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- Gon-Gar Workshops Rehabilitation and Extension / NUA arquitectures
- Yemeksepeti Park / Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architects
- Centre of IBENERGI / taller abierto
- Tess + JJ’s House / po-co Architecture
- Kashino Residence / Kidosaki Architects Studio
- 10 Brilliant Brazilian Houses With Contemporary Designs
- Woods Bagot to Redevelop an Abandoned Sugar Factory in Zhuhai, China
- Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall / LTL Architects
- Natural Light and Ventilation: 17 Remarkable Interior Courtyards
- Photo-Series Provides an Abstracted Look at China's Iconic Architecture
- The Aulas Building / OMN Arquitectos
- Tensegrity Structures: What They Are and What They Can Be
- McEwen School of Architecture / LGA Architectural Partners
| Gon-Gar Workshops Rehabilitation and Extension / NUA arquitectures Posted: 03 Jun 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Adrià Goula
 © Adrià Goula Gon-Gar Workshops The project to expand and rehabilitate the Gon-Gar Workshop involves the reorganization of an organically growing industrial cluster consisting of two industrial buildings and the owners’home, which make up this agricultural machinery repair company. The complex has been located for almost 50 years in the centre of the compact urban area of Benissanet, a small, essentially rural and agricultural town of barely 1,200 inhabitants, located on the right bank of the lower River Ebre.  Axonometric The project consists of the conversion of an abandoned pre-existing warehouse into an office building (Building B2), and the construction of a new open-plan industrial building attached to the former, which will be used as a mechanical workshop and exhibition area (Building B3). The relocation of the offices in the centre of the cluster and the construction of the new workshop has made it possible to multiply the internal connectivity of the complex and improve the quality of working life of its workers, increasing the surface area by 938m², creating a total of 2,610m².  © Adrià Goula In town planning terms, the recovery of the pre-existing warehouse and the construction of the new industrial workshop blend the complex into the surroundings, consisting mainly of three-storey terraced houses with a gable roofs constructed rhythmically every 5 m. The project gives form to the new urban front of the cluster with the definition of a new corner façade perimeter facing south and east that responds to the needs and characteristics of its interior space and, at the same time, to its integration and adaptation to the urban landscape.  © Adrià Goula Two strategies, one project  © Adrià Goula  Section  © Adrià Goula On the other hand, the new workshop is conceived as a newly constructed 625m² open-plan building adapted to the limits of its trapezoidal plot by means of a lightweight steel structure supported by perimeter pillars. The structural framework that supports the roof incorporates a series of north-facing triangular skylights to illuminate the interior space in a natural way. The feeling of lightness of the interior space of the building contrasts with a more emphatic and contextualized exterior intended to blend with the surroundings.  Model Despite being two very different pieces, each with its own character, one of the keys of the project has been the search for continuity, dialogue and consistency between the two constructions and their relationship with the pre-existing elements and the urban landscape. .jpg?1527033698 "© Adrià Goula") © Adrià Goula  Roof top (1:200)  © Adrià Goula In the first place, the main structure of the new workshop has been designed following the main axes of the existing building structure. The preservation of the orientation and module of the structure of the old building orders and links the two buildings and at the same time allows the oblique side of the trapezium to be resolved in the same way, absorbing the geometric deformation in the structural section of the main façade.  © Adrià Goula Meanwhile, the two buildings are functionally connected inside on the ground floor thanks to the opening of new connections in strategic places that allow the transit of machinery and products between the different buildings in the complex. At the same time, at the first floor level, the new workshop incorporates an attic built with laminated wood that houses the company’s new meeting room. This room, which contrasts with the emptying of the double space of the existing building from where it is accessible on the first floor, merges the two buildings and is visible from the outside through a large window that illuminates one of the most representative spaces in the complex and is intended to link the two buildings volumetrically.  © Adrià Goula Finally, the reinterpretation of the traditional geometric and compositional rules of Benissanet's residential urban fabric makes it possible to integrate and establish the necessary urban continuity between the new workshop, the existing warehouse and the surroundings. The dimensions of the structural bays, the rhythm of the slopes of the roof and the profile of the side façade, the size, location, and proportion of the gaps, and the textural treatment of the thermo-clay walls partially covered with mortar intend to modulate, defragment, and integrate the new volume of approximately 20x30m of façade in the existing urban morphology.  © Adrià Goula  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Yemeksepeti Park / Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architects Posted: 03 Jun 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Cemal Emden
