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- "Plastic Island" Imagines the Possibilities of Reusing Oceanic Waste in Architecture
- 5 Incredible Indoor-Outdoor Spaces for Fall
- Illinois Launches Autonomous Vehicle Initiative to Research Self-Driving Cars
- Social Housing in Belleville Street / Atelier du Pont
- Exhibition Hall / Marte.Marte Architects
- SBR Consultant Office Building / USE Studio + Amordad design and construction group
- TJ House / Ben Walker Architects
- Green Cloud / ZHUBO-AAO
- Arghavan Family Apartment / Alidoost & partners
- City of Sky / WJ Design
- Humble House / Coy Yiontis Architects
- Ridge Residence / Their + Curran Architects
- Block 41 / Graham Baba Architects
- Houndstooth Coffee MLK / OFFICIAL
- House João de Barro / Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados
- The Challenges of Preserving a Small, Local - and Globally Famous - Design Legacy
- Earth and Sea House / José Manuel Álvarez Cruz
- The Tallest Statue in the World is Completed in India
- Parra House / rubial-sanchez
- WE Architecture Unveils Pixelated Pop-Up Architecture Office at BLOX Copenhagen
| "Plastic Island" Imagines the Possibilities of Reusing Oceanic Waste in Architecture Posted: 31 Oct 2018 10:00 PM PDT  Courtesy of Emily-Claire Goksøyr With rising sea levels and incessant consumption of plastic, the state of the earth's oceans is rapidly deteriorating. Instead of discarding or burning this plastic, architects Erik Goksøyr and Emily-Claire Goksøyr questioned whether any architectural potential exists in this neglected material. By conducting an extensive material study, the duo designed three prototypes to postulate this theory. Though starting out as a humble thesis, this project is being actualized under the organization, Out of Ocean. From the shores of the Koster Islands in Sweden, plastic samples were collected and studied for their various material performance in areas such as color, texture, light, and translucency.  Courtesy of Emily-Claire Goksøyr In their first iteration, titled House of Texture, the plastic undergoes heat and compression that causes deformation and as a result, varied texture. From smooth and glossy to rough and jagged, these fragments can be combined together in a tectonic manner similar to aggregate used to make concrete due to their ribbed modular shape. The investigation informed that the characteristics of the original plastic could be retained partially, reiterating the issue of plastic waste while simultaneously increasing aesthetic appeal.  Courtesy of Emily-Claire Goksøyr  Courtesy of Emily-Claire Goksøyr House of Transformation, a symbolic gesture of the literal process of converting waste to create a building, creates a gradient of chunky plastic fragments to smooth panels. By using digital modeling software, the study depicted multiple jerry cans stacked on top of each other in a haphazard manner. The purpose of this was to showcase how any combination of trash from the local shoreline could be rearranged in multiple ways to create enclosure and facades, emphasizing not only repurposing materials but also a sustainable practice.  Courtesy of Emily-Claire Goksøyr Inspired by the unusual geology of the site called "dike swarming", the third design, House of Color, reflects the linearity of the rock layers through the striations from the construction system, with endless amounts of plastic. Spotted with colorful flecks of plastic, the new material mimics the traditional terrazzo tile in its aesthetic. Since plastic waste has no defined form or standardized construction methods, there are endless ways of creating material for varied ephemeral effects.  Courtesy of Emily-Claire Goksøyr In the toxic cycles of overproduction and underconsumption, the notion of accumulating waste seems to be the norm. However, the project aims to change this attitude by transforming waste into something that is desired or valued as an aestheticized product. It forces architecture to start to become its own agency of activism in regards to environmental and sustainable construction. By emphasizing the visual traits of plastic in the facade of buildings, it serves as a reminder that this accumulation is harmful and hopes to create incentives to keep oceans waste-free. News via Out of Ocean  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 5 Incredible Indoor-Outdoor Spaces for Fall Posted: 31 Oct 2018 09:00 PM PDT  It's no secret that in many parts of the country, indoor-outdoor living actually gets better when summer turns to fall. The bugs buzz off, the humidity lifts, and the cooler nights beg for the warmth of a fire. Here are five of our favorite indoor-outdoor living spaces for the fall of 2018.  A Modern Farmhouse in Phoenix Opens Up for FallFour months of triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix are giving way to perfect weather, so it's time to open up the house to the outdoors. This home in the upscale suburb of Paradise Valley is a mashup of traditional and modern design. Architect Tom Knutson, principal at K2 Signature Homes, stated that "We incorporated a large covered patio with the interior tile flooring continuing to the exterior so as to blur the line between inside and outside."  A Renovated 1960s Track Home Maximizes Outdoor LivingDay or night, the weather in Santa Barbara is perfect for indoor-outdoor living, thanks to 90-degree multi-slide doors. ANACAPA Architecture worked with a young couple with modernist sensibilities for a stunning renovation of an outdated 1960s tract home. "We asked ourselves, 'What is the best way to get the absolute maximum indoor-outdoor connection in that house?'" says architect Dan Weber.  A Seamless Transition into FallVirginia in the fall has never felt better with a multi-slide door that seamlessly blurs the transition from the inside to the outside. Architect Danny MacNelly found 44 acres of untamed land along Virginia's James River on which to build the ultimate weekend getaway. "The home was meant to blend in naturally, which is why I tend toward very simple and very clean, very big ideas," says the partner at ArchitectureFirm.  