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- Barclay & Crousse's University of Piura Edificio E in Peru wins the 2018 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
- Foster + Partners' Bloomberg HQ Wins 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's Best New Building
- This Sound-Proof Installation was Built Using Compressed Concrete and Bubble Wrap
- The Versatility of Gabion Walls, From Infrastructure to Urban Furniture
- Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Create Triangular Towers for a New High-Rise District in Helsinki
- NUB / Amunt
- Cork Screw House / rundzwei Architekten
- Lake House / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
- Enoura Observatory / Hiroshi Sugimoto | New Material Research Laboratory
- In Progress: Kaohsiung Station / Mecanoo
- AD Classics: Grundtvig's Church / Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint
- Aireys Ramp House / Irons McDuff Architecture
- Café Parallel / TEMP
- CANOPY Jackson Square / M-PROJECTS
- VF House / AM Arquitectura
- Bike Path / Battle i Roig Architectes
- House GO17 / jaf arquitectura
- AIA Announces 2018 Film Challenge Winners
- Park Grove / OMA | Shohei Shigematsu
- Black Bay Studio / Peter Braithwaite Studio
| Posted: 10 Oct 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Cristobal Palma Barclay & Crousse Architecture's Edificio E, University of Piura in Peru has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), recognizing the most distinguished architectural works built on the North and South American continents. The project was selected from a shortlist of six finalists, joining SANAA's Grace Farms, Alvaro Siza's Iberê Camargo Foundation and Herzog & de Meuron's 1111 Lincoln Road as winners of the highly-regarded prize which was established in 2003.  © Cristobal Palma An academic building in northern Peru, the scheme encourages social interaction among disadvantaged rural students at the University of Piura while offering an "element of sheltering softness amid a harsh savannah landscape." The scheme was designed by the Lima-based Barclay & Crousse Architecture, led by Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Crousse.  © Cristobal Palma
 © Cristobal Palma Set in a dry forest 600 miles northwest of Lima, the scheme accommodates a growing student population, designed as a series of lecture halls and offices arranged into a square. The 11 structures are woven together via a network of semi-exterior pathways and spaces, doubling as informal meeting spaces for students and staff.  © Cristobal Palma
Learn more about the MCHAP from our previous coverage, including a roundup of this year's shortlist. The MCHAP 2018 Jury included Jury Chair Ricky Burdett CBE, Professor of Urban Studies and Director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age Programme (London), Jose Castillo, Principal, Arquitectura 911sc (Mexico City), Ron Henderson, Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology and Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism (Chicago), Rodrigo Pérez de Arce, Professor, Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos, Pontificia Universidad Católica (Santiago), and Claire Weisz, Founding Principal of WXY (New York). News via: MCHAP  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Foster + Partners' Bloomberg HQ Wins 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's Best New Building Posted: 10 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT  © Nigel Young The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) have announced Foster + Partner's Bloomberg HQ as the winner of the 2018 Stirling Prize. Seen as the UK's most prestigious architecture award, this award is given to the building " that has made the biggest contribution to the evolution of architecture in a given year." Selected from a list of six projects, the design highlights the collaboration between a civic-minded client and architect, as well as addressing the public realm. "Bloomberg is a once-in-a-generation project which has pushed the boundaries of research and innovation in architecture," said Sir David Adjaye, this year's RIBA Stirling jury chair. "The design brief called for a building which could rise-up to the challenge of this loaded site and an information-driven environment. The architect worked exhaustively and collaboratively to design a building which perfectly responds to Bloomberg's ambitions...The real success though is in the experience for staff, visitors or passers-by – how Bloomberg has opened up new spaces to sit and breathe in the City; the visceral impact of the roof-top view across to St Paul's from the concourse space, the energy of descending the helix ramp or settling into a desk in one of the dynamic new workspaces." In a statement, Lord Norman Foster said: "...from our first discussions to the final details of the project, Mike Bloomberg and I had a 'meeting of minds' on every aspect of the project – its sustainable focus, commitment to innovation and drive to create the best workplace for Bloomberg employees. The RIBA Stirling Prize is a testament to the incredible collaborative spirit that has underpinned the entire project from start to finish."  © Nigel Young This year's jury included Sir David Adjaye, RIBA President Ben Derbyshire, dRMM co-founder (the 2017 Stirling laureate) Alex de Rijke, Kathrin Hersel, and Judy Kelly, a former director of London's Southbank Centre. See our complete list of the HQ design and other shortlisted projects: Bloomberg, London / Foster + Partners_Nigel_YoungFoster___Partners.jpg?1539114234 "© Nigel Young") © Nigel Young A highly-innovative new workplace in the City of London, commissioned by an ambitious civic-minded client, which pushes architecture's boundaries and seeks to enhance the neighboring public realm. Through the building's form, massing and materials, the HQ was designed as a natural extension of the City that connects to the public realm. Earning a BREEAM Outstanding rating – the highest design-stage score ever achieved by any major office development, the HQ comprises two buildings united by bridges that span over a pedestrian arcade. The signature façade is defined by a structural sandstone frame with a series of large-scale bronze fins that shade the floor-to-ceiling glazing. The design was made to integrate with the building's natural ventilation system. Central to Bloomberg's ethos, the double-height 'pantry' on the sixth floor is the heart of the building, reflecting the importance of sharing and collaboration at the company. Everyone passes through this animated space, increasing the likelihood of chance meetings and informal discussions Storey's Field Centre and Eddington Nursery, Cambridge / MUMA © Alan Williams A breath-taking building, commissioned by the University, for the new community of North-West Cambridge. Inspired by the college cloisters and courts of the City, this project has a sustainability agenda at its core. Bushey Cemetery, Hertfordshire / Waugh Thistleton ArchitectsLewis_Kahn.jpg?1539114431 "© Lewis Kahn") © Lewis Kahn An extraordinary spiritual building formed of natural rammed earth walls, oak, and rusted steel, with the beliefs and customs of the Jewish faith at its heart. Chadwick Hill, University of Roehampton, London / Henley Halebrown © David Grandorge Three new, intelligent buildings which surround the Grade II-listed Georgian Downshire House and provide high-quality student housing for Roehampton University, built on a modest budget. New Tate St Ives, Cornwall / Jamie Fobert Architects with Evan & Shalev © Nick Hufton An ingenious reconfiguration and extension of the Postmodern art gallery which doubles the exhibition space and creates a new public walkway connecting the town to the beach and helps St.Ives attract a growing number of international visitors. The Sultan Nazrin Centre, Worcester College, Oxford / Niall McLaughlin Architects © Nick Kane A floating auditorium crafted from classic Oxford stone and natural oak to blend exquisitely into the established landscape of Worcester College. News via: RIBA  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Sound-Proof Installation was Built Using Compressed Concrete and Bubble Wrap Posted: 10 Oct 2018 10:00 PM PDT  © Per Lundström  © Per Lundström An installation at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden is made entirely of translucent concrete panels. Composed of concrete and bubble wrap, the site blends both high and low technology processes. This high-tech lecture hall is an amorphous space with unique acoustic qualities. The panels were created by compressing High-Performance Concrete between two layers of Bubble-Wrap. With 262,500 cavities and 1,000,000 membrane-perforations, the material creates a diffused echo-free ambiance. The million micro-perforations absorbs noise while the cavities diffuse high-pitch sounds. The shape of the structure also diffuses sounds in a lower register. The result is a totally unique noise-free environment. The structure's irregular bubble-like surface contrasts with the sterile lab environment that dominates the rest of the building. Brown terrazzo was chosen to simulate a mud-floor while the bubbles create an alienesque aesthetic. Together with the light refraction in the micro-layered glass railings, an almost surreal Alice in Wonderland atmosphere is created.  © Per Lundström The casting boxes were produced using as little material as possible. Each of the 250 panels needed formwork made from twelve unique steel pieces. The form was then filled with a plastic granulate and hand-shaped to create the correct 3D surface. The granulate is re-used by the producer indefinitely.  Digital Method / Grasshopper. Image © Per Lundström Lectures are held on a 49 x 10 foot (15 x 3 meter) LED-Screen. Sound is distributed through the space using 68 microphones and 234 loudspeakers (61+129 in the small hall). Outside the installation, announcements and speeches can be made making use of the acoustics of the shell. The announcer can choose his/her position, in relation to the shell, depending on the size of the audience and the level of intimacy he/she wants to achieve. Light artists, Svante Pettersson and Daniel Ljung created the lighting concept with dynamic LED lights installed both behind and in front of the panels. Clouds passing through the sky are the default lighting scenario, however, visitors can interact and change the lighting scenario via smartphone. With the lights off – the space takes on a more sombre atmosphere, resembling early charcoal drawings of Sofia Kanje.  © Per Lundström Tengbom Architects: Krister Bjurström, Anna Morén Sahlin, Kjell Jansson, Anna Mistry Bergbom, Daniel De Sousa Barrera, Miguel Reyes, Sofia Kanje, Kristoffer Adolfsson, Ana Gejo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Versatility of Gabion Walls, From Infrastructure to Urban Furniture Posted: 10 Oct 2018 09:00 PM PDT  Bosque Altozano Club House / Parque Humano. Image Cortesia de Parque Humano Widely used in infrastructure, gabion walls are structures made of mesh metal cages filled with stones. These permeable walls use galvanized steel wire to withstand outdoor conditions.  REX House / FGMF Arquitetos. Image © Rafaela Netto They are flexible retaining walls that stabilize slopes and seek to improve the firmness between masses of earth and rock, avoiding phenomena such as landslides.  Restauración Paisajística del Vertedero de Residuos de la Vall d'en Joan / Batlle i Roig Arquitectes. Image © Jordi Surroca The pieces are stacked one by one creating a unit, or wall; each cage is attached to the other by a wire or small steel handle. In general, there are three types of gabion indicated for works with specific characteristics: box, mattress, and bag. Each varies in shape and measurement, but are made up of similar materials.  Eduardo Souza In recent years, gabion walls have become widely used for a number of functions. Other than it's original purpose — a retaining wall — the structure has been used as a wall for buildings, urban furniture, among other things. Below, we've compiled a list of projects that adopt this structural system. Canine Brigade / TRANSFORM + DS architecture Canine Brigade / TRANSFORM + DS architecture. Image © Julien Lanoo Archeopark Pavlov / Architektonicka kancelar Radko Kvet Archeopark Pavlov / Architektonicka Kancelar . Image © Gabriel Dvořák Clifton House / Malan Vorster Architecture Interior Design Clifton House / Malan Vorster Architecture Interior Design. Image © Adam Letch Bosque Altozano Club House / Parque HumanoCasa REX / FGMF Arquitetos REX House / FGMF Arquitetos. Image © Rafaela Netto BAH Restaurante Parkshopping / Tellini Vontobel Arquitetura BAH Restaurante Parkshopping / Tellini Vontobel Arquitetura. Image © Cristiano Bauce Hermana República / Muñoz Arquitectos Hermana República / Muñoz Arquitectos. Image © Marcos Mendizabal Restauración Paisajística del Vertedero de Residuos de la Vall d'en Joan / Batlle i Roig Arquitectes Restauración Paisajística del Vertedero de Residuos de la Vall d'en Joan / Batlle i Roig Arquitectes. Image © Jordi Surroca Metropolitan Park South Access / Polidura Talhouk Arquitectos Metropolitan Park South Access / Polidura Talhouk Arquitectos. Image © Marcos Mendizabal  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Create Triangular Towers for a New High-Rise District in Helsinki Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:30 PM PDT  Trigoni, Helsinki High-Rise. Image Courtesy of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects Finnish office Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects have won the competition to design a new high-rise district in Helsinki. Proposing a cluster of public space and triangular plan towers, the firm will see the phased construction of the high-density, mixed-use towers and public space alongside construction firm YIT. Located in the Pasila district, the project is called Trigoni as a reference to the triangular plan of the towers and the desire to create strong connections around sustainable development.  