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- GV51 Penthouse Apartments / Ela Nesic + Danilo Nedeljkovic
- CRN House / Alp’Architecture Sàrl
- Rem Koolhaas to Speak at Moscow Urban Forum 2018
- School in Port / Skop
- Surprising Seclusion / HYLA Architects
- M.C. Building / URCODE Architecture
- Tsingpu Baisha Retreat / Tsutsumi & Associates
- LIMAS / Farming Architecture
- View House / ANX
- The Machine / Boyancé Arquitectos
- Schauman & Nordgren Lead Competition-Winning Design for Mixed-Use Customs District in Finland
- Dancing Light House / Kendle Design Collaborative
- A Simple 6-Step Guide to Getting a Job in Architecture
- Pelli Clarke Pelli Details Competition-Winning Proposal for the Chengdu Natural History Museum
- San José de la Sierra Building / German del Rio, Nicolas del Rio, Roberto Farias
- 11 Must-See Exhibitions at the 2018 Venice Biennale
- La Yedra House / ismo [ arquitectura y diseño ]
- Bent, Not Broken: The Natural Process of Shaping Fantastic Wooden Forms
| GV51 Penthouse Apartments / Ela Nesic + Danilo Nedeljkovic Posted: 07 Jun 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Relja Ivanic
 © Relja Ivanic Text description provided by the architects. The main task of the intervention is the roof extension of the existing building for the sake of obtaining two duplexes/penthouses over the existing object. The street facade of the existing building was built in the spirit of academism but the facade of the new volume is different in form and materialization, designed in the modern spirit and with use of modern materials.  Floor Plans The glass facade of the new part has a foothold in functional reasons-more precisely in the introduction of daylight into projected spaces, since the building is limited in terms of receiving natural light due to its pronounced northern orientation, elongated forms on the plot and blindside walls common for a compact city block. Glass facade also achieved that interior space of new volume gets much more natural light and looks much more optimistic than the lower, masonry built floors.  © Relja Ivanic By introducing the glass wall curtain on the street façade, the principle of erasing the interior and exterior boundaries and dematerialization of the new volume has been also achieved. The segments of the façade from the yellow painted glass were introduced to revive and refresh the glass surface of the new volume, as well as to make a visual connection with some elements of the old facade.  © Relja Ivanic The reflection of street greenery on the new glass façade creates different visual effects, which are changing all the time depending on the period of the year and from weather conditions. The additional quality of the interior space is provided by the zenithal light achieved through the roof windows, which through the glass floor of the upper level reach all to the lower level of duplexes and visually increases the volume of space.  © Relja Ivanic The interior space is conceived to have a multipurpose use. Currently, duplexes have a business purpose, but they have such an organization that it could easily be transformed into classic apartments. The lower levels of duplexes are designed as continuous spaces. At the bottom of each of them, colorful space accent with a look of "blue capsule" for service functions are located. The upper levels are organized as a more intimate space, with separate rooms connected all through a corridor with a spacious street terrace.  © Relja Ivanic  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| CRN House / Alp’Architecture Sàrl Posted: 07 Jun 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Christophe Voisin
 © Christophe Voisin Text description provided by the architects. Built on the fringe of the village of Vollèges, Wallis, Switzerland, this house benefits an amazing view on the valley of Entremont.  © Christophe Voisin The living spaces are all located on the ground floor and the and the living room has a double height under the apparent framework. A car-port and the technical room are located outside of the main volume to maximize the usable space. The rooms and a mezzanine with a balcony on the living are located on the first floor. Three terraces, all offering various qualities of space and sunshine allow to offer outside extensions to all the common spaces.  © Christophe Voisin  Ground Floor  © Christophe Voisin  1st Floor plan  © Christophe Voisin Compelled by a restraint time and costs limitation, the construction only lasted eight months. The local regulations imposing the use of wood and masonry with an equal share on the facades lead to the a reflection on the way to combine these two materials while avoiding the well-known models.  © Christophe Voisin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rem Koolhaas to Speak at Moscow Urban Forum 2018 Posted: 07 Jun 2018 07:15 PM PDT  © Courtesy of OMA / Photography by Fred Ernst The Moscow Urban Forum has announced the participation of internationally renowned Dutch architect and theorist Rem Koolhass at their event in July. Koolhaas, one of the founders of OMA, boasts many outstanding buildings, including the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, The Qatar National Library and the Central Library in Seattle. He is also actively working in Russia: from 2010 to 2012 he was in charge of the educational program at Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design. In addition to completing the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Gorky Park, he has also recently presented plans for the New State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. At the presentation of the book "Delirious New York" at Garage Museum, Koolhaas stated the following about Russian constructivism:
