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- Sardenya Apartment / Raúl Sánchez
- Stamford Hill / Stockwool
- Sentralen / Atelier Oslo + KIMA Arkitektur
- Blue-yard House / Ayeneh office
- JING FAN / Golucci Interior Architects
- The Gym Of Accessory Store / 45tilt
- Abbotts Creek Community Center / Clark Nexsen
- Mashrabiya Mosque / NUDES – Nuru Karim
- Sky Ranch / The Miller Hull Partnership
- Culinary Atelier / W4 Arquitetura Criativa
- New Video by Spirit of Space Showcases Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex
- Residence G+C / DESK architects
- BIG's Relocated Serpentine Pavilion Opens as "Unzipped" in Toronto
- Marília Fit Restaurant / David Guerra Arquitectura e Interior
- RIBA Plan of Work for Fire Safety Announced In the Wake of Grenfell and Mackintosh Disasters
- Tandem Condos Sur Cour / Fugère architecture
- How Cities have Rebuilt from the Ashes
- Casa BGS / Alvaro Moragrega / arquitecto
| Sardenya Apartment / Raúl Sánchez Posted: 18 Sep 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © José Hevia
 © José Hevia Text description provided by the architects. The previous state of the apartment belonged to a way of living incompatible with the requirements of the new owner. These new requirements, even starting from the domestic conventionality, left enough freedom to treat the new apartment in a less corseted way. Therefore, the new proposal starts from the total demolition of the pre-existing situation, keeping only the structural system (for technical and economic reasons, structural interventions were ruled out).  © José Hevia  Model 01  © José Hevia The proposal introduces two L-shaped elements that encompass those functions that the new owner, a single man, required with a certain independence: a first L-shape partition, oriented towards the access, houses the kitchen area; and a second L-shape partition houses the bedroom spaces with bathroom en suite. The rest of the space is intended to flow freely inside, to maximize the sense of space and abolish the boundaries between rooms: for example, both the bedroom and the guest bathroom are closed with large oversized pivoting doors, from floor to ceiling, with no perimeter frames. This means that the partitions are not only interrupted when arriving at the doors gaps(there are no lintels), but when they open, the communication is total and the space sneaks through, extending the common spaces to these rooms whose use is expected to be occasional , thus avoiding that they remain closed and residual.  Plan Similarly, the study area is an ambiguous space that connects to the common spaces through a new pivoting door, similar to the previous ones, but this time of glass, which in turn connects to the bedroom through two large sliding doors that also do not reach the ceiling, and that in their composition of different types of glass, draw superimposed figures that blur the dominant axes of the rooms.  © José Hevia This spatial treatment of blurring the boundaries is the same as that of the areas of the two L-shaped elements mentioned above: the kitchen is focused towards the entrance, but at the same time it is separated from it with an independent partition, cladded with a large mirror that blurs the narrowest passage to the kitchen; and simultaneously it opens into the living room through an island that exceeds its limits. Likewise, the bedroom has been undone in several rooms; the anteroom of the same is the study area, communicated with the bed area (separated by the sliding glass doors but communicated by the top of them), and the bathroom is accessed from the bed area, this space more secluded and private.  © José Hevia The material treatment accompanies the spatial concept, insinuating the position of each use in rooms that otherwise have no defined boundaries. Although the kitchen is housed in a more or less recognizable room, its color is black, and golden details in brass (the faucet, the sink) contrast the black surfaces; the large pivoting doors of the guest rooms are lacquered in black, and their handles again in brass, highlighting the interruption of the white walls; the bathroom suite is completely black, a mix of ceramic, granite, microcement and black varnish, and with taps, sinks and other accessories all in black.  Axonometric exploded On the contrary, the guest bathroom has the opposite treatment, here the granite, the microcement and the varnish are all white, although the wash basin and faucets are kept in black. The sliding and pivoting doors of iron and glass draw figures that blur the axes, but also mark areas of privacy and more visible areas. The lighting fixtures play alternating blacks and whites; the furniture is made of white lacquered wood and all the handles are black. Even the new flooring of the exterior terrace, whose walls had to preserve the original color, mark a perimeter band of white microcement that inside receives a fragmented black tiling, as an exterior carpet.  © José Hevia Two bands of brass cover the edges of the two L-shaped elements that organize the interior, highlighting its spatial importance, and its independence from the rest of the partitions.  © José Hevia  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 18 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Morley von Sternberg
 © Morley von Sternberg Text description provided by the architects. Stockwool has transformed a previously unattractive commercial site into a vibrant new mixed-use scheme in Stamford Hill. The carefully considered new buildings designed for Filey Group and Kingsbury, and delivered by Edinburgh-based architect ISA, enhance the distinctive character of Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill through their contemporary interpretation of existing typologies, creating a high-quality living environment which attracts new residents to the area encouraged by the range of housing typologies and tenures provided.  Ground Floor Plan A steeply pitched roof references the adjacent 1930's mansion blocks and allows further space for homes. Double and triple dormer windows also provide an enclosure for balconies. Smaller four-story blocks to the north and south of the site are sensitively designed to take account of the neighboring Victorian terraces, with a combination of brick and timber clad elevations.  © Morley von Sternberg The development provides 68 new homes, retail and office accommodation with 95% of homes being a dual aspect. Those homes which are single aspect face south onto a private courtyard. Dwelling sizes range from one-bedroom apartments to four bedroom duplexes with a mix of affordable rent, shared ownership, and private sale. New and existing residents of the area will benefit from the more appropriate use of the site. The restored street frontage ties the scheme into the Victorian context to the south and extends the retail offer of Stamford Hill further north with smaller, more flexible units.  © Morley von Sternberg  Section E and West Elevation  © Morley von Sternberg Jake Snell, Partner at Stockwool commented:  © Morley von Sternberg  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sentralen / Atelier Oslo + KIMA Arkitektur Posted: 18 Sep 2018 06:00 PM PDT  © Lars Petter Pettersen
