Arch Daily |
- Very Low Energy House Halle / HASA - Architecten
- Scandinavian Spaceship / Kvistad Design Studio
- Chia Ching Mausoleum / Álvaro Siza + Carlos Castanheira
- CO2 Pavilion Beijing / Superimpose Architecture
- Duplicate-Duplex / TOUCH Architect
- Diamond Head Mountain House / Rob Paulus Architects
- Sara Göransson on Housing and the Future of Urban Infrastructure
- Family House in Zámecká Street / Mimosa architekti
- Medellín Launches International Contest to Design a Public Space in Pablo Escobar's Former Residence
- This Week in Architecture: Master's Plans and Masterplans
- Brazilian Houses: 20 Concrete Projects in Plan and Section
Very Low Energy House Halle / HASA - Architecten Posted: 10 Nov 2018 09:00 PM PST
Text description provided by the architects. This very energy-efficient house (NEBverw 14,89 kWh/m²) is conceived as a series of interlocking, spacious rooms that, thanks to its meticulously placed windows, open up to its surroundings. Although designed for a dynamic 70-year-old, it is suited for a family of 4. The semi-detached house had to respect the volume of the neighbouring house, constructed 20 years earlier. To compensate for the rather low cornice that had to be respected, we made cut-outs in the roof surface to allow daylight to enter the bedrooms on the first and second floor. For the exterior, we used neutral grey materials, providing a harmonising coherence with the neighbour, yet distinct enough to avoid triviality. Front and side facades were done in robust bricks, the rear facade and the roof were covered with cement slates to create one whole . Perforated steel sheets provide privacy where needed. We placed the main entrance at the side of the house to optimise circulation space in the house. The sitting room is on the street side (east facade), with a partially raised ceiling to provide ample daylight. The high-placed window to the street ensures the room gets ample daylight, yet guarantees a distinct level of cosiness. In the dining room at the rear, a panoramic window highlights the views of the open meadows and fields behind the house. A compact, yet functional, kitchen divides the two living spaces. At noon, the sunlight enters the kitchen through a narrow void right above it. Small perforation in the kitchen walls connect the sitting and dining rooms, offering different views and light. On the first floor, a similar floorplan allows for 2 bedrooms to be separated by a shower room. The latter connects to the void above the kitchen, receiving indirect daylight. A second bathroom is placed in the hall. On the second floor a third bedroom with a roof terrace offers magnificent views on the fields. The technical room is located next to this bedroom. The basement houses a workshop and a library, separated by a pantry. The workshop gets natural light through the adjacent staircase, the library is lit through the glass floor in the dining room. Interior finishes, fixed furnishings and light fixtures are designed to enhance the spaciousness of the house. Natural materials, developing a patina over the years, give a soft touch to the clean architectural lines. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Scandinavian Spaceship / Kvistad Design Studio Posted: 10 Nov 2018 06:00 PM PST
Text description provided by the architects. Norwegian design studio Kvistad recently completed a major upgrade of Bakken & Bæck's HQ office in Oslo. The unconventional office interior is a union of spaceage, futurism, and friendly Scandinavian forms. A lot of ideas are taken from spacefaring vessels. All floors, walls, and ceiling are painted in the same color, to give a feeling that everything is molded in the same material. Some rooms have carpets on floors expanding to cover the walls, suitable for a zero-gravity environment. Many of the details are supported by thin lines to resemble weightlessness. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Chia Ching Mausoleum / Álvaro Siza + Carlos Castanheira Posted: 10 Nov 2018 03:00 PM PST
SILENCE We climb a gentle path to get there. We are absorbed by silence as we contemplate this endless and ethereal space. Again, here function determines the space. Open and endless. At the centre, the family gathers around the memory of their loved ones. The space is formed by a ceiling that hangs from columns on which a low dome sits, asserting hierarchy and tradition. Timeless, in the contemporary reading of a place of respect, memory and gratitude. The massiveness of the exposed concrete and the stone create space and function and open these to the landscape and to infinity. Silence tells stories and evokes Life as it advances through the finiteness of time and space. Everything else is intimacy. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
CO2 Pavilion Beijing / Superimpose Architecture Posted: 10 Nov 2018 01:00 PM PST
