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- House in La Cerdanya / Dom Arquitectura
- Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait / Gensler
- Dou Shan Yi Reception Hall / UAO
- Beehive House / Jima Design
- The Sky Clubhouse / Design in Motion
- 325 Westlake / Graham Baba Architects
- Casa Ambar / Centerbrook Architects & Planners
- Waiting Rooms, Reception Areas, & Courtyards: 43 Notable Examples of Hospital Architecture
- McDonald’s Global HQ / Gensler + Interior Architects + O+A Studio
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| Posted: 09 Sep 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Francisco Nogueira
 © Francisco Nogueira Text description provided by the architects. O apartamento alvo desta intervenção situa-se num edifício de gaveto construído em 1914, localizado no tradicional bairro de Campo de Ourique. O edifício apresenta uma construção pombalina tardia, com as paredes exteriores em pedra argamassada e as paredes interiores em estrutura de madeira. Tem uma presença muito forte no cruzamento devido à sua fachada de desenho simplificado mas cuidado e uma platibanda bastante alta, que oculta a presença da cobertura de duas águas em telha.  © Francisco Nogueira  © Francisco Nogueira O edifício tem uma tipologia esquerdo-direito, sendo que o apartamento em que interviemos ocupa cerca de dois terços da área em planta do último andar. É um apartamento típico desta época histórica e construtiva, com um longo corredor interior que distribui para vários compartimentos de dimensões muito semelhantes, orientados a Poente. Ao fundo do corredor encontra-se a cozinha (com um vão para Nascente) e também o acesso à única casa de banho. A cobertura, de duas águas e com um pé-direito de 2,70m no ponto mais alto, não era habitável. A sua construção era constituída apenas por um soalho de madeira pobre revestido a telha, o que tornava os apartamentos do último piso termicamente muito desconfortáveis.  © Francisco Nogueira O que propusemos aos nossos clientes foi ampliar o apartamento para a cobertura, já que seriam eles os únicos com a possibilidade de lhe aceder.  © Francisco Nogueira  Proposal - Longitudinal section Estes terraços também funcionam, juntamente com a clarabóia da escada principal do edifício, como elementos de organização do espaço do piso superior - um open space polivalente e uma suite principal.  © Francisco Nogueira A reorganização do espaço no piso inferior foi feita de modo a incluir uma sala de estar com duplo pé-direito, bastante iluminada pela presença dos dois terraços.  © Francisco Nogueira A estratégia matérica procurou preservar ao máximo as características do edifício original, sendo que o soalho de madeira existente foi recuperado e as paredes reabilitadas. No piso superior assumimos uma nova estrutura em madeira de pinho, enquanto a estrutura do telhado existente foi mantida onde possível e substituída onde necessário. O pavimento do piso superior, em soalho de madeira maciça de pinho novo, dialoga com o pavimento do piso inferior, cem anos mais velho, numa dialética antigo-novo que quisemos assumir.  © Francisco Nogueira  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House in La Cerdanya / Dom Arquitectura Posted: 09 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Jordi Anguera
 © Jordi Anguera Concept:  © Jordi Anguera  Floor Plans  © Jordi Anguera The challenge was set: to build a home that will marry harmoniously very traditional elements, with a contemporary and cozy atmosphere. As a start, we decided to build the home with a wooden structure, facing the project from a bioclimatic strategy, to achieve an efficient and sustainable construction. Thanks to this system we managed to reduce the construction waste materials. Hence the project included 3 different materials: the stone and the clay tiles as stated in the regulations and the timber as a structural material. This set us up to try and resolve all the design elements with these 3 materials. Later, we added iron to the material triad in order to resolve some joints and encounters and to design luminaires adding cohesiveness and singularity to the details of the interior.  © Jordi Anguera A steep slope of the 20% characterizes the site, running down from the street level. We intended to set out the whole house in one story and in level with the ‘era’ in order to enjoy it as much as possible. Therefore, we proposed to make only the garage and the access hall at street level and the rest of the house sits 2.6mts below that level. This decision entailed burying part of the house fitting it into the topography. The plot has a quasi-square shape oriented towards the south-east. This feature allows us to easily create an L-shaped plan with two perpendicular wings. Those rest on the plot’s boundaries and create the day area with the main rooms and the night area with the bedrooms. The stone wall slightly protrudes above the roofs and highlights the simple shapes guided by the plot’s shape. The wall draws a series of slopes and counter slopes providing the house with a singular geometry.  © Jordi Anguera The roofs of both wings converge towards the ‘era’ creating continuous porch that surrounds the house and generates a wide lounge area in one of its ends. Connecting both the night and the day wings is a two-story volume, the only one whose slope is oriented towards the exterior, creating in such a way an access porch. The exterior elevation is continuous and made in stone in its totality except from two instances where the wall sets back: in the bedroom’s area and at the porch. When these gestures take place, the walls appear cladded in wood as to show the relevance of the wood as the main construction material that emerges once the stone is eliminated. The same happens in the access volume at street level, where the setback is cladded in wood in contrast to the stone volume.  © Jordi Anguera In the traditional rural architecture of the region, the houses where enclosed towards the exterior in a gesture of protection, their occupants didn’t need to see the areas where they had been working all day. This project imitates those gestures closing itself towards the street and the immediate neighbor on the north face. Nevertheless, it aims, on the contrary, to open up to the ‘era’, the garden and the views. In this manner, any of the interior and exterior areas can enjoy the natural landscape that surrounds the house. The primitive as well as the traditional act of gathering around the fire, as a moment of family togetherness, was the central concept to the design. The wide, open space of the ‘day area’ goes on to generate smaller semi-enclosed corners through the use of the furniture, enfolding the spaces to create cozy atmospheres typical of the mountains. The couch that frames the fireplace, the bench, the table, the kitchen isle, set out the rhythm of the diverse spaces within a visually continuous space.  © Jordi Anguera Distribution:  Exterior Axonometric Three identical bedrooms are designed, planned for the three kids in the family. Nevertheless, currently, two of those rooms are unified to generate a bigger room. This is intended that now that they are still young and can sleep together, this design move will allow creating a great play area. The other room is used as a guest room and at the end of the wing, the master bedroom is placed. The restrooms are incorporated into the bedrooms, with the shower and WC enclosed and the rest open. Being them placed towards the exterior walls, the enclosed spaces have natural lighting and ventilation. Moreover, nice views of the mountains can be seen from the shower. In the master bedroom, the same logic was followed, incorporating a bathtub and a lower window beside it to enjoy the views while taking a bath.  © Jordi Anguera The timber structure and the isolation of the volume pushed the design to rethink the hermetic enclosure, transpiration and air renovation. We accomplished that by a double flow heat recovery system. This system allows the house to ‘breathe’ and guarantees the continuous interior air salubrity. The wood is the main character throughout the house interiors. Fir planks clad walls and ceilings and natural oak floating parquet covers the floors, all with the same tones. The window and door frames are in pine wood with a mat finish and the interior cupboards, closets, doors, and the outside blinds are painted with an ecological and ‘breathable’ paint.  © Jordi Anguera The walls’ and roofs’ structure is in pinewood. Therefore, by means of one material treated in different ways, we resolve most of the interior elements and finishes. The exterior wood is treated larch. The rest of the materials are the above-mentioned stone and clay tiles, as well as iron as a polyvalent material. Iron is used in the exteriors as the window frame and as roof gutter and in the interiors for some details such as lighting fixtures, the fireplace, stairs, and other finishes. Reinforced concrete is only used for the retaining walls and foundations.  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| Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait / Gensler Posted: 09 Sep 2018 06:00 PM PDT  © Hufton+Crow
 © Hufton+Crow Text description provided by the architects. Gensler is proud to present its completed architectural design for a mixed-use development in Kuwait City consisting of three distinct components, an office tower, the new five-star Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya and a connecting podium. Alshaya is a pioneering force in the retail franchise sector across the Middle East, North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Europe and beyond. As a world-leading retailer, their multi-brand, multi-market franchise portfolio delivers a truly international shopping experience across a range of sectors.  © Hufton+Crow Taking inspiration from the culture of the region, the design concept was developed around a regional architectural tradition – the 'mashrabiya', an element of traditional Arabic architecture that sees windows enclosed with latticework – a technique that has been used since the Middle Ages to provide shade and privacy while maintaining views. A key design driver was to develop a building envelope that was both efficient and iconic, related to Arabic architecture whilst embodying a novel approach to reducing the effects of the high ambient temperatures and intense solar radiation that characterise the local environment.  © Hufton+Crow The resulting design reinterprets this tradition, presenting a contemporary take on traditional patterns and forms, via a three-dimensional lattice in various scales and locations across the development. The diamond pattern of the lattice provides solar control for the building. This approach integrates the three main elements of the project by wrapping the east and west elevations of both towers and covering large sections of the podium with a mashrabiya type envelope. The geometry of the shading fins enhances climatic performance for the occupied spaces and continues over to wrap the roof terraces and shade outdoor activities from the sun, while providing a recognisable and significant addition to the city's skyline.  © Hufton+Crow Recipient of the 2018 MEED Hotel of the Year Award, the Four Seasons hotel occupies 22 storeys and holds 284 rooms and suites, including two large ballrooms with conference suites, an expansive pool-level terrace, five restaurants and lounges, and world-class spa and fitness facilities.  © Hufton+Crow Toronto based designers, Yabu Pushelberg, designed the interior spaces of the hotel, and the landscapes were designed by PLandscape. Gensler also designed the wayfinding and signage of the hotel. The 42-story office tower provides class-A office space in approximately 60,000 square metres. Additionally, the first level of the basement includes 2,000 sqm of retail space to support the office tower. The tower will provide next generation premium work space and amenities to the many groups that comprise the Alshaya company. Gensler has designed the core and shell of the office tower, as well as the interiors and the wayfinding and signage.  © Hufton+Crow The development strives to create an aesthetic and functional continuity, identifying and distinguishing itself from the surroundings, responding to the climate, while also enhancing the experience of guests and visitors to the hotel and Alshaya's employees. "The sheer scale and diversity of the buildings provided a substantial design challenge." said Tom Lindblom, Principal and Global Hospitality Leader at Gensler. "Through strategic, high level architectural direction and close collaboration with the whole design and delivery team, we have produced a coherent and practical design, rich in layered ornamentation, which emanates the luxury and quality that Four Seasons and Alshaya embody."  © Hufton+Crow  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dou Shan Yi Reception Hall / UAO Posted: 09 Sep 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Yilong Zhao