The Moscow Urban Forum in 2018 will take place for the eighth time at the concert hall of Zaryadye Park. The theme of the MUF 2018 business programme, which will take place on 17–18 July, is the "Megacity of the Future. New Space for Living". The festival programme under the general theme "Connect Generations" will be opened on 17 July and completed on 22 July. More than 400 speakers will take part in the events of the Forum, including more than 120 foreign experts.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Simon von Gunten
 © Simon von Gunten Text description provided by the architects. The school is located in a residential neighbourhood in the Swiss village of Port. With its characteristic folded roof structure, the school references the pitched roofs of the surrounding houses, the rural history of the region and the smooth hills of the Jura Mountains. Placed on a gentle slope, the building takes advantage of the topography and links various outdoor spaces according to the different access routes of the school children. While the ground floor is used for faculty administration, workshops, a school kitchen and back of the house rooms, the first floor comprises of nine class rooms and three kindergarten units. The upper rooms naturally benefit from the spatial qualities of the folded roof. Each classroom appears to be an independent little house, creating a cozy and homelike atmosphere for the children.  © Simon von Gunten  © Simon von Gunten Adjacent classrooms are linked with each other through large doors as well as having direct access to group working spaces and a generous multifunctional middle zone. This layout allows maximal flexibility for current and future teaching and learning methodologies. Large parts of the interior walls are developed as floor to ceiling magnetic blackboards, inviting the pupils to express themselves. A series of skylights provide daylight to the internal areas while the rooms along the facades receive natural light from two directions due to their angular position.  © Simon von Gunten The school's principal structure is a prefabricated timber construction. Wood as the only construction material that stores carbon is also used for the facade and the interior – all the way down to the furniture. Therefore, the school building can be seen as a large carbon storage. All timber used comes from sustainable forestry. The other construction materials are non-toxic, disposable products with low environmental impact.  Situation  1st Floor plan The school is an energy-plus building with the rating MINERGIE-A®. As per the Swiss Confederation code, such a classification requires a high-grade, air-tight building envelope and the continuous renewal of air in the building by using an energy-efficient ventilation system. Operable windows for natural cross ventilation, night cooling and greater comfort are integrated as well. Not only is the school connected to the district heating, it also serves as a communal power station: more than 1100 solar panels on the roof generate about 300 kWp which is enough electricity to cover the energy consumption of the school itself as well as an additional 50 households.  © Julien Lanoo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Surprising Seclusion / HYLA Architects Posted: 07 Jun 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Derek Swalwell
 © Derek Swalwell Text description provided by the architects. With both the front and rear facing busy roads and the side an old house, this house looks inwards. A triple volume covered but naturally ventilated court with a pool becomes the focus of the internal space.  © Derek Swalwell  First and Second Storey Plans  © Derek Swalwell On the side, a sculptural staircase cantilevers from the wall to reach the family room on the second level. The journey continues upwards on another staircase with a stepped planter on the side and lit from above.  © Derek Swalwell The whole house is finished in off-form concrete and grey face brick. The Master bathroom continues this theme, with brick openings that allow ventilation but not views through.  Sections This bathroom, as well as the attic bath, has planting areas that offer a green contrast to the grey scheme. Custom storage units in the living, family, and study echo the concrete and brick geometry of the house.  © Derek Swalwell  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| M.C. Building / URCODE Architecture Posted: 07 Jun 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © DISTINTO