Trigoni, Helsinki High-Rise. Image Courtesy of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects Construction of the project will be phases, beginning with the 'starting block', the first tower of 180 meters and 51 floors, and a second at 130 metres and 40 floors. Later phased development of the scheme will bring more mid- to high-rise buildings, towers and public space. Up to ten buildings will be situated around the perimeter of the old rail yard, that itself will be turned into park and sports pitches, and the old rail roundhouse is proposed to be renovated into a vibrant cultural center. Trigoni will join a movement to turn Pasila into a booming cultural, commercial and business-centric district of Helsinki; based around what would become Finland's busiest transport hub. LM and YIT's new development will house a whole range of different services including homes, shopping, restaurants, offices, hotel and conference facilities; a mix that will see Trigoni being used all around the clock. Covered and underground routes connect the entire district as a respite from the harsh Finnish winter.  Trigoni, Helsinki High-Rise. Image Courtesy of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects Featuring smart systems, the project will include commercial and transport operators where offices, residents and guests alike are all linked into the same digital platform. The interface with the digital platform can be used for booking a sauna, laundry room or cleaning services – or even to order things from the shops or just find out what's available. The integrated system also means that the typical hotel services are available to both the guests and the tower block residents alike. At the same time, the concept of public space is extended throughout the towers.The entire southern side of the design area will be developed into a significant recreational and cultural area for all the residents of Pasila. Trigoni aims to enrich the cityscape of Helsinki and life at the street level; creating uniqueness through elegance and reduction. The clear, triangular, geometric shape of a single tower offers the possibility to create a compact tower group. When combined with efficient interior layouts, a triangular floor plan will offer benefits to a cluster of high-rise towers when oriented with purpose: angling each individually means that views can more easily be directed past one another, more sunlight can be let through to each tower and also the ground.  Trigoni, Helsinki High-Rise. Image Courtesy of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects  Trigoni, Helsinki High-Rise. Image Courtesy of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects From the outside Trigoni applies a restrained Scandinavian idiom that fits into the Finnish cityscape. Each façade creates a slightly different identity, with two variations of façade tailored depending on the view that it will create with its backdrop. Denser or lighter spaced rasters, clad in natural stone, fibrous concrete or ceramic tiles, adjust the hues of the towers or highlight their individual characteristics. The end result will be a unified group of similar sculpture-like buildings where each one has its own, unique characteristics. The parts that are shielded from the weather, such as entrance roofs and indents, will include warm-toned wood. The podium joining the two starting towers will be the main public center of the scheme, creating a sheltered space between the towers that harks back to the market places, squares and streets of a traditional city. Market and service functions, restaurants, and cafes are located in a cozy urban setting. The spaces open towards the streets and the courtyard, forming a lively pedestrian center for the block.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Brigida González
 © Brigida González Text description provided by the architects. After a long search, a couple with two children purchased a townhouse in a workers' housing estate in Stuttgart. The house – which originally dates from the 1930s and was reconstructed in the 1950s – is built on a sloping site typical for Stuttgart. With its small, roughly square plan of 6.85 x 7.30 meters, it rises like a tower four stories above the property. The house is entered from a small front yard on the north side. The ground floor was too small to accommodate a kitchen, living room, and dining area for the family and also had no direct access to the garden on the south side.  © Brigida González  Floor Plans (1:150)  © Brigida González The intimate garden could only be reached by taking a narrow, steep stair into the basement and then walking through the very low-ceilinged laundry room. So we proposed to convert the garden level basement into living space. To do so, we removed much of the entry-level floor: the cinder concrete slab from the 1950s was partly demolished and replaced by a reinforced concrete ring beam supporting a floor slab with voids to either side.  © Brigida González  Axonometry  © Brigida González The resulting platform for the new, gallerylike living room is one step higher than the original floor, differentiating it from the entry area and the adjacent work alcove. This also gives the living room more intimacy and yields more headroom for the new kitchen beneath. A newly inserted wooden stair leads down to the garden level, where the kitchen adjoins a double-height dining area with a room-wide bench that offers ample seating for many guests. Larger windows and a new sliding glass door now join the space to a new terrace and the garden itself.  Sections The modifications have created a captivating, loft-like dwelling whose compact scale offers intimate places while also providing a sense of spaciousness and a wide variety of visual connections. The structural intervention remains clearly legible in the exposed concrete, whose surfaces have generally been left raw. Only the top of the platform has been ground down to obtain a refined, terrazzo-like appearance. The house has been carefully renovated throughout. The existing wood floors and the curved wooden stair have been preserved while the layout has been modernized. Upstairs, the existing spaces have been transformed into an open landscape for children and guests. Sliding doors connect the three rooms and facilitate communal as well as the intimate use of the space. In the attic above, the clients have a private space of their own, with a bedroom, a dressing room, and a new bathroom.  © Brigida González  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cork Screw House / rundzwei Architekten Posted: 10 Oct 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Gui Rebolo
 © Gui Rebolo A base made from rammed concrete Office principals Andreas Reeg and Marc Dufour-Feronce place special attention on the local connection of their buildings.e for the lower ground living levels. The outdoor walls of the long stretched pool are also lined with the material. The base waraditionally applied in layers and then manually compacted. This results in an open, porous and characterful textured surface.  © Gui Rebolo Maximising usable area by lowering floors and introducing multi split-levels  © Gui Rebolo Cork panels on facade and roof  © Gui Rebolo Natural cork has very high insulation values and is well suited to use as a monolithic facade cladding. The choice of this material contributes significantly to the energy efficiency and sustainability of the building. Cork also provides good acoustic insulation and reduces the sound of dripping rain. Initially it was through the client's interest in achieving good acoustic performance that the architects came across this unusual choice of material. Natural construction materials, natural ventilation  © Gui Rebolo  Section  © Gui Rebolo  Unfolded Sections  © Gui Rebolo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Lake House / Fran Silvestre Arquitectos Posted: 10 Oct 2018 06:00 PM PDT  Cortesía de Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