 © Yilong Zhao Text description provided by the architects. The project is located in Xiaogan City, Hubei province. The site is a typical hilly terrain in Jianghan Plain. At the beginning of the project, the designer picked a construction next to the pond, opposite to the township road. He hope the vehicle from expressway could see the whole picture of the building in the first eye, thus forming a relationship between the scenery.  © Yilong Zhao During the plan stage, the designer went there and excavated the characteristics of the base, and the ladder ridge became an important natural element in the design. Chief Designer Li Tao put a long strip on the three level ridge height of the pond, and the two level space of the inner courtyard was formed naturally by the 1500 height difference which retained intentional. This way objectively reflects the function and rhythm of space.  Courtesy of UAO The height of the eaves on one side is 4 meters high, the total length of the building is 104 meters. The border line of the pond, a few levels of ridge in front of the building and the cornice line on the water side of the building strengthen the characteristics of hilly terrain in Jianghan Plain.  © Yilong Zhao As mentioned above, the site is located on the side of the pond at the township road. Visitors will see the whole image of the building and continue to turn into the entrance road of the project. It will see the panoramic view of the building at a 45 degree angle, and the elongated lines bring the contraction of perspective. The length and level feeling of the building were enhanced; then, along the ridge of the field, the promenade and the entrance porch were taken to reach the hall.  © Yilong Zhao The walk brings a different view of the architecture, but it will also find that the building does not have a "main elevation" in a traditional design, like Corbusier's Savoy villa, without major facades, nor to strengthen the image of the entrance. It is the designer's intention to respond to the sense of direction in flat site of Jianghan plain.  © Yilong Zhao Under the unified roof, the designer organized five boxes, two inner yards, three corridors, a straight run staircase, and the "remaining space" of these physical boxes and roofs, forming an external image of restraint, and the interior of a particularly rich wandering space.  Courtesy of UAO The "remaining space" between the five boxes, formed a different rhythm because of the height of the roof and the box the opening and the dense contrast of the sloping roof.  © Yilong Zhao As mentioned earlier, the cross section of the building is designed on the basis of the 1500 height difference of the ridge. The relationship between the five boxes and the height difference becomes the design technique of the interior space, and the elevation also determines the function of the interior.  © Yilong Zhao The first box, the height is the exhibition hall, the lower side of the water side is the cafe, the high difference between the two becomes the four seat area of the cafe, and a small box is inserted between the height and it is also the background wall of the coffee bar; the second boxes are sealed on the side of the bathroom and open to the inner courtyard.  © Yilong Zhao The third box is the wedding hall,which formed the audience's seat with the help of the height difference; the fourth small boxes are the reception hall, the fifth boxes are in the conference room, the lower side of the water is the restaurant, the high difference between the two is truncated by the middle of the stairs, which runs straight to the roof platform, and makes the open and private two space properties separated directly.  © Yilong Zhao  Courtesy of UAO  © Yilong Zhao The opening of each box follows the purpose of restricting and enhancing the surrounding landscape. The cafes, restaurants and wedding hall open to the pond and open to the nature; especially the wedding hall, the floor window fan can be completely opened, together with the outside boundary pool and the water surface of the pond; the dressing room and the reception room are facing the inner courtyard, in a semi open state; and the fall ground window of the toilet faces one side of the masonry wall, which not only achieves the function of open landscape, but also ensures privacy.  © Yilong Zhao  © Yilong Zhao All the viewing direction of the landscape is deliberately controlled by the designer; after the tourists experience all the horizontal landscape, they will come to the final staircase straight to the rooftop, the high wall of the bare concrete on both sides, and cut out the linear sky. It is a reversal of the sense of architectural level and a sublimation.  © Yilong Zhao  © Yilong Zhao The design of this project is not only a single architectural design, but also an attempt to design integrated architecture, landscape, and interior design from the beginning of the planning by UAO, and the layout of the vertical and traffic lines of the site is organized reasonably, the landscape has retained the texture of the paddy field, and the original village's threshing ground is reformed to form a campfire square.  © Yilong Zhao Relying on the original terrain and trees, the new plant space density relationship is combed, which makes the process of building to be a kind of expectation; the architecture relies on the logic of the ridge height, which makes the interior design come to a drainage, the space rhythm runs through, the subsequent interior deepening, more consideration of the overlapping and closing of the materials. Inside and outside of the space and the texture is the sense of unity.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 09 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Kazushi Hirano
