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- COMERIO / O A S I Architects
- Therme Meran / Matteo Thun & Partners
- Terrace Folly 2 / Harsh Vardhan Jain Architects
- Chengdu Doko / House Fiction
- Apartment No. 04 / Shaaroffice
- Ngôi Nhà Nhỏ / Người Xây Tổ Ấm
- HiCC Ent. Headquarter / LESS
- Arpdale Residence / co(X)ist Studio
- Denise Scott Brown to Receive the 2018 Soane Medal
- Hector Calvo Detached House / Fantuzzi + Rodillo Arquitectos
- UNStudio Creates Urban Vision for Hilversum’s Media Park
- Tiburon Bay View / Walker Warner Architects
- Safdie Architects Announce Design for Fractalized Residential Tower in Quito
- Trampoline Cabin / Lorena Troncoso-Valencia
- This Week in Architecture: Buildings as Identity, Lost and Found
- L106 / PM-ARQ
- Tatiana Bilbao Selected for Urban Renovation Project in St. Louis
- Rem Koolhaas to Give Closing Keynote at 2018 World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam
- New Open Course by Dominique Perrault to Explore the Potential of Underground Architecture
| Posted: 07 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Laura Cavelli
 © Laura Cavelli Text description provided by the architects. The project is about a new distribution of the living spaces of a small house on the hillside near the Varese lake, in a town called Comerio. The simple volume of the kitchen defines the whole space and becomes its main and most privileged element.  Collage  © Laura Cavelli The design of the interior is careful about the details and chooses different and various materials, adding value to each of them. The ceramic floor is herring-bone set and it turns from turquoise to yellow inside the bathroom, drawing a zig-zag line on the conjunction, next to the bathroom door.  Plan The kitchen furniture is subdivided into three elements: the emerald baseboard, yellow-mustard doors, and black terrazzo countertop made with Carrara Marble elements. The ceiling was restored as it was originally, made with concrete predalle-slabs that show the structure of the building.  © Laura Cavelli The staircase connecting the ground floor with the first floor is covered with plywood panels. The lost space on the top of the landing floor is made approachable by the construction of a very small loft space made out of wooden elements which are positioned one next to the other leaving a gap in between in order to let the sunlight go through.  © Laura Cavelli  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Therme Meran / Matteo Thun & Partners Posted: 07 Sep 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Gionata Xerra
 © Oskar Dariz Text description provided by the architects. A visual and physical continuum between indoors and outdoors, generating a perception that compounds an already complete wellness experience achieved by harnessing the spirit of place.  © Gionata Xerra According to archaeological records, the springs in Meran have been in use for some 5.000 years. If those records are true, then the antecedents in the modern baths in this historical little town on the southern side of the Alps (which enjoys 300 days of sunshine every year) were already attracting users 1.000 years before the ancient Egyptians discovered the use of therapeutic baths were a staggering 3.000 years old when the Romans built their famous installation in Bath, in England. When the ancients took the plunge in the Meran springs, the view they could enjoy of the town's magnificent location, set like the jewel in a crown of mountains, was unfettered by any surrounding manmade structure. And when today's visitors to the town's new state-of-the-art thermal baths take their plunge, Matteo Thun's transparent design establishes a continuum between indoors and out, affording them a similar experience: the ulti- mate in the fitness is visual as well as physical.  © Oskar Dariz The huge glass cube is illuminated by a flood of natural light in the daytime and large globes at night. These globes cast light that reflects off freely rotating coloured discs, sending ripples over the walls and the waters, with refractions that have been compared to the effect of a sunset. Bathers can swim directly through a water gate from the largest of the twelve indoor pools to its opposite number among the thirteen located outdoors. A fitness centre, eight saunas, a beauty centre, a café, a bistro and many other features contribute to make this public facility a showcase, set in a 50.000 square metre park.  Section A-A'  Plan Level 1  Section B-B' As in other designs of his, Matteo Thun focuses on the spirit of place, quality, environmentalism and technology used unobtrusively: all water not intended for human consumption is drawn from wells sunk deep into the gardens and is perceived as a function of its flowing motion, not as a result of the infra- structure that makes it flow. Natural stone and wood materials forge continuity between the facilities, the pools, the fitness features and the relaxation beds indoors and comparable outdoor facilities, continuing seamlessly into the park and the wider surroundings. Reviving the principle of the ancients' belief in Mens sana in corporesano – a healthy mind in a healthy body – a visit to the Therme Meran is the complete wellness experience, catering not just for the body, but also for the soul.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Terrace Folly 2 / Harsh Vardhan Jain Architects Posted: 07 Sep 2018 04:00 PM PDT  © Niveditaa Gupta
