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- Two Manifolds / Nuno Pimenta
- Office Building Jolimont / 2b architectes
- Recepcja / Znamy Się
- 22 Social Dwellings in Chipiona / Gabriel Verd Arquitectos
- Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion / Atelier Archmixing
- Haus 3 / Gellink + Schwämmlein Architekten
- Kunshan Grand Theater / China Architecture Design Group Land-based Rationalism D.R.C
- Kanchanaburi House / Anghin Architecture
- Suwŏlok / STARSIS
- The West house / H2
- Elbow River Residence / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
- The Best Universities in Latin America That Have Architecture Programs
- Design Accessible Bathrooms for All With This ADA Restroom Guide
- New Forum in Itabuna / Dendê Arquitetura
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- Wicker Park Residence / Wheeler Kearns Architects
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| Posted: 19 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Rui Soares
 © Rui Soares Text description provided by the architects. What seems permanent may forever be temporary. The Azores archipelago is partly defined by the continuous search for new horizons, being this will driven by certain needs or curiosity; the economic sustainability or the feeling of enclosure.  Plan 'Two Manifolds' explores this insular condition, this bipolar relationship between the permanent and the temporary, the act of going or staying. It invokes the desire to raise ourselves to be able to see a little more of this seemingly infinite horizon, this diffuse but concrete line that defines an uncertain periphery.  © Rui Soares This viewpoint is located in Santa Clara, one of the most peripheral places of Ponta Delgada. Although it is an underprivileged area, Santa Clara is known for its importance in the construction of the port of this city, one of the major exchange gates between the archipelago and the world.  © Rui Soares It was important to create a new centrality in this urban periphery and to emphasize the peripheral condition of the Azores in the European context. 'Two Manifolds' thus creates a landmark, a stopover and observation point, a crossing of different vectors connecting the site to its surrounding universe and to the political and geographical condition of the Azores.  Elevation The piece consists of two levels - a higher level for observation and introspection, a lower one for rest and stay - and three predominant directions that establish relations with different degrees of proximity to the site.  © Rui Soares Each of these levels is made of distinct materials with different resistance to time and they were all built through processes of auto-construction and in collaboration with local artisans and volunteers.  Model Taking into account the location - an inhospitable area exposed to the sea and winds - the lower level consists of a set of three concrete benches, inspired by large tetrapods that protect that area from the sea. These benches suggest a new centrality and, due to its permanent character, record the intentions of the piece in case severe storms affect the place.  © Rui Soares The top level is in cryptomeria wood (or Sugi, an endemic Japanese tree also abundant on the island of S. Miguel), has temporary characteristics and is easy to disassemble for storage and maintenance purposes.  © Rui Soares This tripartite wooden box, which resembles freight boxes, points at three places closely linked to the local context and to the archipelago's geographical context : a first direction, the one with the entrance, points to Santa Clara and invites its residents to visit the viewpoint; a second, swung seaward, overlooks the port of Ponta Delgada, the point of both entry and exit of the island; the third leads us to the opposite direction of the European political centre and reminds us of the ultraperipheral political and geographical condition of regions of the Azorean archipelago, encouraging us to expand this ultraperiphery with our very own eyes.  © Rui Soares  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Office Building Jolimont / 2b architectes Posted: 19 Jul 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Roger Frei, Zürich
 © Roger Frei, Zürich Text description provided by the architects. Office building in Jolimont, Mont-sur-Rolle Located on a very narrow leftover plot lying between the A1 motorway and a high-voltage line, the project uses these constraints to develop a unique morphology: a long narrow building which takes advantage of the maximum construction potential and provides sound protection to the residential neighborhood located below.  © Roger Frei, Zürich Its half-buried design complies with the authorized size, while offering two differentiated access types to the building: customer access from the street level and staff access below, from the lower level.  Floor Plan  Floor Plan The structure is formed of concrete walls arranged transversely behind the main façade, its serial nature playing with the length of the building. It caters to both commercial and skilled-trade purposes, offering an open and continuous space while leaving the possibility of compartmentalizing into subspaces according to future needs. The central core of the building, which contains services and infrastructure for vertical connections, connects the head of the building, the presentation space, with the administrative and skilled-trade areas.  © Roger Frei, Zürich The façade homogeneously wraps around the entire building in shades of ocher-golden hues, using alternating silk-screened opaque and transparent glass panels, according to room purposes and orientations. This alternation is carried out with three different qualities of glass (clear, solar, smoked), such that in the end, six different shades are applied over the entire building's façades.  © Roger Frei, Zürich At night, the alternating opaque and transparent glass panels present another motif which allows the inside of the building and its main space partitions to be visible. During the day, the subtle color variation offers multiple perceptions, depending on the light and season. The alternating ocher-golden shades of the windows recall autumn vine colours, mixing the reflection of the surrounding vineyard landscape on the façades of the building, presenting a constantly evolving pixelated and colourful image of its context.  Elevation  Elevation  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2018 07:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Znamy Się
