Archive for February, 2011
Friday, February 11th, 2011
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.
 Metropol Parasol Costruction in February, 2011
- Architect: J. MAYER H. Architects
- 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
- Translation competition text: Carmen Diez
- Plexi-Model: Werk 5, Photographer: Uwe Walter
- Timber-Model: Finnforest Merk
- Construction-Site Photos: J. MAYER H. Architects
- Software used: ArchiCAD + Rhino and Maya.
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
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
- Photography: Vasil Stanko, Karel Kocourek
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Tags: Czech Republic, Pilsen 2 Comments »
Friday, February 11th, 2011
Studio 804 designed this sustainable residence in Kansas.
 Springfield House
- Architect: Studio 804
- Location: 3716 Springfield Street, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
- Area: 1,700 sq ft covered area and a 400 sq ft deck
- Details: 3 Bed Room s, 2 Baths
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
Studio 804 designed this beautiful three bed room, two bath house in Kansas with a 400 sq ft deck.
 Prescott House
- Architect: Studio 804
- Location: 32 S. 16th Street, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
- Area: 1,700 sq ft covered area and a 400 sq ft deck
- Details: 3 Bed Room s, 2 Baths
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
J. Mayer Architects designed this Apartment House winning the Ist prize in a 2008 competition. The house is slated for completion in spring, 2011.
 JOH Main Facade
- Architect: J. MAYER H. Architects
- Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Hans Schneider, Wilko Hoffmann, Filipa Frois Almeida
- Competition Team: Juergen Mayer H., Thorsten Blatter, Marcus Blum
- Invited competition 2008, 1st Prize
- Project: 2008-2011
- Completion: Spring 2011
- Client: Euroboden Berlin GmbH, München
- Architect on Site: Architekturbuero Wiesler, Stuttgart with Thomas Quinten Projektmanagement, Berlin
- Structural Engineers: EiSat GmbH, Berlin
- Building Services: Ingenieurgesellschaft Striewisch mbH
- Model: Werk5, Berlin
- Model Photographer: Ludger Paffrath, Berlin
- Visualization: Buenck + Fehse, Berlin
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
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
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ecosistema urbano architects ltd.
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LOCATION
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RANÓN, ASTURIAS
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CLIENT
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ALEJANDRO RIBOT
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YEAR
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2003/2005
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PROJECT TEAM
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BELINDA TATO, JOSE LUIS VALLEJO, JORGE LOBOS, PATRICIA ARROYO, SILVIA SANCHEZ,
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STRUCTURE
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CONSTANTINO HURTADO [TECTUM ENGINEERING]
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SURVEYOR
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LORENA GARCÍA
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CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
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ESPINAREU
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PHOTOGRAPHER
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EMILIO P. DOIZTUA
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
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.
 Town House ©Paul Warchol
- Architect and Entrant : Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect
- Project Architect: John Riordan
- Location: Washington, DC
- Contractor: Prill Construction
- Engineer: D. Anthony Beale LLC
- Photographer: Paul Warchol
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
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)
Location: Jona, Switzerland
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
“She’s like a rainbow” …..
Color is joy, color is love and color is Pop…
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
- Architect: Kubota & Bachmann Architects
- 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
- Result
stage 1 : Short-list Tenders
stage 2 : Honorable mention
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Friday, February 11th, 2011
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.
 Back-View
Architects: TOFU
Location: Otsu,Shiga,Japan.
Project Architect: Fumiya Ogawa+Tomonobu Higashino.
Site Area: 240.01 sqm.
Project Area: 107.23 sqm.
Project Year: 2010.
Photographs: Yohei Sasakura.
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Tags: Japan, Otsu, Shiga 1 Comment »
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