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- Reconstruction and Extension for Primary School Svetozar Marković / a2arhitektura
- Bus Station Velenje / Guzic Trplan arhitekti d.o.o.
- Supermarket Metamorphism / archinauten
- 22 Jalan Kembangan / Timurdesigns LLP
- Studio 3 / Architecture Discipline
- Meet the 9 Regional Winners of the 2018 International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture
- Gothic Architecture Meets High Fashion in Guo Pei’s Gravity-Defying Dresses
- Pt. Leo Estate / Jolson Architecture and Interiors
- Norman Foster Receives 2018 American Prize for Design
- Campo de Ourique IV Apartament / João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos
- Snarkitecture's "Fun House" Opens at the National Building Museum in Washington DC
- Meadow Beach House / Andrew Franz Architect
- Studio Gang's First Canadian Project will be a Mixed-Use Tower in Toronto
- Young Talent Architecture Award 2018 Announces 4 Winners
- The Gilded Iguana Hotel / Studio Saxe
- 74 Exceptional Architecture Portfolios
- Lustigkulla Preschool / Arkitema Architects
- MoMA to Host Exhibit Celebrating the Radical Brutalist Architecture of Socialist Yugoslavia
- Look Inside a Collection of Dutch Architecture Offices, Photographed by Marc Goodwin
- TIWAG Hauptverwaltung Innsbruck / puerstl langmaier architekten
| Reconstruction and Extension for Primary School Svetozar Marković / a2arhitektura Posted: 06 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Relja Ivanic
 © Relja Ivanic Text description provided by the architects. Elementary school "Svetozar Markovic" is located in Hadži Milentijeva street no. 62 in Belgrade in the central core of the municipality of Vracar - Neimar. It was designed in 1953 according to the plans of the architect V. Milic. The new, single floor, the extension is upgrading the existing capacity of a primary school building, for one floor within the existing boundaries. .jpg?1525345449 "© Relja Ivanic") © Relja Ivanic  First Floor Plan .jpg?1525345307 "© Relja Ivanic") © Relja Ivanic On the cross-section of the two existing wings of the building, a new atrium is formed through the existing and newly designed structure of the school. In this way, the new daylight source is provided, also allowing vertical communication through the entire structure of the building (basement, ground floor, first and second floor), connecting the old and new part of the building. .jpg?1525345483 "© Relja Ivanic") © Relja Ivanic  Wall Mural Diagram The upper extension of the building is designed as a contemporary architectural structure, with the aim of maximizing the respect of the form and materialization of the existing building. The author's attention was focused on aligning the newly designed part of the building, with the existing aesthetics and construction characteristics of the object in order to achieve unity of function and form  © Relja Ivanic  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bus Station Velenje / Guzic Trplan arhitekti d.o.o. Posted: 06 Jul 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Miran Kambic
 © Miran Kambic Text description provided by the architects. The building is located by the main street bypassing the city center which is intended for public and commercial buildings. Because of various programs the street creates a rather undefined and chaotic space. The design idea of the Velenje Bus Station is the establishment of an abstract floating volume over an open public space. The building with its typical image of facade membrane and segmentation of volume forms a new urban intervention with a typical day and night image.  © Miran Kambic  Site Plan  © Miran Kambic Despite its diverse program, the object acts as a monolithic whole, which, with its image and shape, stands out in a street and clearly defines its public character. The overall graphic image of the facade is made as an abstraction of an electronic information screen in traffic terminals and a night image of the illuminated city forming the 'city lights' effect by night.  © Miran Kambic The main white volume of the building is placed on the base in green color, which forms highlighted area of the bus station programme and at the same time fuses with the park in the background. The ground floor of the building, where the bus station plateau is located, is designed as a fluid public space with an emphasis on the transport organization of the station. The volume of the building 'floating' over the transport terminal is divided into two functional segments, a public garage, and an office tower.  © Miran Kambic The concept of the facade membrane design is the unity that connects the building volume in spite of the diverse program into a characteristic whole. Therefore, a single material of facade membrane - fiber cement façade panels are used for the entire building. Perforation on façade panels illuminates the interior of the garage house but prevents views on the structure and parked cars. On the outside, there is no clear distinction between mere functional space of the car park and office spaces.  © Miran Kambic The irregular rhythm created on the facade visually decomposes the large volume of the building. The selection of the white color of the facade creates a contrast with the perforation and amplifies the graphic effect in daytime. In the evening and at night, the façade design has the opposite effect - the facade is a dark and illuminated garage creates a 'light display' formed by the perforations.  © Miran Kambic  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Supermarket Metamorphism / archinauten Posted: 06 Jul 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Dietmar Tollerian