 Courtesy of Znamy Się Text description provided by the architects. This project holds a new place on the cultural map of Wroclaw, hosted by the organization called Wroclaw Culture Zone. These premises is located in one of the most interesting Wroclaw courtyards. The yard is mainly known for the exhibition of iconic Wroclaw neon signs, but also for many artistic events and parties. The new interior called "Recepcja" (eng. Reception) has been designed by the Wrocław's architectural group "Znamy się".  Courtesy of Znamy Się  Plan  Courtesy of Znamy Się This place shares a special meaning, as the exchange of information is the leading function here. It is also here that you will be able to learn about upcoming and interesting events in the city or take part in workshops and meetings. The space is divided into five areas that are clearly marked. The main zone is a reception desk with an informational function. The next part is a workshop zone used for various cultural events, lectures or for individual group meetings and brainstorming. Finally there is a bar and chilling zone, which fills "The Reception" of guests in the evenings. The interior has been designed with uniquely distinctive colors, which together with brick walls and lush vegetation adds to the character of the yard. The space is free for all to use and is a place that invites everybody to take part in the cultural life of the yard located at Ruska 46 and in the entire city.  Courtesy of Znamy Się  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 22 Social Dwellings in Chipiona / Gabriel Verd Arquitectos Posted: 19 Jul 2018 06:00 PM PDT  © Jesús Granada
 © Jesús Granada Text description provided by the architects. A plot available in an old slaughterhouse that had to be demolished .... next to the cemetery… in an area with a low income population  © Jesús Granada The project arises from the need to accommodate families with difficulties that irregularly occupied the ruins of the old slaughterhouse in Chipiona. It´s important to point that this plot was located next to the village cemetery.  Site Plan During these long years of work and municipal management (more than 10) the area has become a place of pilgrimage, hundreds of people honor one of the most popular folk artists from Spain, native of the town and remains buried in the nearby cemetery.  © Jesús Granada With a population of 19,000 inhabitants Chipiona is also one of the oldest summer resort towns of Andalusia that multiply by 10 its inhabitants in summer. It has a typical historic center of the coast of Cadiz that rivals with apartment blocks that have been built in the recent decades. The main attraction of the town are its beaches and fish corrals known.  © Jesús Granada  Elevation The plot With an area of almost 1.500 sqm, the plot is located in the northeast of Chipiona. It had three façades which were facing the street and another one that had to be wrapped. The front door of the old slaughterhouse was in Río Guadiana street with the clear meant to give back to the cemetery. We kept the main entrance on that front, with the pedestrian access, and another one, the setback from the street destined as a parterre. With the aromatic plants and the lattice on the access door we will dignify and mark the main entrance into the promotion.  © Jesús Granada Opposite to the previous entrance, in San José St and in front of the cemetery, we have placed the shared access for vehicles and pedestrians. The shaft that causes these two entrances is formalized in an inner street with a small square. This space serves as a distribution, meeting, stay and entertainment community around the benches that limit the parterres. Provides peace, possibility to care the flowers (as usual in the town) while enjoying the evening get-together with neighbors, water plants or watching the children while they are playing... we lived not long ago in that way in the courts of neighbors, like a big family.  © Jesús Granada  Section The dwellings are arranged following strict criteria of maximum floor use, minimizing the surface of common uses. The bathrooms are disposed in the central band of the structure to optimize installations and minimize costs. The inner houses are treated at the same way as the external ones, since it is meaning to use the interior spaces as a private square, useful and well formalized space, not a empty residue between the buildings.  © Jesús Granada Formal technical specifications and construction systems of the proposal has been mapped out to satisfy the usual economic standards and quality in social housing, making at the same time, aesthetically and functionally pleasing the life of future users of the building.  Model The project has been taken into account the good integration into the urban environment and its adaptation to the environmental conditions, materials of the area, the aesthetic composition of architecture and ways of living in the town. Only inside will be the white of volumetrics, combined with the cheerful red windows and the bright yellow of the portals in complete harmony with the deep blue sky of Cadiz, keeping towards the street a ascetic image without stridence ... the cemetery is near.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Xintiandi Temporary Reading Pavilion / Atelier Archmixing Posted: 19 Jul 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan
 © TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan Text description provided by the architects. For 2016 World Book Day, Shanghai based Atelier Archmixing was commissioned to create a temporary reading pavilion in Shanghai downtown's hottest fashion venue, Xintiandi. After fifteen days' design, fifteen days' material preparation and five days' construction, the pavilion opened to the public in April. 23th. After another fifteen days, it was cleared.  © TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan How to provide a temporary structure with comparable size and fashionable quality as its surroundings with high-rise residences, boutique shops and large span elevated commercial bridge? How to bring public reading and communicating atomosphere into such a profit-oriented context? How to keep the balance of distinguishing and integrating in design? Together with the task of quick execution and limited budget, all these are big challenges.  Section 2 In the middle of the sidewalk, the architect erected a light steel structure, 28.6-meter-long, 5-meter-wide and 8.5-meter-high, covered with transparent acrylic plates. The significant size guaranteed the accommodation of more people's participating in various events as well as passing through freely. The rhythm and transparency are visually attractive and welcoming, encouraging public sharing.  © TANG Yu / CHEN Pingnan The design of light and sound imitating the seaside shinning and tide-waving make the pavilion even more like a daydream. In addition to create a romantic and relaxing reading space in the congested metropolis, they are also functionally oriented, such as excluding the nearby traffic noise.  Axonometric  Section 1  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Haus 3 / Gellink + Schwämmlein Architekten Posted: 19 Jul 2018 04:00 PM PDT  © Brigida González
