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- Interior SS / Didonè Comacchio Architects
- K.J. Somaiya College for Information Technology / Sameep Padora & Associates
- Synode / mmArchitects
- URSIDE Hotel & Café / URSIDE
- 102/7 House / Studio Ardete
- Bamboo Cultural Restaurant Platform / akasha+associates architecture
- Casa Júlia / Guillem Carrera
- Kolon One & Only Tower / Morphosis Architects
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| Interior SS / Didonè Comacchio Architects Posted: 24 Aug 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Andrea Zanchi
 © Andrea Zanchi Text description provided by the architects. Interior SS is a restyling aimed at simplifying, uniformizing and visualizing the ground floor of an existing house, last restored in the late 1990s, which had layers of very diverse overlapping additions. The presence and the particular location of strong structural elements - such as the staircase, the central column - and visible parts from previous renovation projects characterize the space.  © Andrea Zanchi  Axonometric sheme  © Andrea Zanchi The existing house is located in a residential district in a small town near Bassano del Grappa at the foot of the Pre – Alpi Venete by the shore of the Brenta river. The project wants to create a new and own identity providing a free, fluid and luminous space on the ground floor in which the architectural elements, added and eliminated, adapt to the new open space. Visual connections between interior and exterior are maximized by creating low and parietal pieces of furniture ensuring a free and wide space, eliminating internal full partitions by using glass surfaces. This permits the entry to a controlled natural lighting thanks to the external porch and to maintain views towards the garden.  © Andrea Zanchi The reorganization of the internal space includes the demolition of the partition wall dividing the kitchen area from the rest of the living hall and the much needed increase of the kitchen top surface with a central island functioning both as a working and snack area. Glass operable walls separates, when needed, the cooking zone from the rest of the house keeping a visual connection between users of the different areas. When in rest position the operable partitions are hidden by a timber slat wall fitted with metal shelves in white painted finish.  © Andrea Zanchi The dining area, where the dining table takes place, is located near kitchen island creating a visual continuous between working and dining area. A small office space takes place after the dining area taking advantage of the particular conformation of the existing space characterized by its length. All furniture is custom made and designed to emphasize the horizontal lines of the house but at the same time to maximize the storage space.  © Andrea Zanchi The need to simplify the existing different finishes lead to a basic material and color palette alternating oak wood to white elements inspired by existing timber floor. The air conditioning and the additional heating system are hidden in the false ceiling that creates a functional hierarchy by clearly identifying the service space from the living area. The light design is based on cove lighting supported by a new false ceiling which crosses the entire length of the connecting visually the "service area" of the ground floor. Direct spot light is used when needed in particular areas such as the kitchen working area.  © Andrea Zanchi The strong presence, combined with its particular spatial articulation and cherry wood cladding, of the existing staircase makes it the main object visible from any point of the living room. The staircase is simplified to its basic shape by eliminating all decorations and the use of a neutral color tone blending into the environment new identity.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| K.J. Somaiya College for Information Technology / Sameep Padora & Associates Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Edmund Sumner
 © Edmund Sumner Text description provided by the architects. The IT college building is an addition to the K.J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering on their Sion campus in Northern Mumbai. The site for the new building was flanked on one end by a cement plant, on another by a contaminated rivulet and on the west by the existing 8 storey engineering college building.  © Edmund Sumner The client brief was for the new institute to accommodate programs that included Workshops, Laboratories, Lecture Rooms & Student Community Rooms along with an extension to the existing cafeteria in the adjoining building, to be built in a second phase.  © Edmund Sumner  Plan  © Edmund Sumner Raising the building on a high plinth to protect against flooding in the monsoons, each of the programs are located based on programmatic adjacencies and around two courtyards. A veranda-like circulation space around the courtyard doubles as an activity spine linking all the study rooms and creating opportunities for students to learn through chance meetings and interaction with each other.