 © Lars Petter Pettersen  © Lars Petter Pettersen Text description provided by the architects. Sentralen consists of Christiania Sparebank's old bank building from 1899, and an adjacent office building from 1900 (architects Henrik Nissen and Ivar Cock). In 2012 Atelier Oslo and Kima Arkitektur started the work of turning these two buildings into a new cultural hub of Oslo, offering co-working spaces for cultural producers and social innovators.  © Lars Petter Pettersen Both buildings were characterized by several refurbishments in recent decades, and an extensive amount of debris were removed in the beginning of the rebuilding process. Structural changes in the protected facades and interiors was made to make the buildings more inviting and open the former bank buildings to the public. As the original buildings were separate structures, it was important to connect the spaces. As a solution to this, a new entrance was established with a new elevator and an elaborate staircase weaving the two buildings together. A new roof over the old courtyard, creating a new interior square, has become a pivotal point for the users.  Section User groups with expertise on a variety of themes such as technical solutions, jobs, entertainment, and cultural functions, were working in close collaboration with the architects to ensure optimal functionality. An extensive work analysis of the buildings' condition and opportunities was carried through before developing space and functional program with the client. Finding flexible solutions was emphasized and all spaces are designed for various activities. To ensure this it has been important to add a limited number of new items and keep the spaces as open as possible. The building is planned and built to withstand changes over time.  © Lars Petter Pettersen  © Lars Petter Pettersen  © Lars Petter Pettersen Many of the old materials - excavated layers of gypsum, carpets, and suspended ceilings - has been kept with its worn or unfinished feel, while other special room has been restored and returned to its original condition. this contrast between the rough and the refined grandeur gives the building a distinctive atmosphere.  © Lars Petter Pettersen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Blue-yard House / Ayeneh office Posted: 18 Sep 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Farshid Nasrabadi
 © Farshid Nasrabadi Text description provided by the architects. The blue-yard house is a house of an Isfahani family. Its land is located in the part of the city of Isfahan, where land subdivision is almost based on an eastern-western pattern. According to the current laws, when a house is built in the upper half of the land, the main part of the house is exposed to the disturbing light of the West, which deprives the house from the south light, the best direction of lighting in Isfahan.  © Farshid Nasrabadi This was the biggest challenge of the project although it came up with an architectural response through offering the project a blue yard in the form of a courtyard, which in the past was the historical pattern of houses in this area.  To make the blue yard reachable from the entering yard of the house, and to free the south side of the house, the volume of the house was separated from its neighbor. A gap between the house mass and wall of the neighbor was created, where at the end of it, through a number of stairs, lies the blue yard. In this way, the inner section of the house is completely accessible from the yard through the blue gap and, at its end, the blue yard as the turning point.  © Farshid Nasrabadi On the ground floor, following the entry and on the west side overlooking the entering yard is the guest hall. Passing the kitchen next to the guest hall, the blue yard, which owns the share of the house from the southern light, shows itself, providing the eastern and the southern light for the living room and the master bedroom both adjacent to it.  © Farshid Nasrabadi On the upper floor, the library and the guest bedroom benefit from view to the blue yard just like one of the children's bedrooms, which also benefits from view to the blue gap as well.  © Farshid Nasrabadi Living room has the height of two stories, and with the blue yard and the small living room on the upstairs together, they create the heart of the Isfahani house in an 'andarooni' form.  © Farshid Nasrabadi The blue tiles recall the historical and memorable color of the city of Isfahan, and in combination with bricks, they diminish the violence of the land to the west.  © Farshid Nasrabadi Spaces that have been inevitably opened to the main yard and the western light, with brise-soleil of a kind of homegrown mat (woven from the wood of native redbuds of Isfahan), adjust the intensity of the west sunlight, sending beams into it.  © Farshid Nasrabadi This house with redbuds brise-soleil, blue tiles and its yard has provided a collection of identity, memorable, and contextual elements for the Isfahani family.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| JING FAN / Golucci Interior Architects Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:00 PM PDT  © Lulu Xi
 © Lulu Xi Text description provided by the architects. Not long ago, I went to the South luogu Lane again. Walk in this familiar place which I have visited uncountable times and enjoy the environment of the Hutong, I found a fan shop hidden behind two locust trees at the end of the lane. Standing in front of the entrance and under the shadow of the tree, visitors can look through the big simple window. In this hot summer, even though there is shadow, the heat is still unbearable.  © Lulu Xi When I stepped on the stairs, suddenly, my eyes were catch by a black cat sitting on the eaves. She seems like an agile black dress swordsman standing on the top and flaunt her prowess.There are two old trees which is a wonderful place for the cat to have fun in front of the entrance.  © Lulu Xi Walk into the store, there is a fan retail space, various of fans displayed on the exhibition booth. Large area of wooden decoration is simple and quiet, willing to make a backing.  © Lulu Xi  © Lulu Xi Fans were displaying on exhibition booth, lots of customers were picking fans. Some of them like gentle round silk fan, some people like elegant and romantic folding fan, with the busy communication between customers and staffs. The cabinet under the showcase is much narrower than normal cabinet, because of the size of the fan. Light through the glass made fans have a great quality.  © Lulu Xi  Floor plan  © Lulu Xi Keep going, the most pleasant courtyard in the space is on the opposite of the cashier bar. An entire glass wall not only sprinkles natural light into the interior, but also brings the landscape view of the courtyard into the interior. Customers slow down when they pass here. At the mention of fan bone, it is extremely fastidious, just for choosing material there are many difference, Jade bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea, Mottled bamboo and Meilu bamboo... For the shape, the bone is thin or thick and different types of fan head are all complex.  © Lulu Xi There is a long table in the middle of the inside room. It is a lovely place for drinking tea and having a conversation. Sitting at the table, looking at the magnolia tree in the courtyard, a black cat which seems like the one I saw in front of the entrance is walking around the magnolia tree, and attracts a lot of attention. Staff told me, her name is Gege, and she looks like a real princess.  © Lulu Xi This store named 'Jing Fan', located in Beijing, concentrate on making traditional Chinese fans. This store in South Luogu Lane is not only a selling space, but also a place for refined tastes people to drinking tea and having onversations. This store was designed by Golucci Interior Architects. It is a new experience for Golucci who focus on restaurant space design to create a retail store:  © Lulu Xi "When people go through the South Luogu Lane, we try to create a leisurely and relaxed space for customers --- the feeling like a person of refined tastes with a fan, a courtyard, a magnolia tree and a silent black cat 'Gege', enjoy this wonderful and cozy place."  © Lulu Xi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Gym Of Accessory Store / 45tilt Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Hey! Cheese
 © Hey! Cheese Text description provided by the architects. The Western District of Taipei, Taiwan, has a history of over 300 years. This is a region where young generations congregate. The geographical environment is both new and old with mixed streetscapes.  © Hey! Cheese In order to attract the attention of the pedestrians, we choose a series of similar colors and materials extending from outside in. From indoors to arcades to facade and signage, the narrowed indoor space is visually enlarged.  © Hey! Cheese VANCANZA Accessory is a shop specializing in accessory. It requires ample display surface that encroaches onto the customers. 45tilt studio plays with the concept of a stadium, transforms a typical display case into something exciting.  © Hey! Cheese  Plan  © Hey! Cheese Customers can enter the store along the waterway from the diving platform located at the arcade, walk around the exhibition vaulting box, and finally reach the end of the locker counter. Every design decision circles around the theme of a stadium.  © Hey! Cheese Blue and yellow are the main color scheme which gives a hint of the summer vibe. With different shades, the interior space feels both layered and cheerful.  © Hey! Cheese We hope that every customer who walks into VANCANZA Accessory will have a comfortable shopping experience. The futuristic space echoes with the social media culture today and encourages customers to take photos, upload, and share with their friends.  © Hey! Cheese  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Abbotts Creek Community Center / Clark Nexsen Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Mark Herboth Photography
 © Jordan Gray and Erika Jolleys Text description provided by the architects. To serve a rapidly growing area of the city, the Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department partnered with Clark Nexsen design the new, health-focused Abbotts Creek Community Center. The healthy living themed facility houses a high bay gymnasium space with supporting classrooms, fitness spaces, and staff space. Complimentary outdoor athletic and fitness spaces are also included.  © Mark Herboth Photography  Wall Section The bow-trussed gym supports full-size basketball and volleyball courts and offers cross-courts for basketball. Support spaces consist of a multi-purpose room, associated kitchen, storage, office, and classroom to serve tracked-out students who are enrolled in year-round programs in nearby Wake County schools. A studio and fitness center, as well as spaces for staff offices and a lobby, round out the main program elements. The facility also includes shower and locker facilities and is tracking LEED Silver certification.  © Mark Herboth Photography  © Mark Herboth Photography The construction of the building is a structural steel frame with envelope construction consisting of a ground-face CMU veneer and metal panels. The upper level of the gymnasium has insulated fiberglass sandwich panels with a clear insulated vision glass system. The lobby contains curtain wall construction with perforated metal screening. The building orientation maximizes daylighting on the northern and southern façades.  © Mark Herboth Photography  Axonometric  © Mark Herboth Photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Mashrabiya Mosque / NUDES – Nuru Karim Posted: 18 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Sameer Chawda
 © Sameer Chawda Text description provided by the architects. The Mosque is sited on a compact plot in Pune, India in the state of Maharashtra. The project explores traditional islamic geometric patterns with a range of differentiated scales of perforations to create striking light and shadow patterns.  Exploded Due to the compact nature of the plot and architectural program the prayer volume is lifted on stilts to create an all weather stilted social space on the ground floor. The access to the plot is from the west. The service core is positioned on the east to facilitate ease of transition into the prayer hall facing westwards towards Mecca.  © Sameer Chawda The project is conceived as a volume within a volume. The opaque volume of the prayer hall is wrapped by a mashrabiya container creating a slender circumabulatory zone. This skin also protects the building from the intense summer heat. The mashrabiya is cast in Glass reinforced concrete and explores a range of varied perforations.  Pattern generation The architectural program includes spaces for prayer, social functions and service zones including ablution spaces.  © Sameer Chawda  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Sky Ranch / The Miller Hull Partnership Posted: 18 Sep 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Benjamin Benschneider