This Indiana Home Opens Up to Views of Fall ColorsWhen the leaves start turning colors in southern Indiana is when residents want to be outside the most. And at night, sitting around the fire is a key part of the experience. The back of this amazing house opens up with a multi-slide door to a furnished patio with a fire pit and hot tub overlooking Lake Monroe, outside Bloomington. "There's just so much more demand for these larger openings, even in the Midwest," says architect Jason Wolfe of Demerly Architects.  Fall in Love With This San Fernando Valley Home's Breezy OpeningsAs summer becomes fall in the San Fernando Valley, hot days turn pleasant and multi-slide doors start opening to let in the California breezes. In this house, from LA-based design-build firm Walker Workshop, a sliding glass door in the master bedroom is perfectly positioned for the homeowners to enjoy their views.  Western Window Systems About Western Window Systems Founded in Phoenix in 1959, Western Window Systems designs and manufactures moving glass walls and windows that bring indoor and outdoor spaces together. Inspired by contemporary living, our high-quality products are available in custom sizes, standardized sets, and massive dimensions for unlimited design possibilities in residential, multi-family, and light commercial projects. From superior craftsmanship and timeless design to exceptional customer service, Western Window Systems is a preferred choice of architects, builders, and homeowners throughout North America.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Illinois Launches Autonomous Vehicle Initiative to Research Self-Driving Cars Posted: 31 Oct 2018 08:30 PM PDT  Chicago, Illinois. Image © Kristopher Kettner / Shutterstock The state of Illinois has launched a new testing program for connected and automated vehicles. Called Autonomous Illinois, the research initiative was announced by Governor Bruce Rauner's office. As Curbed Chicago reports, Created by executive order, multiagency program will be state-wide and led by the Illinois Department of Transportation to advance the state's research in self-driving cars.  Autonomous Vehicle. Image © Dllu Partnering with research institutions, universities and tech companies, IDOT will run the testing program and use sensors, cameras, GPS, and other technology as automated vehicles navigate the roadway. With a focus on safety, a driver will remain behind the wheel to take control as needed, and the initiative hopes that the research will have to potential to help reduce the number of crashes caused by human error. As a study in data and infrastructure, IDOT would work with the Department of Commerce Economic Opportunity, Department of Insurance, Illinois State Police and the Illinois Tollway. Governor Rauner's office expects connected and automated vehicles to generate $800 billion annually in economic benefits by 2050 nationwide. Read the full story about Illinois's initiative on Curbed Chicago.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Social Housing in Belleville Street / Atelier du Pont Posted: 31 Oct 2018 08:00 PM PDT  © Takuji Shimmura
 © Takuji Shimmura Text description provided by the architects. The project is composed of 2 buildings hosting 19 social housing units, and a shop on ground floor. The urban fabric of Belleville is composed of two intersecting systems: on the one hand narrow busy roads lined with typical "faubourg"-style apartment buildings cascading down the hill; and on the other the spaces at the centers of the city blocks, which are very narrow, often planted, and lined with vernacular buildings running perpendicular to the slope.  © Takuji Shimmura We wanted to restore this double-sided character on the Rue de Belleville with a design that plays the density, piling and stratification games through a contemporary design revisiting the traditional faubourg housing type.  © Takuji Shimmura  Section The heart of the block is a green alley that harmonizes with the existing fabric and reveals the depth of the plot. Box-balconies stretch from the facade to offer generous outdoor spaces and wide and unobstructed views of Paris. A new building that infiltrate the urban jungle while claiming a significant change: exit insalubrity, the density is here mastered and happy.  © Takuji Shimmura  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Exhibition Hall / Marte.Marte Architects Posted: 31 Oct 2018 07:00 PM PDT  © Faruk Pinjo
 © Faruk Pinjo Text description provided by the architects. Due to a lack of space, the fairgrounds were moved to the outskirts of town in the mid-1970s, construction took place in several stages, and the resulting trade fair center has since been renovated step by step – with famous architecture firms responsible for certain elements of the 14 exhibition halls. The master plan created in 2012 outlines the upcoming renovation of the west axis – the agora, the central square, should play a bigger role; the orientation within the buildings and open spaces calls for improvement; and the sequence and function of the exhibition halls could be aligned better.  Site Plan  © Faruk Pinjo In 2014, Marte Marte Architects convinced the competition jury with its outstanding design, which is characterized by power and restraint. The mighty gesture of the enormous emblematic structure – four exhibition halls are combined into one gigantic, monolithic building measuring 170 m long, nearly 70 m wide, and 16.5 m high – provides the existing conglomerate with an organizing principle and injects it with new energy.  © Faruk Pinjo The backbone of the building is the interior circulation axis – room-high glazed openings guide visitors through the series of exhibition halls – red, black, red, black. As eye-catching as the elliptical, hyperbolic incisions in the two longitudinal sides of the buildings are, the color scheme of the giant is just as powerful and vivid – pure, rich colors without shading like those used in coats of arms.  © Faruk Pinjo The dimensions and the power of the rooms are impressive. The entire building complex is crisscrossed with a lattice of 4.5-meter-high trusses made of laminated beams, giving one the impression of being placed side by side. A dropped ceiling covers the installation level and only the bottom flanges are visible. Between the facade supports with crossbeams, 70 doors permit exit in the case of fire, and a grid of acoustic panels prevents the dreaded flutter echo and ensures high-quality sound. Black in black. Function in construction. The spectacular foyer between the two exhibition halls is painted entirely in red, and the five elliptical arches of the load-bearing concrete slab form arcades and separate the stream of visitors from those relaxing in the bistro. In terms of lighting, the different sequences of the building cover the entire spectrum: Tunable White bathes the exhibition and event spaces in the appropriate ambiance.  © Faruk Pinjo What also distinguishes Marte Marte's approach from the other competitors' designs was the equal treatment of visitors, exhibitors, and vendors. Of the two carmine courtyards cut into the west facade of the building, one serves as the entrance for visitors and the other for the delivery of goods. Thus, the building doesn't differentiate between front and back but is presentable and functional on all sides.  © Faruk Pinjo With the black giant, Marte Marte has once again thought outside the box and created a building of emblematic power, offering a festive, functional setting for an agora on the outskirts of the city. Long live the polis!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| SBR Consultant Office Building / USE Studio + Amordad design and construction group Posted: 31 Oct 2018 06:00 PM PDT  © Farshid NasrAbadi
.jpg?1538351863 "© Farshid NasrAbadi") © Farshid NasrAbadi Context .jpg?1538351244 "© Farshid NasrAbadi") © Farshid NasrAbadi  Ground floor plan The commute from home to work and reverse was the key difference from the ordinary inner city work travels. This parameter became more important as we pass through the site's gates and we face a very curved and fluid structure; that could have not been neglected! The lines are derived from the contours of the mountains situated on the north of the site and drives you to an infinite motion! The land is 75m long with an average 24m in width pretty accustomed with the curved pathway surrounding it! .jpg?1538351478 "© Farshid NasrAbadi") © Farshid NasrAbadi Client .jpg?1538351072 "© Farshid NasrAbadi") © Farshid NasrAbadi According to the primary brief provided by the client the corporation's activities were divided into 5 categories: management, design, research, office and services, but the thing they were looking for included spaces for activities such as interaction, relaxation, creativity and also places for breathing and thinking. Basic calculations showed they need 2200m² in order to put all the demands in site! Meanwhile the criteria obliged us not to cross 1850m². The solution was the note in criteria which defined that atriums, courtyards and terraces are not included in the area calculation. Thus these spaces would respond to the client's need and in the limits of the criteria indeed. .jpg?1538351259 "© Farshid NasrAbadi") © Farshid NasrAbadi Design .jpg?1538351567 "© Farshid NasrAbadi") © Farshid NasrAbadi On the first level there's a courtyard opening the mass to a void and it fades the border between inside and outside. Two corridors on both sides with large windows continue the motion to infinite. Designed terraces with the spectacular view of the mountains provide something more than the spaces which Google's employees experience.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| TJ House / Ben Walker Architects Posted: 31 Oct 2018 05:00 PM PDT  © Lightstudies
 © Lightstudies Text description provided by the architects. The project comprised the fitout of a residential apartment in a new building in Braddon, ACT Australia. The apartment is located within one of Canberra's busiest precincts and has wonderful eastern views across the suburbs of Ainslie & Braddon and to Parliament House and Civic to the south. The project was a team effort between client/builder, joiner, architect and carpenters. The clients' clear vision for the character of the space led the detailing and material choice.  © Lightstudies The fitout has an industrial character partly reminiscent of the old workshops common throughout Braddon in previous years. The palette of steel plate, concrete, glass, recycled brick and timber combine to give a contemporary and individualised character to this apartment. There is a high level of precision and craftsmanship evident in all elements.  © Lightstudies The project includes the use of mild steel plate for bench tops, shelving, cupboard fronts and door/window reveals. Recycled hardwood has been used in joinery fronts, wet area bench tops & vanities and wall cladding. Recycled red brick (with "frogs" out in some cases) provides a clear and obvious link to the most common material used in early Canberra building. Rooms are designed as flexible spaces – the study has a large steel and glass sliding door that can be used to open or close that space from the main living area. The client created and built a drop down dining table that acts as a light box when lifted to the ceiling and not in use giving the living area more space for larger gatherings.  © Lightstudies The high levels of interior thermal mass provided by the exposed concrete slab and brick walls assists in passive cooling of the apartment in summer, and allow for some direct thermal gain from morning sun in winter. The apartment provides a unique living setting for the owners and has the ability to be "opened and closed" as required during trips away – it is a low maintenance dwelling with excellent access to the facilities of the nearby city.  Floor Plan  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2018 04:00 PM PDT .jpg?1537436983 "Upper. Image © John Siu") Upper. Image © John Siu