 © DISTINTO Text description provided by the architects. The site is towards to east and west direction. The narrow side of site links to the road, so there should be longer walking distance inside. In the light of business district and the view of pedestrians, it is designed to approach the site from the first and second floor, and the connection of stair hall and elevator locate inside of building. From the purpose of an owner of building is to lease spaces, however architecture doesn't exist for letting itself. The use of architecture should be on users' point of view and it can be transformed by the users' opinions. Depends on users' opinion, it can be restaurants or offices. The intention of architect is to respond transformation of its design, moreover expect to be constructed in many ways than one.  © DISTINTO  © DISTINTO This building may looks like opening the box which reflects joy of opening little boxes through the experiencing a building. The meaning of 'opening' also contain the owners' hope as well.  Elevation  Section 01 There is a balcony in each floor for feeling the air, and having high celling of fifth floor is to intend lighting. In case of transforming the use of rooftop, it constructs for easy extension. Also using stone for the finishing materials gives unified atmosphere in the building. The surface of stone consists with dabbed finishing which contrasts the surface of glass.  © DISTINTO  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tsingpu Baisha Retreat / Tsutsumi & Associates Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo)
 © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo) Text description provided by the architects. An increasing number of old houses in rural area are being renovated to resort hotels targeting for city dwellers recently in China. This project is located in Baisha Village, Yunnan Province, where is an idyllic rural area with Naxi traditional houses.  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo)  1F plan  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo) The masonry façade of the old houses is made by stacking local Wuhua-stones, and people can take a view of the majestic Jade Dragon Snow Mountain nearby. We were requested to reuse the four existing houses and the main gate, also build new buildings in irregular shaped extended site around them.  Axonometric First, we assume that the only wooden frame structures of the existing buildings were exposed. Under this condition, we set the combination of randomly stacked stone volumes to make various cozy platforms for enjoying the view of the snow mountain and the village.  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo) On the other hand, the roofs are regularly arranged starting from the existing 4 sections so as to let buildings harmonize with the traditional surrounding environment. As a result, the exposed wooden frame structures and wall surfaces were compared with the hard outer shell of Wuhua-stones, so the lightness and the heaviness form a sharp contrast.  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo)  Roof plan  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo) For the external hollow Wuhua-stone wall to have the both of floating feeling and solemn presence, the plane of each stone was made trapezium to conceal the laminated line on the wall surface. The light wall in guestrooms and at eye-stop of corridor was made of local material Donba paper, and a gradation wooden louver was installed to suppress the light moderately.  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo)  section B  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo) Insert new thoughts using local materials counter to old memories such as aged wooden structures or rough masonry walls. With mere nostalgic preservation, it is only to plot a point in the space-time coordinates. For memories to connect the past and the future in a spiral way, we initiatively overlay new and old times and spaces in this architecture.  © Hiromatsu, Yuming Song (Beijing Ruijing Photo)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2018 12:00 PM PDT
.jpg?1528076554 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin Text description provided by the architects. This new space for LIMAS reached completion in 2018. After starting off in 1973 under the name SAMIL as primarily a lighting company, LIMAS is now a design-focused lighting brand. LIMAS's lighting philosophy is best summed up as "harmony between space and ever-changing human emotion and needs." Embodying this vision called for the overcoming of practical problems such as spatial change and separation from the production line. .jpg?1528076658 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin  Diagram / Transformation .jpg?1528076485 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin LIMAS's flagship store began with a plan for reconstituted space and a new image. It started off with a comprehensive reconfiguration of office space, the design development room, product storage space and the showroom, while also taking into consideration cognitive aspects of the building's façade. Since the existing worn-out exterior of the building was not capable of conveying LIMAS's brand identity, the first-floor façade was redesigned to naturally reveal the interior space. .jpg?1528076401 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin We proposed two moving walls and a fixed, semi-transparent wall as ways of enabling different functional choices within the small 90m2 floor area. The rectangular floor plan is divided into two layers. It consists of a foremost display space for introducing lighting products to customers, an exhibition space allowing them to touch and experience various products, and an innermost storage space to allow easy management of products. Having these three different spaces close to each other, yet independent from each other, allowed efficient service involving diverse products and customers.