 © Kazushi Hirano Text description provided by the architects. The Beehive House is a home designed to stimulate the mind and the body. It incorporates a beehive structure and the overall design is based on the traditional Japanese Castle.  Sections It is well understood that moving the body keeps it healthy. We are also understanding more that we need to keep our brains active to prevent deterioration, memory loss and dementia. The goal was to design a home that would do both of these things, keep the body and brain active. I wanted to design a house that makes the family move more than a typical home, comprises of unusual shapes and spaces to intrigue the brain, offers choices of movement to keep the brain active and has an element of fun.  © Kazushi Hirano Our brains are constantly receiving information about our surroundings. Childrens' spaces; bedrooms, classrooms, lesson rooms, TV rooms, all look the same. They are square or rectangular rooms with set ceiling heights. This sameness reduces brain activity and thus could disadvantage our childrens' development. On the other hand, allowing them to grow up in a space that keeps their brain active could have compounding advantages for them.  Diagram This home was specifically designed to stimulate children to enhance their physical and mental development by creating a structure that is unique, allows choice of movement and flexibility of use, is interesting and is irregular.  © Kazushi Hirano The beehive structure is comprised of 12 cells which the children are free to use in ways that they choose. They may use one as a bed space and another as a play room or study space. The hexagonal shape is unusual in their everyday so it stimulates brain activity. Once inside the beehive structure it is possible to lose your sense of direction and not know where you are within the home.  Second floor plan The rest of the house is designed with functional spaces on different levels which increases physical movement. There are no dead-ends in the house so one must always choose the path to use.  © Kazushi Hirano The living area forms the central core of the house and is likened to the honmaru, the main castle where the Feudal Lord resides. The beehive section represents the jōkamachi the surrounding area occupied by the residents and castle protectors. The exterior of the house is designed to look like a castle facade. The clients are avid castle enthusiasts and so this concept was developed to foster their love of castles.  Elevations Besides castles, the family love theatre. The father of the family is an amateur theatre director and puts on performances twice a year. For this purpose the first floor of the home is designed as a working theatre with stage and space for the audience, as well as backstage, lighting and sound areas.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Sky Clubhouse / Design in Motion Posted: 09 Sep 2018 01:01 PM PDT .jpg?1536156778 "© Soopakorn Srisakul") © Soopakorn Srisakul
.jpg?1536156171 "© Soopakorn Srisakul") © Soopakorn Srisakul Text description provided by the architects. The Sky Clubhouse is a small building facility for a residential project in the suburb of Bangkok, Thailand. This project is served as a functional building for a private housing project, which consists of a small gym on the upper floor, interior living and exterior areas for multi-purpose activities. .jpg?1536157849 "© Soopakorn Srisakul") © Soopakorn Srisakul With the limited space, the main idea of the project is to create the open and continuous space that can connect between inside and outside, below and upper levels. The design of 'stepping floor' is come to serve as a way to combine circulation, floorplan, activities and landscape that can lead visitor from ground level along the way to the gym on the upper floor. Meanwhile the space under the step has been used to hide all the service area of the building.  Diagram The step also used to divide the floor into each small platform that can serve various activities and functions. Each of these platforms provides with adequate space that can change to fit the need for several functions such as relaxing space, working table or amphitheater for a small group of people. Furthermore, between this platforms are integrated with a small garden that carefully placed to add the greenery atmosphere and create privacy between each platform at the same time. .jpg?1536156191 "© Soopakorn Srisakul") © Soopakorn Srisakul  Section 1 .jpg?1536158211 "© Soopakorn Srisakul") © Soopakorn Srisakul The overall materials are the standard economical material in Thailand, concrete, terrazzo floor, and aluminum window. But the main character of the building is the white aluminum stripes façade that covers all ground floor interior space, gradually twist from vertical to horizontal, help filter the natural light from above and connect the view below to the outdoor area and landscape garden around the site. As appear from outside, it like the building is slowly opening 'the curtain' to explore the outside world.  © Soopakorn Srisakul  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 325 Westlake / Graham Baba Architects Posted: 09 Sep 2018 11:00 AM PDT  © Benjamin Benschneider
 © Benjamin Benschneider Text description provided by the architects. Part arts initiative and part residential development, 325 Westlake merges old and new structures to create a building that preserves the character of the existing building and the site, while ensuring its continued usefulness. Rents from the residential development fund MadArt, an arts initiative focused on connecting emerging artists with the community in unexpected ways. MadArt, which runs the studio space occupying the storefront, makes it possible to engage with art and artists every day, making artists and residents richer through their programmatic partnership.  © James Harnois  Axonometric  © Benjamin Benschneider The design pairs a 1927, one-story, masonry-and-wood building with a five-story, steel-and-glass addition. The new structure occupies a narrow, 3,240-square-foot slice of the site created by demolishing the back half of the old structure, which had been structurally compromised over the years. The historic structure, originally a car dealership, is stripped back to its bones, yielding an art-making space that is open to the neighborhood and encourages engagement between artists and pedestrians. Full-height, sliding wood windows along Westlake Avenue reveal the art-making process and invite people in, while the addition of awnings overhead provides protection from the elements and encourages passers-by to linger. Building upgrades—including seismic steel moment frames, a new roof, and enhanced mechanical and electrical systems—round out the improvements to the older building. A mezzanine, inserted between two of the large Howe trusses in the old building, is daylit by a large, 13x15-foot skylight, which opens up views from the street to the apartments above and provides office space for MadArt.  © Tim Bies  Ground floor plan  © Tim Bies The 19,910-square-foot addition houses twelve residential units—ten lofts, a one bedroom flat, and a penthouse apartment. Outdoor living at each unit including a wrap-around balcony for the penthouse, and a shared roof deck, provide unique exterior views and neighborhood connections. No-nonsense in its aesthetic, the addition shares the utilitarian spirit of the older structure. Finishes include polished concrete floors, aluminum windows, steel structure, and salvaged and repurposed wood windows used to enclose the mezzanine and wood roof sheathing used for common area wall surfaces. By preserving the historic, pedestrian-oriented character of the neighborhood, the building provides neighborhood continuity and activation, and a new way to think about living with art.  © Benjamin Benschneider  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Casa Ambar / Centerbrook Architects & Planners Posted: 09 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Peter Aaron/OTTO
 © Peter Aaron/OTTO Text description provided by the architects. This new house at the tip of the Baja Peninsula in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, sits atop a rugged mountain that overlooks the city and the Pacific Ocean. Stepped to fit the sloping site, the house sets deep into the earth for natural cooling while providing 280 degrees of arresting views of ocean, town and desert.  © Peter Aaron/OTTO Cars enter a court through tall gates on the top floor. An arched shade opposite the gates leads to open stairs that curve down a story to the main living spaces behind glass. The stairs end at an outdoor 'vestibule' and grotto with surprising views across the great room to a continuous wall of folding glass and a full width shaded terrace. This main space, with kitchen, dining, and lounge, arcs to follow the wide view. The terrace is split with more outdoor stairs, these leading to the lower, bedroom terrace and infinity pool. Thus the center of the house cascades through all three stories.  © Peter Aaron/OTTO With continuous doors open, the great room and terrace become one indoor/outdoor space with panoramic views to the east, south, and west. The floating canopy above the terrace uses traditional woven bamboo 'latilla' for dappled shading as it appears to wave in the steady trade winds. It is supported by steel pipes at changing angles embedded in the house structure. The terrace is wide, with glass rails, to frame a view of nothing but ocean, without a hint of the community downhill.  © Peter Aaron/OTTO  Section  © Peter Aaron/OTTO The bottom stairs split the lowest floor into a master bedroom suite on the west side and the guest bedrooms and service rooms to the east. The upper terrace overhangs to provide shade while the long narrow infinity pool arcs across the edge of the lower terrace, again blocking views of all but the Pacific Ocean and its spouting whales.  © Peter Aaron/OTTO The house is sustainable with indigenous masonry construction of concrete and block, all covered in white stucco. This reflects the intense heat on the outside while maintaining cooler temperatures within through the thermal storage of the heavy mass and earth behind. The white walls inside also reflect daylight to minimize powered illumination. The roof sports enough solar collectors (laid flat in this southern climate) to support almost all its electric needs. Plumbing fixtures treat water as a precious commodity.  © Peter Aaron/OTTO  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Waiting Rooms, Reception Areas, & Courtyards: 43 Notable Examples of Hospital Architecture Posted: 09 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  © Bart Gosselin Hospitals and projects related to healthcare must follow specific guidelines based on the rules and regulations of their country. These standards help us to design complex spaces, such as those located in areas of surgery, hospitalization, diagnostics, laboratories, and including areas and circulations that are clean, dirty, restricted or public, which create a properly functioning building. There are a few spaces that we, as architects, can develop with great ease and freedom of design: waiting rooms, reception areas, and outdoor spaces. These are spaces where architects can express the character of the hospital. To jump-start you into this process, we have selected 43 projects that show us how creativity and quality of a space go hand-in-hand with functionality. RoomsNYDG Integral Health & Wellness / Brandon Haw Architecture Cortesía de ESTO Bota Bota / Sid Lee Architecture © Sid Lee Architecture The Walk-in Camera Obscura at Fürstenfeld Regional Hospital / balloon architekten ZT-OG © Schreyer David Dental Clinic - Gaia / atelierdacosta © Tiago Casanova Dentist Charlotte Mestdagh / Declerck-Daels Architecten © Tim Van de Velde Univers Nuface / Adhoc Architectes © Adrien Williams Clinic NK / 1-1 Architects Cortesía de 1-1 Architects Azala / Gardera-D Architecture + Atelier Philippe Pastre © Mathieu Choiselat Navyas / Cadence Architects Cortesía de Cadence Architects B+L HQ / 137kilo Architekci © Jacek Kołodziejski Retirement and Nursing Home Wilder Kaiser / SRAP Sedlak Rissland + Dürschinger Architekten © René Rissland Dra. Campoy Dental Clinic / Jaime Sepulcre Bernad © David Frutos Care Lab / dmvA architects © Bart Gosselin Waiting RoomsClinic NK / 1-1 Architects Cortesía de 1-1 Architects