 © Brigida González Text description provided by the architects. The location of House Three is characterized by an unobstructed view of the Swabian Alps, which includes a medieval monastery located in the center of the village. It was desired by the owners to have the monastery in direct sight from the house. The fulfillment of this wish was complicated by a tight development plan and a narrow construction window. Nevertheless, in satisfying the needs of the brief a structural geometry was developed that allowed for a complete view of the monastery – the balcony area on the south side of the house was extruded out of the building envelope, allowing for the panoramic view over the village and the surrounding landscape.  © Brigida González  Floor Plan 1 Another important point that needed to be considered was sound insulation. The building plot is located directly in an airport landing flight path. To combat the noise, a concrete pitched roof was included in the design to help deflect and keep out the sound of aircraft flying overhead. A concern of the architects was to try and circumvent the specifications of the development plan with regard to the roof, which allowed for a tiled roof in either red or grey. The result is a unique concept in which the house is uniformly clad with light grey "Eternit Pictura" fiber cement panels, extending up over the pitched concrete roof. This "wrapping" of the house in a consistent material gives it a monolithic appearance, the building elements perfectly tied together as a homogenous whole.  © Brigida González The north, east and west facades are, in contrast to the south façade, all closed. The elongated window formats deny any sight lines from the neighboring houses but still allow for views from within the house itself. The protruding entrance area and balcony, with its large glass surfaces, contrast with the seemingly linear architecture of the main house structure. This effect is reinforced by the lower base of the building being clad in black fiber cement panels.  © Brigida González The kitchen, dining and living areas are column-free and thus flow into each other. At the heart of the building is the single-flight staircase connecting the three levels and the various living areas. The floor to ceiling windows on the ground floor, seamlessly connecting the interior and exterior, provides the living area with an impressive spaciousness. Upstairs is the master bedroom, a large bathroom complete with a spa and a small library. On the hillside are the children's rooms, equipped with a generous playroom. All of the children's spaces are connected directly to the garden. To the rear of the house is the au pair room, as well as the laundry and technical rooms.  © Brigida González  Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kunshan Grand Theater / China Architecture Design Group Land-based Rationalism D.R.C Posted: 19 Jul 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Jianghe Zeng
 © Guangyuan Zhang Text description provided by the architects. The new Kunshan Grand Theater is situated in the civic square in central Kunshan, a site bordering Qianjin Middle Road on the north and Zhujiang North Road on the east. As a reconstruction project of the former Kunshan Theater, it has become an integral part of a cultural complex, together with a library on the west, a swimming center on the south and a sports park on the southwest.  © Jianghe Zeng The planning feature of surrounding blocks has been adopted in the space design. The building was endowed with the concept and image of a block through the consolidation of its boundary. Curves, as a prominent feature of the building, have not only set the theme for the interior space, but also defined the feature of the building’s layered exterior platforms, which are connected by specially-designed staircases, making the platform spaces both sequential and integral. As a result, an open and welcome posture has been formed, naturally merging the building into the big picture of the landscape.  © Jianghe Zeng  Site Plan  © Jianghe Zeng The original context of the site has been preserved through the oblique axis of the building entrance, dividing the building into two parts: the east side and the west side, sharing a grand curved roof with a sense of flow, under which an open space has been formed at the corner of the road. On the roof, perforated plates, mirror honeycomb plates and corrugated honeycomb plates, all of which are made of stainless steel, have been aligned with skylights. The mirror ceiling overhead, and the square paving underneath have form a delightful contrast, reflecting the static ground and dynamic passengers in the day while presenting the changes of light and shadow at night.  © Jianghe Zeng  © Guangyuan Zhang 9 concrete columns on the square, coated with mirror and frosted stainless steel, have created an ambience full of variety. Thus the square under the roof is bonded with the city square, forming a public space for gathering and recreation. Southward along the axis are a sunken courtyard and a central square designed in accordance with the building’s style, while waterfront platforms and wide steps are planned along the river landscape. This orderly and diversified sequence can guide visitors southward into the civic square.  © Jianghe Zeng  Section  © Aurelien Chen The artistry of the building is fully represented through the combination of decoration and illumination. The ivory white aluminum single-plate curtain wall has given a full play to the building’s purity and plentiful layers. The exterior wall of the theater lounge is decorated with red aluminum tubes of various tint and size, resembling the iconic fluttering sleeves in Kunshan opera, and the wall of the movie theater has a finish of Malay paint coated with stainless steel net. The gradient color of the paint, changing from the exterior tint of red, to the interior tint of blue, has been facilitated with parametric design and has rendered a misty and textile-like effect with the help of specially designed lighting.  © Aurelien Chen  © Aurelien Chen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kanchanaburi House / Anghin Architecture Posted: 19 Jul 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Gregoire Glachant