.jpg?1537436954 "Upper. Image © John Siu") Upper. Image © John Siu Text description provided by the architects. Along with the expansion of modern city, original villages located in the edge of city have been turning into isolated islands in flourishing city. Urban village, resulting from population boom in modern China, exists in major cities as common case. .jpg?1537439379 "Urban Mountain. Image © John Siu") Urban Mountain. Image © John Siu However, there is no mountain or river in the so called urban 'village' as in imagination, but the concrete land which is hard and impermeable. Moreover, due to the poor condition of lighting and narrow space,The first impression of most people for urban village is messy and unsafe. Architects in AAO has made a practice seeking for a solution to problems in urban village. .jpg?1537450427 "Diagram") Diagram Architects propose a tentative idea of Green Cloud, aiming to improve rainwater management ability as well as providing green and comfort common place for residents, from which the current living states of residents could be improved.'Green Cloud' is a low-technique required renovation method which can be copied easily.To make use of large quantity of roofs in urban village, architects build Urban Mountain on the roof which have potential to be reconstructed. .jpg?1537437250 "Urban Mountain. Image © John Siu") Urban Mountain. Image © John Siu  Axonometric .jpg?1537440387 "Vegetation Planting. Image © Yang Xu") Vegetation Planting. Image © Yang Xu Architects set up Urban Mountain on dwelling roofs to make up for this kind of Green Cloud practice be as demonstration. We hope adjacent residents could be impacted to master the construction skill of Urban Mountain idiopathically and after that,copy them to their own roofs.As Urban Mountains being built in urban village one after another and connecting in the sky,a new landscape full of fun, joy and greening that we planned is coming out -- the Green Cloud. .jpg?1537437300 "Urban Mountain. Image © John Siu") Urban Mountain. Image © John Siu A residential dwelling constructed in 80s (located in Gangxia Village, Shenzhen) has been selected as practice base for Urban Mountain.The practice is named 'Yugong Plan 2.0', the first Urban Mountain is carried to Gangxia by modern 'Yugong'. 'Yugong Plan 2.0' started from 27th September and ended at 20th December, 2017. .jpg?1537450654 "Green Cloud") Green Cloud 'Yugong Plan 2.0' thickens the un-utilized roof and lists it into second land surface among which the rainwater is preserved and greening expanded (it could also be used as vegetables and plants planting). Such two dimensional land surface could change in Z axis according to space property. It creates pavilions for social activity beneath and upper space for people's walking and sitting. .jpg?1537439570 "Detail. Image © Yang Xu") Detail. Image © Yang Xu .jpg?1537450358 "Diagram") Diagram  Below. Image © John Siu Urban Mountain has gradually been a culture activity zone in urban village. Recently(June 2018), a mid-summer concert was held on Urban Mountain, 9 little musicians aged 4-11 made neighbors open the windows that had been closed for so long. After big success of the concert, other residential community activities that comes later are expected. .jpg?1537436841 "Detail. Image © John Siu") Detail. Image © John Siu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Arghavan Family Apartment / Alidoost & partners Posted: 31 Oct 2018 03:00 PM PDT  © Farshid Nasrabadi
 © Farshid Nasrabadi Text description provided by the architects. Since all of the Arghavan complex units are owned by the members of a particular family, the interior design was done using a specific physical plan. These spaces consisted of 4 separate units with 3 units of 170 meters and a duplex unit, a hall for celebrations and parties with storage rooms and facilities in the first basement, and a swimming pool and gym in the -2floor. In addition to creating an intimate environment, special attention was paid to green space in order to gather together all members of the family.  © Farshid Nasrabadi  South Elevation In regards to the facade design during the design process, paying attention to urban landscape, green space and greenery stretch in the landscape, attention to detail design in an integrated structure, as well as the use of Iranian architectural concepts in the project were considered. Considering the employer's requirements, paying attention to the needs of the residents and providing the necessary spaces, observing the separation of public and private spaces, providing the appropriate dimensions for each space, as well as controlling the light and privacy of living spaces was among the issues that should be considered in the design.  © Farshid Nasrabadi In order to design the façade and to preserve the visibility and perspective, the transparent skin was the basic measure, and then the "FakhroMadin" pattern was used along with the concepts of Iranian architecture, such as creating intimacy, controlling the light and creating the shadow as an element in the interior design. The "FakhroMadin" pattern has been utilized in two sections of empty space with regular geometry. Hence, we tried to maintain this structure, and change the scale of the constituent elements to achieve a new model. The new model can be examined from a macro scale as a projection of the main aspect or from a micro-scale as semitransparent sheets.  © Farshid Nasrabadi  Stair Section Detail Thus the facade is divided into filled and empty sections. In the next step, it uses the FakhroMadin pattern in the full section of the second skin so that it controls the incoming light and shading from the inside out. In the following, by creating flowerboxes in the empty spaces, the greenery of the urban space stretches along the building and finally ended in the green roof of the project. Moreover, in order to coordinate with adjacent buildings, a series of vertical elements in the facades of the neighboring buildings were utilized to frame the facades in the facade, making it possible to coordinate with the urban street view. Finally, while trying to satisfy the employer as the main user of space, it was possible to create equilibrium and interaction between the use of traditional elements and a modern expression on the one hand, and the simplicity and impressionability of the facade interior elements on the other hand.  © Farshid Nasrabadi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2018 02:00 PM PDT  © Mingde Huang