 © Cemal Emden 'Yemeksepeti Park' is located in the centre of İstanbul on Büyükdere Street in Levent. It covers an area of 9,283 m² and serves as the Headquarter of Yemeksepeti. Because the company provides services for 7/24, the continuous dynamic life style has formed the base for the main concept of the project. At the entrance people are welcomed with a five floor high gallery with five flying bridges. Bridges all have a unique name and theme color and they bind the floors with the sleeping rooms. The sleeping rooms also follow the theme colors and names, and each have an area of 8 m². They operate as self-refreshing areas in the building. Each floor's design was based on the different departments' needs and as a whole the designs express the differences of these needs through use of colors, themes and ideas. The color schema of the floors were derived from the company's logo. The colors start with a yellow tone and finish with a dark red tone. The cores include technical rooms, WC's, and other storage rooms. Kitchenettes are located at the entrances of each floor seperated by semipermable fixtures.  © Cemal Emden Ground floor After entering from the turnstile, and passing the main gallery, users meet the studio for 'yemek.com' and meeting rooms which were designed as small-shop concepts, and a dining hall. The dining hall was designed with the concept of 'diner' and includes leisure time activities such as table tennis.  © Cemal Emden 1st floor This floor's color theme is the dark red-color and the plan only covers the west wing of building. The Sales and Business Development departments are located here. Various capsule shaped spaces has been placed to serve as meeting rooms and director offices. Rest of the area has the open-office concept with 10-18 pac workstations. Also, a relax-circle space is located in the middle of floor which is designed a few steps lower than the floor level.  © Cemal Emden 2nd floor The color theme for this floor is red and the floor covers both the west and east wings. The west wing of the floor is reserved for the operation department, and the east side houses cafe, fitness and social activity area. There is an enormous loop table which has 3 arcs to enter the center area and continues all the way to the west wing. Lighting was designed on upper level according to this endless table, and this continuity forms the main idea of the floor. On east wing, the cafe and free time activity area is designed in a lively, dynamic atmosphere with amorphous and geometric shapes and colors.  © Cemal Emden  © Cemal Emden 3rd floor The floors is dominated with hues of orange, serves both the west and east wings of the building. On the west wing, IT department is located with management offices and speed-meeting areas. With speed-meeting areas, effectivity on workspaces was aimed. On east side, department of finance, public relations and administrative affairs were placed.  © Cemal Emden 4th floor The concept of the floor was formed by hexagon shapes and an yellow-orange midtone. On open office area hexagon workstations are supported with honeycomb lighting and hexagon carpets on the floor. Resting area in the open office zone aims to bring social activities and working together. Library corner, 'Cloud' shaped lighting fixtures and hammocks in the 'Cloud' zone define the resting area. CEO room was located at the end of flat with private WC, changing room and bar. East side of building was designed as a leisure-activity area called the game area.  © Cemal Emden East side of 4th and 5th floors From the 4th floor to east wing of the 5th floor, the existing floor was cut to place tribun-like stairs with screens facing the seats on the stairs. The area is aimed to generate a gathering point where the users can watch a movie, a sport game or have a conference. There is an another opening cut to place a hammock net and a 2 story high bookcase. The net can be walked and sit on, also serves as a social area. Chess and other game features are the part of these leisure time activities. Color degradation finishes with yellow tones. The floor has one big meeting room which is used by directors for special meetings. Also, this zone has the access to the roof-top with yellow stairs which supports the dynamism on the floor.  © Cemal Emden  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Centre of IBENERGI / taller abierto Posted: 03 Jun 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Montse Zamorano
 © Montse Zamorano Text description provided by the architects. The new administrative and logistics centre of Ibenergi, an energy consulting company, is located in an industrial area of Toledo, Spain. The project is the result of pursuing a more human-cantered and pleasant workplace, attempting to connect the interior of a working environment to the cultivated nature that surrounds the building.  © Montse Zamorano The project is divided in two different volumes: one of them are the offices, and the other is a warehouse logistics. The main driver of the design of the offices is to give a functional solution to the harsh summers of Toledo, at the same time as to provide with natural light the interior working spaces.  Cross Section There are two big openings providing dual orientation lighting, which get shading from external trellis and pergolas wrapped in vegetation. It is equally important what happens inside the building as what happens in the external gardening areas.  