 © Benjamin Benschneider Text description provided by the architects. Millions of square feet of warehouse roofs exist in cities, occupied primarily by pigeons and mechanical units. In Seattle, many warehouses are near waterways with beautiful territorial views. This small, urban residence exemplifies what is possible when looking at these forgotten landscapes as new opportunities.  © Benjamin Benschneider Sky Ranch is a small caretaker's unit—only 20-feet wide by 40-feet long—overlooking an active marina on a working waterfront. Perched on top of a warehouse bigger than a football field, the unit is close to the building's edge to provide oversight of the marina and waterway below, while taking advantage of sweeping views of the Olympic Mountain range beyond.  © Benjamin Benschneider  Floor plan  © Benjamin Benschneider This unique space provides an opportunity to re-imagine how people can reconnect to the water in zones where the scale of the ubiquitous industrial structures tends to sever that relationship. With similar industrial warehouses lining many urban waterfronts, there exists a chance to reconnect people with working waterways even in industrialized settings.  © Benjamin Benschneider  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Culinary Atelier / W4 Arquitetura Criativa Posted: 18 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Cristiano Bauce
 © Cristiano Bauce Text description provided by the architects. The Culinary Atelier comes with the classic concept of atelier: a space to create and produce art, this being the art of cooking. Designed to be a space for the modern woman who has as a hobby the pleasure of cooking and awakening feelings in everyone who sits next to your workbench. As a studio for gastronomic and sensorial experiences, space has the concept of free cuisine that brings together the lovers of good food, turning on the throne of a large versatile and functional bench with an air of lightness in space.  Floor Plan With more sober colors and an intimate atmosphere, the predominant presence of the vegetation stands out and gives life to the space, which has the warehouse character as the old kitchens of decades past. Contradicting this we have a young and contemporary space that awakens the creative side allowing the public to open up to new experiences. The Culinary Atelier depicts well a space made to be a place of experiences, having an industrial style and predominant studio character, like a re-reading of old warehouses.  © Cristiano Bauce Super high today, the industrial character allows the apparent structures to be the main guides of the project, but the striking presence of the wood breaks the cold air of the environment and turns it into a cozy and cozy place. The creative and personalized style are registered trademarks of our office, we always seek to show the versatility of materials with different forms of application, such as iron mesh on the wall as a recipe mural, for example. The main highlight is the F-53 workbench right at the entrance to the culinary atelier: a reinterpretation of a table with a concept that rescues the pleasure of cooking being the center of coexistence of space.  © Cristiano Bauce  © Cristiano Bauce The design is from @La Agencia (UY) and was brought by Florense to commemorate its 53 years of existence and has easel style with an entire bench in Dekton Kelya, with space for an integrated vegetable garden and in its base slatted in a oak. In addition to the bench well in the center, another highlight goes to the closet from the back of the space, also from La Agencia (UY), as a reinterpretation of an old warehouse. It is a large volume of natural oak wood, serving as a pantry and place for the ovens, allowing a relaxation of space and its functionality.  © Cristiano Bauce As a sustainable solution, the rebar iron mesh on the wall serves as a customized mural in space and is reused from the construction phase, avoiding its disposal and waste of material. The wall with vertical garden is made with bags of recycled fabric from PET bottles, these being 70% of its composition and causing the vegetation to have more room to grow with the retention of moisture and nutrients needed for its strengthening. Another element considered sustainable is the presence of a kitchen garden that serves as raw material for the preparation of the chef's dishes in the atelier's space, using organic spices from no-till.  © Cristiano Bauce  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New Video by Spirit of Space Showcases Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex Posted: 18 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University. Image © Paul Warchol Opening its doors last fall, Princeton University's Lewis Arts Complex by Steven Holl Architects and BNIM created a new campus gateway and state-of-the-art facilities for the arts. Expanding performance, rehearsal and teaching spaces, the complex has now been featured in a video directed by Spirit of Space. The footage shows how the building was designed to shape campus space while maximizing porosity and movement. Welcoming its second year of students, the complex is made to take the arts at Princeton to even greater heights. The Lewis Center brings together programs in Dance, Theater, Music Theater, and the Princeton Atelier. The project also expands the Department of Music's instructional and research facilities. Sited on the south edge of campus, adjacent to McCarter Theatre Center, the complex comprises the Wallace Dance Building and Theater; the Arts Tower, which includes the Hurley Gallery, administrative offices and additional studios; and the New Music Building. PaulWarchol.jpg?1537282894 "Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University. Image © Paul Warchol") Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University. Image © Paul Warchol The three buildings are integrated below ground in the Forum, an 8,000 square-foot open indoor gathering space that serves the various arts venues in the complex. Above the Forum is an outdoor plaza with a reflecting pool. Skylights in the pool filter natural light into the Forum below. Encouraging curiosity and interaction, the new arts plaza overlooks views into the dance and theater practice spaces and the orchestral rehearsal space.  Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University. Image © Paul Warchol As an open public invitation, this gateway space aims to connect the local community to the University. The Wallace Dance Building and Theater is developed according to the idea of a "thing within a thing." The black-box theatre is composed of steel, while the dance theaters are foamed aluminum, white washed wood and board formed concrete. A "dancing stair" connects all levels. Likewise, the Arts Tower is developed with an "embedded" concept, its stone tower connecting to the proportions of Princeton's historic Blair Arch.  Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University. Image © Paul Warchol The New Music Building is developed according to an idea of "suspension."Above the large orchestral rehearsal room individual practice rooms are suspended on steel rods. Acoustically separate, these individual wooden chambers have a resonant quality. The concrete structure of all three buildings is faced in thick 21-million-year-old Lecce Stone quarried in Lecce, Italy.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Residence G+C / DESK architects Posted: 18 Sep 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Maxime Brouillet
