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- ScuBAR / Fran López + Bea Riber
- Benbow Yard / FORMstudio
- Bürgenstock Hotel / Rüssli Architekten AG
- 15 Projects in Mexico that Merge the Interior with the Exterior
- Sanctuaires de Lourdes / INCA Architectes
- 7 Short Films About Architecture That You Won't Find on Netflix
- Social Label Design Lab ‘Werkwarenhuis’ / Eek en Dekkers
- Yasamkent Mosque / A Tasarim Mimarlik + Ali Osman Ozturk
- Hangmei International Smart Town Demo Area / BDCL
- WON Building / moc architects
- Office Space Renovation of Shanghai YuTu Technology / Mix Architecture
- Nowhere / Stu/D/O Architects
- Stouffville Residence / Trevor McIvor Architect
- Spotlight: Tadao Ando
- Paratehy Residential Community Center / Maristela Faccioli Arquitetura + Estúdio Mori
- SOM Breaks Ground on Block 9 in Downtown Fargo
- Peconic House / Mapos
- UNStudio Shares Vision for Tessellated Hyperloop Station
- Fort York National Historic Site Visitor Centre / Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects
- 50 Instagram Feeds for Architecture Students (And Everybody Else)
| ScuBAR / Fran López + Bea Riber Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Bea Ríber López
 © Bea Ríber López Text description provided by the architects. The project, assigned by a local competition, consists in the proposal of the new bar of the existing public swimming pools of the municipality for the summer months. The main requirements are: a closed area for the service uses of the bar and an open area for diners that is necessary to be protected from the sun. All with limited resources.  © Bea Ríber López  Axonometric  © Bea Ríber López An open project system is proposed. It can grow, modify and adapt to the demand for its use without changing the minimum program necessary for its operation. A prototype roof is repeated and it gives rise to an isotropic space leaving each qualified module according to the use that the module covers it.  © Bea Ríber López The game board in which the system is developed is a 5 x 5 m grid. Both directions of the grid are according to the orientations of the swimming pools. The combinative result of the modules roof gives rise to an L-shaped proposal in which the short side conform the back of house programme. The kitchen and storage, next to the bar area. The long arm conforms the restaurant area. The prototype dialogues with the pools opening towards them and closing the opposite dihedron that they form between them, helping to connect them and allowing an easy and close access to the bar from them. The built combination is the result of a first phase that can be modified by adding or subtracting modules according to required needs. Sunlight is the key parameter to define the sloped section of the roof module, as well as its opacity or permeability of each skirt and location of the slats for optimum climate function.  © Bea Ríber López  Detail The solution of the opaque sloped skirt roof towards the west, protect a higher sunlight in the afternoon. The other skirt roof, smaller, consists of slats oriented perpendicular to the south that protect from the sun in the morning hours. In addition, they allow natural ventilation. Special attention is given to the time zone of the use of the bar to verify the cast shadow that it demands.  © Bea Ríber López The structure of the modules is composed of metal tubular profiles. The cover, of a sandwich panel. The drainage system of the roof is integrated into the structure. Metal tubular profiles allow to drain in the form of gargoyles.  © Bea Ríber López The white colour of the structure and the roof creates a neutral and uniform envelope. The variations of the use create a changing representation. The walls of the closed box of the bar are ceramic blocks, often used in the region in traditional construction systems. A new interpretation is used by different rigs and variations of the blocks being seen and rejecting an exterior cladding.  © Bea Ríber López  © Bea Ríber López  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Bruce Hemming
 © Bruce Hemming Text description provided by the architects. FORMstudio's latest completed project is a response to the Mayor of London's Policy to optimise the re-use of small sites across London.  © Bruce Hemming Malcolm Crayton, Director at FORMstudio comments: "The GLA's draft New London Plan calls for an increased focus on small sites, which need to play a much greater role in housing delivery. Boroughs are encouraged to pro-actively support well-designed new homes on small sites through both planning decisions and plan-making in order to significantly increase the way in which challenging small sites can meet London's housing needs – Benbow Yard is a perfect response to this policy."  © Bruce Hemming FORMstudio's newly completed courtyard houses in the London Borough of Southwark are located on a tight, irregular brownfield plot, previously occupied by a metalworks. The challenging site had narrow access, outlook and daylight issues, and these constraints have directly determined the form and fenestration of the pair of new-build, 2-storey, 3-bedroom family houses.  © Bruce Hemming The houses, with their barrel-vaulted profile, are semi-submerged in order to mitigate visual impact.  Ground Floor Plan On the East side, where the boundary is closest to the existing terrace of houses, the first floor is also set back, creating an extensive sedum roof, which provides additional light and an attractive outlook between the two structures. Windows are orientated to the south to take advantage of unrestricted views, maximising natural light and avoiding overlooking, with living spaces at the lowered level opening onto private courtyards.  © Bruce Hemming The ground floors are clad in a contemporary pale brick with the upper barrel-vaulted storeys finished in zinc standing-seam cladding: materials which reference the industrial heritage of the site but are articulated with a refined level of detailing to create a sense of substance and quality.  © Bruce Hemming Careful orientation results in interior spaces that are flooded with natural light, despite the tight site constraints and – characteristic of FORMstudio's portfolio – there is a subtle emphasis on spatial flow both internally and externally: the houses benefit from imaginative landscaping which provides unexpected and generous views.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bürgenstock Hotel / Rüssli Architekten AG Posted: 13 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Ben Huggler
