tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791476069436909032024-03-05T05:41:31.157-08:00Arch powerSome new, Some amazingEbraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-52552366795606898292011-12-26T08:11:00.000-08:002011-12-26T08:12:16.112-08:00Istanbul Technical University Campus / IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar<a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/">Istanbul Technical University Campus / IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</a>: <div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/itu_aerial/" rel="attachment wp-att-193135"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (1)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092299-itu-aerial-528x351.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="351" /></a><p>Courtesy of <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/ind/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with IND">IND</a> and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</p></div><p>The main challenge of <a href="http://www.internationaldesign.nl/"><strong>IND</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.ecarch.com/"><strong>Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</strong></a> for this project is to arrive to a proposal that could articulate not only an interesting and comfortable life for the users of the campus, but to take this opportunity to improve the urban articulation of this site located in front of the famous city wall, near the frozen zone of the tourist strip of Varosha and next to a potentially dynamic avenue. The campus should also serve as a place of social and cultural encounter open to all citizens, in that sense it should be a campus of excellence qualities of public space and accessibility. Finally, their last goal is be able to arrive to a formal scheme that can also integrate the dispersed and mixed presence of historic buildings and turning them from nuisances into assets of the university life. More images and architects’ description after the break.<span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/entry-corridor/" rel="attachment wp-att-193133"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (2)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092292-entry-corridor-528x353.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="353" /></a><p>Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</p></div><p>Although at first glance our proposal seems like an obvious formal response to the neighbor city walls context, we want to emphasize that this it is not the main reason why we chose to go for a scheme that might resemble the walled city. Our strategy for the University Campus can be better described as a set of strategies formalized at different levels, each with its own characteristic component while preserving a loose unity between its parts.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/entry-facade-perspective/" rel="attachment wp-att-193134"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (3)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092296-entry-facade-perspective-528x189.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="189" /></a><p>Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</p></div><p>The city walls that encounter the north face of the campus give the campus a prestigious position within the city. This proximity with one of the main characteristics of the history of the place should give the campus an added cultural value. Nevertheless the campus inner life should not be entirely open to the potentially polluting effects of the car traffic of Fevzi Çakmak Bldv. The predominant effect of the ground floor in the scheme conditions the figure ground effects shown in this panel that affect the use of public space and the encounter of the city with the campus.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/itu_under-pergolas/" rel="attachment wp-att-193136"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (4)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092302-itu-under-pergolas-528x186.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="186" /></a><p>Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</p></div><p>To the western side of Polatpaça Blvd. we propose an open green square arranged in an angle that welcomes the visitor and makes the link with the directorate more subtle. The open park is surrounded by two low strip buildings that conform the triangular space while one of the historic structures to be preserved is kept at the center. The old building surrounded by the new architecture contributes to give a hybrid identity of the university between different eras.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/looking-to-patio/" rel="attachment wp-att-193137"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (5)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092307-looking-to-patio-528x251.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="251" /></a><p>Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</p></div><p>For the eastern side of the campus meanwhile we propose a more intimate square. The square follows the alignment of the two side streets that reach Ilker Karter Cd (street) conforming another irregular public space. The ground floor beneath the strips here is permeable at key points allowing students and visitors to enter the campus smoothly. Yet this face is more continuous responding to the loose character of the eastern urban condition.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/perspective-patio/" rel="attachment wp-att-193140"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (6)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092324-perspective-patio-528x464.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="464" /></a><p>Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</p></div><p>The core of the campus is an intimate green court. The court has a long north –south strip that connects the remaining historic buildings in one flat continuous surface starting with the south atelier (university dining hall) and ending in two university shops at the historic structures of Fevzi Çakmak Bldv. The green court strip connects to the three lower courtyards making it a central place of encounters between th e different faculty staff and students. The open green space can also function as garden open to public.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/model-masterplan/" rel="attachment wp-att-193139"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (7)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092317-model-masterplan-528x351.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="351" /></a><p>model</p></div><p>The scheme at ground level could be read as continuous strip that binds the campus into a single entity united by a clear landscape enriched by the loose arrangement of historic buildings. Despite the suggested unity of the campus the main distribution of program is located in three semi autonomous clusters that can develop independently with program and time following their own particular characteristics. The three northwest and southern west cluster are united loosely through an open pergola. While the eastern cluster is united through the central grass court and stone pavings.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/masterplan-14/" rel="attachment wp-att-193138"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (8)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092311-masterplan-528x361.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="361" /></a><p>master plan</p></div><p>Formally speaking the strip is porous enough to allow natural ventilation to pass and to become accessible to pedestrians from all directions. The porous part is enriched with collective use such as seating places, lockers, stairs and halls. This proposal of not enclosing the whole buildings and leaving some open air spaces will contribute to improve the performance of the building in terms of energy savings, and enjoyment of the healthy weather of Famagusta.</p><div style="width:468px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_01-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-193141"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (9)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092328-plan-01-458x500.jpg" alt="" width="458" height="500" /></a><p>plan 01</p></div><p>The rest of the program of the strip is located within transparent glass boxes protected from the sun by offsetting them from the façade. The main character of this spaces are their easy accessibility from the public such as meeting rooms, computer labs, information points and administration offices and instructors rooms. The program of these boxes varies per cluster yet all maintain the same principle of not arriving to the façade allowing with this continuous movement of the university users in a column-less portico.</p><div style="width:467px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_02/" rel="attachment wp-att-193142"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (10)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092335-plan-02-457x500.jpg" alt="" width="457" height="500" /></a><p>plan 02</p></div><p>The strips also contain the access point to the 5 cubic buildings. The location of the cores of these buildings serves as both symbolic entrance to the strips and as places of social encounter. At each face of the campus in the turning point of the site an articulation of the strip takes place in the form of trapezoids. This places function both as entrance to the lower courtyard and as informal meeting places for lectures or small concerts for example.</p><div style="width:454px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_03/" rel="attachment wp-att-193143"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (11)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092338-plan-03-444x500.jpg" alt="" width="444" height="500" /></a><p>plan 03</p></div><p>The preservation of the historic structures will enrich the visual contrast between buildings of different eras while they will serve as articulators of the campus visually and functionally speaking. Each historic building will have a particular function that best suits its position and characteristics of each structure. What we propose here is a mere suggestion of which building could be occupied with certain activity.</p><div style="width:463px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_04/" rel="attachment wp-att-193144"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (12)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092343-plan-04-453x500.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="500" /></a><p>plan 04</p></div><p>While the ground floor is a porous and transparent strip, the 1st level is to certain extent its opposite. Its program is much densely arranged and its regularity of rhythm of classrooms contrasts with the loose arrangement of furniture and buildings in the ground floor. We propose to have the open air corridors in a similar mode as the ground floor improving the quality of natural ventilation.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/section_01-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-193145"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (13)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092347-section-01-528x115.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="115" /></a><p>section</p></div><p>Classrooms requiring more intimacy and insulation are furnished with vertical adjustable louvers along the strip facades. The louvers colors and depth will vary with the orientation, being more open and thin to the north and of more depth and density to the west for example. The point of connection with the ground floor besides the vertical circulation will be the articulated trapezoidal spaces of triple height.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/axonometric-6/" rel="attachment wp-att-193128"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (14)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092279-axonometric-528x302.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="302" /></a><p>axonometric</p></div><p>The campus so far has been described as the combination of building strips, grass courts and historic buildings. Our last element is the position of 5 cubic buildings distributed in an informal way across the building strip. The overview of the 5 cubes will give an identity to the campus from outside while be useful as way to navigate between the different schools and faculties. The cubes also take advantage of the proximity of the sea and the walled city, contributing to engage the campus further in the city life and urban profile.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/details_axonometric/" rel="attachment wp-att-193129"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (15)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092283-details-axonometric-528x458.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="458" /></a><p>details</p></div><p>The cubes role is to accommodate program which is either too specific or by default outside the subtle dimensions of both the low building strips or the historic buildings. In this sense we propose to use this specificity of each cube to give the campus more diversity. Formal wise the cubes appear to sit gently on top of the building strips with the extension of specific columns that look for proper places to land. The cubes are not of the same dimension, and each follows its own internal formal and structural logic. The cube of the northwest cluster for example accommodates among its functions a basketball court and a group of squash courts. Both of these spaces require considerable spans to free of obstacles the ground. The specific structure of these elements is reflected in the image of the cube giving it a special identity.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/diagram-74/" rel="attachment wp-att-193130"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (16)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092286-diagram-528x381.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="381" /></a><p>diagram 01</p></div><p>A much more delicate cube in the southeastern side contains the accommodation of students and staff and so the cube is rather more fragmented in scale reflecting the smaller gaps in its façade to the campus. The library meanwhile is located in the south western face of the campus, responding to the location of other public buildings in Polatpasa Blvd. The library program gives a great opportunity to create a cube with an internal void that displays the books in its central space.</p><div style="width:254px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/diagram-towers/" rel="attachment wp-att-193131"><img title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (17)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092288-diagram-towers-244x500.jpg" alt="" width="244" height="500" /></a><p>diagram 02</p></div><p>All of the cubes have access to the roof of the building strip converting this space in a dynamic terrace space located approximately at the height of the city walls.</p><p>Architects: <strong><a href="http://www.internationaldesign.nl/">IND</a> and <a href="http://www.ecarch.com/">Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</a> (Kerem Erginoğlu, Arman Akdoğan, Hasan Celal Çalışlar, Felix Madrazo)</strong><br />Location: <strong>Famagusta, Cyprus</strong><br />Project Team: <strong>Bas van der Horst, Hans Larsson, Alvaro Novas, Andreia Penaloza, Albert Richters, Antonio Goya, Zeynep Melike Atay, Gokcen van Vliet</strong><br />Client: <strong><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/istanbul/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Istanbul">Istanbul</a> Technical University</strong><br />Size: <strong>55,000 sqm</strong><br />Completion: <strong>2013</strong></p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/itu_aerial/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (1)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092299-itu-aerial-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (1) Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (1)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/entry-corridor/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (2)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092292-entry-corridor-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (2) Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (2)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/entry-facade-perspective/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (3)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092296-entry-facade-perspective-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (3) Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (3)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/itu_under-pergolas/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (4)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092302-itu-under-pergolas-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (4) Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (4)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/looking-to-patio/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (5)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092307-looking-to-patio-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (5) Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (5)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/perspective-patio/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (6)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092324-perspective-patio-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (6) Courtesy of IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (6)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/model-masterplan/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (7)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092317-model-masterplan-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (7) model" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (7)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/masterplan-14/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (8)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092311-masterplan-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (8) master plan" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (8)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_01-5/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (9)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092328-plan-01-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (9) plan 01" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (9)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_02/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (10)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092335-plan-02-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (10) plan 02" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (10)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_03/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (11)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092338-plan-03-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (11) plan 03" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (11)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/plan_04/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (12)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092343-plan-04-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (12) plan 04" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (12)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/section_01-2/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (13)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092347-section-01-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (13) section" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (13)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/axonometric-6/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (14)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092279-axonometric-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (14) axonometric" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (14)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/details_axonometric/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (15)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092283-details-axonometric-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (15) details" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (15)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/diagram-74/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (16)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092286-diagram-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (16) diagram 01" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (16)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/diagram-towers/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (17)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092288-diagram-towers-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (17) diagram 02" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (17)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/diagram_02-2/" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (18)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324092290-diagram-02-125x125.jpg" alt="Istanbul Technical University Campus (18) diagram 03" title="Istanbul Technical University Campus (18)" width="125" height="125" /></a><div style="padding:2px;background:#e8f0f9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193127/istanbul-technical-university-campus-ind-and-erginoglu-calislar/" style="color:#037dbc">Istanbul Technical University Campus / IND and Erginoğlu + Çalışlar</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037dbc">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 19 Dec 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 0px;text-align:right"><a 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-79801487182544211992011-12-26T07:45:00.000-08:002011-12-26T07:47:09.388-08:00Burma School Competition Proposal / Site-Specific<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/Hebmm_W8wWM/">Burma School Competition Proposal / Site-Specific</a>: <div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/overall01/" rel="attachment wp-att-193961"><img title="Burma School Competition Proposal (1)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405920-overall01-528x326.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="326" /></a><p>overall 01</p></div><p>The proposal by <strong><a href="http://www.eat-ss.com/">Site-Specific</a></strong> for the Burma School competition aims at escaping from social depression, as Karen people are searching for freedom and are displaced from their homes. They are residing on a borrowed piece of land which they can never owned. They are living in a country that they are not considered parts of society – many of them without citizenship. So they believe that the right kind of architecture can create the sense of belonging and the sense of ownership in the hearts of the displaced Karen community members. They want to create a school that this community can say ‘made by us’ and ‘made for us’. Thus, this school can become the center of the community. More images and architects’ description after the break.<span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/capture-6/" rel="attachment wp-att-193955"><img title="Burma School Competition Proposal (2)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405799-capture-528x264.