 © Maxime Brouillet Text description provided by the architects. Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Sorel, the residence is positioned to benefit from the natural topography of the site. From the road, the long and narrow land is relatively flat over most of its area, except at the end of the lot where a significant height difference makes it possible to reach the river. This characteristic determined the location of the residence; an opportunity to have a garden level totally open on the river.  © Maxime Brouillet The residence is programmed in 3 large volumes for 3 precise functions; the service block, the day block and the night block. The service block and the day block are covered with wood siding, well anchored to the ground to bind the inside and the outside. The night block is covered with black steel and placed on the other two blocks, like the containers loaded on the cargo ships that parade daily on the river.  Cross Section The arrangement of the 3 volumes creates a void, a completely windowed space on the river, which houses the grand staircase and the main entrance, a space where all the circulations meet. The location of the openings was carefully chosen so that each corridor opens onto a window and each door reveals a section of the landscape. The panorama is directly related to the spaces of the house.  © Maxime Brouillet To further reduce the fine line between the inside and the outside, the exterior finishes go on inside; the cedar planks of the siding and soffits are found on the walls of the vertical circulation, as well as on the ceilings of the ground floor; the concrete floor of the entrance and the terrace continues on the ground floor and at the garden level with a polished concrete floor. The G + C residence, with sober volumes and simple lines, is organized in an efficient way and offers sensible open spaces on the river for a young family from Sorel.  © Maxime Brouillet  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| BIG's Relocated Serpentine Pavilion Opens as "Unzipped" in Toronto Posted: 18 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT  © Derek Shapton BIG's "unzipped wall," which served as the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion in London, has been opened to the public in Toronto under the new title "Unzipped." Having been transported to the city and rebuilt in collaboration with Westbank, new photographs by Derek Shapton show the completed pavilion standing as a temporary place of showcase and events in downtown Toronto. "Unzipped" is the first Serpentine Pavilion to embark on a multi-city tour of this kind, before ultimately landing in a permanent home on the Vancouver waterfront.  © Derek Shapton Constructed along King and Brant Streets, and opened to the public on Saturday 15th September, "Unzipped" plays on one of the most basic elements of architecture: the brick wall.  © Derek Shapton The 46-foot (14-meter)-high and 88-foot (27-meter)-long pavilion serves as an architectural showcase during the day, before becoming a "destination for unique programming, dialogue, and events" by night.  © Derek Shapton To create the installation, over 1800 extruded fiberglass blocks were stacked on top of each other, parting to form an "unzipped" entrance to an interior cavern. While open in Hyde Park from June to October 2016, the pavilion attracted a record number of visits.  © Derek Shapton "Unzipped" will be open to the public through November 2018. News of the pavilion's opening comes shortly after BIG's King Street West condo community was approved for development in Toronto. News via: Westbank  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Marília Fit Restaurant / David Guerra Arquitectura e Interior Posted: 18 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Jomar Bragança
 © Jomar Bragança Text description provided by the architects. The design for Marília Fit aims to grant healthy meals, from breakfast to dinner, in a cozy and refreshing space, making people feel better.  © Jomar Bragança A structure composed by rectangular wooden boxes covers the walls, with different sizes and permeability, in a clear reference to a traditional public market’s smells and flavors.  © Jomar Bragança  Section EE The same concept verified on the facade in yellow aluminum. The chosen color highlights the store, strengthening the relation with the sun, the summer, and the related joy inherent to it. The yellow allied with the green from the back wall, as well as the blue from the couch and red from the chairs denotes a solid relation to nature.  © Jomar Bragança The Italian earthen toned floor gives the feeling of coziness and relaxation. The lighting, designed by the architect, plays with arrays of light in various directions. Another highlight are the Gerbar brass fans, which are very effective and quiet.  © Jomar Bragança The dark gray and black chosen for some walls endorse the more vivid colors as well as the wood. Marília Fit is a space created as an invitation for a high-class experience at eating and well-being.  Floor Plan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| RIBA Plan of Work for Fire Safety Announced In the Wake of Grenfell and Mackintosh Disasters Posted: 18 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  © Flickr user paulhird. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Following the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, which claimed 72 lives, the RIBA has launched a consultation for a new "Plan of Work for Fire Safety." Having consistently called for changes to building regulations in the wake of the tragedy, the organization has produced the document in response to Dame Judith Hackitt's Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, and her call for "greater transparency, accountability, and collaboration" from the industry. The full document, developed jointly with the Association for Specialist Fire Protection, is available for download on the RIBA's website, alongside directions for readers to send feedback and questions. The document, open for consultation until 11th October 2018, includes a "best practice process map" designed to "make clear the roles, responsibilities, and deliverables for fire safety at each stage of a building's lifecycle." The document also outlines proposed solutions to current issues, such as the lack of dutyholders responsible for implementing fire safety measures, design decisions being made too late in the process, and a lack of Fire and Rescue Authority oversight during building use.
