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- Revitalisation Biomedical Technology / Gangoly & Kristiner Architekten
- University Innovation - Biocenter / KATUŠIĆ KOCBEK ARCHITECTS
- XZONE Office / AD ARCHITECTURE
- The House Cubola / Coleroon Shore Design Services
- Heartbeat@Bedok / ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
- Mahadev Residence / INK Architecture
- Stradbroke Dual Occupancy / Graham Anderson Architects
- Simons Center for Systems Biology / Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
- Spotlight: Renzo Piano
- Herbarium JBB / Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora
- BIG's King Street West Condo Community Approved for Development in Toronto
- HCO Morumbi House / Gálvez & Márton Arquitetura
- Building Trust International Names Winner of the 2018 Affordable Housing Design Challenge
- Micro-barn / Edgar Papazian architect
- This Week in Architecture: Being Recognized
- VPJC House / Ar:Co Arquitetura Cooperativa
| Revitalisation Biomedical Technology / Gangoly & Kristiner Architekten Posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © David Schreyer
 © David Schreyer Text description provided by the architects. The revitalisation and conversion of the listed laboratory faculty building into a Biomedical Engineering Centre is a very interesting challenge. Issues of energy efficiency, protection of historic buildings, functionality, economy in construction and operation have to be combined into an overall concept.  © David Schreyer  Ground floor plan  © David Schreyer The focus thereby is the exposure and the optimal utilisation of the building's existing structural potential designed by the architect Karl Raimund Lorenz in the mid 1950ies. The façade remains mainly untouched – as required by the authority for protection and conservation of historical monuments. But within the building everything except the main supporting structure and the staircases has been torn down.  © David Schreyer Every new non-structural component is selected based on its potential for an optimal atmospheric environment (regarding the design, haptic and climatic features). The material selection combined with the preserved building structure turn into an integral design concept.  Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| University Innovation - Biocenter / KATUŠIĆ KOCBEK ARCHITECTS Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Miljenko Bernfest
 © Miljenko Bernfest Text description provided by the architects. The circular form corresponds to the beginning, and leaves open the possibility of forming the main directions and groups of objects within the future new solution for campus. At the same time, communicational circular corridor is continuous communication between laboratories, which has no beginning and no end, nor hierarchy between the individual spaces.  Ground Floor Plan Democratic organization of space with a central amphitheater was conceived as a space of generator of knowledge exchange. Simplicity of low circular shape and rationality of structure correspond to scientific function. The circular shape allows easy organization of functions, rationalization of communication and constant circulation between space which increases the flexibility of the organization.  © Miljenko Bernfest  Section  © Miljenko Bernfest BioCentar is the first newly constructed content of the university campus in the former barracks ''Borongaj''. Sketches for the Innovation Centre for Bio-Science, the first object of its kind in Croatia, were started in 2008, and projects of BioCentar were completed in 2010. The construction of the facility size 6757 m2 lasted from 2012 to 2015.  © Miljenko Bernfest  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| XZONE Office / AD ARCHITECTURE Posted: 14 Sep 2018 04:00 PM PDT  02.gif. Image Courtesy of AD ARCHITECTURE
 Open Office Area. Image © Ouyang Yun Design concept  Open Office Area. Image © Ouyang Yun  Axon  Leisure Reception Area. Image © Ouyang Yun Diversified formations | Harmony in diversity  Open Office Area. Image © Ouyang Yun Contrasting textures | Feeling and inspiration  Leisure Reception Area. Image © Ouyang Yun  Open Office Area. Image © Ouyang Yun Different colors | Restraint and agitation  Space Detail. Image © Ouyang Yun  Leisure Reception Area. Image © Ouyang Yun  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The House Cubola / Coleroon Shore Design Services Posted: 14 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Raul Raj Neelmage
 © Raul Raj Neelmage "Privacy is territorial, but it's the art that blurs down the barriers."  © Raul Raj Neelmage The mould of the Villa can be perceived to be integrated cuboids that creates volumes through its blends that soften the edges of the structure, this in spite of the regional variance provides a sense of joy when perceiving the space.  Section 01 The ground floor of the building constitutes of parking space shaded by the cuboidal structure and a secured access to the staircase with the entry wall patterned in cubic openings trailing rhythm through the space, these openings blend into the exterior which provide striking rays of light and is inclusive of the exterior.  © Raul Raj Neelmage The first floor has a portico that leads to the entrance of the house. The Studio Villa has sufficient series of spaces - The island kitchen preceding to the hall and further to the bedroom with a secluded toilet by means of a walk-in closet. The concept of the interior spaces is derived from the primitive traditional houses of Southern India, Kudusai Veedu (Hut homes) these houses reflect the compactness and needfulness of the space and an aesthetic approach to the client's roots.  © Raul Raj Neelmage The house trails similar character in and out of being just. The exterior of the house has its surreal surroundings to enhance the building as a whole and the interior space has its choice of fabrics to reflect the seasons of style. This compact structure stands undyed to its elements just like the purpose of a design for a space till it's explored.  © Raul Raj Neelmage  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Heartbeat@Bedok / ONG&ONG Pte Ltd Posted: 14 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
 Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd Text description provided by the architects. Located in Bedok North, the Heartbeat@Bedok is a multi-user, multi-occupancy 7-storey building housing several Co-Location Partners (CLPs). Envisioned as a key civic and community space for Bedok residents, particularly senior citizens, it offers a host of integrated services that will bring residents of different backgrounds together, helping to improve social ties and cultivate community spirit.  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd The new building resulted from the dramatic transformation of a public park in the heart of the vibrant East Coast neighbourhood. Part of HDB's 'Remaking Our Heartland' initiative to reinvigorate the Bedok Town Centre, the site combines a community club, sports and recreation centre, public library, polyclinic, and a senior care centre in one location.  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd  1st Floor Plan  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd The Heartbeat@Bedok is an architecturally distinctive community building that is defined by the highest standards in modern sustainability. Featuring an inverted podium-and-blocks design strategy, spaces within the new building are predicated on functionality. The elevated podium allows for optimised natural ventilation, with a group of microclimates created around internal public spaces. A covered area extends 145m diagonally across the site, creating a 3-storey atrium that enhances porosity between floors, while also working to improve overall connectivity and visual integration of the internal spaces.  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd The Heartbeat@Bedok is cohesively planned, boasting a unique scheme that is an innovative response to the call for modern community-centric buildings. Featuring lush greenery and landscaping throughout the site, it contains an impressive array of passive environmental controls. From rainwater and grey water systems, to tapered façade glazing and brise soleil elements that mitigate solar heat and radiation, resulting in an environmentally progressive building, centred on reduced energy consumption, and lowered building operation and maintenance costs.  Courtesy of ONG&ONG Pte Ltd  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Mahadev Residence / INK Architecture Posted: 14 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Pratap J.
 © Pratap J. Text description provided by the architects. Contextually, the site lies in a busy suburban part of the city where one can find Residences, Schools, Shopping centers, Religious institutions, a Lake nearby all co-exist. The complex setting of the neighborhood posed a real challenge in developing the character of the design. The building needed to be slightly introverted while still belonging to the ground it stands on and interacting with its surroundings.  © Pratap J. The brief stated the design to be culturally relevant as the client had a strong cultural and traditional connection. The positions of the temple room, Master bedroom, etc. were worked out as per the specifications of Vaastu.  © Pratap J. The program was divided into 3 main floor levels and an office space on the Terrace level. The 1st level at -0.75m level, which can be called as the Stilt level, housed the parking, garden and a small quarters for the housekeeping staff. The stilt needed not to be entirely cut off from the rest of the structure. Hence, the lowering of the stilt below ground level and providing a visual connection from the Dining room balcony on the floor above was able to achieve it.  Ground Floor Plan At the 2nd level one enters the building with an elongated foyer followed by the main Living space, Dining, Kitchen and 2 bedrooms. The front façade along the foyer and the living is cladded with concrete blocks that replace the conventional metal safety grills.  © Pratap J. The entrance foyer is naturally lit by a wall of slits and a skylight above. Light entering through various slits is a regular occurrence in the design.  Section 1-1 Bedrooms and other private spaces occupy the 3rd level. The private Living space on this floor gives entry to 2 bedrooms and overlooks an elongated balcony on the Northern side.  © Pratap J.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Stradbroke Dual Occupancy / Graham Anderson Architects Posted: 14 Sep 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Andrew Manson
