ventilation, within the larger door at its upper part.  Sequential section Entering from the lowered gargoyle front it marks the entrance. The house opens through a cavern like space with an unknown destination. The faceted roof moves higher, walls get taller and the width narrower. The narrow skylight slits wash the walls with sunlight and light slits in the twisting and turning concrete walls, direct the movement. The slanted concrete walls open hidden passage links, welcomes the sunlight within, always making the home as a roofed shelter beneath the sun. At the end of the cavern like passage the house opens out at its living room – the public heart of the house.  © Pallon Daruwala The sky lights function as sources of discreet light and making the adjacent living and private spaces (of the rear block) as structurally isolated segments. The gargoyles, as personalities, inhabit the isolated courtyard of green for the living room and the east courtyard. They collect all the rain water from the roof, for the irrigation of the garden.  © Pallon Daruwala The staircase with folded steps, and the bridge made of perforated steel sheet move as another line of the narrative of the path. As attachment and suspension, it overlooks and is in the heart of the living space and connects to different moments.  © Pallon Daruwala The most private world of the study spaces is an attachment to the master bedroom and the other suspended over the living space. Clad outside in zinc both define private worlds as fortified precious spaces, clad in natural wood within.  © Pallon Daruwala The breakfast alcove creates a triangular alcove of framed form finished concrete between the dining and the garden. It seems like a distant fragment across the dining space - made of form finished concrete like the cavernous passage it lies across a field, the dining room. Fragments of material have the unique capacity to connect space and moments.  © Pallon Daruwala  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| These Are The Latin American Cities With The Best Quality of Life Posted: 20 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT ![© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/jikatu/20111772669'>Jimmy Baikovicius [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>. ImageMontevideo, Uruguay](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5acf/a44f/f197/cc5c/9600/049a/medium_jpg/20111772669_83c56fdea1_k.jpg?1523557447 "© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/jikatu/20111772669'>Jimmy Baikovicius [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>. ImageMontevideo, Uruguay") © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/jikatu/20111772669'>Jimmy Baikovicius [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>. ImageMontevideo, Uruguay Mercer, the multinational consultancy recently announced that Vienna, Austria has been ranked as the city with the best quality of life in the world, for the ninth year in a row. In a ranking that is dominated by European cities in the highest positions, this year Vancouver (5th), Singapore (25th) and Port Louis (83rd) are the highest-ranking cities in North America, Asia, and Africa, respectively. So, what is happening in Latin America? Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, once again occupies the top position. "Although they are challenged by economic and political turmoil," experts at the consultancy explain, "cities in emerging markets are catching up with major cities, after decades of investment in infrastructure, recreational facilities, and housing for the purpose of attracting talent and multinational businesses," they add. In its twentieth edition, the consultancy, which specializes in advising multinational companies in employee transfers, evaluates more than 450 cities around the world, analyzing 39 factors divided into 10 categories, including political and economic environment, socio-cultural status, hygiene, educational institutions, leisure, housing, the market, and natural disasters. According to Mercer, the ten Latin American cities with the best quality of life are: 1. Montevideo, Uruguay (77)![© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/beck32/7175474491'>Roberto C. [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">CC BY-ND 2.0</a>. ImageMontevideo, Uruguay](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5acf/add1/f197/cc5c/9600/04ba/medium_jpg/7175474491_43df533f31_b.jpg?1523559884 "© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/beck32/7175474491'>Roberto C. [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/\">CC BY-ND 2.0</a>. 