 © Dietmar Tollerian Text description provided by the architects. A dull, concrete box is transformed into an attractive, modern supermarket. a change of ownership of the local supermarket in the street johann-wilhelm-klein-straße in linz provided an opportunity to redesign the building. The appearance of the market was not only renovated, but also clearly revitalized and harmonized with the corporate design of SPAR, the new owner. we chose the translucent casing as a simple, economical and, not least of all, "honest" way of imbuing the given cement box with a certain charm and expressiveness. The facade, composed of building-high profile glass elements, stands on a robust teel console – which also serves as impact protection – on the three visible sides of the building. the original structure remains vaguely visible behind this.  © Dietmar Tollerian  Before Open-mesh flooring between the two layers enables easy cleaning and revision work on the building. The space in between is well ventilated. This means that all the exhaust openings, air ducts, cooling units and similarly useful but hardly beautiful equipment remain hidden behind the skin of the building, and its shimmering integrity condenses the clear geometry of the construction into an aesthetic concept.  Section Facade  © Dietmar Tollerian  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 22 Jalan Kembangan / Timurdesigns LLP Posted: 06 Jul 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Tim Nolan
 © Tim Nolan Text description provided by the architects. The site for this house posed several challenges to overcome. Firstly, it is located right at the junction of two busy 4-lane roads. And in addition to that, the overhead MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) viaduct for the East-West cross-island train is located just beyond one of these roads. There is constant noise coming from cars and the passing train. The front of the site, where the main gate is located, faces almost West. To keep out heat and glare from the low angle western sun, the 2 most visible facades cannot have too many see-through openings.  © Tim Nolan Thus, in trying to shield the interior spaces from the traffic noise and the Western sun, the semi-detached house is "flipped" inwards by carving out large voids between the house and the party wall adjoining its neighbor. Natural light is directed down these voids, some of which stretch over the entire 4 stories of the house. All the bedrooms on the upper floors are buffered from the road noise by a common corridor and their windows open into the air-well voids for natural daylight (indirect) and ventilation. This explains why the front and side elevations are expressed with small fenestrations (except for the first story which opens out onto the patio and garden). The use of natural burnt-brown facing bricks as the façade material further enhances the "closed" look, in direct contrast to the windows opening onto the air-well voids which are often full-height from floor to ceiling. This inner side of the house is fully protected from direct sun and traffic noise.  © Tim Nolan  Section A  © Tim Nolan There are also many spatial permutations set within the voids – ranging from the 4-story high open air-well that ventilates the Powder room to the interlocking high volume entrance "Foyer". The interlocking voids often permit lots of visual connections between different parts of the house, giving an illusion of more spaciousness than there really is.  © Tim Nolan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Studio 3 / Architecture Discipline Posted: 06 Jul 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Jeetin Sharma
 © Jeetin Sharma Text description provided by the architects. As the studio enters its teenage years of existence, it demanded a fun yet "architecturally charged" environment to conduct business. Moving out of a busy commercial surrounding to a quiet piece of land amidst blooming mustard fields hidden within the commotion, that is Delhi. It can be challenging to locate the studio; placed within the quaint boulevards lined with ficus foliage often hindering views to the randomly placed non-descriptive black gates. However, the gate has a "white" google pin for the curious eyes.  © Jeetin Sharma  Floor Plan  © Jeetin Sharma The visitor's ingress on a bed of gravel guarded with trees on either side hiding the front lawn to the east. The gravel acts a porous surface which allows patches of reeds and grass to grow through- transforming landscape every day. One moves down this ceremonial pathway to be greeted by a deep red, shipping container floating on a mound of earth surrounded by token greenery. This cuboid is deconstructed with an acoustically lined double glazed facade, exposing the warm birch ply walls to the visitor. The insides host a white Saarinen-esque table with a deconstructed polder couch upholstered in grey and military green- the space doubles up as a break-out zone for private conversations/meetings or just some alone time after rigorous roundups with peers.  © Jeetin Sharma Turn away from the Red box, and we come across "The studio", a white box -oriented east-west, nestled within dense foliage of ficus trees. The entire east façade is glazed, farmed within "super" thin black metal sections. The elevation looks over the private front lawn guarded by trees with trim foliage. The setting allows for the yard to be lit throughout the day, providing diffused light into the workspace and reducing the reliance on artificial lighting. Perforated screens on the south-facing windows cut down the glare while giving a glimpse of the constantly changing sky and the dense foliage enclosing the site.  © Jeetin Sharma The roof is constructed out of large Kashia-stone and finished with a thin layer of a screed, sandwiching insulation and waterproofing- An old age technique known as "Tukdi slab". The increase thermal mass from the stone provides delayed heat transfer through convection within the layers. The slab rests upon on metal girders supported over load-bearing brick walls. The insides being exposed brickwork finished in a water-based matt-black paint required moisture free walls; thus the outsides are finished with hydraulic lime plaster and painted in white: reflecting direct and indirect solar gains. The overhangs are carefully designed to cut down the incidental sunlight and minimize the energy consumption without compromising on the desired comfort levels of the interior spaces. Following a minimalistic approach, which is both progressive and modern, the studio emphasizes materiality which hearkens back to the early 19th century. The 48-day frugal build is a testament to the saying " True to the material", making the experience of the studio analogous to the narrative of its construction.  