 © Andrew Manson Text description provided by the architects. Expansive ocean and bush views set the design objectives for these two-holiday houses on a 1000 square meter sloping site at Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island. Our clients wanted a family holiday house and another house that they could rent as a holiday home. Maximising ocean views, managing sun exposure and creating a private retreat for our clients in this dual occupancy development were our key priorities. The family home was also designed in a way that contributes to the streetscape at night through the use of Sunpal opaque polycarbonate sheeting.  Level 1 Plan  Level 2 Plan By orienting the family home perpendicular to the street we:  © Andrew Manson The plan for both houses follows adjacent linear zones. A narrower service zone of stairs, bathrooms, storage, and kitchen serve the adjacent larger occupation zones of living, dining, and bedrooms. The upper level of the front house is split level, accommodating the steeply sloping site. This level culminates in a large semi-enclosed deck, perched approximately five meters above ground, in the prime view location.  © Andrew Manson The lower level, consisting of a second living area, three bedrooms and bathrooms are set perpendicular to the upper level and parallel to the slope of the land. This allows the house to be visually connected to the ground and provides a ground level courtyard adjoining the lower living space. This secure courtyard is the secondary "beach" entry, with external beach equipment storage and an external shower.  © Andrew Manson  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Simons Center for Systems Biology / Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Posted: 14 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Brian Rose
 © Brian Rose Text description provided by the architects. The new home for the Simons Center for Systems Biology at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), designed as an addition, seamlessly integrates with the existing three-storey Bloomberg Hall. Configured to eliminate corridors, the building has offices for faculty members, visiting scholars, and administrative staff as well as formal and informal meetings spaces. The programmatically distinct lower floor contains the campus wide IAS computer center.  Context Plan  Ground floor plan The majority of rooms in the Simons Center surround a double height space. The combined lobby, library and stair hall encourages the kind of interactions crucial to the interdisciplinary mission of the Center. Meeting spaces strategically located around this core draw occupants towards daylight and landscape views. A large terrace overlooks a new courtyard featuring a sculpture by artist Richard Long, and creates a protected, intimate and sunlit outdoor meeting area.  © Brian Rose The Simons Center incorporates many sustainable design features and strategies to reduce the overall environmental impact. These include: the first green roof in Princeton Township providing storm water management without adding new storm water structures or retention ponds; all interior building materials selected for low or no volatile organic compounds; an innovative mechanical system developed to optimize energy use by re-using waste heat from the computing center; occupancy sensors for lighting, temperature, and fresh air levels.  Diagram Ventilation The Simons Center reinterprets the proportions and details of the original IAS pavilions, and takes advantage of its sloped site to create a courtyard connection to the existing Bloomberg Hall.  © Brian Rose At the heart of the complex is the large proscenium theater residing off the main street lobby, which allows for accommodation of the backstage and other support spaces off Regent Street. This makes the tall lobby space highly visible to the street, creating an active urban presence. Site specific public artwork helps to energize the space. The theater itself recalls the terraced Utah landscape, a composition of warm colored panels, gold-toned perforated metal, and points of light that make the space sparkle. The ceiling looks like the night sky with tiny, star-like lights seemingly suspended in dark, acoustic material that conceals the banks of stage lighting and mechanical equipment above.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 14 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  The Whitney Museum. Image © Nic Lehoux
Italian architect Renzo Piano (born 14 September 1937) is known for his delicate and refined approach to building, deployed in museums and other buildings around the world. Awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1998, the Pritzker Jury compared him to Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Brunelleschi, highlighting "his intellectual curiosity and problem-solving techniques as broad and far ranging as those earlier masters of his native land."  via Screenshot from "Renzo Piano: Architecture About 'Fighting Against Gravity'" interview with Charlie Rose  Centre Georges Pompidou. Image © <a href='https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/2496569412'>Flickr user dalbera</a> licensed under <a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/'>CC BY 2.0</a> Born in Genoa, Piano was originally expected to follow the family tradition and become a builder but instead chose design, studying architecture in Milan. After working for Louis Kahn between 1965 and 1970, personal success came early in Piano's career: at the age of 34, he and Richard Rogers won the