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- John Pawson Recognized in Queen's New Years Honors
- Bionic Construction Workers Coming in 2020
- Life Science Bioengineering B202 / Christensen & Co. Architects
- House BL / Hugo Monte
- Concrete Lace / G8A Architecture & Urban Planning
- Pergola in Luotuowan Village / LUO studio
- Tile Roof House / K59atelier
- Transparent Townhome / Black Pencils Studio
- Clifton Hill House / Field Office Architecture
- TRIPTYCH / YH2 Architecture
- Olson Kundig's Zooraji Immerses Visitors in a Fantasy World
- The New Mixtape Featuring Your Favorite Designers
- The 50 Most Inspiring Architecture Photographs of 2018
- Canada’s Largest Net Zero Energy Building Opens in Ontario
| John Pawson Recognized in Queen's New Years Honors Posted: 30 Dec 2018 09:00 PM PST  John Pawson. Portrait via Sharkegg British architect John Pawson is to be recognized for his services to design and architecture by the Queen, receiving a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2019 New Years Honours. Pawson, a designer regarded for his minimalist eye, is well known for his understated residential works and product design. Notable works include Life House, a holiday residence part of philosopher Alain de Botton's Living Architecture series, and the Design Museum in Kensington, a museum dedicated to architecture and design currently led by Deyan Sudjic. Fellow British architecture professionals Farshid Moussavi, Jane Duncan (former president of RIBA), and Charles Smith (director of the Royal Academy of Arts) were recognized in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in June of 2018.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Bionic Construction Workers Coming in 2020 Posted: 30 Dec 2018 08:00 PM PST  Guardian XO. Image Courtesy of Sarcos Robotics American robotics company Sarcos has revealed a new full-body exoskeleton for construction workers that aims to be commercially available in 2020. While the US manufacturer specializes in military and public safety devices, the new robotic exoskeleton allows workers to carry up to 200 pounds for extended periods of time. Called the Guardian XO, the design has been in development for nearly two decades and is made to help reduce strain on construction workers.  Guardian XO. Image Courtesy of Sarcos Robotics  Guardian XO. Image Courtesy of Sarcos Robotics As BIM+ reports, the Guardian XO took over $175 million to develop and can last for eight hours on a single charge. The weight of the suit and its carried loads is transferred through the exoskeleton structure to the ground. Sarcos says the suit contains a "suite of sensors integrated into the exoskeleton, allowing the operator to intuitively control the robot in a way that leverages his or her instincts and reflexes, and minimizes the need for human training". Built with a strength amplification of 20 to 1, a 100-pound steel beam will feel like a 5-pound weight. News via BIM+  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Life Science Bioengineering B202 / Christensen & Co. Architects Posted: 30 Dec 2018 07:00 PM PST  © Adam Mørk
 © Adam Mørk Text description provided by the architects. The new building for Life Science and Bioengineering is the largest project since the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) was inaugurated in the 1960s. In a respectful yet innovative transformation of the original architecture, the façade of gold-anodized and black-lacquered aluminum is broken into sections with niches and balconies that create a vibrant sense of scale. The building rises from the ground opening up into a warm wooden interior where the atmospheric atrium, the Biosphere, unites researchers from the National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua), the National Food Institute (DTU Food) and the National Veterinary Institute (DTU Vet). Here daylight flows from large skylights above oak-clad meeting boxes that almost float in mid-air. The oak cladding translates the façade's golden hue to an interior texture, while the meeting boxes create a wealth of dynamic spaces where the researchers can meet. The building also houses laboratories with a wide range of functions and research facilities, including gigantic saltwater tanks, fish pens and a state-of-the-art ventilation system.  © Adam Mørk  First floor plan  © Adam Mørk  Sections  © Adam Mørk  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2018 06:00 PM PST  © João Morgado
