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- Faculty of Physical Culture University Olomouc Campus / Atelier-r
- E.Y House / Architect Oshir Asaban
- Pivna Duma / 2B.group
- Intop Office / JM Studio Architektoniczne
- The Focal Length / RENESA Architecture Design Interiors Studio
- Mangwon-Scope / Boundaries architects
- William Grant & Sons Ideation Space / Design Plus
- Catamaramometric Camera / S-AR
- Dubai 2020 Expo Pavilions and Architecture
- Brooklyn Townhouse - Elevated Assembly / TAKATINA
- Robotics Start-up Proposes Smart, Motorized Ceiling Furniture
- Rose Center for Earth and Space / Polshek Partnership (Ennead Architects)
- Rem Koolhaas and Virgil Abloh Discuss Consumerism, IKEA and Millennial Design
- World Architecture Festival Unveils WAFX 2018 Prize Winners
- BL 1 House / UMWELT
- Morrone House / Bloco Arquitetos
- The Modernist Skopje Map, A Pocket Guide to Brutalist Architecture in Macedonia’s Capital
- 16 Mexican Projects That Use Wood in Wondrous Ways
| Faculty of Physical Culture University Olomouc Campus / Atelier-r Posted: 28 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Lukáš Pelech
 © Lukáš Pelech Text description provided by the architects. The whole complex comprises 4 buildings which due to financing requirements was divided into two separate investment campaigns. The first one is the BALUO Application centre in the vicinity of the Faculty of Physical Culture of the Palacký University in Olomouc comprising 3 new buildings, namely SO.02 connection passageway, SO.03 test hall and SO.04 testing pool. The next construction stage was the reconstruction and extension of a former laundry to the SO.01 Kinantropology Research Centre of the Faculty of Physical Culture of the Palacký University in Olomouc which was finished last. All 4 buildings together form one operational unit.  © Lukáš Pelech The basic purpose of the construction is for research used in sport and medicine together with the related educational process. The connection passageway forms the main entrance to the complex. Downstairs there is a snack bar, reception and recreational space. From here you can access other buildings with a pool, spacious gym, gymnastics hall, climbing wall (outdoor and indoor), ski simulator, prototype workshops, test laboratories, research workrooms and necessary sanitary, administrative and operational facilities.  © Lukáš Pelech  Ground Floor Plan  © Lukáš Pelech Individual buildings are made of four simple blocks differing from each other in their operational use and massings. The difference between them is accented from the outside by the material used for cladding the individual buildings. The facade of the test hall is made of raw concrete with climbing holds, the test pool is clad with wooden lamellas, the Kinanthropology Centre is covered by ceramic strips and the connection passageway enclosed among other buildings ends particularly by glass-walled facades. In this way, the blocks create an easily readable composition. The same materials, namely raw concrete, wood and glass, appear significantly both on the facades, and in the interiors.  © Lukáš Pelech  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| E.Y House / Architect Oshir Asaban Posted: 28 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Itay Benit
Text description provided by the architects. In a private house in the prestigious town of Savyon, Israel, parents and their two children live. "The customers are very family-oriented people who like to entertain and celebrate, they asked for a home that feels like a summer resort," says Asaban. The impressive villa is located in the center of a 1,400 square meter lot and its interior is designed to seamlessly merge with the outside garden surroundings the house.  © Itay Benit At the ground floor located are the living room, the kitchen and a dining area, family room and a work space. "The planning challenge at the public area was the division of space and the distinction between the functions, and at the same time the desire to maintain a connection between them and the outside garden," recalls Asaban. "From the challenge came the idea of a home office divided by 6 iron pivot doors, a central element in the house that also divides the space and defines the functions and simultaneously enables the connection. "The six iron doors, each 3 meters high, are closed for privacy and concentration and define the work space. The inner division of each door consists of empty space through which air enters, and space with striped glass that bring natural light into the office. When the pivot doors are open, the home office becomes an integral part of the living room and the dining area. You can work and be part of the hospitality area.  Plan On the back of the home office there is a 10 meters length bookcase which continues into the family room. The kitchen is composed of non-standard kitchen materials. "I wanted the kitchen not to be different or detached from the language of the public area, and to feel more like a hospitality space." "In the dining area I designed a cabinet with a Statuario surface, ribbed glass and black oak wood, which makes it look more like a piece of furniture than a kitchen."  © Itay Benit The entire living room is surrounded by an outdoor balcony, floating above the pool area and its terrace. "The green blacony overlooks the pool and opens a panoramic view inspired by a resort vibe," says Oshir. Three canopy beds, a wealth of textiles, a bar and an outdoor kitchen, a living room and a Jacuzzi all assures exceptional hospitality for the residents and their guests.  © Itay Benit The spacious central second floor master bedroom overlooks the pool and the courtyard, designed in natural tones. Also in this room is the black cabinet with the marble surface and brass handles designed by Asaban, adhering to the look and feel of the entrance floor and continuing with a palette of shades that matches the house, calm and powerful. The entrance to the bathroom is through a 7-meter walk-in closet. Next to the large sink cabinet is a bronze reflective glass wall. The glass divides the toilet and the shower.  © Itay Benit The color scheme of the house is mostly monochromatic. The colors come mostly from the outside, from the green vegetation, from external styling elements and from an art collection acquired by the owner over the years - carpets, accessories and precious art objects. Many of them are etched with a personal dedication. They add character and tell the family story. "I especially like a floor lamp in the dining area". Most of the furniture and mirrors were designed by Asaban, including a bright blue cabinet that gives a color boost in the entrance foyer of the house.  © Itay Benit  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2018 04:00 PM PDT  © Slava Balbek
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| Intop Office / JM Studio Architektoniczne Posted: 28 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Mariusz Purta
 © Mariusz Purta Text description provided by the architects. Personalized headquarters – a showcase of the company dealing with civil engineering.  © Mariusz Purta Architectural design was created at the same time with interior design and this is why together they form an inseparable whole. It allowed to create a representative building perfectly fulfilling the customer's needs. The building consists of three overlapping cuboids with different heights and different materials.  © Mariusz Purta Façade materials – Cor-Ten steel, architectural concrete, steel and gabions – all refer to materials used in civil engineering. The don't require maintenance and get nicely covered with patina. Huge glass surfaces make the building look light. Thus the interior becomes a part of the architecture and the facades become a part of the interior.  © Mariusz Purta Due to the plot's size and location and the land use plan, the building seems to have two frontals. One, "formal", from the main street with the gabion façade and the actual one from the small backyard.  Site Plan The building is visible from all sites, therefore each facade is different and distinctive. The northern façade has two large glass bay windows (no problems with the strong sunshine) and an industrial metal external staircase. The southern facade consists mainly of a huge longitudinal window of the staircase with Cor-Ten crosses diffusing the sunlight and hiding an unattractive look of a neighboring building. From the west, the façade is made as a 10-m monumental wall of gabions filled with granite aggregate – looking very attractive both in daylight and at night with special lighting. And finally, the eastern facade, the most tranquil one, is distinguished by the entrance via a steel bridge. The building's interior supplements and continues the architectural vision of the exterior.  © Mariusz Purta Each floor has a different function and is designed differently. The ground floor is made for representative purposes. It features a spacious reception desk and two conference rooms with their own facilities (cloak-room and small kitchen) as well as open multi-purpose office space. On the first floor, there is a contract department, accounting department and a canteen. Management team with CEO occupies the second floor. The basement is used by technical rooms and archives. Interiors are united by ribbed concrete ceilings, concrete floors and walls and glass walls and doors.  © Mariusz Purta Thanks to large external and internal glass surfaces, the rooms are full of daylight. Artificial lighting is needed only after dark, not during working hours. Overlapping space creates a feeling of togetherness and communication, while ensuring quietness necessary for work. All technical systems are precisely hidden. Therefore it was possible to expose the entire concrete structure inside the building. The office building is fully intelligent and easy to manage (including remote control).  © Mariusz Purta Almost all furniture and details (including a lift) are designed individually and constitute an integral part of the interior.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Focal Length / RENESA Architecture Design Interiors Studio Posted: 28 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Suryan//Dang
 © Suryan//Dang Text description provided by the architects. The Focal Length by Renesa Architecture Design Interiors Studio is an adaptive reuse project that has been conceptualized on the progressive composition of different elements and contrasting materiality. It is a marriage of customized optical objects removed from their original context and then combined with a purposeful concept to result in an art like installation gallery with a bold and minimal ideology to add to its existing organic legacy of The Maggo Optics.  © Suryan//Dang The Project organizes all the typical basic functions of an optical shop in a lavish 1000 sq ft space that has evolved and grown over years within the ground level framework of a 40 year old built structure in the capital. Essentially , Renesa Studio has divided the space into four functional zones , one for displaying and selling , a concealed testing room along with a room for view control and finally a backend technical area for the attached services. This sequence of spacing winds along distribution axis that exploits and enhances the longitudinal development of the space.