 © Gregoire Glachant  Siteplan Text description provided by the architects. Kanchanaburi House Phase II is the new annex to a riverside house we designed back in 2014, it provides elevated views of the riverside and leisure facilities for the owner and her guests. Red terracotta cladding keeps the appearance of the house in line with the first house while keeping the house cool.  © Gregoire Glachant During summer, Kanchanaburi province is known for being one of the hottest places in Thailand, therefore, tackling energy consumption was our main focus. The house was designed to maximize comfort through passive cooling system. We make use of the site's topography by elevating the house to allow for better air circulation. In addition to cross ventilation at the main level, the air shaft was designed to help further ventilate the ceiling by allowing the cooler air from underneath the house to move up and disperse the heat collected under the roof. The northern opening ensures thorough illumination without the direct sunlight penetration while the extended wall fins and retractable awning keep the house properly shaded.  © Gregoire Glachant Sitting prominently in the middle of the living room is the 1940's antique Brunswick Centennial pool table; one of our client's vintage collections that inspired the whole interior design language of the house. And in order to stay connected to the surrounding nature we kept the interior layout as open and light as possible. A large balcony with a set of large doors seamlessly connects the interior and exterior. When combined with a set of loose furniture, the party house will get the functional flexibility it needs.  © Gregoire Glachant  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Hong Seokgyu
 © Hong Seokgyu "Suwŏlok", a place with 60 years of history.  © Hong Seokgyu We wanted to preserve the look of space for *Suwŏlok by either removing stacked layers from it to return its original form and by repairing old, broken items. This project was done in order to reclaim the original vigor for this space, which is now filled with the timeless void, by luring people to visit this place once more.  © Hong Seokgyu  Floor Plan  Front and Right Elevations "On 1962 A.D., May 18th of the lunar calendar, during the time of tiger, we erect a pillar and celebrate the completion of the frame for this house. We hope for all Five Blessings of men, and pray to be as eternal as the three lights of heaven – the sun, the moon, and the stars."  © Hong Seokgyu We decided to leave the trace of doors. Each door was going to stay where they were, but with different forms and functions. Some were left as a door, preserving the original human traffic flow design. Others were changed into windows for letting the light inside. - "On 1955 A.D., July 28th, during the time of sheep, we erect a pillar and celebrate the completion of the frame for this house. The owner of the house was born in the year of the rabbit, and we wish this place a good luck."  © Hong Seokgyu Without a touch from the human for a long time, this house looked cold and haunted. The *Gudeul floor was covered by layers of cement, and plywood on the ceiling had many holes that must have been fixed many times over. Curious about the original shape, we carefully began to uncover the inner structure that was hidden from us. Treasure-like traces have been revealed one by one as we were working. The inner structure, which was done 60 years ago, was surprisingly robust that its age was almost irrelevant. We hope the warmth of people will once again fill this place, which has returned to its original shape.  © Hong Seokgyu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Quang Dam
 © Quang Dam Text description provided by the architects. The owner has lived in one of terraced house on Vo Truong Toan street, ward 9, Vung Tau city with size 5mx20m and 4 floors before. They bought the same house beside for their using necessary, which in the terraced house.  © Quang Dam The design solution: getting sunlight and natural wind for the house which on west, combining two existing construction for the new one and treat the old function effectivly and aesthetically. A stair was holded and the other was broken for a green void.  © Quang Dam The design focuses on resetting the green space, garage, living room, kitchen and dining room on first floor. The owner likes rasing koi fish so our architects made a piscina combining with a pergola in front of house to set a green terrace. A stair was holded and the other was broken for a green void that makes West house fresh from inside. Trees are also planted more in the back yard.  © Quang Dam We design the sitting room and master bedroom for more exiting on second floor. The void area is layouted a kid net for kids to enjoy that easy to be overseen by adult instead of using hand rail.  © Quang Dam The third floor is designed a reading room and wooden pillars to occult the sunlight for the void.  © Quang Dam We also use plastic wood pillars in vertical axis to cover almost the façade that help avoiding the west sunlight. The architects merger the surface of two old construction by iron frame and plastic wood pillars while expanting the terrace of second floor in front of master bedroom to make a enjoy space for owner after a long day.  © Quang Dam Main materials are kinds of wood, iron and natural stone. Vung Tau is the city where there're many stone pit beside so we develop natural stone feature inside building to make warm and friendly feeling.  © Quang Dam The interior of house is used natural wanult and wanult veneer Hdf with brown color luxuriously. Wall is coverd with cement and nautral stone at void area. The ceiling of first floor is completed by natural pine make space lighter and brighter. The oder floors are designed with natural oak and oak veneer Hdf like closet, shelf, table, bed, wall, ceiling combine with white wall.  First Floor  Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Elbow River Residence / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Posted: 19 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Nic Lehoux
 © Nic Lehoux Text description provided by the architects. This modestly scaled house in Calgary's gentrifying Erlton neighborhood occupies a site on the Elbow River with sweeping views of the downtown skyline. The owners, both professionals, desired a loft-like living space, open to views of the river and city.  Site Plan  Upper Level Plan After a devastating flood in 2013 damaged many of the houses on this street, the massing responds to the possibility of future flooding by placing the primary spaces on the second floor, well above the 100- year flood elevation. Utilitarian spaces including a two-car garage, flexible space and laundry are located on the lower level. Mechanical equipment was intentionally located above the flood level to minimize repairs should another major event occur. Exterior finishes were selected to address the clients desire for low maintenance, durable materials in an area that experiences intense rain, hail and snow storms and extended frigid winters.  © Nic Lehoux The upper, angular volume containing the living and sleeping spaces is clad in robust silver corrugated metal and cantilevers over a solid, rectangular base covered in black fiber-cement panels. The roof tilts upward and away from the entry toward the edges of the site. Drainage from the roof is gathered at the central trough and directed to a basin in the landscape that disperses the water slowly to the surrounding landscape.  © Nic Lehoux The east elevation along Erlton Street is deliberately opaque, with horizontal slot windows that offer privacy from the busy neighborhood street. The entry is marked by white planes that extend through the house to frame views of the garden and river beyond. A steel and white oak stair clad in silver panels leads to the second level where the ceilings slope upward and the glazed west wall curves in response to a bend in the Elbow River. Living room, dining room and kitchen are angled toward long views of the river and skyline. A fireplace and custom window seat with bookshelves anchor the northern edge of the living space. Behind the kitchen, a shared office and guest suite are located along the street. A master suite occupies the southern end of the home, with expansive views and generous bath and closet spaces.  © Nic Lehoux Along the west elevation, the cantilever is more distinct as the angled forms of the house and deck float on slender steel columns. A horizontal steel fin extends above the windows to shade the living spaces from the afternoon sun. It folds down at the southern edge to become a privacy screen for the master suite. Modest in size yet bold in spirit, the Elbow River Residence is a direct response to its riverside location and rapidly changing urban neighborhood context.  Elevation  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Best Universities in Latin America That Have Architecture Programs Posted: 19 Jul 2018 09:00 AM PDT  © <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:The_Photographer">The Photographer</a>, used under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en">CC0</a>. Image Teatro Municipal in São Paulo, the city with the most universities featured in the regional ranking of the Times Higher Universities Times Higher Education (THE) revealed its ranking of the best universities in Latin America and the Caribean. The list is based on the same 13 indicators used in their global ranking, but with modifications that "better reflect the characteristics of Latin American universities," explains the organization. The 2018 edition of this regional ranking includes 129 universities from 10 countries rated in the following categories: teaching, research, citations, international outlook, industry income. It should be noted that this measurement is global at the university level and does not measure each academic concentration separately, as QS does in its annual ranking. Dominated by universities in Brazil, we present the 10 best Latin American universities for architecture, according to Times Higher Education (THE). 1. Universidad Estatal de Campinas (UNICAMP)Location: Campinas, Brazil 2. Universidad de São Paulo (USP)Location: São Paulo, Brazil 3°. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)Location: Santiago, Chile 4. Universidad Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)Location: São Paulo, Brazil 5. Universidad de Chile (UChile)Location: Santiago, Chile 6. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Río de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)Location: Río de Janeiro, Brazil 7. Universidad de Los Andes (Uniandes)Location: Bogotá, Colombia 8. Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil 9. Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil 10. Universidad Estatal Paulista (UNESP)Location: São Paulo, Brazil See all the results and methodology, here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Design Accessible Bathrooms for All With This ADA Restroom Guide Posted: 19 Jul 2018 08:15 AM PDT  ADA Design Guide / Washrooms & Showers. Image Courtesy of Bradley Corporation USA In this article, we provide you with the tools to design more inclusive architecture. Although each region and country has its own accessibility guidelines which you should review in depth before starting a project, the material presented below, based on the ADA and ANSI standards, will help you design comfortable and efficient spaces for all its users. Bathroom StallsTo design individual stalls with dispensers that protrude from the walls, the following should be considered:
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| New Forum in Itabuna / Dendê Arquitetura Posted: 19 Jul 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Manuel Sá
 © Manuel Sá Text description provided by the architects. The building will contemplate the execution of the services in the fraction of 2926.40 m2 with the following functional program:  Ground Plan - Offices for magistrates - Court Hearing Rooms - Advisory Rooms - Legal Office and Secretaries - Rooms for the judicial bodies (OAB, Office of the Public Defender and Public Prosecutor)  © Manuel Sá The program of the New Forum Itabuna is distributed in a 6-storey building (3 underground, ground floor, upper floor and roof ).  © Manuel Sá  Section The architectural solution of this building proposes the construction in reinforced concrete, using ribbed slabs molded in place, therefore allowing bigger spans with the same technology employed in the massive slabs, becoming more rational. This will allow future adjustments, as needed, to the modifications of the jurisdictional system provision. It was a decision to leave apparent structures, including the ribbed slabs, inserting ceilings only in the wet areas.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Best Architectural iPhone Photos of 2018 Revealed by IPPAWARDS Posted: 19 Jul 2018 07:30 AM PDT  First Prize: Photography by Massimo Graziani, Italy. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) has announced the winners of the 2018 edition of the annual competition. Founded in 2007, the same year as the release of the first iPhone, IPPAWARDS is the first and longest running iPhone photography competition. Now in its 11th year, the awards continue to select the best images taken by iPhone, iPad or iPod touch from a variety of categories including Landscape, Animals, People, Still Life and Architecture. This year's architecture category was won by Massimo Graziani from Italy for a shot "Rampage," taken at the Via Allegri in Rome. Second prize was awarded to KuangLong Zhang from China with an image of one of the oldest mosques in Iran, while third prize went to Nasra Al Sharji from Oman with an early-morning shot of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The winning images from the architecture category can be found below, as well as a selection of honorable mentions. The full collection of 33 honorable mentions is available in our complete gallery. For more information on the IPPAWARDS, and to view stunning photographs from other categories, visit the official website here. First Prize: Massimo Graziani, Italy First Prize: Photography by Massimo Graziani, Italy. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS Rampage Shot on iPhone 7 Plus in Rome, Italy Second Prize: KuangLong Zhang, China Second Prize: Photography by KuangLong Zhang, China. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS Jameh Mosque of Isfahan Shot on iPhone 7 in Ispahan, Iran Third Prize: Nasra Al Sharji, Oman Third Prize: Photography by Nasra Al Sharji, Oman. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS Burj Khalifa Dubai Shot on iPhone 6 at Shaikh Zayed Road Dubai Selection of Honorable Mentions Honorable Mention by Beata Krowicka. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by Linda Hollier. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by Danis Lou. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by Omer Faruk Kuranli. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by Mogens Bjergby. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by KuangLong Zhang. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by Niu Jingtao. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by Tim Jarvis. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  Honorable Mention by Dilip Vasu Theavan. Image Courtesy of IPPAWARDS  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wicker Park Residence / Wheeler Kearns Architects Posted: 19 Jul 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Steve Hall