 © João Morgado Text description provided by the architects. Despite located in a rural context of complex characterization the BL house develops a true relation with the exterior surroundings through an extended patio that leads to a relaxing and contemplative sunken fire pit. The spacious and light –filled entrance hall suggests the other house spaces and combines the three floors in a straightforward way.  © João Morgado The proposal is for a rectangular shaped east/west plot of land with 2.748,00 m² . With a well stablished initial programm by the promoters, we opted for a 3 floor construction to contemplate the daily demands required by the different levels of the house.  © João Morgado  Implantation  © João Morgado The basement incorporates the garage with acess through a exterior ramp that provides the transition between levels. Two storage rooms, a technnical area and a room destinated to be a work out space complete the remaining area.  © João Morgado From here an office and a toillet facility are distributed, and the living room and kitchen are reachable and in sight sharing the same exterior area, accecible through ample glass panels that keep this areas closer, visually and functionally.  © João Morgado The upper floor presents itself with a reading lounge that connects to the double high hall space and continues to a corridor with closets that serve 2 rooms internally connected by a toilet facility. At the end and facing west we find the master bedroom with toilet facility, a walk-in closet and a wide balcony overlooking the garden.  © João Morgado On the exterior area the hundred-year-old cork oaks were given a major importance on stablishing the garden layout and atmosphere enhanced with the construction of a sunken fire pit as a gathering and contemplative exterior spot...  © João Morgado  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Concrete Lace / G8A Architecture & Urban Planning Posted: 30 Dec 2018 05:00 PM PST  © Nguyen Duy Thanh
 © Patrick Bingham-Hall Text description provided by the architects. Growing mysteriously from the ground, concrete columns move rhythmically, branching and wrapping four levels of the courtyard building. Concrete Lace is illuminated by the soft golden light of the setting sun, becoming a part of the skyline. Evening light shines through, interweaving between the concrete skeleton and the skyline. This curious building is part of Village 3 in the High-Tech Park master plan. Inspired by local, traditional North Vietnamese village features, the exposed courtyard radiates four path-ways; connecting to the lush external landscape and acting as four entrances that reminisce the main gates of a traditional village.  © Patrick Bingham-Hall The grid structure of 12×25 meters allows a highly flexible and efficient use of space. Mixing green areas and open spaces they enhance the user's experience through the building; inviting them to exchange, relax and enjoy the landscape. Sustainable design is ubiquitous; through maximizing natural light, natural ventilation, gardens inside offices, sky gardens, rain water recycling and the use of local eco-friendly materials.  © Le Hai Anh The external layer acts as a key sustainable element of the building. It integrates climbing trees, acting as green protection against the sun, its density and thickness has been care-fully adapted from different orientations and facade exposure. Together these elements create a dynamic green building that is integrated in nature and connected with its environment.  Typical floor plan Traditionally when a building was in a state of "ruin", often the aftermath of abandonment and neglect, it became an inconvenience of sorts and disregarded. The very notion that a building has gone past its "expiry date" is truly archaic and in conflict with the fundamentals of "sustainability".  © Le Hai Anh Here, the "sustainable ruin" looks beyond aesthetics and dives into a holistic approach, becoming inherent in the lifespan of a building that can have adaptable future uses. This very intriguing idea was further developed as the Future Ruin concept under the umbrella of G8A's think tank 8+ and exhibited in 2015 at Hanoi Design.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Pergola in Luotuowan Village / LUO studio Posted: 30 Dec 2018 04:00 PM PST  Kids skipping ropes under the pergola. Image © Weiqi Jin
 Aerial view of the northwest corner. Image © Weiqi Jin Wood waste remained from demolition and construction  Upward view of the northwest side. Image © Weiqi Jin  Aerial view of the road. Image © Weiqi Jin Shade pergola over the scarp  Contrastive analysis Dymaxion & best use of materials  Looking to the mountain. Image © Weiqi Jin The design philosophy of "dymaxion" actually resonates with the concept of rural construction. Nowadays, many Chinese villages present a unique built landscape, which was created by generations of villagers who had the wisdom to make use of local materials and maximize functions with minimal input.  Kids playing under the pergola. Image © Weiqi Jin  Upward view of the interior. Image © Weiqi Jin Materials for construction units were designed as small as possible, so that more wood waste could be reused and the construction work could be carried out by villagers themselves. Wooden rod units constitute the structural system, which enhances stability and obtains a larger space. The structure features grids that improve its performance in withstanding forces of nature, hence ensuring greater safety for a long period of use. With such construction scheme, we saved costs and improved efficiency.  Kids sitting on the stone. Image © Weiqi Jin Conforming to wood materials is following nature  Light and shadow at noon. Image © Weiqi Jin  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2018 03:00 PM PST  Courtesy of K59atelier