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Río de Janeiro, Brazil (118)![© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/luxtonnerre/23888191760'>LuxTonnerre [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">CC BY-NC 2.0</a>. ImageRío de Janeiro, Brasil](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5acf/b781/f197/cc5c/9600/04dc/medium_jpg/23888191760_67f3401b45_k.jpg?1523562361 "© <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/luxtonnerre/23888191760'>LuxTonnerre [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/\">CC BY-NC 2.0</a>. ImageRío de Janeiro, Brasil") © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/luxtonnerre/23888191760'>LuxTonnerre [Flickr]</a>, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">CC BY-NC 2.0</a>. ImageRío de Janeiro, Brasil See all the details of the ranking in the following link.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 20 May 2018 08:30 AM PDT  © Maria Gonzalez With a presentation by Dutch architect Winy Maas (MVRDV), the third edition of "Living Environment," organized by Russian Ministry of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector, DOM.RF and Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, was inaugurated today in the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. Also participating on the opening day are Martin Sobota (Holland), Elliot Eisenberg (United States), and Brian Mark Evans (United Kingdom). This year's edition of the forum, entitled "All About Housing," brings together architects, urban planners, businessmen, and government officials to discuss and reflect on trends in the housing market. The forum's main objective is to establish a dialog between the state, real estate developers, and designers to improve the quality of life in Russia.  Cortesía de Living Environment Forum During the day Winy Maas, founder of the Dutch office MVRDV which is known for its variety of housing projects in Holland, France, China, and India, as well as for his co-authorship of the master plan of Greater Paris, shared his views on contemporary living environments:
The architect placed a special emphasis on the importance of diversity when designing new homes:
 Cortesía de Living Environment Forum To this, Alexander Plutnik, the CEO of the corporation organizing the forum DOM.RF, added his words:
The program also includes an educational festival called "Urban Weekend," featuring cultural activities such as live music, a market of food characteristic to the area, city tours, and an open-air cinema, through which citizens are taught the potential of their region and how to be a part of the change.  Cortesía de Living Environment Forum In addition, the winning projects of the international open competition for the Standard Housing and Residential Development Concept Design were presented.  Cortesía de Living Environment Forum View all of our coverage of the Living Environment forum here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Meet the 15 Finalists in ArchDaily's 2018 Refurbishment in Architecture Awards Posted: 20 May 2018 07:30 AM PDT  After 2 weeks of voting in our first ever Refurbishment in Architecture Awards, our readers have narrowed down over 450 projects to 15 finalists, representing the best architectural refurbishment projects ever published on ArchDaily. With finalists from five continents, this award developed in partnership with MINI Clubman clearly demonstrates the global importance of refurbishment architecture as a method of achieving sustainable development and flexible, living cities. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa / Heatherwick Studio - VOTE.jpg?1526346140 "© Iwan Baan") © Iwan Baan  © Iwan Baan Santa María de Vilanova de la Barca / AleaOlea architecture & landscape - VOTE.jpg?1526346306 "© Adrià Goula") © Adrià Goula .jpg?1526346210 "© Adrià Goula") © Adrià Goula Twisting Courtyard / ARCHSTUDIO - VOTE © Wang Ning  © Wang Ning The Silo / COBE - VOTE © Rasmus Hjortshøj  © Rasmus Hjortshøj MASS MoCA Building 6 / Bruner/Cott & Associates - VOTE © Michael Moran  © Michael Moran Fitzroy Loft / Architects EAT - VOTE © Derek Swalwell  © Derek Swalwell Ruin Studio / Lily Jencks Studio + Nathanael Dorent Architecture - VOTE © Sergio Pirrone .jpg?1526346203 "© Sergio Pirrone") © Sergio Pirrone B30 / KAAN Architecten - VOTE © Karin Borghouts  © Karin Borghouts Modern Cave / Pitsou Kedem Architects - VOTE © Amit Geron  © Amit Geron Memphis Teacher Residency / archimania - VOTE © Hank Mardukas  © Hank Mardukas Colonial House Recovery on 64th Street / Nauzet Rodriguez - VOTE.jpg?1526346084 "© Pim Schalkwijk") © Pim Schalkwijk  © Pim Schalkwijk Caroline Place / Amin Taha Architects + GROUPWORK - VOTE.jpg?1526346023 "© Timothy Soar") © Timothy Soar .jpg?1526346075 "© Timothy Soar") © Timothy Soar University Library / OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen - VOTE Courtesy of Office KGDVS  Courtesy of Office KGDVS The Waterdog / Klaarchitectuur - VOTE © Toon Grobet .jpg?1526346068 "© Toon Grobet") © Toon Grobet The Department Store / Squire and Partners - VOTE © James Jones  © James Jones  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 6 Upcoming Projects that Will Improve the Quality of Life in Colombia Posted: 20 May 2018 07:00 AM PDT  Museo Nacional de la Memoria / MGP + estudio.entresitio. Image Cortesía de MGP Arquitectura y Urbanismo / estudio.entresitio