design competition for the Centre Pompidou in Paris. After the completion of the building, Piano spent four years working alongside Peter Rice, the engineer of the Pompidou, before founding his firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop in 1981. .jpg?1442215754 "Menil Collection. Image © D Jules Gianakos") Menil Collection. Image © D Jules Gianakos The groundbreaking success of the Pompidou led Piano to a number of other museum commissions, including another of his most widely-praised works, the Menil Collection in Houston which opened in 1987. Today Renzo Piano is perhaps the world's most prolific museum designer, but in his own practice, his designs became markedly different from the flamboyant structural display of the Centre Pompidou; he has instead become revered for his light designs and precise detailing (although many critics sensed the ghost of the Pompidou in his Whitney Museum of American Art, completed almost 40 years later). Piano refutes the idea that his work displays any single style, however, telling The Independent "I think it ['style'] is a trap. But what I don't hate is 'intelligence' or 'coherence.' Because coherence is not about shape, it is about something stronger, more humanistic, more poetic even."  Harvard Art Museums Renovation and Expansion. Image © Nic Lehoux This reputation for sensitivity and coherence has enabled him to build alongside some of the greatest architectural works of the 20th century: in recent years, he has completed buildings adjacent to Le Corbusier's Chapel at Ronchamp and Carpenter Center at Harvard, and Louis Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum. .jpg?1442216412 "Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Image © Nic Lehoux") Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Image © Nic Lehoux In awarding him the 1998 Pritzker Prize, the jury praised Piano's sensitivity but also his versatility, citing projects such as his Kansai Airport Terminal in Osaka as evidence that he was capable of more than just museums—a fact that would be reinforced in the decades to come with projects such as the Shard in London. The jury stated that "by choosing a career as an architect rather than contractor, he may have broken with a family tradition in one sense, but in fact, he has enhanced that tradition in ways his forebears could only have imagined."  The Shard. Image © Eric Smerling See all of Renzo Piano's work featured on ArchDaily via the thumbnails below, and more coverage via the links below those: AD Interviews: Renzo Piano - Part I AD Interviews: Renzo Piano - Part II AD Interviews: Renzo Piano - Part III The Menil Collection selected to receive AIA Twenty-five Year Award Shard Wins Emporis Skyscraper Award Critical Round-Up: Renzo Piano's Whitney Museum Video: Renzo Piano Reveals the Story Behind the Whitney Museum on Charlie Rose Piano Takes on Kahn at Kimbell Museum Expansion Seeming Inevitability: Reconsidering Renzo Piano's Addition To Louis Kahn's Kimbell VIDEO: Renzo Piano Pavilion at Kimbell Art Museum Critical Round-Up: Renzo Piano's Harvard Art Museums Renzo Piano Explains How To Design the Perfect Museum Renzo Piano on the Whitney Museum and the Value of Public Space Interview: Renzo Piano on Innovation / AR Innovators The Importance of The Sketch in Renzo Piano's Work  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Herbarium JBB / Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora Posted: 14 Sep 2018 08:00 AM PDT  Cortesía de Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora
 Cortesía de Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora Text description provided by the architects. The Herbarium is a building set in Bogotá´s Botanical Gardens designed to house, under very specific conditions of temperature, humidity, security and isolation, a collection of dried plants used for scientific research purposes. Erecting a building within a Botanical Garden is a great challenge due to the impact that it may have on the valuable natural surroundings.  Lower Floor Plan For this reason, it was decided to build approximately 80% of the architectural program underground. This allowed for a continuation of the existing vegetation layer by using green roofs. The only façade of the building was oriented towards the north to obtain indirect lighting to most of the spaces, including the storage and collection areas.  Cortesía de Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora Various passive and energy-saving systems were implemented for an efficient management of resources and in order to align with the Botanical Garden´s misión statement.  Sections 2 For example, a rainwater collection, storage, and treatment system was set in place, so that rainwater water could be used for toilets and irrigation. In addition, solar tubes were installed to conduct and disperse lighting throughout the building.  Cortesía de Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora Internal glass divisions facilitate a visual connection between the different rooms and allow visitors to observe researchers working at the molecular biology laboratory. This space is the heart of the building, surrounded by subsidiary spaces such as offices, a documentation center, a systems room, a quarantine room, a material reception space and the collection room, where the dried plants are filed.  