.jpg?1546015970 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier Text description provided by the architects. The notion of "place" is mentioned by Claude Levis Strauss when he told the story about his journeys to new lands. In that place, the primitive life still exists in parallel with the development of the modern world. The "place" is noticed like settle, birth's place,the tradition, or roost."Place" associated with people, culture, living habits and natural conditions. Each region has their own images and unique characteristic. .jpg?1546015197 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier GROUND_FLOOR_PLAN.jpg?1546013582 "Ground Floor Plan") Ground Floor Plan .jpg?1546015010 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier From the beginning, the settlement is the first conceptual architecture of people, a space that protects people from bad weather conditions. Over the course of hundreds of years, traditional architecture has evolved from the dialogue between human and nature, creating particular features of architecture morphology. Hochiminh city is a lowland, has tropical monsoon climate that has two distinct seasons of rain and sunshine. Along with the development, architecture in Hochiminh city gradually formed an identity of architecture: the architecture fulfill the needs of tropical climate and people lifestyle. .jpg?1546015065 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier Project locates in the suburban of Hochiminh city, the house is the place where three generations that live together for a long time. The house is covered by a large roof surface. Roof material is made from terra-cotta, a material associated with the memory of many family generations, it has become a representative of the image of ancient's city in Vietnam. There are 5 elements that make strong arguments for the projects: .jpg?1546014942 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier THE SUN .jpg?1546015480 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier THE WIND PERSPECTIVE_SECTION.jpg?1546014018 "Perspective Section") Perspective Section THE RAIN .jpg?1546015121 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier THE TREE EXONOMETRIC.jpg?1546014168 "Exploded Axonometric") Exploded Axonometric Conclusion .jpg?1546015660 "Courtesy of K59atelier") Courtesy of K59atelier  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Transparent Townhome / Black Pencils Studio Posted: 30 Dec 2018 01:00 PM PST  © Spaceshift Studio
 © Spaceshift Studio Text description provided by the architects. This renovation project is used to be an abandon 30 years-old townhouse where existing elements are run-down. Existing wall which were used to define previous house function are no longer match a new requirement of a small family's single bedroom unit. Furthermore, collapsed roof and staircase led to a decision to remodel the existing element while keeping only existing structural framework.  © Spaceshift Studio Core requirement of the project is 'light'. As owner preferred an existing narrow-and-deep, two- storey, townhouse to be refreshed, spacious and bright.  © Spaceshift Studio A light-well is introduced in a middle segment of an existing structural grid, cut through a newly placed metal sheet roof. This volume has formed and internal courtyard and become a key element of the house which uses to define, separate and connect all functions of the house together. This courtyard also brings in natural light to permeate into interior space, throughout the building, transform the existing dimmed interior entirely.  © Spaceshift Studio All rooms are connected through the light-well. Steel staircase links interior space vertically without too much burden on existing structure, also allows a design to be light-weighted with slim-line treatment. Enclosed rooms, such as storage, powder room, are placed beside perimeter walls. This promotes a connectivity of interior space throughout from front to back, lower to upper floor of the house seamlessly.  © Spaceshift Studio Hidden pocket doors and roller blind provides privacy to each room when needed and disappear to allows each rooms to be connected as one. Interior space is screened with layers of elements. Looking into the house through layers of fence, porous shrub and series of frames creates visual connection while maintain privacy to a private space.  Exploded Axonometric Subdivided from the existing structural grid, drawing building alignment to be constructed with modular material as all joint and framing elements are aligned, connected from floor, wall, ceiling , all trellis, structural elements to refined furniture module. A clean white interior with touch of wood element and neatly placed lines linked everything in one united space hug around the naturally lit internal courtyard.  © Spaceshift Studio  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Clifton Hill House / Field Office Architecture Posted: 30 Dec 2018 11:00 AM PST  © Kristoffer Paulsen