The Focal Length considers the requirement for displaying glasses and a way to propose the sale via design with the primary element of the shop interiors being the timeless, evergreen Terrazzo. Renesa Studio deliberately aims to change the perception of materiality in the retail category with the brass framed backlit beading shelving system from the usual heavy duty frames. The clients need for the revamp was to symbolize their own brand with more unique and architectural identity, in addition to being a special retail for eyewear. The resulting product was an artistically crafted representation of art in the optics world. With the arches taking the fair price display area , the high end individual stacked units add a very different character to the space with each module having its own little stage all connected via the curved arched ceiling that conceals the old existing structure of the building.  © Suryan//Dang The space puts a very different architectural perspective to the vision of such optical retail stores in our country. The notion of movement and each spatial frame empowers the individual to reveal a different emotion of space. The journey through this space explains Renesa Studio's ideology of integrating information about vision and optics into a design sensibility. From the "convergence" through the use of different mirrors in various shapes and sizes of lenses to creating pure open exhibition spaces through the use of timeless monolithic terrazzo , the space functioned more like the "eye" with multiple simultaneous "reflections and refractions" to enhance the quality of spatial experience of the holistic business philosophy of Maggo Optics and its future legacy.  Render 06  Render 04  Render 07  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Mangwon-Scope / Boundaries architects Posted: 28 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Hyochel Hwang
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| William Grant & Sons Ideation Space / Design Plus Posted: 28 Sep 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Vibhor Yadav
 © Vibhor Yadav Text description provided by the architects. Being part of the growth endeavor of a brand such as William Grant & Sons was an exciting prospect for Design Plus Architects. The brief was in-sync with their company's values of pride, responsibility, professionalism, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. These values were not necessarily imbibed as metaphors but were also prevalent in an objective requirement - of several small meeting rooms, semi-formal discussion zones, well-lit interiors, a possible gathering of 70+ people for a town hall, proverbial open office; essentially a lively and happy working environment.  Floor Plan Gone are the days when offices used to be linear spaces with workstations repeated in a regular manner when the boss used to have the biggest room in the entire office from where he could keep an eye on his employees. Times have changed and so has the planning of office spaces. Now, the time demands interaction and exchange of ideas. The time demands discussions which involve everyone in the office to give their ideas. So has the architecture and interiors evolved with this concept.  © Vibhor Yadav The evolution of the concept can be seen in the design. Spread across an area of 2200 Sq. Ft., the office was divided into two zones – Ideation Space (Meeting Hall) and Conversation Room. While the Ideation Space would encompass formal discussions and presentations by the marketing and business development team; the conversation room would cater to more semi-formal/informal deliberations. The design of the Ideation Space questioned the need for secluded meeting rooms. The proposed sunken discussion pods, each housing 14 seats, were taken as an answer.  Furniture Details  © Vibhor Yadav The Pods are self-sufficient to run individual discussions and presentations. These were sunk within the congregational amphitheater. The Ideation Space has the capacity to bring together 80+ proud employees to attend management pitches, HR revisions or simply celebrate achievements. 8' wide slider links, physically and visually, link the Ideation Space to the Conversation Room. The Conversation Room incorporates various configurations of seating – from coffee sets to hot desks and even a 12' long bar table. This encourages the user to seek individual comfort based on the hierarchy of conversation. The conversation room includes a library and a pantry counter to complement longer duration.  © Vibhor Yadav The primary materials were borrowed from a distillery dispatch. The Hardwood batons and MS flats (bent & configured as required) not only make a symbolic connection but also add warmth to the space. Both the zones have distinct ceiling and lighting patterns. While the discussion pods carry their respective light barrels, the café carries a range of light and HVAC flutes. The firm believes in minimizing the use of materials and textures, hence the ceiling draws the same texture as the furniture or the walls. The design caters to the modern day office requirements, interactive and appealing yet functional, evoking a simplistic charm and enhancing the productivity of the employees.  Exploded Axonometric  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Catamaramometric Camera / S-AR Posted: 28 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal
 © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal “The men made their way to the shore and sighted an island in the distance. The stillness of the landscape provoked in them a sense of peace that drew them towards it. They began building an instrument that would allow them to reach it, defeat the distance. Their hopeful eyes conferred strength to their work, patience and enthusiasm, combining mastery and intelligence.  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal  Drawing 02  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal The word catamaran is derived from the Tamil noun kaṭṭumaram where kaṭṭu means packed and maram means tree (lit. «joined logs»). The British pirate and adventurer William Dampier was the first one to describe catamarans in 1967, which he had seen in the region of Tamil Nadu (India) while he sailed across the Bay of Bengal. The catamarans were used for fishing by the paravas — a community of fishermen located on the south coast of Tamil Nadu — as well as to transport troops by the Chola Dynasty, who had been using them since the fifth century AD to conquer regions of Southeast Asia, like Burma, Indonesia and Malaysia.  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal Like those ships, this pavilion is an instrument for exploring the territory. It is made up of a grid of 4”x4” wooden columns placed every 80 cm, similar to those used in construction formworks. The total surface area of the square structure is 3.35 x 3.35 m, its purpose is to be above water, in the same way that trees cover the visible surface of an island.  