Elevations The visitor directly enters 4m high space overlooking the open-library section of the studio and consequently settle themselves on to a colorful "wishbone" chair placed around the white library table- transforming the space for casual discussions and greetings. The walls display a journey of the firm, different projects, and accolades. Ideally one would place a giant table in a linear space, but a deliberate attempt is made at carefully layering the space into bays which is obstructed by elements to create depth and interest.  © Jeetin Sharma Interiors are predominantly charcoal black walls, offset by birch ply tables over natural finish cork flooring. The unique rhythms of brick piers and the windows provide juxtaposed grids of structure and planning, adding a new layer of complexity within the 4m high volume of free-flowing space.  © Jeetin Sharma All workstations are aligned perpendicular to the length of the built in the open studio space. As a creative practice, we believe design as a layered and additive process; the users keep adding diverse elements to the studio- A red bird was recently placed afloat at the entrance. Ancillaries and the conference room are separated from the multi-space office environment using black partitions with discrete doors leading into a concealed closet and general cloakrooms. The conference room is a manually operable floating partition with sliding ceiling, inspired by elements from Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre.  © Jeetin Sharma It can be extended to become an acoustically sound space or collapsed to become a part of the studio workspace, adding flexibility to the layout. The signature wall of the meeting room is painted white to capture the inflow of natural light through the glazing and give emphasis on the display panels. The Backdrop of the open workspace is shelving unit made out of recycled strand-board, housing the paper pantry and the media hub on one side and a nested bonket seating for the pantry on the other.  Sections The studio offers spaces that are varying in character and volume such as the mezzanine level, music room and the break area that act as different emotive spaces. The scaffold lattice structure is another frequently used space for retreat along with the badminton court. The idea of the scaffold is to indicate continuity and construction. By integrating nature and activity with a working space, Architecture Discipline creates a productive, synergetic environment that defines their vision for a new office experience.  © Jeetin Sharma  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Meet the 9 Regional Winners of the 2018 International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture Posted: 06 Jul 2018 11:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Velux Group Held every two years, the International VELUX Award challenges students to generate projects that take advantage of daylight, with the aim of developing a deeper understanding of this energy source. A jury of renowned architects chose 9 regional winners for its 2018 iteration, who will now compete for the winning title at the World Architecture Festival in November. The winners were chosen from projects presented by students from 250 different architecture schools in 58 countries. The jury was comprised of internationally renowned architects including Carme Pigem Barceló, founding partner of RCR Architects (ES), Li Hu, founding partner of OPEN Architecture (CH), Rick Joy, director of Rick Joy Architects (USA), Saša Begović, founding partner of 3LHD Architects (HR), and Martin Pors Jepsen, vice president of the VELUX Innovation Center. They convened for two days in Copenhagen to evaluate more than 600 student projects. The winners from the 'Daylight in Buildings' category are:
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_Li_Hu__Martin_Pors_Jepsen__right_side_(FtB)_Sasa_Begovic__Carme_Pigem__Rick_Joy.jpg?1530908277 "Courtesy of Velux Group") Courtesy of Velux Group All prize winners have been informed. Representatives from each team will be awarded a trip to Amsterdam and tickets to the World Architecture Festival in November where they will present their projects in front of, and get feedback directly from, the renowned architects of the jury. Here, two global winners will be selected and receive the grand prize of €5000. Check the winning projects, all other entries, and more details about the International VELUX Award 2018 for Students of Architecture here.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Gothic Architecture Meets High Fashion in Guo Pei’s Gravity-Defying Dresses Posted: 06 Jul 2018 10:05 AM PDT In what has to be one of the most spectacular collisions of high fashion and architecture, fashion designer Guo Pei has tapped into the "immutable" qualities of Gothic buildings with a series of outfits inspired by vaults, spires, flying buttresses, and elaborate window tracery. According to Vogue, the Chinese designer described her work as "a dialogue between the human body and spatial dimension," while Pei's own Facebook post explained her Fall 2018 collection with just a short phrase: "Time flows unhurriedly, while architecture stands immutably." Pei's interest in the architecture of cathedrals and churches seems a natural extension of the last design for which she made headlines, the bejeweled pope hat and dress that helped Rihanna "win" at the MET Gala in New York earlier this year. However, converting the rigid stone structures of the Gothic style into fabrics designed to hang from the human body is clearly a more challenging technical feat, and proves all the more satisfying for architecture-obsessed onlookers when achieved with the audacity brought to her work by Pei. News via Vogue.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pt. Leo Estate / Jolson Architecture and Interiors Posted: 06 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Lucas Allen