The courtyard facing walls of all programs are designed with openings to allow a visual connect with other students in the courtyards, veranda and the classrooms clustered around the court. The students hence even when in their respective spaces feel as if they are in a collective learning environment without walls separating them.  © Edmund Sumner The Workshops, Laboratories, Lecture, & Community rooms are designed without any shared walls to create vistas outwards between each program, to reduce any noise transfer from one room to the next, and to allow air circulation around the rooms keeping them cooler.  © Edmund Sumner The insulated roof plane spans over all programs linking them together into a distinct singular building while folding into giant water gargoyles that would channel rainwater into the courtyards and further into harvesting tanks.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:00 PM PDT  © Lim Jaesun
 © Lim Jaesun Text description provided by the architects. The house is located in a new city overlooking the Han River and was first built in a residential area. The client is a young architectural sound expert who is a young couple with a 1-year-old baby and a single man. They wanted to purchase a piece of land in the new Han River city and plan two household and a five-meter-high recording room. They had experience in interior construction and had knowledge of construction, so the issues of design could usually be discussed by e-mail or telephone.  Ground Floor Plan They cared most about the communal courtyard and the large-scale studio space between the two houses for their future. The underground studio was used on a ground-wide scale, excluding legal restrictions, and a garden was planned between many visitors and parties. On the contrary, they wanted public space, garage, loft, and bike repair space for hobbies rather than residential space because of the small number of residents. Thus, the minimum residential space was considered and the design was approached from the relationship between the public sector and the external space outside.  © Lim Jaesun The inner courtyard is closed from the outside by two masses and connected only by an alley to a neighbor and a pedestrian path. The ground is about one meter higher than the surrounding area and will be used as a meeting space for the two houses with grass and stone. The first floor of the two houses had rooms for guests and kitchens so they could serve in the inner yard, private spaces for privacy, and doors and windows were arranged without interference from each other. During the design process, we considered the following four issues:  Diagrams First, the way two houses were arranged up and down or side by side, was not wanted by the client. The same housing requirements were required and wanted to be composed entirely of different units due to property rights. Secondly, the exterior walls of the house were bordered by three roads, which required blocking of vision from pedestrians. This raised the height of the first floor by one meter, and placed public(or semi-) spaces such as garage, living room, kitchen while increasing the location of windows and reducing the size.  © Lim Jaesun Thus, various height differences were made within the site. Some of the ceiling in the basement recording room was naturally raised one meter above the ground, allowing ventilation and partial lighting. The front and the rear housing has been designed to facilitate lighting and ventilation to different heights and locations. And the non-light areas in the back were placed in the garage, bike repair space, and warehouse.  © Lim Jaesun And the most worrisome part was how the externally closed mass had the imagination of housing. The house faces inward around its courtyard, with no access to roads or sidewalks. Therefore, visitors must go through the alley to see the small yard and the two entrances. An alleyway leading to the courtyard wanted to connect with the housing complex, with the neighborhood, and to imagine many stories. Imagine how children's voices, the smell of delicious food, the conversation between neighbors, and the soft music would change over the alley.  Section 1  Section 4  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Exterior of URSIDE Hotel & Café After Renovation. Image © Ian Wang
 Bar. Image © Ian Wang Text description provided by the architects. URSIDE Hotel & Café is a new model of an unconventional hotel, with multi-living areas, multiple dwelling, co-working, creative catering and diverse events. It is located in the original Urban Best Practices Area of Shanghai EXPO 2010, which was a part of the factory of Jiangnan Shipyard, founded in early 20th Century.  Exterior of URSIDE Hotel & Café Before Renovation. Image © Ian Wang After the EXPO 2010, the Urban Best Practices Area was underdeveloped until now. In this area, only Power Station of Art (Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum) was open successfully since 2012, but there is no restaurant and café inside, neither a vending machine. The Part B4-3A, the future URSIDE Hotel & Café's location, was part of the Joined Cases Pavilion during the EXPO, which was a 15-m tall space inside.  Axon Diagram After the EXPO, this building started to be developed and divided into three stories inside but failed. The new structure inside is not aligned with the original giant concrete structure, which was a massive challenge for URSIDE Hotel & Café.  Public Space of 1st Floor. Image © Ian Wang  Co-Working Space. Image © Ian Wang The five partners of URSIDE are very different, with the background of structure engineer, architect, interior designer, branding and graphic designer, and luxury product importer. They have run 5 Airbnb apartments in Shanghai, renovated from old Shanghai traditional Lilong Housing (Lane Housing), since 2014.  Axon Diagram All of them have been very successful, and they are Superhost not long after the first opening. Many guests, among over 1000 guests around the world, became very close friends. Then they decided to make a new way of living, aka, URSIDE Hotel & Café. They develop, design and manage their hotel brand.  Guest Room of 2nd Floor facing North. Image © Ian Wang The façade of URSIDE has minimal impact from the original building, and it keeps the continuous brick façade like the whole area. The entrance is pushed to show respect to the context. In the unconventional "lobby" of the 1st floor, there is no front desk, but are comfortable lounges, dining area, co-working space, and bar area. It serves as a public living room with multi-functions mixed.  Guest Room of 2nd Floor facing East. Image © Ian Wang There are 15 sofas/couches, but all different and custom-made. Behind the open space, there are 13 SOLOs, which are prefabricated containers of 2M*2M*2M. There are two sizes, with six different color combinations. Every SOLO is a private room for one person and is only 10cm thick with structure, thermal, soundproof and wires hidden inside and high windows for natural light. Each one is like a luxury train trunk and placed on the different datum. There are three shared toilets/showers. There are three paths in the SOLO area, which is like walking in a forest and connected with the public living room.  