The two low display walls, seen from the outside of the building, can combine various layouts in accordance with the character of each promotion. In the display area of the showroom, shelves and storage spaces for product information images can be used by opening and closing the hinge walls. Various organic combinations of the half-mirror walls allow flexible configuration of the 33m2 space, for functions including exhibitions and meetings. The half-mirrors hold infinite reflections of 'LIMAS' and ' SAMIL', symbolically showing the lighting company's continuous identity from past to present and future, without the use of addition signage. In the exhibition space, steel cubes of varying heights can be configured for use as tables, chairs or display pedestals. The LIMAS flagship store thus presents not a fixed image but a variable and experimental space, capable of continuously adapting to change and embodying new light. .jpg?1528076705 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin  Plan .jpg?1528076579 "© Kyungsub Shin") © Kyungsub Shin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Brian Thomas Jones and Matt Ellis
 © Brian Thomas Jones and Matt Ellis Text description provided by the architects. Situated at the confluence of two well traveled local streets, having a close adjacency to the constant drone of the 405 Freeway, and with captivating views of the Getty Center and the surrounding mountains, the design for this 3750 sf home places an emphasis on presenting the site's distinct views, while also providing the desired visual and aural privacy.  © Brian Thomas Jones and Matt Ellis  First floor plan  © Brian Thomas Jones and Matt Ellis The project is positioned on an ascending hillside property in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. A single floor of spatially contiguous living spaces – placed upon a partially subterranean garage and blanketed by a folded steel roof – subtly opens to the lush landscape. The roof's height and shape is manipulated in response to the internal and external spatial and programmatic requirements of the project brief, as well as the specific solar exposures of the site.  © Brian Thomas Jones and Matt Ellis A strategically positioned aperture carefully frames the Getty Center from the living room, a corner window connects the office to the garden, a slot window provides vistas from the master bedroom, a full height window allows the dining room to expand into the rear landscape, a picture window establishes a connection to the street from the kitchen, and numerous skylights throughout the home track the sun's path throughout the day.  © Brian Thomas Jones and Matt Ellis  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Machine / Boyancé Arquitectos Posted: 07 Jun 2018 08:00 AM PDT .jpg?1527690527 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis
.jpg?1527690119 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis Text description provided by the architects. The land is located north of the City of Merida, Yucatan, in a residential subdivision of medium density. .jpg?1527690289 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis The area for the development of the project is a rectangular terrain with irregular measurements of 10.30 meters deep x 32.00 meters in front. The facades, south, west and east adjoin the streets and the only neighbor there is a single-level house to the north. .jpg?1527689624 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis  Ground Floor .jpg?1527689056 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis The design of the project was largely a product of these factors, where orientation and context play a very important part. .jpg?1527689891 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis The concept for the solution of the Architecture Workshop "The Machine" was the admiration to Le Corbusier; we tried to pay homage to his legacy by giving it the appearance of machinery, alluding to the machine of living that Le Corbusier talked so much about, in this case as a machine to live and work. .jpg?1527689973 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis In the same way it was tried to represent several points of Le Corbusier, like its running window, free facade, the ramps, bridge and double height.  Facades and Sections The appearance of this machine was given by an aluminum skin based on economic tubulars of commercial manufacture, working as ventilated facades to have a sustainable building, since the aluminum, besides being an avant-garde material, is 100% reusable, recyclable, biodegradable and easy to obtain as raw material. .jpg?1527690038 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis The heart of the office is the workshop, a space in the form of a transparent box conceived as solid; where the other spaces merge around it forming another box, leaving a "crystalline abstraction". .jpg?1527689524 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis In the double height a running window was opened facing north to absorb the light in an indirect way, taking advantage of the fact that the boundary is of a single level. .jpg?1527688984 "© Manolo R Solis") © Manolo R Solis  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Schauman & Nordgren Lead Competition-Winning Design for Mixed-Use Customs District in Finland Posted: 07 Jun 2018 07:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Schauman & Nordgren A team comprising Schauman & Nordgren Architects, MASU Planning, and Schauman Arkkitehdlt have been announced as winners of an invited competition for the design of a new exhibition, shopping, and housing scheme in an old customs area of Tampere, Finland. The "Tulli Hills" scheme is defined by a red brick materiality referencing the industrial heritage of the area, and a central tower forming a "beacon and focal point for Tampere." The scheme seeks to balance old and new, as well as public and private, with a form which has a "grounding in Tampere's heritage as well as aspiring future" and public space to improve living conditions of residents and offer meeting places for the general public.  