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Arch Daily


Warwick Street / Squire and Partners

Posted: 27 May 2018 10:00 PM PDT

© Gareth Gardner © Gareth Gardner
  • Architects: Squire and Partners
  • Location: 6 Warwick Street, SOHO London, United Kingdom
  • Lead Architects: Squire and Partners
  • Structural Engineers : Heyne Tillett Steel
  • Services Engineers: MTT
  • Planning Consultant: CBRE
  • Project Manager : APS
  • Main Contractor : Virtus Contracts
  • Stairs Subcontractor: Macspec
  • Balustrades And Metal Gates Subcontractor : Corwin
  • Windows And External Doors Subcontractor: Openwood
  • Client : The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited
  • Area: 2344.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2018
  • Photographs: Gareth Gardner
© Gareth Gardner © Gareth Gardner

Text description provided by the architects. Squire and Partners has extensively re-modelled an existing 1980's building to create a vibrant development that maintains its previous office and retail uses, but makes a more meaningful connection with the surrounding Soho Conservation Area by creating a contemporary crafted design.

© Gareth Gardner © Gareth Gardner

High quality office and retail spaces are provided within the existing building structure behind a new facade, while a new top floor is expressed as an irregular folded mansard.

Elevation Elevation

The new facade establishes a rational frame of glazed Umbra Sawtooth bricks with stone spandrels, animated with vertical bands featuring 'woven' green tiles that pay tribute to the area's textile history, and relate to the glazed tiles which define the surrounding streets.

© Gareth Gardner © Gareth Gardner

A series of full height glazed bays at ground floor create impactful retail units, while a canopied entrance marks the office reception.

© Gareth Gardner © Gareth Gardner
© Gareth Gardner © Gareth Gardner

The metal-clad top floor creates a bold interpretation of a modern mansard roof, the erratic playful form making a nod to Soho's history of rebellion and the inherent creativity which defines the local culture.

© Gareth Gardner © Gareth Gardner

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Casa Terra / Bernardes Arquitetura

Posted: 27 May 2018 08:00 PM PDT

© Leonardo Finotti © Leonardo Finotti
  • Architects: Bernardes Arquitetura
  • Location: Itaipava, Brazil
  • Architect In Charge: Thiago Bernardes
  • Team: Thiago Bernardes, Camila Tariki, Francisco Abreu, Fabiana Porto, Daniel Vannucchi, José Miguel Ferreira, Thiago Moretti, Ilana Daylac, Renata Evaristo, Antonia Bernardes, Fernanda Lopes
  • Area: 1000.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2015
  • Photographs: Leonardo Finotti
  • Air Conditioning: Argen
  • Acoustic: Roberto Thompson Motta
  • Automation: Noise
  • Constructor: PH de Aquino
  • Management: Maurício Bouças
  • Electrical And Hydraulic Installations: Equilíbrio Planejamento e Projetos
  • Design And Installation Of The Pool: Aqualar
  • Concrete Structural Project: Ycom Engenharia
  • Wood Structural Design: Ita Construtora
  • Landscape Design: Daniela Infante
  • Lighting: Studio Iluz
  • Landscape Lighting: Lightworks
© Leonardo Finotti © Leonardo Finotti

Text description provided by the architects. Casa Terra arises from the intercalation of parallel walls made of pigmented concrete that are perpendicular to its central circulation axis. The articulation between these components generates spaces while defining residential functions and creating patios that open to the main garden.

© Leonardo Finotti © Leonardo Finotti
Ground Floor Plan Ground Floor Plan
© Leonardo Finotti © Leonardo Finotti

The closure between the vertical (walls) and horizontal (slabs and floor) planes is made with large glass panels that dilute the visual boundaries between the house and the landscape.

© Leonardo Finotti © Leonardo Finotti

The route along the central circulation reveals a succession of openings and closures while offering constant visual contact with the exterior.

© Leonardo Finotti © Leonardo Finotti

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Conference Hotel de Botanica / Jeanne Dekkers Architctuur

Posted: 27 May 2018 07:00 PM PDT

Courtesy of Jeanne Dekkers Architctuur Courtesy of Jeanne Dekkers Architctuur
  • Project Management: Tekton bouwmanagement & advies
  • Supervisor: Promantor bouwmanagment & advies
  • Contractor: Bouwgroep Moonen
  • Constructor: Van de Laar BV
  • Installations: Ingenieurs Bureau Ulehake BV
  • Client: Joannes Bosco Stichting
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''The atmosphere of the authentic Estate 'Huize Bergen' together with the experience of its nature seen by their guests give shape to a new sustainable conference hotel; De Botanica."