Guest Room of 2nd Floor facing East. Image © Ian Wang There are 12 loft-like guest rooms on the 2nd floor. Inside each guest room of 4.5M high, the bed is placed on the upper level with the minimal size of a cantilevered structure, and the living room is spacious. There are 3 rooms facing the North, Shanghai Center Tower, the tallest building in Shanghai, and Nanpu Bridge, across the Huangpu River; there are 3 rooms facing the East, Power Station of Art; there are 6 rooms placed in the middle without direct windows outside, but with the whole wall of glass bricks facing wide corridors.  Guest Room of 3rd Floor in the Middle. Image © Ian Wang Because the 2nd layer of existing structure developed after the EXPO not aligning with the original giant factory concrete columns, the rooms are arranged in this way to have a balance between the two different structure system of different times. All rooms directly facing outside have exposed original giant factory concrete columns inside. Since the corridors are wide, there are several rooms in the middle with a cantilevered bed floating above the public space.  SOLOS of 1st Floor . Image © Ian Wang There are 13 guest rooms on the 3rd floor. The corridors are full of natural light from the opened skylight roof. In all eight rooms in the middles, the upper bed area has both high windows and skylights. It allows enough natural light during daytime and guests to enjoy the moon and stars in bed. All five rooms facing outside have exposed original concrete columns and X shape steel bracings. The two biggest rooms facing the North don't have the bed on upper level since it's spacious enough.  SOLOS of 1st Floor. Image © Ian Wang There are 38 guest rooms in URSIDE, but there are 15 different types. URSIDE offers diverse living experiences whenever a guest stays. URSIDE aims to create an experience "for living not just for staying." The diverse public spaces on every level provide potentials for more creative and custom-made events, like exhibitions, reviews, performances, etc. URSIDE creates its brand with fine dining, special house cocktails, special coffees, special slippers, toothbrush, and its scent. URSIDE hopes for a prosperous action, rather than a retrospective one. It's like its unconventional hoody robe, with texts "Don't Look Back!" on the back.  Exterior of URSIDE Hotel & Café After Renovation. Image © Ian Wang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
 © Purnesh Dev Nikhanj Text description provided by the architects. Located on a busy sectoral road of the city of Panchkula, the Pool House was designed for an elderly couple and their visiting family and friends. The client basically runs his own business of flour mill in the industrial area of Chandigarh. due to large no of gatherings of his family and friends he inspires us to design a house one of its kind. The design brief was to visualize a house exuding comfort, designed for relaxation and leisure. The concept was to place emphasis on the courtyard and pool areas, with these acting as the focal point of the space. The facade has been designed in two individual masses.  Ground floor plan A screen comprising of vertical members reduces visual contact with the busy street outside, while allowing the occupants to have a view of the trees lining the road across. Another distinct mass is created by the staircase facade, clad in dark grey textured stone. Small rectangular void has been created in this facade to break the monotonous mass and add lightness to it. These small windows have been fit in with reflective glasses incorporated to add a sculptural dimension to it. A water body planned near the entrance sets a tranquil tone for the interiors.  © Purnesh Dev Nikhanj Transparent walls have been used to interconnect the various spaces of the house, and to link them to the outdoors as well. The sitting room located at the front of the house is designed as an extension of the landscape with the cantilevered roof reinforcing the connection of the inside to the outside. The transparent walls are further used to accentuate the presence of the Pool from different areas of the house.  © Purnesh Dev Nikhanj The main staircase and the wellness areas have been connected to the rest of the spaces via the courtyard, establishing a strong correlation between the inside and the outside, a fact that achieves greater importance when the climatic zone, characterized by both, extreme heat and cold, is taken into consideration.  First floor plan The colour, texture and material palettes of the Poolyard House have been kept subtle, with use of wood and stone stealing focus. Colourful artwork contrasts against the toned down ambience of the interiors.  © Purnesh Dev Nikhanj In general, the lighting is done taking into consideration individual spaces and their function. Quirky light fixtures, that draw attention and bind the elements of the space together, have been used. Natural light filters in from the double height courtyard, illuminating the spaces inside during the daytime. .jpg?1531173667 "sketch 03") sketch 03 The pool on the first floor level can be seen from many areas, making it the nucleus of the house and lending the project its name.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bamboo Cultural Restaurant Platform / akasha+associates architecture Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of akasha+associates architecture
 Courtesy of akasha+associates architecture Text description provided by the architects. Over thousand years of history, Hanoi with an unique urban layout characterized by natural water became a navel of Vietnam with many layers of cultural and political systems. The rivers, lakes, ponds and other water channels created hidden values of this high density national capital.  Courtesy of akasha+associates architecture A restaurant with temporary requirement is located beside a great water feature of Hanoi - the West lake, where is rounded by a chain of cultural heritages of dynasties. So, the building should be a meeting point of citizen with special atmosphere and accommodating restricted urban regulations of construction. In fact, the site includes particular trees, water dock, and existing small building need to be preserved and improved.  3D Frame The main concept is body architecture with inward sensitive sunlight and an wind power's structure cause by the West lake geographical characters itself, and a flexible volume was considered to adapt on site. Bamboo was naturally chosen for realizing a concept and situation .The 5500 bamboos with 6 meters length were carried to the site from the forest distance 100kilometers to the west of Hanoi, 6 meters is maximum length for allowing a truck gets into the city as well.  Courtesy of akasha+associates architecture Skylight leads a play of special bamboo composition with kinetic system and simple structure. Generally, building body is constructed with an aspiration from traditional daily bamboo object - fishing trap.  Courtesy of akasha+associates architecture Inside of restaurant was splendored by particular bamboo structure and skylight with filtered hinged canvas. Around 4.pm to 6.pm a moveable light plays on the upward surface roof, resulting from reflected light of the water dock at the west side of project. Building serves as a restaurant and encourages a platform for cultural activities, enriches a chain of historical heritages in contemporary life of Hanoi's west lake.  Courtesy of akasha+associates architecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Jose Hevia