 Cortesía de Fran Silvestre Arquitectos Text description provided by the architects. Located on the Girona PGA golf course, the house seeks the best views of the place where it is located. The project is resolved with two extruded spaces, two overlapping volumes, in which the upper one moves in the direction of the lake in front of it giving rise to a cantilever that seeks to generate a large terrace in shade.  Cortesía de Fran Silvestre Arquitectos Two elements that make up a single project, in which there are distinguished facades of great dynamism generated by the openings that open in them, openings that allow a comfortable lecture of the envelope.  Cortesía de Fran Silvestre Arquitectos  Sections  Cortesía de Fran Silvestre Arquitectos In the interior space the ground floor is distributed in two areas that are divided by the staircase, which is placed perpendicular to the volumes, with a double height separating servant and served spaces. On the upper floor, the staircase is left behind and all the rooms are distributed in such a way that they face the golf course.  Cortesía de Fran Silvestre Arquitectos  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Enoura Observatory / Hiroshi Sugimoto | New Material Research Laboratory Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Marco Zanta
 © Marco Zanta  © Marco Zanta Text description provided by the architects. The Enoura site, situated on a hilly citrus grove in the Kataura district of Odawara, offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Bay of Sagami. The facility was envisioned by contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto as a forum for disseminating art and culture both within Japan and to the world and comprises a gallery space, two stages, a tea house, and other features that make the entire premise into a truly magnificent landscape.  © Marco Zanta  Plan  © Marco Zanta The foundation will exhibit a selection of Sugimoto's artworks in the 100-meter gallery and present events and programs on the outside Stone Stage and Optical Glass Stage. Backing onto the Hakone Mountains and overlooking Sagami Bay, the picturesque Enoura district of Odawara is an important natural heritage site. The Odawara Art Foundation's complex, entitled Enoura Observatory, comprises multiple structures: an art gallery, a stone stage, an optical glass stage, a tea house, a garden, several gates and an offices block. Each of the structures incorporates traditional Japanese building styles and methods, bringing them to life to provide visitors with an overview of Japan's architectural history. The mission of the complex is to revive traditional building methods which are in danger of being lost and to pass them on to future generations.  © Marco Zanta  © Marco Zanta  © Marco Zanta  © Marco Zanta  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| In Progress: Kaohsiung Station / Mecanoo Posted: 10 Oct 2018 04:00 PM PDT  © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography
 © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography Text description provided by the architects. The new Kaohsiung Station is the crowning achievement of the massive Kaohsiung Metropolitan Area Underground Railway Project, which includes seven subterranean stations along a 9.75 km railway tunnel. It will be a true transportation hub integrating train, metro, local and intercity bus services, taxi and bicycle.  © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography As a key project for the city's transformation, the aboveground station has been designed to add valuable public green space and activate the local community. Kaohsiung Station's central hall unfolds underneath a bright ceiling of oval-shaped lights. Arriving from the underground platforms, the immersive space will make people feel instantly familiar.  © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography The station's large curvilinear shaped canopy reaches out to the city in a powerful gesture, acting as a green connector that unifies different modes of transport, and represents Kaohsiung's vision for the future as a sustainable city.  © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography With a cycling path running east west on top, the station's multi-layered landscape introduces a generous amount of public space into the city centre. Designed as a destination rather than merely an efficient mobility hub, the station offers a myriad of facilities for the local community and travellers.  © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography The sprawling landscaped canopy protects the open public plaza underneath from Kaohsiung's tropical climate like large trees would do. Here people can meet, enjoy a refreshing breeze, or visit events that take place at the station, like a farmers' market, second-hand market, traditional open air opera or a mobile library.  © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography The colonial Japanese station building, which will be relocated to its original site, is embraced by the canopy and symbolically reconnects the old and new Kaohsiung.  © Yi-Hsien Lee Photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AD Classics: Grundtvig's Church / Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint Posted: 10 Oct 2018 02:30 PM PDT  Courtesy of Flickr user Flemming Ibsen This article was originally published on July 28, 2016. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section. It was decided in 1912 that Grundtvig, who had passed away in 1873, had been so significant to Danish history and culture that he merited a national monument. Two competitions were held in 1912 and 1913, bringing in numerous design submissions for statues, decorative columns, and architectural memorials.[3]  Courtesy of Flickr user seier+seier It was purportedly while fuming over only taking second prize in a church design competition in Aarhus that Jensen Klint designed and submitted his own proposal for Grundtvig's monument. He worked under the belief that, whether or not his entry was chosen, he should still produce a church he felt Grundtvig deserved – a modus operandi which may explain how the construction cost for Jensen Klint's proposal ballooned to twenty times that of the other submissions. Nonetheless, the judges felt confident that donations from the Danish people, doubled by the government, would be sufficient to sponsor the project and announced Jensen Klint as the winner in 1913.[4]  via grundtvigskirke.dk In his design, Jensen Klint referenced a particular brand of nationalist romanticism for which Grundtvig had been known. Grundtvig had played a large part in the proliferation of folkehojskol, or folk high schools, that welcomed young Danes from every social class to come and study their country's language and history. These schools embodied Grundtvig's rejection of classical academies, which he criticized for favoring the elite and eschewing Danish in favor of Latin.