 © Lucas Allen  © Anson Smart Text description provided by the architects. Pt Leo Estate is a building that explores the possibilities of structural concrete design to create sculptural form that synthesizes landscape, art and architecture within an innovative gesture that celebrates its sense of place and program. The client's vision was to share with the public their private collection of large-scale sculpture on a coastal site featuring an established vineyard and panoramic ocean views. Accompanying this was a desire for a hospitality experience that celebrated their wine production as well as local produce.  © Anson Smart The client wanted a building that was engaging, evocative and that would establish a dialogue with the artistic community. It could comfortably sit on the international stage whilst still maintaining an Australian identity that celebrated its contextual environment. Purposefully located at its heart and perched on the highest elevation of the 135 hectare rural Merrick's property, the public on arrival immediately engage with the vineyard and a truly Australian landscape.  © Lucas Allen The underlying principle is the synergy between landscape, art and architecture. The forecourt is a sculptural gesture and an artistic experience. Its curvaceous form is an abstract interpretation of wine pouring from a bottle and the organic cycle of the wine harvest. A bold landscaped gesture and the fluid walls pay homage to the curvature of Inge King's iconic sculpture located at the centre of the forecourt. As you transition through the forecourt the built form emerges from the ground, holding back the extended vineyard and concealing the building programme and views beyond. In time long tendrils of vine will cascade over to veil and anchor the building, reinforcing the designs response to site and context. The cracked granite forecourt surface, together with the asymmetrical placement of the single Bottle Tree is evocative of the Australian rugged, eroded and cracked landscape. The tree is a living sculptural object within the forecourt.  © Lucas Allen  Detailed Plan  © Lucas Allen The building's radial plan, derived from the forecourt, organises and separates the three briefed zones of the Entry Arbour, Cellar Door & Restaurants. This sweeping form articulates each area without the need for walls or partitions within a large open space and results in an internal experience where the total building mass never reveals itself. In so, adhering to the client's desire that each function operate concurrently with equal emphasis.  © Lucas Allen From the inside and outside the simple lines of the building seem to fall away which diminishes the actual scale and perception of the built form and its relationship to the site. This effect also affords greater site lines to the vineyard, rural and costal views.  © Lucas Allen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Norman Foster Receives 2018 American Prize for Design Posted: 06 Jul 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Foster + Partners 'SkyCycle' scheme for Transport for London.. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners Sir Norman Foster has received the American Prize for Design, an award presented the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture and Urban Studies. The award, which was established in 2016, is presented to an individual for their lifetime achievement in the fields of design. "[Foster] is an astute, highly skilled, high-intellect designer who has achieved his towering place in the Hall of Fame of modernist architecture and who has also left his indelible fingerprint on the Olympian pages in the history of modern design," explained Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, President of the Chicago Athenaeum. Over his five-decade career as founder of Foster + Partners, Norman Foster led projects at a wide variety of scales, types, and uses. Among those specifically recognized by the jury were his visions for the Transport for London competition, the Cathay Pacific First Class Cabin, the new Foster Tableware Collection for Stelton, and the recently opened Apple Michigan Avenue Store in Chicago. "Like his mentor, Buckminster Fuller, Foster has combined invention and sustainability as a hallmark in his industrial designed achievements—giving objects and products a true sense of utility, permanence, and relevance." Foster is well-known for his interest in merging architecture and technology, with landmark projects including the New German Parliament Reichstag, the Millau Viaduct, 30 St Mary Axe, and the designs for the Apple stores and new Palo Alto campus. Foster is the recipient of a number of notable awards, among them the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture (1994), the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture (1983), and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2007). He was also recently named the next President of the UK's Royal Fine Art Commission Trust. An exhibition of his industrial design products will be held in the autumn of 2018 at Contemporary Space Athens in Athens, Greece.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Campo de Ourique IV Apartament / João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos Posted: 06 Jul 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
 © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Text description provided by the architects. Of generous dimensions, the apartment covers the whole floor of the building in which it is integrated. Around a stairwell placed in the middle of the building a highly partitioned apartment develops with a complex interior circulation zone.  Uses Plan The restoration covered the entire apartment, from the total refurbishment of the kitchen to the creation of new compartments such as a storage room, an additional bathroom and a suite with a walking closet. The revitalization of the circulation area should be stressed with the creation of a big cabinet in the entrance hall followed by a backlit wine cellar, on the way through to the kitchen. The wine cellar has special empowerment since it is like a rack that underlays the entire wall of the corridor, transforming in an unexpected way a secondary area of the apartment.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The kitchen, totally covered in cement, contrasts with the classical atmosphere of the apartment and creates a moment of exception. Two parallel countertops were designed coated in Estremoz white marble, with the upper and lower cabinets all aligned. The laundry area was placed next to the window.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG As for the bathroom block, it was totally refurbished and where it used to exist 2 now exist 3, being one of them a guest toilet, other to support the bedrooms and another for the new suite. The introduction of new cabinets has a special role in the partitioning and creation of new areas as described before. The design of light boxes in the ceilings with different shapes was exploited in order to diversify the lighting of the innermost spaces such as circulation and bathrooms. In the guest toilet and suite bathroom the white color and marble stone gain prominence. As for the children's bathroom cement was used in a more informal way, thus creating a differentiation of users. In the walking closet, the entrance door to the bathroom is dissimulated in one of the doors of the closet.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Snarkitecture's "Fun House" Opens at the National Building Museum in Washington DC Posted: 06 Jul 2018 07:00 AM PDT .jpg?1530894708 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina Snarkitecture's "Fun House" has opened at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, an interactive exhibition forming part of the museum's Summer Block Party series of temporary structures created inside its historic Great Hall. More than 1500 people visited Fun House at its July 4th opening day, which comes three years after Snarkitecture's installation at the 2015 Summer Block Party, titled "The BEACH." Other noted collaborations for Summer Block Party include Studio Gang in 2017, James Corner Field Operations in 2016, and Bjarke Ingels Group in 2014. .jpg?1530894809 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina .jpg?1530894821 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina Fun House, curated by Italy-based Maria Cristina Didero, centers on a Snarkitecture-designed house: a freestanding structure which both recalls and reimagines the idea of the traditional home. A series of interactive rooms feature previous Snarkitecture creations, including Dig (2011) and Drift (2012), and tell the story of Snarkitecture's "peculiar yet accessible way of reinterpreting the built environment." .jpg?1530894740 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina .jpg?1530894718 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina
.jpg?1530894787 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina .jpg?1530894696 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina "Fun House" will be open to the public from July 4th to September 3rd 2018 at the National Building Museum in Washington DC. Tickets and further information can be found at the museum's official website here. .jpg?1530894765 "© Noah Kalina") © Noah Kalina News via: Snarkitecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Meadow Beach House / Andrew Franz Architect Posted: 06 Jul 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Albert Vecerka-Esto
 © Albert Vecerka-Esto Text description provided by the architects. Responding to its beachside meadow setting and the relaxed island spirit, this family retreat is crafted with lasting materials and comfortable spaces that capture and celebrate the ever-changing views, light, sounds, and breezes. Vernacular components are distilled to their essence and a Scandinavian sensibility blends together with the casual context of Martha's Vineyard.  © Albert Vecerka-Esto  First Floor Plan - Second Floor Plan  © Albert Vecerka-Esto Designed to be at home with its unique surroundings, the house is clad in the region's typical cedar shingles and the massing is broken down into multiple smaller volumes that settle into the landscape. Generous apertures and a breezeway formed by the two main volumes harness the nearly constant south western breezes allowing the family to enjoy the house without the need for air conditioning.  © Albert Vecerka-Esto The house is elevated 3 feet above grade to protect from future sea level rise while taking advantage of the views. The semi-inverted plan, which places the living room upstairs with an outdoor deck, along with a split level ground floor enable inhabitants to enjoy the stunning western views from almost anywhere in the house. Windows wrap the house's corners providing expansive views in every direction, along multiple axes and view corridors, creating an experience that is powerfully connected to the landscape and sunlight.  © Albert Vecerka-Esto Natural materials that perform well in the coastal environment are used throughout, including reclaimed heavy timber framing, copper roofing, and untreated exterior materials that will patina over time. Inside, the play on woods in neutral tones, soft greys, and pale whites respond to the Vineyard light. Bolder finishes on the main floor interact with the gardens outside while softer hues and fabrics upstairs respond to the sundrenched light and calming views to the beach and meadow.  © Albert Vecerka-Esto Five porches, covered and open, and an irregular floor plan with plenty of nooks and alcoves to nestle into allow the family and their guests to find a relaxing spot in the sun or shade at any time of day.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Studio Gang's First Canadian Project will be a Mixed-Use Tower in Toronto Posted: 06 Jul 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Studio Gang Studio Gang has released images of its first project in Canada, a mixed-use residential and retail tower at the southwest corner of Yonge and Delisle in Toronto. Intended as a "new model for sustainable urban growth," One Delisle seeks to establish the Yonge and St. Clair district as a "vibrant, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood with thriving retail, welcoming open spaces, and world-class architecture." The scheme is driven by a desire to integrate with the local urban context through adherence to existing grid patterns and retention of existing elements, and to provide extensive outdoor space at an important transit node in midtown Toronto.  