The devastating impact of fire on lives and buildings have been brought to the fore in recent years, with tragedies such as Grenfell Tower, the Mackintosh at the Glasgow School of Art, and the National Museum in Brazil. An inquiry into the Grenfell Fire is ongoing. You can read our previous coverage of matters pertaining to the tragedy here. News via: RIBA  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tandem Condos Sur Cour / Fugère architecture Posted: 18 Sep 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Jonathan Robert
 © Jonathan Robert Text description provided by the architects. The Tandem is a 5-story residential building located in the very animated Faubourg St-Jean nearby the Old-Quebec area. The site has been the subject of many debates over the years. A car park, considered as a scratch in the urban fabric of the area, was now given new spirit with the new building.  © Jonathan Robert On Saint-Jean Street, the ground floor offers local shops and facilities to serve the community and to provide the necessary actions to create a great neighborhood spirit. The Tandem offers eleven 2-story townhouses overlooking the Richelieu Street. Appartements on the upper levels enjoy the indoor courtyard in the center of the project that allows every unit to benefit from a flow-through effect, created by the openings at both extremities of each apartment. A system of exterior gateways also allows each apartment to have its own private entrance.  © Jonathan Robert While developing the Tandem project, architects included a lot of elements to meet the current requirements of sustainable development and densification. For example, the orientation of the building, the vegetation on the courtyard, the choice and the positioning of the doors and windows, as well as the white roof with large surfaces covered with vegetation, will reduce the heat island effect and the ecological footprint of the project. The Tandem also proposes a vertical garden as a privacy screen, which contributes to the natural cooling of the whole building. The East façade integrates a vegetal wall to ensure continuity with the courtyard.  Courtyard Elevations  © Jonathan Robert  Section The yard's geometry has been modulated according to the sun's path to maximize natural lighting. The units volumetry on the roof is set back from the courtyard to minimize sunlight shadows. Also, the layout of the inner courtyard reduces the energy consumption of artificial lighting and mechanical cooling through the development of housing which provides their occupants living areas well ventilated and flooded with natural light.  © Jonathan Robert  Section Axonometry  © Jonathan Robert The material expression of the new building is a response to the distinctive elements of the neighborhood. The brick, the metal, the glass conjugated with the wood are thus expressed through the project by a current architectural vocabulary. The brick is used in the foundation of the building and in the treatment of townhouses. The upper part of the building is designed lightly with metal coatings such as Canadian sheet metal, a nod to the roofs of the neighborhood. A wood-like material is used on the inner faces of the balconies, a reference to the oriels of the neighboring houses.  © Jonathan Robert  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| How Cities have Rebuilt from the Ashes Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:30 AM PDT  Image via PXHere Every city has a story. Throughout history, many natural and man-made changes have altered the way cities were originally laid out. For some, the urban form developed as a result of political disputes, religious separations, or class divides. For others, a more mixed approach has allowed for uniquely mixed cultural atmospheres. And while development of cities is typically slow, occasionally cities experience dramatic and immediate changes to the urban fabric - the results of natural disaster, military conflict, or industrial catastrophe. What happens next - if anything - can reveal a great deal about not just the city itself, but the local culture. Do cities rebuild exactly as they were? Or do they use disaster as an opportunity to reinvent themselves? The following is a roundup of cities that have moved past catastrophe to be reborn from the ashes. Berlin Berlin Reichstag - Before. Image © Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-13744, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons Germany has taken part and endured several wars along the years, making it one of the most notable participants in both World Wars. During the Second World War, the American Air Force bombarded the German city and destroyed more than half of its buildings. Berlin's distinguished Reichstag Building fell victim to the war and was left in ruins, with a Soviet flag waving on its roof. Right after the war ended, prompt renovations were underway, and has been ongoing since then. Berlin is now one of Germany's most visited cities, housing numerous mega enterprises and structures. The Reichstag Building, which is the German house of parliament, was renovated by Sir Norman Foster, preserving the original building's architecture style, but with a contemporary intervention of a large glass dome on its roof.  Berlin Reichstag. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Fae Licensed Under Public Domain  Reichstag. Image Courtesy of Matthew Field, licensed under GFDL 1.2 via Commons  Berlin Reichstag - Now. Image Courtesy of Flickr user oh-berlin, licensed under CC BY 2.0 Dresden Dresden - Before. Image via Wikimedia Commons Another German veteran in the Second World War is the city of Dresden, which was once known as one of Germany's cultural centers for years, with Baroque-style architecture, gardens, and Elbe River. During the war, the American Forces blasted the city, destroying everything in the area. Every historic, cultural, and social building was dispersed to the ground. After the conclusion of WW2, the city underwent repairment but the buildings were preserved in terms of architectural style. Iconic buildings in the area such as the Opera House and Zwingler Palace, were designed to look just as they were before the war took place. Some buildings, such as the Military History Museum by Studio Libeskind, were designed to show the fusion of historic and contemporary architecture.  