[5]  via grundtvigskirke.dk In many ways, Jensen Klint's creation is surprisingly traditional. Spatially, Grundtvig's Church is laid out as a typical cruciform cathedral, with columns separating the nave from two flanking aisles. Like Gothic cathedrals, the church uses soaring pointed arches and windows to define the sacred space with light.[6] Jensen Klint was also prone to designing elements in triads: most notable are the three towers, as well as the three entries on each side of the church – a religious metaphor for the Trinity common throughout Christian churches around the world. This latter design gesture creates a total of twelve portals – a reference to the twelve entryways to the New Jerusalem as depicted in the Biblical book of Revelations and a nod to the apostolic disciples.[7]  Courtesy of Flickr user Flemming Ibsen Just as Grundtvig had touted the importance of maintaining Danish cultural tradition, so too did Jensen Klint strive to represent his homeland's vernacular architecture in his design. The crow-stepped gables of the exterior call back to the façades of traditional Danish country houses and churches, albeit on a far grander scale. Deference to Denmark's own building canon also influenced the choice of building material: handmade yellow brick. Other than the baptismal font and the roof, the entire church is composed of these bricks.[8] Though crafted and assembled by several different masons, all the bricks came from Zealand (the island on which Copenhagen is situated), as did the roofing tiles. Vast numbers of bricks were required for the job; a single pillar contains roughly 30,000.[9]  Courtesy of Flickr user Flemming Ibsen While Jensen Klint synthesized two medieval styles for his design, he did so with striking restraint. The cavernous interiors of the church are almost entirely devoid of ornament; the massive columns rise to pointed arches and ribbed vaults with little to no visual interruption.[10] The dramatic simplicity of the design is highlighted by the church's gaping windows, which allow the sunlight to stream in and reflect off the polished bricks within. Taking his cue from medieval master builders, Jensen Klint based the proportions of the interior on traditional aesthetic ratios intended to give it a pleasing appearance without the need for additional ornamentation.[11]  Courtesy of Flickr user Flemming Ibsen Exactly where to build Grundtvig's Church was a matter of significant debate between the competition's end in 1913 and the beginning of construction in 1921. After a number of sites were considered, it was decided that the memorial would form the centerpiece of a new hilltop community at Bispebjerg, a suburb of Copenhagen. Though some complained that the location was too remote and empty, others rebutted that the church would find useful service once the new neighborhood was built around it.[12]  via kk.dk The design of the new housing development ultimately fell to Jensen Klint too, who adapted the Classical layout proposed by Copenhagen's city planners into a less rigid medieval plan. He also inverted the initial decision to have building heights rise from the boundaries to the church; instead, he flanked the church with low-lying houses, allowing it to loom more dramatically over its surroundings. Stylistically, the development is clearly linked to the church at its core, with similar crow-step gables and yellow brick walls. Ever mindful of keeping the houses affordable, Jensen Klint greatly limited the complexity of their structure and decoration; the most elaborate architectural gestures were the articulated doorways unique to each group of homes.[13]  via kk.dk Construction of Grundtvig's Church lasted 19 years, during which time the building was erected in two phases under supervision by three different architects. Initially, the money raised only covered construction of the western bell tower, which opened in 1927 as a temporary church with seating for a congregation of 200. Once work commenced on the rest of the building, the flooring material changed from brick to tile, a difference that is reflected in the floor of the completed church to this day. When P.V. Jensen Klint died in 1930, supervision of the work was taken on by his son, Kaare Klint. Kaare's son Esben also worked on the project, meaning the construction of the church was overseen by three generations of the same family.[14]  Courtesy of Flickr user seier+seier Grundtvig's Church was consecrated by the King of Denmark on September 8, 1940 – 19 years to the day after construction began, and on N.F.S. Grundtvig's birthday. The building was fully packed for the ceremony, as it was the day after and for many Sundays following its opening. What was once a field of rye before 1921 is now the site of one of Denmark's largest and most memorable churches, a monument not only to Grundvig, but to Danish culture, Expressionism, and the architect who combined them all into a stunning orchestration of hand-crafted brick.[15]  Courtesy of Flickr user seier+seier References
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| Aireys Ramp House / Irons McDuff Architecture Posted: 10 Oct 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Nic Granleese
 © Nic Granleese Text description provided by the architects. Intent was to create a strong sense of escape to the coastal bushland, for a client looking for spatial reprieve from their small dwelling and a timber dwelling. The challenge was its location in a bushfire prone, suburban sub-division. Simple principles of defence against cold ocean winds and hot westerly sun, maximising north light and tightly planned circulation, led to the idea of an arm of enveloping the private space within, wrapping itself around as protection against the prevailing conditions.  © Nic Granleese As the house descends into the site, its tight skin of bushfire resistant timber with limited openings, expands inviting the native landscape and sunlight into the spaces. Zoned internal spaces descend into the site in a similar manner: the more enclosed sleeping spaces elevated in the tightly skinned box; the living spaces open and engaged with the native landscape.  Floors plans The base of coloured concrete blocks embeds itself in the ground, contributing to fire defence, while the upper timber level floats on steel structure integrating the carport below. The tight timber skin continues across decks and entries to the west in the form of battened flyscreens, contributing to the defensive approach, while allowing cross ventilation and privacy within.  © Nic Granleese  © Nic Granleese Arrival immediately imbues escape. Entering the house, occupants close the street behind, enveloped within. Limed plywood linings, timber floors and bagged blockwork establish a sense of quiet warmth and containment. As one descends into the house, this patina of natural materials opens into the landscape, establishing the final connection with respite.  © Nic Granleese Carefully configured circulation, expansive opening to the deck area and internally expressed roof form provide a spatial generosity that belies the small footprint. Daybeds, sleeping compartments and storage elements, integrated in areas such as steps, contribute further to the efficient footprint, their concealment allowing focus on the external landscape.  © Nic Granleese The overall form acknowledges its location within a peri-urban bush setting. Its front responds to street; the ramp gesturing entry for public arrival. Its overall form and materiality return to the origin of its landscape place. The simple skillion roof falls with the falls of the site. Elevated to one end, hovering itself to form a carport, it falls down to the site edge, wrapping itself down again as the lower levels embed in the ground. Materials of natural inherent texture and colour are muted within the bush landscape.  © Nic Granleese  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Oct 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Weiqi Jin
