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- TS01 Interior Refurbishment / Alventosa Morell Arquitectes
- A' Design Awards & Competition - Call for Submissions
- Villa Swallow / Studio Ante Murales d.o.o.
- Wall of Knowledge Middle School / Tarik Zoubdi Architect + Mounir Benchekroun Architect
- Benguela Cove / SAOTA
- Backyard / CCDI
- Welcome Pavilion Museum Clemenceau / Titan
- Tencent Seafront Towers Interior Design / B+H Architects
- Bernier-Thibault House / Paul Bernier Architecte
- CR Residence / Padovani Arquitetos Associados
- Beautiful Vineyards From Around the World
- Hotel SBGlow / Batlle i Roig Arquitectura
- Studio NAB’s ‘Hololightkeeper’ Resurrects Holographic Technology to Reinvent the Lighthouse
- A Visual Portrait of Neelam Cinema, a Modernist Icon in Le Corbusier's Chandigarh
| TS01 Interior Refurbishment / Alventosa Morell Arquitectes Posted: 16 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Adrià Goula
 © Adrià Goula Text description provided by the architects. The object of the reform work was an apartment situated in an old block of flats. It was built in 1900, in the Born district, in Barcelona. Although its antiquity, this story did not show any element of the original construction. It has had different renovations, and one after the other were adding new coats or layers, and so the typical elements of the style of construction at the beginning of the XX century were hidden.  Current Floor Plan Adhering to the clients demands a completely renewed apartment story. Where there was a story with many rooms with poor natural daylighting and salubriousness problems, new spaces and volumes gave the apartment a completely different dimension, in addition to the value of the original details renovated.  © Adrià Goula The aim of our project story on two ideas. On one hand, detect, recuperate and show the structural original elements of a high historic and constructive value; and on the other hand, generate a diaphanous space to improve the lighting conditions and natural ventilation existing.  © Adrià Goula The basic constructive decisions of the project have been to remove every non-load-bearing partition, and the false ceiling. And then:  © Adrià Goula • Respect and story the original lintels, after discovering two of them, made of wood, which needed restoring and cleaning. We did not paint them in order to show their singularity.  © Adrià Goula A large, longitudinal piece of furniture, made of wood, organizes the design of the apartment. It contains all the wardrobes needed and, allows to separate the day and night spaces. The idea behind the project was to design a new continuous and diaphone space, with important natural light and cross ventilation. The kitchen and de dining room are connected with the living room, highlighting the original lintel, made of wood; and the stone wall from 1900, where it leans.  © Adrià Goula Throughout a scheme of simplicity, our project for the rehabilitation of this old and nice apartment called for improving lighting and spaces; has been real. We feel proud because the aims of our project are achieved, besides the significance acquired by the old constructive elements.  © Adrià Goula  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A' Design Awards & Competition - Call for Submissions Posted: 16 Sep 2018 08:30 PM PDT  © A' Design Awards The A' Design Award was "born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well-designed products." It is an international award whose aim is to provide designers, architects, and innovators from all design fields with a platform to showcase their work and products to a global audience. This year's edition is now open for entries; designers can register their submissions here.  © A' Design Awards While there is no shortage of design awards out there, the A' Design Award stands out for its exceptional scale; with over 100 design categories. Alongside a category for Architecture, Building and Structure Design, the award features a number of categories that may be beneficial to those in the world of architecture—including categories for Good Industrial Design, Good Architecture Design, Good Product Design, and Good Communication Design. You can see all of the categories on their website here. Winners of an A' Design Award receive a trophy alongside a host of other benefits: a certificate, inclusion in an exhibition, inclusion in a yearbook publication, winners' badges, an exclusive interview to be featured on the A' Design Awards website, inclusion in the world design rankings, an invite to a gala night hosted by the awards for networking, feedback notes from the award jury, and participation in an extensive PR campaign are all offered to winners among other benefits. Click here to see the full list of benefits. Entries will be judged by A' Design Award's jury of hundreds of experts from around the globe including scholars, professionals and media members. Each jury members is required to sign a jury agreement and follow a code of conduct. In addition, jurors may not be employees of the participating companies to avoid conflicts of interest. This jury process has been designed to lead to a more fair and equitable awards process, with no single juror exercising undue influence on the results of the awards. You can find out more about the jury and its process here. The submission period for the A' Design Award closes on Septemeber 30th. You can submit your designs here, or find out more about the awards in multiple languages here. After the winners are