 © Jose Hevia Text description provided by the architects. Join, relocate and equip.  Exploded Axonometric Once the morphology of the existing house was analysed, it was detected that although the living room communicated with the terrace, this one was small, at the same time that between the living room and the kitchen there was a room that was the cause of the existence of a corridor that consumed surface to the detriment of the living room itself, the kitchen and the bathroom. At the same time, the two existing inner courtyards in the building did not illuminate properly the rooms with which they contacted due to the state of the windows and to the original distribution of the house.  © Jose Hevia  Floor Plan  © Jose Hevia The program requested by the client consisted of a living room, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, a study, a bathroom, a multi-purpose cleaning space and a storage space. It is chosen to make the minimum possible demolition interventions with the aim of unifying rooms to create a large day area and the minimization of the access corridor. This creates a large, fluid and changing space that makes the final house an easy place to live and where the day area becomes a bright and spacious space that takes full advantage of geometry to assume the uses of cooking, living room and dining room.  © Jose Hevia At the same time, the reduced corridor spatially links this area with the study, creating a greater visual amplitude and bringing light to the new longitudinal strategy with which the house is now related to the exterior, so that from the terrace you can take a continuous route without visual barriers to the two rooms with views, which have remained in their original position.  © Jose Hevia Unified rooms, it is relocated the bathroom where the kitchen was located and the multipurpose cleaning space where the bathroom was located, emphasizing the contact of the resulting rooms with the existing inner courtyards. The resultant housing obtains a singular day zone, achieving a greater spatial sensation, being this the main living space of exchange and experiences of the users, promoted by the situation of the broad annexed terrace.  © Jose Hevia With regard to housing equipment, this is done by creating two furniture elements: one for the kitchen, living room and dining room and the other for the study, in an integrated way and promoting the spaces of those who are part of it. As regards the final materiality, it is proposed that this generates a cozy, friendly housing, which embraces the concept of Danish hygge, by means of pavement with a stone texture that includes the entire housing floor, and the use of neutral colors and warm wood for the rest of materials.  © Jose Hevia  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kolon One & Only Tower / Morphosis Architects Posted: 24 Aug 2018 09:50 AM PDT  © Jasmine Park
 © Jasmine Park Text description provided by the architects. Morphosis marked the recent opening of the new 820,000-square-foot research and development (R&D) facility for The Kolon Group, the leading textile manufacturing company in South Korea. The design features flexible laboratory facilities, administrative offices, and active social spaces that encourage greater interaction and exchange across the company departments, with a visually striking façade that demonstrates Kolon's commitment to innovation, technology, and sustainability.  © Jasmine Park Led by CEO and Chairman Lee Woong-Yeul, Kolon (which takes its name from its original product, KOrean nyLON) is a diverse corporation that covers R&D, primary material manufacturing, and product construction. The company produces textiles, chemicals, and sustainable technologies as well as original athletic and ready-to-wear clothing lines across its 38 divisions. Kolon's all-encompassing scope allowed the company to draw from its own resources to construct the new facility, christened the Kolon One & Only Tower, and assume a unique position as both client and contractor. Fifteen percent, or approximately 123,000 square feet, is devoted to active social spaces, supporting Chairman Lee's vision of creating collaborative and interdisciplinary spaces that prioritize employees' well-being. Fifty-five percent of the building is laboratory space, with the remainder designed for offices.  © Jasmine Park "Working with a company like Kolon, that also has innovation at its core, allowed us to really push the limits of materials, technology, and design to create a building that is visually striking and sustainable," said Morphosis Founding Principal Thom Mayne. "From the outset, our team worked in collaboration with Kolon to realize their vision for this new space that will serve the research needs of the company well into the future."  © Roland Halbe Kolon is one of the first firms to move its R&D operations to Magok, a new hub for technology and light industry, setting the standard for performance and design in the district. Seoul Metropolitan Government is leading an initiative to transform the district into an "industrial ecosystem" where a range of technology and information companies can relocate their operations centers. The five-acre project site sits adjacent to Magok's central park—a prominent location for what will be the district's first major completed building.  Section The building folds towards the park, providing passive shading to the lower floors. Bridging the three extending laboratory wings, this folding volume contains conference rooms and social spaces while the street-level floor will be occupied by flagship retail and exhibition galleries to familiarize the public with the Kolon brand.  © Roland Halbe A transparent ground plane provides a connection between the landscape and the interior space, capturing light and movement in an expansive pedestrian atrium. At 40 meters tall and 100 meters long, the atrium serves as the building's social center, and its translucent liner system—comprised of over 400 massive eight-meter panels that showcase Kolon's own fabrics—showcases the heart of the atrium space: The Grand Stair. Inspired by the Spanish Steps in Rome, the Grand Stair serves practical functions but also acts a vertical courtyard for informal, casual gatherings as well as end-of-year marquee ceremonies.  Section "The new research and development facility for Kolon sets the standard for sustainable design and construction in the emerging Magok district," said Project Principal Eui-Sung Yi. "Inspired by Kolon's severe-weather layered performance wear, our team worked with engineers and fabricators to apply a performance driven series of vertical layers to our design that challenges the conventional approach to sunshade design and enhances the building's sustainability."  © Jasmine Park The distinctive brise-soleil system on the main, west-facing façade of the building was created through a complex process early in the design development phase of the project, resulting in a unique sunshade that is both performative and symbolic. The design of the façade features an interconnected array of sunshades that form the monolithic, outer skin, analogous to a woven fabric—a reference to Kolon's research in textiles, as well as a symbol of collaboration between the company's many departments. The units of the sunshade are parametrically shaped to balance shading and views and are made from fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) using one of Kolon's own high-tech fabrics, Aramid, to dramatically increase the material's tensile strength. One of the most notable features of the design is the lack of a visible support structures, allowing the sunshade to seemingly float outside the glazed wall and providing clear views from the interior spaces.  © Jasmine Park The Kolon One & Only Tower is on track to achieve LEED Gold certification, a rating that is particularly noteworthy due to the size and high level of energy consumption in a laboratory of this size. The building is also pursuing the most rigorous sustainability certification in Korea. The performance of the building focuses on energy efficiency, resource conservation, and environmental stewardship, working in concert with education and employee health and well-being. Roof terraces and courtyards provide increased access to natural light and fresh air to invigorate the work environment. Other sustainable measures include green roofs, photovoltaics (PV) and geothermal design, recycled materials, and utilizing a bubble deck slab that reduces the amount of concrete used by 30 percent.  © Jasmine Park  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Zaha Hadid Architects Reveals Alternative Plan for Bristol Arena Site Posted: 24 Aug 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Temple Island Development. Image Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects The Bristol Arena site faces yet another turn of events, as Zaha Hadid Architects and property investor Legal & General have released plans for a large housing development next to Temples Meads Station. The site is one of two proposed locations for the Bristol Arena, a project on hold for more than 15 years as Bristol City Council continues to debate its location. The proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects would include office blocks, a 345 room hotel, conference center and over 500 homes.  Temple Island Development. Image Courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects Plans for an arena for Bristol were first proposed in 2003 with the aim of having it completed by 2008. Originally planned to be home to both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers football clubs, the 12,000 seat capacity arena still awaits a development decision. The previous design by Populous was approved in 2016 under mayor George Ferguson. The design was put on hold by Bristol's new mayor, Marvin Rees, and now the city aims to make a decision on the site in September. If the Populous plan is abandoned, the Bristol Arena will likely move to Filton, the north of the city. This July, a report by accountant KPMG concluded that a new arena at Filton would provide a better cost-benefit ratio.  Bristol Arena. Image Courtesy of Bristol City Council Legal & General has said that the new scheme by ZHA would "help build a resilient city centre for Bristol in the face of current structural changes in retailing, culture and leisure." They've also claimed the proposal would be more environmentally friendly than an arena, focusing instead on BREEAM Excellent status building projects. Mayor Rees has said that "I welcome Legal & General sharing this vision for the site with the city – it provides another useful contribution as we move towards making a well-informed decision on the best use of Temple Island." Jim Heverin, director of Zaha Hadid Architects, believes the scheme would "integrate a range of work, live and civic uses which will create a new vibrant quarter for the city." Mayor Rees is scheduled to make a decision on September 4th after a full council meeting was called to discuss the project's management.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Barclays Center / SHoP Architects Posted: 24 Aug 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Bruce Damonte
 © Bruce Damonte Text description provided by the architects. The Barclays Center is the home of the Brooklyn Nets and the site of more than 200 planned cultural and sporting events annually. It serves as the anchor of the Atlantic Yards development, which will function to relieve some of the pressure for new and affordable housing in the adjoining Brooklyn neighborhoods. The goals of the project were to create a venue that would be an economic and social catalyst for Brooklyn, while also blending into the neighborhood.  © Bruce Damonte The design of the Barclays Center achieves a striking balance between iconic form and performance. Integrated into one of the busiest urban intersections in the New York metro area, the building reflects its function and surroundings through form, material, and scale.  © Bruce Damonte One of the guiding principles of the arena's design was to integrate its form with the surrounding neighborhood. The building relates at both a human and neighborhood scale, with a high level of transparency at sidewalk level reversing the inwardly focused experience typical with most arena architecture. This connection with the surrounding streetscape is further heightened by pushing the event level down one full story, creating a dramatic view into the arena bowl and scoreboard from the main entry plaza at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues.  © Bruce Damonte An added benefit of placing the main event space of the arena below grade is the reduction in the arena's overall height, ensuring that its scale relates comfortably to its surroundings. Views into the building and out to the sidewalk create a scaled intimacy between those inside and outside the arena, providing a true sense of connection between the building and its urban context.  © Bruce Damonte The building's sculptural façade is wrapped in alternating bands of weathered steel and glass. The interplay of these two textures and materials emphasizes the contrast of light and dark: the scaled intricacy of the curving metal latticework creates a rich and dynamically textured surface, while the glass bands introduce a sense of lightness, opening the building to the surrounding city. The weathered steel is unique in that its rich patina reflects changes in the weather and daylight, while the taut glass skin reflects the colors of the sky and surrounding cityscape.  © Bruce Damonte The lower band of steel lattice which wraps the building's ground floor level around 6th Avenue and Dean Street rises up to create openings and views into the lobbies and main concourse. The grand civic gesture of this sculptural form is a 30-foot high steel canopy, reaching 85 feet over the main entrance plaza at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. Viewed from under the transit canopy, this oculus anchors the central area of the plaza, creating a heightened sense of arrival and a truly urban gathering space. A unique feature of the arena's canopy is a large opening or oculus inscribed in its thickened metal surface. This oculus, the size of a basketball court, frames a dramatic view of the sky; and inscribed within the depth of its interior skin is a 360-degree panel of LED signage.  Section diagram The interplay between light and dark continues inside the building, where material and lighting choices create a dramatic black-box theater-like environment in the public concourse and in the bowl itself. Highly reflective concrete floors and angular lighting are reminiscent of the Brooklyn streets at night, further dissolving the boundary between the building and its neighborhood, and reinforcing the arena's connection with its surroundings.  © Bruce Damonte Upon entering the Main Lobby from underneath the plaza canopy one is greeted with a dramatic view into the bowl. Framing this spectacular view is the players' practice court, which one can look down into from main lobby level. Diagonally across the Main Lobby, veiled in a fine silver colored metal screen, is the club restaurant. A LED signage board wraps a bridge connecting the North Suite Level with the club restaurant. A series of 5' long glass enclosed opoline light tubes are suspended overhead, their reflective glow captured in the polished terrazzo floor below.  Scale-up The Main Concourse is glazed along the sidewalk level to ensure optimum accessibility and visibility to the public areas of the main concourse. Like the Main Lobby, it connects the urban streetscape with the energy of the event space. The arena's weathered steel latticework is carried inside to form a series of undulating light ribs wrapping beneath the darkened ceiling of the main level. The facade aesthetic is drawn in further to also form the backdrop for wayfinding and framing of the storefront-like concessions wrapping the bowl.  © Bruce Damonte One level above the Main Concourse, the North & South Clubs create a more settled experience—a marked contrast in color and material from the more public areas of the arena. Here the ceilings are covered in stepped pattern of white fabric tile taking its cue from the dynamic pattern of the exterior steel skin. A field of glowing tear drop-shaped glass lights are suspended over the lounges over a geometric carpet of cool grey-blue color. This same material palette is carried into the individual suites lining the bowl, where they become deeper and richer in color.  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| Explore Every Construction Project in New York City with this New Interactive Map Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:00 AM PDT  © NYC Department of Building The New York City Department of Building has created a real-time interactive map detailing every major construction project currently underway in the Big Apple. Covering Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, and the Bronx, the map also ranks projects by cost, size, and height. While most city planning portals are already freely accessible to the public, the new interface of the "NYC Active Major Construction" map presents detailed information in a clean, fast, user-friendly manner, giving architects and residents-alike a deeper insight into construction trends in what Bjarke Ingels refers to as "a capital of the world."  © NYC Department of Building The interactive map and associated information is updated on a daily basis, currently detailing almost 7,500 active permits and 130,000 proposed dwellings covering 200 million square feet. The map breaks down this coverage into apartments, hotels, houses, business, and others.  © NYC Department of Building The database also features several 'Top 10' lists, detailing the biggest, tallest, most dense, and most expensive developments currently under construction. For specific regional studies, the data updates dependent on where the user focuses the interactive map.  © NYC Department of Building More than a user-friendly database for New York residents, the map is a valuable tool for architects, developers, and investors seeking to understand growth patterns in New York City and the supply ratio of residential and retail units currently being produced.  © NYC Department of Building Keep track of the latest architectural news and developments in New York City through our city tag here. News via: New York City Department of Building  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Otto M. Budig Theater / GBBN Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Brad Feinknopf
 © Brad Feinknopf Text description provided by the architects. The Otto M. Budig Theater, home to the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (CSC), sits on a small but tall urban site along a historic arts corridor in Over-the-Rhine, one of Cincinnati's oldest neighborhoods.  © Josh Beeman  Community connection  © Brad Feinknopf CSC shows have always been intimate; now that intimacy has been further enhanced with the latest technology and a comfortable, acoustically rich house. Capacity increased from 150 to 250 seats that hug the flexible thrust stage, all within six rows of the action. This allows audiences and actors to engage and energize each other.  © Brad Feinknopf  First floor plan  © Brad Feinknopf Thirty-eight steps, one for each of William Shakespeare's plays, ascend to a second-floor rehearsal and event space overlooking the bustling southwest corner of Washington Park. Pedestrians who look up may catch a sneak peek of swordplay or a soliloquy. Pendant lights hanging from a deep blue ceiling suggest starlight and Elizabethan-era open-air performances.  © Brad Feinknopf Materials reflect CSC's integrity and personality, with a twist: Reclaimed wood harkens back to the original Globe Theatre; embedded mirror fragments sparkle and enliven the concrete floor; fabrication marks on locally crafted rolled steel are left visible—a constant reminder of Shakespeare's richly drawn but "flawed" characters that come to life in every performance.  © Brad Feinknopf Expansive lobby windows reveal pre-performance buzz around the bar. The connections to a vibrant neighborhood, the intimacy of the performance space, and the use of materials in unique ways heightens the creative energy performers and patrons bring to live theater. The Cincinnati Shakespeare experience now extends from the moment you arrive through last call after the show.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Snøhetta's "A House to Die In" Blocked by Oslo Councilors Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Rendering of proposed design for A House to Die In, as seen ascending the hill. Image © MIR and Snøhetta Oslo councilors have voted to halt the Snøhetta-designed "A House to Die In," located in the grounds of painter Edward Munch's former house and workshop in western Oslo. The recent vote, reported by Norwegian newspaper The Local would appear to put an end to the 8-year collaborative process between Snøhetta and Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard. A House to Die In has become the most controversial building proposal in recent Norwegian history, due to its architectural form and how it honors the legacy of one of Norway's most famous artists.  