Courtesy of Schauman & Nordgren The Tulli plaza forms a central meeting place, "with a different pulse and flow depending on the hour of the day as well as season." Seeking to form a cultural intersection, both the plaza and ground floors of surrounding buildings are capable of hosting small, grassroots events as well as larger attractions.  Courtesy of Schauman & Nordgren In a cold Nordic climate, where interior space is a crucial design aspect, the Tulli Halls seeks to balance living and working in a variety of spatial configurations. "Garage-like" spaces are intended for startups to live and work while showing off their innovations, while apartment sizes vary to accommodate tenant needs. The private nature of the apartments is balanced by communal terraces, including a rooftop sauna and roof terraces with views across the city.  Courtesy of Schauman & Nordgren News via: Schauman & Nordgren Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dancing Light House / Kendle Design Collaborative Posted: 07 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Alexander Vertikoff
 © Alexander Vertikoff Text description provided by the architects. Desert form, indigenous materials, natural light and mountain views inspire this home. Layered walls of rammed-earth, metal, concrete and glass create a playful collection of organic forms within a natural desert setting while visually articulating the various functions within.  © Alexander Vertikoff The signature feature of this home is its floating roof canopy, the underside of which is comprised of tectonic-like forms inspired by local geology and monsoon cloud formations. More than just sculpture and protection from the elements, this canopy balances the owner's desire for both grandeur and coziness, starting low within the interior living spaces and raising dramatically towards the 180 degree mountain view. All lighting and mechanical devises are carefully concealed within the fissures of this feature allowing the form and materials to be the focus.  © Alexander Vertikoff  © Alexander Vertikoff Passive features include interior spaces arranged about a central outdoor atrium, allowing modulation of daylight and breeze to provide natural interior comfort.  © Alexander Vertikoff  Site Plan  © Alexander Vertikoff Natural light brings this home to life, seeping in through carefully articulated crevices or reflecting off the strategically located pool, constantly transforming the mood of this home. At times water-reflected light dances across the fractured planes of earth and wood while at other times it provides a Zen-like sense of calm.  © Alexander Vertikoff  © Alexander Vertikoff  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A Simple 6-Step Guide to Getting a Job in Architecture Posted: 07 Jun 2018 05:30 AM PDT  Black Spectacles, in collaboration with the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), has released a new guide called How To Get A Job In Architecture, in order to help recent architecture graduates navigate through the process of finding their first job. The free 17-page guide is filled with helpful hints on how to apply, tricks to landing your first offer, and even advice from architects and HR professionals at some of the top firms in the world including Cannon Design, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, and Gensler.  Courtesy of Black Spectacles The guide also provides invaluable information about the pros and cons of big firms and small firms, and a variety of ways to get involved in the architecture community through networking, joining the AIA, and getting to know local architects. Download the guide, here!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pelli Clarke Pelli Details Competition-Winning Proposal for the Chengdu Natural History Museum Posted: 07 Jun 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Steelblue Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has won an international contest for the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China, seeing off competition from firms such as Zaha Hadid Architects and FUKSAS. With a form inspired by the geological impact of shifting tectonic plates, and reflecting pools inspired by ancient irrigation systems, the scheme makes heavy reference to the surrounding natural landscape, while dominant features such as a tall central atrium form a visual connection with the built environment. Below, the architects offer their own description of the winning scheme.  Courtesy of Steelblue Text description provided by the architects. World-renowned architecture firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, in collaboration with China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd. (CSWADI), has won an international design competition for the Chengdu Natural History Museum in Chengdu, China. Other competitors in the competition included Zaha Hadid Architects, Sutherland Hussey Harris, Nihon Sekkei, Valode & Pistre, and FUKSAS.  Courtesy of Steelblue The site is located in the eastern part of the historical and culturally rich city of Chengdu, China. The 62,700-square-meter / 674,897-square-foot museum will include innovative exhibition and educational spaces, permanent, temporary and interactive exhibits, a gift shop, a café, cinemas, and outdoor spaces. The building will be an important cultural landmark for the city of Chengdu, which is in the midst of an economic boom as a new high-tech and entrepreneurial hub.  