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="264" /></a><p>overall 02</p></div><p>We believe that architecture is not merely just a trophy of one’s success in capitalism, but one of the tools to solve social issues. In searching for the answer, we came across the ‘Sliding Puzzle’. We were interested in this toy because they are both modular and rearrangeable, yet it maintain the integrity of the grid system. By using the ‘Sliding Puzzle’ as an architectural paradigm, we can create a school complex that has flexibility of usage simply by the rearrangement of the modules. This allows the school complex to be use for community functions such as cultural ceremonies or community meeting place when the school is off.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/courtyard-11/" rel="attachment wp-att-193958"><img title="Burma School Competition Proposal (3)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405857-courtyard-528x335.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="335" /></a><p>courtyard</p></div><p>Sliding Tiles = Rearrangeable Modules</p><p>Each module is 2.5 meters by 5 meters for easy transportation by trucks on public road. This dimension is of the correct size for each of the six classrooms. While larger required programs will be made up by connecting multiple standard modules together to create larger spaces. The school complex is made up of three different types of module – roofed module, terrace module and farm module. The school or the community can create different usage by placing these modules into different arrangement such as large assembly hall with frontal terrace, courtyard space for school events and etc. The arrangement of the modules can also be adapted to new site since the complex can be re-shaped according each specific site conditions.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/canteen/" rel="attachment wp-att-193954"><img title="Burma School Competition Proposal (4)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405795-canteen-528x337.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="337" /></a><p>canteen</p></div><p>Factory Made + Local Ingenuity</p><p>Each of the modules are made up of parts that are both factory made and locally crafted. By employing the industrial prefabrication technology in combination with the Karen’s traditional construction techniques, the community can be involved in the construction of their school. Thus, the sense of ownership is founded.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/vegetable-garden/" rel="attachment wp-att-193962"><img title="Burma School Competition Proposal (5)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405943-vegetable-garden-528x337.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="337" /></a><p>vegetable garden</p></div><p>Steel + Bamboo</p><p>The school will be built with the combination of steel platforms and rail system, bamboo trusses and fabric roofs. Theses materials are designated for each particular components to allow the optimum usage of their property. The combinations also allow the school to be built with very low carbon footprint by using highly renewable material and less transportation of building components to site. The steel platforms, rail system and fabric roofings are fabricated in a factory to ensure the highest possible quality control. While the bamboo components are carefully crafted onsite by the time-honored knowledge of the Karen people. By doing this, the community can also benefit from jobs that arr created for the community’s craftsmen.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/classroom-type-a/" rel="attachment wp-att-193956"><img title="Burma School Competition Proposal (6)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405815-classroom-type-a-528x340.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="340" /></a><p>classroom type A</p></div><p>We only expect the rearrangement to occur a couple of times a year, not on the regular basis. However, to ease on the rearrangement, the modules sit on the bi-axis rail system. This system with wheels not unlike the tip of ball point pen allows the modules to move with just human hands and power.</p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/overall01/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (1)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405920-overall01-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (1) overall 01" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (1)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/capture-6/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (2)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405799-capture-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (2) overall 02" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (2)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/courtyard-11/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (3)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405857-courtyard-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (3) courtyard" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (3)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/canteen/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (4)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405795-canteen-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (4) canteen" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (4)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/vegetable-garden/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (5)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405943-vegetable-garden-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (5) vegetable garden" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (5)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/classroom-type-a/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (6)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405815-classroom-type-a-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (6) classroom type A" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (6)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/classroom-type-c/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (7)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405840-classroom-type-c-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (7) classroom type C" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (7)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/a254/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (8)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405878-drawings-construction-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (8) drawings 01" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (8)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/a254-2/" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (9)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1324405905-logic-system-125x125.jpg" alt="Burma School Competition Proposal (9) drawings 02" title="Burma School Competition Proposal (9)" width="125" height="125" /></a><div style="padding:2px;background:#e8f0f9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/193953/burma-school-competition-proposal-site-specific/" style="color:#037dbc">Burma School Competition Proposal / Site-Specific</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037dbc">ArchDaily, the most visited 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-4907710033170085972011-12-15T06:24:00.000-08:002011-12-15T06:25:38.289-08:00Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal / Ventura Trindade Architects<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/kRQpPdkpgpQ/">Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal / Ventura Trindade Architects</a>: <div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/fotomontagem_2/" rel="attachment wp-att-192084"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (1)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790560-fotomontagem-2-528x377.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="377" /></a><p>Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects</p></div><p>The winning project proposal of Hotel Liesma by <a href="http://www.venturatrindade.com/"><strong>Ventura Trindade Architects</strong></a> recovers the concept of old ‘estrãdês’, simple outdoor structures formed by a stage with an acoustic shell and a flat audience, in front.The building acts like a system of visual and functional relation with the theme of the music box (resonance box), with visual resonance in the collective memory of the guests and general population. More images and architects’ description after the break.<span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/fotomontagem_3/" rel="attachment wp-att-192085"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (2)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790564-fotomontagem-3-528x377.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="377" /></a><p>Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects</p></div><p>The coast of <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/jurmala/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Jurmala">Jurmala</a> is full of fascinating constructions, like the former restaurant ‘Juras Perle’, the Baltic Beach Hotel, cantilevered over the beach and horizon, or even the Dubulti station, with its impressive canopy and Art Nouveau constructions implanted right on the beach. More recently other projects equally reveal the fascinating moment the country is crossing, after years of foreign dominance, like the Majori Sports Arena or the Dzintaru Park Observation Tower.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/aerial-from-s/" rel="attachment wp-att-192077"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (3)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790487-aerial-from-s-528x377.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="377" /></a><p>Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects</p></div><p>But in the same way that the ability to imagine the future is something absolutely necessary for the culture and development of a country, the knowledge of its historical heritage is also the base on which any future could be built. In Jurmala there is a historical legacy even more important than the spectacle of its recent projects: the traditional wooden constructions, the importance which music acquired locally and afterwards spread internationally, the richness of its forest area, the beauty of its coastline, sheltered from the Baltic by the Gulf of Riga.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/sony-dsc-222/" rel="attachment wp-att-192076"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (4)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790482-aerial-from-n-528x351.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="351" /></a><p>Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects</p></div><p>Jurmala lives in and by these crossroads of ideals: between the history and tradition of the local culture – in which both architecture and music are inserted – and an enormous expectation about its own future.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/room/" rel="attachment wp-att-192090"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (5)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790590-room-528x377.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="377" /></a><p>Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects</p></div><p>Despite the existence of various concert halls in Jurmala and Riga, the outdoor events continue to be a tradition strongly rooted in the local culture, as demonstrated in the outdoor auditorium of Dzintari Concert Hall. Wood, with a solid tradition in construction in <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/latvia/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Latvia">Latvia</a> (the Riga pine wood is used worldwide) is also the material par excellence in the making of musical instruments as well as the spaces conceived for musical audition. And for those reasons it overlays the surfaces of the exterior pavements and of some facades in the project. It is even the selected material of the indoor public spaces, providing the creation of adequate acoustic conditions for the realization of small musical events, throughout all the Hotel spaces.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/indoor-pool/" rel="attachment wp-att-192087"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (6)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790576-indoor-pool-528x377.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="377" /></a><p>Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects</p></div><p>The rooms are, on the contrary, covered on some of its surfaces with sound absorsion materials, as those found in recording studios, for example. The idea is to create sound-proof resting spaces, as a counterpoint to the sound spaces of the public areas of hotel. In analogy with a musical composition, the private spaces are understood as pauses, the silent part of music, as important as the musical notes.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-388/" rel="attachment wp-att-192068"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (7)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790411-1-view-from-s-528x396.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="396" /></a><p>model 01</p></div><p>It is intended to constitute a synthesis of the relation of Jurmala with music (a secular legacy signed by world renowned songwriters and musicians, from Krisjãnis Barons to Gidon Kremer), but also the statement of Jurmala as a beach area of excellence in Latvia and Riga in particular, and of the Baltic in general.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-389/" rel="attachment wp-att-192069"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (8)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790422-2-view-from-sw-528x396.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="396" /></a><p>model 02</p></div><p>Withdrawn from the beach by a densely wooded range, the current building does not take advantage of the visual relation with the sea, which make other hotel equipments in the region particularly attractive. The average tree height varies between 20 and 25 meters. However, the building regulations allow for constructions up to 37 meters in height (10 floors), as found in the existing structure.</p><div style="width:385px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-390/" rel="attachment wp-att-192070"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (9)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790429-3-view-from-w-375x500.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="500" /></a><p>model 03</p></div><p>The organizational scheme proposed is, in a way, opposite to the traditional hotel scheme, like the pre-existing building, which is normally based on the disposition of a horizontal block housing the public spaces and areas of greater dimension, opposed to a vertical block which organizes the rooms, in a hierachical form. The proposed structure is based on the creation of a broad elevated floor, with 60X60 meters, simultaneously forming a roof over the exterior access spaces and organizing the more important public spaces of the Hotel, like the halls (restaurant and conference and banqueting center), indoor swimming pool and spa, gym and bar, with a magnificent view of the Baltic and Riga, from far, over the green cloak of the surrounding forests.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-391/" rel="attachment wp-att-192071"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (10)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790438-4-view-from-nw-528x396.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="396" /></a><p>model 04</p></div><p>Supported on three independent but interconnected blocks and three support and infrastructure distribution columns, this crowning is the counterpoint of a base constituted by two levels which enable the separation of public access and service circulations, creating a high multifunctional square. On the other hand, the ‘high square’ works as a staging of the arrival at the Hotel, assigning a kind of scenic sense to the guests and other clients reception.</p><div style="width:385px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-392/" rel="attachment wp-att-192072"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (11)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790447-5-detail-1-375x500.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="500" /></a><p>model 05</p></div><p>The roof of the reception is a wooden platform, which can work as a stage facing the outdoor square. The adjacent facade, with wooden door enclosed balconies, and the wooden ceiling formed by the upper block, build a resonance box which allows to organize concerts or other occasional events, resuming the logic of the outdoor stages common in the various parks of the region.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-393/" rel="attachment wp-att-192073"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (12)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790458-6-main-acess-528x396.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="396" /></a><p>model 06</p></div><p>The whole program is organized, fundamentally, in two vertical blocks of rooms and two horizontal blocks of public and service areas. The first refer to Block A (existing structure, to fully maintain), which organizes the predicted 120 rooms (84 standart rooms, 18 family rooms, 12 business rooms, 6 junior suites, plus 1 presidential suite); Block C will organize 57 additional rooms, as requested, in an indepedent building, although interconnected at the base and crowning, which enables the realization of the construction without impairing the functioning of the main block. In a first phase only the vertical access core of this block shall be built.</p><div style="width:385px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-394/" rel="attachment wp-att-192074"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (13)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790468-7-acess-to-the-beach-375x500.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="500" /></a><p>model 07</p></div><p>Block E corresponds to the top floor, which houses the public program, with an indoor height of 7 meters. Block D contains almost all the service areas and is organized lengthwise from the loading and unloading and service access, to the west (Salacas Iela), until connecting to the other blocks, at the lower level. It faces North, towards the parking patio, remaining embedded relatively to the square, to the South. On the last floor, providing direct support to the restaurant, bar and conference and banqueting center, exists a dishwashing service area and buffet support.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-395/" rel="attachment wp-att-192075"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (14)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790475-8-view-of-the-solarium-a-528x472.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="472" /></a><p>model 08</p></div><p>There is a third vertical block, to the East, which organizes a loading and unloading access to the top floor, served by a heavy-weight lift and emergency staircase. At the top of the high square the reception is located, along with the lobby and lobby bar, in a space with double interior height which connects from the inside to Block A, pre-existing.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-7/" rel="attachment wp-att-192088"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (15)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790581-location-plan-528x410.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="410" /></a><p>site plan</p></div><p>Both circulations of people and vehicles, as well as of guests and service personnel, are separated from each other, which is achieved thanks to the two levels at the basement. Therefore, the high square is reached by guests on foot (or by vehicle but according to a ‘stop and go’ system), through the main access ramp (Dubultu Prospekts) or from the opposite ramp for access to the beach. Below, the atrium is prepared for receiving luggage, mobility impaired guests or VIP’s. The vehicles essentially circulate at this level, revolving at the circular patio and following to the parking along the site’s internal service route.</p><div style="width:469px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-192081"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (16)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790532-floors-1-2-main-entrance-459x500.jpg" alt="" width="459" height="500" /></a><p>floor plan levels 1 and 2</p></div><p>It is also on this floor that the service personnel circulation is done, between Block D and the room blocks A and C, using the service elevator of each block. In Block A, given the great amount of rooms, there is an area for cleaning and laundry, on some floors, connecting through a technical shaft with the main housekeeping area on the 1st floor. In Block C the equivalent shaft is dedicated to collecting garbage from the top dishwashing area.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-4/" rel="attachment wp-att-192082"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (17)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790544-floors-3-8-room-floors-528x339.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="339" /></a><p>floor plan levels 3 - 8</p></div><p>The structure of Block A, existing, is maintained, having the vertical access cores reinforced, which will serve as a support for the upper floor (Block E). The future block of additional rooms, C, has a vertical access core which works as a second support for the superior structure. To the East, the block of the heavy-weight lift constitutes a third main support for the upper block. At the same time, three other complementary columns exist, of a circular section, which enable the passing of infrastructures from the base to the crowning.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-192083"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (18)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790553-floors-9-10-leisure-and-catering-528x393.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="393" /></a><p>floor plan levels 9 and 10</p></div><p>The base, formed by the service block (D), the reception and high square, unifies the various vertical concrete cores which uphold the superior public floor (Block E), this being built in a metalic truss structure, pre-fabricated, with pavements in collaborative slab formwork, which enormously facilitates the execution of high rise works. The structure is relatively conventional in terms of dimensioning and construction. The building process is equally simple and consists on the mounting of a fixed central crane, in the North patio (Patio 01), in which its arm covers all of the construction area and is supported during the mounting of the trusses by two mobile cranes which precisely position the pieces in place, allowing for the welding of the next truss legs.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-9/" rel="attachment wp-att-192091"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (19)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790598-site-plan-and-cross-section-528x392.