 © Steve Hall Text description provided by the architects. The owners desired to create a new a standalone residence that incorporates DNA of the historic Landmark District to preserve the street experience and acts as an expression of their style and personality. The Wicker Park Residence resides among and shares its street front with historic homes that represent some of Chicago's largest and best examples of Victorian-era architecture. The landmark designation, which placed prescriptive rules for any new construction in the neighborhood, inspired a reinterpretation of traditional materials and detailing.  © Steve Hall A formal brick masonry façade is carved away at the rear to reveal a garden, glass facade, and a contemporary, light-filled interior. The masonry shell of the new house stops short of a rehabilitated100-year old coach house, connected only through a one-story glass enclosed link.  © Steve Hall Traditional materials and detailing are refined and reinterpreted. A Roman-style brick differentiates itself from the Chicago Common brick while dark metal forms doors, windows, and expressed lintels. An ornamental metal cornice perforated with a circular motif compliments the cast iron fence that encloses the front yard, a playful touch that recalls the traditional fences on neighboring properties.  © Steve Hall The interior follows suit, divided behind the formal front (entry, dining, and living) and an informal rear (kitchen and family room) which open to the private garden in the back. A central service core contains a powder room, butler's pantry and storage on the first floor, and laundry and mechanical spaces on the second floor, while two large millwork volumes conceal stairways up to second-floor private spaces.  © Steve Hall  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| UN and Yale University Unveil "Tiny House" as the Future of Eco-Living Posted: 19 Jul 2018 05:30 AM PDT  © David Sundberg/Esto In an effort to spark public discussion and new ideas on how sustainable design can manifest as decent, affordable housing, Yale University has collaborated with UN Environment and UN-Habitat to unveil a "tiny house" fully powered by renewable energy. At 22-square-meters, the eco-house is designed to "test the potential for minimizing the use of natural resources such as water." The prototype was unveiled during the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, constructed from locally-sourced, bio-based renewable materials. While the first prototype is designed for the climate and context of New York, future iterations can be adapted for site-specific conditions around the globe. Design and fabrication of the module was carried out by Gray Organschi Architecture, working in direct partnership with the Yale Center for Ecosystems in Architecture.  © David Sundberg/Esto  © David Sundberg/Esto The module has been designed to address the demand placed by the housing sector on the planet's total resources, which currently stands at 40%. The scheme's inbuilt systems include solar energy generation, on-site water collection, natural daylighting, plant-based air purification, and passive cross-ventilation. The interior contains a range of flexible, adaptable components building on the modern architectural trend of smart micro-living.  © David Sundberg/Esto  © David Sundberg/Esto
 © David Sundberg/Esto  © David Sundberg/Esto With the earth's population expected to approach 10 billion by 2050, and with one billion people today living in informal settlements, the project embodies the challenge for architects and designers to develop communities which sustainably expand capacity, and celebrate innovation in building systems and infrastructure.  © David Sundberg/Esto  © David Sundberg/Esto News via: UN Environment  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| HofmanDujardin Reimagine How We Say Goodbye to Loved Ones with New Funeral Center Posted: 19 Jul 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of VERO Visual Few subjects evoke as much sensitivity and refection, both within architecture and beyond, as those of death and mortality. Frank Lloyd Wright's timeless reflection that "youth is a quality, and once you have it, you never lose it, and when they put you in the box, that is your immortality" offers one insight into how architects place not just their buildings, but also their lives and careers in perspective. Furthering this engagement between architecture and mortality is HofmanDujardin, a Dutch studio which has sought to "rethink the way we say goodbye" with the design of a new Funeral Centre. Placing the coffin at its epicenter, the scheme translates the memorial sequence into three moments: the gathering of friends and family, the ceremony of remembrance, and the moment of social encounter.  Courtesy of VERO Visual  Courtesy of VERO Visual The first room sees an assembly of friends and family, enclosed by a "memory wall." The multimedia screen, displaying videos and photographs collected from the family, forms a lively collage celebrating the life of the deceased. The images form a background to the silent atmosphere, creating a "sublime, shared moment of collectively reliving stories."  Courtesy of VERO Visual The second room hosts the actual remembrance ceremony and defines the shape of all three rooms. A triangular plan creates an intimate atmosphere, enclosed by two curved walls which bend inwards to define a passage for the coffin. The ceremony takes place against the backdrop of an expansive panorama of the natural surroundings, implying a "flow back towards nature, closing the circle of life."  Courtesy of VERO Visual The third space offers the opportunity for enhanced social relations after the ceremony. Timber clad walls and floors instill an atmosphere of warmth and comfort, while a neutral round serving table makes the room suitable for formal and informal events.  Courtesy of VERO Visual