Text description provided by the architects. Superimpose Architecture designed the CO2 Pavilion for the Beijing Design Week 2018 as an enclosed place for isolation and contemplation from urban chaos, and as a tridimensional projection screen for multidisciplinary performances on the multi-layered exterior. Ultimately architecture, music, visual art and light art work hand-in hand to consolidate awareness about the conditions of the cities we inhabit. During the 10th edition of the international Beijing Design Week event, Superimpose Architecture is invited by the Yan Jing Lane community to design a site-specific architecture installation within its grey brick courtyard in Chaoyang District. Within the Yan Jing Lane urban community, the CO2 Pavilion strives to restore the missing sense of gathering and togetherness rooted in the traditional Chinese siheyuan way of living. The CO2 pavilion is a horizontal volume of light and smoke in the center of the courtyard enhancing its proportions as well as the symmetrical geometries of the paved courtyard where the pavilion stands. It is composed of twenty-six square-sectioned frames tied together through the simple use of bolts and nuts in a system of 3 different modules that encloses a portion of open space into an inner patio open to the sky. Here, the visitors are put in strategic proximity with the existing nature of the courtyard while an outer layer defined by perimetral white screens works as transition zone between the chaotic urban surrounding and the intimate atmosphere of the patio. During the Beijing Design Week, the CO2 Pavilion will become the physical backdrop for a series of public events and workshops curated by the creative studio Shard Island who invites artists from different background to share their stories. Catwalk shows, guzheng (a Chinese harp) and piano play, artificial intelligence performances and digital art projections all superimpose to a holistic piece of art. The CO2 Pavilion plays the role of cultural hub and gathering spot as well as symbolic landmark to enhance and consolidate awareness about some of the most pressuring conditions that affect the cities we inhabit. Through a system of non-toxic theatrical steam machines, the CO2 Pavilion stands as playful reminder of the impact of uncontrolled consumption. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Duplicate-Duplex / TOUCH Architect Posted: 10 Nov 2018 11:00 AM PST
Text description provided by the architects. A major pain point of staying in 64 sq.m. of a duplex condominium unit, which is used for a home-studio for an animator and an artist, is that there is not enough space for the dwelling. Moreover, a double-volume space of living area with a huge glass curtain wall faces west. High temperature occurs all day long since it allows direct sunlight to come inside. In order to solve both mentioned problems, three additional items are proposed which are, GRID PARTITION, EXTENSION DECK, and STEPPING SPACE. A glass partition not only dividing space between kitchen and living but also helps reduce electricity charge from air-conditioning. Grid-like of double glass frame is for stuff and stationery hanging, as to serve the owners' activities. Extension deck would help filtrating heat from direct sunlight, since an existing high glass facade facing West. An existing staircase for going up to the second-floor bedroom is added by a proposed space above since this condominium unit has no enough space for dwelling or storage. In order to utilize the space in a small condominium, creating another staircase above the existing one helps increase the space. The grid partition and the extension deck help 'decrease' the electrical charge, while the extension deck and the stepping space help 'increase' the space for 11 sq.m. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Diamond Head Mountain House / Rob Paulus Architects Posted: 10 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST
Text description provided by the architects. This house for an astronomer in the Tucson Mountains takes full advantage of its sloping site to create a dramatic living arrangement in a harsh yet beautiful environment. Working with a minimal footprint, the stacked scheme utilizes strategic view openings as well as a vertical progression of spaces to proceed from enclosed and earthbound to lofty and skyward. An observatory on top of the hill with remote viewing inside the house completes the scheme. Passive solar orientation creates large openings to north views with shaded glazing at south vistas that include Kitt Peak and the Tucson Mountains. Operable shade panels made from saguaro ribs control morning sunlight at the lower and upper floor east bedrooms while a small western aperture frames the colorful sunsets prominent in the Southwest. Efficiency in mechanical, enclosure and glazing systems further insure the comfort and livability of the residence. Two exterior living spaces take on unique individual characters: the south deck floats high above the desert landscape while the north patio places inhabitants directly on the desert floor to look up at nearby Diamond Head Mountain. Simple geometries, tight detailing and rusted corrugated metal are contrasted with the varied color and texture of the Sonoran Desert. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Sara Göransson on Housing and the Future of Urban Infrastructure Posted: 10 Nov 2018 04:00 AM PST Swedish studio Urban Nouveau created a plan to save Stockholm's Gamla Lidingöbron bridge by transforming it into a linear park and housing. After launching a petition to save the bridge and re-purpose it, ArchDaily followed up with Sara Göransson, founding partner at Urban Nouveau, to ask her about her background and how the studio approaches social integration, housing and the future of urban infrastructure. What inspired you to study architecture? Sara: I am from a beautiful country region in the north of Sweden. But due to urbanization, what was once a thriving community based around forestry and farming has become a depopulated region with many beautiful old houses and farms standing abandoned. Driving through this landscape and seeing these precious houses left to decay is what inspired me to study building engineering. I saw it as a means to take care of and restore these buildings. This initial inspiration of respecting the existing context has remained a core value for me as an architect and urban developer. Your work looks at social integration, including using Stockholm as a case study. How do you see the city developing into the future and supporting social integration? Sara: Stockholm is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe and there is an enormous opportunity to change the city's reputation as being one of the most segregated cities in the world. Urban development in Stockholm has been and still is planned and delivered as urban islands, often disconnected from each other. Urban Nouveau has developed a regional strategy, Connecting-Stockholm, designed to heal the city by framing future growth onto "bridge villages". These villages are new neighborhoods where the housing, services, commerce and so on are specifically designed to build connections between existing, and currently segregated, suburbs. We have mapped 1000 possible bridge villages in the region and when our project is implemented Stockholm could become known for being one of the most integrated cities in the world. Why did you start Urban Nouveau? Sara: When we started working on the incremental housing strategy in India in 2008, Filipe and I started to wonder if it would be possible to create an urban development company that would work in both formal and informal contexts, connecting the city and the countryside, serving both rich and poor. Being inspired by the Art Nouveau movement that 100 years ago defended a new consciousness of nature as its core concept, we felt it was the perfect reference for a company wanting to create a new urbanity. Your work takes a holistic look at urban environments and society across many different cities. How do you think lessons from global cities can inform your work in Stockholm? Sara: We are bringing the lessons we have learned from the urban villages of India, Brazil, Japan and Portugal into the projects we are developing in Stockholm. These lessons of density, diversity, community, spontaneity and creativity have their own code of implementation in urbanity. We use these lessons to alleviate problems we are facing in the Swedish context such as loneliness, segregation, repetition and a preference for the generic. You've stated that Stockholm is a scattered city. How do projects like the Lidingö Bridge Village help create connection and new opportunities for a city? Sara: The Lidingö Bridge Village project saves a beautiful, historic bridge called Gamla Lidingöbron from demolition. We have designed a concept that features 50 apartments within the structure of the bridge. With the sales of these apartments, UrbanNouveau will finance the complete renovation and strengthening of the bridge, saving a local icon. We've also designed a public park on top of the bridge that will become a social and green connection between Stockholm and the island of Lidingö, open for all. We believe an innovative project like this bridge village and park can also attract more tourists to Stockholm, adding income to the local economy. Do you believe that cities can adapt your model for the Lidingö Bridge for similar projects around the world? Sara: Definitely. After the project was published internationally we received requests from citizens of Prague to help save the city's Vyton bridge from demolition, as well as from Hamburg, wanting our support to preserve the historic Freihafen-Elbbrücke Each bridge is unique and needs to be treated as such when it comes to developing a suitable solution for the future. But steel bridges can last forever if they are maintained properly and it is always a bad choice to demolish them when there are ways to bring a new life to these majestic icons. Urban Nouveau would be very happy to work on other bridge projects around the world. Architects constantly face questions of narrowing project scopes. How do you think architects and designers will adapt ways of practicing to advance the design professions over the coming decades? Sara: I think taking charge of the full process is the way forward for architects and designers. We have understood that as architects and urban designers our role is limited when it comes to implementing our visions in the way they were intended. Therefore, we have evolved our role into becoming developers as well. In this way, we can make sure that the core values of a project are implemented without compromises. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Family House in Zámecká Street / Mimosa architekti Posted: 10 Nov 2018 01:00 AM PST