The authentic Estate Huize Bergen is renewed by adding a modern and sustainable manner. Through a phased master plan a trinity will be created between the old villa, the new Botanica, and the surrounding English landscape gardens. The materialization of its architecture and interior is derived from the green surroundings and the rich history of the Estate. Besides all materials are sustainable and natural, such as untreated wood and C2C-certified products. 'De Botanica' is the first hotel in the Netherlands realized according to the sustainable passive-house principle. Phase 1 is just finished!

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History
The Estate Huize Bergen is situated in the forestry area of Den Bosch. In 1916 the family Fentener van Vlissingen- Roosenburg gave the commission to build an English landscape garden with a villa, coach-house, workshop, greenhouses and an administrators house. Currently, the estate is owned by a foundation named Joannes Bosco Sitchting and is used as a conference hotel. The old villa is the heart of the estate were all guests are welcomed. In the surrounding forest are meeting and hotel venues dating from the seventies. These are poured quality and do not compliment the atmosphere of the estate.

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Task
In 2014 was decided to make the estate future proof! The seventies buildings will make the place for a new conference hotel. Herein will be new hotel rooms, meeting center, and a foyer. On weekdays there will be multiple day conferences and during the weekends it is the perfect location for the leisure-guest.

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Masterplan
A by Jeanne Dekkers Architectuur designed master plan lays the base for the whole landscape design, where the existing villa and the new manor enter into a new dialogue. A few outdated buildings will disappear, the newly built will be realized in three phases. The master plan is comprised of a 'Program of Experience' which is expressed in an integral experience of the landscape, the old villa, the new manor and its interior. The entrance of the landscape is situated at the Boxelseweg using a gateway. From this spot, the old villa, as well as the new manor, can be seen. At this point, you make the decision for your destination. Going towards the new manor the guest drives over a forest path towards a parking situated between the trees. A path leads, past a pond, over bridge via a south facing terrace, towards the new manor.

Site Plan Site Plan

Fundamental design principles
The new Botanica connects the old villa and its landscape through sight lines and by translating the historic character into a contemporary newly built. The design of 'de Botanica' will create unity by connecting two existing historic buildings by means of a foyer and adding two wings one holding meeting spaces and another with hotel rooms. The whole building is sustainable and in a strong connection with nature. Next to that, the principles of a passive house are applied. By means of a very good isolated layer and good air tightness, it requires little energy for the heating or cooling of the spaces. The first phase will be a hotel wing, the second phase a foyer with meeting spaces and during the third phase, the hotel wing will be extended.

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Ground Floor Plan Ground Floor Plan
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Phase 1
The first phase is compromised out of 39 hotel rooms divided into three layers. The façade is made from natural and untreated materials which age attractively. Iroko wooden window frames create a beautiful rhythm in the façade made from untreated larch timber cladding and ending with distinct zinc bay windows. The colors and materials of the interior originate from the 'program of experience' and are inspired by the history of the estate. Oakwood frequently applied in combinative with a characteristic color and pattern pallet which results in a natural and warm yet luxurious atmosphere.

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The color and pattern design originate their concept from the tropical greenhouse once located on the site of the new manor. The love of Madame van Beuning for nature is seen in the leave pattern in the hallway and the flower pattern on the hotel room walls. Next,  four color palettes are designed derived from the solstice. The West facing room has warm colors in relation to the setting sun and the East facing rooms have cool colors in relation to the rising sun.

Sunlight Diagram Sunlight Diagram

The Interior
The entrance has a Belgium bluestone floor which gives access to its three levels and the stairs have views towards the forest. The hallway, which gives entrance to the hotel rooms, is designed as a forest path, with oak wooden walls, light points at the entrance doors and a special design carpet with a leave pattern. The wooden floor and the specially designed wallpaper with tropical plants give the room a warm and natural atmosphere with a luxurious appeal. Wide wooden window frames can be used as seating and culminate into a desk.

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The glass lamps above the desk are specially designed for the project and match with the colors of the wallpaper. The headboard and the built-in wardrobe are made from wood and equally specially designed as the nightstands. The hexagonal wall tiles from the modern bathroom are inspired by hexagonal roof patterns in the old villa. At 'de Botanica' are three types of rooms; a deluxe room, a split level room, and a top room. The split level rooms are situated at the third level and have two levels designed with tough zinc dormer windows.