 © Mingde Huang Text description provided by the architects. As the sales center of Unicity of Vanke in Fuzhou, WJDesign want to make a difference between City of Sky and traditional sales center. Instead of style, we pay more attention to the sense of life experience. What is the true value of life? LeoHusaid, it is not just a style, but more a living experience.  Site Location. Image Courtesy of WJ Design  © Qiang Shen The original site was a parking lot with three walls and a pedestrian entrance on the top. The space was dark. In the design considerations, we focus on the users' experience as the core. Two patios are implanted in such a closed space to introduce natural light.  © Mingde Huang  © Mingde Huang Through the ramp, the first thing we see is a water pool. The water's flexibility brings more vitality to the building. We want to use the only external facade of the entire building as much as possible. Through the floor glass, the outdoor landscape can be visually integrated with the interior. At the same time, the mapping of the water surface also extends the indoor perspective appropriately.  © Qiang Shen  © Mingde Huang Indoor patio links the entrance of the upper-level residential area so that two spaces get well connected. Rain and sunlight comes in through the patio bringing us a more natural and real indoor experience. Natural space permeates each other, and people prefer to stay here.  © Qiang Shen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Humble House / Coy Yiontis Architects Posted: 31 Oct 2018 01:00 PM PDT  © Tatjana Plitt
© Tatjana Plitt Text description provided by the architects. Designed for an older couple who travel frequently, this coastal home accommodates visiting grandchildren and family as well as being a private, easily maintained haven between adventures. Building form was driven by site conditions and the need for accessibility; the resulting dynamic façade and dramatic internal volumes belie its liveability.  © Tatjana Plitt Screening from western neighbours and the need for the home to sit at a single level across a sloping site dictated the form of the building. The overbearing nature of the two storey neighbour and threat of overshadowing and overlooking resulted in the design of a long, tall building form running the full length of the western boundary protecting the clients' amenity. Living spaces are oriented towards the north and cross ventilated. Bedrooms are oriented to the east to capture the morning sun.  © Tatjana Plitt Downsizing from a grand heritage country homestead, this new home is consciously contemporary. The clients revel in the 'touch button technology' throughout the home. The standard mod-cons such as hydronic heating and electric blinds are relative luxuries after their old home where the stoking of daily fires was required to keep the house warm. Also important are the small touches that aid day to day living; a bench seat at the front door for removing dirty boots; the outdoor shower for rinsing sandy feet after a beach visit; the secret hatch in the garage that accesses the internal kitchen pantry directly so that the heavy grocery bags don't have to be lugged.  Ground Floor This home was to be that which their previous home was not; contemporary and easy to maintain. Consideration of the clients aging comfortably in place determined that there should be no steps in the home; internal spaces and garden are at one continuous level and the resulting terraced garden at the rear of the sloping site provides ease of maintenance and an abundance of vegetables. The main living space features full height glazing to the north and south courtyards. This can be opened out completely on either or both sides depending on weather conditions. Frequent entertainers, a flexible plan was required which allowed private studies to be converted to bedrooms when visitors stayed on. An isolated study with its own bathroom has the potential to house a live-in carer should the need arise in the future. This is a contemporary home steeped in the history of its occupants and designed around their daily lives.  © Tatjana Plitt Comfort, ease of maintenance and facilitation of established daily rituals were primary elements of the clients' brief. The home is fundamentally liveable and carefully considered with regard to the idiosyncrasies of the couple that live here. Spaces are carefully personalized with customized niches for mementos gathered over a lifetime. Despite the contemporary response required to accommodate the functional brief, the family history is richly evident. We are reminded every time we speak to the client how wonderful the house is to live in. _copy.jpg?1540827516 "© Tatjana Plitt") © Tatjana Plitt  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ridge Residence / Their + Curran Architects Posted: 31 Oct 2018 12:00 PM PDT  © INDUSTRYOUS Photography
 © INDUSTRYOUS Photography Text description provided by the architects. A simple, economical, and small (1,440 sq.ft.) one bedroom retirement home in the country for two city dwellers, Gary, and Carol Ridge, reflects the aspirations of out of the box thinkers who wanted something decidedly different in a retirement home. Gary is a retired construction superintendent, so he literally built most of it by hand, right down to the cabinets, with some locally hired helpers. Carol is a retired administrator from the McMaster University Family Health Department, and we previously worked with her on a clinic design. They purchased a wooded lot overlooking the Consecon Canal along the Loyalist Parkway in the northwest corner of popular Prince Edward County.  © INDUSTRYOUS Photography There is one bedroom, one bath and two dens for their many busy hobbies (he's into stamps, history, and wine, while she's into quilting, reading, etc.). A central living/dining/kitchen space is the heart of the house, with large windows to both the north and south for generous light and views of the canal in front and woods behind. The house is a simple, economical wood frame box, with sloping faces to make the forms dynamic.  Sketches The simple and economical black corrugated metal cladding on the house, juxtaposed against the plain galvanized corrugated cladding for the studio tower. The black siding allows the house to fade back into the woods as moose and bear do, instead of being too prominent. Accent metal trims add depth and are painted with bright, high gloss automotive paint in homage to the Owners' obsession with 1970s muscle cars. The Ridges actually went out and bought an orange car to match the house!  © INDUSTRYOUS Photography The house is raised and floats on piers over the lower part of the site that floods each spring, allowing for water views of the canal out front. There is a bridge walkway to the front door and much of the front lawn is a lavender garden. A separate garage/workshop (lime green accents) and a separate 'Haven' outdoor porch/living room (purple accents) are attached to a two-story shared Studio space (raw galvalume) for their art projects.  © INDUSTRYOUS Photography The buildings are grouped to create a courtyard, inspired by traditional European farms, in order to create a sense of place on the site. The interiors are simple, clean and crisply detailed. A 3-dimensional wood accent wall in the living room provides hidden storage for electronics and media. The cantilevered island mimics the exterior house concept. Simple, inexpensive materials and a compact box, all brought to life by thoughtful design strategies to subvert the norm, make this not your typical retirement dwelling.  © INDUSTRYOUS Photography  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Block 41 / Graham Baba Architects Posted: 31 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT  © Lara Swimmer
 © Lara Swimmer Text description provided by the architects. Located in the downtown Seattle neighborhood of Belltown, Block 41 celebrates the legacy of an historic warehouse while transforming it into a contemporary, multipurpose event space. The 15,000-square-foot, two-story, brick-and-heavy-timber building began its life in 1927 as an ice warehouse. Over the years it was subject to multiple renovations and modifications, resulting in the fragmentation of the building's large volumes into a series of dark and maze-like rooms. The new design highlights the building's history by stripping away later insertions and partitions to reveal its hard-won patina, while simultaneously opening up the volumes to create spaces large enough for formal events, yet flexible enough to accommodate intimate gatherings.  © Lara Swimmer Occupying an L-shaped site, the building faces both 2nd Avenue and a sloping Bell Street, resulting in a single-story facade on 2nd and a two-story facade on Bell. The formal entry on Bell Street is a double height space created by removing a portion of the second floor to emphasize the connection between the two floors and to reveal the building's impressive structure. The two floors are of roughly equal size and are connected by a large, wooden ramp, originally used for horse-drawn ice carts. Horseshoe divots bear witness to where horses attempted to gain purchase pulling carts to the second floor. To preserve that history and reconnect the building to its past, a sinuous blackened-steel stairway floats over the ramp—weaving through and above the old rutted wood of the incline and allowing people to move seamlessly between floors without having to negotiate the hazards of the uneven sloped surface. The entry foyer includes a lighting installation by artist Steven Hirt. A steel-clad elevator is inserted opposite the entry, while lookout perches on the second floor extend over the entry to provide voyeuristic glimpses of guests arriving.  © Lara Swimmer Both floors feature large, open spaces defined by massive old-growth fir timber leather-wrapped columns, exposed brick walls and car decking floors and ceilings. The first floor can be divided to host multiple events by virtue of a folding wall, while the second floor opens onto a 2,700-square-foot courtyard. The courtyard preserves the former covered outdoor loading dock and enables events to spill outside. A perimeter fence and gate designed by Steven Hirt encloses the area and creates separation from 2nd Avenue.  © Lara Swimmer A gallery-like entry space along Bell Street holds rotating collections of works by local artists and serves as a reception and pre-function space for events happening in the building. Building upgrades—including a seismic retrofit, addition of prep kitchens and accessible restrooms, a state-of-the-art sound system, replacement of non-thermal and broken windows and the installation of new lighting and mechanical systems—bring the building fully into the 21st century.  © Lara Swimmer  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Houndstooth Coffee MLK / OFFICIAL Posted: 31 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT .jpg?1539293464 "© Robert Yu Photography") © Robert Yu Photography
.jpg?1539293141 "© Robert Yu Photography") © Robert Yu Photography Text description provided by the architects. A bright and welcoming space established by full height glass walls envelope the Houndstooth Coffee interior. An expansive U-shaped bar with split capabilities allows it to work as a full-service coffee bar during the day and cocktail bar in the evenings. The form and materiality of the bar defines and directs its uses. The quartz monoblock to the east is thoughtfully carved to receive customers and equipment while the opposite high bar is a white oak cantilevered surface. .jpg?1539292921 "© Robert Yu Photography") © Robert Yu Photography Above the bar is a sculptural white volume clad in alder slats that activates the space and intuitively directs customers from entry points on opposite ends of the storefront to point of service while concealing mechanical systems. The form, likened to a ship in a bottle, brings mass and focus to the voluminous interior. The architectural horizontality is complemented and balanced by vertically oriented and textured materials that respond to functional needs of durability and acoustic control. .jpg?1539293791 "© Robert Yu Photography") © Robert Yu Photography Floor mounted stools, designed by the architect as butcher block white oak milled into a conical seat resting atop a sandblasted then clear-coated steel base, wrap the front of the bar and high counter seating along the window. A custom designed communal table, swiveling lounge chairs, and floating bench offer seating options for all levels of interaction. .jpg?1539292776 "© Robert Yu Photography") © Robert Yu Photography As the natural light dissipates in the evenings, a soft warm glow illuminates the bar ceiling while the rest of the volume goes slowly out of focus, subtly transitioning to an intimate atmosphere.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| House João de Barro / Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados Posted: 31 Oct 2018 07:00 AM PDT  © Pedro Kok
