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- White Arkitekter's Design for Nuuk's Psychiatric Clinic Emphasizes the Relationship Between Architecture, Nature, and Mental Health
- SPARK Architects' 3D Printed "Big Arse Toilet" Transforms Waste into Energy in India
- ByExtensive / DRK.Architects
- Azulik Uh May / Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel
- Linxia Olympic Sports Center Stadium / DUST design
- Cabin Nipe / Lie Øyen Arkitekter
- The Frame / KAGA Architects & Planners
- Traditional Industries Innovation Center MOEA / MAYU Architects
- Phoenix Plaza Renovation Design / UA GROUP
- Urban Cabin / Hyungseung Lee
- Junping Lab / XU Studio
- Aveo Bella Vista / Jackson Teece
- S87 House / DUNAR arquitectos
- David Beckham's Miami Soccer Stadium Receives Public Vote
- IF House / Martins Lucena Arquitetos
- A First Look at Grimshaw's Next Eden Project
- Casa Molina / SOA Soler Orozco Arquitectos
- The Best Refurbishment Projects in the USA Recognized by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
- Arkoslight Offices / Francesc Rifé studio
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| Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:00 PM PST  Courtesy of White Arkitekter The built atmosphere in which we live has a profound impact on our mood and well-being. For those with mental health issues, this fact is particularly important to understand. This raises the question: can architects successfully design a space that has an overall positive influence on the healing process? What integrated elements of the building, in particular, aid in the process while fighting the prejudice and stigma of mental health issues? In designing the 35,521 square-foot building, the White Arkitekter design team chose to emphasize the beauty of Greenland's natural landscape and create a tranquil atmosphere with a strong connection to the hospital's surroundings. By analyzing and recognizing the impact of architecture on the hospital's patients, the design team has attempted to create a calm, healing environment for its visitors.  Courtesy of White Arkitekter Many of the main gathering areas throughout the structure, such as the atrium, will be transitional spaces that meld the protection of a confined space with the beauty and clarity of the landscape. These flexible spaces are catered to various activities including family and friend visits, exercise, and personal reflection.  Courtesy of White Arkitekter For many, the stereotypical psychiatric facility may conjure up images of sequestered, enclosed spaces. But White Arkitekter emphasized the importance of natural light in interior spaces. Patient's quarters were designed with generous windows, providing breathtaking views of the landscape and an abundance of natural light in most rooms. The architect has also chosen to emphasize wood, a natural material, throughout the design due to its proven stress-reducing effect on the human psyche. News via White Arkitekter  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| SPARK Architects' 3D Printed "Big Arse Toilet" Transforms Waste into Energy in India Posted: 22 Nov 2018 08:00 PM PST  Courtesy of SPARK Architects In support of World Toilet Day on November 19, SPARK Architects launched their prototype for a 3D printed toilet module titled, "Big Arse Toilet" alongside a slogan stating that "Sparks gives a sh*t." Though the pun-filled humor is definitely attention-grabbing, the project tackles serious issues of hygiene and sanitation as part of the UN initiative to eliminate open defecation by 2025. With the perpetuating cycle of malnutrition, disease, and poverty, poor sanitation is the leading cause in nearly a third of the deaths in low- and middle-income regions in several countries such as India. Easily transportable, the toilet module converts human waste into biogas into electricity using a micro combined heat and power (CHP) unit. Essentially producing "free" energy, SPARK's proposal combats the issue of open defecation and uses the abundant natural waste in remote communities in Indian villages where there is low accessibility to electricity.  Courtesy of SPARK Architects Aiming for a cost-effective design, the devices are created from a mixture of processed bamboo fiber and gum resin. This is also more sustainable and light-weight than typical plastic and cement printing. The modules are secured on top of a 3D printed reinterpretation of the traditional biogas dome that uses human, animal, and vegetable waste to generate and store gas. This component is buried underground with the CHP unit to create electricity.  Courtesy of SPARK Architects Furthermore, the monocoque shell of the toilet along with the toilet bowl and basin are printed as a singular surface within the toilet cubicle, reducing the assembly components. Depending on the local context and built environment, the exterior shell can be finished with a range of site-appropriate materials - in this case, local mud. Since the complete assembled toilet and biogas dome system can be flown in using drones, there are no issues with accessing or distributing to remote communities. Energy scarcity is not a new problem; almost 13% of the global population lacks access to electricity. However, having a lifespan of ten years, the biogas dome can generate electricity to power a small community of eight dwellings. In a statement from the firm, they share the potential of the design:  Courtesy of SPARK Architects
By utilizing a percentage of their profit to fund projects "to support social and environmental initiatives that are being ignored by the architecture industry," SPARK Architects develop provocative but feasible proposals such as the integrated vertical urban farming with retirement housing project in Singapore. Though it seems like something most people take for granted, several individuals don't have access to proper sanitation and this proposal highlights a unique way to change that. News via SPARK Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:00 PM PST  © José Campos
 © José Campos Text description provided by the architects. Back to the origin a tricky land awaits – one of those that can bring out the best in architecture. A rather uneven village with multilevel rooftops scraping a jagged skyline across the landscape.