Text description provided by the architects. The unique atmosphere of Zámecká street in the centre of Mikulov is created by its small sized buildings, views of the rooftops of historic houses and the wide horizon that opens to show the Austrian landscape in addition to the dominating mass of Mikulov chateau behind one's back and, last but not least, by the history of the Jewish Quarter in the centre of which the street is located. The explicit intent of the architect manifested itself in his efforts to preserve privacy in the busy touristic surroundings while respecting the historic character of Mikulov centre and making an inconspicuous but clear distinction between the house and the surrounding historic buildings at the same time. As designed, the house purposefully uses the whole surface of the plot of approximately 240sqm size. It opens itself into an intimate courtyard contained in low walls made of local limestone and bricks. The living room and the "atelier" are connected to both the courtyard and an external staircase rising to a generously proportioned terrace and a bedroom situated on the 2nd floor. The interior of the house advantageously utilizes the height difference in the levels of the street and the courtyard, as well as the interconnection of various interior areas and the rooms on the 2nd floor with exposed roof truss framework. The atmosphere of this solid brick house with a timber extension ("the atelier") is built using the application of various materials and structural solutions - the house has a brick-built structure, while the atelier consists mostly in a timber structure with its façade made of larch board cladding. The house is built using classic materials. Nevertheless, it differentiates itself from materially and formally similar historic buildings in the execution of various details. The shape of the object is simplified by concealed gutters; ceramic roof tiles are similar to the normally used plain ones but they have a straight edge. The windows are frameless or wooden with simple profiles and are placed at various depths of window openings. A larger part of the courtyard area is reinforced by a brick terrace and a threshing floor, roses and various herbs are planted around the low walls. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Medellín Launches International Contest to Design a Public Space in Pablo Escobar's Former Residence Posted: 10 Nov 2018 12:00 AM PST With the help of Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano/Urban Development Company (EDU) and La Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos/the Colombian Architect's Society (SCA), Medellín has launched an international competition to design a space to remember and reflect on the period between 1983 and 1994. These years were some of the most violent in the Colombian city's history. In January 1988, a car bomb with 80 kilos of dynamite exploded in front of the Monaco Building, the former home of drug lord Pablo Escobar in El Poblado neighborhood. This was the first of a series of attacks between rival drug cartels in Medellin. "Medellin is a wonderful city, a city that has transformed itself, and that today serves as an example of social innovation and inclusive growth for the rest of the world," says Federico Gutiérrez, Medellin's mayor, in a letter for the competition titled Architectural Blueprint for the design of a space for memory and reflection, Medellín 1983 – 1994. "Our past is what makes our story worth telling: in 1991, we were the most violent city in the world, 381 homicides per 100,000 residents. We cannot forget the pain and suffering that we lived through, and above all, we cannot forget who caused it." The plot of land on which the decaying building sits will be the site for the future project, whose objective is "to generate a public space that encourages memory and reflection on the past while also paying homage to the brave people who lived and died during that time," read the rules of the competition. "We're talking about journalists like Guillermo Cano, about police officers like Valdemar Franklin Quintero; about judges like Mariela Espinosa; about all the citizens who acted according to their principles," says Gutierrez in the missive. Learn more about the competition here.