 © Niveditaa Gupta Text description provided by the architects. Diwan-i-Khas was the hall of special audience during the Mughal times. If we look at the image references that are available through miniature paintings of that era, we can infer from the typology for building design and construction. The structure presents itself as pavilion set against a wall. Often some tensile fabric system would serve as extensions to the pavilion. Le Corbusier's Assembly Building in Chandigarh also creates a similar gesture towards the large plaza. The sickle shaped roof supported by concrete shear walls acts like the tensile extensions of the Mughal pavilions.  Axonometric Even though the program called out for a living room on the terrace for conducting business meetings and entertaining guests, the activities are very similar to what could have taken place in the Diwan-i-Khas. This pavilion opens out to a landscaped terrace in front. Hence the apt references for the design are the two pavilions from the 1960's and the 1640's. The form of the structure draws inspiration from the tensile fabric extensions as well as the oversized gutters of the Assembly Building.  © Niveditaa Gupta The structure of our pavilion is conceived as a series of portals fabricated from steel reminiscent of Jean Prouvé's structural forms. The roof is a folded, pleated and stretched over the portals.  3D section The pavilion responds to the direction of the sun with clear glazing on the North and East facades. The South is a layered condition of marble, air and glass block, to reduce heat gain. The space has a slatted wood ceiling reciprocated by a hardwood floor. The grains of which are in the direction of movement, accentuating the form of the portals.  © Niveditaa Gupta The marble for the wall is of Indian origin, found in the quarries of Ambaji. Book matched, the veins of the stone panel reminds us of the 'shoji' screens that glow due to the translucency of the marble. The wood ceiling and flooring adds warmth to the space when juxtaposed against the steel and glass. The wood panelling continues inside a small room, resembling a ships cabin. This space serves as the client's private office.  Plan Our client's are a young couple belonging to an old industrial family of Delhi. The space provides them an escape and a release from the responsibilities of a joint family system they belong to. Hence, a light and airy and yet personal 'Pavilion.'  © Niveditaa Gupta  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2018 03:00 PM PDT  GF South Facade. Image © Fangfang Tian
 GF Entrance. Image © Fangfang Tian Text description provided by the architects. The site is facing a Tang Dynasty buddha temple. It is exactly the red wall surrounded of the temple leads the design of a signature view finder, which freezes outdoor scene for interior, also as lens to recording customer's circulation for passers to better understand interior structure.  GF Interior. Image © Fangfang Tian  Section  GF Interior. Image © Fangfang Tian Besides, this restaurant mainly provides Japanese fusion dessert, so "coral red" in colour dictionary of Taisho and Showa period was chosen for the passage.  GF Interior. Image © Fangfang Tian  Corridor Layer. Image © Fangfang Tian It is mean to emphasise dialogue with the red wall. This passage made up with scissor staircase from GF, interlayer platform and column-free spiral to 1F.  Passage Detail. Image © Fangfang Tian Metal net and glass curtain wall build up double facade for both GF and 1F. Door frames and window frames pull or push metal net .  Passage View Finder. Image © Fangfang Tian At the same time when soften indoor-outdoor edge, it also meat to set a swordsmen-image, this is to respond the name of this restaurant which is actually a line of Tang Dynasty poem.  1F Windowsill Cassette. Image © Fangfang Tian  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Apartment No. 04 / Shaaroffice Posted: 07 Sep 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Amirali Ghaffari
.jpg?1532570228 "© Amirali Ghaffari") © Amirali Ghaffari Text description provided by the architects. The main idea in this project has been based on simplicity, standardization and readability of living space to increase users comfort. For designing this three-floor residential unit; despite the possibility of designing six residential units; the decision of designing three units (each floor one unit) was taken to improve the quality of living space and also create better usability and make spatial relationships more fluid and easier. .jpg?1532570129 "© Amirali Ghaffari") © Amirali Ghaffari .jpg?1532570434 "Diagram") Diagram .jpg?1532570746 "© Amirali Ghaffari") © Amirali Ghaffari According to the criterion and mass located in site, public spaces has been designed in front; facing to the yard, and private spaces to use quite space without disturbing noises designed in the end of the building. To supply suitable daylight for private spaces, in the end of the building a large skylight was considered, while providing the light and ventilation of private spaces, also allowed the creation of terraces and small gardens for each space. .jpg?1532571130 "© Amirali Ghaffari") © Amirali Ghaffari .jpg?1532570701 "Axonometric") Axonometric .jpg?1532571016 "© Amirali Ghaffari") © Amirali Ghaffari With the increase in residential space, considering large terrace in front of building was possible. And also, with the construction of a four-level building on the other side of the alley, two tertiary panels with wooden sprockets were used to preserve the privacy of the terraces by moving these panels and rotating the angles of interior space without spaces, different light and shadow plays occur on the terrace. .jpg?1532570255 "Section") Section  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ngôi Nhà Nhỏ / Người Xây Tổ Ấm Posted: 07 Sep 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Phạm Đức Công