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="392" /></a><p>site plan and cross section</p></div><p>These mobile cranes serve almost exclusively to proceed with the positioning of the truss leg, since the weight is held by the central crane. After mounting the main trusses, all of the remaining construction is executed only with the help of the central crane.</p><div style="width:474px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-192080"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (20)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790516-detail-section-464x500.jpg" alt="" width="464" height="500" /></a><p>detail section</p></div><p>The building functions like a system which creates climatic attenuation conditions (protection, shelter) and heating retention (since the top floor works like a reflective ceiling of heat emanated from the building). The wooden overlays of the facades and exterior ceilings allow to increase the thermal insulation on the interior, beyond providing acoustic conditions and visual comfort, especially considering the low winter temperatures. In the winter it is possible to close the patios of the upper block, through horizontal skylights operated manually or mechanically. Therefore, the heat from the sun rays which cross this glass roof are maintained below the general ceiling.</p><div style="width:490px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas/" rel="attachment wp-att-192078"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (21)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790493-axonometry-480x500.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="500" /></a><p>axonometric</p></div><p>In the summer these skylights are open, creating a chimney effect which naturally ventilates the space below the roof. This superior block, functioning as a roof of the whole, offers shelter from the rain and snow over the entrance spaces and room facades. In the summer, as opposed, shade is provided. The fact that the whole is organized in various blocks enables natural cross ventilation of the interior spaces, in order to avoid excessive humidity accumulation.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/scheme-7/" rel="attachment wp-att-192079"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (22)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790512-conceptual-diagram-528x256.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="256" /></a><p>conceptual diagram</p></div><p>All the water collected on the great roof, as well as the water gathered in the square, is channeled to a reservoir located below the circular square. The transparent roofs of the indoor swimming pool and gym are fitted with photovoltaic collector panels, for accumulating electric energy, and thermal collectors, for heating sanitary hot water, which, together, help cover a great part of the energy necessities of this main upper block. A radiant ceiling system, for heating the interior air, helps melt the snow on the roof, avoiding excessive accumulation. Located in the service block, D, next to the service entrance, are the hot water production generators, using natural gas or a tank to be located on the site.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-10/" rel="attachment wp-att-192092"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (23)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790608-technical-schemes-528x233.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="233" /></a><p>technical schemes diagram</p></div><p>The circuits of infrastructure distribution are made above the service corridor ceilings and through the shafts of the vertical access cores. Since, in the future, there will be two independent blocks of rooms, it will be possible to only use one depending on the occupancy rate that is established in each season of the year, thus substantially decreasing the costs for cleaning and heating of the spaces. The embankment which forms the high square can absorb all the non-polluting debris from the demolition of the existing constructions, as well as the excess dirt resulting from the excavation for implanting the new constructions, avoiding economic and environmental costs which would be a result of the transporting of the waste to landfills.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-6/" rel="attachment wp-att-192086"><img title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (24)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790567-gulf-of-riga-528x410.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="410" /></a><p>diagram</p></div><p>The project tried to create something that gathers the history of the place, its musical tradition, its unique geographic location, with the impulse of modernity which comes from its still recent independence as a country. A functional and symbolic construction, like an acoustic box, like the ‘estrâdes’ that proliferate through the various parks of the region, like a resonance box of a musical instrument, a guitar, a ‘kokle’.</p><p>But which can also be associated to the rattan structures that at the beginnig of the 20th century ponctuated these beachs, sheltering the holidaymakers from the wind and the sun. And following this, we could even, symbolically, find similarities with the old fishing boats, made of wood.</p><p>More than replicating a shape, finding analogies too direct which could easily be converted into caricatures of that which is intended to enhance, we sought to reinterpretate those structures in an admittedly contemporary design.</p><p>Architects: <a href="http://www.venturatrindade.com/"><strong>Ventura Trindade Architects</strong></a><br />Location: <strong>Jurmala, Latvia</strong><br />Team: <strong>João Maria Ventura Trindade, Marcelo Moreira e Silva, João de Melo Veiga, Filipe Tuna Araújo, Filipe Carvalho, Filipe Ribeiro Nunes, Nuno Marcos</strong><br />Structure: <strong>PRPC Engineers, ltd./ João Paulo Silva Cardoso</strong><br />Plot Area: <strong>15.000 m2</strong><br />Gross Area: <strong>9.500 m2</strong><br />Number of Rooms: <strong>120 (1ªphase) + 50(2ªphase)</strong><br />Number of Floors: <strong>10</strong><br />Room Types: <strong>18 family rooms, 84 standart rooms, 12 business rooms, 6 junior suites, 1 presidential suite</strong><br />Hotel Spaces: <strong>reception, lobby, lobby bar, interior swimming pool, spa and sauna, exterior solarium, gym, restaurant 300 places, exterior bar, conference center, events plaza, parking, service areas, gardens</strong></p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/fotomontagem_2/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (1)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790560-fotomontagem-2-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (1) Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (1)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/fotomontagem_3/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (2)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790564-fotomontagem-3-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (2) Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (2)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/aerial-from-s/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (3)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790487-aerial-from-s-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (3) Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (3)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/sony-dsc-222/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (4)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790482-aerial-from-n-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (4) Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (4)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/room/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (5)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790590-room-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (5) Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (5)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/indoor-pool/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (6)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790576-indoor-pool-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (6) Courtesy of Ventura Trindade Architects" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (6)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-388/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (7)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790411-1-view-from-s-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (7) model 01" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (7)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-389/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (8)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790422-2-view-from-sw-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (8) model 02" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (8)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-390/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (9)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790429-3-view-from-w-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (9) model 03" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (9)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-391/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (10)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790438-4-view-from-nw-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (10) model 04" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (10)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-392/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (11)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790447-5-detail-1-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (11) model 05" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (11)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-393/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (12)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790458-6-main-acess-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (12) model 06" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (12)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-394/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (13)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790468-7-acess-to-the-beach-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (13) model 07" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (13)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/olympus-digital-camera-395/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (14)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790475-8-view-of-the-solarium-a-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (14) model 08" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (14)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-7/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (15)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790581-location-plan-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (15) site plan" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (15)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-3/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (16)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790532-floors-1-2-main-entrance-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (16) floor plan levels 1 and 2" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (16)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-4/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (17)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790544-floors-3-8-room-floors-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (17) floor plan levels 3 - 8" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (17)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-5/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (18)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790553-floors-9-10-leisure-and-catering-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (18) floor plan levels 9 and 10" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (18)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-9/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (19)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790598-site-plan-and-cross-section-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (19) site plan and cross section" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (19)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-2/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (20)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790516-detail-section-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (20) detail section" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (20)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (21)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790493-axonometry-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (21) axonometric" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (21)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/scheme-7/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (22)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790512-conceptual-diagram-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (22) conceptual diagram" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (22)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-10/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (23)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790608-technical-schemes-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (23) technical schemes diagram" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (23)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-6/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (24)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790567-gulf-of-riga-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (24) diagram" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (24)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/191977/hotel-liesma-winning-proposal-ventura-trindade-architects/111206_hll_desenhos-e-esquemas-8/" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (25)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323790582-proposed-signage-125x125.jpg" alt="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (25) proposed signage" title="Hotel Liesma Winning Proposal (25)" width="125" height="125" /></a><div style="padding:2px;background:#e8f0f9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-55157555332331600782011-12-10T21:48:00.000-08:002011-12-10T21:49:16.335-08:00Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/itBpcN3ZUWs/">Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner</a>: <div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/main-image-70/" rel="attachment wp-att-189532"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068705-main-image-528x395.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="395" /></a><p>© Hannes Henz</p></div><p>Architects: <a href="http://www.samarch.ch/"><strong>SAM Architekten und Partner</strong></a><br />Location: <strong>Küsnacht, <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/switzerland/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Switzerland">Switzerland</a></strong><br />Design Team: <strong>Dorette Birker, Isabelle Heide, Sacha Menz, Rahime Osmani, Valton Rexha, Matthias Rötzel, Davide Servalli</strong><br />Client: <strong>Zimmermann Family</strong><br />Completion: <strong>2009</strong><br />Photographs: <strong>Hannes Henz</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/89581/" rel="attachment wp-att-189533"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068768-89581-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/0190151/" rel="attachment wp-att-189534"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068786-0190151-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/951015ba/" rel="attachment wp-att-189535"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068851-951015ba-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/982215/" rel="attachment wp-att-189536"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068867-982215-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/9064252/" rel="attachment wp-att-189537"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068907-9064252-528x395.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="395" /></a><p>© Hannes Henz</p></div><p>Building a house is a kind of apprentice piece for every architect. Yet the deeper you become involved in this type of commission, the more you realise that it is not as simple as it might seem. Every building is a challenge, no matter how many times you may have done something similar before. With this building there was much that was different: the plot already had a house on it, but the development density was less than that which is now permitted. The clients were clear about what they wanted in terms of space, and also were open to suggestions that could influence their lifestyle.</p><div style="width:384px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/9421151/" rel="attachment wp-att-189538"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068936-9421151-374x500.jpg" alt="" width="374" height="500" /></a><p>© Hannes Henz</p></div><p>The slopes above the old centre of the village of Küsnacht receive a good deal of sun and enjoy extensive views across Lake Zürich and the Alps beyond. In the 1940s modest houses with driveways were built up the hillside. Low walls topped with hedges line the roads. The new buildings that are now replacing these old houses have to fit into narrow plots and strike a balance between affording a view of the surrounding landscape and preserving privacy from close neighbours.</p><div style="width:384px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/9485151/" rel="attachment wp-att-189539"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068986-9485151-374x500.jpg" alt="" width="374" height="500" /></a><p>© Hannes Henz</p></div><p>The house in question here – for a family with two children – stands in the centre of the plot, on a plateau which was already used for the small house that had stood here previously. The clients wanted to have as far-reaching views as possible from the living areas, a request that led to the (for this area) unusual solution of having the living room, terrace and kitchen on the top floor. Three large panorama openings afford a view across the lake, over the hedges and past the trees in the neighbouring gardens; privacy and shelter is provided by the parapets and lintels, and on the solid-concrete side and rear walls by keeping the windows small.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/elevations-sections-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-189540"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323069026-elevations-sections-528x373.png" alt="" width="528" height="373" /></a><p>Elevations & Sections</p></div><p>The ground floor, by contrast, is entirely open and transparent. Enveloped in storey-high glazing, the bedrooms and of- fice spaces are visually extended out into the garden. Anyone standing on the lawn or gravel areas can immediately grasp the layout of the interior; under the protective solidity of the upper storey, the outer space seems to flow right through the ground floor. This design device has the effect of making the plot feel larger than it is; seclusion from the neighbouring houses is still maintained by planting hedges along the plot borders.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/model-01-74/" rel="attachment wp-att-189541"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323069050-model-01-528x353.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="353" /></a><p>Model 01</p></div><p>The house is simple and compact in volume, and has sym- metrical window openings. The upper structure of the house, cast in limestone concrete and resting on the internal walls of the ground floor, exploits the sloping site and opens up lines of sight between the outside and the inside. Throughout the house views and daylighting solutions are an ever present feature. In the side wall of the outdoor swimming pool, for example, there are two windows, through which daylight can filter into the fitness room in the basement.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/model-02-74/" rel="attachment wp-att-189542"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323069076-model-02-528x353.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="353" /></a><p>Model 02</p></div><p>The building process required the concrete to be poured in successive stages to achieve an overall visual unity, with no joints. For the formwork for the fair-faced concrete façades sawn boards were used, such as were common before the advent of panel systems. The texture left by this horizontal boarding gives the house a robust air, referencing also the older houses nearby.</p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/main-image-70/" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068705-main-image-125x125.jpg" alt="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner © Hannes Henz" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/89581/" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068768-89581-125x125.jpg" alt="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner © Hannes Henz" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a 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src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068867-982215-125x125.jpg" alt="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner © Hannes Henz" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/9064252/" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068907-9064252-125x125.jpg" alt="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner © Hannes Henz" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/9421151/" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068936-9421151-125x125.jpg" alt="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner © Hannes Henz" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/9485151/" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323068986-9485151-125x125.jpg" alt="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner © Hannes Henz" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/attachment/9653151/" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1323069126-9653151-125x125.jpg" alt="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner © Hannes Henz" title="Zimmermann House / SAM Architekten und Partner" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/189531/zimmermann-house-sam-architekten-und-partner/elevations-sections-5/" 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-10928468188460512562011-12-04T23:55:00.000-08:002011-12-04T23:55:55.479-08:00In Progress: Shenzhen Clubhouse / Richard Meier<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/UhNK0NAi4OQ/">In Progress: Shenzhen Clubhouse / Richard Meier</a>: <div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694198-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-001.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 001" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694198-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-001-528x396.