Sketch The swaying branches of the maple, ginkgo, sweetgum, lime and callery pear trees and vines, outdoor grown, are reflected onto the external grooved aluminium surfaces and glass façades.  © Montse Zamorano The structure is made of reinforced concrete walls that enable to create continuous and opened spaces, with bathrooms and stairs being the only permanent spaces. The space is divided with transparent methacrylate curved walls and light wood panels, and the technical installations have an isotropic layout, which enables the floor plan to easily change its geometry and arrangement in the future.  © Montse Zamorano The current distribution has a big opened space for the telephone operators, smaller spaces for the technical departments, various meeting rooms and the administrative offices.  Ground Floor The materials for the façade are glass and aluminum. The first floor is enclosed by glass: it has a rest area, a cafeteria and welcomes the visitor with a double height vestibule with a simple and light stairs that connects with the upper floor. The lecture hall for training is located in an external enclosed space made of a free-shaped concrete wall with zenith lighting, adding volumetric contrast and singularity to the building.  © Montse Zamorano The pavement, acoustic ceiling, lighting and air conditioning openings follow the same grid of the structure and the façade. The external fence, which is made out of perforated metallic sheet, follows the geometry of the aluminum sheet of the façade.  © Jorge López Sacristán The artificial lighting is designed to create a balanced geometry of harmonious spaces between the internal lighting, the external pergolas, the fence and the external pavement.  Model We like to think of this project as a promise, and to allude to things that are still unseen. The final objective is that one day the imagery that is presented today cannot be duplicated, as the tree leaves and climbing plants which creep up their façades, protect same from the summer sun and filter its presence during winter.  © Montse Zamorano  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tess + JJ’s House / po-co Architecture Posted: 03 Jun 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Tatjana Plitt
 © Tatjana Plitt Text description provided by the architects. Tess + JJ's House is located on a small site in a heritage context in South Yarra, Melbourne. The brief was to create a new two-story house that wouldn't upset the neighbors, on a small footprint with all the amenities needed for a young family of four.  © Tatjana Plitt The double story frontage reinterprets the single window and front door arrangement of its Victorian period-style neighbors. This illusion of an over-scaled single-story house sits quietly within the character of the street, despite the raised floor level required to satisfy the flood overlay requirements, and conceals the open and sunny living areas to the rear, which focuses its views towards the garden and sky.  © Tatjana Plitt The internal experience was the starting point for the project. A darker, compressed entry hallway leads to a contrasting light-filled kitchen and dining area – a generous and welcoming double height volume, central to the lives of a family who love to cook and entertain. With views to the sky to the east, a small deck, and garden and established birch trees to the north, it's a space where family and friends can gather and feel distant from its urban context.  © Tatjana Plitt Counter to the lofty, upwards-focussed central volume, the family room to the rear directs its view downwards towards the pool, providing complete privacy from the apartment blocks beyond. The open plan living is fractured by two courtyards, which define the rooms and provides garden aspects from all vantage points. Upstairs, the kids' zone was designed to feel like a cubby – with battened screens at either end of the shared play area for spying on the grown-ups below.  © Tatjana Plitt  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kashino Residence / Kidosaki Architects Studio Posted: 03 Jun 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © 45gPhotogrpy
 © 45gPhotogrpy Text description provided by the architects. The premise is located at Karuizawa Minamihara. The client hoped a single-story wooden building as a second house to coexist with the surrounding richly green natural blessings. Equipped with a deep eaves with a depth of 2,000 mm and a deck extending to a deep wooden area, a cozy space has been created in the intermediate area.  Elevations + Section As for a view of the sight from the living room, vivid green is taken into the room quite naturally through a picture frame cut out by the deep eaves and the deck.  © 45gPhotogrpy Highside lights installed on the sloping ceiling play a role to make it possible not only to see surrounding tall trees even from inside the rooms but also to take soft sunlight into each room of the single-story building.  © 45gPhotogrpy Despite the simple space configuration, the sensitive detail with continued pursuit generates a cozy feeling of tension and grace as well.  © 45gPhotogrpy  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10 Brilliant Brazilian Houses With Contemporary Designs Posted: 03 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT
We absolutely love contemporary homes not only for their smart design but their visual appeal. Architects have a way of varying their design according to several factors such as the local and historical context, customs and cultures of users. The 10 projects below are no exception: open-floor plans, clean lines, minimal clutter, and a neutral color palette... In a country like Brazil where all these factors vary in contrasting ways, it is possible to see a diversity of projects and architectural design approach adopted to deal with the challenge of building a residence.  © Gabriel Castro "[The house] is, in a nutshell, a three-bedroom home with a rooftop pool and a wide staircase that leads to the rooftop terrace serving as a lookout." Jungle House / Studio MK27 - Marcio Kogan + Samanta Cafardo  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG "The introduction of this house to this landscape has the objective of optimizing the connection between architecture and nature, privileging the view looking out to the ocean and the incidence of sunlight in the internal spaces." Mipibu House / Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados  © Nelson Kon "Considering the inevitable verticalization of its neighbors, all of them glued together, the first step was to reverse the facades, to think of the project inside out, as if we were removing a glove." Jardim Paulistano House / GrupoSP  © Nelson Kon "The structural solution, mixing concrete and steel, metal closures and austere coatings, results in a sober, almost stealthy architecture. A house that turns inwards, considering the surroundings and introspective preexistences, enhancing the spaces of life without, however, to close them or lock them up." Bento Noronha Residence / Metro Arquitetos  © Ilana Bessler "This project for a house consists of four volumes of different heights, executed in exposed concrete and linked by a series of glazed circulation pathways. The organization of these volumes over the site forms a series of distinct terraces and gardens, which reinforces the connection between the exterior and the interior of the residence."  © Nelson Kon "Supported only by two beams and four pillars, the house projected by the architect Yuri Vital in Tibau do Sul beach, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil stands out for its design and innovation, allied at an affordable cost." Bosques House / Studio Colnaghi Arquitetura  © Vanessa Bohn Fotografias "The unevenness of the residence creates spaces/environments, without losing the total integration between them. Only the dorms are reserved in this vacation home."  © Edu Castello "To reinforce this distribution we adopted different materials for each level: to the lower floor brick, to the middle level a solid concrete box and blue metallic tiles for the upper level. The material choices took in consideration maintenance in a long-term and thermic performance, calculated by a specialist for each area of the house." Carrara House / Studio [+] Valéria Gontijo  © manufatura creative "Out of this drea,m the house has formed its shape with a clear and objective volume, intentionally creating integrated spaces allying functionality to the modernism required by the city and the family’s day life."  © Bruno Candiotto "As a result of a particular programmatic condition, the workshop-house project was conceived to host a residence, a high-performance mechanical workshop and classrooms in a 260m² terrain located in the Pinheiros neighborhood, São Paulo."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Woods Bagot to Redevelop an Abandoned Sugar Factory in Zhuhai, China Posted: 03 Jun 2018 07:00 AM PDT _Woods_Bagot.jpg?1527649361 "Courtesy of Woods Bagot") Courtesy of Woods Bagot Woods Bagot have announced that they will be leading a redesign effort for the abandoned Hongqi Zhen Sugar Factory in Zhuhai's Jinwan District. Due to be completed in three phases over the next ten years, their master plan for the almost 80,000 square meter site includes designs that will revitalize the area and transform it into an integrated tourism, cultural and leisure park. _Woods_Bagot.jpg?1527649382 "Courtesy of Woods Bagot") Courtesy of Woods Bagot The former factory first began production in 1960, and at one time played a key role in Southern China's sugar processing industry. Over time, the industry declined, and the factory closed down in 2003. Once the design is completed, the development will feature a boutique hotel, a chocolate factory, a wedding venue, start-up offices, retail space, and a sugar museum to pay homage to the historical site. _Woods_Bagot.jpg?1527649419 "Courtesy of Woods Bagot") Courtesy of Woods Bagot One of the main goals of Woods Bagot's design is to repurpose as many of the existing structures as possible, and then constructing new buildings and landscapes that would match with the existing aesthetic of the site. The factory's red brick chimney towers will remain, and serve as a visual landmark and the highest point of the development. Other visitor-friendly features of the project include art murals, façade installations, sculptures, a floral garden walk, and a variety of scenic waterscapes. _Woods_Bagot_(1).jpg?1527649333 "Courtesy of Woods Bagot") Courtesy of Woods Bagot Charlie Chen, Studio Leader at Woods Bagot, commented on the project saying, "It is a privilege to create a place where a whole community can capture and celebrate their proud industrial history. At the heart of our strategy is a desire to inspire and engage the diverse people that will enjoy the site - from locals and former factory workers to tourists, families and children alike. The result will be a showcase of old and new, and provide Zhuhai with a rich cultural landmark for generations to come." News via: Woods Bagot.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Joseph D. Jamail Lecture Hall / LTL Architects Posted: 03 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT
 © Michael Moran Text description provided by the architects. For this important lecture space in McKim, Mead and White's historic Pulitzer Hall at Columbia University's School of Journalism, the design was intentionally developed to have a dual personality. To accommodate the broad range of functions required, from lectures to classes to film screenings, the plan is open to multiple configurations via a series of mobile furniture components, including a transformable stage and a moving storage wall. At ground, the space is defined by a patterned dark wood floor that reflects traces of the room's original coffered ceiling and beam work.  Plan By contrast, the redesigned ceiling is highly articulated; developed as a contour of performance, with custom panels that provide for lighting, mechanical systems and acoustics. The shape of the ceiling is adjusted to allow for views to the monumental windows and extends to surface the mezzanine at the back of the space, referencing the form of classical coffers while adapting to contemporary requirements. The project engages the need to imaginatively transform historic facilities to accommodate contemporary educational requirements, creating a space that both acknowledges and reinvents its past. While the floor reflects the building's original architecture and materiality, it also acts as a programmable surface for new forms of collectivity and collaboration.  © Michael Moran The custom ceiling deploys digital fabrication techniques to translate the historical architecture of the coffer into a complex functional surface, formed from recycled acoustical felt modules and shaped to incorporate all of the spaces technical systems, from diffusers to a large scale cinematic projector. Designed to replace a generic flat hung ceiling installed during a previous renovation, the new ceiling is suspended using the previous ceiling's substructure, negotiating economic, constructional and functional demands while creating a new architectural identity for this important public space within the University.  Sketch  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Natural Light and Ventilation: 17 Remarkable Interior Courtyards Posted: 03 Jun 2018 05:00 AM PDT  © Quang Dam This week we present a selection of 17 excellent images of interior courtyards. These spaces bring many advantages to a design such as increased natural light and improved ventilation conditions, while providing occupants with direct access to the outside and to nature. Below is a selection of images from prominent photographers such as Quang Dam, Fran Parente, and Pablo Blanco. César BéjarV House / COTAPAREDES Arquitectos © César Béjar Curro Palacios TabernerPedro House / VDV ARQ © Curro Palacios Taberner Fran ParenteJardins House / CR2 Arquitetura © Fran Parente Nguyen Tien ThanhBrick Cave / H&P Architects © Nguyen Tien Thanh Erieta AttaliAloni / decaARCHITECTURE © Erieta Attali Luis GordoaSpa Querétaro / Ambrosi I Etchegaray © Luis Gordoa Roland HalbeGuerrero House / Alberto Campo Baeza © Roland Halbe Pablo BlancoEl Internado / Fantuzzi + Rodillo Arquitectos © Pablo Blanco Yoon JoonhwanSiyeonjae / DESIGN GROUP COLLABO © Yoon Joonhwan Rafael GamoLa Tallera / Frida Escobedo © Rafael Gamo Paul WarcholInverted Warehouse-Townhouse / Dean-Wolf Architects © Paul Warchol Rafael GamoAS Building / Ambrosi I Etchegaray © Rafael Gamo Nelson KonMipibu House / Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados © Nelson Kon Yousuke HariganeLiving with Sun Light / MOVEDESIGN © Yousuke Harigane Fran ParenteJardins House / CR2 Arquitetura © Fran Parente Quang DamUncle's House / 3 Atelier © Quang Dam  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Photo-Series Provides an Abstracted Look at China's Iconic Architecture Posted: 03 Jun 2018 04:15 AM PDT  Sky SOHO, Zaha Hadid Architects. Image © Kris Provoost A decade ago, a wave of striking architecture invaded major Chinese cities as the country prepared for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Internationally renowned architects proposed and developed over-the-top structures, which soon became new symbols of the country. These iconic buildings helped mark Beijing and Shanghai as the major entry points to China, but as time progressed, the phenomenon spread to other, lesser-known Chinese cities. As these "second tier" cities thrived, their governments wanted to improve living standards and develop their own trademark, resulting in new theaters, stadiums, schools, and office towers. Having focused on Beijing and Shanghai in his first series of photographs, Kris Provoost has continued his "Beautified China" series with a deeper look at buildings in 12 Chinese cities throughout the country, from Harbin to Hong Kong. The project continues under the same premise: 20 minimalist photos taken over the past 8 years of striking architecture built in the last decade. Throughout his years in China, Provoost had the opportunity to visit many new cities, some of which have only recently been put on the map due to their iconic architecture. Many of the buildings featured are controversial, since on one hand, they stand out, bringing more attention to the city; however on the other hand, because these buildings stand out, they don't blend in with the surrounding architecture. As cities drift away from their heritage, some firms have managed to preserve and regenerate the old. Provoost asks: "can we end the era of flamboyant buildings and embrace the refined heritage again?"