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| 100 Years of Mass Housing in Russia Posted: 19 Jul 2018 04:30 AM PDT  Gorky street (Tverskaya st.), Moscow, 1978. Image Courtesy of Vasily Egorov, TASS Russia's history of mass housing development can be divided into several distinct periods, each manifested by its own specific type of residential building. These houses reveal what lifestyle, comfort level, construction cost and distinctive traits were considered preferable in any given decade. Every new stage saw its own experiments and had its achievements, which together can be regarded as a line of lessons, discoveries, and experiences, helping to understand a specific character of Russian standard housing.  Courtesy of Strelka KB 1917-1930: First efforts, first experimentsThe October Revolution brought about a number of changes in Russia's housing policies, defining its development for many years to come. Two decrees of 1918, "On Abolition of Private Property in Cities" and "On Land Socialization," gave rise to so-called communal apartments. The state-owned property began to account for a larger share of the country's total housing stock and construction projects; the Soviet regime also took over the task of allocating dwellings among people. In the 1920s, a new type of low-cost mass housing began to take shape. The Construction Committee of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the first in country's history to embark on developing a model of a standard house in accordance with modern requirements and with the use of a scientific approach. Among other things, the authorities had held a number of various contests, and these measures eventually resulted in creating fundamentally novel types of homes, ranging from communal houses to so-called garden cities.  Shabolovka residential district, Moscow, 1929. Image Courtesy of pastvu.ru According to plan, a local resident could have spent his whole life in this neighbourhood without feeling any need for something outside of it: this place had shops, nurseries, schools, an institute with dormitories, factory, and even a crematory. Khavsko-Shabolovsky housing area was an important part of the district. Its thirteen buildings were situated at a right angle to each other, and at a 45-degree angle to main streets. This feature provided a good lighting, and created a closed yard system. Balconies and bad-sitting rooms both faced southern façades, while kitchens and bathrooms were designed to look to the north. Each row of houses had its own color scheme. Public building was placed in the center of the district. 1935-1955: Fine décor and high ceilings: The indiscreet charm of Stalinka buildingIn the early 1930s, a public contest for the Palace of the Soviets project and a new Stalin's Moscow city master plan (1935) marked an architectural shift towards exploitation of classic legacy. Moscow city was first to straighten, enlarge and build-up its avenues with solemn ensembles, and then many Russian cities followed the lead. Artistic features in buildings, and for the neighborhood as a whole, became a priority. After World War II, the trend increased; although, multi-story buildings became less common, while wooden construction regained its relevance. Mastering a technology of manufacturing structure elements at the factory (instead of making them right at the construction site) is a huge breakthrough of this period. But many projects were still being carried out upon their own unique custom design, and this ensured diversity of housing architecture of the time. 1949 saw an introduction of so-called standard planning: this approach completely dismisses the idea of a separate design for each project, and embraces exactly the opposite of that — a design concept which implies working upon standardised housing types and series plans. On Tverskaya Street, Russia had tried a fast-track (industrialized) construction technology for the first time: a number of teams of workers with different skills shifting from one object to another in rotation, each in charge of his own task. As a result of the successful experiment, the house number 4 on Gorky Street had been perfectly integrated into the mounting terrain of the road: in all three sections, residential units occupy five stories, but the height of ground floors, reserved for shops and eating places, is different. Basement and portal had been faced with polished granite, residential walls — with prefabricated tile; the interior decoration featured moulding and sculptures. 1955-1960: Khrushchev formula: Compact housing and arrival of "micro-districts"In the aftermath of Nikita Khrushchev's landmark speech of 1955 and the decree "On Liquidation of Excesses in Planning and Construction," Russian housing industry started shifting to much simpler, less assertive architecture — and cheaper construction. Also, it was decided to utilize vacant lands for large low-cost residential neighborhoods — that is micro-districts — instead of proceeding with costly construction in the city center. Since the rapidly advancing industrial technology suggested uniformity in construction, the custom planning had had to be practically abandoned. In 1959, Soviet Russia established its first DSK — Integrated House-building Factory, and more than 400 such plants were to come along in the future. To deliver on the promise "For every family — separate apartment!," the USSR had to build as simple and compact as possible; at the same time, expected lifespan of those structures was estimated to be around 20 years. K-7 house line delivered the first and the cheapest mass five-story building; it took only 12 days to build such a home. Of course, this type of dwelling had its downsides, such as walkthrough rooms and no balconies. These issues have been revised and fixed for K-7 later versions.  9th block of Noviye Cheryomushki district (1956–1958). Image Courtesy of John William Reps, Fine Arts Library, Cornell University In 1956, the USSR had held a nationwide contest for best projects on cost-effective apartment house types. The experimental 9th Block in Novye Cheryomushki district was planned and a put up drawing on the solutions submitted for this competition. Construction of a novel neighborhood took 22 months; the area had served as a testing ground for 14 building types (each of them used different planning and materials) and is up to five storeys high. In an effort to make up for small apartments, great emphasis was put on spacious yards. These space were equipped with special leisure zones, playgrounds, landscaping, carpet-beating areas, paddling pools. Architectural planning of micro-districts excluded any through-traffic, and each block had its own nursery, kindergarten, school, canteen, shops, cinema, amenities' building, telephone exchange, and garages. 