Colombia is a country whose architecture continues to surprise us with projects that seek to improve the quality of life of its residents, which in turn tends to attract individuals to learn and contribute to proposals that generate and create much more vibrant cities. The city's advances in architecture and urbanism in recent years have materialized in a series of programs and projects in other cities, awakening the interest of professionals and academics from architecture and global urbanism. The development of projects such as the Metro Cable in Medellín, TransmiCable in Bogota, or the series of parks and libraries that have been built throughout the country after the success achieved in the first two cities, makes the idea of betting on much more innovative projects a more attractive prospect, which dares citizens and designers of all kinds to dream, stoking the spirit of entrepreneurship throughout the country and much of Latin America. To reflect this, we have chosen 6 projects that will undoubtedly change and improve the quality of life in Colombia. National Memory Museum / MGP + estudio.entresitio |
| G’Day House / Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses Posted: 20 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT .jpg?1526521810 "© Ema Peter") © Ema Peter
 © Ema Peter Text description provided by the architects. The G'Day House is a commission for an Australian ex-patriate family, who requested a home that would support a relaxed attitude toward daily life and would help them re-connect with a warm-weather lifestyle. Column-free sliding doors at the Southeast corner of the house effectively double the size of the living area when open; indoor and outdoor spaces hold equal priority.  © Ema Peter Materials, form, and spatial relationships are intended to evoke the feel of a beach house: simple, casual and flexible. The dining table and wood-burning fireplace can both be rotated to support a variety of arrangements depending on weather and number of guests.  © Ema Peter As avid hosts, the clients felt that the kitchen should anchor the primary living spaces at the upper floor. Combining the dining room and kitchen into a single long space allowed for a narrow floor-plate and resulted in a generous side-yard area, used for outdoor cooking.  © Ema Peter  Section  © Ema Peter A reflecting pond and fence at the scale of house connect this space with an open terrace to the South and an enclosed garden to the North while creating privacy to the street. This sequence of outdoor spaces from the front yard to terrace encourages the direct exterior arrival of guests to the kitchen.  © Ema Peter  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sublime Swimming: 12 Examples of Custom Pools Posted: 20 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT  © Mariela Apollonio What's better than a house with a pool? A house with a pool that's part of the structure of the house. These 12 projects show different ways to incorporate pools and how to resolve issues of weight, moisture and leaks. See the houses below, featuring photos by photographers like Mariela Apollonio, Kent Soh y Marcello Mariana. Pieters Kers & Patrick VoigtVilla K / Paul de Ruiter Architects © Pieters Kers & Patrick Voigt Nathan RaderHaffenden House / PARA © Nathan Rader Jan BitterJellyfish House / Wiel Arets Architects © Jan Bitter Kent SohTropical Box House / WHBC Architects © Kent Soh Murray FredericksNorth Bondi / CplusC Architectural Workshop © Murray Fredericks Luc Roymanshouse LKS / P8 architecten © Luc Roymans Fernando GuerraFez House / Álvaro Siza Vieira © Fernando Guerra – FG+SG Marcello MarianaRoccolo’s Swimming Pool / act_romegialli © Marcello Mariana Fernando GuerraNirvana Home / AGi Architects © Fernando Guerra – FG+SG Benjamin BenschneiderShaw House / Patkau Architects © Benjamin Benschneider Daniele DomenicaliS.A Residence / Shatotto © Daniele Domenicali Mariela ApollonioSardinera House / Ramon Esteve © Mariela Apollonio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Zaha Hadid's Issam Fares Institute Stands Out in New Photography by Bahaa Ghoussainy Posted: 20 May 2018 02:30 AM PDT .jpg?1526579450 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy With its monumental form, swept diagonal lines and elevated concrete walkways, the Issam Fares Institute building at the American University of Beirut by Zaha Hadid Architects emphasizes movement, evoking the speed of contemporary life as it presides over a connecting system of pedestrian walkways. Begun in 2006 and completed in 2014, Hadid's award-winning concrete and glass building makes a bold statement with its prominent 