Spring 2011 marks the opening of “Metropol Parasol”, the Redevelopment of Plaza de la Encarnacíon in Seville, designed by J. MAYER H. architects. After finishing the concrete works in 2008, the parasols are under construction now. Visiting the site at the moment gives an impressive imagination of the final dimension and appearance.
Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Andre Santer, Marta Ramírez Iglesias, Jan-Christoph Stockebrand, Marcus Blum, Ana Alonso de la Varga, Paul Angelier, Hans Schneider, Thorsten Blatter, Wilko Hoffmann, Claudia Marcinowski, Sebastian Finckh, Alessandra Raponi, Olivier Jacques, Nai Huei Wang
Competition Team: Juergen Mayer H, Dominik Schwarzer, Wilko Hoffmann, Ingmar Schmidt, Jan-Christoph Stockebrand, Julia Neitzel, Klaus Küppers, Georg Schmidthals, Daria Trovato
International Competition: 1. Prize, 2004
Project: 2005-2010
Completion: Spring 2011
Client: Ayuntamiento de Sevilla and SACYR
Management Consultant: Dirk Blomeyer
Technical Consultant for Competition 2nd phase only and Multidisciplinary Engineers for Realization: ARUP GmbH
Technical Support for Plants – Competition 2nd Phase only: Coqui-Malachowska-Coqui with Thomas Waldau
Fountains develop the monumental spatial concept of the Square, which was founded by the Premysl Otakar the II., the fifth King of Bohemia in the Middle Ages. They complete the cadence of proportions and material order that was first used on the 1681 Plague Column in one of the four corners. Names of the three fountains are freely inspired by the Coat of Arms of the city. The concept defines architecture of the sculptural spouts as Signs in space, reviving the original concept of “wasserkasten”, big bowls accumulating water for public usage. Poems by Petr Borkovec are prepared to be inscribed in gold on the surface of the fountains in 2015, the year when Pilsen will become European Capital of Culture.
Angel
Architect: Ondrej Císler
Team: David Blahout (gilding), Jakub Vlcek, Pavel Hošek, Michal Blažek (sculptors), Juraj Smolen, Ondrej Dušek (architects)
Project: 2004 (winner of a two stage competition)
Completion: 2010
General Contractor: Swietelsky Stavební Ltd., subdivision Dopravní Stavby Západ, Plzen
Bronze: Aleš Svojtka, Stará Hut s.r.o.
Technology: KTS AME Hradec Králové
Stone: Pražský kámen s.r.o.
Investor: City of Plzen, Costs: ca. 21.5 mil. CZK
Height: 4.5 m
Material: gilded bronze, black Fuian granite, patinated bronze
The design by ecosistema urbano of a contemporary wood structure was created for an ex-rugby player by combining and reinterpreting formal and constructive models of traditional architecture of northern Spain.
Wood house designed for former rugby player
ARCHITECTS
ecosistema urbano architects ltd.
LOCATION
RANÓN, ASTURIAS
CLIENT
ALEJANDRO RIBOT
YEAR
2003/2005
PROJECT TEAM
BELINDA TATO, JOSE LUIS VALLEJO, JORGE LOBOS, PATRICIA ARROYO, SILVIA SANCHEZ,
Built like its neighbors, over a century ago and part of a continuous network of buildings in a historical district, this town house has been completely renovated. Regulations required that the traditional limestone facade remain intact. The bottom floor of the facade has been reworked within the existing limestone composition in an effort to provide a separate entrance and storefront for a commercial tenant in the lower level. The rear facade, located in an alley has been completely reworked to provide more light into the building.
The Enea Headquarters project, designed by Oppenheim Architecture+Design, located at the shores of the Obersee in Switzerland, will house the headquarters of the internationally recognized landscape architecture firm Enea Garden Design. It emerges from the site as a wooden volume, discrete and elegant, and blends with the landscape as it responds to the natural environment, boundary lines and zoning conditions.
The Building is to be the Headquarters of Enea Garden Design
Project: Enea Headquarters
Architect: Oppenheim Architecture+Design
Scope:30,000 SF corporate headquarters, competition entry (first place)
Joy is the pleasure of living in front of the sea, strolling along the beach, walking on the port and visiting the Port Market, the ships that come and go, looking into the distance.
Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural & Popular Music Center
Project Name: Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural & Popular Music Center
Competition Officiel Site: http://www.kpop.com.tw
Client: Taiwan Government
Type of Competition: Two-stage open competition
Program: Outdoor performance area, Large performance hall, Small performance halls, Pop music exhibit area, Pop music industry (incubation) center, Marine culture exhibit center, Music and marine culture commercial area, Harbor wharf and passenger service center and Integrated environment planning
Building Surface (Projet)
SUB TOTAL : 45 000 m²
GRAND TOTAL : 73 000 m²
Total Construction Budget (Projet):
NT$ 4 395 000 000 (New Taiwan Dollar)
Schedule:
The construction is scheduled to be finished by October 2015
This residence is located in villa subdivision areas in Otsu, Shiga, Japan. There are rich natural environments with Lake Biwa in thesoutheast and Mount Hira in the northwest,so in the first stage,we have decided to use cedar panels as exterior materials.The exterior wall is colored with three colors and attached gradation patterns,therefore the abstract wood texture comes and gives us a massive impression.As Forest side,we have arranged a semi-outdoor terrace inside,so that there could have an coherent exterior space.