 © Kristoffer Paulsen Text description provided by the architects. Additions and alterations to a small Victorian terrace in Noone Street, Clifton Hill. Sitting at the end of a row of similar late 19th century terraces, the site for this project was fortunate enough to sit on block that had double-width proportions to the back due to a small electrical substation next door. This opened up a number of opportunities in terms of how we approached the brief which was for a new simple, modern, light-filled living, meals and kitchen area, along with master bedroom and studio.  © Kristoffer Paulsen Being a heritage dwelling which had had many ad-hoc renovations over the years, it was decided very early that all of the additions were to be stripped back, with the original front 2 bedrooms the only retained aspect of the house.  © Kristoffer Paulsen The width of the block once past the original part of the dwelling expands rapidly, and it was the ideal configuration to create a large, north facing courtyard in this area with both the dining and living space connected directly. The dining area which sits adjacent the courtyard also acts as the "gallery" of sorts with a number of original paintings by the client sitting bathed in the natural light from the nearby courtyard, and series of skylights above.  © Kristoffer Paulsen The living room is wrapped either side with full height 3.0m double glazed timber sliders which look both northwards to the new courtyard and south to the rear garden which is served by a large lawn area and native trees.  Ground floor plan Field Office Architecture also provided the landscape design for the project, which included the courtyard which is perimeter lined with seat-height recycled brick planters, and a singular Japanese maple tree which provides an elegant focal point, visible from kitchen, meals, living, and the rooms upstairs.  © Kristoffer Paulsen Level 1 houses the master bedroom and walk-in robe, along with studio for the client, who, as previously mentioned is a passionate artist. The controlled north facing light to these rooms was critical for the owner and his work, as was the juliette balcony to the bedroom which can be left fully open during hot nights, and allows them to lie in bed and see the morning light trickle past the trees and rooftops.  © Kristoffer Paulsen A combination of dark feature timber framing along with marine grade ply and rendered recycled brickwork make up the primary material palette externally, a simple, affordable and yet robust series of selections that juxtapose elegantly against the heritage nature of the existing part of the dwelling.  © Kristoffer Paulsen Internally, the selections were similarly made to provide a soft understatedness that allows for the artwork and the natural light to take centre stage. That's why materials such as the matt polished concrete along with soft white tiles are broken up only in small part by the dark timber veneer of the kitchen or the black feature lighting and fixtures. Brushed steel tapware throughout are included for quality and tactility rather than any punctuation of the space.  © Kristoffer Paulsen The dwelling is well insulated with a tight building fabric and double glazing throughout. AC has been avoided as much as possible, and placement of windows throughout means that all living spaces and the master bedroom can have significant cross flow ventilation when required for night time purging. Full height recessed insect screens to the sliders means that the users of the house can continue this throughout all times of the day. In slab hydronic heating services the living and dining spaces, additional panels are located throughout the rest of the dwelling.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST  © Maxime Brouillet