announced on April 15th, 2019 a selection of architecture-related winners will be featured in a post on ArchDaily. See a selection of winners from previous years below. Xixi Center Office and Business Building / Meng FanhaoPlatinum A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018  © A' Design Awards The Curtain Sales Office / Larry Wen - AoePlatinum A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018  © A' Design Awards Heavenly Water Service Center Service Center / Zhenfei WangPlatinum A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018  © A' Design Awards One Main Office / dECOi Mark Goulthorpe, Raphael CrespinPlatinum A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018 Manshausen Hospitality, Sport, Hotel, Wellness Spa / Snorre StinessenPlatinum A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2017  © A' Design Awards` The Cutting Edge Dispensing Pharmacy / Tetsuya MatsumotoPlatinum A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2017  © A' Design Awards Hadar´s House House / Asante Architecture & DesignGold A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018  © A' Design Awards Shenzhen Energy Renovation Project Waste-to-Energy Power Plant / Peijun Ye, Tongtong Hui - Hayer DesignGold A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018  © A' Design Awards Solar Egg – More than a sauna Public sauna / Futurniture and Bigert & BergströmGold A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018  © A' Design Awards FU House Residential House / Katsufumi KubotaGold A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award in 2018  © A' Design Awards Useful links: Check out the A' Design Award Presentation: http://www.designaward.com We will publish a selection of winners on April 15 at ArchDaily. Register your works here: https://competition.ades  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Villa Swallow / Studio Ante Murales d.o.o. Posted: 16 Sep 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Jure Živković
 © Jure Živković Text description provided by the architects. How should a vacation home look like, on a rather steep terrain that collapses into the sea so that all vegetation, combed by the bora, looks distorted and schizophrenic. Vacation homes in the era of socialism were called "cottages". They were prestige things for every socialist bureaucrat. Socialism collapsed, but the spirit of "cottage" with its incompleteness and clumsiness remained circling above the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Having learned from bad experiences of not so distant history, I wonder what those structures should be? Such buildings remind me primarily of a porch, deep shade, shadow, a view of the sea horizon.  © Jure Živković  © Jure Živković In the spatial concept and scenario of use, the key role is played by the relations between geometrically elementary "full" and "empty" volumes. Outdoor spaces—rooms in the open, are integrated in the scenario of using and experiencing the house.  Section A-A Already the Romans used the vine as a covered structure that creates a shadow. It is called pergola. This ingenious invention that creates shade and gives fruit in summer, and passes the sun's rays in winter, was the starting point of my thinking about country architecture. I wondered why a pergola would not be a "housing-sleeping cube", and a kitchen a cube cut into the hill. By moving these two cubes we get a large, covered living room, that is, a terrace. The third cube is cut deep below the living room—the terrace, and is reserved for guest rooms. The house is formed by the interplay of three almost identical cubes. A "positive void space" is created that lets the flow of the mountain wind pass toward the sea, that does not block the view of Brač and Biokovo. It is painted with shade and is horizontal enough to carry on it all the needs of dwelling.  © Jure Živković The microclimate conditions and a view determined the layout of the building. But the same applies to the materiality and tactile properties of the house. The cubes are cast from concrete, and relate to the rocks of Biokovo mountain range with their color. Traditional construction of small rural houses in this area implies the construction from a single material. It was mostly stone, and the cover was made of stone slabs. That anonymous gesture created beautiful functional units and, as required, open spaces. Dalmatian architecture is the architecture of open spaces—uncovered or covered with vine, stone slabs, tile, or, in this case, a concrete cube.  © Jure Živković I have been carrying the idea of this house for seven years. They say that we are builders of ideas. Miraculous is the path from the idea to realization. I never wanted to create an image from this house, to create a sculpture. To direct a space for living. The space must be filled with us. I wanted to make a proper protection from the sun, protection from the wind, rain, and cold, I wanted all windows and openings to be full of the sea.  © Jure Živković  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wall of Knowledge Middle School / Tarik Zoubdi Architect + Mounir Benchekroun Architect Posted: 16 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Doublespace photography