Cortesía de Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora Humidity and temperature are carefully controlled and monitored in this collection room via a highly accurate automated mechanical system. Additionally, an automatic fire detection and protection system was installed. It uses Novec 1230, a gaseous agent that extinguishes the fire leaving no residue. w2880.jpg?1532277551 "Cortesía de Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora") Cortesía de Juan Manuel Hoyos Mora  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| BIG's King Street West Condo Community Approved for Development in Toronto Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT  King Street West. Image Courtesy of Bjarke Ingels Group Bjarke Ingels Group has received approval for their King Street West condo community in Toronto. Originally proposed in 2016, the development was made as sets of pixels extruded upwards to create space for housing, retail and boutique offices. The concept was formed to avoid the footprints of heritage buildings that already exist on site. Alex Bozikovic, architecture critic of The Globe and Mail, reports that the development is about to start sales as King Street West pushes past its latest development hurdle.  King Street West. Image Courtesy of Bjarke Ingels Group King Street West is set in a transitional area of Toronto. Located at the meeting point of three 20th century neighborhood parks, BIG, Westbank and Allied Properties REIT proposed a mixed use development with a public plaza that will create a new center for the community while connecting the various pedestrian pathways that crisscross the area. The building is organized as a traditional perimeter block with a public plaza in the center. Surrounding the plaza, King Street West rises as sets of pixels, each pixel set at the size of a room; rotated 45 degrees from the street grid to increase exposure to light and air.  King Street West. Image Courtesy of Bjarke Ingels Group The project features a distinct undulating façade to create additional green space. "With King Street West, we wanted to find an alternative to the tower and podium you see a lot of in Toronto and revisit some of Safdie's revolutionary ideas, but rather than a utopian experiment on an island, have it nested into the heart of the city. It would be strange if one of the most diverse cities in the world had the most homogenous architecture." Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner, BIG.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| HCO Morumbi House / Gálvez & Márton Arquitetura Posted: 14 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT .jpg?1536038861 "© Sérgio Israel") © Sérgio Israel
.jpg?1536038561 "© Sérgio Israel") © Sérgio Israel Text description provided by the architects. The project focuses on the client's need to have a home that brings the feeling of being on a flat surface, reason why, the project needs to be created picturing a firm ground, a solid base, and a light construction (bearing in mind that the landscape is unleveled in 30m, from front to back. Therefore, an artificial plateau is created, respecting the side and rear setbacks, based on the tennis court and the garage, which are built on a solid surface. This way, the building respects the restrictions of the São Paulo City Hall and is inserted in the landscape in a balanced way between the entrance and the main courtyard (social part of the house), both having a similar relevance in area, each with its particular characteristic, both in function and in form. The house was designed seeking to provide nearby and distant views. .jpg?1536038407 "© Sérgio Israel") © Sérgio Israel The neuralgic point of the house is its entrance hall, because all the arrivals (access to the gourmet balcony, garage, service area, gym and tennis court) converge and articulate. .jpg?1536037648 "© Sérgio Israel") © Sérgio Israel To relieve costs, the structure of the house was designed using a mixed structure (steel and concrete), metal used in the noble areas of the house (tennis court, garage and fitness, social area and intimate area) and concrete to create the solid foundation, which supports the totality of the construction. .jpg?1536039024 "© Sérgio Israel") © Sérgio Israel The image it clearly evokes and what guided the concept of the project, was the sculpture "Victory of Samothrace". In it we can similarly visualize a firm ground, a solid base and a light structure.  Planta - Térreo  Planta - Pavimento Superior One of the concerns once the plateau was created, was its orientation towards better lighting and ventilation of the house, so that 90% of the spaces were ventilated and naturally lit, depriving only 5% of them (technical areas and water reservoirs). .jpg?1536038499 "© Sérgio Israel") © Sérgio Israel Another focal point was the choice of the finishing materials for the facade. These are intended to give light and low maintenance to the house (ACM), steel elements (Panel and Access Door), and the metal structure itself. And finally, the glass, giving fluidity and transparency to the spaces. .jpg?1536037629 "© Sérgio Israel") © Sérgio Israel  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Building Trust International Names Winner of the 2018 Affordable Housing Design Challenge Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Building Trust International has announced the winner of the organization's 2018 Affordable Housing Design Challenge. Over 3,000 architects, designers, and engineers