Courtesy of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects  Courtesy of Steelblue Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects' winning design was inspired by the natural geological forms found in the Sichuan Basin. Over time, volcanic activity and shifting tectonic plate movements created horizontal and vertical forces, causing the uplift of the plateau. These forces created forms that are unique to the natural environment of Chengdu. The ancient Shu water irrigation system is the inspiration into the outdoor space as reflecting pools and tributaries that frame the museum.  Courtesy of Steelblue The central atrium is a tall and generous space filled with natural light. It visually connects the city, street and the main entrance to the museum landscape and the adjacent water irrigation system. The atrium will be the vibrant heart of the building, crossed by sky bridges and connecting to exhibits and public amenity spaces.  Courtesy of ICON One member of the Expert Jury Panel remarked, "The greatest feature of this design is that it managed to maintain a vertical visual impression of the building while the human-scale experience of it is in a horizontal way. The scheme integrates architecture, landscape and the surrounding environment well."  Courtesy of Steelblue "Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is honored to have won this international competition," said Senior Design Principal Fred Clarke, FAIA, RIBA, JIA. Associate Principal Kristin Hawkins, AIA, added, " We look forward to a strong partnership with our client and CSWADI toward creating a building that embodies the uniqueness of the city of Chengdu and the mission of this important cultural institution within the community." The Chengdu Natural History Museum is currently scheduled for completion in 2021.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| San José de la Sierra Building / German del Rio, Nicolas del Rio, Roberto Farias Posted: 07 Jun 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Nico Saieh
 © Nico Saieh Text description provided by the architects. San Jose de la Sierra is a development of eight high-end apartments within a three story exposed concrete building.  © Nico Saieh In 2016 were challenged to provide a housing alternative that had to convey both the opening and freedom of a house with the security of a flat. The site was in a changing neighborhood of large properties in the foothills of the Andes, a common situation of an expanding city that needs to provide more density within the city boundaries.  © Nico Saieh We delivered a monolithic concrete volume aiming for the idea of a single large property, a manor under which all dwellers would find themselves comfortable with their share without being singled out.  © Nico Saieh The office reinforced the design concept with a semi-regular array of openings in three orientations that hide the diverse room destinations each one has, i.e.bedroom, kitchen or bathroom portray the same window size and finishing with different privacy solutions.  © Nico Saieh This array often found in classical examples of architecture is altered with three adjacent expressive staircases that organise and bring hierarchy to the different access halls. The volume brakes and towers as it climbs and winds through the rather inclined Andean terrain.  © Nico Saieh Another idea represented by the building is to express the mass. We receded the installation of all window frames showing a robust wall edge highlighting the use of board marked concrete. The outcome is one the hides the glazing shine from the first approach to the edifice, even more when the semi-translucent shutters are closed. The shade cast over the openings is a distinctive image from all facades but particularly from the sun oriented north façade that contains the balconies and terraces. The concrete is meant to weather and age with grace as the vegetation will be taking over in time, with large built-in planters designed in the building’s top perimeter.  Cortesía de DRAA  Cortesía de DRAA The San Jose Building is likely to become a unique housing block within the local market for its specific sector, where the strength of a stark conceptual design meets architecture to bring a unit that conveys a number of enhancing oriented solutions.  © Nico Saieh  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 11 Must-See Exhibitions at the 2018 Venice Biennale Posted: 07 Jun 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Arsenale. Image Courtesy of la Biennale di Venezia As always, this year's edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale is brimming with exhibitions and installations—the result of thousands upon thousands of hours of research and work. When arriving at the Arsenale or Giardini, the overwhelming amount of "things to see" are neatly tucked into the national pavilions, or, in the case of the Arsenale, hidden on the sides of the sweeping corridor. In the likely event that you have limited time to enjoy all that FREESPACE has to offer, ArchDaily's editors have selected our favorite works displayed at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition. Showing the Unknowns of The Familiar SpaceSwitzerland / Svizzera 240 - House TourExhibitors: Alessandro Bosshard, Li Tavor, Matthew van der Ploeg, Ani Vihervaara  Switzerland / Svizzera 240 - House Tour . Image © Italo Rondinella  Switzerland / Svizzera 240 - House Tour . Image © Italo Rondinella  Switzerland / Svizzera 240 - House Tour . Image © Italo Rondinella From Deathstrip to FreespaceGermany / Unbuilding WallsCurator: Marianne Birthler, Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit  Germany / Unbuilding Walls. Image © Jan Bitter  Germany / Unbuilding Walls. Image © Jan Bitter  Germany / Unbuilding Walls. Image © Jan Bitter Transmuting a Barrier into a TerritoryRozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura (México) - Stand Ground Part of the International Exhibition of the event, Rozana Montiel's installation stands out for virtually tearing down one of the walls of the Arsenale to "open" the closed space of the building to the streets of Venice. Visitors can not only walk and inhabit the wall—faithfully reconstructed in a horizontal position—but also can sense its weight and its construction method, as a section. As a result, this installation is a simple but powerful operation with a high symbolic content.  Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura (México) / Stand Ground. Image © Andrea Avezzù  Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura (México) / Stand Ground. Image © Andrea Avezzù  Rozana Montiel Estudio de Arquitectura (México) / Stand Ground. Image © Andrea Avezzù The Scale of The IndividualMichael Maltzan Architecture (USA) - Star Apartments This exhibition is a direct proposal—in form and content—that questions the visitor and makes them think about their own relationship to Freespace through their everyday environment; to what extent does the architecture we inhabit give us the freedom to shape our personal spaces? Michael Maltzan analyzes the "Star Apartments" social housing project in Los Angeles and presents the rich diversity of its interior spaces, containing designs by its own residents.  Michael Maltzan Architectire (USA). Image © José Tomás Franco  Michael Maltzan Architectire (USA). Image © Italo Rondinella  Michael Maltzan Architectire (USA). Image © Italo Rondinella Freespace As a Blank Canvas for ArchitectureHoly See / Vatican ChapelsCurators: Francesco Dal Co, Micol Forti Ten architects were invited to design ten chapels in the middle of the forest on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. The challenge posed, in itself, refers to Freespace in a largely disciplinary sense: How does one design a building with a very specific function in an abstract territory, without destinations or strong points of reference? The island is transformed into a blank sheet for the deployment of the architecture; one of the most difficult challenges we can receive. How did these architects solve it?  Vatican Chapels / Javier Corvalan. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu  Vatican Chapels / Flores&Prats. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu  Vatican Chapels / Smiljan Radic. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu Projects as Open ProcessesFrance / Infinite Places - Building or Making Places?Curators: Nicola Delon, Julien Choppin, Sébastien Eymard- Encore Heureux  France / Infinite Places - Building or Making Places?. Image © Italo Rondinella  France / Infinite Places - Building or Making Places?. Image © Italo Rondinella  France / Infinite Places - Building or Making Places?. Image © Italo Rondinella Confining The Entire Horizon Into a Glass BoxArgentina / Horizontal VertigoCurators/Exhibitors: Javier Mendiondo, Pablo Anzilutti, Franciso Garrido, Federico Cairoli This installation transports us to the vastness of the Argentinian Pampas through a container that reflects in its walls a series of projects relevant to local architecture, presented through their initial sketches. The proposal is formally attractive and suggestive, opening the concept of Freespace to the visitor to think about their own interpretations: Are we correctly occupying the Freespace we receive in each assignment? Is it necessary to continue building? How do we improve the preexisting through each new project we build? .jpg?1528126333 "Argentina / Horizontal Vertigo. Image © Federico Cairoli") Argentina / Horizontal Vertigo. Image © Federico Cairoli .jpg?1528126321 "Argentina / Horizontal Vertigo. Image © Federico Cairoli") Argentina / Horizontal Vertigo. Image © Federico Cairoli .jpg?1528126310 "Argentina / Horizontal Vertigo. Image © Federico Cairoli") Argentina / Horizontal Vertigo. Image © Federico Cairoli Exploring a Nation's Psyche Through MetaphorGreat Britain / IslandCurators: Caruso St John Architects, Marcus Taylor  Great Britain / Island. Image © Italo Rondinella  Great Britain / Island. Image © Italo Rondinella  Great Britain / Island. Image © Italo Rondinella Questioning the Biennial Manifesto From Illegitimate SpacesCruising PavilionCurators: Pierre-Alexandre Mateos, Rasmus Myrup, Octave Perrault, Charles Teyssou  Cruising Pavilion. Image © Louis De Belle  Cruising Pavilion. Image © Louis De Belle  Cruising Pavilion. Image © Louis De Belle A Futuristic Approach to the CountrysideCloud Village / Archi-Union ArchitectsPrincipal Architect: Philip F. Yuan (China)  Cloud Village / Philip F. Yuan. Image © Liming Zhang  Cloud Village / Philip F. Yuan. Image © Liming Zhang  Cloud Village / Philip F. Yuan. Image © Liming Zhang Life Obviously Exceeds ArchitectureJapan / Architectural EthnographyCurators: Momoyo Kaijima with Laurent Stalder and Yu Iseki  Japan / Architectural Ethnography. Image © Italo Rondinella  Japan / Architectural Ethnography. Image © Italo Rondinella  Japan / Architectural Ethnography. Image © Italo Rondinella Bonus: Re-Conceptualizing the Barriers Within our CitiesBrazil / Muros de Ar - Walls of AirCurators: Gabriel Kozlowski, Laura González Fierro, Marcelo Maia Rosa and Sol Camacho The curators of the Brazilian examine the "other" boundaries of South America's largest country in a series of 10 shockingly intricate maps. In addition, the curators exhibit 17 projects by Brazilian architects that "re-conceptualize the barriers found within our cities." By celebrating the possibilities of reimagining the concept of walls, "Muros de Ar" enters into a timely discussion that all architects should be exposed to.  Brazil / Muros de Ar - Walls of Air. Image © Italo Rondinella  Brazil / Muros de Ar - Walls of Air. Image © Italo Rondinella  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| La Yedra House / ismo [ arquitectura y diseño ] Posted: 07 Jun 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Fernando Alda