Medical Practice De Schuyter / Joshua Florquin Architects © Matteo Rossi Haspali Spa / Three.Ball.Cascade.Architects © Sayaka Hoshi / Syunichiro Sano Caboolture GP Super Clinic / Wilson Architects © Alex Chomicz IN.DENT / AN.ONYMOUS © Neave Bozorgi A Warm Clinic / RIGI Design © BIAN Huan-Min Residential Care Home Andritz / Dietger Wissounig Architekten © Paul Ott Sayanomoto Clinic / Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop © Naoomi Kurozumi Maggie's Cancer Centre Manchester / Foster + Partners © Nigel Young Dental Clinic in Porto / Ren Pepe Arquitetos © Ricardo Loureiro Hirano Clinic / TSC Architects © Nacasa＆Partners Inc. Farmhouse in Westerlo / Van Staeyen + Beutels/Apers © Luc Roymans Atriums and CourtyardsSanta Fe de Bogotá Foundation / El Equipo de Mazzanti © Andrés Valbuena Santa Rita Geriatric Center / Manuel Ocaña Cortesía de Manuel Ocaña General Hospital of Niger / CADI © Liu Chen Rey Juan Carlos Hospital / Rafael de La-Hoz © Alfonso Quiroga Sangdong Charcoal Village / studio_suspicion © Ryu In Keun Retirement and Nursing Home Wilder Kaiser / SRAP Sedlak Rissland + Dürschinger Architekten © René Rissland Bundang Seoul National University Hospital / JUNGLIM Architecture © JUNGLIM Architecture Allen Institute / Perkins+Will © Hedrich Blessing Lausanne University Hospital Extension / meier + associés architectes © Yves André Reception Areas'De poort van Borne' Healthcare Center / Reitsema & partners architecten Cortesía de Reitsema & partners architecten Psychopedagogical Medical Center / Comas-Pont arquitectos © Adrià Goula Dent Protetyka / Adam Wiercinski Architekt © Przemyslaw Turlej Youth Mental Health Building, Brain and Mind Research Institute / BVN Architecture Cortesía de bvn architecture Dental Clinic / NAN Arquitectos © Iván Casal Nieto B+L HQ / 137kilo Architekci © Jacek Kołodziejski Uniprix Pharmacy and Medical Center / Jean de Lessard Designers Créatifs © Adrien Williams Dental Angels / YLAB Arquitectos © Ciro Frank Schiappa A+animal hospital / jhy architect & associates © Kyung sub, Shin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| McDonald’s Global HQ / Gensler + Interior Architects + O+A Studio Posted: 09 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Garrett Rowland
 © Garrett Rowland Text description provided by the architects. McDonald's Corp. today opened its new corporate headquarters in Chicago's vibrant West Loop neighborhood by unveiling the state-of-the-art building which had been covered in a 70-foot tall and 470-foot wide wrap dotted with Big Macs for the grand opening. McDonald's President and CEO Steve Easterbrook was joined by employees, owner-operators and suppliers, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and local community and civic leaders for the unveiling.  © Garrett Rowland "Our move back home to Chicago is about more than a building – it's symbolic of our journey to transform our brand and become more closely connected with our customers," Easterbrook said. "Our new location enables us to better listen, learn and engage with our customers whilst providing a modern, worker-friendly headquarters that fosters collaboration and re-energises employees. We are thrilled to join the West Loop and add to the vitality of this community."  © Garrett Rowland The move marks a return to Chicago where the company was headquartered from 1955 to 1971. In addition to the approximately 2,000 people based there, it will house the flagship Hamburger University (HU) location, providing state-of-the-art learning for the company's employees and future leaders.  © Garrett Rowland Designed to maximize employee collaboration, the new headquarters features:
 © Garrett Rowland Brittany McDonough, a six-year McDonald's employee and co-chair of the company's Young Professionals Network told those gathered at the grand opening: "McDonald's move back to Chicago reinforces its commitment to emerging leaders who value increased opportunities to be part of a dynamic cultural and civic community."  © Garrett Rowland The LEED certifiable building reflects McDonald's commitment to sustainability. All waste produced in the test kitchens will be composted and the building also features a green roof.  © Garrett Rowland Throughout the building are nods to McDonald's heritage including museum-quality displays of Happy Meal toys, vintage memorabilia and a tribute wall to McDonald's groundbreaking leaders, inventors and owner-operators.  © Garrett Rowland The ground floor is home to a one-of-a-kind McDonald's restaurant that features a rotating menu of favorites from around the globe – as well as classic menu items – connecting McDonald's international reach to Chicago. This Experience of the Future (EOTF) restaurant illustrates the company's commitment to transforming the customer experience with self-order kiosks, table service, enhanced hospitality, mobile order and payment and McDelivery with Uber Eats.  © Garrett Rowland The building was developed by Sterling Bay; Gensler served as architect of record; interiors were designed by IA Interior Architects and Studio O+A; and the general contractors were McHugh & ECI Executive Construction Inc. McDonald's office space, including Hamburger University will occupy 490,000 square feet of the building.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sir David Adjaye to Receive WUSTL International Humanities Prize Posted: 09 Sep 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Adjaye Associates British architect David Adjaye has been selected to receive the 2018 International Humanities Prize from Washington University in St. Louis. Granted biennially, the prize honors the lifetime work of a noted scholar, writer or artist who has made a significant and sustained contribution to the world of letters or the arts. His work is noted for its ability to reveal stories and identities while embodying the human experience.  