Drawing 01 The pavilion was built with these types of columns to allude to a construction project that was ongoing in 2016, close to the western banks of the Presa de la Boca, where summer homes are regularly built. Close to that location there is an island, some 200 m away from shore.  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal The purpose of this pavilion is to create a space — without it becoming a boat or a ship — that allows one (if one is lucky) to set out into the water and explore the island. The pavilion is meant to be a piece of architecture, a room, an open cabin, a chamber that frames the landscape, an instrument of observation — a geometric island.  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal The flotation system is simple: eight tanks filled with air are placed on the water supporting the wooden structure that is shaped like an almost perfect cube. There are twenty-five columns that occupy and inhabit the space while also providing a place to cling to, lest one loses balance once inside.  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal The propulsion system is simple too: a piece of fabric attached along the top part of the structure picks up the wind wherever it may come from. If one is lucky, the wind may blow the structure towards the island, otherwise it might just send it towards one of the many banks of the lake. The propulsion seems to depend on the whims of the wind, but, it depends on the terrain — it depends on the southern mountains through which it blows.  © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Dubai 2020 Expo Pavilions and Architecture Posted: 28 Sep 2018 08:05 AM PDT  UK Pavilion. Image Courtesy of Es Devlin For the Dubai 2020 Expo, the United Arab Emirates and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, selected the theme Connecting Minds, Creating the Future. Organized around ideas of Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity, the next world Expo will be the first to be held in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region. Organised every five years, the world expo lasts six months and is created as a global destination for millions of people to share ideas, showcase innovation, encourage collaboration and celebrate human ingenuity. The main site of Dubai Expo 2020 will be a 438-hectare area (1083 acres) located between Dubai and Abu Dhabi cities, near Dubai emirate's western border with Abu Dhabi emirate. The master plan, designed by the American firm HOK, is organized around a central plaza, entitled Al Wasl (meaning "the connection"), enclosed by three large pavilions which will be built by Al-Futtaim Carillion, each one dedicated to a sub-theme. The Dubai Metro Route 2020 will take 46,000 passengers per hour to and from the Expo site in under 16 minutes from Dubai Marina. Discover ArchDaily's updated list of pavilions and architecture for the Dubai 2020 Expo: UAE Pavilion by Santiago Calatrava UAE Pavilion. Image Courtesy of Santiago Calatrava Calatrava's design is meant to evoke the wings of a falcon in flight, linking itself to the country's history of falconry to emphasize the country's present day goals of global connectedness. The design proposes a 15,000 square meter pavilion with exhibition areas, an auditorium, food and beverage outlets, and VIP lounges. The UAE Pavilion covers four floors, including a 1,717-square-meter top story hospitality lounge. A 588-square-metre mezzanine will house support functions, with the remaining two floors containing 12,000 square meters will of exhibition space showcasing displays that respond to the Expo theme of "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future." Luxembourg Pavilion by Metaform and The Space Factory Luxembourg Pavilion. Image Courtesy of Metaform and The Space Factory The theme designated for the Luxembourg's pavilion at Dubai EXPO2020 is "Opportunity". It reflects the history of Luxembourg, its present and future. The proposed pavilion is like the country: small and ambitious, intriguing and reassuring, and above all generous and open. The formal proposition is inspired by a Mobius strip, where twisting and folding of a ribbon results in one single surface, with no beginning and no end, symbolizing an infinity, and in the particular context of 'cradle to cradle', the circular economy. The pavilion is modeled and organized around this principle, while partial optimization of the width of a ribbon creates a needed shade and protection. Sustainability Pavilion by Grimshaw Sustainability Pavilion. Image Courtesy of Grimshaw The pavilion aims to illuminate the ingenuity and possibility of architecture as society looks to intelligent strategies for sustainable future living. The pavilion is one of three at the expo, presenting the opportunity to deliver an aspirational message about the natural world, ecology and technology to a global audience. Drawing inspiration from complex natural processes like photosynthesis, the dynamic form of the pavilion is in service to its function, capturing energy from sunlight and fresh water from humid air. Sited in a prominent location, the pavilion structure works in tandem with the considered landscape of demonstration gardens, winding pathways and shaded enclaves to create an aura of magic punctuated by the sights, smells and tactile opportunities of nature. The gardens surrounding the pavilion design are an integral part of the visitor experience, both experiential and functional, setting the stage for the exhibition contents within and creating gathering areas that will manage and distribute crowds while providing retail, food and beverage opportunities. Austrian National Pavilion by Querkraft Austria Pavilion. Image Courtesy of Querkraft The Austrian Pavilion will center on questions of how resources can be used more thoughtfully and respectfully in the future. The Austrian Pavilion is funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. The exhibition area for the Austrian pavilion will be located between Switzerland and China in the Opportunity district: "unlocking the potential within individuals and communities to shape the future". In a time where huge amounts of information create misleading answers for complex issues, the Austrian Pavilion will focus on a framework of innovations. A grid of truncated cones will unfolds to create patterns of light and shadow. The cone forms will be carefully engineered to invite the visitor to rest and contemplate the surrounding exhibition. USA Pavilion by Fentress Architects Dubai 2020 Expo Masterplan. Image Courtesy of HOK While no renderings or visuals have been provided yet, Fentress Architects will design the United States of America's pavilion at World Expo 2020 in Dubai. The winning design is based on the theme "What Moves You," and will emphasize, "the power and diversity of culture, technological innovation in mobility, and commercial opportunity throughout the United States," according to a statement from Pavilion USA 2020. Fentress's design will play into the "dynamism of American culture," and national values of "ingenuity, progress, and innovation." Mobility Pavilion by Foster + Partners Mobility Pavilion. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners Foster + Partners won a competition to design the Mobility Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai. Under the Expo's 2020 theme of Connecting Minds, Creating the Future, the teams were selected from 13 invited practices to design three themed pavilions within the Expo's HOK-designed masterplan: Opportunity, Mobility, and Sustainability. As Foster + Partners has said, "Dubai is emerging as a global hub for the design and construction industry, exemplified by the varied scope and breadth of our projects in the region. We have been heavily involved in a number of projects over the past two decades, from the Index Tower that opened in 2011, to presently working on the Dubai Design District Creative Community and Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) and the new Mobility Pavilion for the Expo 2020." United Kingdom Pavilion by Es Devlin UK Pavilion. Image Courtesy of Es Devlin Award-winning artist and designer Es Devlin OBE is set to design the UK Pavilion for Expo 2020 in Dubai. The scheme, titled "Poem Pavilion" will highlight "leading British expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Space," and will be produced in collaboration with global brand agency Avantgarde. The Poem Pavilion will feature an illuminated "Message to Space," with each of the Expo's projected 25 million visitors invited to contribute. The idea draws directly on one of Stephen Hawking's final projects, 'Breakthrough Message', a global competition that Hawking and his colleagues conceived in 2015 inviting people worldwide to consider what message we would communicate to express ourselves as a planet, should we one day encounter other advanced civilizations in Space. As Devlin asks, "What if the UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 becomes a place where visitors from all over the world take part in a collective global project that showcases British expertise in A.I. technologies and poetry while transcending national identities?"  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Brooklyn Townhouse - Elevated Assembly / TAKATINA Posted: 28 Sep 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Mikiko Kikuyama
 © Mikiko Kikuyama Text description provided by the architects. Elevated Assembly was designed for a noted writer/artist/garden designer couple with two young children, with a second apartment as rentable tenant space in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The three-story townhouse, built originally around 1900, was severely damaged when Superstorm Sandy flooded the basement and ground floor with eight and a half feet of water. A portion of the building collapsed, requiring a complete gut renovation. Working closely with the New York City housing recovery program "BUILD IT BACK", this project became the first in the city to elevate an existing attached masonry rowhouse so that the ground floor would be two feet above the high water line, the so-called Design Flood Elevation (DFE).  © Mikiko Kikuyama The main concept and name of this project emphasized the lifting of the building as a recognition of the process of destruction and recovery for a new set of environmental conditions. This design imperative led to the creation of the dramatic open loft space filled with natural light that merged the exterior and interior space in an extended, raised garden, designed by one owner and the company she works with, Urban Green. Flood resilient design guidelines were incorporated throughout and all the floor elevations were also raised as a result of locating the first floor above the DFE. Meeting the new code requirements enabled the overall height of the building to be increased, accommodating the new penthouse addition.  Plans The ground floor living quarters enjoy a dramatic 17' double height space with monumental glazing to blur the boundary between the inside and outside. It opens to the south rear garden through the restored deck. The mezzanine and the floor below have a more domestic atmosphere with a modest ceiling height and comprise the master bedroom, children's bedroom and bathroom. The mezzanine utilizes a custom blackened cable net designed by Cabletech in Prague, the owners' original home, to minimize the separation between the spaces and create a more impressive view out the back wall to the garden.  © Mikiko Kikuyama The same design concept was applied to the top two floors to create a 2-bedroom rental unit. The penthouse has an open living space quarter with large sliding door which opens to the rooftop terrace garden and panoramic city view, while the 2nd floor houses intimate private quarters.  Seections The new custom patterned aluminum shingle wraps the entire penthouse and bulkhead volume creating a striking "box on a box" with subtle sparkling effects when hit with natural light during the day. The juxtaposition of the existing exterior brick façade and new metal penthouse creates an iconic contrasting presence on the street, reinforcing the newly elevated design of the structure.  © Mikiko Kikuyama Public circulation was placed to the west side with a monumental narrow stair as often found in classic loft buildings. A dramatic double height entrance door with frosted wire glass also indicates the elevation of the entire house while bringing diffused light into the space and enhancing the unique front step material change from concrete and tile to wood per the flood design guidelines.  © Mikiko Kikuyama For the interior finish, the fully reclaimed and rebuilt brick wall is featured with exposed steel reinforcement and sections of newly painted insulated walls as a carefully studied the composition. The interior palette of white walls, polished concrete floor, and brick creates a calm background for warm vintage wood furnishing, a large collection of philosophy, art and architecture books and a beautiful mix of interior plantings which echo the exterior garden.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Robotics Start-up Proposes Smart, Motorized Ceiling Furniture Posted: 28 Sep 2018 06:35 AM PDT "Architects don't even look at it as an opportunity to put any living experience there…we can open that up" muses Sankarshan Murthy, former Tesla and Apple Watch engineer. As humans inhabit ever-tighter living arrangements, Murthy's start-up "Bumblebee Spaces" takes a novel approach: put everything in the ceiling.  © Jason Henry for The New York Times Recently featured in The New York Times, Bumblebee Spaces breaks the third dimension in pursuit of comfortable, efficient living, creating what they describe as "a robotic A.I. butler furniture system that deploys down from overhead by tapping a control pad or by voice command." Drawing inspiration from minimalism and the KonMari anti-clutter movement, the Bumblebee system also creates a log of items kept in its timber storage cubes for long periods of time, gently reminding the user of when it may be time to let go of their long-forgotten possessions.  © Jason Henry for The New York Times In a further measure of efficiency and declutter, the Bumblebee system also enables large furniture such as beds to be stored in the ceiling as needed. For those less accustomed to the idea of falling cabinets, the system also has an inbuilt system of sensors, pausing the process if somebody passes directly beneath. Learn more about Bumblebee Spaces from the official website here. News via: The New York Times  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rose Center for Earth and Space / Polshek Partnership (Ennead Architects) Posted: 28 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Jeff-Goldberg
 © Richard-Barnes Text description provided by the architects. The iconic sphere within a glass cube of the Rose Center for Earth and Space redefines this landmark cultural institution for the twenty-first century. The technical virtuosity and extreme clarity of the curtainwall, the soaring interior space and the articulated spatial experience inspire an appreciation of the wonders of our universe and the power of scientific inquiry.  Plan "The new Rose Center brings us face to face with something commensurate to our capacity for wonder... this is a mature modern building, a structure unafraid of revealing the deep roots from which modern architecture arose." .jpg?1537488775 "© Jeff-Goldberg") © Jeff-Goldberg The building is designed as a visible expression of the science it contains. Transparency of the curtain wall demystifies and illuminates the cube's contents, both enhancing the presence of the sphere and revealing its gravitational force to serve the institution's goal to de-brick science. .jpg?1537488742 "© Jeff-Goldberg") © Jeff-Goldberg Exhibits are integrated with the architecture and the larger sequence throughout the building to créate a seamless union of structure, form and function. A clear and flexible sequence of spaces and educational experiences begins with the building itself, whose structure, skin and systems are models of the most advanced technologies made accessible by means of both the literal and metaphoric transparency of the design. .jpg?1537488754 "© Jeff-Goldberg") © Jeff-Goldberg In concert with the building, hands-on exhibits, interactive experiences, pervasive technology, media and real-time feeds facilitate learning at every level, dramatizing the study of earth and space and attracting adults and children to participate physically and intellectually in the education and exhibition programs. .jpg?1537488821 "© Jeff-Goldberg") © Jeff-Goldberg The cube is a bold, striking contrast to the designated landmark complex. The building contributes to thesocial and environmental stability of its urban precinct by completing the Museum's north side,restoring a public park and creating a new public outdoor space.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rem Koolhaas and Virgil Abloh Discuss Consumerism, IKEA and Millennial Design Posted: 28 Sep 2018 05:45 AM PDT  Virgil Abloh and Rem Koolhaas. Image © Piotr Niepsuj for Buro 24/7 System Magazine and Buro 24/7 recently brought together Virgil Abloh and Rem Koolhaas to discuss contemporary consumerism and millennial design. Abloh, a rising American fashion designer and artistic director at Louis Vuitton, explains how his background in architecture has shaped his research into consumerism and culture. Koolhaas expands the discussion to explore Abloh's work with IKEA and his thoughts on residential design and the future of work. As Buro 24/7 states, "We brought together the 73-year-old architect and theorist of society, urbanism, living spaces and consumerism with the 37-year-old polymath for a wide-ranging conversation, one that reveals two original thinkers currently shaping the landscape of the world we live in." Abloh discusses his research with millennials, saying that, "No one owns anything anymore, but if you have knowledge of a certain chair, then it is part of your dinner conversation." He goes on to discuss culture and architecture.
 Virgil Abloh. Image © GSAPPStudent Koolhaas and Abloh also touch on contemporary society and urban life, moving between thoughts on the internet, fashion and tourism. Virgil: I think the Internet has created a sort of utopia. I look at it as potential. Do you feel that this is a Renaissance period or the worst Armageddon? Rem: I'm not sure I can judge this. I never try to define it. It has elements of both, but I don't think it is a bad period. Do you? Maybe it just becomes more boring. Cities will become more boring. It will be offices and work. Cities will have no real use. There is no business anymore. Virgil: I went to a store this morning and there was no one in there, literally no one. Imagine if all the vacant spaces invited contemporary architecture and it was like, 'Hey, let's go meet at this pavilion'. An area with Internet and basic things. Just a space that people go to. Space has always had value, but now it means something different. At this moment, once you take things that have traditionally lived in four sacred walls — the art world, the fashion world —this holy layer for purists, and you intersect it with tourists, with people who are authentic to themselves, then you could get change. Read more about Koolhaas and Virgil's thoughts on Duchamp, IKEA and millennial design on Buro 24/7.