 © Maxime Brouillet Text description provided by the architects. Montreal-based yh2 introduces TRIPTYCH, a three-pavilion residence carefully nestled in lakeside surroundings. The house, with its crisp lines and sober palette, was built on a sloping site overlooking a small lake in the Laurentian Mountains, one hundred kilometres from Montreal.  © Maxime Brouillet The architects designed this building with a classical triptych in mind. It features a central piece, with direct views of Lac St-Cyr, and two side pavilions meant to be in more intimate contact with the nearby trees. The project is about the idea of fragmentation; it evolved from the desire to integrate three discrete shapes among existing trees on naturally sloping grounds.  © Maxime Brouillet Each one of the three volumes sets the stage for a specific natural tableau, framed by the building's geometry. The roofs, which slope up in three directions from the centre of the house, accentuate the views.  © Maxime Brouillet  Level 1 floor Plan  © Maxime Brouillet The kitchen and an adjoining office occupy the central block with generous openings towards the lake. The living room is accessed through a glass link, located east. The room's highest point is at the window and attracts the eye towards the sky. The master bedroom, exposed to the morning sun, is directly below the living room and sits firmly on the ground thanks to the site's natural slope. It is reached through a sculptural staircase that appears to be floating in the air with its suspended last step.  © Maxime Brouillet Looking west, a second side pavilion is set at a slight angle from the rest of the house. It allows for separate quarters available for friends and guests. Located in close proximity to the house's main entrance, the guest suite is more private than the rest of the building and is signalled by a switch in floor materials, from hardwood to polished concrete. The interior parking garage and a secondary entrance are located below.  Basement & Ground floor Plans The three pavilions are linked together through two glassed-in passageways, which create a formal separation between the project's main elements. The front door is discreetly inserted in the passageway leading to the guest suite. The entrance area is lined with the same material as that used on the façades, blurring the boundaries between interiors and exteriors. On the opposite side of the central pavilion, the passageway which leads to the living room doubles as a dining space and is totally open to the outside. Night lighting is provided through a suspended aluminum ceiling, which has been carefully cut to create a sensation of being under a forest canopy.  © Maxime Brouillet TRIPTYCH features mostly natural materials. The façades are sheathed with Eastern cedar planks, treated to appear weathered by time. Interior walls and ceilings are either gypsum board or white cedar while the floors are white oak or polished concrete. Wide patio doors, with black aluminum casings, frame the ever-changing views. A patio area extends from the kitchen and dining spaces towards the lake. The building's geometry creates a theatrical stage for the surrounding nature.  © Maxime Brouillet  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Olson Kundig's Zooraji Immerses Visitors in a Fantasy World Posted: 30 Dec 2018 05:00 AM PST  © Austin Wilson Zooraji, Olson Kundig's latest, takes its inspiration not from its site (the roof of a department store) or context (the futuristic city of Busan), but from a story. Aesop's The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, to be precise.  © Austin Wilson If ancient Greek fables seem like an odd reference for a contemporary South Korean playspace, one need only look at the result to see how perfect a fit the two are for each other. Children perch on toadstools made of recycled materials, scramble over outsized animals made of bamboo and wine casks, run through a grove of live baobabs (a real tree that appears decidedly unreal.) The word 'whimsical' springs to mind. This wonderland-like approach was intended to immerse young visitors in the closest possible thing to a fantasy world. Five distinct zones of exploration allow the visitors to craft their own journeys through the space. Fans of Jurrassic Park might choose to spend time in the Land of the Dinosaurs; young buccaneers might prefer the swashbuckling Pirate's Shipwreck. The garden, which also includes an 'African Rainforest', a 'Rain Garden', and 'The Woods', is also peppered with subtle opportunities for learning.  © Austin Wilson Located on the rooftop of Busan's Shinsegae Centum City department store, the project came to the architects after the clients visited principal Alan Maskin's 'Noah's Ark' project at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Echoes of the Ark are present here: the follies form an allegorical landscape that is as much a story as it is a lesson. Indeed, designing around a narrative was the project's only brief. Fairy tales are familiar territory for Olson Kundig. In 2016 the firm won the 'Fairy Tales' competition, an annual competition that challenges architects and designers to write and illustrate their dreams in architecture. Maskin led a team within Olson Kundig to describe their vision of a future Seattle, one in which an architect is forced to explore his home city after years in cryo-sleep. Zooraji may not have the dystopian outlook the distinguished Olson Kundig in the Fairy Tales competition, but it does dwell in the same fairytale world. In this case, it's exactly what's called for. "Plants are supposed to grow over time, so the architecture will disappear," explained Maskin to Architectural Record. "Landscape has its own timetable." Perhaps, decades from now, we'll view the project as Enchanted Forest, cloistered on the roof of a tower in Busan.  © Austin Wilson  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The New Mixtape Featuring Your Favorite Designers Posted: 30 Dec 2018 03:00 AM PST  © Melissa J Frost Architecture has long proved an inspiration to musicians, with artists as diverse as Art Garfunkel and Kanye all drawing (so to speak) from the field. Some musicians even began their professional careers as architects - Weird Al, Ice Cube, and three of Pink Floyd's founding members among them. But for all the close connections, we don't often hear about the musical alter-egos of architects practicing today. When Melissa J. Frost, a designer and studio instructor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, had a conversation with friend and fellow architect Eric Bunge (of nArchitects) about his band, she realized that more than a few of her architect/designer friends were active musicians. "Eric was saying that he tries to get together to play music with Florian Idenburg and Michael Meredith, and he still has a practice space in his basement," Frost explained to The Architect's Newspaper. Intrigued, Frost reached out to friends to see who else (and what else) she could find. The results surprised even her. While many of the names are friends of Frost's and not necessarily globally known, a few might be familiar to even a passing fan of architecture: Florian Idenburg, Neil Denari, and Esther Choi among them. With support of the architect-musicians, Frost has assembled some of the tracks she uncovered in a mixtape. But don't expect to find it on Spotify anytime soon. "[The mixtape] is supposed to be kind of difficult to get ahold of," said Frost. While she hopes to organize a number of listening parties across the US, she has no immediate plans to expand the project. The mixtape is part of a project Frost is leading named the IIIII Columns project, an online platform exploring the variety of work that falls outside the typical boundaries of the field. Tracklist: News via The Architect's Newspaper  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 50 Most Inspiring Architecture Photographs of 2018 Posted: 30 Dec 2018 01:00 AM PST  Courtesy of JAJA Architects Because, for all the inspirational works across the world, we would be lost without the photographers dedicated to sharing this inspiration with us. Here we present to you the 50 most influential architectural photographs of the year. Mike BakerThe Courtyard House / Auhaus Architecture © Mike Baker Umang ShahThe House Of Secret Gardens / Spasm Design © Umang Sha The Fishy Project, Ishita SitwalaJungalow House / Neogenesis+Studi0261 © The Fishy Project, Ishita Sitwala Ricardo BassettiBF 81 / Estúdio Paralelo © Ricardo Bassetti Pedro PegenauteThe Walled - Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office © Pedro Pegenaute Daniel KohChameleon Villa / Word of Mouth Architecture © Daniel Koh Nicolai RappMicro Courtyard House / Atelier Kaiser Shen © Nicolai Rapp Fernando MarroquinRamos House / JJRR/Arquitectura © Fernando Marroquin Yoon JoonhwanSiyeonjae / DESIGN GROUP COLLABO © Yoon Joonhwan Maíra AcayabaPirajá House / Estúdio BRA © Maíra Acayaba Derek SwalwellTorquay Concrete House / Auhaus Architecture © Derek Swalwell Ivan DupontMorpheus Hotel / Zaha Hadid Architects © Ivan Dupont Dio Guna PutraExpandable House / Urban Rural Systems © Dio Guna Putra Hiroyuki OkiAn'garden Café / Le House © Hiroyuki Oki Jorge Hernández de la GarzaHouse of Stone / Jorge Hernández de la Garza © Jorge Hernández de la Garza Iwan BaanZeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa / Heatherwick Studio © Iwan Baan Mario WibowoHikari House / Pranala Associates © Mario Wibowo Don PietoDL House / DP+HS Architects © Don Pieto Koji Fuji / Nacasa & Partners IncOptical Glass House / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP © Koji Fuji / Nacasa & Partners Inc KleinA45 / BIG Courtesy of Klein To Huu DungMƯA Coffee Shop / 85 Design © To Huu Dung Nelson GarridoHouse in Oporto, Serralves / João Vieira de Campos © Nelson Garrido.jpg Benoit WehrléLucien Cornil Student Residence / A+Architecture © Benoit Wehrlé HoangLe PhotographyHopper House / AHL architects © HoangLe Photography Hiroyuki OkiPatio House / MM++ architects © Hiroyuki Oki Ronson Lee - Twins PhotographyThe Window House / FORMZERO © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography Quang DamNhà Của Tiến / 23o5studio © Quang Dam George MessaritakisHug