Read on to see the second part of the Beautified China series, with descriptions by Kris Provoost. Chongqing Grand Theater, Chongqing / GMP Architekten |
| The Aulas Building / OMN Arquitectos Posted: 03 Jun 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Felipe Díaz
 © Felipe Díaz Text description provided by the architects. The Aulas Building is located in the access park by Vicuña Mackenna of the Campus San Joaquín of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.  © Felipe Díaz  1st Floor Plan At the time of projecting the building was very important the environment in which it would be located. The extensive green areas and trees of great foliage should be part of its infrastructure. For this reason, it was placed parallel to the park and facing access from an open facade.  © Felipe Díaz To achieve the lightness of the north facade and thus the integration with the park, the structuring of the building was very relevant in the development of the project.  Section BB  North Elevation  © Felipe Díaz The pillars should be of small section and non-orthogonal lines so that they resemble the environment and simulate being trunks that supported the program. For this reason, the structure was composed of a braced wall to the south and concrete pillars of greater section to the north. The latter were moved away from the perimeter, to make it seem that all the charges to the north were taken by the steel pillars.  © Felipe Díaz  © Felipe Díaz The plants are organized from a large corridor to the north and precincts that are set back from the facade to allow a panoramic view through their circulations. On the first floor are public programs, cafeteria and study hall. On the upper floors classrooms and at the underground level auditoriums.  © Felipe Díaz  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tensegrity Structures: What They Are and What They Can Be Posted: 03 Jun 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Buckminster Fuller <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/poetarchitecture/26806590126/in/photolist-GQNMjo-hESW2z-GMT4BP-ejcfv3-criycW-r4RXrm-qixJV2-3ZnJR-3ZnKg-5mMEfE-5mHpSD-5mMEDd-VR9y-VR7Y-VR9e-VR7D-VR8M-8y9tDo-8y6sNX-qnhPRv-sSPR3B-ta1L5A-sSFpTo-t7XFvh-t7Xf6u-t7WDZd-t7W8aY-sSFCyf-t7WNX3-sdgce7-sSGbAS-sSEAJd-sSH5eG-t7WeNY-sdsw7p-sdrtJa-t7WvQs-ta2Hj3-taiBsF-tagNuP-sSPTcM-t7WCsq-ta1wys-sSNNhP-ta2Tpo-sSFMmJ-sSPk8M-sdrEH4-ta2Jc5-sSHcrN'>©POET ARCHITECTURE via Flickr </a> Licence Public Domain Mark 1.0 Through his extensive research, inventions and structural experiments, Buckminster Fuller created the term tensegrity to describe "self-tensioning structures composed of rigid structures and cables, with forces of traction and compression, which form an integrated whole" [1]. In other words, tensegrity is the property demonstrated by a system that employs cables (traction) and rigidity of other elements (usually steel, wood or bamboo) capable of acting under the intrinsic stresses (traction and compression) together and simultaneously, giving greater resistance and formal stability. It creates an interconnected structure that works biologically like muscles and bones, where one element strengthens the other. For Georgia Victor, "It is used today to explain the organization of the elements that make up living beings according to the characteristics of their geometry. This spatial organization forms a continuous field of tensions and compressions in constant equilibrium, in a game of tensions with the force of gravity. " [2] .jpg?1516651253 "Parametric Tensegrity Structure for Local Art Fair. Image © Gernot Riether") Parametric Tensegrity Structure for Local Art Fair. Image © Gernot Riether In general, the system works by joining opposing forces and, according to Fuller, is the "structural basis of nature; capable of, with a minimum of elements, forming a strong structure" [3]. American contemporary sculptor Kenneth Snelson - a former student of Buckminster Fuller's - played an essential role in the development of the structural system, working with pieces composed of rigid and flexible components. Snelson's work that best embodies the system is the Needle Tower, a sculpture created in 1968 measuring 18 meters high, 6.18 wide and 5.42 meters long that allowed Fuller to theoretically develop the idea from tensile integrity analysis. The geodesic dome designed by the architect already hinted toward the notion of the tensile structures in 1948, despite the difficulties met in the assembly process of the prototype which stood only for a few minutes [5].  