130 William. Image Courtesy of Adjaye Associates "David Adjaye is one of the most influential architects of his generation, known for major public spaces in North America, Europe and Africa," said Jean Allman, the J.H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities and director of the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, which administers the award. "But what sets Adjaye apart from his contemporaries is his humanistic approach to design. His work embodies the human experience in all its trauma, beauty and wonder." Adjaye is known for a range of critical projects: the Idea Stores in London (2005), which pioneered a new approach to library services; the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO (2010); and the Sugar Hill mixed-use social housing development in New York City's Harlem (2015). Ongoing projects include a new home for the Studio Museum in Harlem, the recently announced National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra, and the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in London.  Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Image Courtesy of Adjaye Associates As one of Sir David Adjaye's most notable recent works, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture has become a new icon in American architecture. Laurie Maffly-Kipp, the a member of the selection committee and Archer Alexander Distinguished Professor at WUSTL, noted that "his work on the museum interweaves black cultural modernity in the U.S. with its African precursors in ways that remind us of a complex and divided past but also move us into a common future," Maffly-Kipp said. "He is able to bring a humanistic vision of space and materiality to life in astounding ways." Adjaye will receive the prize and a $25,000 award on Oct. 29 during a public ceremony in Hillman Hall's Clark-Fox Forum. Previous winners of the prize include Orhan Pamuk, Michael Pollan, Francine Prose, Ken Burns, Marjorie Perloff and Bill T. Jones. For more information, visit the Center for the Humanities site.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cultural Centers: 50 Examples in Plan and Section Posted: 08 Sep 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Cortesía de Fabián Dejtiar How many times have you been faced with the challenge of designing a cultural center? While this may seem like quite a feat, many architects have had to design a program that blends a community center with culture. Among the projects published on our site, we have found numerous examples that highlight different responses, from flexible configurations to sites that prioritize central gathering areas for citizens and activities. See our series of 50 community centers and their plans and sections below. Centro Cultural y Ecológico Imagina / TIBÁrquitectos © Adam Wiseman  via TIBÁrquitectos  via TIBÁrquitectos Centro Cultural Arauco / elton_léniz.jpg?1536082145 "© Felipe Díaz Contardo") © Felipe Díaz Contardo  via elton_léniz .jpg?1536082235 "via elton_léniz") via elton_léniz Ku.Be House of Culture in Movement / MVRDV + ADEPT © Adam Mørk  via MVRDV + ADEPT  via MVRDV + ADEPT Concrete at Alserkal Avenue / OMA © Mohamed Somji, cortesía Alserkal Avenue  via OMA  via OMA KRONA Knowledge and Cultural Centre / Mecanoo + CODE: arkitektur © Mecanoo  via Mecanoo + CODE arkitektur Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre / Renzo Piano Building Workshop Cortesía de SNFCC.  via Renzo Piano Building Workshop .jpg?1536082134 "via Renzo Piano Building Workshop") via Renzo Piano Building Workshop House of Culture / KÜHNLEIN Architektur © Erich Spahn  via KÜHNLEIN Architektur  via KÜHNLEIN Architektur Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture / LMS Architects © Bruce Damonte  via LMS Architects  via LMS Architects Centre Culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce / AFO - Atelier Big City, FSA Architecture Inc and L'OEUF Architects in consortium © Steve Monpetit  via Atelier Big City  via Atelier Big City Cultural Center and Library 'De Factorij' / ebtca architecten & Archiles architecten © Dennis De Smet  via ebtca architecten & Archiles architecten  via ebtca architecten & Archiles architecten Maison De La Culture / Atelier 56S © Jeremias Gonzalez  via Atelier 56S  via Atelier 56S CorpArtes Theater and Cultural Center / Renzo Zecchetto Architects © Guy Wenborne  via Renzo Zecchetto Architects  via Renzo Zecchetto Architects Estación Cultural Tecpatán / Oficina de Diseño y Taller Brigada de Arquitectura © Adrián Llaguno  via Oficina de Diseño y Taller Brigada de Arquitectura  via Oficina de Diseño y Taller Brigada de Arquitectura Plaza Cultural Norte / Oscar Gonzalez Moix © Ramiro del Carpio  via Oscar Gonzalez Moix  via Oscar Gonzalez Moix El Tranque Cultural Center / BiS Arquitectos © Juan Francisco Vargas  via BiS Arquitectos  via BiS Arquitectos Centro de Arte y Cultura / FURMAN-HUIDOBRO arquitectos asociados © Nico Saieh .jpg?1536168126 "via FURMAN-HUIDOBRO arquitectos asociados") via FURMAN-HUIDOBRO arquitectos asociados Cultural Centre and Music School / Alberich-Rodríguez Arquitectos © Ángel Baltanás  via Alberich-Rodríguez Arquitectos  via Alberich-Rodríguez Arquitectos CaixaForum Sevilla / Vázquez Consuegra-649.jpg?1536168631 "© Duccio Malagamba") © Duccio Malagamba  via Vázquez Consuegra  via Vázquez Consuegra Centro Cultural Cobquecura / Alberto Campo Baeza via Alberto Campo Baeza  via Alberto Campo Baeza Passy Cultural Center / Beckmann N'Thepe © Stephan Lucas  via Beckmann N'Thepe  via Beckmann N'Thepe Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center / Cristián Fernández Arquitectos + Lateral Arquitectura & Diseño © Nico Saieh  via Cristián Fernández Arquitectos + Lateral arquitectura & diseño  via Cristián Fernández Arquitectos + Lateral arquitectura & diseño Praça das Artes / Brasil Arquitetura © Nelson Kon  via Brasil Arquitetura  via Brasil Arquitetura Nave 16 Matadero Madrid / ICA Arquitectura Cortesía de Iñaqui Carnicero  via ICA Arquitectura  via ICA Arquitectura Rehabilitation of Former Prison of Palencia as Cultural Civic Center / Exit Architects © FG+SG  via EXIT Architects  via EXIT Architects Centro Cultural Casal Balaguer / Flores & Prats + Duch-Pizá Cortesía de Flores & Prats Arquitectos  via Duch-Piza Arquitectos + Flores & Prats  via Duch-Piza Arquitectos + Flores & Prats La Jota Cultural Center / G///bang © Enric Duch .jpg?1536171336 "via G///bang") via G///bang .jpg?1536171322 "via G///bang") via G///bang Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo / Eduardo Souto de Moura © Joao Morgado - Architecture Photography  via Eduardo Souto de Moura  via