 © Doublespace photography "Wall of knowledge" is a construction project of a middle school in the city of El Jadida (100 km south of Casablanca). The school was built for the OCP employees' children.  © Doublespace photography The irregular shape of the site and its orientation to the sun suggested a spatial distribution of the project in three main areas. The central area is a building reserved for teaching. It occupies the middle of the plot. This strategic position allows it to serve as a landmark for the neighborhood. The northern area includes all sport facilities. The southern area is kept vacant for future school extension.  © Doublespace photography The compactness of the project makes it possible to shorten the maximum walking distances. The building is set back. It unfolds its facade's covering on the ground to create a public plaza, serving as a socializing space as well as a security perimeter avoiding the pupils to find themselves directly on the roadway when they come out of school.  © Doublespace photography The hermetic and protective character of the facade is meant to be monumental : being covered with local stones, it is a tribute to the architecture of the portuguese old city of El Jadida. It also gives to the main entrance a presence which symbolizes the strength of knowledge and know-how.  © Doublespace photography The metallic "Moucharabieh" skin adorned with "universal alphabet" as a symbol of tolerance protects the interior from the sun and prying eyes.  © Doublespace photography The central lobby allows quick access to all major locations of the main building through the passageways and footbridges that form an architectural promenade around the central courtyard like patios of "Medersas" (Moroccan Traditional Schools).  Master plan Inspired by the alleys of the "medina", two covered walkways enable the continuity of a large mineral carpet connecting the multipurpose sport hall to the existing soccer field, thereby ensuring fluid traffic.  © Doublespace photography The interior walls serve as a learning support through quotes and graphics which invite students and teaching staff to open-mindness and self-transcendence.  © Doublespace photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 16 Sep 2018 06:00 PM PDT  © Adam Letch  © Adam Letch Text description provided by the architects. Nature pervades the house –the seamless flow of internal floors and ceilings out into external living spaces is mirrored by the fynbos planting which stalks the edges of the internal envelope, enfolds the terraces and decks and seeps into the garden courtyard. The setting for this house within Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate, on the Botrivier Lagoon south-east of Cape Town is spectacular – a slope of indigenous fynbos vegetation runs into the broad waters of a tidal estuary bordered by mountains. The considered architectural design by SAOTA and Interiors by ARRCC of this holiday house in negotiate the inherent paradox of such exposure to nature – how to shackle the extreme elements – sun, salt, rain and, in particular, high winds - whilst allowing the exceptional natural beauty of the site to pervade every space.  © Adam Letch _jamesm_-_Floor_Plan_-_A_1010_(DD_Plan)_L0L_Ground_Storey_LowerX.jpg?1536295499 "Ground floor plan") Ground floor plan  © Adam Letch Seen from the lagoon the result is a memorable composition – at once a considered response to the contours and microclimate of the site and a poetic narrative of shelter and outlook. Such an unusual form could feel out of place without its references to the distinct local typologies of barns and fruit-packing sheds. Timber sidings appear at the entrance and are repeated on key ceiling planes, the roofs are a celebration of corrugated aluminium, the over-sailing arms of the "C" shaped layout are a reinterpretation of the traditional "alphabetic" planning of the wings or "werfs" of historic local farms.  © Adam Letch The owner's vision for a comfortable retreat for his children coupled with liveable outdoor spaces for entertaining was developed into a "C" shaped plan whose wings serve to maximise outlook, frame views and create a large sheltered courtyard. This distinctive sheltering shape is again expressed in the wrapped floor-wall-roof profile of the three wings which, assembled together one above the other, track the site as it slopes towards the water. The interior design by ARRCC captures the minimalist sensibility of the architecture.  © Adam Letch Entrance at the back of the building is deliberately understated; a modest canopy shelters the front door opening onto a landing from which a broad spine gently traces down the natural gradient alongside a generous garden courtyard. The corridor ends at the kitchen, whose island – a solid block of granite – forms a fulcrum with the principle living areas placed at right angles, parallel with the lagoon. The kitchen looks out over open-plan dining and lounge areas towards a fireplace and picture window framed in a massive concrete hearth wall.  © Adam Letch Occasional elements contrast raw materials with more refined details – the kitchen island- formed from rough solid blocks of granite – is highly polished on its counter "Through the use of rich materials and an edited colour pallette, the decor is seamlessly intergrated optimising the sense of space" says Mark Rielly, ARRCC Director. The flues are clad in carefully pre-weathered Cor-Ten steel.  © Adam Letch Throughout the house loose furnishings selected by ARRCC, generally sourced from local manufacturer OKHA, provide a warm and luxurious counterpoint to the architecture. OKHA's signature fine wool and bamboo silk Diamond Rug which takes its inspiration from geometry and rock formations complement the granite floors of the living room. Seating is provided by an impromptu collection of OKHA's luxurious L-shaped Jada sofa, solid oak frame Miles armchair and Nicci armchair in olive-green leather finish. To anchor the collection the Capri Coffee table in Volakas White marble was chosen to resonate with the geological surrounds. Occasional leather poufs add a casual flair to the layout. _jamesm_-_Floor_Plan_-_A_1010_(DD_Plan)_L1_First_StoreyX.jpg?1536295572 "First floor plan") First floor plan The internal living wing is held between garden courtyard and covered decks leading out to a pool which appears to blend into the lagoon beyond. The slope of the distinctive timber clad soffit was carefully calibrated to provide shelter from the prevailing wind. It extends out from the lounge to create an external living room and outdoor kitchen which are further enclosed by moveable screens.  © Adam Letch The dining area boasts OKHA's Bison dining table which can easily accommodate up to 10 people. The Bison's solid oak table top forges a hand-in-glove narrative with the ceiling's beautiful timber sidings. The stair rises alongside a CNC-cut timber screen. The two upper wings house bedrooms with elevated views across the lagoon to the mountains. Overlooking the deck OKHA's signature swivel STM armchair provides the viewer with a 360-degree view of estuary and interior. The edited approach to the interiors places emphasis on the use of the architectural materials such as concrete and granite.  © Adam Letch  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 16 Sep 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Lu Fei
 view of the 【backyard 】from the outside. Image © Lu Fei Text description provided by the architects. The backyard, located in northwest of Beijing, seated at the foothills of Baihujian natural scenery, is a typical Beijing three-section compound which stands in a traditional village architecture complex. There is a hundred acre picking garden right beside the west of the rail, which extends to the hillside.  Bird-view plan of spatial relationships－Before  Bird-view plan of spatial relationships-After Built in 1983, the original yard was comprised of three houses, one facing north, the other two, respectively, orientated in an east west direction. The entrance was originally situated toward south. The relationships of each space were like simplified version of traditional Beijing courtyard where the areas appeared to be large but most of them were actually unused spaces. Aimed at accommodate three families or 10 person-group, the whole building was reconstructed by designer.  east elevation/surrounding mountain views Firstly, we reserved the original north room and tore down the east and west wing-rooms. The main peak of Yanshan mountain ranges, which was used to be invisible and could only be seen through the ridge of the roof, now can be appreciated from the west side of the backyard.  The Entrance After Reconstruction/Night. Image © Lu Fei The local residents living on the west side of the yard. In order to get a relatively broader view of the West Mountain and preserve the privacy meanwhile, its opening was set toward east and designed to be an U-shape.  Master Plan After Reconstruction With the purpose of catching sunrise, large areas of windows were designed for the east elevation to ensure that the day's first light would definitely shine into the capacious living room. The high-low form of the architecture reflects the comparison between new and old， and also alludes the relationship of rolling hills of the west mountain.  Comparison between New Living room and Original north Room. Image © Lu Fei The north building of original site was about 7-meter-high, with wall painted in yellow. To avoid embarrassing daily eye contact and to meet the needs of the function, the newly-built, 6.5-meter-high building in south will become public area.  Sunlight analysis/ Winter Solstice + Summer Solstice  Sunlight analysis/ Winter Solstice + Summer Solstice Meanwhile, to bring in the nature lighting and keep off noise coming from the alley, after calculating the year-round sunlight altitude, the designer has designed high window and sunroof to ensure that 4.5 meter-wide yard can enjoy the nature light across whole year. Into The Backyard Since the courtyard is not an intact quadrangle dwelling, designer mainly focused on creating the atmosphere of the yard, customers cannot see any other architecture out of their sight and this is the logical throughout the whole design process. Even though a large area of window were built up, customers' privacy could absolutely be ensured. The dinning room is the combination of South and north room, old and new spaces. When the four glass doors fully opened, the outdoor platform that connected with the dinning room together formed a new space and made the dinning room as twice larger as it used to be, therefore, the platform can be used as a part of the dinning room as well.  hawthorn tree planted in the east side of the backyard. Image © Lu Fei The huge window is designed to connect outdoor and indoor space, and thus enable interactions and communications occurred between these two areas. There is a hawthorn tree planted in the east of the yard. Owned by the yard's host, the tree commemorated so many precious memories of the yard. It is also the landscape node of the U-shape opening and main entrance.  Rhythms Of The Red Brick. Image © Lu Fei The New Living Room The entire north house can be viewed through the big-transparent window, combined with endless mountains, architecture landscape and starry night, together made up a wonderful image in front of the living room. Designer created a scene that people could "view"old sceneries through the"newly" constructed house.  