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="396" /></a><p>© <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/richard-meier/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Richard Meier">Richard Meier</a> & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><p>Construction of <strong><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/105243/ad-interviews-richard-meier/">Richard Meier</a></strong>’s Shenzhen Clubhouse is nearing completion. Unique geometry fully clad in <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/130978/win-three-signed-copies-of-richard-meiers-new-book-museu-dart-contemporani-de-barcelona/">white</a> metal panels play with overlays of solid and void, unmistakably consistent with the Richard Meier signature style. Being located on an island in the center of OCT Bay, the facility is surrounded by large bodies of water and lush gardens. The Shenzhen Clubhouse is scheduled to be completed early next year.</p><p>Continue reading for the architects project description, photographs, renderings and drawings.</p><p>Architects: <strong><a href="http://www.richardmeier.com/">Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</a></strong><br />Location: <strong>Shenzhen, <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/china/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with China">China</a></strong><br />Project Area: <strong>11,000 sqm</strong><br />Completion: <strong>2012</strong><br />Photographs: <strong><a href="http://www.richardmeier.com/">Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694230-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-004.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 004" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694230-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-004-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694237-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-006.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 006" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694237-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-006-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694240-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-010.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 010" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694240-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-010-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694328-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-south-elev-017.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse_south elev 017" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694328-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-south-elev-017-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694327-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-site-plan-013.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse_site plan 013" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694327-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-site-plan-013-528x373.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="373" /></a><p>Site Plan © Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><p><em>Text Provided by Richard Meier & Partners:</em></p><p>Sited on a prominent island in the center of the OCT Bay, the 11,000sm Shenzhen Clubhouse facility provides special guests and members with a restaurant, private dining suites, a multi-purpose area, as well as recreational facilities, fitness center and a small exhibit gallery.</p><div style="width:510px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694319-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-lobby-009.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse_lobby 009" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694319-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-lobby-009-500x500.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a><p>Lobby © Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><p>The building design is unique in form and massing while retaining a timelessness of architectural identity. The firm’s signature guiding principles of white metal panel and mastery of natural light highlight the building. The overlay of solid planes and clear voids create depth through a play of shades and shadow from skylights and vertical screens. The geometry of the Shenzhen Clubhouse follows a precise focal point from which “layers” of distinct spaces radiate and terminate in a sweeping curve that is seen from the Urban Cultural, Retail and Entertainment District across the water.</p><div style="width:510px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694243-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-011.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 011" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694243-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-011-500x500.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a><p>© Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><p>Themes of circulation and a heightened spatial experience mark the approach to the building across a private bridge, welcoming guests from OCT Bay. The promenade to the Shenzhen Clubhouse is a path flanked by an allee of trees, leading to a generous arrival court with a central fountain. The grand exterior staircase leads to the entrance of the Clubhouse. Solid kaleidoscopic planes on the front façade shield the space beyond, lending an exclusive stage for private gatherings.</p><div style="width:510px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694240-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-010.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 010" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694240-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-010-500x500.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a><p>© Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><p>At the south end of the island, linked to the Clubhouse by an outdoor pathway through a lush garden, is a pristine structure that houses the Indoor Pool and Fitness Center. The simple geometry of the Fitness Center building contrasts with the adjacent Clubhouse in scale and form, finding a balance with the extroverted outline of the Clubhouse and energizing the dialogue between the two structures. It contains spa facilities, a generous gym and a tranquil lounge within an understated layout, is accompanied by a 25 meter lap pool covered by a skylight roof. From within the indoor swimming pool area surrounded by glass enclosures on three sides are views to the water surrounding the island.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694274-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-entry-plaza-007.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse_entry plaza 007" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694274-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-entry-plaza-007-528x340.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="340" /></a><p>Entry Plaza © Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><p>The outdoor spaces are conceived as a series of indigenous flower gardens, orchards, a pond, and a reflecting pool that cascades down from the main entrance lobby and flows to the perimeter.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694332-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-southeast-night-012.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse_southeast night 012" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694332-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-southeast-night-012-528x341.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="341" /></a><p>Southeast © Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><p>The meandering paths through the gardens evoke a strong sense of the Chinese landscape philosophy. Various vistas, textures and settings offer the private experience and intimacy of the garden and an opportunity for solitude as well as platforms to admire the surrounding views of the water and the OCT Bay entertainment and retail complexes beyond.</p><div style="width:385px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694233-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-005.jpg"><img title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 005" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694233-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-005-375x500.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="500" /></a><p>© Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP</p></div><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/188496/in-progress-shenzhen-clubhouse-richard-meier/richard-meier_shenzhen-clubhouse-001/" title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 001"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694198-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-001-125x125.jpg" alt="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 001 © Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP" title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 001" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/188496/in-progress-shenzhen-clubhouse-richard-meier/richard-meier_shenzhen-clubhouse-002/" title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 002"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694213-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-002-125x125.jpg" alt="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 002 © Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP" title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 002" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/188496/in-progress-shenzhen-clubhouse-richard-meier/richard-meier_shenzhen-clubhouse-003/" title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 003"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322694225-richard-meier-shenzhen-clubhouse-003-125x125.jpg" alt="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 003 © Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP" title="Richard Meier_Shenzhen Clubhouse 003" width="125" 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-29690469533921182082011-11-24T15:27:00.000-08:002011-11-24T15:28:05.254-08:00Competition Entry for Bispevika Development in Norway / PUSHAK<a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/">Competition Entry for Bispevika Development in Norway / PUSHAK</a>: <div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015734-pushak-bispevika-001.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_001" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015734-pushak-bispevika-001-528x305.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="305" /></a><p>Aerial - Rendering by MIR</p></div><p>The Bispevika mixed-use development proposal by <strong><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/pushak/">PUSHAK</a></strong> maximizes the views of the harbor and integrates passive design methods to minimize energy use. The proposal is part of an invited competition that will conclude in January 2012.</p><p>Architects: <strong><a href="http://www.pushak.no/">PUSHAK</a></strong><br />Client: <strong><a href="http://www.haveiendom.no/eng/">HAV Eiendom</a></strong><br />Location: <strong>Bispevika, <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/oslo/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Oslo">Oslo</a>, Norway</strong><br />Project Size: <strong>35000 sqm</strong><br />Project Status: <strong>Invited Competition Entry</strong></p><p>Continue reading for more project details.</p><p><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015738-pushak-bispevika-002.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_002" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015738-pushak-bispevika-002-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015742-pushak-bispevika-004.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_004" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015742-pushak-bispevika-004-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015755-pushak-bispevika-010.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_010" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015755-pushak-bispevika-010-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015765-pushak-bispevika-014.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_014" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015765-pushak-bispevika-014-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015754-pushak-bispevika-009.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_009" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015754-pushak-bispevika-009-528x178.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="178" /></a><p>View Framed by Courts - Courtesy of Pushak</p></div><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/pushak-architects/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Pushak Architects">PUSHAK Architects</a> proposes a 35000 square meter social hub on a former brown-field site in a Oslo harbor. Each mixed-use building opens up to the harbor and frames the view of the “species-rich” islands. The buildings wrap around a wooden terraced courtyards, providing play spaces and introducing the island-like nature into the site.</p><div style="width:438px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015738-pushak-bispevika-002.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_002" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015738-pushak-bispevika-002-428x500.jpg" alt="" width="428" height="500" /></a><p>Site Plan - Courtesy of Pushak</p></div><p>In order to satisfy code, 10 percent of the seawater will be treated in three floating basins, separating the courtyard from the public promenade. Due to the low water quality, the basins can be both closed and partially closed, allowing control of the water circulation. The basins will also be used by local restaurants for oyster, lobster and seaweed farming.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015740-pushak-bispevika-003.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_003" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015740-pushak-bispevika-003-528x214.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="214" /></a><p>Section - Courtesy of Pushak</p></div><p>Passive solar heating is made possible with the geometry of the structure while a compact building strategy minimizes heat loss. The courts allow for natural ventilation in the summer and shield cold winds in the winter. Solar energy, seawater-based heat pumps and sustainable district water heating is also proposed.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015773-pushak-bispevika-016.jpg"><img title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_016" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015773-pushak-bispevika-016-528x396.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="396" /></a><p>Courtesy of Pushak</p></div><p>Nearly all units have a private balcony or terrace. Semi-public pavilions further buffer the boundary of public and private while creating pleasant outdoor spaces. Common rooftop terraces provide all residences access to the ultimate views.</p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_001/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_001"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015734-pushak-bispevika-001-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_001 Aerial - Rendering by MIR" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_001" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_002/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_002"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015738-pushak-bispevika-002-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_002 Site Plan - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_002" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_003/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_003"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015740-pushak-bispevika-003-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_003 Section - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_003" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_004/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_004"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015742-pushak-bispevika-004-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_004 Section - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_004" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_005/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_005"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015744-pushak-bispevika-005-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_005 Plan - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_005" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_006/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_006"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015747-pushak-bispevika-006-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_006 Southern Block and Promenade - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_006" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_007/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_007"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015749-pushak-bispevika-007-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_007 Crescent Street meets the Harbor - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_007" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_008/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_008"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015751-pushak-bispevika-008-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_008 Inside Court - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_008" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_009/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_009"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015754-pushak-bispevika-009-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_009 View Framed by Courts - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_009" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_010/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_010"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015755-pushak-bispevika-010-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_010 Nature meets City - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_010" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_011/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_011"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015758-pushak-bispevika-011-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_011 Ecology of the Islands - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_011" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_012/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_012"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015759-pushak-bispevika-012-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_012 Wind Conditions - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_012" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_013/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_013"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015761-pushak-bispevika-013-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_013 Solar Envelope, Subdivisions, Courts - Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_013" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_014/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_014"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015765-pushak-bispevika-014-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_014 Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_014" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_015/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_015"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015768-pushak-bispevika-015-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_015 Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_015" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/pushak_bispevika_016/" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_016"><img width="125" height="125" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1322015773-pushak-bispevika-016-125x125.jpg" alt="PUSHAK_Bispevika_016 Courtesy of Pushak" title="PUSHAK_Bispevika_016" /></a><div style="padding:2px;background:#e8f0f9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/" style="color:#037dbc">Competition Entry for Bispevika Development in Norway / PUSHAK</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037dbc">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 24 Nov 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 0px;text-align:right"><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Competition+Entry+for+Bispevika+Development+in+Norway+%2F+PUSHAK%20http://www.archdaily.com/?p=186555" style="color:#037dbc">send to Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.archdaily.com/186555/competition-entry-for-bispevika-development-in-norway-puskak/&t=Competition%20Entry%20for%20Bispevika%20Development%20in%20Norway%20/%20PUSHAK" style="color:#037dbc">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/?p=186555#comments" style="color:#037dbc">What do you think about this?</a></p></div>Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-84097430565141108252011-11-24T05:57:00.000-08:002011-11-24T06:00:22.493-08:00Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM<a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/">Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM</a>: <div style="width:343px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_21/" rel="attachment wp-att-186184"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (14)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321913095-hrh-21-333x500.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a><p>© Jeremy San</p></div><p>Architects: <strong><a href="http://sklim.com/">Studio SKLIM</a></strong><br />Location: <strong>Nagoya, Japan</strong><br />Project Year: <strong>2011</strong><br />Project Area: <strong>124 sqm</strong><br />Photographs: <strong>Jeremy San </strong></p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_43/" rel="attachment wp-att-186198"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (1)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915413-hrh-43-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_34/" rel="attachment wp-att-186191"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (8)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915360-hrh-34-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_32/" rel="attachment wp-att-186189"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (10)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915345-hrh-32-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_19/" rel="attachment wp-att-186182"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (16)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321913016-hrh-19-125x125.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><p>In Greek mythology, Narcissus looked into the lake to admire his beauty. But what if the lake was animate and looking at its own reflection in Narcissus eyes?</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_02/" rel="attachment wp-att-186169"><img title="Site Plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321911825-hrh-02-528x373.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="373" /></a><p>Site Plan</p></div><p>Situated at the entrance of Misakimizube Koen, one of the picturesque parks fronting a lake and flanked by Sakura trees, the house was conceived to be an object with the environment. The programmatic zones of Public, Service and Private spatially organized the house into 3 distinct zones with further punctuation of the main massing with the Landscape element; providing spaces for the courtyard and roof deck. This base form was further chiseled with structure, daylight/ventilation and viewpoint concerns.