Neddle Tower <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/shonk/10988340305/in/photolist-hK17Kc-bqZB6j-bDUxS8-aN5E7k-LUYyk-gvYi8C-7hWdv4-7hW4eV-7hW2HK-9eUecL-9eUeeW-pqcJ3R-4e7qQK-22oKGZQ-9fevBy-3vEwD-c98SUq-7ehrdz-cdL4NJ-6jgLfK-6jgMaX-jNr8pe-23tprhr-Gdv9SP-eBTha6-7dJj1C-6c1hnk-7cEmjz-77pwHv-7r37aH-6EsM3o-mzsV-9wKnxw-bz6KnE-Z5ouWC-9iGN54-wv9u2n-Xc2bDP-63KGHV-2tDHgo-7amUVH-7aqG7h-2tzkv6-6Fbbbp-9wKnzd-fVceeu-qTyYEX-9nzDBL-9nyCSC-9nzDCm'>© Clayton Shonkwiler via Flickr </a> Licence CC BY 2.0 Rigid bars act on compression forces and are arranged in an isolated, non-touching manner, complimenting the steel cables that receive tensile forces. The concept was expanded, incorporating "structures that may not be self-balanced, but which contemplate the principle (...), formed by tension cables and compressed bars isolated from each other" [7] like Fuller's geodesics.  Easy K_Kenneth Snelson <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/robinzblog/8576091099/in/photolist-e4QH6D-dSKCa-5vk5R2-68Z6KN-wv9u2n-8qgmVe-qbbED-9hGXja-8qgmQr-bqZB6j-hK17Kc-2tDHgo-kzMKM4-8gCCQ6-e4WjKd-e4Wmu5-7VPp8U-6oTHSJ-agwVJJ-z3uBQ-djDSqL-8fwSAR-SEJotg-e4Wm3o-RMJEAz-51ktVx-5UQg4H-4FrTXP-2tzkv6-5AFDd-3f4wZk-qhXwX2-2tzkGM-5V4rpC-bDUxS8-qhZcaF-3f4x3M-22dh-5UQiE8-aAQEi-68UTNp-d9R275-37zCn4-nbmqNb-8fwSfR-djBVtP-8xUti4-58iroJ-z3uBT-6T5Wy5'>© Robin Capper via Flickr </a> Licence CC BY-NC 2.0 The system has been attracting the attention of researchers, as Deifeld and Pauletti say. According to the authors, the largest architectural structure to use the system is likely the roof of the Georgia Dome [8] in Atlanta, Georgia. Recent research, such as that of Kuan-Ting Lai termed "Reconfigurable Tensegrity Systems," has sought to explore the possibilities of using the principles to construct a structural system that can be reconfigured later from an understanding of the basic rules of the system, with the construction of a prototype of pneumatic cylinders and polycarbonate panels demonstrating this showing the potential. .jpg?1516651241 "Parametric Tensegrity Structure for Local Art Fair. Image © Gernot Riether") Parametric Tensegrity Structure for Local Art Fair. Image © Gernot Riether Another example is the research developed by students of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana under professors Gernot Riether and Andrew Wit, who are working towards formalizing parametric structures from 56 light and auto-shaded modules using elastane tissue to create a pavilion that offers protection from the sun. Structurally it was created from modular variations in measures and rotation from parametric software - Rhino and Kangaroo, essential for the conformation of the formal process. The properties of the tensegrity structures feature considerable structural advances based on the integrated system of all their parts, in which each part is essential to the function of the larger structure. There are several researchers and architects developing prototypes and seeking a greater understanding of the potential of the system. Although practical applications in architecture and engineering are not yet so common, the system has several possible applications. .jpg?1516651228 "Parametric Tensegrity Structure for Local Art Fair. Image © Gernot Riether") Parametric Tensegrity Structure for Local Art Fair. Image © Gernot Riether Notes Bibliographic References  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| McEwen School of Architecture / LGA Architectural Partners Posted: 02 Jun 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Bob Gundu