In the distance the impressiveness of the tower contrasting with the featureless construction on the side.  © José Campos  Planta  © José Campos The mandatory next door alignment brought the need to pull in in order to push back. With a patio the house is deferred. The territory is marked with a first scenic barrier. The entrance, intimate and reserved, becomes a special moment with limited access to those who really arrive. The house, with a simple and logic distribution, binds to a circulation space which crosses over it. A spine where all areas hang, sometimes hallway others the area itself. The bright, the dark, the transparent and the opaque – An occurrence. From the entrance or the office – at the foot of the city, in touch with the street where it lives and with those living it – trough the social – discrete, intimate, with views to the landscape, listening the peacefulness of the village sowed to the sound of nature, half in, half out – and to the rooms - at the back, private and reserved.  © José Campos  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Azulik Uh May / Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel Posted: 22 Nov 2018 06:30 PM PST  Courtesy of Azulik
 Courtesy of Azulik Text description provided by the architects. AZULIK Uh May is a new multi-faceted art centre in Francisco Uh May, Mexico, due to open at the end of November. It is the latest project of Roth (Eduardo Neira), the founder and designer of luxury resort AZULIK and the adjacent art space IK LAB.  Courtesy of Azulik Roth is responsible for the captivating architecture of each of these locations, all of which are environmentally conscious and are each built to ensure they leave no carbon footprint. The spaces are a refreshing and imaginative combination of locally sourced materials including polished cement surfaces that undulate from floor to ceiling and raw 'Bejuco' wooden floors - a vine-like plant native to the region.  Courtesy of Azulik These anthropomorphous structures have tiber canopy-like roofs and appear to naturally grow from the ground, with various rooms connected by floating bridges and meandering paths guided by the spaces between the trees. To get a first impression of Azulik Uh May, please find the initial images from the site: A multi-faceted and flexible complex, AZULIK Uh May will encompass an array of creative spaces, including an innovative art space, a lab dedicated to fashion and design, a state of the art recording studio as well as residencies for artists. At the heart of the centre, a school focusing on the universal language of art and craft will bring together the local Mayan population, artists in residence, international students and scholars.  Courtesy of Azulik For the centre's opening, IK LAB's artistic director Claudia Paetzold has invited Ernesto Neto, Paulo Nazareth and Oskar Metsavaht to show immersive sculptures and installations. These works will reside in the new spaces within AZULIK Uh May dedicated to contemporary art, aptly named IK LAB Uh May.  Courtesy of Azulik  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Linxia Olympic Sports Center Stadium / DUST design Posted: 22 Nov 2018 06:00 PM PST  © Qingshan Wu
 © Qingshan Wu  © Qingshan Wu Text description provided by the architects. Located in the core area of Linxia Planned New Town, Linxia Olympic Sports Center Stadium covers an area of 41,134 square meters with a total construction area of 28,452 square meters. The building is composed of auditorium and international standard stadium. It is a large-scale sports facility with large and medium-sized sports competitions and training as its main function, taking into account the functions of leisure, fitness and entertainment of the citizens, with a total seating capacity of 20,410. The project has been completed and has become one of the landmark cultural facilities in Linxia.  © Qingshan Wu  © Qingshan Wu It is architectural inspiration that derives from Linxia Hezhou's characteristics such as peony, painted pottery and color decoration. The design uses the peony flower as the image theme and adopts the peony petal structure system whose outer petal is a thin shell space, which can be expressed as a reasonable long-span structure, and the shape is fairly beautiful. The shape is inspired by the arc of painted pottery, striving to integrate closely with the internal functional layout. We have designed a unified body with reasonable long-span structure and applicable space in order to embody the beauty of structure and logic so that the economy and comfort of large space can be realized.  Concept  © Qingshan Wu According to the architectural image, the maximum cantilever of stadium canopy is up to 48 meters and utilizes the design of steel truss structure, where triangular steel pipe truss is positioned. The main truss is connected by the circular arc truss to simulate the "petals" in the architectural image. In order to ensure visual beauty, the main truss adopts uniform cross-section and fully fits the arc of the building so that the spectators can enjoy the wonderful events and appreciate the unusual charm of the long-span steel structure at the same time.  © Qingshan Wu  Structural details  © Qingshan Wu When it comes to the layout of function, the main entrance plaza is set on the east side of the stadium, and the concentrated green space is arranged at the northeast and southeast side combined with the outdoor sports ground and parking space. The stadium has four entrances, and the main entrance is on the Zheshuang Road on the east side of the base. There are two visitors' entrances, which are divided into pedestrian entrance and vehicle entrance. The main entrance of westward plaza is a pedestrian entrance with a certain distribution capacity. The design of the east entrance is mainly based on the vehicle traffic. On the south side of the planning road of the Olympic Sports Center, there are entrances and exits for VIPs, athletes and media reporters. If necessary, they can also be used as emergency evacuation points for spectators. The opening of Zheshuang Road on the east side and Longyan South Road on the north side of the base are mainly used as emergency evacuation exits for various personnel.  Analysis Diagram  © Qingshan Wu The exterior contour of stadium auditorium is elliptical plane so that the east and west stands with better visual distance quality can accommodate more spectators and maximize the number of spectators in the visual quality area. The ground floor of west stand is composed of rooms for athletes and referees, organizing committee, journalists and news centers. The second floor of west stand is mainly a rest platform for the audience. The space under the stand is designed with toilets, service rooms, equipment and other facilities. The ground floor of east stand is equipped with office space and commercial housing for external development. The rostrum is located in the central part of west stand, attempting to form a good sense of depth by disengaging from the general auditorium with the means of retracting and raising.  © Qingshan Wu  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Cabin Nipe / Lie Øyen Arkitekter Posted: 22 Nov 2018 05:00 PM PST  © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen
 © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen Text description provided by the architects. The small summer cabin is built on a steep rocky site at Nipe in Risør, southern Norway. Restrictions on the site limited the cabin to one floor. Rather than ruining the worn rock to create an even site, the one floor was raised on concrete pillars, - some thin and some hollow. This way the site was left with its original landscape, and the underside of the house came in handy for purposes such as storage, hot tub and hammocks as well as creating the main entrance.  © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen The cabin contains of three bedrooms, a bathroom, a multipurpose room including a kitchen area and a fireplace both indoors and outdoors.  © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen  Plan 03  © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen One would enter the cabin from below, between the columns on stairs of cast concrete on the bare rock underneath the building. The hollow pillars contain a guest bedroom and a bathroom as well as storage space. Corrugated steel sheets in the ceiling reflect the low evening sun.  © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen The main volume is built so that one can experience the views of the fjord to the South, and the open landscape to the East through floor-to-ceiling windows framed in raw aluminum. The master bedroom and living space is opening to a covered terrace towards the west, whereas low windows give a close view to the pine trees in the north.  © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen In situ cast concrete sitting benches are built directly onto the mountains facing South-West. A fire place of brick is also built in the same area to enjoy late summer nights, back-to-back to the steel- coated fireplace of the dining area.  Plan 01 The need for being able to use most of the rooms as bedrooms, creates a series of spaces somewhat conventional rooms which can be closed using sliding doors. The room placed in the North side of the plot is a multipurpose room, which can be used as a lounge, playroom or bedroom. A bench is built in along the inside of the structure which can be used as a sofa during the day - and transformed into 3 single beds by night.  © Lie Øyen + June Kathleen Johansen  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Frame / KAGA Architects & Planners Posted: 22 Nov 2018 04:00 PM PST  © Yoon Joonhwan
 © Yoon Joonhwan Text description provided by the architects. A design plan is the result of thinking about 'How will it be seen?' and 'How will we see it?' The interference with the existing landscape was minimized by composing only with the externally exposed structure and transparent walls.  © Yoon Joonhwan A minimal structure that consists only of a colonnade and floors was formed, following the shape of the 40-meter long and narrow site that continues along the Suyeong River. The exterior formed a facade that casts a deep shadow by revealing the structure, and the interior aimed for a homogeneous space with the maximum area and no pillars.  © Yoon Joonhwan By forming the pilar as a structure and the pillar as a decorative element of the facade in the same shape, the boundary between the two was blurred. As a result, when seen from the inside, the classification between structural pillars and decorative pillars becomes ambiguous and they exist as a frame that holds the landscape. Each of the frames distinguish the landscape, creating a rhythmic sense of a narrow and long space. The frame that forms the building, depending on how it is seen, becomes an ornament or a decoration.  © Yoon Joonhwan The site is located where the cityscape of Centum City and Marine City, as well as the Suyeong River and the waterside scenery that only Suyeong has can be seen. Since 4~5 cafe buildings are placed on a scenic area along the river, at the foot of the Suyeong riverside hills on the opposite side of Centum City, it is interpreted as one scenery with the hills at the back as a background along with the Suyeong River.  View Analysis  Concept 2  Concept 1 Soil excavation is concomitant since the shape of the site is a narrow and long indeterminate form that faces the front road and meets a steep slope at the backside, however, an opportunity to meet with the forest is provided. As a result of the mountain having many hard rocks, the emergency staircase area is difficult to excavate. Therefore, the space is used as a gallery by changing the floor height.  © Yoon Joonhwan The uses of the building consist of a coffee shop (1st and 2nd floors), a restaurant (3rd floor), a black tea specialty store (4th floor) and a rooftop. There is also a gallery that uses the lower part of the first-floor staircase that changes direction on the second floor and connects to the outside.  Section 1 Considering the fact that the plane is a small-scaled lot, the parking tower and the core area was attached, and the view on the front side and the forest at the backside was drawn in, but the shape of the site was followed. By processing the building front as a curve, which follows the shape of the slightly protruding front side, a movement is created in the frame.  © Yoon Joonhwan Taking the functionality of the cafe into account, the kitchen is installed where the depth is deep, a long outer wall is placed in order to secure the view, and the outside space is met byplacing terraces at the left and right ends of the whole floor, in order to minimize the visual interference, the front road side was designed with transparent walls that exclude opening/closing windows, and ventilation and the view was solved by placing folding doors on each side. The stair hall, following the flow of circulation, holds the stratum that the land already has as well as the surrounding landscape, and as a space that is open to the sky, it was also made to operate as not just a simple passage, but also as an exhibition space.  © Yoon Joonhwan The form starts as a frame that connects the river and the forest. This frame is adopted from a module that places a table in a relatively spacious manner, and it is also a device that visualizes its function by extending the external impression to the interior. the change in the interior lever is represented as an external form by varying the size of the frames. The building was aimed to become one of the sceneries when seen from across the river, following the shape of the surrounding buildings and appearing as a figure that connects the nodule of rocks that existed on the extant land.  © Yoon Joonhwan Also, this building won the Gold-prize of Busan Architecture Awards.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Traditional Industries Innovation Center MOEA / MAYU Architects Posted: 22 Nov 2018 03:00 PM PST  © Shawn Liu Studio