Dresden - Before. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User 32X Under CC BY 3.0  Dresden - Now. Image Courtesy of PIxabay  Studio Libeskind's Military Museum . Image © Alexandra Timpau Warsaw Warsaw - Before. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Jarekt Under Public Domain Also a participant in the Second World War, the Polish city fell victim to Germany's assaults. As the battle was ongoing between both countries, Germany launched an attack that left nothing standing in the city. Right after they bombed the area, German troops invaded Warsaw by land, and burned anything that was left untouched, demolishing every piece of history, culture, religion, and monarchy that the city had owned. Planning the reconstructing of the city took more than 5 years to be completed, referring to 17th and 18th century street-maps since every document had been destroyed. All the notable buildings in the city, including the Royal Castle, Palaces, and city walls, were reconstructed. The city's Old Town is currently named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.  Warsaw - Before. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Vert Under Public Domain  Warsaw - Now. Image Courtesy of Skitterphoto CC BY 0 Lisbon Lisbon. Image Courtesy of PIxabay Unlike the majority of European cities, Lisbon was not destroyed due to an ongoing war, but due to a very unfortunate relationship [or luck?] with mother nature. In the middle of the 18th century, a huge earthquake hit the city followed by a tsunami. During the following five days, large fires spread across the city, burning houses, libraries, palaces, and churches, killing thousands of people. Soon after, the city was reborn under the patronage of the Portuguese Prime Minister. The buildings, which were implemented in a grid-like arrangement, had infrastructures designed to endure future earthquakes, while the structures themselves possessed a classical architecture style. A huge triumphal arch was built on the Praca do Comercial to embody the city's rebirth.  Lisbon. Image via Wikimedia Commons  Lisbon - Now. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Deensel Licesed Under CC BY 2.0 Hiroshima Hiroshima Now. Image via Wikimedia Commons Perhaps one of the most unfortunate victims of the war, the Japanese city was infamously hit with a atomic bombs in 1945, which instantly killed more than 60,000 citizens and demolished almost every structure in the city. Anything that did remain, however, was then destroyed by a cyclone which hit towards the end of that year. The city was gradually resurrected and people began going back to Hiroshima, building houses, schools, and public spaces. Many buildings were transformed into museums and memorials, documenting the history of Hiroshima and Japan in the Second World War. Contrary to what was assumed, trees and greenery quickly found their way to flourish in a land that was believed to live without a single green grass for at least seventy years.  Hiroshima. Image via Wikimedia Commons  Hiroshima. Image Courtesy of Louisiana Channel Beirut Beirut Martyr Square. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User FunkMonk Under CC BY 2.0 The Lebanese capital is one of the oldest cities in the world, and has been destroyed multiple times by historic monarchies and natural disasters since 140 B.C. However, the city always found its way to be born again, earning the "Spirit of the Phoenix" title. Towards the end of the 20th century, Beirut suffered from a detrimental civil war that lasted for fifteen years. The city, which was once considered the "Paris of the Middle East" was bombed and punctured, leaving nothing habitable. After the 1990's, Beirut saw the light of resurrection again, and was rebuilt into a modern, livable city, housing several iconic landmarks. However, due to the lack of political stability and the unavailability of a unanimously-approved agenda, the reworking of proper infrastructures and transportation systems was halted. Trains were left to rust, and metro systems were never proposed, leaving the Lebanese citizens with limited services, up until today.  Beirut - Now. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Pontifex1974 Under CC BY 3.0 London The Great London Fire . Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User DcoetzeeBot Under Public Domain In 1666, Medieval London was entirely consumed by flames, demolishing every standing building and bridge in the city. Several architects saw the Great Fire as an opportunity to redesign London and transform it into wide boulevards and vast public spaces, rivaling other European cities. Although none of the master-plans suggested were followed through, five of the post-fire proposals were exhibited at the Royal Institute of British Architects, presenting what would have been the city of London. Well-established architects such as Christopher Wren, Captain Valentine Knight, and Richard Newcourt drew plans that shifted away from the original medieval street patterns, proposing grid-like arrangements and grand civic spaces. Citizens resisted the complete change and remained loyal to the city's original urban style. Modern-day London sees a layering of historic and contemporary architecture, displaying every architecture style that has resided in the city.  London Proposed Maps. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User MartinPoulter Under CC BY 4.0  Christopher Wren Map of London. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User BotMultichillT  London Proposed Maps. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User OgreBot - Commons Tokyo Tokyo - Before. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Nesnad Under Public Domain After a great earthquake, known as the Great Kanto Earthquake, hit the Japanese city in 1923, every structure in the area was totally destroyed. The earthquake caused many wooden buildings to catch fire, melting nearby roads as well. Water was inaccessible due to the damages caused by the earthquake and so putting the fire off was almost impossible. Tokyo's rebirth proposals were a lot bigger than the budget available, so the progress was rather slower and simpler than expected. However, the city's resurrection is perhaps one of the most impressive, as it is currently one of the most visited cities in the world for its architecture, economy, and lifestyle.  Tokyo. Image Courtesy of Flickr User J Damasio Chicago Chicago - Now. Image Courtesy of PIxabay Back in 1871, one very unlucky barn unintentionally initiated the Great Chicago Fire. The fire was carried into the central district from that barn by the heavy winds that were taking place during that day, burning almost 17,000 building and displacing more than 70,000 residents. After that fire, Chicago underwent a period known as "Great Rebuilding", and in less than twenty years, regardless of all the economic and social obstacles, the city became a reputable economic district, housing the world's first ever skyscraper (at that time, the Home Insurance Building, a 10-storey building was considered a skyscraper).  Chicago Fire. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Acabashi Licensed Under Public Domain  Chicago. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Dschwen Under CC BY 4.0 Sarajevo Sarajevo City Hall. Image © Mikhail Evstafiev CC BY SA 3.0 The Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo City Hall (built in 1896) was, and still is, a significant representation of what Moorish architecture looks like. In 1992, a war took place in the city, causing grave damage to the city hall. During the renovation phase, the architects made sure to preserve the building's distinguished style and used the same material used originally (stone, brick, and wood) with new steel structures for support. The facade's design was reworked identically to the original design, making it seem as though the building was never damaged in the first place.  Sarajevo City Hall. Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Чаховіч Уладзіслаў CC BY SA 3.0 New Orleans New Orleans Hurricane . Image Courtesy of Flickr User NOAA Taking place in a more modern timeline, the deadly and destructive Hurricane Katrina struck the United State's Gulf Coast, causing colossal damage from Florida to eastern Texas. The eye of the hurricane rested in New Orleans, and caused implausible damage to the buildings, infrastructure (worth billions of US dollars), landscape, and human beings, killing and displacing thousands. Several governments and NGOs have offered their support into reconstructing New Orleans, providing health aid and constructing residential and commercial projects. In 2009, GTECH Strategies, a Pittsburgh-based NGO has planned on transforming abandoned plots in the area into sunflower gardens. The sustainable development will not only increase the green spaces in the damaged city, but will add an atmosphere of positivity and hope to the New Orleans.  New Orleans Hurricane . Image Courtesy of Wikimedia User Mfield Public Domain  Crescent Park Proposal. Image Courtesy of Eskew + Dumez + Ripple  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Casa BGS / Alvaro Moragrega / arquitecto Posted: 18 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega
 © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega Text description provided by the architects. Casa BGS consists of two small cabins connected by a living area in the middle of the Tapalpa forest. The site was chosen after careful consideration of existing trees. The volumes are disposed in such a way as to avoid any cutting of trees, the resulting scheme is not an orthogonal disposition of each volume, but a freestanding placement respecting each tree in site. The final placement was decided, not only by the natural space in the forest, but also to have 4 mayor trees right in front of the living area, making them a central feature of the view.  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega  Plan 01  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega Each cabin consists of a simple 2 story stone building with several openings. The stone composition is demar- cated with Douglas fir framing each door and window, resulting in a pattern reminiscent of Mondrian’s simplest paintings. On the inside, the main sleeping area sits under a double hight space with a fire place. The only ele- ment in the cabin is a wooden box that contains the bath area and serves as backdrop to the beds headboard. On top of said box a second sleeping area is accessed by a lateral staircase.  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega  Section-detail  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega The bath is conceived as a space to be inhabited instead of just being utilitarian. It’s floor is black granite and has a trough that serves as a bathtub, it’s faucet is shared by that of the shower in the other side of a tempered glass. The shower itself sits outside the stone cabin, within the wooden enclosure and topped by a glass sky- light with an under-view of the pine forest. The whole bath area is enclosed in wood, including the ceiling with consist in 8” beams 8 inches apart, a second layer of 1.5” by 1.5” purlins support the hardwood floor of the se- cond sleeping area.  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega The lighting is designed as natural as the rest of the materials, with Edison type lamps without shades and insta- lled directly over wooden surfaces, or with hanging fabric cables as chandeliers. All the plumbing is exposed in copper and bronce and designed to express itself and it’s sculptural quality.  © Fernanda Leonel, Alvaro Moragrega The connecting space is a simple living area, strategically placed to make the most of the view onto a vale. This central space is equipped with a free standing fireplace which hangs from the ceiling, the western façade opens up to the vale where a grill, terrace and fire pit complete the project.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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