 © Phạm Đức Công Text description provided by the architects. Passing by one of the most dreamlike streets in Danang - Han Thuyen, you will definitely not regret to spend a few seconds contemplating "The Little House", which is extremely original, not only by the extraordinary outlook, but also the latent beauty of the house's interior. Attracted at the very first sight by the Indochinese architecture, the house is touched by its fresh colors, using familiar materials in the combination of minimalist, but not that simple, in which we feel the breath of both closeness and luxury.  © Phạm Đức Công Along with the unique appearance, the internal design is another reason that we completely fall for. The owners of the house said: "Our valued guests drop in and often make jokes about our house that it seems to be a house of art, where is full of emotions without the existence of time".  Plan The internal space is a flexible layout, which is suitable for living activities and host's passion as well. The construction includes 3 functional areas: Painting Class, Design Office and Residential Area, takes the common hall as the connecting center.  © Phạm Đức Công As light is one of the most important aspects, you'll see the whole space is always full-filled by natural brightness. White, blue and orange are three main colors, merge with natural wood and greenery, which creates a strong bond of combination but doesn't break the distinctions.  © Phạm Đức Công Presenting the best contemporary residential architecture and design, each issue of the house has inspirational ideas from the main designers. "The Little House" is a place of life and passion, a place of living and working in the most flexible connection, separately and commonly. Just like the name "The Little House", it's a little house to draw big dreams, the dreams of passion, happiness and peace.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2018 12:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of LESS
 Courtesy of LESS Text description provided by the architects. The Project was completed with the objective of highly developing the area for a K-pop entertainment company for commercial use. The Client desired to have a fluid structure rather than static and stationary building to represent and encapsulate the character of their business.  Diagram 01 Our Solution on this issue was to make small scale changes to the existing architecture, which in turn achieved a grander effected in totality through parametrically controlled module unit with 2-way kink design shape. In turn, this positioned the building façade to create the illusion of movement on mass in a large scale.  Courtesy of LESS  Diagram 02 We interpreted various site bases, and the building code issues to generate the effect of a building with movement and active system to generate the overall façade. In the end façade system was optimized through the repetition of the smallest elements composed in several ways to achieve another element on a larger scale. The structure also connection position as another important parameter to create greater changes and expression for the building as a whole.  Courtesy of LESS  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Arpdale Residence / co(X)ist Studio Posted: 07 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Patrick Y. Wong
 © Patrick Y. Wong Text description provided by the architects. Situated on a prominent corner lot in the Zilker neighborhood of Austin, this Mid-Century inspired home presents the unique opportunity to activate two street elevations while maintaining a sense of scale and character within the neighborhood. An exposed glulam roof structure radiates from a single steel column, wrapping and folding around the corner to create a home with two striking facades. Tucked to the side and back of the lot, the second story is sited to help de-scale the corner and create spectacular vistas of the folded roof and the courtyard below.  Long Section - Kitchen and Carport  © Patrick Y. Wong  Floor Plan - Level 1 The interior courtyard is best viewed as you descend the stairwell and look out over the private pool scape. On a very exposed corner lot, the U-shaped plan also allows for privacy and seclusion for the homeowner. Public spaces such as the kitchen, living room and dining room, are located in direct relationship to the courtyard to enhance bringing the outside into the house. Natural light filters in throughout the home, creating an airy open feel. Continuity of materials from the exterior to the interior and the use of multiple sets of sliding glass doors also help to reinforce the seamless experience between the outside and the inside.  © Patrick Y. Wong  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Denise Scott Brown to Receive the 2018 Soane Medal Posted: 07 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  Denise Scott Brown in front of The Strip, Las Vegas, NV, US, 1966, Photo by Robert Venturi, courtesy of Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. Next month, American architect Denise Scott Brown will receive the 2018 Soane Medal, an award given to "architects who have made a major contribution to their field, through their built work, through education, history and theory." A powerhouse jury that included Sir David Chipperfield, Paul Goldberger, Farshid Moussavi, Alice Rawsthorn, Oliver Wainwright selected Scott Brown for the second edition of the award. The 2017 Soane Medal was given to Rafael Moneo. Sir David Chipperfield, Trustee of Sir John Soane's Museum, said: 'The jury considered many outstanding candidates; however Denise Scott Brown stood apart and was the jury's unanimous choice. Scott Brown's contribution across architecture, urbanism, theory and education over the last fifty years has been profound and far-reaching. Her example has been an inspiration to many, and we are delighted to honour her with the awarding of the Soane Medal.'  