Side Elevation Of The New Living Room. Image © Lu Fei The height of the living room is 6.2 meter. In order to strengthen the interaction between family/group members, designer created a sunken space where the scene of"lunar night talk"can always happen there.  Stove area of the new living room . Image © Lu Fei The stairs are made of toon tree timber from the old yard. Walk along the spiral stairs up to the second floor, people then can get to the tearoom and tatami area. Having tea-tasting activities while viewing west mountain during the daytime, sleeping under the starry sky and having long talks all night, surely the experience will create a memorable night for all the customers.  © Lu Fei Past/Old-North House After resetting the function of the old house in the north part, the entrance area formed a "grey space" before getting into the bedrooms. Going into the house through three vertical axis doors, the cold air is completely separated and residents could fully prepared before getting into the bedrooms. While all of the doors are opened, entrance space is amplified again by combining with the outdoor platform. The entrance area has two high windows on the top of the doors, which keep the yard's privacy and at the same time enables the two bathrooms to get the nature sunlight.  Space changes of the old-north House. Image © Lu Fei Designer repaired the walls of the two bedrooms, used cement falling treatment to give it a new plain feeling. Since the house's owner is a photographic lover, pictures that recorded the construction of the new backyard are hanged on the walls. As a decoration of old and new space, those pictures are also able to show a related story for the residents to be remind of.  © Lu Fei After psychologically analyzing customer's behavior, in the layout of the two bedrooms, designer reduced the bed's area, enlarged the bathroom's area, and therefore get the dynamic space adds capacious touch. Another detail is that the bathroom doesn't have any doors, which ensures the relaxation and connection inside the bedroom.  details of doors and windows. Image © Lu Fei Led stripe lights were setting up in order to shape the ridges of the roof, and at the same time provide illumination for the newly constructed north room.  Details of illumination of the old-north house. Image © Lu Fei Wine Bar For the reason that the backyard's host is a wine lover, a wine bar has been designed at the position of the old boiler room, and thus formed a small bar of interaction.  wine bar. Image © Lu Fei One day, we are really busy but still being obsessed with fame, hoping to be inside of the nature. Our living place is hidden in the skyscrapers, but we still have the dream about a warm house in our hometown with a backyard. Construction of Backyard is a sample of renovation in the traditional Chinese farm house, and we hope this design can provide a communication method for a natural environment, helping the space to return to the most straight forward function, reborn from the energy of field.  panorama of the new living room. Image © Lu Fei  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Welcome Pavilion Museum Clemenceau / Titan Posted: 16 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Julien Lanoo
 © Julien Lanoo Text description provided by the architects. A politician and journalist, Georges Clemenceau was one of those rare personalities with many qualities, and his understanding of arts and culture continue to inspire us today. He spent the last years of his life in a house, located at the edge of the ocean, in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard, transformed later into a National Monument. Demolished by Xynthia in 2010, the welcome pavilion is now being rebuilt to acquire visitors and reinstate the National Monument. One of the main site's premises is to create within the massing of the old structure composed of two juxtaposed volumes. In these beautiful landscape scenery, Clemenceau designed together with painter Claude Monet a garden which is a focal point in the project.  © Julien Lanoo Our proposal for the new entrance pavilion is a discrete rectangular volume, gently embedded into its surroundings. Respecting the site's heritage, the new addition is acting as a gateway to the gardens. We imagined the structure as a concrete monolithic volume emerging from the ground. Its hull, entirely built of concrete, blurs with the beach, the dunes and the courtyard, while clearly de ning a passage from the open public space to the intimate gardens of Clemenceau. Working with the site constraints, the new project revolves around a central nave - a pavilion acting as a ''transition structure'', accommodating reception, museum shop and educational space, and simultaneously connecting two additional volumes for technical facilities and the personnel. Combining minimalism with ecology, our concept imposes durability and integrity, and creates presence, but remains humble.  © Julien Lanoo  Plan The outer body is constructed in two different ways according to the volumes. The welcome pavilion is entirely made of smooth sand-coloured concrete, while the other two volumes, also of concrete, are robust. The constraint of rebuilding in the exact massing of the old building and following law restrictions after the storm Xynthia is turned into a program's advantage to provide optimized space, allowing simple visitor ow.  © Julien Lanoo The collaborative work and openness between the team of architects, the client and the execution company, facilitated a project with extended meditation. The pavilion, with its sloped concrete roof, with the different implemented techniques of using concrete, and the challenges of constructing on site under Monuments Protection lead to new potentials and discovery, expressing the sensitive aspect of concrete and its visionary implications.  Section Combining minimalism with ecology, our concept imposes durability and integrity, and creates presence, but remains humble. The gardens accentuate the importance of the relationship with nature, inviting the visitor to become an observer.  © Julien Lanoo The welcome pavilion is entirely made of smooth sand- coloured concrete, while the other two volumes, also of concrete, are robust. The constraint of rebuilding in the exact massing of the old building and following law restrictions after the storm Xynthia is turned into a program's advantage to provide optimized space without any corridors, allowing simple visitor ow. The pavilion, with its sloped concrete roof, with the different implemented techniques of using concrete and its textures, and the challenges of constructing on site under Monuments Protection lead to new potentials and discovery, expressing the sensitive aspect of concrete and its visionary implications.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tencent Seafront Towers Interior Design / B+H Architects Posted: 16 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT  Knowledge Link Atrium. Image © Yijie Hu
 Exterior. Image © Yijie Hu Text description provided by the architects. Tencent is best known for running China's biggest messenger app, WeChat. In recent years, the company's business has expanded into areas including video games, AI, and entertainment and has become the most valuable company in Asia. Tencent operates in a highly innovative industry where top talent is young, dynamic and smart. Our client's vision lies in promoting its global reach and creating a vibrant and collaborative work environment that fosters innovation, sparks creativity, and inspires staff.  Courtesy of B+H Architects  Courtesy of B+H Architects Tencent's twin Seafront Towers (rising 50 and 39 storeys) serve as the new home for the tech conglomerate's 12,000 employees and stand as city landmarks. Working as interior designer, B+H worked closely with the client and architect to adapt the concept of a vertical campus to reflect Tencent's community-focused culture. Reminiscent of a university campus, this vertical campus offers amenities for work and play.  Knowledge Link Atrium. Image © Yijie Hu  Knowledge Link Staircase. Image © Yijie Hu Tencent's mostly millennial talent will find a convivial workplace environment – part lifestyle hub and part social village – within an ergonomic and modern building. The towers are connected by skybridges, where those moving between towers can interact and meet to create synergies and generate fresh ideas. Each skybridge has its own unique theme.  Billiards Room. Image © Yijie Hu HEALTH LINK  Health Link Climbing Wall. Image © Yijie Hu The atrium, designed as a vertical cliff, brings fresh air and daylight through a central skylight. The focal point is a vertical four-storey rock climbing wall. In the centre of the bridge lies a full basketball court, which can be turned into an event space for lectures, shows and concerts. Other features include a gym with panoramic views, ping pong tables, various play rooms, as well as a floor dedicated to meetings and conferences.  Health Link Basketball Filed. Image © Yijie Hu KNOWLEDGE LINK  Reception. Image © Yijie Hu The knowledge link also houses training space, a dining hall, education centre, and meeting rooms. A wide range of settings for casual zones are provided – flexible layouts with amenities that enable staff to easily reconfigure the space.  Knowledge Link. Image © Yijie Hu SWIMMING POOL  Swimming Pool. Image © Yijie Hu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bernier-Thibault House / Paul Bernier Architecte Posted: 16 Sep 2018 11:00 AM PDT  © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira
 © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira Text description provided by the architects. Two boxes made of glass and wood, simple volumes of similar dimensions, were added to this house in the Plateau Mont-Royal in Montréal. One box was placed on the roof and the other one in the garden under the big maple tree. The box in the garden, a playroom for the children, is connected to the interior living spaces and opens up on the courtyard with wide glass doors as a pavilion in a garden. It is also covered with a green roof that blends it in the surroundings when seen from above.  © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira Therefore, the ground floor, the space for family life, is a ''L'' shape that wraps around the garden that becomes an extra room in the summer. The box on the roof shelters the room for the parents, like a tree house for the grown-ups. It is a space lined with wood and from where we can see the city and the sunrise. That box on the roof acts also as a light well for the house below.  © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira  First Floor Plan  © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira  Section A The west corner is completely glazed and an opening was made in the floor below to allow the natural light to flow in and filter all the way to the ground floor through the semi-transparent wood trellis bridge of the second floor. The second floor, the floor of the bedrooms, is calm and airy.  © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira  Third Floor Plan  © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira The bedrooms open on the circulation ''bridge'' made of wood trellis that floats above the living room in a double height space filled with natural light and that offers views on the garden and the green roof. The stair, made of steel and wood, sits in that space. Few materials were used, mainly oiled yellow birch and oxidized steel. Materials that are simple, relatively low cost and local. Quality without luxury.  © Marc Cramer, Paul Bernier and Vittorio Vieira  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| CR Residence / Padovani Arquitetos Associados Posted: 16 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Evelyn Muller
 © Evelyn Muller Text description provided by the architects. With extensive horizontal lines and benefiting from materials with organic tones and textures, this house located in Campinas, São Paulo’s countryside, idealized by the office ‘Padovani Arquitetos’, started from the perfect harmony between architecture and landscaping. Inserted in a ground with more than 20 thousand m², the residence, divided in five principal cores, has a narrow relation between interior and exterior.  © Evelyn Muller  Ground Floor Plan  © Evelyn Muller A natural residence, with total integration to the nature around, and that could be used to receive guests and family, was some of the client’s requests, a couple waiting for the arrival of their twin babies. The landscape, defined as protagonist, dictated the project conditions as a whole, where the highest level of the ground, that has the best views of the surroundings, was given as the starting point for the rest of the construction, that followed from there to downward, and settled in two more levels.  © Evelyn Muller Counting with living, dining room, home theater, covered terrace, seven suites, home office, gourmet space, wine cellar, fitness facility, beach tennis court, pool with a broad panorama, ornamental lake, gymnastics and toys room, among others, the house won in each room an attractive clipping of the scenario. The color palette, in turn, is based in neutral tones that combined to the wood, predominant element, bestow synchrony and purity to the spaces.  © Evelyn Muller  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Beautiful Vineyards From Around the World Posted: 16 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Cortesía de Beaucastel Winery Beaucastel Winery Wine production is an industry that combines robust economic activity with an extensive cultural legacy. Although there are several programs related to the wine sector, we commonly find spaces dedicated to the process of fermenting grapes into wine. However, there are a variety of duties grouped around wine production that play an important role in boosting the industry, such as tasting rooms, education centers, sales rooms, or broadcast. Below, a selection of 27 inspiring projects of wine architecture. Winery in Mont-Ras / Jorge Vidal + Víctor Rahola © José Hevia Cehegín Wine School / INMAT Arquitectura © David Frutos Winery in Mont-Ras / Jorge Vidal + Víctor Rahola © José Hevia Antinori Winery / Archea Associati © Leonardo Finotti COR Cellars / goCstudio © Kevin Scott Viña Quinta Do Vallado / Menos é Mais Arquitectos © Nelson Garrido Martin's Lane Winery / Olson Kundig © Nic Lehoux Beaucastel Winery Beaucastel Cortesía de Beaucastel Winery Beaucastel Winery Olarra Winery Centre / IA+B Arkitektura Taldea © Aitor Ortiz Antinori Winery / Archea Associati © Leonardo Finotti L'Angolo Estate / LEVER Architecture © Jeremy Bittermann Lishui Two-Three House Distillery / Nota Architects © Shiyun Qian Weinblich / March Gut © archipicture Anura Vineyards / M&B Architects + Inhouse Brand Architects © Riaan West Photography Qumran Winery / Konkrit Blu Arquitectura © José Hevia Herdade Of Freixo Winery / Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos © Fernando Guerra | FG + SG Joseph Phelps Vineyards / BCV Architects © Bruce Damonte Photography Weinblich / March Gut © archipicture Faustino Winery / Foster + Partners © Nigel Young Devil's Corner / Cumulus Studio © Tanja Milbourne Gai-Kodzor Winery / Kleinewelt Architekten © Ilya Ivanov Bell-lloc Winery / RCR Arquitectes © Eugeni Pons Bodegas Protos / Richard Rogers + Alonso y Balaguer Cortesía de Richard Rogers + Alonso y Balaguer Chateau Cheval Blanc Winer / Christian de Portzamparc © Erik Saillet Vinero Winery and Hotel / CM Mimarlik © Cemal Emden Montoro Wines Cellar Door / Source Architects © TFAD – Tom Ferguson Castle Winery / Moral Arquitectura © Jorge Lopez Conde  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hotel SBGlow / Batlle i Roig Arquitectura Posted: 16 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Antonio Navarro Wijkmark