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_08/" rel="attachment wp-att-186174"><img title="Section" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321912379-hrh-08-528x373.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="373" /></a><p>Section</p></div><p>65% of low rise Japanese houses are constructed out of timber, a material that has the strongest weight to strength ratio amongst other building materials like concrete and steel. Using timber from a renewable source, coupled with building technology that utilized a hybrid of traditional mortise and tenon joint system with steel bracketing, this house was able to push the ubiquitous “boxed” building envelope for timber residential construction in Japan.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_36/" rel="attachment wp-att-186193"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (6)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915373-hrh-36-528x269.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="269" /></a><p>© Jeremy San</p></div><p>The solution to push the Public program to the upper level was obvious with the need to accommodate parking for 3 cars. In addition, this offered an elevated scenic view of the park by having living/dining/kitchen at the second level. The extensive 3.2 m wooden cantilever was unusual with the norm capped at 1.5 m. The initial structural concept of using a truss floor progressed to the final structural solution; using an elegant inspiration from bridge construction and book shelf bracketing. Further reinforcement of the structure was made in the courtyard wall to reduce eccentricity of built form and thus lateral movements during earthquakes.</p><div style="width:343px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_17/" rel="attachment wp-att-186180"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (18)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321912930-hrh-17-333x500.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a><p>© Jeremy San</p></div><p>The outer form reflected the inner structure of the building, creating opportunities for expression of inclined surfaces. These further expressed their responses to rainwater drainage and the sublime reflection of the surrounding landscape. In order to bring views of the exterior Sakura into the dining space, an asymmetrical window ledge was purposefully built, providing a material continuity from exterior to interior and framing the picturesque view.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/110209_plans_ground-floor/" rel="attachment wp-att-186171"><img title="Floor Plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321912187-hrh-05-528x373.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="373" /></a><p>Floor Plan</p></div><p>The idea of “Reflection” was multifarious and became a series of unfolded meanings; exterior reflection of surrounding, interior reflection of surroundings, introspective reflection spaces and reflection of the house structure.</p><div style="width:343px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_37/" rel="attachment wp-att-186194"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (5)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915380-hrh-37-333x500.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a><p>© Jeremy San</p></div><p>The landscape falls into three areas, the front yard, the courtyard and the roof deck. The front yard accommodates parking for three cars and becomes the entrance frame for the house. The connecting tissue to the park relies on the structurally evolved facade that visually associates with it and uses similar ground paving material. The courtyard, an intimate private garden forms part of the environmental funnel to dissipate hot air during summer. This space further anchors the master bedroom, 1-tatami introspective room, and double volume library. The roof deck, the pinnacle of the house further heighten one’s sense of place with its surroundings and provides the perfect viewing platform for both Hanami (Sakura) and Hanabi (Fireworks) festivals.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/110209_plans_site-plan/" rel="attachment wp-att-186173"><img title="Roof Plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321912294-hrh-07-528x373.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="373" /></a><p>Roof Plan</p></div><p>Hansha Reflection House condenses the energies on site to formulate a dwelling that looks back at the surroundings with a slight twist.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_20/" rel="attachment wp-att-186183"><img title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (15)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321913060-hrh-20-528x352.jpg" alt="" width="528" height="352" /></a><p>© Jeremy San</p></div><p>Text provided by <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/studio-sklim/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Studio SKLIM">Studio SKLIM</a></p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_20/" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (15)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321913060-hrh-20-125x125.jpg" alt="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (15) © Jeremy San" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (15)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_43/" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (1)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915413-hrh-43-125x125.jpg" alt="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (1) © Jeremy San" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (1)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_41/" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (2)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915403-hrh-41-125x125.jpg" alt="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (2) © Jeremy San" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (2)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_40/" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (3)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915394-hrh-40-125x125.jpg" alt="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (3) © Jeremy San" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (3)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_38/" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (4)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915387-hrh-38-125x125.jpg" alt="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (4) © Jeremy San" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (4)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_37/" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (5)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915380-hrh-37-125x125.jpg" alt="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (5) © Jeremy San" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (5)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_36/" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (6)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321915373-hrh-36-125x125.jpg" alt="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (6) © Jeremy San" title="Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM (6)" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_35/" title="Hansha Reflection 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height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/print-183/" title="Diagram"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321911975-hrh-03-125x125.jpg" alt="Diagram Diagram" title="Diagram" width="125" height="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/hrh_00/" title="Diagrams"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1321911602-hrh-00-125x125.jpg" alt="Diagrams Diagrams" title="Diagrams" width="125" height="125" /></a><div style="padding:2px;background:#e8f0f9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/186167/hansha-reflection-house-studio-sklim/" style="color:#037dbc">Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037dbc">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 24 Nov 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-89930773513980971062011-11-04T15:29:00.000-07:002011-11-04T15:29:58.889-07:00Moroccan Court / New Galleries at the MET / Achva Benzinberg Stein<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/eK4YSuI8uQU/">Moroccan Court / New Galleries at the MET / Achva Benzinberg Stein</a>: <div style="width:380px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/181313/moroccan-court-new-galleries-at-the-met-achva-benzinberg-stein/stein1/" rel="attachment wp-att-181320"><img title="stein1" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1320289133-stein1-370x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="370" /></a><p>© The Metropolitan Museum of Art</p></div><p>Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of touring the Metropolitan Museum of Art <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">‘New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia’</a> with <strong>Achva Stein</strong> on its opening day. Stein, a principal of an ASLA award-winning landscape architecture and design firm <a href="http://achvastein.com/index.htm">Benzinberg Stein Associates</a> and the founding Director of the Graduate program in Landscape Architecture at the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/new-york/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with New York">New York</a>, was asked to join the <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/met/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with MET">MET</a>’s endeavors after her noted publication, <strong>Morocco: Courtyards and Gardens</strong>, showcased her passion for and understanding of the country’s varied garden types found in regions such as Marrakech and Fez. For the new wing, Stein has created a fantastic 14th century Maghrebi-Andalusian-style courtyard that goes beyond a mere representation, and truly infuses the spirit and essence of a Moroccan court into a small interior space of the MET.</p><p>More about our trip to the MET after the break.<span></span></p><p>When we first entered the galleries, Stein shared a brief history of the rapid spread of Islam across the Arab Lands, explaining that although these regions shared an Islamic heritage, their artistic expression was more individual. Throughout the years, the regions’ aesthetics began to overlap and, soon, influence each other. In this sense, the 14th century interior courtyard, for which Stein designed and supervised the construction, is designed using classical Moroccan elements which show the region’s unique expression and hints at the influences of the Spanish.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/181313/moroccan-court-new-galleries-at-the-met-achva-benzinberg-stein/stein3/" rel="attachment wp-att-181319"><img title="stein3" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1320289131-stein3-528x405.jpg" alt="" height="405" width="528" /></a><p>© Achva Stein</p></div><p>The Moroccan court which occupies the area of, what used to be, a concrete volume (the space measures just over 20 by 20), creates a sense of serenity within the galleries. After walking through several galleries of individual objects, the court offers a contrast from interacting with a singular item by providing the visitor with the experience of a total space. Complete with a small marble fountain and beautiful handcrafted detailing, the court is filled with layers of colors, materials and geometries. It takes a bit of time to process the layers of the court, as the eye is tracing the intricacies of the plaster, scanning the mathematical lines of the tiles walls, and the gentle curves of the fountain which reference a Renaissance influence; however, Stein has pulled these elements together so they read as a whole rather than a collection of parts.</p><div style="width:183px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/181313/moroccan-court-new-galleries-at-the-met-achva-benzinberg-stein/stein4/" rel="attachment wp-att-181318"><img title="stein4" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1320289129-stein4-173x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="173" /></a><p>© Achva Stein</p></div><p>With a restrictive floor area, the challenge of designing the court became how to create the same geometry found in Morocco at a completely different scale. Stein explained the difficulty, yet utter importance, of truly understanding the proportions of the Moroccan modules as she stated that she needed to work at the “scale of the detail, not just the scale of the space…but the scale of the detail in the space.”</p><div style="width:291px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/181313/moroccan-court-new-galleries-at-the-met-achva-benzinberg-stein/stein5/" rel="attachment wp-att-181317"><img title="stein5" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1320289127-stein5-281x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="281" /></a><p>© Achva Stein</p></div><p>The small fountain, which rests in the middle of the court, is crafted from marble of the same quarry favored by Michelangelo. When we were visiting, pink rose petals danced in the water as a way to provide a hint of color. A large wood door sits on one wall, and on the opposite wall, a window covered in a hand carved screen. Stein informed me that historically, the Romans would sit on a hill in Morocco to enjoy the view over the countryside, and now, in the MET, the window will operate to give visitors a glimpse at the Roman sculpture gallery below.</p><p>The court also features two elaborate benches based on a modified wedding chair design. Stein pointed out that the motif on the bench is the same size as one of the 70+ pieces used in the tiled wall “as a way to reduce the scale at the same time.”</p><div style="width:405px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/181313/moroccan-court-new-galleries-at-the-met-achva-benzinberg-stein/nyt3/" rel="attachment wp-att-181314"><img title="nyt3" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1320289124-nyt3.png" alt="" height="263" width="395" /></a><p>© Ruth Fremson for The New York Times</p></div><p>The construction of the court was quite a feat as the museum staff flew Moroccan workers to the MET for 6 months to construct Stein’s designs. The beauty of the design of the court is emphasized by the craftsmanship as the hand “Gives the materials warmth…and gives it something extra,” explained Stein.</p><p>Prior to their arrival, Stein had designed the tile compositions by way of sketches. She explained, “I had to design ‘the old-fashioned style’…I sat on the floor, cutting and pasting to try to figure out what I saw in my mind.” The result was a complex geometry where more than 70 tiles create a motif that is copied, rotated and arranged into a layered pattern. The tiles’ colorful composition is an “illusion of the concept of nature, without actually having nature.” With her sketches complete, Stein could transfer her visions to CAD and, eventually overseas with artisans. It is interesting to note that the artisans sometimes felt the designs too simple, yet Stein, backed by a knowledgeable Islamic art historian, felt strongly that a more streamlined traditional design captures the inherent beauty of the geometries. ”Over elaboration may loose a little of the history, so the design is simplified to express itself,” explained Stein.</p><p></p><p>The other galleries that comprise the New Galleries feature one of the most complete collections of Islamic art in the world. The galleries are filled with amazing tapestries and prayer rugs, sparkling jewels, and ornate manuscripts and tilework. The ceiling, or mudejar, in the Koç Family Gallery from 16th century Spain is simply breathtaking and sits diagonally from a reception room of a wealthy Syrian Damascus residence dating back to the Ottoman period.</p><p>Before we parted, Stein explained her hope that the galleries would shed a new light of these areas of the world to show the positive qualities of their culture, and the goodness and beauty of their heritage.</p><p> </p><p>Credits:</p><p>Movie <a href="http://blog.metmuseum.org/newgalleries2011/en/video-audio">via the MET</a>; Produced by Christopher Noey</p><p>Photographs credited © The Metropolitan Museum of Art <a href="http://blog.metmuseum.org/newgalleries2011/en/images">via the MET’s homepage</a>.</p><p>Photographs credited © Ruth Fremson for The New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/arts/design/metropolitan-museums-moroccan-courtyard-takes-shape.html?scp=1&sq=moroccan%20workers%20at%20the%20met%20ruth%20fremson&st=cse">via The New York Times</a>.</p><p>Photographs credited © Achva Stein via <a href="http://achvastein.com/bio.html">Achva Benzinberg Stein’s website</a>.</p><p> </p><div style="padding:2px;background:#E8F0F9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/181313/moroccan-court-new-galleries-at-the-met-achva-benzinberg-stein/" style="color:#037DBC">Moroccan Court / New Galleries at the MET / Achva Benzinberg Stein</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037DBC">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 03 Nov 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 0px;text-align:right"><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Moroccan+Court+%2F+New+Galleries+at+the+MET+%2F+Achva+Benzinberg+Stein%20http://www.archdaily.com/?p=181313" style="color:#037DBC">send to Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.archdaily.com/181313/moroccan-court-new-galleries-at-the-met-achva-benzinberg-stein/&t=Moroccan%20Court%20/%20New%20Galleries%20at%20the%20MET%20/%20Achva%20Benzinberg%20Stein" style="color:#037DBC">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/?p=181313#comments" style="color:#037DBC">What do you think about this?</a></p></div> <p></p><div><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=eK4YSuI8uQU:2X4v4igzWSw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=eK4YSuI8uQU:2X4v4igzWSw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=eK4YSuI8uQU:2X4v4igzWSw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=eK4YSuI8uQU:2X4v4igzWSw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=eK4YSuI8uQU:2X4v4igzWSw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=eK4YSuI8uQU:2X4v4igzWSw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E4/eK4YSuI8uQU" height="1" width="1" />Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-44940007981877503652011-11-03T20:35:00.000-07:002011-11-03T20:36:34.181-07:00AD On The Streets: The Highline, New York<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/FQgANeYOML8/">AD On The Streets: The Highline, New York</a>: <p><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=High+Line+Park,+529+West+20th+Street,+New+York,+NY+10011&aq=&sll=40.743812,-74.006881&sspn=0.036676,0.076647&vpsrc=6&ie=UTF8&hq=High+Line+Park,+529+West+20th+Street,+New+York,+NY+10011&ll=40.747242,-74.005178&spn=0.016907,0.032015&t=h&layer=c&cbll=40.743831,-74.006925&panoid=vivyG_-o5b9ZivPpNkXH7w&cbp=13,355.66,,0,6.95">View Larger Map</a></small></p><p>This week AD On The Streets takes you deeper into the project, thanks to a new set of destinations <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/take-walk-in-park-with-street-view.html">announced by Google</a> a couple of days ago, which includes some of the world’s greatest urban parks.</p><p>By using <a href="http://maps.google.com/intl/en/help/maps/streetview/technology/cars-trikes.html">trikes</a>, Google has been able to capture one of the most acclaimed urban projects of the last years: <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/24362/the-new-york-high-line-officially-open/">The Highline park in New York</a>, by <strong><a href="http://www.fieldoperations.net/">James Corner Field Operations</a> with <a href="http://www.dillerscofidio.com/">Diller Scofidio + Renfro</a>.</strong></p><p>This project has been the igniter of a larger scale urban renovation in Manhattan, benefiting not only the neighbors, and local store owners, but also the real state sector and tourism. It’s like the Guggenheim Bilbao effect, now cities wants their own “highlines”.</p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/141990/141990/">Part Two of The Highline</a> was opened this summer, and Part Three has just been announced (more on that on another post in a few).</p><div style="padding:2px;background:#E8F0F9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/181414/ad-on-the-streets-the-highline-new-york/" style="color:#037DBC">AD On The Streets: The Highline, New York</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037DBC">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 03 Nov 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 0px;text-align:right"><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=AD+On+The+Streets%3A+The+Highline%2C+New+York%20http://www.archdaily.com/?p=181414" style="color:#037DBC">send to Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.archdaily.com/181414/ad-on-the-streets-the-highline-new-york/&t=AD%20On%20The%20Streets:%20The%20Highline,%20New%20York" style="color:#037DBC">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/?p=181414#comments" style="color:#037DBC">What do you think about this?</a></p></div> <p></p><div><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=FQgANeYOML8:27OYp4FGUY4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=FQgANeYOML8:27OYp4FGUY4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=FQgANeYOML8:27OYp4FGUY4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=FQgANeYOML8:27OYp4FGUY4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=FQgANeYOML8:27OYp4FGUY4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=FQgANeYOML8:27OYp4FGUY4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E4/FQgANeYOML8" height="1" width="1" />Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-11755395950434916552011-11-01T02:33:00.000-07:002011-11-01T02:34:04.210-07:00Flashback: Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/0Gr-jG_4_zo/">Flashback: Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects</a>: <div style="width:395px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/06_museum-interior-prism-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-179685"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (9)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639197-06-museum-interior-prism-2-385x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="385" /></a><p>© Timothy Hursley</p></div><p><strong>Flashback</strong>: One of Archdaily’s goals is to bring you up to date information about projects that are being designed and constructed around the world. We’ve created a new category to cover inspiring projects that were constructed between the 1990′s and the early 2000′s.