Denise Scott Brown Portrait, 2005, Photo by Frank Hanswijk, courtesy of Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. Bruce Boucher, Director of Sir John Soane's Museum, said: 'Denise Scott Brown has made a unique contribution to the field of architecture through her scholarship, her teaching and her practice. The Soane Medal recognises Denise as someone whose exemplary practice is an inspiration to architects of all generations and backgrounds.' Scott Brown will receive a replica of the original gold medal presented to Sir John Soane by the 'Architects of England' in 1835. The event celebrating her win will be held on October 17th, 2018 and will feature a pre-recorded lecture delivered by Scott Brown from her home in Philadelphia. Sir David Chipperfield will provide a live response to the lecture, which will also include illustrations of Scott Brown's work. The Soane Medal was established by Sir John Soane's Museum and continues the mission of the Museum's founder to encourage a better understanding of the central importance of architecture in people's lives. Denise Scott Brown was selected for the award by the following jury: Bruce Boucher, Sir David Chipperfield, Paul Goldberger, Owen Hopkins, Farshid Moussavi, Eric Parry, Alice Rawsthorn, and Oliver Wainwright. News via Sir John Soane's Museum London  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hector Calvo Detached House / Fantuzzi + Rodillo Arquitectos Posted: 07 Sep 2018 08:00 AM PDT  © Roberto Fantuzzi Cuesta / Pablo Blanco
 © Roberto Fantuzzi Cuesta / Pablo Blanco Text description provided by the architects. On a rugged slope in the hills of Valparaíso, we inserted a dwelling unit under the existing structure of a parking lot, modulating it to the plot of pillars and beams, achieving a gentle adaptation to the original construction. Highlighting the dense structure grid, which was the main call to design the layout, the unit is set into two levels underneath the access level, where the parking slab keeps its original use.  Section AA'  © Roberto Fantuzzi Cuesta / Pablo Blanco  Plan -1 From the parking slab, the stair appears as an element that organizes the spaces in the unit, linking them and separating the areas with different uses. At first sight from the street, the dwelling unit doesn’t seem to exist, but it appears as we start descending the slope to access. In this floor, the residence it's organized in two bedrooms and two bathrooms surrounding a hall where the main stair links with the common spaces in the lower level.  © Roberto Fantuzzi Cuesta / Pablo Blanco This stair gives access to an opened plan displaying the kitchen, the living and the dining room. This level is to the landscape extension over the bay thanks to the sliding windows, spreading the interior space to the terrace and exterior pool. This resource provides a privileged position over the buildings in the urban grid that surrounds Victoria Square.  © Roberto Fantuzzi Cuesta / Pablo Blanco Throughout the interiors, stands out the visual importance of the raw structure without any finish, which organizes the different spaces, giving the dwelling a special personality, keeping it honest to the origin of the project. This original structure works as the main support for the new building, enveloped by a masonry of concrete blocks that completes the walls of the house. This way, the dwelling stays adapted to the original structure creating a sort of terraces to the east, providing an unbeatable sight over the bay of Valparaíso.  © Roberto Fantuzzi Cuesta / Pablo Blanco  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| UNStudio Creates Urban Vision for Hilversum’s Media Park Posted: 07 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT .jpg?1536330927 "Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio") Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio UNStudio was selected by the Hilversum Municipality and Media Park Enterprise to develop an urban vision which could offer a roadmap for the transformation of Hilversum's Media Park into a vibrant and leading destination for future media content creation. The urban vision was born out of the need to adapt to new technologies and shifting consumer demands and includes potential programmatic, spatial and infrastructural development models that will fully prepare the Hilversum Media Park for the future. .jpg?1536330915 "Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio") Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio In the vision, phased transformation of existing areas, as well as new interventions, respond to the already present shifts in the media landscape, while short and long-term strategies for future scenarios offer solutions for those that have yet to occur. Wimar Jaeger, Vice Mayor, Economic, Media and culture portfolio: "Our goal is to create a media park that is vibrant and affordable, an international magnet, a place where talent can grow." .jpg?1536330908 "Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio") Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio The urban vision for the Hilversum Media Park introduces a proposal consisting of up to 5 possible new zones: The Creative Hub: Work and education facilities, main public plaza, film and exhibition space: T-Campus: Labs, studios, offices and sports facilities: Media Citywalk: Studio, food and beverage, conference hotel, spa center: Tech-Mix: Media Tech-focused work and living spaces: Media Downtown: A mix of destinations for work, living  Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio Pillars of Growth Once only created by professionals in high-tech facilities far removed from the public eye, today media is being produced and consumed by everybody, everywhere. New technologies have created abundant new possibilities for media creation and consumption. The new Hilversum Media Park will be adaptable to this evolving environment and attract top-tier young talent in order to ensure its continued success. With these goals in mind UNStudio's vision proposes 5 'Pillars of Growth' for the park. These are the keystones of the urban vision which will evolve the Media Park into a successful and thriving destination for the future. Industry Hotspot The urban vision aims to create an industry hotpot by enabling cross-disciplinary links between once disparate sectors of media. VR developers, film producers and many different kinds of creatives will work side-by-side, sharing knowledge and innovation. Additionally, on-site Media and Technology-focused educational facilities will drive young professionals to close the gap between learning and working and position the Media Park as a diverse hub of industry and content creation - a place where talent can grow. Public Interface Innovation in media has also enabled new ways for contemporary audiences to participate and engage with content. The Hilversum Media Park of the future therefore aims to create a vibrant public interface that incorporates these shifting conditions by providing a wide variety of innovative amenities. Open air studios, meeting venues, and increased modes of interaction create a social ecosystem where innovation is a spectacle and a community of interested parties can come together. The park will also serve as a hotbed of culture, strengthening the activities of the Museum of Sound & Vision. Vibrant Community Creative people often seek a dense, lively, 24hr lifestyle. As such our urban vision incorporates facilities that can provide these functions. Hospitality and local amenities will cover the every-day needs of users, while the introduction of sector-based short-term living accommodation in a contemporary, modular style that is geared towards young professionals, sews the first seeds of a new, park-specific community. Technology Currently the Hilversum Media Park has an unparalleled digital infrastructure which has enabled it to become a leader in broadcasting. In the future, media tech prototypes and pilot projects could be tested on site, while the possible introduction of a sensory network could inform users' awareness of stresses in the system. Spaces would be made available for research into technologies such as hologram tech and artificial intelligence. Additionally, facilities and buildings will be upgraded to a smart network that can mitigate shortages of any kind and respond in real-time to needs that may arise. A proposed app specific to the Media Park will also infrom users about issues such as climate, navigation, available meeting spaces, employment opportunities, etc. .jpg?1536330932 "Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio") Hilversum Media Park. Image Courtesy of UNStudio Ben van Berkel: "When utilised and applied correctly, technology can not only make cities smarter, but also more humane, social and inclusive. Sensor-based technologies also enable you to design and operate city districts and individual sites in ways that are highly relevant to their specific conditions and to their end-users." Healthy Environment Hilversum's existing identity as a Green City is embedded into the urban future of the Park and is a contributing factor to its healthy environment. Our urban vision extends the green vegetation to the west of the site into the park, further linking the media park to its surroundings. Additionally, the vision incorporates traditional healthy amenities, such as sports and recreation areas, whilst unlocking more innovative solutions, such as the incorporation of urban farms. The concept of the festival is certainly not a new phenomenon for the music industry, but in recent years it has transformed into a growing market for artists and communities in a wide variety of disciplines. Our urban vision updates its programmatic aspects by setting aside numerous 'Spaces for Celebration' that can be used for everything from art exhibitions to concerts, contributing to the festivalisation of media culture and turning an exclusive industry into an inclusive celebration. Mobility The city of Hilversum has been engaged in multiple schemes to improve the existing infrastructure and to alleviate congestion in and around the Media Park. Our urban vision offers a multitude of connections into and out of the park, in addition to a variety of strategies that may be considered as a series of steps for a future that is more sustainable and mobile. Some examples include: the introduction of Park&Ride facilities with a cable car connection, widening Johannes Geradtsweg Bridge to increase capacity and developing an app specific to the Media Park to provide mobility updates. Within the Park bike and pedestrian paths are seamlessly incorporated to encourage green modes of transportation. Sustainability The urban vision includes the aim of the Media Park to contribute to a sustainable future by reducing CO2 emission by 90% by the year 2050. Currently, the first step is to create an energy analysis of the park and use this to create a smart energy strategy, which will identify areas for improvement. Other planned actions include the addition of vegetation, re-use of resources, non-polluting modes of transport, climate-neutral buildings, solar panels and many more sustainable interventions that will allow the Park to reach the goal set out in the urban vision.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tiburon Bay View / Walker Warner Architects Posted: 07 Sep 2018 06:00 AM PDT  © Laure Joliet