entered the competition and 400 design proposals were submitted. Each design sought to provide sustainable, safe, and secure affordable housing schemes that specifically target the needs of low income workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  A jury composed of representatives from Building Trust International, The United Nations Development Program, and the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone selected 'atArchitecture' as the challenge winner. Citing the feasibility of the architectural design and the scheme's careful consideration of Cambodia's natural environment, the jury saw the design as an optimal solution to a complex, local problem. With over 17,000 factory workers in the region, there are few options for high quality affordable homes. This forces many of these workers and their families to settle for short term rentals with less than adequate conditions and minimal security. These options are often shared spaces that only increase in demand as the number of workers continues to rise in the area.  'atArchitecture,' based in Bombay, India, described their design as derived from four distinct principals: user comfort, community living, cost, and space efficiency/sustainability. The firm's design mission is founded in creating a harmonious relationship between architecture and its natural surroundings. The jury identified many of these features as critical elements of the design and its success. Not only were the living spaces both comfortable and highly functional, they were enhanced by a clever use of natural ventilation strategies and a seamless integration into public and community spaces, including: green spaces, retail zones, open gathering spaces, and pedestrian zones.  This October, an exhibition showcasing the top designs will continue to catalyze these efforts and raise awareness to advocate for a global initiative and support for investments in sustainable, affordable housing in underserved areas like Phnom Penh.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Micro-barn / Edgar Papazian architect Posted: 14 Sep 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Attic Fire
 © Attic Fire Text description provided by the architects. A tucked-away rehabilitated garage set behind one of the grand old houses on Sag Harbor's Main Street, the Micro-barn serves as an artists studio and events space for Sag Harbor's burgeoning art scene. Designed to communicate on a new pocket pebble garden with an aged elm tree, the barn with its angled sliding glass doors and an attached mini deck allows artist occupants access to nature and private contemplation, separate from the active parking lot adjacent.  Before  © Attic Fire The original stick-framed garage which had suffered extreme neglect and was about to collapse was first yanked back into square and re-pinned to its foundation by the contractor. An attached tumble-down shed was demolished, but a hint of that former structure is felt in the geometry of a new attached exterior deck, placed at the same dogleg angle as the original structure.  © Attic Fire  Plan 01  © Attic Fire The Micro-barn features modest materials of low cost but evocative of the Hamptons locale - a knotty cedar board-and-batten corduroy siding assembly complements a polycarbonate roof and clerestory, used for daylighting the interior. A cedar slat screen for privacy between the pocket garden and the parking lot interleaves with the corduroy siding. Panels of white-painted oriented strand board serve as interior gallery walls. The original diagonal structural braces and geometry of the garage roof were preserved, and a raised floor at the rear of the interior space was created to allow a domestic or performance zone for the artist occupant, as well as other temporary and informal uses not envisioned by the design team.  © Attic Fire  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Week in Architecture: Being Recognized Posted: 14 Sep 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Try as we might to inure ourselves to the opinions of others, recognition is a powerful thing. It brings with it a captive (and expectant) audience, not just of admirers but of kingmakers - or, cynically, those who see an opportunity to capitalize. For architects, this can be both a blessing and a curse. Many practices start with the motivation to pursue an idea or concept; as recognition becomes diluted to labels it becomes harder to understand what was distinguishing in the first place. This week saw the announcements of a numerous significant awards - and an interview with a practice determined to shake off the labels that come with recognition. Read on for this week's review. Practice, RecognizedRIBA announced their four finalists for their International Prize. A biennial award open to any qualified architect in the world, the International Prize seeks to name the world's "most inspirational and significant" building. This year's shortlist included works from O'Donnell Tuomey, Aleph Zero + Rosenbaum, Nikken Sekkei, and Boeri Studio.  Alejandro Aravena was also named the recipient of RIBA's 2018 Charles Jencks Award, a prize founded to recognise both built and theoretical prowess in architecture. Aravena, who shot to worldwide fame in 2016 when he was simultaneously awarded the Pritzker and curated the Venice Biennale, has dedicated his career to socially-geared works primarily in his home country of Chile.