 © Weiqi Jin Text description provided by the architects. Beijing-based architecture studio, TEMP has designed a café in the old hutong area near the Drum Tower, Beijng. Café Parallel occupies an old wood structured space that was close to being collapsed. Reinforced with steel structures and refinished with bricks, cement, and metal mesh, it has been renovated into a modern café.  © Weiqi Jin Grey bricks are the choice of material for its exterior as they are the most commonly used around this neighborhood locally. They are laid in a way that emphasizes the horizontal parallel lines adding an extra depth to the façade. Two south-facing glazed openings, a swinging door and a window bring in much sunlight and welcomes the passersby into the store.  © Weiqi Jin  © Weiqi Jin Three steps of long bench-like seating are angled towards the street for a nicer view. These diagonal lines also create a triangular corner with enough depth to plant a tree. Red bricks cover the floor and the steps. Wooden cabinets, shelves, and displays are placed on top of these brick walls.  © Weiqi Jin The original roof structures are covered by stainless steel mesh that hangs from the newly added steel beams. The suspended surfaces reveal partially the older wood joists that have worn out over time. Cement walls bring together the ground, the ceiling, and the wooden cabinets. Café Parallel embodies a modern lifestyle within the older traditional spaces.  © Weiqi Jin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| CANOPY Jackson Square / M-PROJECTS Posted: 10 Oct 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © Joe Fletcher
 © Joe Fletcher Text description provided by the architects. Designed by Yves Behar and Amir Mortazavi of M-PROJECTS, CANOPY Jackson Square delivers impeccable contemporary and ergonomic design within a serene, distraction-free environment.  © Joe Fletcher Inspired by the artists and radicals who brought to life San Francisco's North Beach and Jackson Square neighborhoods in the 1950s, CANOPY Jackson Square was designed to be a profound departure from the standard workspace. Strong site-lines organize the 13,000-square foot space, with CANOPY's signature glass-enclosed private offices lining one side, and a café by Jane and open workspaces on the other. In the center, an organic lounge is a place-making architectural tour-de-force intended to encourage both casual conversations and work meetings.  © Joe Fletcher  Plan  © Joe Fletcher A literal, dramatic architectural canopy was built around three columns as a freestanding fanning structure that doubles as book and magazine shelving. The tree-like design serves as both a visual privacy screen to the conference room and work areas, as well as a containment of the lounge area. An exercise in visual expression, CANOPY Jackson Square strives to create a harmonious and thoughtful balance between work and social. The space is bathed by natural light; all areas were designed to have light filtering in from multiple directions.  © Joe Fletcher CANOPY was built with innovative features that encourage privacy and inhibit sound. Private offices are sealed by high-tech Modernus glass partitions and feature soft floors and ceiling surfaces, inciting quality conversations. Common spaces have slated ceiling insulation throughout, as well as CANOPY's signature foam light fixtures, which provide additional sound control. Upholstered furniture, fabric desk privacy screens, and soundproofing materials that line the phone booths and Mother's Room all uniquely contribute to a distraction-free environment.  © Joe Fletcher A rare and standout feature of CANOPY Jackson Square is an innovative outdoor work terrace encompassing 1,500 square feet with breathtaking views of San Francisco and presenting a healthy and new work style enabled by technology and design. The expansive space is partially covered and heated for year-round, all-season use.  © Joe Fletcher  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda
 © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda Text description provided by the architects. The construction is located in the city of Puerto Varas, Chile. It is very close to Llanquihue lake. However, the land does not have a direct view of the lake basin or the nearby mountain range. The job consisted of separating the main areas of a single-family house for five residents: a bedrooms area, an area for services and a third one destined for public spaces. Besides, the work included the challenge of permitting fluid circulation between such areas.  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda  Exploded Axonometric  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda The first intervention criterion was to foster the potential views of the place by taking advantage of its best possible orientation. As the house is located longitudinally from east to west, having nearly all the living spaces facing the north was necessary so as to provide a good view of every place.  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda The second criterion was to place the house on the land, considering a small terrain slope, but not moving great amounts of ground. In that way, three sub-levels are created. These are joined by a central hall which contains a staircase leading to different areas. The ground floor is comprised of a semi-buried block of reinforced concrete with a thermal covering which holds the area of services, workshop and a suite for guests.  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda The second level comprises the master suite and the bedrooms for the three daughters of the family. In the beginning, the girls’ space consists of one bedroom and a playroom. Once the girls grow up, this area could be transformed into three identical bedrooms.  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda The upper level comprises the living room, dining room, and kitchen. The latter includes a second family room planned as a home office for the girls’ daily life. By setting the public spaces in the upper floors, it is possible to have a view of LLanquihue Lake and Calbuco volcano, making these rooms the main ones of the house, in the meantime.  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda  Section  © Juan Eduardo Sepulveda  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bike Path / Battle i Roig Architectes Posted: 10 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT  © Jordi Surroca