 © Laure Joliet Text description provided by the architects. The Tiburon Bay View residence is a classic and inspiring abode that embodies the contemporary through its clean lines and modern designs. Nestled on an east facing bluff of the Tiburon Peninsula, the two-story home looks out onto the San Francisco Bay while the west side of the property provides a natural buffer from the road and neighboring houses. The secluded home was crafted to accommodate visiting friends and a multi-generational family environment, offering a harmonious balance between private spaces to relax and retreat and public spaces for entertaining and communal activities.  © Laure Joliet Walker Warner Architects utilized the entire site to develop the feeling of a compound rather than a stand-alone building. In order to maximize the natural beauty and foliage surrounding the property, the firm implemented "horizontal" architecture that integrates into the terraced landscape. Deep overhangs further minimize the structure's height and help elongate its horizontal shape, while asymmetrical window and door arrangements highlight the modern aspects of the residence and provide a rhythm underneath the unifying roof. The unique design of the residence derives from the client's appreciation for art, translating into bold architectural components that convey the element of surprise through unexpected spaces. Although the property sits on a steep slope, the firm was able to create a gracious and inviting entry, as well as fluid indoor to outdoor connections from all main living spaces. The main entrance sits a half-level below the upper and is complete with broad stairs, a sunken garden and compelling red door to draw guests into the entryway.  © Laure Joliet  Main Level floor plan  © Laure Joliet  Upper Level floor plan  © Laure Joliet Unconventionally, the upper level includes an auto court and family entrance, while all living spaces expand the bottom floor and flow easily out to the pool and lawn. Various spaces also include a family room, guest sitting room in the guest wing, living and dining rooms for formal entertaining, and a great room for casual family entertaining.  © Laure Joliet  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Safdie Architects Announce Design for Fractalized Residential Tower in Quito Posted: 07 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of Safdie Architects Safdie Architects have released their design for 'Quorner', a new residential tower to be built in Quito, Ecuador. The 24-storey structure, a collaboration with Ecuadorean construction firm Uribe & Schwarzkopf, is to be one of Quito's largest buildings and Safdie's first in Ecuador.  Courtesy of Safdie Architects The project occupies a small site adjacent to the city's La Carolina park, and stacks staggered residential units to create both indoor and outdoor private spaces. The north facade features a cascading green wall that visually connects the building to the neighboring park.  Courtesy of Safdie Architects The "fractalized" tower is topped with an outdoor pool, offering views out to the city and a shared gathering space for residents of the tower.  Courtesy of Safdie Architects "We pride ourselves on developing projects unique to the place and program, and at the same time, incorporating principles that have long guided our work," said Moshe Safdie in the firm's press release about the project. "While our projects around the world are diverse, our principles remain steadfast for each one: access to green space, the maximization of daylight and views in each dwelling, and fostering a sense of a 'vertical neighborhood' wherein each apartment forms part of a greater whole." While Quorner is Safdie Architects' first project in Ecuador, the office has previously completed projects in South America including the Serena Del Mar Hospital in Cartagena, Colombia and the Albert Einstein Education and Research Center in São Paulo, Brazil.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Trampoline Cabin / Lorena Troncoso-Valencia Posted: 07 Sep 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Cristóbal Caro
 © Cristóbal Caro Text description provided by the architects. The cabin, located in the middle of a swirling mountain range forest, seems to play between imitation and contradiction. Installed as a pair of clearly artificial volumes in their geometrical rigor, the ocher paneling finish refers to natural materials next to the same trunks that surround it, although the elevation of the forms and the interweaving of their profiles reiterate their markedly contemporary construction ; in which one volume rises above the other, its main and upper diagonal extensions intersect and the subtle difference of horizontal and vertical lattices between both is noticed: emphasizing the careful design that orders them.