 © Shawn Liu Studio Text description provided by the architects. Located in Kaohsiung, the heavy industry center in Taiwan, this project is an incubation center consisting of offices, research rooms, convention hall and exhibition galleries along with three smart manufacturing laboratories.  © Shawn Liu Studio The site is located at the industrial zone uncontiguous with the city fabric, lacking the density as well as the mechanism to connect people to the city at large. Therefore, we conceive a building with internal density that is paradoxically dominated by interior void which also shapes the circulation throughout the building.  © Shawn Liu Studio By internalizing the urban experience, users can explore various atriums, public stairs, open corridors, gathering spaces and galleries reminiscent of true urban landscape.  © Shawn Liu Studio The floor plans are concise nest-like parti and the four floors are divided into two stacking components. The research rooms at bottom two floors encircle an enclosed "dark atrium", which is a multi-purpose convention hall for holding meetings, exhibitions and product launches.  Courtesy of MAYU architects Then, the offices at top two floors surround a sky lit "light atrium" centered by a grand staircase, high-tech boardroom and various platforms to encourage physical communication. Perforated wood panels and solid oak flooring in the atriums impart senses such as vision, hearing, smell and touch to compensate for the white, weightless, and digital environment at the surrounding rooms.  © Shawn Liu Studio  Courtesy of MAYU architects  © Shawn Liu Studio The circulation becomes an in-between space between individual research rooms and the collectively used atriums. The lobby is in fact a series of processional spaces embedded with grand staircase, passages, and winding vertical circulation, which guide the movement from entrance to the upper atrium through varying spaces.  © Shawn Liu Studio  © Shawn Liu Studio From outside, the compact form of pentagon projects five continuous facades facing different urban conditions; the frontality provides visual anchor and reference to this fragmented urban situation. The facades are double-layered combining highly transparent glass surface and gloss white lamella. This articulation gives the architecture a neutral appearance and simultaneously substantial and light.  © Shawn Liu Studio  © Shawn Liu Studio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Phoenix Plaza Renovation Design / UA GROUP Posted: 22 Nov 2018 01:00 PM PST  After Renovation_View of 24-hour store from Zhongyang Road. Image © Bowen Hou
 After Renovation_Intersection of Hunan Road and Zhongyang Road. Image © Bowen Hou Text description provided by the architects. Located at No.1 Hunan road, the junction of Hunan road and Zhongyang Road, the Nanjing PHOENIX PLAZA is adjacent to Xuanwu Lake on the east and Xuanwumen Station of Metro Line 1 underground.  After Renovation_Scene along the Hunan Road. Image © Bowen Hou The main transformation is along the Zhongyang Road and Hunan Road as well as the part of indoor atrium, with its style stands out as follows:  4-Additional envelope Firstly, the use of architectural vocabulary. The design chooses restrained, simple and clean form instead of complicated ones. For example, the red building where the 24-hour bookstore located is the work of the last century. In order to express respect for the old building and reflect an even more open and inclusive attitude, the design uses a "glass box" to wrap the first and second level of the building.  After Renovation_24-hour store. Image © Bowen Hou The surface of the glass adds some lateral skin structure, which can see the traces of the old building behind it through the glass. Not only does it make the architecture exist in a visual effect of existence and nothingness, but also the combination with the old building is more graceful and poetic.  After Renovation_Additonal stores along the Zhongyang Road. Image © Bowen Hou Secondly, the choice of material color. There are mainly three colors. The first one is white . Many aluminum components, including the keel supported at the back are treated as pure white.  After Renovation_Additonal stores along the Zhongyang Road. Image © Bowen Hou  6-Analysis graph of the envelope along Zhongyang Road  After Renovation_Interior of 24-hour store. Image © Bowen Hou The second is black and the last one is the middle color of the glass, which forms three color relationships of "black, white and gray" and is more in line with the positioning of cultural business.  After Renovation_Interior of 24-hour store. Image © Bowen Hou  After Renovation_Interior of 24 hour store. Image © Bowen Hou Finally, the extension of the business interface. In this design, the points of transformation are fragmented and complicated in general. But through the targeted selection of some important nodes for design, especially the transformation of the faint overhead layer along the Zhongyang Road on the east into a row of shops, and the unification of the material color and the division mode of these nodes, it gives people a more complete and continuous visual experience of the business interface.  After Renovation_View of 24-hour store from Zhongyang Road. Image © Bowen Hou  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 22 Nov 2018 12:00 PM PST  © Youngchae Park
 © Youngchae Park Text description provided by the architects. BEGINNING The boundary limit was set to be located near the fish market in order to buy live fish easily and the client's residence. Also the space limit was set considering the client's budget and the number of employees.  Floor Plan The client and I made a final decision where the monthly rent was more expensive than other shops but located in Main Street after comparing several candidates. ISSUE  © Youngchae Park The biggest issue at the time of the site selection was that there were a large number of shops that had changed in just a few months before they could endure the high monthly rent. Nevertheless, the client showed confidence in the dishes and expressed willingness to challenge it at reasonable prices through analysis of surrounding restaurants.  © Youngchae Park SOLUTION  © Youngchae Park So I decided to design with a focus on solving some of these spatial problems.  Section & Details A gable form from the outside to the inside and red cedar finish was the most minimal design to provide a small CABIN for them.  © Youngchae Park  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:00 AM PST  © Peter Zhang
 © Peter Zhang Text description provided by the architects. JUNPING LAB is the first experimental pop-up store of JUNPING, a beauty skincare brand in China. Adhering to skincare concept of the brand, which is Nature, Technology, and Effectiveness, the designer aims to create a lab-style pop-up store by virtue of interesting materials and diversified lighting; in addition, the flexibility and sustainability of usage are taken into full consideration. The designer makes transformations on a container which is 12 meters in length and 2.8 meters in height, and it is transported in a hoisting manner for presentation of pop-up stores in many cities across the country.