Detail of the half-cubist, half-teddy bear support columns, which take on varying degrees of algorithm-assisted abstraction. Image © MIR and Snøhetta The scheme was designed by Snøhetta and Melgaard to be both a sculptural piece and a house for Melgaard and his parents. Throughout the near-decade-long design process, the scheme has gone through several interactions and placements, with Melgaard previously agreeing to move the house so that only the access road would encroach on public land. While accepted by national and city conservation authorities, the new plans have been rejected by the city's politicians who cited the project's placement as their concern, rather than the architectural form.  An early-stage rendering of the House's first design that reveals the design process of the animal-shaped columns, at which time were to be concealed underground in the artist's private studio space. Image © Snøhetta
Reacting to the news, Melgaard told the Aftenposten newspaper "there is great opposition to new things in Norway."  View from Munch's Winter atelier with lines indicating the old villa that previously stood on that site. Image © Snøhetta  View from Munch's Winter atelier with lines indicating where the House to Die In would stand on the site. Image © Snøhetta The scheme has generated much editorial discussion of late, with the The New York Times describing the building as a U.F.O. Earlier this year, the project was put on public display by the Selvaag Art Collection, showcasing the artistic process of designing the unique home. You can read a deeper explanation as to why A House to Die In is one of Norway's most controversial buildings in our recent coverage here. News via: The Local, Norway  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Piedras Bayas BeachCamp / MORAES Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Camilo Moraes
 © Alejandro Gálvez Text description provided by the architects. Piedras Bayas Beachcamp is an itinerating and sustainable tourism station in the virgin landscape of the coastal zone of the Atacama Desert, located in northern Chile. The strategy of light structures, integration of local materials, non-contaminant sanitary systems and green- powered facilities is an architectural example of low impact construction for non-intervened natural landscapes.  © Alejandro Gálvez The Atacama Desert is located within the “South America arid diagonal”. It is a dry zone and almost never rains. The coastal zone has a temperate climate all year, and has a high geological & archaeological content.  © Alejandro Gálvez A place with immense natural landscapes that are still limitedly affected by human intervention and has no urban planning. The program includes a service station and three isolated rooms . The service center has two bathrooms, one office, one community room, one room for the ranger, and another family room. Each room is a wood plataform with a dome and it's own bathroom. The project was built in three different stages, with a team of three carpenters, two local artisans and one architect on site.  © Alejandro Gálvez In order to maintain privacy, each dome was separated 50 meters away from each other. This allows for a more visible presence of the landscape.  © Cristina Ananias  Site Plan  © Camilo Moraes Instead of building large volumes, the decision was to build several small buildings, connected through exterior paths.  Center of services Plan The strategy was to have a wood structure as the skeleton, with skin made out of local materials.  © Alejandro Gálvez The structural basis was made from wooden pillars, buried one meter in the sand compacted with salt water, and the foundations did not use any cement at all. The main local materials used for this project were “Brea” and “Totora”. It is inspired by a small village located 40 minutes from the site.  © Alejandro Gálvez A type of local bush that grows in the zone´s wetlands that was used for decades, made it is possible to see how this material is kept in good condition over the years. The Brea works as a perfect material to isolate the building from the sun. The Brea material is used outside as a cladding in a frame type structure.  © Alejandro Gálvez  Domo Plan and elevation  © Camilo Moraes This form of construction allows to remove the build and return the landscape without intervention. This model of construction allows to enjoy the landscape and at the same time preserve its natural state.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Week in Architecture: Our Faith in Design, from McDonalds' Golden Arches to Churches in Kerala Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:30 AM PDT  © Stephanie Zoch As August draws to a close and our holidays - be they from work or school - already start to feel like distant memories, perhaps it's a good moment to reflect on our faith in what we do. Sometimes design affords us the ability to oversee massive and exciting change. Sometimes projects don't work out, despite our best efforts. And sometimes, design isn't as capable of making change as we believe it to be. This week's stories touched on our faith in design in a range of ways, from the literal (such as the bright churches of Kerala) to the more abstract (how much good taste in fast food design actually equates to good tastes.) Read on for this week's review.  © Jeroen Musch, Mei Architects and Planners Slow Moves in Fast FoodWith the opening of Ross Barney Architects' sleek new McDonald's flagship in Chicago (replacing a much loved post-modernist building from the brand), fast food has been on the mind. Brands have increasingly been abandoning or updating their corporate design standards to build locations that seem less fast food and more high brow. But changes in design don't necessarily signify changes in product or delivery - so how much is actually on the line? The big question here isn't how fast food is modernizing: it's whether design is a signifier of change or if it's simply a distraction.  Courtesy of Foster + Partners Foster + PartnersIt was an up and down week for Foster + Partners. The good news: approval has gone through through for a tower in Budapest, despite a recent city-wide cap on building heights (no more than 65 metres, according to the new edict.) The Hungarian city has recently cracked down on towers in an effort to preserve the historic cityscape.  © DBOX for Foster + Partners The firm was also heavily featured in the program for this year's Open House London (set to take place 22-23 September), which released their catalogue this past Tuesday. Projects from the firm that are open to view include the recently completed Bloomberg Europe HQ (shortlisted for the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize), London City Hall, and the firm's own office. If you're in the capital, be sure to book quickly: reservations are limited and spaces are going fast! But not everything has come up roses for the "Britain's Most Successful Architect." The firm's joint proposal with FR-EE for Mexico City's new airport hit a roadblock this week as the country's president-elect called for a public referendum to determine the fate of the project. This isn't the first project from a major design firm to undergo public review in the last few months - only time will tell if things will take off.  