Insinuating the interiors through boxes of more concentrated proportions, suggesting a particular daily life. In this way, the architectural object is placed in an intoxicating nature, as a timeless and respectful insertion. From within, the dilemma seems to be reversed, the landscape appears framed jumping from window to window, in a white environment of minimal decorations. Going for abstraction and contemplation, in which the domestic subjugates to settle in a new place whose value is highlighted by the pieces seen, but also by their absence.  © Cristóbal Caro To remain he must withdraw and contradict his environment within the limits of habitability. This contradiction of bringing urban life and its comforts in the middle of the forest requires the perceptual distance of the interior space, which loses the natural texture of the wood to put on an artificial, almost dreamy white, so that when it comes out, the natural becomes everywhere. its splendor and surprise, concentrating in the main window and the terrace that essential interrelation: the concrete dialogue between the artificial and the natural.  © Cristóbal Caro  Sections X and Z  © Cristóbal Caro In this sense, the cabin is installed as an occasional stay, housed in an architectural construction that is reserved for particular moments, inserting in a slight way, but celebrating the meeting of the place and its unique natural life. With the material abstraction required by contemporary habitability, but with a small distance and reverence for the stillness and vibration of the landscape.  © Cristóbal Caro  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Week in Architecture: Buildings as Identity, Lost and Found Posted: 07 Sep 2018 02:30 AM PDT  luis.rib. Via Instagram It is in moments of disaster - natural, military, or otherwise - that the value of our built environment as a form of cultural identity comes most noticeably and tragically to light. The fire that ripped through Brazil's Museo Nacional on Monday night destroyed not just invaluable historic artefacts, but a building that stood as a symbol for both a country and a people. The erasure of the urban landscape is the erasure of identity, culture, and people. It is notable, then, that new construction is often advertised as way for neighbourhoods to form or revitalize local identity. Skyscrapers in particular are considered icons around which urban and even national identity can hinge - imagine New York without the Empire State Building, Paris without the Eiffel Tower, Kuala Lumpur without the Petronas Towers. This week's stories touched on the ways in we entwine our identities with our built fabric. Read on for this week's review. History Lost Courtesy of Wikimedia The fire at the Museo Nacional in Brazil is a critical loss for architects, historians, and world citizens alike. It's unclear how exactly the blaze began, but reports indicate that funding for safety apparatuses had been reduced in past years. The Institute of Architects for Brazil (IAB) called in an open letter for the creation and maintenance of a fund dedicated to building safety in light of this tragedy. Future (to be) Made Courtesy of Warren + Mahoney Oceania seems to have its sights set firmly on the clouds. Following a widely publicised competition to shape the identity of Melbourne's skyline, Auckland has announced finalists for their own downtown tower. The shortlist boasts names such as Zaha Hadid Architects, Woods Bagot, and Elenberg Fraser, each interpreting what Auckland's urban identity might be in their own distinct ways. ZHA have also applied their super-tall expertise in Africa, where their proposal for Egypt's first official skyscraper has been given new life after nearly a decade on the shelf. The tower is planned for Cairo and it's said that inhabitants will have views of the city, the Nile, and the even the pyramids. It's here, on the banks of the river, that the country's historic and contemporary identities are set to collide. Architecture in our Own Words © EFE Given architecture's power in defining identity, criticism plays an essential role in investigating and translating it for a wider audience. But all too often criticism is academic and esoteric, reserved only for an audience that already understands the stakes. In an essay originally published on Common Edge, author Duo Dickinson explored the rise of popular architectural blogs that are redefining what - and for whom - architecture criticism can be.  Courtesy of World Architecture Festival The tightly entwined subjects of architecture and identity are also set to be the theme of this year's World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam from 28-30 November. Talks and discussions from voices including Rem Koolhaas, David Adjaye, Lesley Lokko, and Jeanne Gang promise to explore how architecture shapes and is shaped by cultural identity - questions all the more relevant in a globalized world. Things You Might Have Missed via Edward Cella Art + Architecture
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| Posted: 07 Sep 2018 02:00 AM PDT  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
 © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Text description provided by the architects. Single-family house project in a recent suburban dwelling, mixing concepts of beach, condominium, and nature.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Planta Térreo e Elevação Sudoeste  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG It is characterized by the implantation of a rectangular volume of a single floor, perpendicular to the entrance, fulfilling the offsets defined by the urbanistic law. This volume opens to the back of the lot where a lawn and a water mirror are located, both drawn in a sequence of rectangles.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The building is constructed in concrete and plastered masonry painted white, with a flat roof and exterior blades covered by local canes.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Model 1  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The piece that most characterizes the house is the entrance wall in Cobogó, which takes advantage of the northwest orientation to create combinations of varied shadows cast over the white walls.  © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tatiana Bilbao Selected for Urban Renovation Project in St. Louis Posted: 07 Sep 2018 01:00 AM PDT  Emily Rauh Pulitzer, curator of the St. Louis Museum of Art and Steve Trampe of Owen Development, are spearheading a plan to transform a block near St. Louis's theater and museum district in the area of Grand Center. This project, (according to a story published on a local news site in St. Louis) is "a blank palette" and "an opportunity to take an entire block and make it different." The project is currently led by local architects Axi: Ome. Tatiana Bilbao has also confirmed her participation, in what should be an interesting addition to St. Louis's local architectural heritage. In an interview with Vladimir Belogolovsky, she explained that she considers that the legacy of Mexican architecture should expand to other sites:
 The Henry L. Wolfner Memorial Library for the Blind, 3842-46 Olive Street. A historic building. The rear part of the library will be demolished. Flickr User: LittleT889 . Image Other world-renowned architects are being recruited to participate in the design of the section of land comprised mostly of vacant land on Olive Street from of Av. Vandeventer to Av. Spring. According to Trampe, the new plan will provide 17 buildings and 23 homes, as well as a 20-unit apartment building; construction is slated to begin once the permits and approvals of the city are available. The average estimated cost of the new housing units will be $ 400,000. As part of the plan, the group also seeks to modify the existing building of the Henry L. Wolfner Memorial Library for the Blind. Built in 1898, the library has been closed for years and once had the largest collection of books in Braille. It will be transformed into a clubhouse with sports equipment.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Rem Koolhaas to Give Closing Keynote at 2018 World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam Posted: 06 Sep 2018 11:15 PM PDT  Confirmed speakers at the 2018 World Architecture Festival.. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect and founder of the Rotterdam-based firm OMA, has been announced as the closing keynote speaker at the World Architecture Festival. The event will take place in Amsterdam at the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre on from 28-30 November. "We're delighted that Rem Koolhaas has joined our already stellar list of speakers for this year's event. This is the first time we'll be holding WAF in the Dutch capital, and just as the Dutch masters presided over a golden age of artistic endeavour and expression in the 17th century, Rem and his contemporaries have spearheaded architectural innovation that has been exported and embraced around the world," state Paul Finch, Programme Director of World Architecture Festival stated. "Attendees of WAF 2018 can look forward to speeches and talks from them and a wide selection of architects, designers, engineers, academics and urban planners as they articulate and interrogate challenges related to this year's event theme – Identity". Koolhaas is just one among the many speakers to be featured at the industry event, including Jeanne Gang, Sir David Adjaye, Caroline Bos, and Sir Peter Cook. This is also the first time that the event will be held in Amsterdam, after being located for the past two years in Berlin. The Festival leverages its new location with a speakers list that boasts some of Dutch architecture and design's most influential voices, among them Francine Houben of Mecanoo, Kees Christiaanse of KCAP, Caroline Bos of UNStudio, and even deputy mayor of Amsterdam Marieke van Doorninck. Talks at this year's event promise to explore the topic of identity - a concept that also featured prominently at this year's Venice Biennale - in a variety of ways. Presentations and panel discussions will investigate not only how architecture can be an expression of personal, communal, and civic identity, but how buildings and space are increasingly becoming participants in questions of identity. The architecture industry event will run alongside the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, which has revealed speakers including Christina Seilern of Studio Seilern, India Mahdavi of India Mahdavi architecture and design, and Maria Warner Wong of WOW. 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 when it kicks off later this year.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New Open Course by Dominique Perrault to Explore the Potential of Underground Architecture Posted: 06 Sep 2018 11:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Dominique Perrault Architecture Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and architect Dominique Perrault have jointly announced a new MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) exploring the subterranean architecture of cities. The course, entitled "Groundscape Architecture Design Lab, rethinking cities underground" is available on open course hub edx and is free to registered users. Classes will begin on the 15 October. There has been much discussion in recent years about the "fifth facade" of buildings - that is, the roofscape, made visible by satellite or drone based overviews such as Google Maps. But comparatively little attention has been paid to the space that lies between the street and the foundation - a space this course seeks to illuminate. The course will focus on the underground architecture of cities, educating participants on the history of the topic and the fundamental skills necessary for the design and realization of subterranean projects. The curriculum is divided in five "episodes", each offering insight into different areas within the topic. This is rich ground for Perrault, an architect whose portfolio boasts a longstanding interest in negotiating the streetscape including projects such as EWHA Women's University in Seoul and the National Library of France. As urban areas continue to develop and land becomes increasingly unattainable, creative solutions are imperative for the success of cities.  Ewha Womans University / Dominique Perrault Architecture. Image Courtesy of Dominique Perrault Architecture The course will be taught additionally by Richard Nguyen, Ignacio Ferrer Rizzo, and Juan Fernandez Andrino, all partners in SubLab, an academic think tank founded by Perrault in 2013 at EPFL.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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