Courtesy of Studio Gang Rooted on a rectilinear base aligning to the city grid, the scheme is set back along Yonge Street and Delisle Avenue to permit wider sidewalks and increased sunlight towards ground-level retail units. In order to retain the character and urban grain of the area, the proposal includes the retention of existing building elements along 1498 Yonge Street.  Courtesy of Studio Gang Moving upwards from the base, the scheme transforms into a compact, sixteen-sided tower responding to the site's bend along Yonge Street, while dramatically reducing shadows on surrounding buildings. The tower is comprised of a series of eight-story elements, which merge together as they spiral up the façade, with an angled geometry creating various unique residential units. In tune with Toronto's climate, each unit will have a generous planted terrace or protected balcony.  Courtesy of Studio Gang
One Delisle is currently undergoing public consultation. News of Studio Gang's inaugural Canadian project comes months after their first Los Angeles project, also a mixed-use tower, was revealed. News via: Studio Gang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Young Talent Architecture Award 2018 Announces 4 Winners Posted: 06 Jul 2018 04:30 AM PDT  Courtesy of YTAAwards The four winners of the Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA) 2018—a competition run by the European Commission, the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, the Architects' Council of Europe, and the European Association for Architectural Education—have been announced. With "implicit social and cultural relevance," each of the winning projects deals with the theme of heritage in a personal yet visionary manner, leading to a set of projects that "show good architectural citizenry." In the second edition of the competition, 451 students from 118 schools participated, representing 32 countries from across Europe (with China and South Korea participating as Guest Countries). Neue Bau | akademie Berlin - a club for the former & future architecture / Hendrik Brinkmann, College of Architecture, Media and Design Berlin University of the Arts Courtesy of Hendrik Brinkmann The project is a contribution to the contemporary debate on the programmatical and architectural future of the Bauakademie in Berlin. Working on reconstruction means posing a set of questions that make the typical design problems more complex: all decisions need to take into account the existing building which might be long gone but very prominent in mind. The Jury considered that the author sets a rhetorical project with questions to be asked with engagement, implicitly having a social and cultural relevance.  Courtesy of Hendrik Brinkmann Perdido (Lost) - P.R.U.S. of Madrid / Julio Gotor Valcárcel, Madrid School of Architecture Polytechnic University of Madrid Courtesy of Julio Gotor Valcárcel The purpose of the project is to recover that forgotten and latent landscape converting it to public space. Starting from research, the Plan is developed by recovering the existing spaces, designing a new network of accesses and connecting the urban scenes. The Jury highlighted that the project works with different scales at the same time: urban, infrastructure and the tectonics, through experimentation with the architectural system.  Courtesy of Julio Gotor Valcárcel Deplorable Framework / Matthew Gregorowski, The Cass Faculty of Art Architecture & Design London Metropolitan University Courtesy of Matthew Gregorowski The project is a proposal for the holistic reinvention of the British countryside. The formation of a vast new forest recomposes the landscape of the Peak District National Park and the structures within it. As human intervention becomes legible, impressions of nature are emancipated from naive conceptions of beauty. The Jury was attracted by the complexity of the post Brexit situation and how the author deals with a strong concept to reimagine this new situation.  Courtesy of Matthew Gregorowski The Bank of England: a dialectical project / Loed Stolte, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment Delft University of Technology Courtesy of Loed Stolte Critically inspired by John Soane's legendary 'ruin-esque' Bank of England, the project explicitly engages the architectural dialectics of ruin and construction, interiority and exteriority with those of genuine publicity and institutional power. The Jury was startled by the originality of this project, an intellectual piece of work which is extremely solid: the ruin, the money, the bank. The drawings are amazing and they are complemented by an incredible piece of writing. Loed Stolte passed away on December 24, 2017. His family wished to keep his memory alive by participating in the award and disseminating his work. YTAA 2018 is dedicated to his memory.  Courtesy of Loed Stolte The YTAA 2018 Jury consisted of:
For more information on the award, check out the website, here. News via the European Commission, the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, the Architects' Council of Europe and the European Association for Architectural Education.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Gilded Iguana Hotel / Studio Saxe Posted: 06 Jul 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Andres Garcia Lachner
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Overview  © Andres Garcia Lachner Today Nosara still attracts avid surfers from around the world however it has also become a destination for yogis, the wellness community, and families looking for healthy fun and adventure. Everyone shares a common goal to preserve the natural habitat and the low-key unpretentious essence of the place.  © Andres Garcia Lachner Concept  © Andres Garcia Lachner The studio worked hard to complement the existing house with new structures poised around the property amongst the existing trees and in turn create a heart center framed by a fantastic communal area-pool for all guests to enjoy. The new Room Buildings along with the Reception and SPA areas combine elements of the old house such as the simple wooden frames and balconies with typical hand-made palm thatch “palapas” commonly found on the beach for shade.  Materplan