</p><p>Architect: <strong><a href="http://www.msafdie.com/">Safdie Architects</a></strong><br />Location: <strong><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/hazikaron/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with HaZikaron">HaZikaron</a>, Jerusalem, <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/israel/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Israel">Israel</a></strong><br />Client: <strong>Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority</strong><br />Total Cost: <strong>$90 million</strong><br />Project Area: <strong>190,521 sqf</strong><br />Project Year: <strong>2005</strong><br />Photographs: <strong><a href="http://timothyhursley.com/">Timothy Hursley</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/10_view-down-into-cone-hall-of-names/" rel="attachment wp-att-179689"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (5)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639218-10-view-down-into-cone-hall-of-names-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/04_museum-entrance/" rel="attachment wp-att-179683"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (11)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639188-04-museum-entrance-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/12_concrete-cantilever/" rel="attachment wp-att-179691"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (3)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639225-12-concrete-cantilever-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/01_aerial-view-of-site/" rel="attachment wp-att-179680"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (14)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639173-01-aerial-view-of-site-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/13_night-view/" rel="attachment wp-att-179692"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (2)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639228-13-night-view-528x418.jpg" alt="" height="418" width="528" /></a><p>© Timothy Hursley</p></div><p>The rebuilding of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum includes a new visitors’ center (Mevoah), a new history museum replacing the existing museum constructed in 1953, a Hall of Names, a synagogue, galleries for Holocaust art, an exhibitions pavilion and a learning and visual center. In addition, new underground parking and facilities for tour buses are located adjacent to a new entrance piazza. The overall program quadruples the permanent exhibition space. The mevoah is an arcaded concrete pavilion roofed by skylights and trellises, which cast ever-changing shadow patterns. It is reminiscent of a Succah. The lower level accommodates a restaurant and other public services. The historic museum consists of a mostly underground prismatic structure 16.5 meters high and 183 meters long (54 x 600 feet) that cuts through the Yad Vashem hillside, penetrating from the south and protruding to the north. A network of skylit underground galleries lines both sides of the prism.</p><div style="width:406px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/11_view-at-end-of-prism/" rel="attachment wp-att-179690"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (4)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639222-11-view-at-end-of-prism-396x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="396" /></a><p>© Timothy Hursley</p></div><p>The Hall of Names, located toward the end of the historic museum, is a conical structure extending upward 9 meters (30 feet) and housing the personal records of all known Holocaust victims. A reciprocal cone, penetrating deep into the Jerusalem bedrock below, echoes the upper chamber and commemorates those whose names will never be known. The 20-hectare (50-acre) site also includes the Children’s Holocaust Memorial and the Transport Memorial, designed by Moshe Safdie and completed in 1987 and 1995, respectively, as well as the Hall of Remembrance, administrative offices, an education and archival center and the Valley of the Communities.</p><p>Text provided by Safdie Architects.</p><div style="width:401px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/09_museum-interior-hall-of-names/" rel="attachment wp-att-179688"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (6)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639214-09-museum-interior-hall-of-names-391x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="391" /></a><p>© Timothy Hursley</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/08_gallery-interior-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-179687"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (7)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639206-08-gallery-interior-2-528x415.jpg" alt="" height="415" width="528" /></a><p>© Timothy Hursley</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/07_gallery-interior-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-179686"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (8)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639201-07-gallery-interior-1-528x414.jpg" alt="" height="414" width="528" /></a><p>© Timothy Hursley</p></div><div style="width:409px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179679/yad-vashem-holocaust-museum-safdie-architects/05_museum-interior-prism-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-179684"><img title="Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum / Safdie Architects (10)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319639192-05-museum-interior-prism-1-399x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="399" /></a><p>© Timothy 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-40327412959192028242011-10-26T12:45:00.000-07:002011-10-26T12:46:19.431-07:00Cornell’s NYC Tech Campus drives towards “Net-Zero Energy” / SOM<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/mqadZa5X0s4/">Cornell’s NYC Tech Campus drives towards “Net-Zero Energy” / SOM</a>: <div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_aerialrendering-001-w1280-h1280/" rel="attachment wp-att-179138"><img title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_AerialRendering 001-w1280-h1280" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500916-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-aerialrendering-001-w1280-h1280-528x344.jpg" alt="" height="344" width="528" /></a><p>Copyright <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/cornell-university/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Cornell University">Cornell University</a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.cornell.edu/">Cornell University</a>’s proposed New York City Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island plans to become a sustainable landmark. Oriented by the sun, the 10-acre campus encompasses the largest solar array in New York City, four acres of geothermal wells, and 500,000 square-feet of open green space dedicated to the public. If built today, the campus’s 150,000 square-foot main academic building would be the largest net-zero energy building in the eastern United States.</p><p>The proposed campus is designed by <strong><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/33309/ad-interviews-craig-hartman-som/">Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill</a></strong> (SOM). Landscape will be designed by <strong><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/james-corner-field-operations/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with James Corner Field Operations">James Corner Field Operations</a></strong>. Cornell teamed up with alumnus and managing director of Distributed Sun, Jeff Weiss, to help build a comprehensive energy solution. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) also participated in the conceptualization of the proposed renewable energy and energy efficient aspects.</p><p>Continue reading for more images and detailed information.</p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_sustainabilitysitesection-005-w1280-h1280/" rel="attachment wp-att-179142"><img title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_SustainabilitySiteSection 005-w1280-h1280" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500930-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-sustainabilitysitesection-005-w1280-h1280-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_sunarcdiagram-004-w1280-h1280/" rel="attachment wp-att-179141"><img title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_SunArcDiagram 004-w1280-h1280" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500926-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-sunarcdiagram-004-w1280-h1280-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_mechanicalsystemsstrategy-003-w1280-h1280/" rel="attachment wp-att-179140"><img title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_MechanicalSystemsStrategy 003-w1280-h1280" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500924-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-mechanicalsystemsstrategy-003-w1280-h1280-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_interiorrendering-002-w1280-h1280/" rel="attachment wp-att-179139"><img title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_InteriorRendering 002-w1280-h1280" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500921-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-interiorrendering-002-w1280-h1280-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_mechanicalsystemsstrategy-003-w1280-h1280/" rel="attachment wp-att-179140"><img title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_MechanicalSystemsStrategy 003-w1280-h1280" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500924-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-mechanicalsystemsstrategy-003-w1280-h1280-528x340.jpg" alt="" height="340" width="528" /></a><p>Copyright Cornell University</p></div><p>The LEED Platinum core educational building will be the home for Cornell and Technion, Israel Institute of Technology partnership. The high performance building envelope maximizes daylight, employs demand-controlled ventilation, and will be built with recycled material. All other campus buildings must achieve a LEED Silver minimum and will house residences for faculty, staff and graduate students, a public atria and corporate space.</p><p>The campus’s solar array will be three times larger than the biggest current solar array in New York City, generating 1.8 megawatts at daily peak. The four-acre geothermal field is composed of 500 foot wells that take advantage of the Earths internal, thermal power in order to provide the necessary heating and cooling for the campus. Electrical power will also be produced from a fuel cell, further relieving dependence from the grid.</p><p>The Tech Campus will include elements to treat storm water and create community gardens. “Green” landscape concepts include rain gardens and bioswales, green walls and roofs, and reforestation that will create a new, small urban forest. The 500,000 square-feet of proposed green space aspires to become one of New York City’s largest public green space, sharing stellar campus views of Manhattan and Queens waterfronts.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_sustainabilitysitesection-005-w1280-h1280/" rel="attachment wp-att-179142"><img title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_SustainabilitySiteSection 005-w1280-h1280" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500930-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-sustainabilitysitesection-005-w1280-h1280-528x363.jpg" alt="" height="363" width="528" /></a><p>Copyright Cornell University</p></div><p>The initial phase of the proposed campus will require a quarter of the electricity from the grid, emit half of the greenhouse gas, and require less than half the fossil fuel to power, heat and cool than a comparable conventional campus that meets current energy codes.</p><p>Going green is nothing new for Cornell. The university has reduced its campus greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent and continues to follow their award-winning 2009 Climate Action Plan in order to become carbon neutral by 2050. <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/170104/milstein-hall-at-cornell-university-oma/">Milstein Hall</a> at Cornell University by OMA illustrates the universities continued ability to re-invent itself and serve as a leader in innovation.</p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/179136/cornells-nyc-tech-campus-drives-towards-net-zero-energy-som/cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus_aerialrendering-001-w1280-h1280/" title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_AerialRendering 001-w1280-h1280"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319500916-cornells-proposed-nyc-tech-campus-aerialrendering-001-w1280-h1280-125x125.jpg" alt="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_AerialRendering 001-w1280-h1280 Copyright Cornell University" title="Cornell's Proposed NYC Tech Campus_AerialRendering 001-w1280-h1280" 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=mqadZa5X0s4:9ux9b06ruek:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=mqadZa5X0s4:9ux9b06ruek:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=mqadZa5X0s4:9ux9b06ruek:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=mqadZa5X0s4:9ux9b06ruek:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=mqadZa5X0s4:9ux9b06ruek:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E4/mqadZa5X0s4" height="1" width="1" />Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-26498896975926124102011-10-26T09:30:00.000-07:002011-10-26T09:31:29.468-07:00Transitlager by BIG<a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/26/transitlager-by-big/">Transitlager by BIG</a>: <p><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/?p=168086"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_1top.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="468" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.big.dk/">Bjarke Ingels Group</a> have won a competition to convert a Basel warehouse with their design for an extension that will zigzag across the roof like a bolt of lightening.<span></span></p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_2.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="331" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The Danish architects propose to convert the industrial Transitlager building into offices, apartments and galleries.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_4.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="290" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The apartments are to occupy the three new upper floors and will open out onto triangular rooftop gardens.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_3.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="300" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Four storeys inside the existing concrete warehouse will house offices and galleries, facing a new public square proposed by site masterplanners <a href="http://www.herzogdemeuron.com/index.html">Herzog & de Meuron</a>.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_5.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="377" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Other projects by BIG on Dezeen include <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/01/27/waste-to-energy-plant-by-big/">a power plant that doubles up as a ski slope</a> and <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2009/10/28/the-world-village-of-women-sports-by-big/">a centre for women’s sports</a> – <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/tag/BIG/">see more projects by BIG here</a>.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_6.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Here’s some more information from BIG:</p><br /><hr /><br /><p>BIG Transforms Transitlager In Switzerland</p><br /><p>BIG wins an invited competition to renovate and extend an existing 1960′s concrete warehouse situated in a Basel industrial district which is being transformed into an alternative Arts District.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_7.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="302" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Located in Basel’s upcoming Dreispitz neighborhood, which is envisioned as an attractive and inviting urban quarter in Herzog de Meuron’s master plan from 2003, the existing 18.000 m2 ”Transitlager” built in the late 1960s is to be renovated and extended by up to 7.000 m2 for residential and commercial purposes.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_8.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="407" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The development is undertaken by St. Gallen -based real estate development company Nüesch Development for the landlord, the Christoph Merian Foundation and investor the UBS (CH) Property Fund – Swiss Mixed ‘Sima’.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_9.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="383" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The winning entry which included engineers Bollinger Grohmann and HL Technik was chosen among proposals from Harry Gugger Studio and Lacaton Vassal among others.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_10.jpg" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="372" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The Transitlager’s surrounding industrial area is characterized by the geometries of infrastructures – the intersecting railways, loading docks and turning radiuses that weave through the city and create a puzzle of linear buildings with pointy corners and staggered façade lines into an untraditional and adventurous urban area consisting of galleries, restaurants and creative businesses.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_11.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="303" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The iconic character of the existing Transitlager, its generous surrounding public spaces, and connection to the city’s botanical garden makes the building a natural focal point of the Arts District.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_12.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="303" width="468" /></p><br /><p>By re-programming and extending the former warehouse into a multifunctional series of floors for various uses, BIG proposes a cross breed of art, commerce, working and living.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_13.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="303" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Two distinct buildings on top of each other form a mixed-use hybrid with activity and life 24 hours a day.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_14.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="303" width="468" /></p><br /><p>“We propose a transformation of the Transitlager that builds on the industrial logic of the existing building and of the surrounding area. The extension doubles the size of the Transitlager and becomes an opposite twin – based on the same structure, but with a different geometry. The combined building becomes a spectrum of optimal conditions: From open and flexible plans to tailor made units, public programs to private residences, vibrant urban space to peaceful green gardens and from cool industrial to warm and refined. ” Andreas Klok Pedersen, Partner, BIG.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_15.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="303" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The wide dimensions of the former warehouse, the mix of programs, the structural limits and the sun orientation creates a typology that is neither point house nor slab – a folded geometry adapted to the specifics of the existing structure and optimized for daylight and views.</p><br /><p><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_16.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="303" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The staggered edge and pointy ends echoes the geometries of the industrial buildings of the neighborhood, creating a surprising familiarity with the heterogeneous surroundings.</p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_34_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_34.gif" alt="" height="468" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_21_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_21.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="152" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_22_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_22.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="153" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_23_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_23.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="153" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_24_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_24.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="151" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_25_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_25.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="152" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_26_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_26.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="155" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_27_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_27.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="153" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_28_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_28.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="153" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_29_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_29.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="147" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_30_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_30.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="137" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_31_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_31.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="134" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_32_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_32.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="276" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><p><a href="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_33_1000.gif"><img title="Transitlager by BIG" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Transitlager-by-BIG_33.gif" alt="Transitlager by BIG" height="277" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p><em>Click above for larger image</em></p><br /><hr /><br /><h3><span style="color:#ff6600;">See also:</span></h3><br /><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table style="text-align:left;width:468px;height:156px" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/02/08/west-57th-by-big/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/02/dzn_West-57th-by-BIG-30.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/03/16/puu-bo-by-big/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/03/dzn_E2-Timber-project-by-BIGE2_E2_RENDER_01.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/02/04/tek-by-big/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/02/dzn_TEK-by-BIG-2.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/02/08/west-57th-by-big/">West 57th<br /><br />by BIG</a></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/03/16/puu-bo-by-big/">PUU-BO<br /><br />by BIG</a></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/02/04/tek-by-big/">TEK<br /><br />by BIG</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-5481950001806744142011-10-25T23:46:00.000-07:002011-10-25T23:47:20.832-07:00Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro<a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/26/pyramids-by-manuel-alvarez-diestro/">Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro</a>: <p><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/?p=168153"><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_11.