This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
This Week in Architecture: Master's Plans and Masterplans Posted: 09 Nov 2018 11:00 PM PST JP Morgan Chase announced this week that they had hired Foster + Partners to design their new global headquarters in New York. The project, located in midtown Manhattan, will replace the existing 1960s SOM design for the US investment bank. This is not the first time Foster + Partners have been called in to handle a corporate headquarters project: the office is also responsible for the designs of the nearby Hearst Tower, Apple's Campus in Silicon Valley, and the Stirling Prize-winning Bloomberg HQ in London. And while each of these structures are massive architectural achievements in and of themselves, it's interesting to note the language the architects, developers, and clients wield when speaking about them. Corporate headquarters are definitively private, but all too often justify their massive impact on the urban fabric with vague promises of public space and access. What little is provided is more often due diligence for zoning permission than an earnest attempt to engage with the surroundings. The language we use to describe architecture - and how big the gap between that language and reality is - speaks volumes about who these projects are really for. Often, it's not even for the people who work in them. When structures become a commodity for remote viewers (specifically, shareholders) rather than an engaged participant in the urban fabric, the essence of architecture is lost. And if companies continue to use architecture as an outsized branding strategy, it's worth forcing them to make good on their promises. The value of design cannot retain it's worth when it's simply posed as a value proposition - and we can make the case for better. From Architectural to UrbanArchitects have a vested interest in the urban environment and often flex their muscles to design at a larger scale. And while the jump in scale might imply an equally tremendous jump in concept and reach, sometimes the lines are blurred. Victor Gruen, the Austrian architect who rose to fame in America for developing the mall typology, was invited by the government in Tehran in the late 1960s to create a masterplan for the rapidly growing city. While his general plan took into account the existing fabric and geography, his concept bore a striking resemblance to his approach with the mall - a decidedly different scale, type, and program. Today, pockets of modern and Western architecture and design are disappearing in the region. Gruen was, in the words of author Olivia Jia "uniquely poised to create a standalone vision for the city of Tehran. What he failed to fully take into account, however - and what often determines the success of a city - were the social and cultural histories and preferences of the communities he was supposed to serve. A city is not made on a drawing board. It is made on the ground, by the people." This may be a bad omen for ZHA, who announced plans this week for a "Mega Smart City" development west of Moscow. ZHA is just one on a shortlist five architects chosen for the project shortlist, and includes NIKKEN SEKKEI, UNK Project, Archea Associati, and ABD Architects. The masterplan will include housing for 66,500 residents, and a number of schools, clinics, transport infrastructure, shopping districts, and office space to meet the increasing demands of Moscow's financial, consulting, and legal sectors. One not to MissMartin Pedersen interviews Mark Lamster about his recent book " Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century: The Man in the Glass House." The book presents arguably the most complete account of the notorious architect's work, stretching from his deeply influential exhibition International Style exhibition at MoMA to his well-documented and undeniable association with the Nazis. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
Brazilian Houses: 20 Concrete Projects in Plan and Section Posted: 09 Nov 2018 10:00 PM PST Concrete may be the material most associated with modern Brazilian architecture; high resistance to compression and, when armed, capable of assuming various forms. Its plasticity has made it a favorite material for some of Brazil's most expressive architects of the last century. Below, we present a selection of 20 Brazilian homes built in recent years that use concrete in their structure or closures. LEnS House / Obra ArquitetosHouse Villa Lobos / Una ArquitetosCastro House / Aguirre ArquiteturaCR Residence / Padovani Arquitetos AssociadosMi Casa / Studio [+] Valéria GontijoQuinta do Golfe House / Solange Cálio ArquitetosHouse in Ubatuba / spbr arquitetosVila Romana House / MMBB ArquitetosBento Noronha Residence / Metro ArquitetosJardim Paulistano House / GrupoSPPlanar House / Studio MK27 + Marcio Kogan + Lair ReisPiemonte House / Íntegra Studio ArquiteturaCasa Boipeba / daarchitectesVPJC House / Ar:Co Arquitetura CooperativaPLM House / Luiz Paulo Andrade ArquitetosMR 53 / BLOCO ArquitetosCasa LCC / Aguirre ArquiteturaJardins House / Drucker Arquitetos e AssociadosOwnerless House nº01 / Vão ArquiteturaItamambuca House / Gui MattosThis posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
You are subscribed to email updates from ArchDaily. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States |
Nema komentara:
Objavi komentar