 © Leonardo Finotti Text description provided by the architects. The new Bürgenstock Hotel 5* superior today forms the heart and the central attraction of the Bürgenstock Resort. The imposing building blends in naturally between the Hotel Palace and the Bürgenstock SPA and is aligned to the north towards Lucerne. The design concept for the new hotel and its interior is based on scenes from legendary films. With its "Gold-finger" planning design, our team from Rüssli Architekten won the 2010 Architecture Competition.  © Leonardo Finotti  Level L Plan  © Roger Frei Concept and materialization  © Roger Frei The new hotel sits prominently on the Bürgenstock rock, 875 meters above sea level. The facade is encased in pale Sellenberg limestone and rises like a skyscraper above the glass base. With its grey-brown structure, the stone is similar to the natural Bürgenstock rock. The materialization of the facade picks up the themes of the hotel's historical background and complements these with modern design. From afar, the building looks like it has been hewn from the rock itself. The stone facade contrasts mainly with the metal elements such as the post and mullion glazing and the punch windows. These are, just like the striking canopies, in an elegant bronze tone. The loggias are decked in thermal ash.  © Roger Frei As a historical outdoor space, the piazza has been optimally integrated into the new boulevard and underscores the unique atmosphere. The piazza is a meeting place and destination with many possibilities for utilization. It can play host to cinema and theatre performances in the summer and, in winter, a Christmas market adorns the square.  © Roger Frei The "Spices Kitchen & Terrace" restaurant with its Asian show-kitchen is adjacent to the piazza in an overhanging glass-enclosed space. Planned with 110 inside and 100 outside seats (North terrace) and with 18 lounge seats. Architecturally, the restaurant impresses with its unobstructed views of the lake. The interior design was conceptualized and realized in conjunction with the interior designers MKV London. The seating is arranged along the post and mullion facade and offers each guest the same view. In culinary terms, "Spices" offers fine cuisine with specialties from the Far East, all prepared authentically in the open show-kitchen.  Longitudinal Section  Section C With 102 luxurious rooms (standard and suites) extending over seven floors, this hotel will most certainly be a new hotspot for visitors from all over the world. All rooms face the lake and have a bay window as a central detail. The bathroom is connected to the sleeping area through a transparent glass sliding door. The bathtub offers – just like the bay window – a direct view over the lake. All rooms have their own gas fireplace, a wardrobe, a minibar, and a desk. The materials were selected to harmonize with each other and draw the style of the entire hotel from the public areas into the private ones.  © Roger Frei The project team succeeded in creating a fantastic combination of Swiss tradition and the modern. The historical values have been maintained and the legendary history brought back to life. The responsible use of natural resources and the sustainable approach as well as the promotion of local businesses and the development of jobs were taken into account.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 15 Projects in Mexico that Merge the Interior with the Exterior Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:30 PM PDT  Casa CSF / López Duplan Arquitectos. Image © Héctor Armando Herrera One of the most important factors to consider when designing is the climate of the site. This can create difficulties when it comes to extreme climates and it is necessary to use insulation materials that adapt to changing conditions. However, when discussing Mexico and its specific climate, this can be an opportunity for architects to create microclimates and spaces that blur the transition of interiors and exteriors. Patios have become a traditional element of design. They create interesting psychological effects that fuse the conception of the interior and exterior, the common and private. It is a way to bring sunlight and rain into the house, to open up paths and coexistences that do not occur in interiors. Below, a selection of projects in Mexico that use the patio as the main design resource. Amacueca House / CoA arquitectura + Departamento de Arquitectura Casa Amacueca / CoA arquitectura. Image © Onnis Luque Casa Bruma / Fernanda Canales Casa Bruma / Fernanda Canales. Image © Rafael Gamo L House / Dellekamp Arquitectos L House / Dellekamp Arquitectos. Image © Sandra Pereznieto Sole Houses / SANTOSCREATIVOS + VTALLER Casa SOLE I – Casa SOLE II / SANTOSCREATIVOS + VTALLER. Image © Miguel Valverde albino ortega house / Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura Casa Albino Ortega / Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura. Image © Sandra Pereznieto Un Patio / P11 Arquitectos Un Patio / P11 Arquitectos. Image © Eduardo Calvo Satisbón Quinta Gaby / Taller Tlaiye Quinta Gaby / Taller Tlaiye. Image © Yoshihiro Koitani AS Building / Ambrosi I Etchegaray Edificio AS / Ambrosi I Etchegaray. Image © Rafael Gamo CSF House / López Duplan Arquitectos Casa CSF / López Duplan Arquitectos. Image © Héctor Armando Herrera Asintelix Offices / EZEQUIELFARCA Oficinas Asintelix / EZEQUIELFARCA. Image © Jaime Navarro HL-1 House / [H] arquitectos![Casa HL-1 / [H] arquitectos. Image © Onnis Luque](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b99/248e/f197/ccc0/3d00/01fb/medium_jpg/OnnisLuque3.jpg?1536763015 "Casa HL-1 / [H] arquitectos. Image © Onnis Luque") Casa HL-1 / [H] arquitectos. Image © Onnis Luque Hill House Studio / CCA Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica Casa Estudio Hill / CCA Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica. Image © Onnis Luque Campestre House / TAAB Casa Campestre / TAAB . Image © Lorena Darquea Next Hydroponic Plant / CC Arquitectos Planta Hidropónica Next / CC Arquitectos. Image © Rafael Gamo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sanctuaires de Lourdes / INCA Architectes Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:00 PM PDT  © Franck Brouillet
 © Franck Brouillet Text description provided by the architects. It became necessary to reorganize the flow management of visitors, whether pilgrims, ill or disabled persons or simple tourists. It was therefore important to find again the meaning of the water gesture as Virgin Mary asked Bernadette Soubirous. Hence the pastoral path and the order in which the pilgrims complete the symbolic gestures had to be modified.  Site plan - zonification The last constraint in that project consisted in protecting the buidings and the equipments against floods from the Gave de Pau river. The last major floods of 2012 and 2013 caused importants damages in the Sanctuary (up to 2,5 meters of water at the Cave level). The natural, patrimonial, symbolic constraints as well as pressure of attendance levels for this construction site of high calibre, which lasted several years, are numerous.  © Franck Brouillet Phase 1 : the Cave It is characterised by a bush-hammered concrete ground with a concentric outline slightly sloping downwards to the Cave. A peripheral outline as well as furniture with gentle forms mark out and struture the parvis space, without creating a visual barrier.  © Franck Brouillet Phase 2 : the Sacristies  © Franck Brouillet The little existing sacristy close to the Cave has been totally renovated and protected from floods thanks to a curved veil of waterproof concrete, decorated with horizontal stone beds.  © Franck Brouillet A big sacristy was created for Hospitallers and priests for special big celebrations. It is an intimate space made around a framing towards the bell tower of the Immaculate Conception basillica.  © Franck Brouillet The Fountains garden is composed of sevral planted islets with supple forms and eighteen mural fountains symbolizing the eighteen apparitions of Virgin Mary to Bernadette. They are built like crevices in the stone.  © Franck Brouillet Phase 3 : the baths canopy  © Franck Brouillet In addition, the waiting canopy in front of the baths is replaced by a bigger wooden canopy. It offers a more open and brighter waiting space for pilgrims who often wait for a long time before being able to bathe in the source.  Section 01 The clumps of posts form arches and support a big roofing with a wooden undercover filters the light from glass roofs and treat the acoustics of the waiting space for an optimal waiting comfort.  © Franck Brouillet  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Short Films About Architecture That You Won't Find on Netflix Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:00 PM PDT  If a work can be photographed, drawn, or expressed in words, it can also be the star of a film. This can be seen in Arquitectura en Corto, a Spanish cycle of short films about innovation and trends in contemporary architecture. "The eruption and widespread availability of social media/mobile videos coupled with the need to illustrate and present innovative projects drives the union between architecture and these mediums," explains Roca Gallery and Technal, the organizers behind Arquitectura en Corto. Motivated by the next edition set to come out in October, we have chosen 7 short films from the cycle's first two editions that show everything from the transformation of Europe into a tourism hub to a house constructed in 80 days. Terramotourism | Left Hand RotationOn November 1, 1755, an earthquake completely destroyed Lisbon. Today, the city trembles again under a surge of tourism that has brought the city to cruising speed. Left Hand Rotation, the film's creator, is an artistic collective that develops projects that bring together intervention, investigation, and video handling. How to Build a House in 80 Days | Un día en la nieveThe film shows the journey of b home, a house designed by Sergio Baragaño, built in Madrid and transported via highway to its final destination, all in less than 4 months, with no delays or changes in budget. Landskating | scobAn old skate park, a forgotten garden beneath a bridge, and the reconstruction of a skate park in a working-class neighborhood are the bones that form this documentary, Landskating. The film's narration draws parallels between the construction process for three new public spaces in Barcelona and how outlying areas fit into the overall urban landscape with regards to place, memory, people, and daily hustle. My house arrives flying | Marcos CanasNew penthouses swing in on heavy duty cranes and find their place atop antique buildings. Even more impressive, the structures are practically ready-built straight from a factory. Joan Artés, founding architect of Casa por el Tejado, revolutionizes the urban landscape of Barcelona with a formula that brings together rooftop residents, their new neighbors, and the city itself. House 712 | Adrià GoulaHouse 712 is about a process based on reducing clients' demands to reduce the final price of the house without neglecting the solar and geographic specifications of its users. During the process, the price is reduced to less than half the original cost. Battersea Power Station: Selling an Icon | Espectacle mediaA brief history of London's Battersea Power Station, from its prominence as a site of industrial power to its abandonment years, and later to the ruinous planning for its replacement. Beti Jai. La capilla Sixtina de la pelota | Objetivo FamilyThis short film captures the abandonment of one of Madrid's architectural gems: the Beti Jai, the wall of a Basque Pelota court abandoned since 1989. Original descriptions by Arquitectuira en Corto.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Social Label Design Lab ‘Werkwarenhuis’ / Eek en Dekkers Posted: 13 Sep 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Thomas Mayer
 © Thomas Mayer Text description provided by the architects. On the site of the former cattle feed plant De Heus in Den Bosch, a temporary place is created for the city: The Social Label Design Lab 'Werkwarenhuis'. Social Label is a foundation that aims to use the possibilities offered by design to help people on the sidelines of the labour market into employment. Part of the building will be used by Social Label as showroom, workshop and office space. The restaurant Van Aken, a component of the foundation, is allready founded in the old factory.  © Thomas Mayer We were asked to come up with a plan to utilize the rest of the building. This should include workshops for the Social Label Design Lab itself, but other rooms will be rented out to other creative companies and initiatives. The plan should not be too complicated or costly, as the investment is only for ten years. This is rather challenging, but in a way also makes it more simple: how can we make an addition that is really useful, adds value and is affordable? We decided to focus on taking things away instead of adding them, and mainly creating light and space.  © Thomas Mayer The local council had made the building ready for use, which basically meant making it wind and watertight and (fire)safe. The municipality's construction method, securing everything with beams and sheet material, forms the basis for our plans. The sheet material will be removed and replaced by glass, and the new facades will be constructed in a similar way. Furthermore we will remove a lot of steel from the building and take out flooring sections in order to create space, light and openness. We will use the massive wooden floor sections to make the new walkways and stairways. Exept for glass, no new materials are added to the building.  © Thomas Mayer A number of existing steel towers, former industrial boilers, vessels and silos, will be maintained and transformed into workspaces standing als object in a bigger space.  © Thomas Mayer Because the buidling is so big and so there are so many different kind of users it is essential that visitors immediately see how the building unfolds and where you should go. We have decided to make one significant change: create one central space full of light, in which routing is solved.  Ground Floor Plan  Section  First Floor & Mezzanine Plan In order to create the central space, as one big cut through the building, we will remove two existing brickwork facades and replace these with wooden beam glass walls with large beam entrance doors. The wooden floor sections of the levels in between will be removed from top to ground floor. Now, there is a large space in which everyone can meet eachother and where small businesses and activities can find and create their own space – a social workspace.  © Thomas Mayer  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Yasamkent Mosque / A Tasarim Mimarlik + Ali Osman Ozturk Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:00 PM PDT  © Fethi Magara