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Architecture for Wellness: The Space for Body and Soul

Posted: 27 May 2018 06:00 PM PDT

108 hours of lessons, a 60-hour workshop and internships/lectures held by internationally-renowned architectural firms like Foster+Partners (London), Studio Libeskind (New York) Partisans (Toronto) Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture+Design (Tokyo) Dejaco+Partner (Bolzano) Alberto Apostoli (Verona) Veneziano+Team (Milan) Matteo Thun & Partners (Milan).

The Course

Body is the main character of our times: it is the attire of our personality, the tool we use to measure ourselves against the world, the image with which we present ourselves to society. Cinema, fashion and photography are only the most recent narrators of a model of the body that has always been the object of human reflection. The modern man has simply renewed this model according to the ideals of style and beauty that are world-renowned and chased through fitness and nutritional programs. In a society that is more and more aware of bodies, there is an increase in the demand for places where the body is nurtured, taken care of, where a person can reach their longed for psychophysical wellness. Both at a public and at a private level, there is an always increasing number of gyms, spas, wellness centers and wellness facilities.

The course of "Architecture for Wellness" was created on these premises, with the aim of shaping designers who are able to give life to refined and captivating architectural experiences that can facilitate and support the search and the achievement of the psychophysical wellness. Studying the perceptive and clinical fundamentals of wellness and the planning and technical characteristics of the different elements of wellness spaces, the students will focus on compositional strategies for wellness, leisure and fitness facilities.

The course will be made up of 108 hours of lessons, a 60-hour workshop and multiple lectures by well-renowned professional architects. The students will gain and improve their skills regarding architectural design for fitness, beauty and wellness facilities. The workshop focuses on a real design case arranged with Technogym and offers a great opportunity to analyze and realize the outcome design. Moreover, thanks to their internships in well-renowned professional firms, the students will gain an efficient link to the labor market.

YACADEMY

YAC is an association which promotes architectural competitions aimed at fostering culture and design research. Over the years, YAC has broadened its experience of work and collaboration with the main architectural firms of contemporary architecture, dealing with diverse and numerous topics of architectural design. Nowadays, thanks to the collaboration with the University of Bologna, YAC's expertise can serve young designers better, providing them with the creation of high-level educational programs aimed at polishing the skills of the students and offering them a valuable connection to the labor market.

Thanks to the close relationship with internationally renowned professional and academic actors, YAC is the perfect frame within which complete or specialize one's skills and create a significative link with the most internationally-renowned architectural practices. The courses will take place at YACademy's headquarters: a historical building located in the heart of Bologna historical city center, close to the Two Towers and next to Piazza Santo Stefano, undoubtedly one of the most picturesque corners of the city.

108 Hours of Lessons

PSYCHOPHYSICAL WELLNESS | 10 hours
Body and perceptions in architecture
Lorenzo Bergami, CEO Strategic Nutrition Center Italy

LIGHT DESIGN | 10 hours
Light and wellness itineraries
Roberto Fuser, Export Director ESSE-CI

DESIGNING WITH WATER | 12 hours
Liquid perspectives in architecture
Emilio Faroldi, professor Polytechnic of Milan

IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING FOR WELLNESS | 12 hours
Immersive itineraries for body care
Andrea Gion, Chief Academic & Training Officer Senso Immersive Experience

HOME SPA| 10 hours
Beauty in its new domestic dimension
Luciana Di Virgilio, co-founder Veneziano+Team

ARCHITECTURE FOR FITNESS | 12 hours
Spaces for physical activities
Mario Lamber, co-founder Lamber+Lamber

DESIGNING WELLNESS | 12 hours
Spaces for body care
Design Unit Starpool

CASE HISTORY | 20 hours
Successful examples of architectures for wellness
Silvia Berselli, professor University of Bologna

TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS FOR WELLNESS | 10 hours
The composition of the wellness galaxy
Design Unit Partner Companies