By emphasizing the relationship between materials and lighting, the designer hopes to show people the technological sense of the container. We select transparent acrylic tubes for the entire façade, with white tubes embedded in an orderly manner, forming a one-of-a-kind visual presentation. The space behind the acrylic tube is blurred into vertical strips, and appears in a vague manner along with the movement of people flow inside the box. The luminous lamp film is adopted for the top of container to simulate the effect of skylight, making the container transparent and luminous; mirrors at both ends allow the space to extend in an indefinite manner, minimizing the sense of constraint inside the container.  © Peter Zhang  © Peter Zhang The photo area at the entrance is made up of acrylic tubes and test tube racks, with the lab-style vividly portrayed. The 3.7 meters white bar is equipped with three magic mirrors for skin detection and communication with skincare professionals. Recommended products are displayed in the stainless steel wall in the negotiation area, which are decorated with neon lights. Different colors can be realized for the brushed stainless steel under different light sources due to the diffuse reflection nature it features; plus the acrylic tubes in the façades, the lab style that the brand is looking for is fully demonstrated.  © Peter Zhang  © Peter Zhang Selecting neutral tones for materials, the designer aims to adapt to different themed product series launched by the brand in different periods. The hoisting transportation method for containers reduces the cost and resources generated by the construction of temporary booths, contributing to sustainable development as well.  © Peter Zhang  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Aveo Bella Vista / Jackson Teece Posted: 22 Nov 2018 09:00 AM PST  © Brett Boardman
 © Brett Boardman Text description provided by the architects. Aveo Bella Vista is, in a way, the first of its' kind. The design for this 10 storey residential apartment building (containing approximately 2700m3 of CLT) breaks the mould of the typical mass timber designs we have seen coming out of Europe and being realized internationally over the last decade. Originally conceived as a conventional build, Aveo were guided by Jackson Teece and Stongbuild to incorporate CLT into the design, to demonstrate industry leadership.  © Brett Boardman What sets this project apart from other recently completed mass timber buildings is the increased focus on architectural expression and functional planning over a design purely driven by construction efficiencies. Mass timber buildings to date are typically 'boxy' looking (no curves) with squared-off, strictly stacking floor plans and inbound balconies (not cantilevers, within the façade outline, bound by 3 walls), while the application of hybrid construction methods (combining engineered timber, steel and/or concrete) is not yet well established.  © Brett Boardman This project had to achieve a balance between the desired architectural design outcome and the construction rationale. Some of the challenges involved complicated floor slab junctions, in order to realize the desired apartment layouts and sophisticated hybrid steel and timber connections to achieve the curved, seemingly cantilevered balconies. Due to the market perception of timber in construction, CLT elements were also clad and wrapped in fire-rated material. As a reflection of the internal structure of the building, exposed timber elements in a series of Glulam columns support large glazing elements to the main entry lobby.  Ground floor plan Key to the successful delivery of this project was early client education, enthusiasm and commitment, specialist consultant input relating to the construction methodology, and a capable builder. Jackson Teece, together with TDA and Wood Solutions organised a study tour to Austria and Switzerland with the client, builder and TTW structural engineers. This deepened the team's understanding of timber engineering, fabrication and construction technologies and as a result, has increased the prominence of this sustainable construction methodology in Australia.  © Brett Boardman The raw material was sourced through BinderHolz in Austria, a CLT provider whose production sites meet and are certified under strict PEFC standards. Their no-waste principle during fabrication means that 100% of every logged tree is used. Production by-products such as bark, cut-off pieces, wood chips, sawdust and shavings are processed into biofuels in  © Brett Boardman the form of pellets and briquettes or converted into climate-neutral thermal energy or green electricity. Such highly efficient and streamlined fabrication processes, currently not available in Australia, offset the embodied energy generated through transportation to a large degree.  © Brett Boardman  Nineth floor plan Energy efficient design has been fundamental throughout the project's development. The staggered arrangement of buildings within the masterplan as well as the building's façade articulation aids natural ventilation by creating different pressure zones along the face. Zonal control of the mechanical ventilation allows for reduction of energy use. All residential corridors have access to natural light and ventilation, providing air to the units and further reducing the need for mechanical ventilation. Mechanical services have been specifically designed for the additional air tightness achieved in this mass timber building, thus reducing ongoing operational costs for heating and cooling. Continuous carbon storage within the significant volume of mass timber used in the building further reduces its carbon footprint, during its construction and in future operation.  © Brett Boardman The proposal aspires to raise the bar not only in providing superior amenity to the user, but also spearheading sustainable construction technology through the use of CLT. The advantages of using this product are not only seen in the environmental benefits and speed of construction, but also in the upfront design resolution, ultimately resulting in an improved project outcome and a high quality end product.  © Brett Boardman  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 22 Nov 2018 06:00 AM PST  © RN Fotógrafos / Nicolás Yazigi