 © Fethi Magara Text description provided by the architects. With their powerful and dominant iconography, based upon tradition, mosque architecture is one of the most conservative building typologies in the Turkish context. On the other hand, referring traditional and local values creating a sense of sustainability had always been a major challenge in a modern understanding of mosque architecture.  Site Plan Yasamkent mosque in this respect represents a research towards creating a sense of consciousness towards creating a peaceful continuity between traditional and modern values of cultural accumulation. Located in a relatively small plot within the new development area of Ankara, which also gives its name to the complex, Yasamkent mosque is the search for balance between open and closed areas, modesty and expression, identity and convention as well as modernity and tradition.  © Fethi Magara The building is an outcome of topography where the natural level difference is used to reorganize programmatic differences and creating a hierarchy between public and private entrances. The composition is based upon freestanding parallel walls not only defining the essence of interior space but also creating a transitory medium for exterior and interior spaces. As a powerful traditional element, the walls are major expressions of architectural language.  © Fethi Magara As they come together, limit and blur the boundaries of alternative spatial experiences provided. Similar to walls, the courtyard is a significant traditional element, which both unifies and separates the main praying area from a library and less public areas like lodging. The courtyard is utilized as an instrument to integrate exterior and interior as well as soft and hard landscape. In the main praying hall, a modest concrete dome not only used as a reference of tradition but also it upgrades the interior scale and provides significant mystique light quality.  © Fethi Magara  Longitudinal Section  © Fethi Magara Use of reinforced concrete and glass directly as a finishing element, the use abstract and solid geometries, modest simplicity and minimalist architectural attitude directly refers to a contemporary architectural language whereas abstract Kufic expression of the minaret, as well as the abstract motives of fences, refer familiar traditional elements. With all these characteristics Yasamkent mosque must be seen as a challenge towards blurring the significant and ideological differences and popular architectural contradictions between traditional and modern.  © Fethi Magara  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hangmei International Smart Town Demo Area / BDCL Posted: 13 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT
 © Kaixiong Xiao Text description provided by the architects. The master plan of Hangmei International Smart Town is to build a "Town with Heart" with the power to attract and retain talents, based on which, the place can evolve into a modern science and technology town of enduring development.The planned "Hearts of the Town" in the project shows infinite vitality. Blocks, 80 meters square, are dotted in both "Old Town" and "New Town".  Art Center. Image © Kaixiong Xiao Lying at its Northeast corner is the demo zone which has been launched into the market prior to the rest of the town. The demo zone consists of two parts—the Block Zone composed of New Town office building, Old Town office buildings and Art Center, and "College", a section encompassing a Sales Center and an Information Display Center.  Site Plan Block Zone  "New Town" Office Building. Image © Kaixiong Xiao "Old Town" office buildings, made mainly of facing bricks with textures similar to those of shale bricks, look plain but convey solemnity, and this kind of feels is what traditional Chinese culture highlights. With sloping roofs processed in an abstract way, these buildings combine modern architectural styles with traditional Chinese culture.  "Old Town" Office Building. Image © Kaixiong Xiao In order to make the Block Zone's space more diversified, the Art Center is elevated above the ground which is accessible via stairs. By doing so, a semi-open space supported by columns is formed, and with the ground floor below the earth's surface, this space is used as a semi-exterior playground. It diversifies the space structures, enriching people's feels. People can do some outdoor activities here. This makes the Block Zone full of vitality.  Art Center. Image © Kaixiong Xiao  Art Center . Image © Kaixiong Xiao  Art Center. Image © Kaixiong Xiao "College"  Information Display Center. Image © Kaixiong Xiao  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Texture on Texture
 © Texture on Texture Text description provided by the architects. WON Building, located in a typical commercial district of a New Town in Busan, Korea, was designed and built for rental just like other buildings neighboring it. The client, however, added one specific requirement: making it DIFFERENT from others with ordinary structures. The reasonable scale of WON Building distinguishes itself from other buildings, most of which were built as large and tall as possible to make more room for rent, leaving two positive aspects; one is better popularities for rent, relieving the burden of tenants, and the other is reducing the density of the urban area filled with skyscrapers.  © Texture on Texture The basic exterior of WON Building takes a form of standing on two legs, placing the core in each side using RC structure. This strategy creates 10m spans of a columnless ground floor with high ceiling height, It makes a relationship between building and both of its front and rear streets. The upper level of the building, on the other hand, is provided with the ideal environment for office space. Its southern terrace allows and retains suitable illumination intensity, shading the space from the light of the Sun. At the same time, it creates a comfortable rest area and increases energy efficiency. With the diagonal shape of the terrace facing Jang-mountain, a mountain nearby, users of the space can enjoy nature in the very middle of a crowded urban area.  © Texture on Texture  Section B  © Texture on Texture The most visible and distinctive feature of WON Building can be found in its exterior finished with brick. The bold use of brick reveals the presence of the building strongly but simply in the intricate and crowded area while leaving warm, soft and environmentally friendly images at the same time due to brick's hand-size and texture. 'Hit and miss' brickwork in the northern side of the building also makes WON Building special. The empty space between bricks brings in lights to provide a unique ambiance and protect privacy for the building at the same time.  © Texture on Texture  © Texture on Texture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Office Space Renovation of Shanghai YuTu Technology / Mix Architecture Posted: 13 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT  Space "Cross" Mezzanine. Image © Bowen Hou