Special Lectures

  • TERME DI MERANO / Luca Colombo, Matteo Thun & Partners
  • SPAS OF THE FUTURE: WELLNESS AND DESIGN / Simone Micheli, Simone Micheli
  • GROTTO SAUNA: BETWEEN RELAX AND LANDSCAPE / Pooya Baktash, PARTISANS
  • DOLDER SPA: LUXURY AND WELLNESS / Nicola Scaranaro, Foster + Partners
  • CHILDREN'S WELLNESS / Emmanuelle Moureaux, emmanuelle moureaux architecture+design
  • WEST SIDE: WELLNESS AS A MASS OBJECTIVE / Stefan Blach, Studio Libeskind
  • WELLNESS AND MOUNTAINS / Ralf Dejaco, DEJACO + PARTNER
  • SPORT SPACES / Andrea Maffei, Andrea Maffei Architects
  • FROM MOSCOW TO DUBAI: spas of the world / Alberto Apostoli, Alberto Apostoli

60-Hour Workshop
LUXURY RELAIS
SPA design for the monumental complex of Villa Garzoni
Marco Conti, Alberto Apostoli
Aldo Meucci, Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi

Internships

At the end of the lessons, the students are guaranteed an internship in one of the professional firms relevant to the course topic: 

  • Foster+Partners (London)
  • Studio Libeskind (New York)
  • Partisans (Toronto)
  • Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture+Design (Tokyo)
  • Dejaco+Partner (Bolzano)
  • Alberto Apostoli (Verona)
  • Veneziano+Team (Milan)
  • Matteo Thun & Partners (Milan).

Partners
The project is in cooperation with: University of Bologna, Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi, Esse-ci, TechnogymAriostea

More information at: www.yacademy.it
Contact: studenti@yacademy.it

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Wang Jing Memorial Hall / DnA

Posted: 27 May 2018 05:00 PM PDT

© Ziling Wang © Ziling Wang
  • Architects: DnA
  • Location: Wangcun, Songyang, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
  • Lead Architect: Tiantian Xu
  • Client: Village Committee of Wang Village
  • Area: 406.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Ziling Wang, Dan Han
© Ziling Wang © Ziling Wang

Text description provided by the architects. The scholar Wang Jing (1337-1408) rose to become an influential scholar under the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty due to his extraordinary intellectual abilities. He became a member of the Hanlin Academy and was involved in compiling the Yongle Encyclopedia (1408), the up-to-then most comprehensive summary of knowledge in china.

© Ziling Wang © Ziling Wang
Timetable diagram Timetable diagram
© Dan Han © Dan Han

The current village of Wang, where Wang Jing was born, decided to construct a new village center opposite the ancestral temple so as to remember the life of its famous forebear. The region's historical trade route runs between the ancestral temple and the new building. Most of the old buildings in the village are made of rammed earth and have an internal wood structure that supports the roof. The rammed earth buildings are, however, in poor condition, and even the ancestral temple opposite the new building was on the verge of collapse before it was then renovated.

© Ziling Wang © Ziling Wang
Axonometric Axonometric
© Ziling Wang © Ziling Wang

For the new building, Xu Tiantian developed a linear building structure that fits organically into the layout of the village and mediates between the old, one-storey rammed earth structures and the two- to three-storey new buildings of recent years.

© Ziling Wang © Ziling Wang

The constructive spirit of the new building comprises open concrete elements, which define the seventeen corners of the layout. The exterior walls between the load-bearing corners are made of rammed earth. The constructional corners let light and air into the building from above. Here, the life of Wang Jing is presented in seventeen scenes. Thanks to this building, the old construction technique and local craft experienced a revival, as is also shown in the case of other restorations in the immediate surroundings. The building is used as a center for the village community and commemorates Wang Jing, who is once again revered today.

© Ziling Wang © Ziling Wang

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AIS Contact Center Development & Training Arena / Plan Architect

Posted: 27 May 2018 01:00 PM PDT

© PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO © PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO
  • Architects: Plan Architect
  • Location: Mitraparp Rd., Nakorn Ratchasima, Thailand
  • Design Team: Nitisak Chobdamrongtham, Somsak Shanokprasith, Apichai Apichatanon, Wara Jithpratugs, Naphasorn Kiatwinyoo
  • Client : AIS
  • Area: 19229.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2018
  • Photographs: PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO
© PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO © PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO

Text description provided by the architects. AIS Contact Center Development & Training Arena, the recently completed office building situated in Nakorn Ratchasima, is a work space designed for 3,000 staffs with a vast array of recreation facilities. The main concept design intends to create a relaxing atmosphere of work place by splitting the building into two main groups.

© PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO © PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO
Ground Floor Ground Floor
© PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO © PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO

The larger one occupied by call center and training area with a transparent skylight hall in the middle of the area while the smaller one is designed for recreation areas. The main atrium in the middle of the building acts as "Charn" or widely acknowledged as a terrace in traditional Thai house, is used to connect both function and people or even provides an additional communal space. Not only the staffs benefit from this space by taking a break from working hours, but also kindly interact with each other.

© PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO © PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO

The tapered building shape helps adjusting angle of walls results in reducing area of heat gain from the sun on the façade, thus decreasing a total heat gain of the building. The curve on the top of the building is clearly inspired by the company logo.

© PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO © PanoramicStudio, YAMASTUDIO

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Neri Oxman and MIT Develop Programmable Biocomposites for Digital Fabrication

Posted: 27 May 2018 09:00 AM PDT

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Neri Oxman and MIT have developed programmable water-based biocomposites for digital design and fabrication. Named Aguahoja, the project has exhibited both a pavilion and a series of artifacts constructed from molecular components found in tree branches, insect exoskeletons, and our own bones. It uses natural ecosystems as inspiration for a material production process that produces no waste. "Derived from organic matter, printed by a robot, and shaped by water, this work points toward a future where the grown and the made unite."

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Using a design approach that facilitates a tight integration between material creation and robotic fabrication, the project allows for the creation of objects across a range of scales. It examines the importance of water in Nature's systems, the cycles of birth, adaptation and decay allowing ecosystems to re-use materials again and again. By using old growth forests and coral reefs as inspiration, where waste is virtually non-existent, the design team compared this to the waste production rates of our building industries, where objects have an expiry date and materials are extracted from the earth faster than they can be replenished.

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The biocomposites used by Aguahoja are composed of the most widely-found materials of our planet-- cellulose, chitosan, and pectin. These are then digitally fabricated to create materials with specific properties that can change in response to heat and humidity. In death, these materials dissociate in water, eliminating the production of waste and fuelling new life.

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From the architects: The Aguahoja Pavilion - Continued research on the application of environmentally responsive biocomposites has led to the first architectural-scale iteration the Aguahoja series. Standing five meters tall, the structure's skin is composed of a flexible biocomposite with functionally graded mechanical, chemical, and optical properties. The robotic deposition of cellulose and chitosan allows for the creation of a generative surface pattern that alters the stiffness and color of panels in response to environmental parameters such as heat and humidity. When exposed to rain, this biocomposite skin degrades programmatically, restoring its constituent building blocks to their natural ecosystem, thereby; continuing; the; natural; resource; cycles; that; enabled; their synthesis. Even small alterations to the molecular composition of biocomposites can have a dramatic impact on their appearance and behavior. The Aguahoja  Artifacts represent years of exploration into parameterizing material chemistry in order to develop a library of functional biocomposites. The pieces in this collection are diverse in their appearance, yet they are all composed of the same components; chitosan, cellulose, pectin, and water.

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The Aguahoja Artifacts - The array of forms and behaviors exhibited by these pieces reflects the manner in which they are expressed in nature, where a material such as chitin can compose both the exoskeletons of crustaceans and the cell walls of fungi. In contrast to steel and concrete, the composites formed by these materials are in constant dialogue with their environment. Some artifacts exhibit dramatic changes in conformation in response to humidity and heat, while others darken or lighten as the seasons change. Some are brittle and transparent with a glassy texture while others remain flexible and tough like leather. Despite their emergent diversity, these artifacts share a  common quality - in life their properties are mediated by humidity;  in death they dissociate in water and return to the ecosystem.

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Project Team Members: Jorge Duro-Royo, Laia Mogas-Soldevilla, Daniel Lizardo, Joshua Van Zak, Yen-Ju (Tim) Tai, Andrea Ling, Christoph Bader, Nic Hogan, Barrak Darweesh, Sunanda Sharma, James Weaver, and Neri Oxman
Undergraduate Researchers: Matthew Bradford, Loewen Cavill, Emily Ryeom, Aury Hay, Yi Gong, Brian Huang, and Joseph Faraguna
Special Thanks: The MIT Media Lab, The TBA-21 Academy (Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary), GETTYLAB, and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, and the Autodesk BUILD Space
Collaborators: Zijay Tang, Prof. Tim Lu and the Lu Lab based at the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT, and Shaymus Hudson

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Eva Franch i Gilabert on the Meaning of Architecture

Posted: 27 May 2018 07:00 AM PDT

Architecture isn't just about big names and big buildings but about all kinds of social practices.