 © Jordi Surroca Text description provided by the architects. A small surgical operation to connect metropolitan territory. The architecture practice of Batlle i Roig Arquitectura has designed an 890-metre pedal path, a small surgical intervention that connects the Forum with the Carretera de les Aigües track, with Collserola Park, and with Esplugues and other towns and cities in the Baix Llobregat along Avinguda Diagonal.  © Jordi Surroca “The challenge for urban design in coming years is to help overcome the barriers that have been built between natural spaces and the city.” Enric Batlle The project is located at one of the most difficult points in the metropolitan road network: the junction that connects Barcelona's Avinguda Diagonal with Avinguda dels Països Catalans in Esplugues de Llobregat, a barrier for pedestrians and bicycles for sixty years. The firm, resolute commitment of Batlle i Roig to soft mobility and a more biophilic city prompted them to design a gently sloping cycle lane in a renaturalised, landscaped environment that acts as a vantage point over the city and connects the urban network of cycle lanes with the system of free spaces in Collserola Park.  General Plan With the aim of impacting the natural setting as little as possible, the project first of all adapts to the morphological characteristics of the place, with its variable topography and infrastructures crossing at different levels, either becoming a walkway with a 5.00 m clearance above vehicles on the slip road or a tunnel through the ring road’s abandoned underpass with headroom of 2.5 m. The new pedal path is further integrated into the landscape by adjusting its slope to the level of the roads and using the retaining system with gabions full of stones from Collserola, positioned directly on the ground to enable a dry-construction intervention that is more sustainable and environmentally friendly.  © Jordi Surroca The path is 4.50 m wide and differentiates between pedestrian and bicycle circulation, with two contiguous strips that differ in the colour and texture of their finishes. This distribution ensures that the cycle lane (2.30 m wide) is continuous and uniform throughout the entire route and enables pedestrians to relate more directly with nature, thanks to a series of offsets that adapt to the geometry of the sloping verges and existing trees. These widened sections of up to 4.50 m form small spaces to rest, equipped with benches, seats and cycle racks, where people can take in the views of Avinguda Diagonal and the city.  Sections The ferruginous stone, oxide-treated pavers and the weathering-steel handrail give the whole a unitary identity that stands out from the major road infrastructures and relates well with the surrounding landscaped spaces. All the vegetation chosen for tree planting and landscaping the edges of the track corresponds to native species with low water consumption and seasonal flowering to offer changing colours and perfumes throughout the year. At the same time, great pains were taken to conserve the existing trees and incorporate them into the beds created along the new path.  © Jordi Surroca The new pedal path designed by Batlle i Roig has transformed a forgotten space, closed off to people, into a place of meeting and urban continuity for the metropolitan community. A greenway, with calmed traffic, that evokes country lanes away from the city and major road infrastructures.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 10 Oct 2018 07:00 AM PDT  © Javier Villasuso
 © Javier Villasuso Text description provided by the architects. Ovidio and Shirley's home, a shelter in 69m2. Three sectors with their own character: two solid and compact volumes that contain a space of variable limits for the daily life.  © Javier Villasuso To the front, a volume containing the kitchen and includes the accesses to the house, the pedestrian and the vehicular. A space that frames and contains, of crossing and service.  Plan In the background, the intimate volume, the space of privacy and shelter, the bedrooms combined with services such as bathroom, circulation, barbecue and laundry.  © Javier Villasuso In the middle, the social area, framed and cared by the two volumes, without more elements than the roof and the floor, a flexible space that transcends the apparent limits, a combination of garage - living - dining room - terrace. Its configuration allows it to form three spaces of different character, or close itself in a single interior-exterior space. The inhabitants have the power to appropriate the social area available according to their tastes or needs, temporary or permanent. Because of its visual and spatial opening, it extends even beyond the area of the house, appropriating the green space that surrounds it.  © Javier Villasuso In the skin of the container volumes, the main element is the brick, manufactured in the region of Minas, Uruguay. A careful study of the dimensions and possible modulations of this material was developed, achieving an interesting texture that combines two ways of use of the same material. Special care was taken in the harmony between the color tone of the brick with the other textures of the project (concrete, wood and gray), and that it coexisted adequately with the surrounding green.  © Javier Villasuso  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| AIA Announces 2018 Film Challenge Winners Posted: 10 Oct 2018 06:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects have released the winning films for the 2018 Film Challenge. As part of the institute's larger Blueprint for Better campaign, the film challenge asked participants to produce, shoot, and edit 3 to 5 minute documentary-style short films. The AIA invited architects and filmmakers to collaborate in telling stories of architects, civic leaders and communities working together toward positive community impact. This year's film submissions covered a variety of topics, including affordable housing, social impact issues, preservation and sustainability. Grand prize, runner up and third place recipients were selected by a panel of judges made up of architects and film/media professionals while the People's Choice Award was selected through votes cast by the public. Each of the Blueprint for Better stories were entered to win cash and experiential prizes, distribution at film festivals, and exposure on AIA's online channels. The four winning films are: Grand Prize – Past/Presence: Saving the Spring Garden SchoolThe Spring Garden School No. 1 in North Philadelphia had been sitting vacant and abandoned for nearly 30 years before the Philadelphia Housing Authority teamed with the non-profit Help USA to convert the property into affordable housing for low-income senior citizens and homeless veterans. Since 2013 the school district of Philadelphia has sold off over 20 properties and although some have been converted into market-rate apartments and condominiums, the Spring Garden School is the only one that offers affordable units to an under-served population. Now known as the Lural L. Blevins Center the building has 37 units and also offers social services including health care, counseling and employment opportunities to its residents. Philadelphia is currently experiencing a massive building boom and people are worried about the city losing its neighborhoods and its character. The question I plan to explore in the short piece is how can a city be forward