21-meter, two-story-tall cantilever, which creates a covered courtyard and reduces the footprint of the building to avoid blocking circulation routes. The elevated walkways carry pedestrians through the branches of huge Cypress and Ficus trees, many of which significantly predate the building at 120 to 180 years old. .jpg?1526579138 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy A new set of photographs by Lebanese architectural photographer Bahaa Ghoussainy show the building in active use, pairing daytime scenes of visitors relaxing on benches or walking across pathways with dramatic evening views that highlight the glowing slanted windows. In all of the photos, the exaggerated diagonal elements of Hadid's design give the building a feeling of motion, as if Ghoussainy captured a glimpse of it speeding through the frame. The landscaped surroundings contrast the neutral concrete of the building's elevations with splashes of green, further highlighting the singular design. .jpg?1526578832 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy .jpg?1526578946 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy .jpg?1526579001 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy .jpg?1526578916 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy .jpg?1526579086 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy .jpg?1526578973 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy .jpg?1526579373 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy .jpg?1526579412 "© Bahaa Ghoussainy") © Bahaa Ghoussainy Issam Fares Institute - American University of Beirut / Zaha Hadid Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo / Paulo Mendes da Rocha + Eduardo Colonelli + Weliton Ricoy Torres Posted: 20 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Nelson Kon
 © Nelson Kon Text description provided by the architects. Built in the last decade of the nineteenth century to house the Lyceum of Arts and Crafts has never been fully completed. As early as November 1905, the first works of adaptation were executed, still under the plan and direction of the architect Ramos de Azevedo, to receive the first collection of paintings belonging to the State and which became the Pinacoteca. Since then, the building began to receive diverse types of occupation and all sorts of absurd abuse and neglect, from the inclusion of an intermediate floor in an entire wing, to house a school with thousands of students, to the unavoidable transformations of the surroundings, disengaging its implantation, when they should be careful about their peculiar architecture. The building itself has also suffered damage, because of the waters, the state of the roofs, gutters and clogs of the pluvial waters. The America of navigation, found as proof of the shape of the Earth, arises, for man, as the inauguration of the awareness of its presence in the universe and of the hope in the invention and the transformation promoted by modernity. In the work of the Pinacoteca building, two operations marked, in a fundamental way, its transformation. At first, the rotation of the main axis of visitation, achieved thanks to the subtle maneuver of crossing, with bridges, the empty spaces of the inner courtyards, that changes the implantation of the building and its relationship with the city. This maneuver, inside the building, shows the virtue of architecture in its extension to urban space, its narration power - peculiar language of a form of historical knowledge of humanity. Experience.  © Nelson Kon The first stage of the work was a general survey, with details, of the construction in the state in which it was and the establishment of a functional program. A basic study, an integral proposal, was drafted, which was approved by the competent agencies.  © Nelson Kon The main aim of the work was the adequacy of the building to the technical and functional needs, to definitively receive the Pinacoteca do Estado, whose functional profile was perfectly delineated by its urban location, the internal spaces, the potential public and by the idea of expansion of the collection, reception of temporary exhibitions and provision of the building for all necessary infrastructure.  © Nelson Kon The project sought to solve the problems detected in the diagnosis of the building: moisture that gradually degrade the robust masonry walls of mud bricks; the complicated distribution of the exhibition areas scattered in many rooms and structured from the internal voids conformed by a central roundabout in octagonal form and two lateral courtyards and, still, the access plan, compromised by the urban transformations occurred in the surrounding areas of the building.  © Nelson Kon The internal voids were covered by flat skylights, made of steel profiles and laminated glass. Rain was prevented and ventilation was ensured by reproducing the original breathing conditions of all indoor rooms. At the same time, it made possible a new use of these spaces: on the floor level, triple ceiling height halls, which allow a new articulation between all functions, free from the original rigid floor plans; in the upper floors metallic footbridges were installed, overcoming the voids of the side patios; in the central void, the auditorium was built, whose covering, on the first floor, became a monumental hall that articulates, together with the footbridges, practically without barriers, through the longitudinal and transverse axes of the building, all of its spaces. In a side patio, a large elevator was installed for the public and montages.  © Nelson Kon  Skylight Detail The windows of the internal facades could be removed and its open spans kept, generating a great transparency and highlighting the thick self-supporting walls of brick.  © Nelson Kon  Ground Floor Plan  © Nelson Kon In this way, a new spatiality was created throughout the Pinacoteca: in the succession of spaces, in the visitor’s flow, in luminosity, produced or reproduced with the projected architectural resources.  © Nelson Kon With the new circulation via the longitudinal axis of the building, interconnecting the two lateral balconies, and since the building is on a corner, the entrance of the museum was transferred to the front of the Praça da Luz, on the south face, changing their location in relation to the city. It is important to note the important use of the balconies as reception spaces, a vestibular area still external, but sheltered and equipped with services to the public. The inconvenient narrowing between the building and Tiradentes Avenue was also corrected. The access, now possible from an ample retreat in relation to the Praça da Luz, wide and continuous external space, sets up an interesting dialogue with the beautiful building of the Estação da Luz and the animation provided by the subway and the Park next door.  © Nelson Kon When designing a new circulation axis and changing access, the project created a terrace / belvedere at the site of the old entrance, an outdoor and open seating area that allows the view of the nearby urban landscape.  © Nelson Kon The original construction was kept as found, including the marks of the old scaffolding and those of earlier occupations and interventions. All the interventions proposed by the project were juxtaposed and made evident.  © Nelson Kon The exterior facades have been preserved as they have been preserved in these 100 years of building existence. Its brickwork is a strong and marked image in the city. The solution was to clean and neutralize aggressive agents accumulated by pollution, to keep the innumerable meanders of the ornaments carved in the bricks, very worn, and chemically properly protect, keeping color and texture.  © Nelson Kon As for the materials used, steel was the main building material adopted. It is present on the footbridges, elevators, parapets, new stairs, structures of new floors and roofs, frames and linings. Its use was due to its better adaptation to local conditions of execution, its lightness (material and design) and to set up an interesting and desirable dialogue with the original construction between the new and the old.  © Nelson Kon Complementing the adequacy of the building to the necessary technical and infrastructure conditions in the adequate performance of the museum function, some priority works were carried out: the structural reinforcement of the original wood floors through Grade beam; complementary with steel profiles; climatization system in the areas of Temporary Exhibitions, Collection Deposit, Auditorium, Restoration Laboratory; elevators for assemblies and public; control and security system; signaling; power grid with adequate load capacity; expansions of the areas of the Collection Deposit, Restoration Laboratory and Library; creation of the Café and Restaurant.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cross Laminated Timber (CLT): What It Is and How To Use It Posted: 20 May 2018 01:00 AM PDT  The Smile / Alison Brooks Architects. Image © Alison Brooks A few weeks ago we published an article on a recent sustainability crisis that often goes unnoticed. The construction industry has been consuming an exorbitant amount of sand, and it's gradually depleting. When used for manufacturing concrete, glass, and other materials, it is a matter that should concern us. Construction is one of the largest producers of solid waste in the world. For instance, Brazil represents about 50% to 70% of the total solid waste produced. But how can we change this situation if most of the materials we use are not renewable, and therefore, finite? Popularized in Europe and gradually gaining attention in the rest of the world, Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) stands out for its strength, appearance, versatility, and sustainability.