In the latest video from NOWNESS' Design Futures series, Eva Franch i Gilabert walks the streets of New York as she discusses the role of architecture and its potential for the future. Franch i Gilabert is a Catalan architect, educator, and curator. She is also London's Architectural Association's youngest, and first woman director. 

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Describing architecture as a "way of caring," Franch i Gilabert considers how its role can extend beyond buildings and construction into the way we design the relationships between each other, nature, and the universe. 

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Chucao House / ABESTUDIO

Posted: 27 May 2018 06:00 AM PDT

© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh
  • Architects: ABESTUDIO
  • Location: Coñaripe, Chile
  • Author Architects: Javier Alcalde Bazán y Sebastián Browne Urrejola
  • Area: 212.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Nico Saieh
  • Construction: Rubén Paredes
  • Structural Calculus: José Manuel Morales
© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh

Text description provided by the architects. This house is located in the Los Ríos Region, Chile, on land that faces the north shore of Lake Calafquén. The property is predominantly on a steep slope that runs into the lake.

© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh
Site Plan Site Plan
© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh

A determining condition at the time of designing this project was the client's request that all living quarters should have a view of the lake and that no bedroom’s design should be considerably unfavorable with respect to another.

© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh

A design scheme in the shape of a Y (Greek i) is chosen, which is arranged longitudinally in the direction of the elevation of the land, taking care not to intervene existing trees. In this way, the program is resolved in such a way that all the bedrooms and common areas have a view towards the lake. The common areas are integrated in a single open space, with bespoke furniture and the house’s chimney being the elements that control the program, providing separating elements between living and dining rooms, and the kitchen.

Ground Floor Plan Ground Floor Plan

The house volume is built with two sloping roofs that overlap; a higher roof for the bedrooms and common areas towards the lake, and a lower roof that covers entrance, circulation and service areas. A sliding window covers the gap between both roof systems, allowing the entry of natural light from opposite directions. The eaves generated by these roof covers provide protection against intense rains, typical of the Los Ríos region, control sunlight entrance and allow for the creation of intermediate spaces that provide a seamless transition between exterior and interior areas.

© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh

The Y (Greek i) volume and overlapping roof covers are clearly visible, both from the inside and the outside, favoring the decisive nature of these design operations in the resolution of the architectural design.

© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh

From the outside, when approaching the house’s main entrance, you can appreciate the project’s volume through the meeting of planes formed by walls (in bedrooms) and a window wall corresponding to the distribution hall of the house and which frames the main access, along with a slightly diagonal wall. From the lake, the planes become transparent, the walls give way to the windows, allowing for the views. In the common area, the sliding windows are superimposed and stored inside the walls, allowing the integrated common space corresponding to the living room-dining room-kitchen, to be completely open and exposed to the exterior.

© Nico Saieh © Nico Saieh

From the inside, the sloping roof and the large sliding window determine the spatiality and character of the enclosures and, in the case of the children’s bedrooms, also determines the program, by allowing the appearance of a loft where two beds are provided.

Sections E and F Sections E and F

The bathroom ventilation is solved naturally through interior patios. In this way, we can project large windows, without these spaces being directly exposed to the outside environment, and avoiding their location in the house perimeter, for which the views were privileged

All the furniture was designed in accordance with the architectural design for the house, and built in beech wood by local carpenters.

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Tensile Structures: 11 Edgy Images Under Strain

Posted: 27 May 2018 05:00 AM PDT

© Roland Halbe © Roland Halbe

Capable of transforming a facade or shaping a sculptural roof form, tensile structures test the limits of our imagination (and understanding of geometry). This week’s photo set features structures that rely on cables, anchors, posts and membranes to create expansive, dramatic spans of open space bathed in natural light. Stark shadows and fair curves make tensile structures particularly photogenic, as captured in this set of images from Christopher Frederick Jones, Marie-Françoise PlissartYoshihiro Koitani and more.