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="468" width="468" /></a></p><br /><p>Electricity pylons, road-signs and rusty advertising plaques steal the spotlight from the Giza pyramids in these images by photographer <a href="http://manuelalvarezdiestro.com/">Manuel Alvarez Diestro</a>.<span></span></p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_2.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The series was shot 20 kilometres away from the towering structures, in the outskirts of Cairo.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_3.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Unlike pictures promoted by Egypt’s tourist industry, these photographs depict the setting of the pyramids as an abandoned industrial wasteland.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_1.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Diestro previously documented growing high-rise cities in Asia for a separate photographic series – <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/07/natural-by-manuel-alvarez-diestro/">see our earlier story here</a>.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_12.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>See also: <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/tag/photography/">more photography stories on Dezeen</a>.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_7.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="311" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Here’s a short description of the project from the photographer:</p><br /><hr /><br /><p>Pyramids</p><br /><p>This photographic series entitled “Pyramids” is a visual interpretation of Cairo’s past and present during the times of the Revolution.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_8.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="387" width="468" /></p><br /><p>My stay in Cairo after many years was getting to an end and felt like tackling for once the subject of the Pyramids of Giza, but to be represented in a new context not seen before.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_4.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="344" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Twenty kilometers away and after hours of walking I found and photographed what I thought to be a landscape full of symbols and strong visual juxtapositions.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_6.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="334" width="468" /></p><br /><p>This place became a “perfect escape” for several days where I could disconnect from the social unrest and the violence I was experiencing in the city.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_5.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="393" width="468" /></p><br /><p>I walked along cars and military trucks and looking perplexed to an epic view.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_9.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="355" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The pyramids were in the far distance and confronted with traffic signs, semi abandoned advertisement panels and electric posts that I was encountering on my way.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_13.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="406" width="468" /></p><br /><p>However, in the outskirts of Cairo this “collage” of symbols seems to suggest an uncertain future.</p><br /><p><img title="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/10/dezeen_Pyramids-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro_10.jpg" alt="Pyramids by Manuel Alvarez Diestro" height="373" width="468" /></p><br /><hr /><br /><h3><span style="color:#ff6600;">See also:</span></h3><br /><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table style="text-align:left;width:468px;height:156px" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/07/natural-by-manuel-alvarez-diestro/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/06/dezeen_Natural-by-Manuel-Alvarez-Diestro-20.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/12/01/heygate-abstracted-by-simon-kennedy/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/11/dzn_Heygate-Abstracted-by-Simon-Kennedy-4.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeenscreen.com/2011/07/05/my-way-talks-bas-princen/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_bas-princen-1.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/07/natural-by-manuel-alvarez-diestro/">Natural by Manuel<br /><br />Alvarez Diestro</a></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/12/01/heygate-abstracted-by-simon-kennedy/">Heygate Abstracted<br /><br />by Simon Kennedy</a></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeenscreen.com/2011/07/05/my-way-talks-bas-princen/">Dezeen Screen:<br /><br />Bas Princen</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-17313813871682358422011-10-24T09:43:00.000-07:002011-10-24T09:44:54.443-07:00Libeskind’s Military History Museum should be “more than a gesture”- The Observer<a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/10/24/libeskinds-military-history-museum-should-be-more-than-a-gesture-the-observer/">Libeskind’s Military History Museum should be “more than a gesture”- The Observer</a>: <p><strong><br /><br />Dezeen Wire:</strong> in his <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/oct/23/military-history-museum-dresden-review">latest review for The Observer</a> architecture critic Rowan Moore criticises <a href="http://daniel-libeskind.com/">Daniel Libeskind</a>‘s angular five-storey extension to the <a href="http://www.streitkraeftebasis.de/portal/a/streitkraeftebasis/dienst/portraits/mhm">Military History Museum</a> in Dresden, stating that ”something so large and conspicuous should surely be more than a gesture.”<span></span></p><br /><p>Moore claims that the new intervention interacts successfully with the existing 1870s building but adds that some of the spaces are not as interesting as they should be and describes the projecting shard as “at once breathtaking, verging on the wonderful, and breathtakingly dumb.”</p><br /><p>We had an amazing response when we published our story on the museum a few weeks ago. One reader described the design as “insensitive and inconsiderate,” while there was some praise including this comment: “Brave and bonkers. Excellent!” <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/09/29/dresden-museum-of-military-history-by-daniel-libeskind/">- see the story and comments here</a> and all of our <a href="http://http//www.dezeen.com/tag/daniel-libeskind/">previous stories on Daniel Libeskind here</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/category/dezeenwire/"><img title="Dezeenwire" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/03/dezeenwire.gif" alt="Dezeenwire" height="156" width="156" /></a></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/category/dezeenwire/">Back to Dezeenwire »</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/">Back to Dezeen »</a></p>Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-84163878640516184212011-10-21T07:59:00.000-07:002011-10-21T07:59:54.278-07:00Definition of Architecture<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/Tk8WspnumbE/">Definition of Architecture</a>: <p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/178277/definition-of-architecture/jodybrown1-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-178278"><img title="jodybrown1" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319206134-jodybrown1-528x255.jpg" alt="" height="255" width="528" /></a></p><p>I can’t believe I’ve written this blog for over a year and never bothered to define Architecture. A glaring ommission to be sure. Perhaps I could get some help on this one? What’s a good definition of “Architecture” ?<span></span></p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/178277/definition-of-architecture/jodybrown2-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-178279"><img title="jodybrown2" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319206137-jodybrown2-528x396.jpg" alt="" height="396" width="528" /></a>.</p><p>Architecture (noun): the act of artfully placing complex forms in remote locations to be photographed for magazine covers.</p><p>.<br />Architecture (noun): the memory of that which could have been, that is invoked by the residual form remaining after extensive value engineering.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): Public disinterest derived from a combination of self importance and greed.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): The compromise arrived at by the client and the designers after the president of the firm and the client played golf yesterday.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): The hard metallic outer shell surrounding confused school children pointing at the large early period Calder mobile hanging from the ceiling.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): The space between 4 or more glass walls, wherein wealthy people shower.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): Profession wherein ones salary is amusing to the majority of other professionals.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): The homes that hipsters admire.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): Structure approved by banks.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): The touch, the feel of titanium. The fabric of our lives.<br />.</p><p>Architecture (noun): creativity plus financing minus creativity</p><p>.</p><p>Architecture (noun): The solid form of angst</p><p>What do you think? Am I getting close? { <a href="http://www.coffeewithanarchitect.com/">Coffee with an Architect</a> }</p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/178277/definition-of-architecture/jodybrown3/" rel="attachment wp-att-178280"><img title="jodybrown3" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1319206143-jodybrown3-528x396.jpg" alt="" height="396" width="528" /></a>.</p><p>photos are from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bindermichi/103363375/in/photostream/">bindermichi’s photostream</a> on Flickr (used under creative commons license)</p><div style="padding:2px;background:#E8F0F9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/178277/definition-of-architecture/" style="color:#037DBC">Definition of Architecture</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037DBC">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 21 Oct 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 0px;text-align:right"><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Definition+of+Architecture%20http://www.archdaily.com/?p=178277" style="color:#037DBC">send to Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.archdaily.com/178277/definition-of-architecture/&t=Definition%20of%20Architecture" style="color:#037DBC">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/?p=178277#comments" style="color:#037DBC">What do you think about this?</a></p></div> <p></p><div><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=Tk8WspnumbE:gdxjfurw18I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=Tk8WspnumbE:gdxjfurw18I:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=Tk8WspnumbE:gdxjfurw18I:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=Tk8WspnumbE:gdxjfurw18I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=Tk8WspnumbE:gdxjfurw18I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?i=Tk8WspnumbE:gdxjfurw18I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E4/Tk8WspnumbE" height="1" width="1" />Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-83891818585894675312011-10-21T07:24:00.000-07:002011-10-21T07:29:26.636-07:00Faber Castell Promoted Through Hundreds of Circles and Famous Art [Video]<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.faber-castell.us/14786/Welcome/index_ebene2.aspx">Faber Castell</a> is a worldwide manufacturer of pen, pencils, art supplies and other office products, including luxury ones. The way they promote themselves is original and artistic. We stumbled across this video that left us speechless and decided to share it further. The film was made by Eric Yeo and implies hundreds of circles carefully drawn by hand. The result is mind-blowing: a beautiful version of Johannes Vermeer’s masterwork called “Girl with a pearl earing”. The short film is truly captivating and surprising. One might even say unbelievable. We salute this idea and find it to be a positive example of promoting a multinational company. No drama, no forced plot, just a simple artistic idea with the power to impress its viewers and make them appreciate the brand’s unique values. Enjoy!<br />
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<br /><p>Pre-fabricated Bamboo panel products have been chosen for the Greencycle-Eco design. With the increasing demand for using greener and more highly renewable materials followed by recent technology developed in India and China, research studies and material testing on <a href="http://www.tuvie.com/greencycle-bamboo-bike-by-paulus-maringka/">Bamboo panel</a> products have shown positive results in the quality and mechanical strength.</p>
<br /><p>Designer : <a href="http://www.tuvie.com/search/paulus+maringka">Paulus Maringka</a></p>
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<br />Taking into consideration production costs, the design pattern of Greencycle-Eco reduces the number of component parts to three different forms with two sets of identical parts being repeatedly cut out using CNC from a bamboo based panel product.</p>
<br /><p>Standard bamboo panel measuring 1200 x 2400mm can provide enough parts for eight bicycle frames which can be cut out in a short amount of time and reduce the production cost considerably.</p>
<br /><p>Using a pre-fabricated bamboo panel product as the main material for <strong>Greencycle-Eco</strong> offers a number of advantages including:</p>
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<br /><li>The product is made from a renewable material, abundantly grown and commonly available in Asian countries.</li>
<br /><li>It has consistent good quality.</li>
<br /><li>The overall bicycle can fit into a small flat-pack package making it economical to transport (reducing carbon footprint) if shipping is required.</li>
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<br /><p>The steel brackets used as a joining component, will last and can be reused while the bamboo parts can be easily and cheaply replaced when needed.</p>
<br /><p>To increase the <a href="http://www.tuvie.com/g2-greencycle-2nd-generation-improves-bicycles-functionality-and-load-capability/">bicycle’s functionality and load capability</a>, the following changes have been made as part of the design features of the Greencycle-Eco:</p>
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<br /><li>Frame length has been increased by 20% to create greater surface area to carry loads without compromising the stability, maneuverability and safety of the user.</li>
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<br /><li>Changing the shape of the downward angled seat stays of the traditional bicycle creates an opportunity to provide not only a support for the rear seat but the point of attachment is required to give the users a freedom. In this way, users can develop or customize their bicycle and turn this humble vehicle into a form of transportation which better suits everyone needs without compromising its functionality as a form of transportation or operational safety.</li>
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<br /><p><em>Tuvie has received this “Greencycle-Eco Bicycle” concept from our ‘<a href="http://www.tuvie.com/submit-a-design/">Submit A Design</a>‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their design/concept for publication.</em></p>
<br /><p>The story of <a href="http://www.tuvie.com/greencycle-eco-uses-pre-fabricated-bamboo-as-its-main-material/">Greencycle-Eco Uses Pre-fabricated Bamboo as Its Main Material</a> is an original content from: <a href="http://www.tuvie.com/">Industrial Design News</a></p>
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<br /></div>Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-72851524592174636922011-09-05T14:46:00.000-07:002011-09-05T14:46:33.555-07:00Carbon Negative Cement Wins Green Award<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/YbIEq7WxRQc/">Carbon Negative Cement Wins Green Award</a>: <div style="width:404px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/163048/carbon-negative-cement-wins-green-award/1_green_materials/" rel="attachment wp-att-163076"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1314132454-1-green-materials.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="394" /></a><p>Novacem’s Carbon Negative Cement won Material ConneXion’s second annual MEDIUM Award. Photography from Material ConneXion</p></div><p>“If implemented, the material would take care of most of construction’s attempts at carbon reductions in one fell swoop,” says <a href="http://www.materialconnexion.com/">Material ConneXion</a> Vice President Dr. Andrew H. Dent of the company’s selection for <a href="http://materialconnexion.com/Home/News/PressReleases/MEDIUMAwardsforMaterialoftheYear/tabid/756/Default.aspx">2011 MEDIUM award</a>. The selection, <a href="http://novacem.com/">Novacem</a>‘s Carbon Negative Cemement, replaces calcium carbonates used in typical cement formulation with magnesium silicates and uses a lower-temperature production process that runs on biomass fuels.</p><p>Typical cement is responsible for approximately 5 percent of man-made carbon dioxide; the emissions are caused by the processing of limestone and raw materials and the burning of fossil fuels.</p><p>Novacem associate engineer Daniel Bowden says that while the cement is still in development, it is already achieving strengths of up to 80 Mpa.</p><p>For information about the award and other cool new green products follow this link: <a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/products/ProductFocus/2011/1108green_materials/">http://archrecord.construction.com/products/ProductFocus/2011/1108green_materials/</a></p><div style="padding:2px;background:#E8F0F9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/163048/carbon-negative-cement-wins-green-award/" style="color:#037DBC">Carbon Negative Cement Wins Green Award</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037DBC">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 05 Sep 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 0px;text-align:right"><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Carbon+Negative+Cement+Wins+Green+Award%20http://www.archdaily.com/?p=163048" style="color:#037DBC">send to Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.archdaily.com/163048/carbon-negative-cement-wins-green-award/&t=Carbon%20Negative%20Cement%20Wins%20Green%20Award" style="color:#037DBC">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/?p=163048#comments" style="color:#037DBC">What do you think about this?</a></p></div> <p></p><div>
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<br />Location: <strong>Warwickshire, <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/england/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with England">England</a></strong>
<br />Client: <strong>BFI</strong>
<br />Project Year: <strong>2011</strong>
<br />Photographs: <strong><a href="http://www.edmundsumner.co.uk/">Edmund Sumner © BFI</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi06_edmundsumner/" rel="attachment wp-att-166274"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (3)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991076-bfi06-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi04_edmundsumner/" rel="attachment wp-att-166272"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (5)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991038-bfi04-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi02_edmundsumner/" rel="attachment wp-att-166270"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (7)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991004-bfi02-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi_sectionthroughcells/" rel="attachment wp-att-166268"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (9)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314990959-bfi-sectionthroughcells-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><p>This autumn, the British Film Institute (BFI) has reached a major milestone in its long history of preserving the nation’s film heritage. The pioneering new building is ready to house the BFI’s entire master collection of acetate and nitrate film in closely controlled environmental conditions ideal for the long term protection of this priceless and vulnerable material.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi01_edmundsumner/" rel="attachment wp-att-166269"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (8)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314990976-bfi01-edmundsumner-528x419.jpg" alt="" height="419" width="528" /></a><p>Edmund Sumner © BFI</p></div><p>The Project has been realized through the Screen Heritage UK (SHUK) programme, a nationwide initiative funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. One of its key objectives is to prevent the deterioration and loss of the nation’s films so that they can be made accessible now and in the future. The BFI cares for the most significant film collection in the world. It represents the history of the moving image in Britain from pre-cinema through to the present day. The collection has been stored over two sites; the new building consolidates the collection into an existing site in Warwickshire.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/00019b-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-166266"><img title="Site Plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314990923-00019b-528x373.jpg" alt="" height="373" width="528" /></a><p>Site Plan</p></div><p>The building is designed by <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/edward-cullinan-architects/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Edward Cullinan Architects">Edward Cullinan Architects</a> who led a detailed feasibility study which concluded that the BFI’s existing archive buildings could not be suitably upgraded, and that a new ‘sub-zero’ storage facility large enough to house all master acetate and nitrate material should be constructed at the earliest opportunity.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi_sectionthroughcells/" rel="attachment wp-att-166268"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (9)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314990959-bfi-sectionthroughcells-528x136.jpg" alt="" height="136" width="528" /></a><p>Edmund Sumner © BFI</p></div><p>The final technical solution is the result of intense research and collaboration between the architect, engineers, film experts and the BFI to define the best method for storing such a large collection of film sustainably for the next 50 years and beyond.</p><p>At just under 3000 sqm, the new vaults will store up to 460,000 canisters of film in conditions of -5°C at 35% relative humidity, while the construction enables the building to sustain these conditions in an energy efficient way.