 © RN Fotógrafos / Nicolás Yazigi Text description provided by the architects. The project is a “light” intervention to rehabilitate a single-family house in the town center of the city of Mérida, Badajoz.  © RN Fotógrafos / Nicolás Yazigi The original building was the result of several divisions of a larger house. It is an elongated and narrow building (5 m of façade and 26,50 m long), with numerous interior partitions, what generates rooms without light or ventilation.  Previous plans  Current plans The project will have three main guidelines:  © RN Fotógrafos / Nicolás Yazigi  Sections  © RN Fotógrafos / Nicolás Yazigi Finally, the building does not reach the maximum of the plot, making that a large patio with pool is a part of the living room during the good weather days.  © RN Fotógrafos / Nicolás Yazigi  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| David Beckham's Miami Soccer Stadium Receives Public Vote Posted: 22 Nov 2018 05:00 AM PST  Freedom Park and Soccer Village. Image Courtesy of Beckham Group David Beckham's Freedom Park and Soccer Village proposal for Miami has received the public vote supporting the project. Designed by Arquitectonica, the proposal to bring a soccer club to the city has been under development for over five and a half years. The Miami public voted in favor of building the 25,000-seat stadium, community park and public soccer facilities. While negotiation with city officials is still needed, if approved, the project would create a home for the new Internaćional de Fútbol Miami soccer club. The design for Beckham's stadium would transform the former site of Melreese Country Club next to Miami International Airport. The proejct would include a 23-hectare park, 25,000-seat stadium, commercial spaces and a hotel. As Beckham stated, "I started this dream five and a half years ago to bring a team to Miami, to bring a team to this great city." Internaćional de Fútbol Miami may begin playing as early as 2020, and would be the new major soccer club for Florida after Miami Fusion stopped in 2001.  Freedom Park and Soccer Village. Image Courtesy of Beckham Group  Freedom Park and Soccer Village. Image Courtesy of Beckham Group The team owners would pay 4 to 5 million in rent to the city annually and pay state, county, city and school board taxes on 73 acres of rezoned land, an estimated 44 million in new annual taxes across all jurisdictions. Renderings for the development show the park running along the east side of the property, while retail and restaurant space would take a central position on the site next to the public soccer fields. The proposal also includes a new lake within the proposed parkland. If negotiations with Miami are successful, the Freedom Park and Soccer Village is slated for completion in 2021.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| IF House / Martins Lucena Arquitetos Posted: 22 Nov 2018 04:00 AM PST  © Maíra Acayaba
 © Maíra Acayaba Text description provided by the architects. The single-family housing project with 420 m², located in a residential condominium in the city of Natal- RN, served in a bold and elegant way the purpose of welcoming a young couple with two children. The project design started from the intention of creating large rooms which comfortably would promote dialogue between the exterior and the interior of the residence, using an architectural language inspired by international style. The adopted party was guided by integration and spatial and visual flow between the indoor and outdoor areas, with a view to compliance with the bioclimatic conditions.  © Maíra Acayaba .jpg?1542750489 "Ground Floor Plan") Ground Floor Plan  © Maíra Acayaba .jpg?1542750344 "Section 5") Section 5  © Maíra Acayaba The implementation on a corner lot, parallel to the ground limitation wall, aimed to optimize the capture of ventilation in this region comes predominantly from the southeast. Thus, the windows of the rooms are oriented to the east and south. Likewise, to back the construction of the southern land border, deploying this site the recreation area, the project favored the capture and movement of winds.  © Maíra Acayaba The distribution of the needs program in three floors follows the logic of contiguity of spaces. Thus, the ground floor comprises a kitchen, a guest suite and the social area, which was arranged to provide a fluid connection between the environments from the lobby to the gourmet, going through the living room and dining fulfilling comfortably the task of entertaining friends and family. Still on the ground, the recreation area was leased at the back of the land in order to protect the family's privacy.  © Maíra Acayaba The elevation of the ground floor from the level of the sidewalk shows the building that is surrounded by gentle slopes, resulting from landscaping in which their elements contribute to climate mitigation and integrate plastically to architectural design. Aiming user comfort, the garage, located in the semi-basement, enables two accesses to the building: one through the service area, also on this floor; and another by the main entrance on the ground floor. The upper floor accommodates intimate living area, consisting of three suites connected by a free space that houses a library, given the owner's requirement. .jpg?1542750289 "Section 3") Section 3 Large apertures capture the abundant ventilation typical of the region, while the large eaves that house terraces protect the internal spaces of direct sunlight. The double-wall job on the north face and sun protection shields on the west face of the openings are also strategies to mitigate the incidence of thermal load inside and aim to provide thermal comfort to residents. The interaction of the volumes of pure geometric forms give rise to large swings open to provide shaded areas permeated by large ventilation provided by the system frames in aluminum, glass and wood.  © Maíra Acayaba The adopted structural system consists largely of pillars, slabs and walls in apparent concrete, modeling and line the spaces. The main motivation of the choice of reinforced concrete gave greater plastic freedom, enabling the reading of the floors as separate volumes, and has guaranteed the fluidity of the internal spaces and large spans. The recreation area has received in a covered metal frame with steel sections that extend along the room, scanning the frames and promoting the finish with lightness and elegance. The stairs to the upper floor is also designed with the use of metal profiles in order to ensure a slender structure with only two points of support.  © Maíra Acayaba The use of materials like wood and hydraulic tile, which makes up the large panel of the west facade, and the use of typical stones of the region in the wall of the lining of the recreation area, favors dialogue between contemporary and regional language.  © Maíra Acayaba  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A First Look at Grimshaw's Next Eden Project Posted: 22 Nov 2018 03:00 AM PST .jpg?1542902655 "© Grimshaw Architects") © Grimshaw Architects Grimshaw has unveiled its vision for the Eden Project North, following on from its acclaimed domed megastructure in Cornwall, England. The new scheme is to be located in Morecambe, Lancashire, featuring "a series of pavilions inspired by mussels, which could house a variety of environments." Eden Project North seeks to combine indoor and outdoor experiences in a "seaside resort for the twenty-first century," with lidos, gardens, performance spaces, and immersive experiences and observatories. .jpg?1542902633 "© Grimshaw Architects") © Grimshaw Architects
The area earmarked for development in Morecambe Bay was formally occupied by the Bubbles swimming pool and Dome theater, and is designed to help the social, economic, and environmental regeneration of the area.
The scheme has been developed in collaboration with the Eden Project charity, Lancashire Enterprise Partnership, Lancaster University, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council. Grimshaw can claim their horticultural Eden Project in Devon, South West England as being among their most iconic works. Nestled in a disused quarry, simultaneously acting as an embedded landscape feature and an alien spacecraft holding precious specimens and plants, the scheme has been celebrated as a successful modern interpretation of Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome concept. Since its inception in Cornwall in 2001, the geodesic ideology behind the Eden Project has been reborn in several iterations, including a sequel Grimshaw-designed scheme in Qingdao, China, and a $140 million BIG-designed Mars Science City in the United Arab Emirates. News via: Grimshaw Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Casa Molina / SOA Soler Orozco Arquitectos Posted: 22 Nov 2018 02:00 AM PST  © Cesar Béjar
 © Cesar Béjar Text description provided by the architects. Due to the client's need to minimize the construction time on site of an annex for his rest home, we project it as a prefabricated element. It includes a two-bedroom program with two full bathrooms and a common terrace space. An important condition for the design are the dimensions allowed for the transport on the road of the pieces that will make up the house. For this, we plan modules up to 7.20 x 2.40 m. Standard dimensions of a transport platform and that also optimize the use of metal profiles with which the structure and the frames of the house will be manufactured.  © Cesar Béjar  Lower Floor Plan  © Cesar Béjar  Section  © Cesar Béjar The structure was manufactured in a workshop, where was assemble the light covers, electrical, plumbing installations and the finishing of floors, walls and ceilings in the bathrooms. Upon arrival at the site, where the foundation was prepared to receive the structure, the modules were assembled and placed in the chancel, exterior stone was installed, the bathroom furniture, luminaires and accessories. Finally they finished placing and detailing finishes.  © Cesar Béjar  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Best Refurbishment Projects in the USA Recognized by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Posted: 22 Nov 2018 01:00 AM PST  Richardson Olmsted Campus, Buffalo, NY / Henry Hobson Richardson & Fredrick Law Olmsted. Image Courtesy of The National Trust for Historic Preservation' The National Trust for Historic Preservation's Richard H. Driehaus Foundation has announced the winners of the National Preservation Awards, honoring the best projects on 2018 in the field of preservation and adaptive reuse. The three schemes range "from the reimaging of a former asylum to the adaptive reuse of a historic school to the groundbreaking transformation of a 1.5 million square foot mixed-use facility" The schemes were chosen from a shortlist of 50 nominated projects by a jury led by Pulitzer-Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger, recognized for demonstrating "excellence in execution and a positive impact on the vitality of their towns and cities." The Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards were established in 2012, honoring individuals, non-profit organizations, public agencies, and corporations who have sought to preserve architectural and cultural heritage. The 2018 winners will be honored as part of PastForward 2018 in the Palace of Fine Arts Theater, San Francisco; the largest historic preservation conference in the USA.