Christopher Frederick Jones

Tent House / Sparks Architects

© Christopher Frederick Jones © Christopher Frederick Jones

Guei-Shiang Ke

Dadong Art Center / Cie + MAYU architects

© Guei-Shiang Ke © Guei-Shiang Ke

Tanja Milbourne

Devil's Corner / Cumulus Studio

© Tanja Milbourne © Tanja Milbourne

Woodruff/Brown

United Nations Porte Cochere / FTL Design Engineering Studio

© Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography © Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography

Yu-lin Chen

Dadong Art Center / Cie + MAYU architects

© Yu-lin Chen © Yu-lin Chen

Christopher Frederick Jones

Tent House / Sparks Architects

© Christopher Frederick Jones © Christopher Frederick Jones

Roland Halbe

Palais Thermal / KTP Architecten + formTL

© Roland Halbe © Roland Halbe

Archive ADR

Tavaru Restaurant & Bar / ADR

© Archive ADR © Archive ADR

Christian Richters

King Fahad National Library / Gerber Architekten

© Christian Richters © Christian Richters

Marie-Françoise Plissart

Covering of the Courtyard Carré des Arts in Mons / AgwA + Ney & Partners

© Marie-Françoise Plissart © Marie-Françoise Plissart

Yoshihiro Koitani

Eco Pavilion 2011 / MMX

© Yoshihiro Koitani © Yoshihiro Koitani

Roland Halbe

Palais Thermal / KTP Architecten + formTL

 

© Roland Halbe © Roland Halbe

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BBVA Headquarters / Herzog & de Meuron

Posted: 27 May 2018 02:00 AM PDT

© Rubén P. Bescós © Rubén P. Bescós
  • Partners: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Christine Binswanger, David Koch (Partner in Charge)
  • Project Team: Nuno Ravara (Associate, Project Director), Miquel Rodríguez (Associate), Stefan Goeddertz (Associate), Benito Blanco, Alexander Franz, Mónica Ors, Thomas de Vries, Alexa Nürnberger, Xavier Molina, Enrique Peláez, Nuria Tejerina, Manuel Villanueva, Ainoa Prats
  • Client: BBVA – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
  • Design Consultant: Herzog & de Meuron SL, Barcelona, Spain
  • Executive Architect: CBRE FM Arquitectos, Madrid, Spain; Ortiz y León Arquitectos, Madrid, Spain General Planning: UTE Nueva Sede BBVA, Madrid, Spain (Drees & Sommer, CBRE FM Arquitectos, Herzog & de Meuron SL)
© Rubén P. Bescós © Rubén P. Bescós

At the Periphery of the Capital
BBVA's new headquarters is located on the northern periphery of Madrid. The site faces the highway and is surrounded by newly built offices, commercial buildings, and residential developments. When the bank acquired the site, eight unfinished office buildings occupied a substantial portion of the land, and as much of the existing buildings as possible were to be incorporated into the new development. 

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A Carpet
A linear structure of three-story buildings, with courtyards, passages and irrigated gardens, is laid over the entire site – which has a considerable slope – like a carpet, analogous to an Arabian garden. We chose to "internalize" the complex, to design it uniquely around the inner needs of BBVA, given that the surroundings didn't have much identity, there simply wasn't much to relate to. The low-rise arrangement fosters communication: instead of taking elevators, people walk up stairs that encourage informal exchange; maximized visual transparency gives everybody a view and generates a sense of community; whilst the relatively small units permit employees to identify with their particular workgroup. 

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The new headquarters is designed for 6000 pax. Both the site and the scale of the development challenged us to find a radical solution – we choose to create an inward looking oasis in this otherwise anonymous urban landscape, a place that establishes a balance between the natural and the built and that functions both like a small city and a big garden.

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The existing buildings are altered to tie in with the new structures, and to create offices and gardens of similar linearity and scale. They are either cut out or filled in to be integrated into the overall "fabric".

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A Southern Type of Architecture
It is a raw architecture, one where the structure is prominently expressed. It is a design that is informed by the strong influence of the solar conditions, which ultimately results in a southern type of architecture. Along the rather narrow inner gardens and streets, concrete columns and cantilevering floor slabs provide shade to prevent excessive sun, which reduces demand for air conditioning. The full height but recessed glazing provides good daylight conditions in the offices in order to minimize artificial lighting. 

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Along the periphery of the complex we developed brise-soleils that are fixed in between the floor slabs. Unlike the prominent modern references, these are cut out in the lower part at an angle to provide more view and daylight where protection is needed least- resulting in figurative element that vary in direction and size according to the solar angle and program. The sloping site creates another subtle yet influential consequence on the facade as the brise-soleils adjust in height. 

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Locating BBVA in the Madrid Skyline
A round like plaza is cut out of the carpet, and then, it is as if this mass were tilted upward to become a very slim tower to mark BBVA in the Madrid skyline. In contrast to the low-rise offices, the tower offers another type of workspace, with views across the city and to the mountains. The plaza is planted with hundreds of trees and surrounded by various communal facilities. Together, the plaza and the tower provide orientation to the entire complex.