 © Antonio Navarro Wijkmark Text description provided by the architects. The building is located in a plot included in the field of M.P.G.M. For the renovation of the industrial areas of Poble Nou (district of activities 22 @).  © Antonio Navarro Wijkmark  © Antonio Navarro Wijkmark The present project develops a 4-star superior hotel building (4 * S) with 235 rooms for the SB hotel chain, where a new concept of hotel is proposed. The building consists of 3 floors basement, ground floor, 8 floors of rooms and a rooftop floor. The basement floors -2 and -3 are intended for parking, technical rooms and warehouses. The basement floor -1 is intended for halls, meeting rooms and a large dining room for the general public. Semi covered patios allow the entrance of natural light to these rooms. These patios have a green wall treatment for their walls that will take presence from the exterior space of ground floor. In addition, the floor is complete with kitchen and staff area. The ground floor is intended for the main entrance of the hotel, with reception, lobby and bar area. The main entrance is underneath a large covered entrance that allows the hotel guests to disembark. On the opposite side of the customer access is the access ramp to the parking lot and access area of the staff. The space that surrounded the building at the back, giving facade to the old Pons Factory, serves as a bar terrace, while creating an integrated space with the other free spaces of the block.  Section The whole urbanization of the outer spaces is part of an urban continuum of public use of the interiors of the block. The plants on grade 1 to 8 are mainly destined to rooms. The 8th floor generates a perimeter terrace for the suites rooms of this floor. The top floor hosts a swimming pool, solarium, gym and bar area and terrace with great views of the city. The main façade seeks to give a unique image to the building, while giving a response to functionality, sunshine and urban scale. The 4 facades have the same treatment, where predominates the vertical component that give the openings of the windows of the rooms. The surface treatment is with large format panels with micro-cement finish of light tones.  © Antonio Navarro Wijkmark Different textures differ depending on how a geometric engraving is reproduced on each panel. The geometry of each window is completed with a piece perpendicular to the facade that varies its position to side and side of the window depending on the plant. This piece incorporates a lighting system that, through a strip of LEDs, will illuminate the building. The façade technology is solved with large curtain wall openings glass in ground floor and ventilated facade in the floor type.  © Antonio Navarro Wijkmark  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Studio NAB’s ‘Hololightkeeper’ Resurrects Holographic Technology to Reinvent the Lighthouse Posted: 16 Sep 2018 01:00 AM PDT  'Hololightkeeper,' a conceptual model that is distinct in its use of holographic technologies, pays homage to an architectural structure that has quickly been transformed into a historic relic. The lighthouse, once a navigational aid to guide sailors towards land and warn traveling ships of dangerous conditions, has been replaced in its function by modern technologies. In this respect, Studio NAB's 'Hololightkeeper' attempts to resurrect a building typology by dematerializing the lighthouse structure-type, while maintaining its historic symbolism.  Studio NAB has re-appropriated the use of the lighthouse classification. The envisioned structure consists of a 30 square-meter cabin, encased in stainless steel panels, that sits atop a metal framework and reinforced concrete. The stabilizing pillar intersects with a bridge, connecting the inhabitable structure to land. A retractable ladder extends from the base of the elevated cabin to the bridge below. The compact interior envelope houses both living and working spaces. The structure's integrated technologies allow the lighthouse attendant to broadcast a visual hologram of a historical lighthouse's recognizable silhouette into the night sky.  With rising sea levels and other environmental changes impacting shoreline communities around the world, Studio NAB's design for the 'Hololightkeeper' minimizes the structure's environmental impact. All energy required for the structure to function is generated through wind turbines and solar panels. A portion of the structure's internal technology is also dedicated to purifying sea water into drinking water for the inhabitants.  The 3D hologram, projected from the wall of the cabin, diffuses at around 50 meters from the structure itself. A transparent mesh, fixed on a structure anchored in the seabed, catches the light and stabilizes the hologram to create a representation of historic lighthouse architecture and integrating it into the seascape. The hologram's allegorical properties link the classic lighthouse design to contemporary and experimental forms of technology – while preserving some of its navigational and symbolic properties.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A Visual Portrait of Neelam Cinema, a Modernist Icon in Le Corbusier's Chandigarh Posted: 15 Sep 2018 11:00 PM PDT  © Edmund Sumner Neelam Cinema is one of three theaters built in Chandigarh, a modernist city master-planned by Le Corbusier. Built shortly after India gained independence in the early 1950s, the cinema is located in the bustling industrial area of Sector 17. Designed by architect Aditya Prakash under the guidance of Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, the modernist structure stands to this day in its original form and continues to screen Bollywood films. However, without UNESCO World Heritage protection, the future of the cinema remains uncertain. Below, British photographer Edmund Sumner discusses his experience of shooting the 960-seat cinema, the heart of the city, and an icon of Chandigarh.  © Edmund Sumner
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