Eduardo Souto de Moura Sedan Cultural Center / Richard + Schoeller Architectes © Sergio Grazia  via Richard + Schoeller Architectes  via Richard + Schoeller Architectes Japanese Cultural Center of D.R. Congo / Keio University SFC Hironori Matsubara Laboratory via Tokyo Matsubara and Architects  via Keio University SFC Hironori Matsubara LaboratoryCen  via Keio University SFC Hironori Matsubara LaboratoryCen Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects.jpg?1536164761 "© Hufton+Crow") © Hufton+Crow  Cortesía de Zaha Hadid Architects  Cortesía de Zaha Hadid Architects Cultural Center in Katowice / Rafal Mazur © Joanna Nowicka  via Rafal Mazur Daoíz y Velarde Cultural Center / Rafael De La-Hoz © Alfonso Quiroga  via Rafael De La-Hoz  via Rafael De La-Hoz Niigata City Konan Ward Cultural Center / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design © Taisuke Ogawa  via Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design  via Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design Les Quinconces Cultural Center / Babin+Renaud © Cécile Septet  © Babin+Renaud  © Babin+Renaud Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda y Plaza de la Ciudadanía / Undurraga Devés Arquitectos © Guy Wenborne  via Undurraga Devés Arquitectos  via Undurraga Devés Arquitectos Akiha Ward Cultural Center / Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design © Taisuke Ogawa  via Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design  via Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre / DIALOG © Nic Lehoux Photography  via DIALOG Eyüp Cultural Center and Marrıage Hall / Emre Arolat Architects © Cemal Emden  via Emre Arolat Architects  via Emre Arolat Architects Centro Cultural Caixa Forum Barcelona / Arata Isozaki.jpg?1536164141 "© Felipe Ugalde") © Felipe Ugalde  via Arata Isozaki  via Arata Isozaki El Musical Cultural Center / Eduardo de Miguel Arbonés © Duccio Malagamba  © Eduardo de Miguel Arbonés .jpg?1536164213 "© Eduardo de Miguel Arbonés") © Eduardo de Miguel Arbonés Cultural Center at Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon / Ateliers O-S architectes via Ateliers O-S architectes  via Ateliers O-S architectes  via Ateliers O-S architectes Sluzewski Culture Centre / WWAA + 307kilo © Rafał Kłos  via WWAA + 307 Kilo Design  via WWAA + 307 Kilo Design Córdoba Cultural Center / Castañeda, Cohen, Nanzer, Saal, Salassa, Tissot © Gonzalo Viramonte .jpg?1536165198 "via Castañeda, Cohen, Nanzer, Saal, Salassa, Tissot") via Castañeda, Cohen, Nanzer, Saal, Salassa, Tissot .jpg?1536165188 "via Castañeda, Cohen, Nanzer, Saal, Salassa, Tissot") via Castañeda, Cohen, Nanzer, Saal, Salassa, Tissot Cultural Centre Bad Radkersburg / Gangoly & Kristiner Architects © Paul Ott  via Gangoly & Kristiner Architects  via Gangoly & Kristiner Architects Cultural Center La Gota - Tobacco Museum / Losada García © Miguel de Guzman  via Losada García  via Losada García Rafaela New Cultural Center / Airaudo + Caballero + Giménez Rita + Llonch.jpg?1536163432 "© Federico Cairoli") © Federico Cairoli  via Airaudo + Caballero + Giménez Rita + Llonch  via Airaudo + Caballero + Giménez Rita + Llonch Heat Exchanger Važecká / Atrium Architekti © Lubo Stacho  via Architektonické štúdio Atrium  via Architektonické štúdio Atrium "Le Creste" Cultural Centre / AREA PROGETTI + UNA2 + Andrea Michelini + Laura Ceccarelli © Andrea Bosio  via AREA PROGETTI + UNA2 + Andrea Michelini + Laura Ceccarelli  via AREA PROGETTI + UNA2 + Andrea Michelini + Laura Ceccarelli Auneau Cultural Center / Architecture Patrick Mauger © Michel Denance  via Architecture Patrick Mauger  via Architecture Patrick Mauger  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Floating University Berlin / raumlabor berlin Posted: 08 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Victoria Tomaschko
Seiffert.jpg?1536157514 "© Daniel Seiffert") © Daniel Seiffert Text description provided by the architects. From May to September 2018 raumlaborberlin invites into a visionary inner city offshore-laboratory for collective, experimental learning, knowledge transfer and the formation of trans-disciplinary networks to challenge routines and habits of urban practices – the Floating University Berlin. raumlaborberlin.jpg?1536154517 "View") View A rainwater retention basin right next to the former Tempelhof airfield is the gathering place for visiting students and scientists from more than twenty international universities as well as artist from all over the world, local experts, architects, musicians, and dancers. Seiffert.jpg?1536157497 "© Daniel Seiffert") © Daniel Seiffert All of them come together to research and investigate the daily routines and practices of urban living and to formulate visions and ideas for an organizational transformation. In the experimental area around the rainwater retention basin the Floating University is looking for contemporary, resilient forms of urban practice with a visionary focus on an unknown future.  © Victoria Tomaschko Students and their teachers from Berlin, Europe and elsewhere collaborated on building the campus: learning spaces, workshops, an auditorium, a laboratory tower for experimental water filtration systems, a kitchen, a bar and of course the toilettes. They created a space for exchanging knowledge within experimental, educational formats. A place where transdisciplinary research teams and various positions come together to grapple the complex questions of urban practices: How can cities cope with risks, strains and chances of global warming, the shortage of resources, superdiversity and hyper-accelerated development- nowadays? Which tools do we need to live and work well and in a resource-efficient manner in the future? Seiffert.jpg?1536157728 "© Daniel Seiffert") © Daniel Seiffert Seiffert.jpg?1536157748 "© Daniel Seiffert") © Daniel Seiffert During three "Open Weeks" in May, July and September the Floating university invites the local and international public to explore the rainwater retention basin and the campus, as well as to participate in workshops, lectures, seminars, hot tub talks, concerts and performances.  © Victoria Tomaschko  © Victoria Tomaschko  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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