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This Instagram is Dedicated to Stunning Walls From Across the World

Posted: 27 May 2018 01:00 AM PDT

As architects, we all have a 'thing' for walls, windows, and everything in-between. The aptly named Instagram account @ihaveathingforwalls celebrates the beauty of walls—the peeling, the painted, the colorful, the dilapidated. As a curated selection of submissions from their followers, the page displays photographs of walls from Warsaw to Hong Kong; snapshots of beauty from everyday life.  

Take a tour of walls across the globe below, and feel inspired to pay a little more attention to the surfaces around you:

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Why the World Needs More Architecture Memes

Posted: 27 May 2018 12:00 AM PDT

We live in a society

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In the modern age of sensationalism, consumerism, and widespread fake news, it's easy to understand why we feel the need to express ourselves through memes—the abstract photographs, video clips, and gifs that are manipulated in various ways to express thoughts on certain matters or situations that are relatable to people across the globe. Memes often expound complex yet concise sentiments which, in a way, closely resemble the way that we communicate in real life.

In the world of architecture, communication is often represented through critical essays, stunning renders and photographs, and hand-drawn analytical diagrams. In fact, architecture communication as we know it has mostly been a literal representation of the thing itself: Ideas are translated into plans, sections, elevations, details, form diagrams. But with the rise of memes and abstract expressions, why aren't we popularizing our own personal thoughts with this form of widespread social media?

Roasted 🔥

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Here at ArchDaily, we've occasionally dabbled in memes and seen the huge popularity of this form of communication, with our most recent success showing the cast of American Chopper arguing over the Brutalist style. Looking further, we can see other examples of how architecture is being transformed into these hilarious images. Ryan Scavnicky, currently a visiting teaching fellow at the School of Architecture at Taliesin, runs an Instagram account where he explores how architectural theory and pedagogy can be translated into memes.

In an essay he wrote titled Seizing the Memes of Architectural Production, Scavnicky says "Architects and designers should strive to create images which encapsulate the aesthetic outcome of a position, whether that position is fully known or not. Is the corner problem a meme? In this weird framework maybe it is. Maybe so are 9 square grids, Doric columns, shape, the single surface, clouds, or dolmens. Architecture's discursive successes share some eerily similar qualities with what marks general success for contemporary memes."

Oh no baby what! Is you doing???

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Do a quick location search on Instagram for "United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel," and you'll see that his side-by-side comparison of the famous SOM building and a Toblerone bar of chocolate is ranked under the "Top Posts." Impressively, the second most popular search under "Foster + Partners" links the firm's Mobility Pavilion design for the 2020 Dubai Expo to the form of a fidget spinner. These are only a few examples of the many ways in which these images can disrupt the flow of social media, and join in on the fun of architectural criticism.

Maybe it is time that we, as a community of designers, enter the 21st century, conform to the mainstream way we can share ideas, and transform our thoughts on design into memes. If memes have the power to turn ordinary scenes from SpongeBob SquarePants into a worldwide conversation starter, then they could easily bring digital architecture to a new platform. oR aRe We JuSt SpEnDiNg ToO mUcH tImE tHiNkInG aBoUt MeMeS ??

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Housing BO / LRARCHITECTES

Posted: 26 May 2018 10:00 PM PDT

© Maxime Vermeulen © Maxime Vermeulen
  • Architects: LRARCHITECTES
  • Location: Belgium
  • Landscape Architect : Thomas Van Eeckhout
  • Area: 307.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Maxime Vermeulen
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Text description provided by the architects. A field, a volume, two houses. This project has the particularity of housing two families who bought a field together in a small Belgian village.

This project is inspired by the historic rural constructions in its implantation, in its volume and its materiality.

© Maxime Vermeulen © Maxime Vermeulen

A shelter, located near the street, allows the housing building to set up further back. The privacy of the living spaces on the ground floor is ensured as well. A private front garden for each house is created. In the back of their home, the two families share a common garden and an orchard.

Plans - Section Plans - Section

The distribution of the two entities is done through an outer covered central passage. A slight fold in the two longitudinal facades also allows the distinction between the two houses from the outside.

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Inside, the living spaces are completely through and on two levels.These are put in visual relation thanks to a subtle shift of the level between de floor.

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