</p><div style="width:424px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi06_edmundsumner/" rel="attachment wp-att-166274"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (3)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991076-bfi06-edmundsumner-414x500.jpg" alt="" height="500" width="414" /></a><p>Edmund Sumner © BFI</p></div><p>Pre-cast concrete panels provide the thermal mass required to limit temperature fluctuations. Although the building form is quite simple, consisting of 30 identical cellular vaults for nitrate and 6 vaults for acetate film, the specification requires extremely low air leakage rate and must withstand intense heat in the unlikely event of a nitrate film fire. Rigorous analysis, detailing, quality control and testing has been carried out to ensure the building will provide the sub–zero temperature, low humidity and fire prevention that the film requires for its preservation.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi08_edmundsumner/" rel="attachment wp-att-166276"><img title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (1)" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991107-bfi08-edmundsumner-528x347.jpg" alt="" height="347" width="528" /></a><p>Edmund Sumner © BFI</p></div><p>The building is the first of its kind to store large quantities of film in such cold and dry conditions; it will also achieve a BREEAM Rating of ‘Excellent’ for its sustainable features.</p><div style="width:538px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi_mechanicaloperation_labels/" rel="attachment wp-att-166267"><img title="diagram" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314990946-bfi-mechanicaloperation-labels-528x490.jpg" alt="" height="490" width="528" /></a><p>diagram</p></div><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi05_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (4)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991048-bfi05-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (4) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (4)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi08_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (1)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991107-bfi08-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (1) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (1)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi07_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (2)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991094-bfi07-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (2) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (2)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi06_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (3)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991076-bfi06-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (3) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (3)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi04_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (5)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991038-bfi04-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (5) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (5)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi03_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (6)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991027-bfi03-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (6) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (6)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi02_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (7)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314991004-bfi02-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (7) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (7)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi01_edmundsumner/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (8)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314990976-bfi01-edmundsumner-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (8) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (8)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/bfi_sectionthroughcells/" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (9)"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/1314990959-bfi-sectionthroughcells-125x125.jpg" alt="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (9) Edmund Sumner © BFI" title="BFI Acetate & Nitrate Film Stores / Edward Cullinan Architects (9)" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/166262/bfi-acetate-nitrate-film-stores-edward-cullinan-architects/00019b-2/" title="Site Plan"><img 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-57164086998259269852011-07-13T20:48:00.000-07:002011-07-13T20:48:49.916-07:00Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/vF6neAPOc8Q/">Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos</a>: "<div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149753" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/_loja_08/"><img title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501915-loja-08-528x355.jpg" alt="" height="355" width="528" /></a><p>© Nelson Kon</p></div><p>Architects: <strong><a href="http://www.roccovidal.com.br/">Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos</a></strong><br />Location: <strong>Sao Paulo, <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/tag/brazil/" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Brazil">Brazil</a> </strong><br />Engineering: <strong>Souza Lima Construtora</strong><br />Structure: <strong>Ideal Projetos de Engenharia</strong><br />Lighting design: <strong>Franco e Fortes Lighting design</strong><br />Wiring project: <strong>Aloeletrica</strong><br />Photographs: <a href="http://www2.nelsonkon.com.br/"><strong>Nelson Kon</strong></a></p><p><a rel="attachment wp-att-149754" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_01/"><img title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501924-loja-01-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a rel="attachment wp-att-149758" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_06/"><img title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501967-loja-06-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a rel="attachment wp-att-149760" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_09/"><img title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501986-loja-09-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a rel="attachment wp-att-149761" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_10/"><img title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501994-loja-10-125x125.jpg" alt="" height="125" width="125" /></a></p><p><span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149756" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_03/"><img title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501948-loja-03-528x358.jpg" alt="" height="358" width="528" /></a><p>© Nelson Kon</p></div><p>The idea was to create a trend inviting project to the customer. A large box with brown color on and a tear on the side shows the window and the light from inside and from outside.</p><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149760" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_09/"><img title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501986-loja-09-528x357.jpg" alt="" height="357" width="528" /></a><p>© Nelson Kon</p></div><p>The same material that was used in the parking lot was also used at the entrance and showcase creates a situation that invites the clients to know the space and enjoy the sensation of height differences.</p><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149762" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/plan-01-274/"><img title="plan 01" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310502002-plan-01-528x373.png" alt="" height="373" width="528" /></a><p>plan 01</p></div><p>The ladder that makes access to these environments is quite evident so the clients and the staff can move freely between the levels. And also creates a clear and nice ambient.</p><p>The two inputs of natural light interact with all the internal lighting of the store shows the simplicity and smart use of light.</p><p>A elegant and contemporary project.</p><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/_loja_08/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501915-loja-08-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_01/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501924-loja-01-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_02/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501938-loja-02-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_03/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501948-loja-03-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_04/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501959-loja-04-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_06/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501967-loja-06-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_07/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501977-loja-07-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_09/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501986-loja-09-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/loja_10/" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310501994-loja-10-125x125.jpg" alt="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos © Nelson Kon" title="Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/plan-01-274/" title="plan 01"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310502002-plan-01-125x125.png" alt="plan 01 plan 01" title="plan 01" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/plan-02-268/" title="plan 02"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310502011-plan-02-125x125.png" alt="plan 02 plan 02" title="plan 02" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/renders-2/" title="renders"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310502037-renders-125x125.png" alt="renders renders" title="renders" height="125" width="125" /></a> <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/sections-162/" title="sections"><img src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310502043-sections-125x125.png" alt="sections sections" title="sections" height="125" width="125" /></a><div style="padding:2px;background:#E8F0F9;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><p style="margin:2px"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/" style="color:#037DBC">Lumini Shop / Rocco, Vidal + arquitetos</a> originally appeared on <b><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/" style="color:#037DBC">ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website</a></b> on 13 Jul 2011.</p><p style="margin:0px 5px 5px 0px;text-align:right"><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Lumini+Shop+%2F+Rocco%2C+Vidal+%2B+arquitetos%20http://www.archdaily.com/?p=149752" style="color:#037DBC">send to Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.archdaily.com/149752/lumini-shop-rocco-vidal-arquitetos/&t=Lumini%20Shop%20/%20Rocco,%20Vidal%20+%20arquitetos" style="color:#037DBC">Share on Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/?p=149752#comments" style="color:#037DBC">What do you think about this?</a></p></div> <p></p><div><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=vF6neAPOc8Q:IpB9_tmJknU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/ArchDaily?a=vF6neAPOc8Q:IpB9_tmJknU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img 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Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-88830080980009565602011-07-13T19:02:00.000-07:002011-07-13T19:03:01.812-07:00Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates<a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/14/silence-by-tadao-ando-and-blair-associates/">Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates</a>: "<p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_07.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Clouds of mist erupt from the base of two trees in this London water feature designed by Japanese architect <a href="http://www.tadao-ando.com/">Tadao Ando</a>.<span></span></p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_01.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The trees sit in a raised granite-edged pool in front of the Connaught Hotel in Mayfair.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_13.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Atomisers hidden at the base of the trees create clouds of water vapour for fifteen seconds every fifteen minutes.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_06.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Glass lenses below the surface of the water contain fibre optics that illuminate the basin by night.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/DSC1647.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The feature, which forms part of a wider project to upgrade the surrounding streets, was delivered in collaboration with UK architects <a href="http://blairaarch.com/">Blair Associates</a>.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_03.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/tag/landscape-architecture/">More stories about landscape architecture on Dezeen »</a></p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_05.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="468" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Photography is by <a href="http://www.adrianbrooksphotography.com/">Adrian Brookes</a>.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_09.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="351" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Here are some more details from developer <a href="http://www.grosvenor.com/">Grosvenor</a>:</p><br /><hr /><br /><p>Mount Street unveiling marks completion of first phase of street improvement</p><br /><p>Grosvenor is celebrating the end of the first phase of the property company’s £10million programme to improve key streets across its London estate in Mayfair and Belgravia. The ambitious project is being undertaken in partnership with Westminster City Council.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/DSC_2212.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates" height="337" width="468" /></p><br /><p>‘Silence’, a new water feature designed by the Japanese architect philosopher Tadao Ando, will be unveiled at the event. The feature was jointly commissioned by Grosvenor and the Connaught hotel. The street improvements are based on the understanding that the space between buildings is as important as the buildings themselves. Ever-increasing traffic volume, and a mass of unnecessary signage and other ‘clutter’, have diminished the quality of London’s streets. The works aim to enhance the experience for all those who live, work and visit, particularly pedestrians. Unnecessary signage has been removed and pavements upgraded and extended, with two new pedestrian areas introduced to the street. The completion of the works on Mount Street follows a similar scheme on Elizabeth Street in Belgravia.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_14.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="367" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Commenting ahead of the Mount Street event Peter Vernon, Chief Executive, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, said: “With over 300 years experience of managing and developing property in Mayfair and Belgravia we recognise that places are about more than buildings. The appearance of streets, and the public space around buildings, is fundamental to the long-term success of the London neighbourhoods we manage. “Large-scale works like these require a long-term outlook but we can already see the results. This is only the first phase of our programme, plans for the next wave of projects are already well underway.”</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_02.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="317" width="468" /></p><br /><p>The improvements to Mount Street and Elizabeth Street were delivered through an innovative funding arrangement. Westminster City Council invested the funds need to pay for the work with Grosvenor, a long-standing property owner in the area, delivering the improvements. After five years from completion of the works Grosvenor will make a refund to Westminster equivalent to the project cost.</p><br /><p><img title="Silence by Tadao Ando" src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Silence-by-Tadao-Ando_12.jpg" alt="Silence by Tadao Ando" height="335" width="468" /></p><br /><p>Cllr Colin Barrow, Leader of Westminster City Council, said: “We are delighted with the works which will bring huge improvements to this historic part of the capital. Our innovative finance agreement means significant enhancements to local streets, roads and open spaces, with the council’s initial investment being reimbursed by the land owners, who will also benefit from a boost in the value of the area in the long term. It is particularly poignant that the fountain outside the Connaught Hotel bears a memorial to Sir Simon Milton, who as Leader of the council did so much to pioneer the joint working between the private and public sector that has brought such improvements to the city.”</p><br /><hr /><br /><h3><span style="color:#ff6600;">See also:</span></h3><br /><p><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table style="text-align:left;width:468px;height:156px" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/06/indian-ocean-tsunami-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/07/dezeen_Indian-Ocean-Tsunami-Memorial-by-Carmody-Groarke_03.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/29/chimecco-by-mark-nixon/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/06/dezeen_Chimecco-by-Mark-Nixon_11.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td><td style="width:156px;height:156px;vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/09/08/spontaneous-city-in-the-tree-of-heavenby-london-fieldworks/"><img src="http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2010/09/new-top.jpg" alt="" height="156" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/07/06/indian-ocean-tsunami-memorial-by-carmody-groarke/">Tsunami Memorial by<br /><br />Carmody Groarke </a></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2011/06/29/chimecco-by-mark-nixon/">Chimecco by<br /><br />Mark Nixon</a></td><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/09/08/spontaneous-city-in-the-tree-of-heavenby-london-fieldworks/">Spontaneous City by<br /><br />London Fieldworks</a></td></tr></tbody></table>"Ebraheem M. Imamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17957756192761413198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679147606943690903.post-49826208725546585022011-07-11T14:39:00.000-07:002011-07-11T14:40:15.157-07:00Tallinn Music High School, Ballet School and Georg Ots Music School / Atelier Thomas Pucher<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/ArchDaily/%7E3/PeB1RCxPgY4/">Tallinn Music High School, Ballet School and Georg Ots Music School / Atelier Thomas Pucher</a>: "<div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149456" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/099_panel_04/"><img title="rendering" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396041-099-panel-04-528x369.jpg" alt="" height="369" width="528" /></a><p>rendering</p></div><p>The key concept of this project was to create not only a building but also a new meaningful city space connecting the people, the place, its history and their music. The building delimits the boundaries of the plot, enclosing an expanse of green at its core: a garden that is urban yet isolated from the hubbub of the city.</p><p><span></span></p><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149459" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_01_bird_eye/"><img title="rendering" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396053-tmbs-01-bird-eye-528x340.jpg" alt="" height="340" width="528" /></a><p>rendering</p></div><p>The garden is designed to be a magical and untouched space, a wild forest open to the people but protected by the building. This fairytale atmosphere is reinforced by scenic elements: by steps, trailing roses and hidden woodland paths. The garden also forms part of the life of the building, offering the flexibility to host performances of various sizes. The large staircase, reminiscent of the Malaparte house, leads from the garden up to roof level. It also provides a perfect place for sitting, relaxing or for seating people during open-air performances.</p><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149461" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_02_situation/"><img title="rendering" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396066-tmbs-02-situation-528x297.jpg" alt="" height="297" width="528" /></a><p>rendering</p></div><p>Flexibility of space is one of the major themes in the functional concept, responding to the challenging and varied programme of the building. More public areas—such as the concert halls—are oriented towards the street, while the music room and dormitory rooms benefit from the silence and tranquillity of the garden. The structure also allows new interior configurations, thus accommodating the school’s potential demands of the future. The spatial organization of the buildings emphasizes the omnipresence of the garden, with glazed façades forging a strong connection between the interior and nature.</p><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149473" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_section-1/"><img title="section" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396112-tmbs-section-1-528x96.jpg" alt="" height="96" width="528" /></a><p>section</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149474" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_section-2/"><img title="section" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396114-tmbs-section-2-528x115.jpg" alt="" height="115" width="528" /></a><p>section</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149475" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_section-3/"><img title="section" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396117-tmbs-section-3-528x129.jpg" alt="" height="129" width="528" /></a><p>section</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149460" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_02_situation-plan/"><img title="site plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396062-tmbs-02-situation-plan-528x470.jpg" alt="" height="470" width="528" /></a><p>site plan</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149467" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_plan_-1/"><img title="plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396084-tmbs-plan--1-528x280.jpg" alt="" height="280" width="528" /></a><p>plan</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149468" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_plan_3/"><img title="plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396088-tmbs-plan-3-528x301.jpg" alt="" height="301" width="528" /></a><p>plan</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149469" href="http://www.archdaily.com/149451/tallinn-music-high-school-ballet-school-and-georg-ots-music-school-atelier-thomas-pucher/tmbs_plan_4/"><img title="plan" src="http://cdn.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1310396091-tmbs-plan-4-528x243.jpg" alt="" height="243" width="528" /></a><p>plan</p></div><div style="width:538px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-149470" 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