 Facade Panorama After Renovation. Image © Bowen Hou Text description provided by the architects. This project is located in the Beidou industrial technology park, west Hongqiao district, Shanghai. It is the top-floor space of the single office building. The original architectural pattern is the traditional gallery office mode; the floor height is somewhere between 5m-6m and the windows of traditional vertical bars are designed to be applied to the four surrounding walls.In addition to improving the physical properties such as lighting and ventilation, the client hopes to create an interesting office space with openness, transparency and a sense of the times and the future.  Elevator hall and entrance hall. Image © Bowen Hou In the preliminary design, the idea is to transform the whole exterior wall of this floor facing south into an all-floor glass curtain wall window, which will greatly improve the indoor day-lighting and ventilation. The concept of indoor renovation is to start with the horizontal spatial integration and vertical spatial expansion and the design reorganizes the horizontal cross-shaped public transportation space, and also divides the area between open office and independent office;  Lobby Hall Panorama. Image © Bowen Hou different color shade is used in the floor to distinguish the different functions;The design makes full use of the advantages of floor height to implant intermediate spaces and the original structural system is concealed at the same time.  Axon By means of sorting out of the functions, two different spatial experiences can be found in two different divided horizontal and vertical spaces, and the spaces are realized by a huge cross type form with a sense of woodiness and all transportation routes are arranged in keeping with this cross type form.  "Cross" Mezzanine and Office Space. Image © Bowen Hou This cross lies in the vertical space and clearly expresses the use logic of the space while concealing the structure and it is finally hoped that the material experience and spiritual feeling of the space can achieve a strong unity and harmony. It also introduces a spiritual logo and totem to this place where technology and creation are flaunted.  Lobby and Corridor. Image © Bowen Hou  Corridor and Bridge. Image © Bowen Hou In order to eliminate the sense of closure brought by the huge wooden cross, and in order to add some vitality and interest to the space, vertical grille is used in the design to increase the transparency of the wall. The light introduced by the glass curtain wall on the south side is scattered into the public corridor through the interspace of the grille.A slide is also hidden in the wooden cross, which allows people working on the second floor to quickly reach the ground floor.  Staircase. Image © Bowen Hou Passing through the slide, the dim light and shadow variations brought by the grilles on both sides and the ambiguous visual connection create a completely new experience. It is learned that during the process of use, the hidden slide in the cross is very popular, office staff often pass by this slide when they go downstairs, which also add a lot of fun to their working gaps.  Slide and Grille. Image © Bowen Hou This design adopts architectural design method to deal with indoor space, which is concise and comprehensive, providing users with a variety of spatial patterns and experiences. When the identity and interest of the space converge here and are gradually accepted and loved by people, the original intention of the design is achieved.  Vertical Circulation and Office Space. Image © Bowen Hou  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Ketsiree Wongwan
 © Ketsiree Wongwan Text description provided by the architects. Our restaurant is conceived not as a decorative interior space, but as a holistic experience that combines art, architecture, food and people. As a stairway emerges and vanishes into the sky, NOWHERE captures the moment between beginning and end, between space and time, creating a unique social platform. The stairs become the identity of the space, allowing visitors to broaden their own perception in an architectural conception that brings one to a new culinary experience.  Courtesy of Stu/D/O Architects  Diagram  © Ketsiree Wongwan The seemingly endless stairs offer visitors endless interpretations; alluding to a never-ending space that allows 'room' for imagination. The unwavering nature of the stairs is in direct contrast to the transient nature of the restaurant from day to night.  © Ketsiree Wongwan  Ground floor plan  © Ketsiree Wongwan We seek to achieve a continuous loop, inviting visitors to interact with the ascending and descending platforms. The use of stairs not as an element, but as a space-creating device is evident in people's interaction with it as well as the activities in each space. Traditionally used to connect disparate levels, the stairs in this case forms a cohesive whole. Flowing through the entirety of the space, the stairs allow each activity and function to flow with no divide. Offering a surreal functionality in its architectural design, NOWHERE is a distinct dining and social experience.  © Ketsiree Wongwan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Stouffville Residence / Trevor McIvor Architect Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Maciek Linowski
 © Maciek Linowski Text description provided by the architects. Resting on a rolling field, this modern rural country home outside Toronto was inspired by the stone walls that were used to separate farmer's fields. Stouffville Residence is grounded in the earth while being cantilevered over a vast landscape. The stone entry wall, low and private, hints program through a series of translucent glass boxes punching through the otherwise monolithic wall.  © Maciek Linowski  Main Floor Plan  © Maciek Linowski This wall acts as a key organizational element anchoring a series of glass volumes that open up to the south of the building overlooking the property and offering commanding views of the landscape. The orientation of the project intends to minimize the building's impact on the area while maximizing site lines and access to natural daylight. The roof seemingly floats above the stone entry wall suggesting a more gestural and dynamic roof on the dwelling's other face.  © Maciek Linowski Two main programmatic bars make up Stouffville Residence. The more public spaces make up the heart of the house, and the more private areas branch off to the sides. The main axis of the residence includes the kitchen/living/dining rooms, with the outdoor wooden terrace serving as a continuation of the living space. A practical 'service' box adjacent to the main entry houses the mudroom and pantry, helping to maintain a minimal lifestyle of the main public axis.  © Maciek Linowski  © Maciek Linowski The dwelling encompasses a master bedroom with an integrated ensuite on the main level, as well as two bedrooms on the lower level. Stouffville Residence is spacious, yet proportional, always focusing on the view out onto its' surroundings. Material finishes include, but are not limited to local granite, Canadian cedar, polished concrete, glass, and mahogany. Radiant in-floor heating is provided by a trenched geothermal loop, providing for a comfortable, all-year-round temperature as well as the added benefit of sustainability features.  © Maciek Linowski  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Church of the Light. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/hetgacom/22029029686'>Flickr user hetgacom</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>CC BY-SA 2.0</a> As the recipient of the 1995 Pritzker Prize, Tadao Ando (born 13 September 1941) is highly regarded for his unparalleled work with concrete, sensitive treatment of natural light, and strong engagement with nature. Based in Osaka, Japan, Ando's ascetic yet rich version of modernism resonates with the traditional Japanese conception of architecture, and has caused him to be regularly referred to as a "critical regionalist."  © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/krss/3166875352/'>Flickr user krss</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/'>CC BY-SA 2.0</a> After briefly working as a truck driver and a professional boxer, Ando embarked on a largely self-taught architectural education that included apprenticeships, night classes, and visits to renowned buildings across the world. He opened his office in 1969 in Osaka and achieved fame quickly, being awarded the Annual Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan as early as 1979 for his Row House in Sumiyoshi (commonly referred to as the Azuma House). Ando honed in on the characteristic design feature of bare concrete walls—however unlike in many concrete designs, Ando's walls are renowned for their smoothness, an effect he achieves by varnishing the formwork before pouring the concrete.[1]  Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyogo_prefectural_museum_of_art08s3200.jpg'>Wikimedia user 663highland</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a> Ando's mastery of light, nature, and space catapulted him onto the global stage during the 1980s. It was in the latter part of this decade that he completed his two most recognizable designs, the Church on the Water in 1988 and the Church of the Light in 1989. It is perhaps no coincidence that these two designs remain some of Ando's most well-known; with both attempting to provide spiritual spaces organized around an appreciation of a single natural element, they are perfect examples of Ando's architectural principles.  Church on the Water. Image © Tadao Ando Ando's buildings derive their form from simple geometries that contrast with complex 3-dimensional circulation, reflecting his desire for his architecture to be an immersive physical experience. He has explained his method by saying: "When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space... If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness."[2]  The Langen Foundation. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langen_Foundation_Neuss_02.jpg'>Wikimedia user Perlblau</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 2.0 DE</a> While most of Ando's work is located in Japan, since the mid-1990s he has worked increasingly in other countries, with notable projects including the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St Louis. He is also now working on his first project in New York, a residential building announced in 2014.  The Pulitzer Foundation. Image © <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pulitzerfoundation.jpg'>Wikimedia user Garfield226</a> Licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en'>CC BY-SA 3.0</a> See all of Tadao Ando's work featured on ArchDaily via the thumbnails below, and more coverage via the links below those: Video: Tadao Ando on Designing His First New York Building Tadao Ando Wins 2016 Isamu Noguchi Award Tadao Ando Envelops Giant Buddha Statue in Lavender-Planted Hill Temple Tadao Ando to Design Art Museum Inside Historic Domed Structure in Paris Tadao Ando to Expand Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis Video: Tadao Ando Water Installation Tadao Ando's First NYC Residence Tops Out in Nolita References:
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| Paratehy Residential Community Center / Maristela Faccioli Arquitetura + Estúdio Mori Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Marcelo Scandaroli
 © Marcelo Scandaroli Text description provided by the architects. We were asked to design the Social Headquarters of a condominium recently installed in São José dos Campos - Brazil, in an expansion of the city called Urbanova. This region is distinguished by large areas with remnants of the previous occupation - agricultural properties - in addition to having new access roads and a preserved native forest adjacent to the site of project implementation.  © Marcelo Scandaroli  Sections  © Marcelo Scandaroli There was already a reasonably well-defined program and desired areas, so the great challenge was to implement the building on a sloping terrain with one side formed by a large curve and the other with the boundary of the preserved native forest. Our interpretation of the problem was directed by some guidelines that have become mandatory for us: - the Hall should be facing the back of the site, providing privacy and a privileged view of the forest; - the building should "talk" with the other architectural elements of the environment, basically, the pre-existing residential entrances. - finally, architecture should establish such a presence on the spot, in order to consolidate a milestone in the "non-place" formed by the intersection of roads.  © Marcelo Scandaroli As the slope was steep, we opted for a retaining wall to create a pavement below street level, where we put the parking for 14 vehicles and service entrances. Thus, viewed from the front, the building appears to have only one floor, where we privilege the social entrances, the hall itself and, more hidden, the support areas such as kitchen, bathrooms and locker rooms.  © Marcelo Scandaroli We also imagined creating a visual barrier that would bring privacy to the great hall, which translated into the great stone wall, but with windows that could guarantee some natural light and cross ventilation on very hot days.  © Marcelo Scandaroli The idea of using a steel structure came from our intention with the roof, which should be light and able to overcome the large hallway without counting with intermediate supports.  © Marcelo Scandaroli We also had the desire to use low slope roof, to achieve na equally light and plastic result. All of this came to meet the client's desire to do a quick, clean and phased construction. The use of the stone makes a counterpoint to the steel and glass, in order to integrate the architecture with the exuberant nature of the forest in the background.  © Marcelo Scandaroli  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| SOM Breaks Ground on Block 9 in Downtown Fargo Posted: 13 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT _SOM_(1).jpg?1536850539 "Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill") Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill The architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have broken ground on Block 9, an 18-story mixed use tower in the heart of downtown Fargo, North Dakota. Inspired by the the prairies, the development was designed to reflect the scale of the city and surrounding buildings. The project includes an expansive public plaza with retail, office, hotel, and residential programming, and will make use of timber and local stone. Developed by Block 9 Partners, a partnership of Kilbourne Group and R.D. Offutt Company, the mixed-use tower will transform Fargo's skyline. _SOM_(4).jpg?1536850225 "Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill") Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Mayor Tim Mahoney of Fargo, North Dakota, was joined by local civic and business leaders to break ground on Block 9 on September 12, 2018. Hoping to create strong retail and civic connections while activating the city's downtown, Kilbourne Group began initial visioning for the site nearly 10 years prior. Mike Allmendinger, President of Kilbourne, note how "an incredible project team has developed, with each partner making the project better every single day with new ideas and passion for downtown Fargo. We are thrilled that the time has come to build, and excited for what Block 9 means for the future of Fargo." Inspired by the agricultural and architectural vernacular of the Great Plains, Block 9 respects Fargo's urban heritage while introducing new community spaces within the city's historic streetscape. _SOM_(3).jpg?1536850495 "Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill") Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Sited on a former parking lot at the intersection of Broadway, 2nd, and 3rd Avenues, Block 9 includes a five-story podium with new retail and dining spaces along Broadway, and a public parking garage at 3rd Avenue. Yhe project includes a new all-season public plaza for gatherings and events. A boutique hotel developed by Aparium Hotel Group will occupy several floors, with the highest floors dedicated to residences and condominiums. As SOM Design Partner Brian Lee has said, "Fargo is the future of great American mid-sized cities, representing a rich heritage and quality of life while fostering the opportunity to create a new urban story. With sensitivity to the history, scale, and rhythm of the city, Block 9 supports a vibrant, mixed-used program to strengthen the urban fabric and activate Fargo's downtown area." _SOM_(5).jpg?1536850355 "Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill") Block 9. Image Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Block 9 was formed to create a slender tower profile on the Fargo skyline. At its base, the podium embraces the street and adjacent public plaza. A wood framed public arcade will open out to Broadway and function as the building's main entrance. On the fifth floor of the tower, a wide outdoor terrace and glass-enclosed, multi-function ballroom and conference space will overlook the public plaza. When completed in 2020, Block 9 will be one of the tallest buildings in Fargo.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 13 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Michael Moran
 © Michael Moran Text description provided by the architects. The Hamptons enjoys a storied past. Unique daylight and compelling landscapes have drawn artists to this part of Long Island's South Fork for the last century and a half, and their work here includes an important body of modernist fine art and architecture. Yet more recently, the Hamptons' allure has outsized its capacity—sprouting insensitive residential development, snarled traffic, and a national reputation for showing off. When a longtime Mapos client asked us to consider creating a multi-generational family retreat overlooking the Peconic Bay, we initiated dialogue about preserving the Hamptons' historic character while accommodating the scale and refinement of 21st-century living.  © Michael Moran Prior to assigning this commission to Mapos, the husband and wife had purchased five acres of bluff top, in which the Peconic Bay and old-growth forest sandwich a sliver of meadow. In that time, they had also become deeply enthralled by the property's existing trees and fauna, particularly a 70 foot tall sycamore standing near the center of the meadow. Emboldened by our vision of reasserting the Hamptons' creative and environmental legacies, the couple requested a compound that leaves as little imprint on the site as possible.  © Michael Moran  Main floor plan  © Michael Moran The Peconic House is comprised of a 4,000-square-foot building and 2,000-square-foot terrace. Gently wedged into a hillock just north of the great sycamore and featuring low-slung proportions, the residence is designed to preserve the tree's sun exposure and original views to Peconic Bay. Its roof is planted with native meadow grasses to camouflage human intervention, and to minimize the project's impact on the watershed.  © Michael Moran The 200-foot terrace steps down the hillock in parallel to the residence, culminating in a 75-foot infinity-edge lap pool that extends to the west. Together, the house and terrace form positive and negative volumes, whose palette of concrete, cedar, reclaimed ipe wood, and Corten steel soften the overall linearity and evoke local vegetation and coastline. These unfinished materials are slowly developing a natural patina, and their color will ultimately blend into and become part of the landscape.  © Michael Moran Because the clients expressed a lifelong interest in Richard Serra and Andy Goldsworthy, the unfolding sequence with which one encounters these modern artists' installations inspired our strategy for approaching the residence. Approaching guests follow a meandering stone wall through the woods and meadow of the site, eventually leading to a crisp line of Corten steel piercing the meadow; moving toward that image ultimately reveals the main residence, and conveys the visitor to its threshold.  © Michael Moran Opening to a stepped living room that frames an east–west panorama of the Peconic Bay, the residence's entrance was conceived as a startling experience—as if one has emerged from the forest. The interior further abstracts the bluff-top landscape, with unfinished cedar and reclaimed white oak following the site's topography and crossing to the terrace via 100-foot-long glass wall. Every design decision supports this blurring of built environment and nature: the green roof promotes biodiversity while its cantilevers provide daylight harvesting in the morning and shade in the afternoon, and articulation of the east elevation creates a prow-like bay window for the master bedroom. The interiors' abstraction and literalness play off one another, and intimate an overall sustainability strategy that makes this project as sympathetic to the environment, performance-wise, as it is visually.  © Michael Moran  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| UNStudio Shares Vision for Tessellated Hyperloop Station Posted: 13 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Plompmozes UNStudio has shared a prototype vision for a hyperloop transfer hub, intended to ultimately connect cities such as Amsterdam and Frankfurt in less than an hour. The project, done in collaboration with Hardt Hyperloop, was announced at a summit in Utrecht dedicated to exploring future transit in Europe. The station prototype focuses on a tessellated module that can expand or contract to adapt to a variety of contexts. This flexibility is intended to allow ease of development in a variety of contexts, be it in a city center, suburb, or as an attachment to an existing transit hub. Rather than simply forcing cities to commit to new developments to accommodate these future transit options, modularity in this scheme is considered key to easy contextual integration.  Courtesy of UNStudio  Courtesy of UNStudio Modularity of the station design is not just an urban strategy; it forms the basis of the architecture of the stations themselves. Every element within the buildings are also meant to work within a simple and adaptable framework, connecting all elements from entry to platform.  Courtesy of Plompmozes Speed is key to the attraction of the hyperloop, not just as a means of public transit but also for the movement of goods. The focus on scalable design in UNStudio's approach suggests the possibility to connect not just urban areas but also rural ones. This could be transformational, as existing urban areas are becoming increasingly choked by development and isolated from their surroundings. The project was designed by UNStudio's future-focused think tank, UNSFutures. The office's trademark approach is also on display here, with soft curves forming the basis of each module. The organic form is both visually appealing and intended to help traffic (both train and pedestrian) move smoothly through the station.  Courtesy of Plompmozes  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fort York National Historic Site Visitor Centre / Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects Posted: 13 Sep 2018 04:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects
 Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects Text description provided by the architects. Fort York, considered the birthplace of Toronto, is a National Historic Site. It represents the single most important visual and contextual cultural heritage link to British military and social history remaining in the City of Toronto.  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects In 2009 Patkau Architects, together with Kearns Mancini Architects, won the international design competition to design a new Visitor Centre on the 18 hectare historic site to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812.  Perspective V02 The site, once on the shores of Lake Ontario at Garrison Creek, but now isolated from the lake shore due to the expansion of the city, has an immensely rich archaeological past. To the north is Garrison Common, the site of the Battle of York in 1813 and a potentially rich source of archaeological remains. To the south is a historic railways cut and the Gardiner Expressway, a large, unforgiving elevated structure that runs east-west across the southern edge of the site. To maintain the integrity of the below-ground archaeological resources within Garrison Common and avoid the challenges of building below the Gardiner Expressway, the visitor centre is situated in the narrow interval of previously disturbed land immediately to the north of the expressway.  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects Lines & Liquid Landscape  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects The south boundary of the Common is redefined by the new escarpment of weathering steel. As this wall is not the original line of the defensive landscape, its materiality is decidedly new, a major new infrastructural and landscape-scaled dashed line. The weathering steel escarpment follows the line of the old lakeshore and re-establishes the original sense of a defensive site, stretching across the site to meet the grassed escarpment to the south of Fort York. Joining with the scale of the Gardiner Expressway above, the new wall forms the backdrop to a great new urban space for Toronto.  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects Edging the steel escarpment to the south is a reconstructed liquid landscape. It is a foreshore that flows throughout the lower urban site and recalls Lake Ontario's historical edge, a low landscape of grasses moving in the wind and flowing amongst a series of docks and bridges where people congregate, walk and enjoy the facilities of the visitor centre.  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects Both building and site are muted so they do not detract from the fort on the hill. Both gain presence by extent. They run horizontally, participating in both the existing lines and liquid landscapes of the fort.  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects Archaeological Reversals: The Oldest Site Up, the Newest Site Down  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects Above, the city is partially edited out, flatness recalls purpose, structures reorient to allow for ghosts, re-enactments of a past reality; evidence of time and history is presented. Daily life goes on up here but there is something else present as well. Below, engagement with the city is lively. Events happen. Kids hang out. Lunch is served.  Courtesy of Patkau Architects + Kearns Mancini Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 50 Instagram Feeds for Architecture Students (And Everybody Else) Posted: 13 Sep 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Peter Molick. ImageTransart Foundation / Schaum/Shieh Instagram has made a sizable impact on architecture, from allowing designers to showcase their work, to influencing the very design of buildings themselves. As we have shown in the past, there are hundreds of architecture feeds worth a follow for designers at any stage of their career. However, for fresh students of architecture, the vast labyrinth of suggestions, stories, and tags can be overwhelming, distracting, and almost irrelevant. To address this, we have compiled a list of 50 Instagram feeds that, although applicable for all designers, are particularly aimed at offering inspiration, support, and references for students finding their feet in the architecture world. Give them a follow to stay up-to-date with the latest creations from fellow students, young architects, university studios, and more. Showcasing Student ProjectsCelebrating Young ArchitectsUniversity StudiosTU Delft Faculty of Architecture Emerging Firms to FollowDrawing + Collage InspirationPlatforms to FollowAnd of course... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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