 © Bob Gundu Text description provided by the architects. LGA Architectural Partners designed Laurentian University's McEwen School of Architecture to prepare young architects for the critical design issues of the 21st Century. McEwen is not your typical architecture school – its curriculum emphasizes architecture and fabrication techniques focused on the traditional and evolving aspects of life in the north, including Indigenous culture, wood construction, local ecologies and resources, and design for the impact of climate change.  © Bob Gundu Canada's first new architecture school in 40 years, McEwen is situated in a unique context, literally and guratively at the heart of things: in downtown Sudbury, at the crossroads of the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Sudbury is a mid-sized, northern city known for nickel mining, with vibrant English, French and Indigenous communities. And while Sudbury is not extremely remote in latitude, its distance from other cities, and its separation by water, rock and forest makes it feel quite remote. And so the design challenge was to realize a school that would be responsive to this place: a teaching laboratory for the advancement of sustainable, community-driven design in northern climates; a stimulus and vibrant think-tank for downtown Sudbury; and an educational hub with a mandate to serve a tri-cultural community.  © Bob Gundu LGA worked closely with founding Director Terrance Galvin to lead visioning exercises with stakeholders and the local community. The outcomes guided architectural priorities and a curriculum based on northern-related topics. There were plenty of unusual challenges: for example creating a building and a program that could mitigate the stress experienced by many students moving away for the first time from isolated and rural communities — particularly Indigenous ones. Other concerns included designing with an appropriate response to the region's limited local labour force and extreme seasonal shifts, while instituting efficient sustainable construction methods. The team felt that LEED criteria did not provide the right metrics for this environment, and developed a bespoke tool: a "Sustainable Design Manifesto" specifically addressing the northern context.  © Bob Gundu In every way, LGA conceived of the campus as a didactic instrument from which students could learn about the making of architecture, and particularly how it could address sustainability, climate, and culture. The resulting mini-campus unites four different building typologies around a central courtyard. The first phase of the project adapted two historic structures: a timber rail shed turned market building into the "FabLab," where traditional and contemporary building methods are explored, and a former masonry Canadian Pacific Railway ticketing and telegraph office that now serves as faculty offices. In the future, its ground floor will become an added resource to the community as an architectural storefront for the exchange of knowledge and public consultation.  © Bob Gundu The school's second phase realized two new buildings: a steel and concrete wing that houses the "Crit Pit" and design studios, and a cross-laminated timber (CLT) building for the auditorium and library. These were developed with a "skin and bones" construction system: a panelized "skin" offered efficient assembly with minimal waste, from materials that capture sun heat in the winter and passive ventilation in the summer, and "bones" from simple, large-span structural systems, (steel and wood respectively) that allow for highly flexible, open-plan interiors. The CLT building immerses students in this relatively new product that is poised to have a tremendous impact on local construction. South facing and sheltered from prevailing winds, the courtyard serves as an outdoor classroom and making space, with a ceremonial re pit that enables students and the local community to participate in local First Nations traditions.  © Bob Gundu "As a discipline, architecture embodies the ideologies of optimism and determinism: the belief that our physical environment both shapes and influences who we are and how we will respond to the world," says Janna Levitt, a founding partner of LGA Architectural Partners. "For this reason, creating a new school of architecture — one that is northern in identity, demanding a dialogue between site, climate and cultural inclusion — was an exhilarating design opportunity. Our approach is very Canadian and also universal in perspective."  © Bob Gundu According to the McEwen's incoming Director David Fortin, "While the full identity of the McEwen School of Architecture will unfold over many decades as we expand and mature, I sense that the infrastructure for this 'northern' school, both pedagogically and architecturally, has met its initial challenge. This is already a school of architecture like no other, and it's just getting started."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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