 © Pedro Kok Text description provided by the architects. The desire of the young couple who came to our office was a house close to nature to enjoy their free time with their children and host their friends and family.  © Pedro Kok  Plan  © Pedro Kok Thus our starting point for this the project was to design a house that is related with its surroundings and its landscape. By taking advantage of the privileged view of the mountains and the site´s slope, it was possible to implement the construction in a light and intelligent manner, without requiring soil movements for its construction.  © Pedro Kok  © Pedro Kok The bedrooms were strategy positioned to get the morning sunlight, while the living room and kitchen portraits the view of nature, receiving the entrance of light in the winter.  © Pedro Kok  Sections  © Pedro Kok The courtyard has a direct connection with the social sectors of the house expanding the living areas.The pool adapts according to the seasons: becoming a “small beach” that overflows on hot days or a mirror extending the patio in winter.  Render 01  © Pedro Kok  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Challenges of Preserving a Small, Local - and Globally Famous - Design Legacy Posted: 31 Oct 2018 06:00 AM PDT  The Exchange / Oyler Wu Collaborative. Image Courtesy of Oyler Wu Collaborative On its outskirts, you'd be forgiven for assuming that Columbus, Indiana is a suburban American town like any other. But travel downtown and you're suddenly greeted with an unexpected variety of modern architecture. The small midwestern city has for the past half-century been a kind of laboratory for contemporary architecture, attracting designers as diverse as Kevin Roche and IM Pei. Children attend school in a building designed by Richard Meier, congregants attend services in a church designed by Eliel Saarinen.
Drawing on its reputation as an architectural mecca, the town played host this past September to "Exhibit Columbus", an event geared towards exploring the notion of "progressive" preservation. Now in its second year, Exhibit Columbus was founded by Landmark Columbus in 2016 to share and celebrate the local design legacy - a legacy that in 1942 led to the construction of Saarinen's First Christian Church in the town center.  Courtesy of studio:indigenous Today's visions for architectural legacy come in a wide variety of forms and scales, with projects on show including a small urban folly from Formafantasma and a "parametric wigwam" from studio:indigenous. But the built works were merely punctuation to an expansive program of talks, panel discussions, and previews on topics of preservation in contemporary architecture. But the event's key friction (and richest element) came from the contrast between the local setting and universal themes in discussion. The separation between impression and reality (a discussion led by Susan Saarinen, Eero's daughter) is particularly acute in Columbus - a place that is known worldwide but actually seen by few except those who live there. You can read Samuel Medina's full review of the event on Metropolis Magazine.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Earth and Sea House / José Manuel Álvarez Cruz Posted: 31 Oct 2018 05:00 AM PDT  © Roberto Ambrosio
 © Roberto Ambrosio Text description provided by the architects. This Project is a house of small format, studio type, which was conceived as part of a plan with other houses that will be built in the future. It is located in the mountains of Malpaís, Costa Rica, in a property with vegetation typical of the tropical dry forest. The house was located in a way that is not going to interfere with the view of other houses that are projected in the master plan. Using this location, the existing trees were not cut and it was possible to take advantage of the amazing view of the north Pacific coast. The selection of the site was done with extreme care, and the specific point has an excellent view of the sunset and other natural phenomena: from the deck, it is even possible, during certain months, to observe whales.  © Roberto Ambrosio  Floor Plan The house is almost a bedroom, which disappears and merges with the exterior when the blinds are open. The tall windows that open up completely to the deck, help out to make the most of this interaction with the outdoor space. This relationship between inside and outside was maximized with the design of a bridge, which extends like an arm, and allows to touch the branches of the trees around the house. In the pool, it is possible to see the ocean from above and the trees at the same level, and it’s probable that a curious monkey finds its way to the house. The design was also influenced by the empathy that the owner has with the ocean. This was perceived from the beginning and the project reflects it. The shape of the roof resembles the wavy ocean. The location, high and privileged, reminds us of a yacht cabin that seems to navigate in the forest canopy. And the exterior bridge is almost like a bowsprit, pointing north.  © Roberto Ambrosio To design in the Pacific north coast of Costa Rica is a subject that needs to be carefully considered to avoid loose ends. Things like the temperature, corrosion, having big openings to take advantage of the views and the incidence of the sun need to be analyzed and incorporated into the design. All of this reminds us how the old houses were built in this area, where all those elements were considered. Even though this is a contemporary design, the essence of those old houses was preserved, like the way to protect the interiors from the elements and how to make it fresh in the inside. However, the traditional roof shapes were discarded and long curved and straight lines were projected to protect the glasses that were used to open up the views and avoid the direct solar radiation. Regarding the materials used in this project, it is a mix of new and traditional materials.  © Roberto Ambrosio For example in the pergola, the material combination helps out to filter the bright light and repel the dry season intense heat. For the floors and exterior paths, natural stones were used to decrease the temperature. The closeness of the trees provides shadow to the house and the air currents were exploited to provide a sensation of natural air conditioning. The teak and melina wood that was used is from controlled plantations which are located around 10 kilometers of the construction site. In general, the majority of materials that were used, like cement, blocks and others are from national fabrication. There were a minority of materials that were imported, like the natural stone.  Section 1  © Roberto Ambrosio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Tallest Statue in the World is Completed in India Posted: 31 Oct 2018 04:00 AM PDT  © Instagram user scroll_in The world's largest statue has been unveiled today by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The "Statue of Unity" depicting former Indian Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was designed by Michael Graves Architecture & Design and stands at 182 meters tall: almost twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in New York City. The statue sits on the Sadhu-Bet Island, approximately 3.5 kilometers south of Sardar Sarovar Dam in the Narmada district of India. The unveiling of the statue will coincide with Patel's 143rd birthday and celebrates his leadership in the country's struggle for independence.  Section of the Statue and Surrounds. Image © Michael Graves Architecture & Design The statue surpasses the Spring Temple Buddha in China, which stands at 128 meters, as being the world's tallest statue. The statue required over 18,000 tonnes of reinforced steel and 1,700 tonnes of bronze, engineered by Larsen & Toubro. The statue sits on a base which houses a visitor's center and a series of display halls dedicated to Sardar Patel and the history of India's independence. A viewing area is located in the chest of the statue, providing panoramic views of the Narmada River and the Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, whose lush green landscapes surround the site. Within the chest of the statue, visitors will also be able to view the structural detailing of the micro-panels that create the massive sculpture, giving them an indication of how the statue was assembled. Foundations for the statue were laid on October 31st, 2013 by Modi in his role as chief minister of Gujarat. Since then, it is estimated to have cost $430million, funded predominantly by government and public sector companies. The statue is thus received criticism and accusations of misuse of public funds. News via: Quartz  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 31 Oct 2018 03:00 AM PDT .jpg?1540814733 "Cortesía de rubial·sanchez") Cortesía de rubial·sanchez
.jpg?1540814720 "Cortesía de rubial·sanchez") Cortesía de rubial·sanchez Text description provided by the architects. The transformation of this house in the center of Madrid is based on a radical premise: concentrate all the fixed elements of the house (kitchen, bathroom, storage ...) in a central server core, liberating the perimeter to create a flexible and fluid living space.  Logo For this, a wooden box of 2.25 meters in height is built, which allows the complete view of the original wooden beams and the expansion of the spatial perception of the whole house. .jpg?1540814933 "Cortesía de rubial·sanchez") Cortesía de rubial·sanchez For the construction of this box, we use processed wood materials: white melamine faced gray colored MDF boards in panels and exterior core doors, and birch plywood, white melamine faced and natural varnished finish, in the utility core and interior areas. The walls and interior pavements of the core are solved with ceramic tiles and colour grout.  Plan .jpg?1540814775 "Cortesía de rubial·sanchez") Cortesía de rubial·sanchez On the outside of the box, an industrial oak water-varnished flooring is installed, combined with walls, furniture and carpentry lacquered in white. .jpg?1540814963 "Cortesía de rubial·sanchez") Cortesía de rubial·sanchez In this way, we have transformed a small house in the center of Madrid into a fluid and flexible space where a sin- gle central core constructs the whole house. .jpg?1540814833 "Cortesía de rubial·sanchez") Cortesía de rubial·sanchez  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| WE Architecture Unveils Pixelated Pop-Up Architecture Office at BLOX Copenhagen Posted: 31 Oct 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Courtesy of WE Architecture WE Architecture has unveiled its "WE" showroom at BLOX Copenhagen, the new gathering point of Danish architecture, design, and new ideas. The BLOX showroom consists of a staircase gallery showcasing "the next wave of Danish architecture – told and conveyed by a number of invited talented and distinguished young Danish architectural companies." The "pixelated" installation uses the steps of the BLOX staircase gallery to create an integrated workstation and exhibition for the firm's projects, presented through models, renders, technical drawings, sketches etc.  Courtesy of WE Architecture The theme of the exhibition centered on community, displaying the real and direct insight into how architects work by temporarily moved a part of their office to the structure. The pop-up studio is an effort to present architecture as honest and open, offering "an actual insight into our everyday life and an opportunity to meet our architects at work."  Courtesy of WE Architecture
 Courtesy of WE Architecture BLOX, designed by OMA and Ellen Van Loon, opened its doors this year as the home of the Danish Architecture Center. The 28,000-square-meter scheme contains exhibition spaces, offices, and co-working spaces, creating an encounter between the water frontages, Kierkegaard's Square, and the city. News via: WE Architecture  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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