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| World Architecture Festival Unveils WAFX 2018 Prize Winners Posted: 28 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  NIKKEN SEKKEI - W350Project. Image © Nikken Sekkei The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the ten winners of the WAFX prizes, awarded to "future projects that identify key ecological and societal challenges which architects are actively seeking to address over the next ten years." This year, participants tackled issues such as climate change, water waste, and aging populations, with winning proposals including river parks in Colombia, a transformed coal plant in the United States, and solar panel fields in the Netherlands. We've rounded up the winners below, along with further information about the upcoming 2018 World Architecture Festival taking place in Amsterdam this November. Tickets for the festival are available online now, with a 20% discount available for ArchDaily readers who enter the code ARCHDAILY20 at checkout. Our site will also have news coverage and live-streams of festival events. WAFX Re-Use WinnerBeloit College Powerhouse / Studio Gang  Studio Gang - Beloit College Powerhouse. Image © Studio Gang WAF: "Transforming a former power plant into a student union and recreation facility, Studio Gang's Beloit College Powerhouse Project seeks to replace an old model of energy with a new model to support the health and wellbeing of its many inhabitants." WAFX Climate, Energy, and Carbon WinnerHighway Solarpanel Field / 70F Architecture  70F architecture - Highway Solarpanel Field. Image © 70F Architecture WAF: "70F Architecture's proposed project looks to suspend vast arrays of solar panels above highways, rather than on fields, leaving farmland free for farming and doubling the ground-usage of infrastructure." WAFX Ageing and Health WinnerThe Alder Center / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris  Allford Hall Monaghan Morrisn - The Alder Centre. Image © Allford Hall Monaghan Morris WAF: "The Alder Centre was established in 1989 by a small group of health care professionals in partnership with bereaved parents who identified a gap in the services available." WAFX Food WinnerCuchi Organic Eco Farm / IF (Integrated Field)  IF (Integrated Field) - Cuchi Organic Eco Farm. Image © IF (Intergrated Field) WAF: "Cuchi Organic Eco Farm (COEF) is a masterplan design proposal for a 600 hectare de-commissioned rubber plantation in Cuchi, Vietnam, aiming to transform the under-utilised site to be an organic farm focusing on the production of animal feed, livestock, fruit and vegetables in a closed-cycle operation." WAFX Building and Technology WinnerW350Project / Nikken Sekkei  NIKKEN SEKKEI - W350Project. Image © Nikken Sekkei WAF: "Nikken Sekkei's research project seeks to demonstrate how developing a green city with timber structures can inspire a "more comfortable" global environment, and specifically how 350m super high-rise timber construction could be a symbol of future urban construction." WAFX Power and Justice WinnerTower Inten City / Savage + Dodd Architects with UrbanWorks  Savage + Dodd Architects with UrbanWorks - Tower on Main. Image © Savage Dodd Architects with UrbanWorks WAF: "A range of spaces feature in this substantial mixed-use redevelopment of a tower in Johannesburg, South Africa, from dedicated event spaces at the top of the building, to residential and commercial office floors." WAFX Water WinnerMedellin River Parks and Botanic Park Master Plan / Sebastian Monsalve + Juan David Hoyos  Sebastian Monsalve + Juan David Hoyos - Medellin River Parks Botanical Park Master Plan. Image © Sebastian Monsalve + Juan David Hoyos WAF: "Based upon a system of integrated projects in Medellin, Colombia, creating new parks and public green spaces, the designers sought to address issues such as urban sprawl, global warming, urban conflict, poverty, segregation and inequality." WAFX Ethics and Value WinnerSheltainer – Where Humanity Meets Hope / Sheltainer  Sheltainer - Sheltiner - Where Humanity Meets Hope. Image © Sheltainer WAF: "Sheltainer is a building initiative that targets different categories of people including refugees, asylum seekers, students and low-income families. It intends to provide a solution that can be readily built anywhere in the world, easy to construct and affordable – hence, the shipping containers." WAFX Smart Cities Winner10 KM / Shma Company Limited  Shma Company Limited - 10 KM. Image © Shma Company Limited WAF: "The 10km long green corridor proposed by Shma Company sets out a series of re-appropriated spaces, parks, footpaths and bridges to reconnect vast swathes of Bangkok along a north-south axis." WAFX Cultural Identity WinnerAtaturk Culture Center / Tabanlioglu Architects  TABANLIOGLU ARCHITECTS - Ataturak Cultue Center. Image © Tabanlioglu Architects WAF: "The Ataturk Culture Center in Istanbul, Turkey, has been a focal point for the city since the building was constructed in 1960s, and was redeveloped after it burned down in 1970." News of the winners comes weeks after Rem Koolhaas was announced as the closing keynote speaker at the 2018 World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam. The full shortlist for the World Architecture Festival awards can be found here. At the event in November, the shortlisted teams will be invited to present their designs to a jury of more than 100 international judges, who will determine the best projects within the completed and future project categories. These finalists will then move on to present to the 2018 Super Jury who will determine the winners of for the 2018 World Building of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year. News via: World Architecture Festival  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 28 Sep 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Felipe Ugalde
 © Felipe Ugalde Text description provided by the architects. BL1 is a house for a young family that decided to move from the capital to the beach of Cáhuil. It is not a second home for resting or escaping during the weekends but the possibility of transforming their metropolitan lifestyle to a more informal and rural one, with a direct and constant contact with the natural environment.  © Felipe Ugalde Due to this, in addition to the traditional program of family rooms, common spaces and services, the house includes extra spaces for guests, a workshop/yoga room, a garage/logia/dressing room that can be used as a multipurpose room and an independent cabin for rent (BL 2 House)  © Felipe Ugalde  1 Level Floor Plan  © Felipe Ugalde The 5000 square meters site with no trees or other pre-existing elements has a direct but distant view towards the ocean coinciding with the west orientation. A predominant and steady wind comes from the south, and from the north only when it rains.  Site Plan The project is organized as an "L" in plan. The east-west wing is built from a pre-existing container that blocks the south wind. The two-level north-south wing is completely built in wood. The point of connection between both sides defines the access, common spaces and through a deck the connection to the garage. Both ends of this "L" are connected by a diagonal terrace and a system of pillars and beams projected from the house protecting it from the sun while allowing the domestic program to expand to the outside.  © Felipe Ugalde To optimize time and economy the house is built with the least amount of details and only based on the construction systems usually used by local builders.  Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Morrone House / Bloco Arquitetos Posted: 28 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Haruo Mikami