 © Andres Garcia Lachner Design  Dorms floor Room Buildings cater to a varied type of traveler depending on their orientation. Pool Rooms are ideal for families, Jungle Rooms create a more private experience, and Surfer Rooms promote a more social interaction amongst travelers. Each room has a large outdoor terrace that brings the outside in and allows for bedrooms to be connected strongly to the outside. Private gardens are incorporated into showers and the play of light and shadows constantly fills every space with an acute awareness of the natural environment.  © Andres Garcia Lachner  Section  © Andres Garcia Lachner Walking around the Gilded Iguana is always an opportunity to encounter and mingle. The studio carefully placed seating areas as well as water stations and surfboard racks along the entire property which in turn provoke interaction amongst guests and a more down-to-earth and authentic experience amongst travelers.  © Andres Garcia Lachner The pool area is truly the heart center for guests at the Gilded Iguana. It is here where the sun and water come together in a place where adults and children can enjoy the tropical weather, relax, read a book, or play. The simple geometry and natural pool stone tiles combine perfectly with the old house and the new structures around the property.  © Andres Garcia Lachner Construction  © Andres Garcia Lachner Sustainability  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 74 Exceptional Architecture Portfolios Posted: 06 Jul 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Natchai 'N' Suwannapruk. Image via Issuu Technical skills: check. Visually coherent content: check. Distinctive personal input on both the projects and portfolio design: double check. Although résumés and portfolios can be somewhat flat when it comes to informative content, it is their ability to present an applicant's unique sense of style that makes or breaks an application. Whether it's a deliberate image selection, or a clear, consistent layout, some people manage to fulfill all the criteria needed in a successful portfolio. Issuu, the world's largest online digital publishing platform that allows anyone—from architects to global brands to fresh graduates—to publish their creative content online, has hand-picked their top 74 exceptional architecture portfolios. The selected architects have managed to showcase their impressive projects and technical skills in portfolios that reflect their creative mindset. We're not saying you should judge a book by its cover, but some "covers" can't help but stand out from the rest, for all the right reasons. Take a look at Issuu's list of top architecture portfolios here, and see a few of our personal favorites below.  Jaron Popko. Image via Issuu  Jaron Popko. Image via Issuu  Jaron Popko. Image via Issuu  Alessandro Fusi. Image via Issuu  Alessandro Fusi. Image via Issuu  Alessandro Fusi. Image via Issuu  Pam Pan. Image via Issuu  Pam Pan. Image via Issuu  Sari Sartika. Image via Issuu  Sari Sartika. Image via Issuu  Regy Septian. Image via Issuu  Regy Septian. Image via Issuu  Henry Stephens. Image via Issuu  Henry Stephens. Image via Issuu  Natchai 'N' Suwannapruk. Image via Issuu  Natchai 'N' Suwannapruk. Image via Issuu Just as Issuu says: If you're looking for the next big thing, "see who has a pencil, piece of paper, and plenty of imagination."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lustigkulla Preschool / Arkitema Architects Posted: 06 Jul 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Philipp Gallon
 © Philipp Gallon Text description provided by the architects. Lustigkulla is a new preschool built with passive house standard that consists of eight departments that opened January 2018 in Alsike, Knivsta municipality. The pedagogical learning environments in the preschool are designed with the aim of allowing exploration and creativity, starting from the children's perspective. The preschool has science as the main theme and the educators will be based on the children's thoughts and move on through to problem-solving and exploratory working methods.  © Philipp Gallon  Floor Plan 2. Image Courtesy of Arkitema Architects  © Philipp Gallon The building is planned based on a pedagogical idea of different sections organized around a common core with studios and a food square. Each studio is accessible to the entire preschool and has its own theme for use in different ways in the daily educational activities. Each residence has its own entrance with generous wooden balconies for the children to have their rest outdoors. The food square is much more than a canteen, it also becomes a meeting place with a conservatory where the children can grow vegetables and spices while having views into the kitchen where the food is cooked. There is also a food studio with a small kitchen for cooking and baking with the children.  © Philipp Gallon The building is internationally certified as a passive house according to iPHA. The house is energy-efficient and well-insulated and thus heated by the energy already in the house, which contributes to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. The house consumes up to 70% less energy compared to a traditionally built house and has a very comfortable indoor climate. A display in the conservatory will show the house's daily energy consumption for the preschool.  © Philipp Gallon Alsike is an area where the municipality is currently building new residential areas, commerce, sports hall, school, and preschool.  © Philipp Gallon  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MoMA to Host Exhibit Celebrating the Radical Brutalist Architecture of Socialist Yugoslavia Posted: 06 Jul 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Berislav Šerbetić and Vojin Bakić. Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija. 1979–81. Petrova Gora, Croatia. Exterior view. Photo: Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art, 2016 The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is set to open a new exhibition exploring the architecture of the former country of Yugoslavia. Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948–1980 will be the first exhibition in the United States to honor the peculiar architecture of the former socialist nation. More than 400 drawings, models, photographs, and film reels culled from an array of municipal archives, family-held collections, and museums across the region will be presented to an international audience for the first time. Toward a Concrete Utopia will feature works by many of Yugoslavia's leading architects. It will explore "large-scale urbanization, technological experimentation and its application in everyday life, consumerism, monuments and memorialization, and the global reach of Yugoslav architecture." Read on for more about the exhibition and Yugoslav brutalism.  Jordan and Iskra Grabul. Monument to the Ilinden Uprising. 1970–73. Kruševo, Macedonia. Photo: Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art, 2016 The architecture that emerged during this period is a manifestation of the "radical pluralism, hybridity, and idealism" that characterized the Yugoslav state itself during its 45-year existence. The exhibit will delve into the unique forms and "multifaceted character" behind the international spectacle of Yugoslav architecture.  Branko Žnidarec. Hotel Adriatic II. 1970–71. Opatija, Croatia. Exterior view. Photo: Valentin Jeck, commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art, 2016  Ivan Vitić. Apartment Building on Laginjina Street. 1957–62. Zagreb, Croatia. Perspective drawing, 1960. Tempera, pencil, and ink on paper, 27 15/16 × 39 3/8″ (71 × 100 cm). Ivan Vitić Archive, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts You can visit the exhibition from July 15, 2018 - January 13, 2019, at The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. News via: MoMA
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| Look Inside a Collection of Dutch Architecture Offices, Photographed by Marc Goodwin Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Studioninedots. Image © Marc Goodwin Having previously assembled sets of images featuring the offices of architecture firms in Dubai, London, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, the Nordic countries, and Barcelona, architectural photographer Marc Goodwin continues the series with an exploration of 17 large and small offices in the Netherlands. Occupying buildings formerly used as offices, banks and old factories, the interior and exterior images capture a glimpse of the lives of these designers and their daily architectural surroundings. XML
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| TIWAG Hauptverwaltung Innsbruck / puerstl langmaier architekten Posted: 05 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © paul ott photografiert
 © paul ott photografiert Text description provided by the architects. The two existing buildings should form a visual and technical unit. This is accomplished with the thermal façade renovation and the revision of the roof surface, as so-called "fifth facade". The newly created opening at the northeast corner serves as an entrance situation and at the same time the Tiwag building is accessed by a ramp for disabled people. The measures bind the building along the northeast side to the urban space. The south-facing bay window on the building is transferred to the new building envelope and produced with the other fixed points of the existing crystalline appearance.  © paul ott photografiert The existing „Spielmann mosaics" at the bay window and his glass mosaic windows inside the foyer are obtained and integrated into the design concept. By remodeling the possibility of delivery has been improved with a new Elevator. AAs part of the new courtyard design a roofed bicycle stand was built. He has an integrated charging station for electric vehicles.  © paul ott photografiert At the Rooftop new premises for about 30 jobs were created. The existing roof was canceled. The new top floor is designed as a lightweight construction from wooden materials (CLT ceilings and walls, Glulam beams) and steel columns. The interior was carried out in dry construction and with movable partitions - to obtain flexible offices. For new construction, the ground floor and attic was equipped with a cooling and ventilation system. The remaining rooms were adapted with airconditioners.  © paul ott photografiert The entire façade surfaces and the roof surfaces above the 5th floor were thermally rehabilitated. On the east and north side a thermal insulation system is installed. On the west side a insulated ventilated metal façade (Alucobond) is isnatellded. The existing windows were replaced with "aluminum clad wood" windows with up to date thermal protection.  © paul ott photografiert  Section  © paul ott photografiert On all windows automatic sun shades were mounted. Place side, the entire main building was built over or over-molded with a steel and glass facade. The new outer shell consists of point-fixed laminated safety glass on a steel substructure. This shell is mounted up to 2.15 m in front of the main facade. In order to ensure the necessary air circulation inside of the facade, the glass panels were mounted with open joints.  © paul ott photografiert This measure does not automatically boot of sun protection even on windy, sunny days (Fönsturm). To prevent the spread of smoke and fire, the façade was divided into three vertical and three horizontal sections. The new "roof facade" serves both as a screen for home automation systems on the flat roof of the building on the other hand, it operates as a substructure for photovoltaic cells. The glass facade forms the desired uniform appearance of the entire main building. Roof structures and lift engine rooms are optically integrated the roof facade.  © paul ott photografiert  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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