Shaking off Labels Aravena has long been known for his resistance to labels - indeed, even his Jencks Award citation mentions his skepticality of architecture as a model for other types of development. But he wasn't the only celebrated architect to speak of this kid of resistance. Liz Diller and Ricardo Scofidio in an interview with Vladimir Belogolovsky spoke of their desire to make their own reputation: "We do everything differently. We think differently. We are still not a part of any system or any group." (Social) Media Recognition these days need not come from an organised body, but can instead come from "the people." Instagram has increasingly proved to be an invaluable tool for architects to share their work, ideas, and perspectives. We gathered a list of 50 (plus five) valuable instagram feeds, looking at emerging offices, university accounts, and aggregator platforms for inspiration. In Print But perhaps the most lasting and essential form of recognition comes from books. Reaching across generations and translated to reach across oceans, books offer architects and theorists the opportunity to share their perspectives in their own words. This week ArchDaily's editors worked together to shared the 100+ books we consider essential to the architect's bookshelf. Titles range from the classic (SMLXL) to the underappreciated (The Destruction of Memory); from the practical (Neufert Architect's Data) to the frivolous (The Architecture of the Cocktail.) Even if you're not much of a reader, it's good gift inspiration.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| VPJC House / Ar:Co Arquitetura Cooperativa Posted: 14 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Eduardo Triboni
 © Eduardo Triboni Text description provided by the architects. This slope urban lot in Mogi das Cruzes, indicated us the following premisses: Level access to the garage, office and intimate area of the house, a box of apparent concrete houses the vertical circulation and the water resevatory, a vertical volume that counterposes the horizontality of the project The rooftop is a garden, solarium and a leisure area.  © Eduardo Triboni  Section A  © Eduardo Triboni The upstairs open floor opens to the setbacks and creates the social area, integrated and isolated when necessary. A garden with a “jabuticabeira”tree connects Living room and dining area, the kitchen opens to the bottom terrace integrated with outside kitchen and spa. Full and empty spaces compose the symphony of sensations proposed for this residence.  © Eduardo Triboni At the request of the young couple owners we left for a journey full of discoveries as we entered through the reused wooden door. We also reused wood leftovers as expansion joint for the burnt cement floor that goes through the entire residence. The leaked bricks were used to serve as a sun light filter and strategically placed to direct the wind circulation and avoid the use of air conditioning.  © Eduardo Triboni The preserved forest at the back of the lot keeps the temperature mild, creating shady areas and protecting the construction of the direct winds and sunlight. A technical area is located below the car lot and boxes for reused rain water were installed for cleaning and garden irrigation.  © Eduardo Triboni Besides the accentuated lot gap challenge, the proposal also balances the couple's yearnings with the contemporary need for a sustainable and comfortable home. A pedido do jovem casal partimos para um percurso cheio de descobertas ao entrarmos pela porta de madeira reutilizada de sobras da obra, reutilizamos também estas madeiras como junta de dilatação para o piso de cimento queimado proposto para toda a residência.  © Eduardo Triboni  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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