Courtesy of Ennead Architects Point and ShootWorld Photography Day may have been last Sunday, but with the last days of summer upon us there are still more than enough excuses to get outside. Those starting out in photography already know: it's more challenging to choose the right lens than it is to take a good photo. If you're looking for advice, then look no further than this guide to lenses for architectural photography. Or, if you're more interested in the wider perspective, perhaps an overview of drone photography might suit your needs better. No matter your needs or interests, we've got you covered. Speaking of drones, Ennead released drone coverage of their construction site for their Shanghai Planetarium project, currently set to open in 2020. Check out the progress (set to some very dramatic mood music), here.  Courtesy of Wikimedia Seeing DoubleFinnish-American (and father-son) architects Eliel and Eero Saarinen marked a joint birthday this past Monday (145 and 108 years, respectively.) Their familial relationship may be an unusual coincidence and major point of interest, but their influence architecture is far from shared. From the academic impact of Michigan's Cranbrook Academy to the sweeping hyperbolas of the TWA terminal, the work of both designers continues to echo through architectural practice today.  © Stephanie Zoch Bookmark it for the WeekendRevisit the weird and wonderful churches of Kerala, as photographed by Stefanie Zoche. The structures, which are a riot of colour and cheerful postmodernism, show a buoyancy not often seen in religious architecture. In short, the perfect cap to a long week.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Steven & Carol Risting
 © Steven & Carol Risting Text description provided by the architects. Reclaimed Glass, Natural Materials and the Reclaimed Prairie on the land entrusted to the grandkids of a sesquicentennial farm was the genesis of the design-build for the off-grid Glass Cabin in Northeastern Iowa. Designed as a family retreat for occasional use when returning to the family farm, the extension of the front façade creates a man-made edge to a clearing in the woods next to the Wapsipinicon River, with "barn" doors sliding open to reveal the northern glass front, closing to provide security when away.  © Steven & Carol Risting  Floor Plan and North Elevation  © Steven & Carol Risting Reclaimed Prairie  Reclaimed Prairie Layout Reclaimed Glass  © Steven & Carol Risting Natural Materials  © Steven & Carol Risting  © Steven & Carol Risting Design-Built  © Steven & Carol Risting  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Architecture for Humans Proposes Zero Emission Neighborhood to Address Climate Change Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:00 AM PDT .jpg?1534967755 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans As the demand of a sustainable lifestyle increases, cities are trying to find strategies to create environmentally friendly communities. From passive designs to recycled materials, architects are turning their attention to climate change and trying to find solutions through architecture and design. The Zero Emission Neighborhood is an eco-village concept proposed by Architecture for Humans in the city of Pristina, Kosovo. The concept ensures optimum sustainability for the entire community through "zero emission" buildings, passive design strategies, active solar systems, and energy efficient appliances. .jpg?1534967886 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans The project is mostly focused on residential architecture due to its excess amount of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Intensive analysis and research have been conducted, observing the outcomes and causes of climate change on residential buildings and family economies, and evaluating the possibilities of enhancing the quality of life and sense of community in neighborhoods. .jpg?1534967933 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans .jpg?1534968113 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans The Zero Emission Buildings proposed in the neighborhood will "no longer exclusively belong to the demand side of the energy system, rather they will become a convenient way of generating energy", reinforcing sustainable living, working hours, good health, and many other aspects of life. .jpg?1534967775 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans
.jpg?1534967901 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans .jpg?1534968041 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans .jpg?1534968150 "Courtesy of Architecture for Humans") Courtesy of Architecture for Humans War-torn Pristina has begun a gradual boom both economically and architecturally. After the recent war ended, the government built public parks and pathways with tall trees and flowers, and special areas for children to play. Areas damaged by the war have been preserved and transformed into touristic sights. At the same time, new contemporary buildings were proposed and constructed, attracting tourists from all over the world. The coexistence and tolerance of religions has been part of the capital of Kosovo's culture for centuries, and along with its prime location, has attracted foreign companies and families to settle in the city. To ensure a better life for these citizens, the government has been working on providing the best lifestyle. Architecture For Humans addresses this need through the Zero Emission Neighborhood. News via Architecture For Humans  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Varia: A 6-Piece, Mix-and-Match Collection That Can Create Over 25 Pieces of Furniture Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Varia by Jamie and Laura A table and a bench. A coffee table and a mirror? Perhaps it's a stool and a cutting board. This is not a furniture identity crisis, it's Varia, a six-piece, mix-and-match furniture collection that can create over 25 pieces of furniture, saving money, space, and time. The creators, Jamie and Laura Kickstarted their project after Jamie found herself constantly moving from one place to another, and in need of versatile material instead of having old, unnecessary furniture pieces. With just a couple of lightweight metal frames and solid hardwood accessories, the collection is ideal for compact urban living and can be transformed into different furniture pieces in no time. In brief, this is Varia, and it is pretty much anything you want it to be. Varia's Kickstarter ends on August 31, support Jamie and Laura's project here.
 Photos by McKenzie Coyle Photography. Image Courtesy of Varia by Jamie and Laura  Photos by McKenzie Coyle Photography. Image Courtesy of Varia by Jamie and Laura
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