1960-1980. Brezhnev-era homes: Same trend, greater comfortDuring this period, greater focus had been placed on constructing high-rise buildings, as well as introducing improved housing types. This era gave birth to apartments with 1-5 isolated rooms, providing housing for different kinds of families. Besides, certain series allowed for flexible layouts of apartments. In the late 70s, the housing policy agenda embraced the task of rebuilding and renovating pre-war and early post-war housing stock. Hotels and dormitories accounted for a large part of these new projects. However, housing problems still remain a major concern and a pressing issue. In 1986, with the aim to address this serious challenge, the government adopted a special program called "Housing-2000" — yet it was never fully implemented.  Severnoye Chertanovo district. Image Courtesy of glokaya_kuzdra / lori.ru This neighborhood had been made up of 9- and 16-story residential buildings. For the purposes of accessible infrastructure and comfort, the architects decided to arrange entrances to all consumer service facilities in lobbies, or at least within walking distance. Buildings were connected by ground floor halls, therefore it was possible to move around almost without getting outside of the block. With internal passages reserved exclusively for taxi and ambulance, each house came with its own underground parking. The project also offered built-in furniture options, with one of the buildings attempting to perform a duplex apartment experiment. 1991—2018. Modern era: Return of custom design, and embracing larger scaleThis phase saw the formation and development of the Russian housing market. The country has witnessed a glorious comeback of both individual development projects and widespread use of décor. There is an ongoing quest for new buildings' and apartments' layouts (studios, projects with common neighborhood areas, etc.), — while some housing series already provide options for possible replanning. Thanks to privatization, Russians have regained their right to acquire and own housing property. This drastic shift is responsible for an important new trend in the Russian housing market. Today, more than 85% of homes are owned by private citizens.  Courtesy of Strelka KB In 1990s, our housing development has been taking rather erratic and unsystematic forms. The industry, largely dominated by infill development plans, saw a significant increase in the share of private and luxury housing. Then in the 2000s, during a period of intense economic growth, it has brought about some large-scale integral development projects for new territories. In 1997, alongside with a new housing reform in Russia, Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending was created. A year later, the state presented a legal basis for mortgage lending. In 2016, DOM.RF (former Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending) and Strelka KB started to work out a paper called "Guidelines on Comprehensive Development of the Areas" — both parties are driven by their commitment to introduce and ensure a comfortable urban environment in Russia. One of the key ideas of these guidelines is to abandon micro-district development in favour of city blocks.  Yuzhnoye Butovo and Severnoye Butovo residential areas. Image Courtesy of Alexey Mikheev / lori.ru Initially, Yuzhnoye Butovo and Severnoye Butovo districts were made up of buildings of earlier types, and these homes were mostly intended for and granted to waiting-list households or welfare beneficiary families. Step by step, private construction development has been advancing and expanding — the process accompanied by the introduction of a new modernised planning series. Besides that, in the mid-1990s, Butovos accommodated our country's first prototypes of a townhouse. Due to its location far from city center and, thus, a long-distance commute of residents to their workplaces, Butovo district has become a symbol, and a generic term for the so-called "bedroom suburbs" — together with a burden of their distinctive problems: commuter migration, lack of public areas, underdevelopment of small-scale street trading, limited leisure options, etc.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Lorena Darquea
 © Lorena Darquea  Ground floor  © Lorena Darquea LEAP Laboratorio en Arquitectura Progresiva is an architectural firm working from Guadalajara, Mexico since the year 2001 and has a new office space. The house where their creative space was built is a 40 years old house that is a couple of lots to the north of the headquarters of MTQ, a leader company in the A/E/C sector, specialized on the technical and engineering aspects of architectural projects and a strategic partner of LEAP since its beginnings. When the property came into the real estate market it was a natural choice to acquire the house because its location just some meters away from MTQ. The house had always been used as a private residence, with a medium sized backyard and a terrace. The project recycled the bedrooms in the upper level as private office spaces, the former space for dining on the first floor was transformed into the new meeting room, minor transformations were made to convert the kitchen into the office reception, and in the backyard a new black metallic box was built, it is the workshop space where the architectural projects are carried out. At the end of the workshop space, a transparent division gives privacy to the principals of the studio.  © Lorena Darquea  © Lorena Darquea  Section AA The house is clearly divided into two complementary components, the first body is for administrative and more traditional style office space, and the second component is for the creative tasks, a think box where ideas are born, discussed, distilled and condensed into realities through architectural projects. One of the challenges posed by this interpretation of the office space (as two bodies working in coordination) was how to deal with the connection between both components. The solution was to create a mirrored passage, a long walking corridor where the user sees himself reflected into a black infinity of images and could change its state of mind from the daily administrative tasks into the state of mind of a creative space, the passage is a liminal space, a rabbit hole after which another reality is waiting. Once the user has gone through the mirrored corridor it is confronted to a black box, a platonic black volume with no apparent windows or doors, the metallic screen appears to be solid hiding the working space inside. The workshop is a clear space with natural light filtered through the metallic screen making the space friendly for computer use, two large tables partition the space into three interconnected areas where LEAP´s collaborators work, and at the rear end of the workshop a private working area is where the principals of the studio interact with the team.  © Lorena Darquea  © Lorena Darquea  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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