 © Fernando Alda [implantation]  © Fernando Alda Trees of medium size will be the acoustic and visual screen needed in the second line. The house will be formalized, within the adjusted area of movement of the plot, taking into account passive energy efficiency strategies and turning the view from the interior to the nearest mountain, in the north direction, where the promoter approaches his daily steps to travel the Route of Jarapalos.  © Fernando Alda [prefabrication]  © Fernando Alda Pergolas of wood decompose the building in its extension in the environment and sift light and views as well as the translucent awnings. They protect from sunlight and encourage stays outside in this so benign climate, providing a more neutral atmosphere of light. Glasses and mirrors carry these sensations inside, breaking any physical limit. In rails and exterior walls, a mesh identical to that used in the prefabricated construction seems to stand out from it to be used by climbing plants, so, ivy and rose will upholster the outer layer.  © Fernando Alda [habitability]  © Fernando Alda  Floor Plans  © Fernando Alda The communication space is narrowed in its most extensive part, to serve as a study area, in which a window lowers its position to the reading table. The house takes off and approaches the hillside through an outer space linked to the night area, where the master bedroom extends to touch the retaining wall, thus forming part of the courtyard and becoming a sentinel to the transit of it.  © Fernando Alda  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bent, Not Broken: The Natural Process of Shaping Fantastic Wooden Forms Posted: 07 Jun 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Masonic Amphitheatre, Design/Build Lab at Virginia Tech. Image © Jeff Goldberg - ESTO Even as technology advances—leaving many of the old ways of building obsolete—certain traditional crafts and building techniques continue to captivate our imaginations with their simple ingenuity and unimpeachable effectiveness. Although used for millennia, the process of temporarily turning rigid members of wood into pliable, twistable, bendable noodles of lumber remains a favorite woodworker's trick, capable of producing whimsical transformations and otherworldly forms from the most natural of materials.  Thonet Rocking Chair. Image © Dominik Matus / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 Historically, steam bending has been most often used by wooden boat builders for shaping curved rib-like frames, by furniture builders for crafting swooping crest rails on chairs, and by luthiers for creating the shapely sides of hollow string instruments like guitars, cellos, and violins. The manageable scale of these crafts allows for the pieces to be prepared in homemade airtight steam boxes, often attached to a steam generator (basically a large tea kettle with a hose fitting) or a homemade boiler. Builders follow a basic rule of thumb: the stock needs an hour in the steam box for each inch of its thickness (depending on species).  A typical woodworker's steam box. Image © Steven Vacher / Flickr / CC-BY-SA-3.0 Using this method even substantial boards can be bent and twisted into exquisite compound curves, and thinner pieces become so pliable that they can be tied in knots without cracking or splitting. So, how does it work? When exposed to the heat and moisture of a steam box, the lignan that binds a piece of wood together starts to soften, allowing the cellulose fibers that compose the major structure of wood to twist and bend into new shapes. At this point, the steamed stock can be molded into a vast array of shapes and left to return to room temperature and ambient humidity, allowing it to return to its original stiffness as the lignan cools while maintaining the twisted or bent form desired.  TRILUX Pavilion, Future Cities Lab. Image © Peter Prato While other techniques of bending wood allow similar shaping capabilities—like laminating together thin, bendable sheets or pieces with strong glue, or simply cutting larger stock into curved forms by saw—none preserve the strength and structure of the wood's fiber like steam bending.  Saw-Mill Shelter, Architectural Association School of Architecture. Image Courtesy of Rolando Madrigal Torres The practicalities of constructing and operating a steam box usually limit the potential size of steam bent wood applications, particularly in architecture, but daring designers have found a number of innovative ways to incorporate bent wood into schemes at various scales, from the intricate to the ambitious. BENT Workshop / Department of Architectural Science, Genova University BENT Workshop, Department of Architectural Science, Genova University. Image © Anna Positano Saw-Mill Shelter / Architectural Association School of Architecture Saw-Mill Shelter, Architectural Association School of Architecture. Image Courtesy of Rolando Madrigal Torres Masonic Amphitheatre / Design/Build Lab at Virginia Tech Masonic Amphitheatre, Design/Build Lab at Virginia Tech. Image © Jeff Goldberg - ESTO TRILUX Pavilion / Future Cities Lab TRILUX Pavilion, Future Cities Lab. Image © Peter Prato 2 North Moore / Turett Collaborative Architects 2 North Moore, Turett Collaborative Architects. Image © Paul Warchol Photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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