Below, we have rounded up the three winners complete with a short description. Learn more about the projects and awards from the official website here. Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, TN / Looney Ricks Kiss & DIALOG Crosstown Concourse, Memphis, TN / Looney Ricks Kiss & DIALOG. Image Courtesy of The National Trust for Historic Preservation' National Trust for Historic Preservation: Though much has changed since the facility opened as a Sears, Roebuck and Company distribution center and retail store less than two miles from downtown Memphis in 1927, Crosstown Concourse is the product of nearly five generations of innovators, dreamers, and builders. Today, having overcome two decades of blight, Crosstown Concourse is the catalyst for the revitalization of not just a distressed and abandoned building, but an entire neighborhood. The Douglass at Page Woodson, Oklahoma City, OK / Smith Dalia Architects The Douglass at Page Woodson, Oklahoma City, OK / Smith Dalia Architects. Image Courtesy of The National Trust for Historic Preservation' National Trust for Historic Preservation: The restoration and adaptation of Page Woodson School into affordable apartments marks a vibrant cultural renewal in Oklahoma City. In a public-private partnership, the badly decayed 1910 school house—renamed in 1934 for abolitionist Frederick Douglass when it became an all-black high school—underwent extensive restoration and now accommodates 60 affordable apartments and a community auditorium. Richardson Olmsted Campus, Buffalo, NY / Henry Hobson Richardson & Fredrick Law Olmsted Richardson Olmsted Campus, Buffalo, NY / Henry Hobson Richardson & Fredrick Law Olmsted. Image Courtesy of The National Trust for Historic Preservation' National Trust for Historic Preservation: Reuse of the massive 145-year-old Richardson Olmsted Campus, the former Buffalo State Asylum and widely considered to be one of Buffalo's most important and beautiful buildings, is the story of a threatened National Historic Landmark, the community effort to save it, a public-private partnership, skilled planning and design, and, ultimately, of success and rebirth.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Arkoslight Offices / Francesc Rifé studio Posted: 22 Nov 2018 12:00 AM PST  © David Zarzoso
 © David Zarzoso The starting point for the design of the offices of Arkoslight in Ribarroja del Turia (Valencia) was to explore the integration of the work areas with the company showroom. With the configuration of a vigorous central patio and an open approach of the spaces, the new concept aims to facilitate the meeting of natural light and the brand's luminaires.  © David Zarzoso The relationship between light, space and matter is converted back into a vehicle of expression for the studio, while the support of the architect Víctor García has added a precise dimension to the work. Starting with the double-height lobby, the walnut wood, laid out as slats in different sections, coexists in a balanced way with the black steel, and integrates the reception desk and the access doors to the work areas. This lobby, featuring a composition of SPIN suspension lamps, faces a glazed enclosure that delimits the courtyard and has been enriched with aluminum profiles on the outside, and wood inside. The composition has as particularity small shutters that enclose the windows, while its transverse and longitudinal transparency, bathes of light not only the work areas, but also the part of the factory annexed to this extension.  © David Zarzoso  Ground floor plan  © David Zarzoso  © David Zarzoso Parallel to the patio, two staircases have been designed that connect the different levels of the building, executed both in steel plate dyed in black. The largest and most spectacular is derived from a geometric exercise and calculation of weight that has just defined its shape and dimension. The showroom, also divided into two heights, recreates small environments that seek to communicate the energy and qualities of the products on display. On the lower floor, a large meeting table and a training area emerge the perimeter of these spaces, while the upper floor has a lounge with light sensations and a networking area. The first has been covered with a large-format porcelain gray mink tone, and for the second Parklex has been used in walnut, contrasting with the black and white colors of the project.  © David Zarzoso  Upper floor plan  © David Zarzoso The action in general lines sought to facilitate the meeting between employees so a large flown bridge makes the horizontal link between the showroom and some of the work areas. In this line, another significant meeting space is a cafeteria completes the experience in offices and follows the same discourse materiality as to the rest of the project. On the other hand, the acoustics in the open work areas to which a sequence of sound-absorbing plates upholstered in dark blue Kvadrat fabric has been incorporated into the ceiling, also contributing to the aesthetic warmth, is of great importance. Among them, different models of luminaires of the firm have been integrated.  © David Zarzoso The exterior of the building has been intervened in a measured way with different openings and a new access. This is accompanied by a large cantilevered visor, executed in steel, with a section integrated with the cutting of the facade. The articulated lighting on the floor delimits the building, to which areas of flower beds adhere to black gravel and olive trees, a symbol of Mediterranean hospitality.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2018 10:00 PM PST  © David Fossel
 © David Fossel Text description provided by the architects. Introduction  © David Fossel Concepts  © David Fossel -Circle-  Drawing 01  Drawing 02 -Connection-  © David Fossel -Beauty-  © David Fossel Composition  Model Display  © David Fossel  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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