 © Haruo Mikami Text description provided by the architects. The house was built in a residential neighbourhood close to the Plano Piloto in Brasilia. An existing “pequi” tree (one species of the Brazilian Savannah protected by law) is in the front of the lot. Due to the massive buildings of the neighbours we have decided to prioritize the inner visuals, alternating constructed spaces and empty spaces, increasing the amount of natural light into the house.  © Haruo Mikami  Ground Floor Plan  © Haruo Mikami The first action was to simulate the total built area that is allowed for the construction, following the local regulations. From this point we subtracted parts of the volume creating five main voids.  © Haruo Mikami  Section B  © Haruo Mikami The first one, in front of the house, incorporates the existing “Pequi” tree to the internal garden of the guest room on the ground floor; the second void, in the centre of the building, works as a natural light well that visually links the living room in the ground floor to the corridor of the rooms upstairs; the third void is a roofless extension of one of the bathrooms of the house; the fourth void houses the main entrance of the house and the fifth one wase made to attach part of the swimming pool to the house, creating a partially shaded area for hot days.  © Haruo Mikami  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Modernist Skopje Map, A Pocket Guide to Brutalist Architecture in Macedonia’s Capital Posted: 28 Sep 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Blue Crow Media Skopje, the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia, is home to many of the best international examples of Brutalist architecture. Once a part of the former Yugoslavia, the city features the work of architectural visionaries such as Kenzo Tange, Janko Konstantinov, and Marko Mušič. The "Modernist Skopje Map" is Blue Crow Media's most recent map in a series of publications covering architectural history in former Yugoslavia.  © Vase Amanito An essential, yet disturbing, reason for Skopje's concentration of Brutalist and Modernist architecture is the 1965 earthquake that destroyed sixty-five percent of the city. In an effort to redevelop the area, Japanese architect Kenzo Tange was asked to lead a team of Japanese and Yugoslavian architects and conceptualize a modern city plan for Skopje.  Courtesy of Blue Crow Media With Tange at the helm, many Brutalist architects were drawn to the city and commissioned to design Skopje's essential public structures, government buildings, transportation hubs, and educational institutions. The "Modernist Skopje Map" is a carefully curated mix of map, architectural photography, and historical information that guides the inquisitive architecture-lover through Skopje from one stark concrete construction to the next.  © Vase Amanito Not only will visitors leave with a sense of the city as a whole, but they will also gain essential knowledge of the Modernist and Brutalist periods in architectural history and the influence those periods have on contemporary building types.  © Vase Amanito Skopje is just one of many international cities that are home to a variety of phenomenal architectural examples from this period. Blue Crow Media's collection of Brutalist architecture maps span the entire globe from Boston to London to Paris to Sydney. More architectural sightseeing adventures can be found on their website. News via Blue Crow Media  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 16 Mexican Projects That Use Wood in Wondrous Ways Posted: 27 Sep 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Galería IK LAB / Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel. Image Cortesía de IK LAB Wood has been an indispensable material in the history of civilization. Different regions from around the world have used it for specific climatic conditions. Mexico, as we have mentioned on several occasions, is an extensive country where different climates, resources and ways of life fit. Therefore the application of wood in architecture has been developed in a number of ways, from its structural use to produce roofs for Mayan huts to projects that seek to revive vernacular architecture. While the handling of this material is difficult due to its specific detail management, it presents a multitude of benefits from its aesthetic appeal, air circulation, and even smell. Take a look at 16 Mexican projects that use wood in wondrous ways. IK LAB / Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel Galería IK LAB / Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel. Image Cortesía de IK LAB Departamentos Artia / AS Arquitectura + CO-LAB Design Office Departamentos Artia / AS Arquitectura + CO-LAB Design Office. Image © Onnis Luque BRUMA Winery / TAC Taller de Arquitectura Contextual BRUMA Winery / TAC Taller de Arquitectura Contextual. Image © Miguel Ángel Mayoral Rodríguez Rural House in Puebla / Comunal Taller de Arquitectura Vivienda en Puebla / Comunal Taller de Arquitectura. Image © Onnis Luque Media Perra House / Santos Bolívar Casa Media Perra / Santos Bolívar. Image © Humberto Romero Escondido / Alberto Kalach Escondido / Alberto Kalach. Image Cortesía de TAX Una Vida Boutique Villas / Studio arquitectos Una Vida Boutique Villas / Studio Arquitectos. Image © Pablo García Figueroa Sport City Oaxaca / Rootstudio + Arquitectos Artesanos Sport City Oaxaca / Rootstudio + Arquitectos Artesanos. Image © Angel Ivan Valdivia Salazar Hotel Sanará / Studio Arquitectos Hotel Sanará / Studio Arquitectos. Image © Pablo García Figueroa Essay 4 Spatial Prosthesis / MANADA Architectural Boundaries Essay 4 Spatial Prosthesis / MANADA Architectural Boundaries. Image © Jaime Navarro RLJ Chapel / José Ricardo Yslas Gámez RLJ Chapel / José Ricardo Yslas Gámez. Image © Jaime Navarro House on the Pacific Coast / Bernardi + Peschard arquitectura House on the Pacific Coast / Bernardi + Peschard arquitectura. Image © Rafael Gamo Fundación Casa Wabi Headquarters / Alberto Kalach Fundación Casa Wabi-Santa María la Ribera Headquarters / Alberto Kalach. Image © Yoshi Koitani Treehouse Suite / Deture Culsign, Architecture+Interiors Treehouse Suite / Deture Culsign, Architecture+Interiors. Image © The Cubic Studio CV Terrace / Estudio Macías Peredo CV Terrace / Estudio Macías Peredo. Image © Jaime Navarro Element Studios / Manada Architectural Boundaries.jpg?1537812680 "Element Studios / Manada Architectural Boundaries. Image © Jaime Navarro") Element Studios / Manada Architectural Boundaries. Image © Jaime Navarro Wood House / S-AR stacion-ARquitectura Wood House / S-AR stacion-ARquitectura. Image © Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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