The material consists of planks (or lamellas) of sawn, glued, and layered wood, where each layer is oriented perpendicular to the previous. By joining layers of wood at perpendicular angles, structural rigidity for the panel is obtained in both directions, similar to plywood but with thicker components. In this way, the panel has great tensile and compressive strength.  Cross-Laminated-Timber Cottage / Kariouk Associates. Image © Photolux Studio (Christian Lalonde) It's a sustainable material because it's composed of wood, a renewable resource (usually from reforestation), and doesn't require the burning of fossil fuels during its production. It has been used for infrastructure and support in large construction sites, as forms for concreting bridges, or even as bases for tractors in unstable terrain during the construction of dams. Its potential for small constructions has been noted because of its interesting appearance and structural strength. Currently, there are even skyscrapers being built with CLT parts.  Cross-Laminated-Timber Cottage / Kariouk Associates. Image © Photolux Studio (Christian Lalonde)  Skilpod #150 Zero Energy / Skilpod + UAU Collectiv. Image © Geert Van Hertum The panels can function as walls, floors, furniture, ceilings, and roofs; CLT's thickness and length can be adaptable to the demands of each project. Generally, panels made of CLT are assembled and cut in their production, already foreseeing the joints, openings, and drills specified in the design. The parts are then transported to the site, and then assembly takes place there. Silvio Lagranha Machado, a partner at MAPA, points out that "since it is a solid panel composed of a single material, the structure requires no cladding, which reduces the need for labor and materials for its final appearance. The same wall that receives the structural stresses of the roof remains exposed, but there is still the option to cover it without any major problems." Generally, the surfaces are only given the application of a transparent waterproofing, making the natural designs of the fibers of the wood evident.  Kiterasu / ofa. Image © Ken'ichi Suzuki  MINIMOD Catuçaba / MAPA. Image © Leonardo Finotti In projects with CLT, construction on site doesn't last more than a few days. It is a quick and dry process, with very little waste generation. Of course, the project should be cautious. "More time in design results in less time working on site. And this should be the reasoning for all materials," adds Silvio. Although the cost of the material is high, factors such as shorter construction time, greater quality control, and cleaning can be taken into account when making your choice. Another issue is cultural. Wooden houses are still stigmatized as a less noble material. However, considering that the construction industry still relies heavily on non-renewable resources, Laminated Cross Timber can be an excellent choice for building material. Here are some projects that already use CLT. Skilpod #150 Zero Energy / Skilpod + UAU Collectiv Skilpod #150 Zero Energy / Skilpod + UAU Collectiv. Image © Geert Van Hertum MINIMOD Catuçaba / MAPA MINIMOD Catuçaba / MAPA. Image © Leonardo Finotti Kiterasu / ofa Kiterasu / ofa. Image © Ken'ichi Suzuki Cross-Laminated-Timber Cottage / Kariouk Associates Cross-Laminated-Timber Cottage / Kariouk Associates. Image © Photolux Studio (Christian Lalonde) CLTHouse / atelierjones CLTHouse / atelierjones. Image © Lara Swimmer Photography Maria & José House / Sergio Sampaio Arquitetura Maria & José House / Sergio Sampaio Arquitetura. Image © Leonardo Finotti The Smile / Alison Brooks Architects The Smile / Alison Brooks Architects. Image © Guy Bell  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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