House / React Architects © George Messaritakis Fernando AldaHouse H / Felipe Assadi Arquitectos © Fernando Alda Christiane WirthMicro House Slim Fit / ANA ROCHA architecture © Christiane Wirth Paul CrosbyLake Waconia House / ALTUS Architecture + Design © Paul Crosby Stijn PoelstraLibrary, Museum and Community Center 'De Petrus' / Molenaar&Bol&vanDillen Architects © Stijn Poelstra Iwan BaanSkolkovo Institute of Science and Technology / Herzog & de Meuron © Iwan Baan Ruijing PhotoXiezuo Hutong Capsule Hotel in Beijing / B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio © Ruijing Photo Peter LandersThe Glade / DLM Architects © Peter Landers Peter BennettsWildcoast / FGR Architects © Peter Bennetts Ruben OteroJardins House / Drucker Arquitetos e Associados © Ruben Otero Adam LetchDouble Bay / SAOTA © Adam Letch Sobajima, Toshihiro1.8M Width House / YUUA Architects & Associates © Sobajima, Toshihiro Iwan BaanGuardian Art Center in Beijing / Büro Ole Scheeren © Iwan Baan René RisslandRetirement and Nursing Home Wilder Kaiser / SRAP Sedlak Rissland + Dürschinger Architekten © René Rissland To Huu DungMinimalist House / 85 Design © To Huu Dung Marià Castelló MartínezHouse in Formentera Island / Marià Castelló Martínez Courtesy of Marià Castelló Martínez JAJA ArchitectsPark 'n' Play / JAJA Architects Courtesy of JAJA Architects Iwan BaanQatar National Library / OMA © Iwan Baan Fernando Guerra | FG+SGResidence in Colares / Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Rungkit CharoenwatHACHI Serviced Apartment / Octane architect & design © Rungkit Charoenwat Jeremy BittermannL'Angolo Estate / LEVER Architecture © Jeremy Bittermann Shigeo OgawaKanda Terrace / KEY OPERATION INC. / ARCHITECTS © Shigeo Ogawa Mario WibowoA Box in Disguise / Wahana Architects © Mario Wibowo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Canada’s Largest Net Zero Energy Building Opens in Ontario Posted: 29 Dec 2018 08:00 PM PST  The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. Image © Ema Peters via B+H Architects Canada's largest net-zero energy building has opened in Hamilton, Ontario. The Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College was designed by B+H and McCallum Sather Architects to embody environmental technologies aimed at reducing the building's carbon footprint. The Joyce Centre is one of 16 pilot projects selected by the Canada Green Building Council's new Zero Carbon Building Standard. A net-zero footprint facility, the building was made to demonstrate Mohawk's vision to be a center for environmental leadership.  The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. Image © Ema Peters via B+H Architects Conceived as a living lab on sustainability, the new 96,000 square-foot Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation is the future home to the Center for Climate Change Management. Located at the college's Fennell campus, the project builds on Mohawk's applied research strengths in three focus areas: health, energy and technology. Leveraging existing and new partnerships, the space focuses on technologically advanced learning and lab spaces, all under one roof. The Joyce Center includes state-of-the-art labs, workshops, lecture theaters, and industry training centers. The $54 million project is powered by solar energy,  The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. Image © Ema Peters via B+H Architects  The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. Image © Ema Peters via B+H Architects Organized around a large, light-filled atrium, the building's classrooms, co-working spaces and laboratories are made as modular spaces and flexible learning environments. The building features locally sourced materials and a double-wall system designed to maximize natural light and regulate the interior climate. The project was also made with 28 geothermal wells to tap into a clean renewable energy source. According to Joanne McCallum, CEO of McCallum Sather Architects, the Centre celebrates the City's industrial heritage, but also demonstrates the city's shift towards creativity and innovation which "drives Hamilton forward".  The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation. Image © Ema Peters via B+H Architects Lisa Bate, Principal Architect at B+H, expressed that the focal point of the project was designing "the building as an educator". Up top, 2000 solar panels were installed on a set of "wings" to support the building's net-zero performance. The design also features a rainwater harvesting system where the runoff is collected by two below-ground cisterns that can supply the building's water needs. At its core, the center will serve as a living laboratory for students as they learn to manage and maintain the building's systems. News via Urban Toronto  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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