looking and preserve its past? Runner Up – A Joyful Gathering PlaceThe architects at Robert P. Madison International are on a mission to renovate and restore the historical Karamu House, the oldest operating African American Theatre in the United States. Joining forces with the Karamu House organization, Sandra Madison and her team are driven by a shared vision to foster community and revitalize the surrounding neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. Third Place – ChildSafe: Designed to HealIn Bexar County, one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday; almost one-third are not old enough to attend kindergarten. Disturbingly, San Antonio continues to have the highest proportionate rate of confirmed child abuse cases of all major, metropolitan cities in Texas. ChildSafe is a nonprofit organization that helps restore dignity, hope, and trust to those children who have been traumatized by abuse and neglect. In 2016, ChildSafe found themselves in a building that was too small to sustain their growing support programs and their increase in staff. They enlisted the help of San Antonio architecture firm Overland Partners to build a new, state-of-the-art campus. This new facility would allow the organization to incorporate multiple government agencies such as health professionals, state agencies, law enforcement, and legal teams under one roof. Inspired by ChildSafe's unique mission, Overland embraced the opportunity to create a building that could serve as a catalyst for human transformation. People's Choice Award – Ka Hale: A RevivalArchitect and Kumu Francis Palani Sinenci leads the revival of ancient Hawaiian hale building in an effort to save indigenous cultural practices. Winners will officially premiere at the following events: Oct. 16 – "Past/Presence: Saving the Spring Garden School" screens at the opening night of the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) in New York. Oct. 16-21 – "A Joyful Gathering Place" and "ChildSafe: Designed to Heal" will screen throughout ADFF. Oct. 18 – "Ka Hale: A Revival" screens at Chicago Ideas, an annual festival in Chicago. Winning films to be screened at Architecture & Design Film Festival and Chicago Ideas event. Both the Grand Prize Winner and People's Choice Award receive a cash prize of $5,000 and trips to New York City and Chicago, respectively.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Park Grove / OMA | Shohei Shigematsu Posted: 10 Oct 2018 03:55 AM PDT _HI_RES_(5)_copy.jpg?1539181939 "© Robin Hill") © Robin Hill
_HI_RES_copy.jpg?1539181952 "© Robin Hill") © Robin Hill Text description provided by the architects. Two of three towers of Park Grove designed by Shohei Shigematsu officially open, as OMA New York's three residential projects across North America are nearing completion. 121 E 22nd Street in New York City and Transbay Block 8 in San Francisco to follow in the next year. _HI_RES_copy.jpg?1539182050 "© Robin Hill") © Robin Hill The Related Group and Terra Group have unveiled the first phase of Park Grove, the multi-tower residential development designed by Partner-in-Charge Shohei Shigematsu of OMA New York. Named the Club Residences and Two Park Grove, the first two towers are now move-in ready. _HI_RES_copy.jpg?1539181927 "© Robin Hill") © Robin Hill  Axonometric. © OMA _HI_RES_(7)_copy.jpg?1539181989 "© Robin Hill") © Robin Hill OMA first won the design competition in 2013 with a scheme that would connect Coconut Grove's community scale to the Biscayne Bay and honor the neighborhood's natural beauty. Inspired by the Bay, Shohei Shigematsu and OMA envisioned the towers as barrier islands, each uniquely independent yet maintaining a linked intimacy. The resulting organic forms contrast from its boxier neighbors. A plinth connecting the three towers provides a lush, landscape of amenities for residents and act as an extension to the surrounding natural environment. A series of passages weave in and out throughout the 5-acre site and provide connections and views to the Biscayne Bay.  Diagram . © OMA  Diagram. © OMA The final tower lies on the former site of the Coconut Grove Bank, which required a phased construction to accommodate a seamless move from the Bank's original building to its new home in the plinth. The tower is currently under construction and will reach completion in Spring 2019. Together, the three residences will add to the distinct community of Coconut Grove that offers an alternative to the Metropolitan downtown. _HI_RES_(24)_copy.jpg?1539182002 "© Robin Hill") © Robin Hill The opening of the first phase of Park Grove marks the beginning of a series of residential tower completions to follow in the next year. OMA has been engaged in the design of a number of residential tower projects, including 121 E 22nd Street in New York (2019), Transbay Bock 8 in San Francisco (2019) and Nora Tornen in Stockholm (2018). All four projects will be completed by 2019.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Black Bay Studio / Peter Braithwaite Studio Posted: 10 Oct 2018 03:00 AM PDT  © Julian Parkinson
 © Julian Parkinson Text description provided by the architects. Situated along a rocky outcropping that overlooks Back Bay, the Back Bay Studio is sited within the culturally rich community of Terence Bay. This small fishing community, located along Nova Scotia's eastern shore, is made up of rocky cliff faces and rolling hillsides that extend down to the ocean's edge.  © Julian Parkinson The architectural form of the building is driven by a desire to frame the rich coastal landscape. The procession through the studio invites the user into a double height volume that captures a dramatic view of the Back Bay. The strategic fenestration captures a panoramic view of the rugged terrain and takes advantage of natural cross ventilation. The consistent presence of dramatic views reinforces our firm's commitment to create architecture that directly engages with the natural landscape.  © Peter Braithwaite We felt the bold expression of structure was an opportunity to integrate design and craftsmanship. The six large LVL rigid frames creates a rhythmic motif throughout the building that clearly defines the spatial division the interior program. Also, as the firm continues to grow, this structural strategy allows the interior to be adjusted to meet the company's changing needs. The exterior wall assembly allows a maximum efficiency of interior space, freedom to compose the fenestration and a strong clarity of form. Inspired by local building practices, the cladding of the exterior is composed of locally sourced wood slats and aluminum siding which enables the exterior of the studio to age naturally and withstand the harsh Atlantic climate.  © Peter Braithwaite Back Bay Studio provides a great opportunity to feature the integrated approach of the firm's design and construction teams. It gives prospective clients the ability to experience a built project that expresses the quality of craftsmanship the company strives to maintain in each and every project. This building exemplifies the firm's commitment to maintaining design excellence and the highest-level of craftsmanship.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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