Major project exemplifies innovative architecture, preserves legacy of Bauhaus-influenced functionalism
On December 14, 2010, Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture unveiled the $9.5 million restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic Hinman Research Building at a grand opening event January 12, 2011. Designed in 1939 by P.M. Heffernan, architect and later director of the Tech School of Architecture (1956-1976), the 35,000-square-foot building has been artfully preserved and revitalized in collaboration between Lord, Aeck & Sargent’s Historic Preservation Studio and Office dA as the architects and The Beck Group as construction manager.
Hinman Research Building External View - Jonathan Hillyer Photography
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This small residual wedge-shaped property sat vacant for years given its many site restraints and complexities including; front streets on two sides, 10’-0” snow storage easements on 2 sides, buried City of Aspen main water and electric lines directly under the building footprint which required re-location and a year of approvals and strict zoning ordinances given its location in Aspen’s Historic West End.
primary materials –limestone panels, aluminum clad doors and windows
project size –3200 s.f
site size –10,800 s.f
construction cost –undisclosed
scope of work –the single owner required a small private house to display an extensive art collection.
Software used: AutoCAD 2010 and Architectural Desktop for standard construction document work. 3D-Max and Rhino in addition to Architectural Desktop for renderings
The Bay Garden is located at Qingpu district, Shanghai. The site was once used as a fishpond of nearly 45 hectares, with an ideal ecological environment. In the breeding season, a large number of water birds perched there. The parcel is situated at the Island B, with altogether 20 houses of five types. The building areas aboveground vary from 514 sq. meters to 1022 sq. meters.
The project is a retail interior located at the 1111 Building on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. The space is defined by two walls which contain the display cases. The walls are inflected to engage the customer from the exterior and to provide an integrated display at the storefront. The kink within the walls increases the display surface area while at the same time making every portion of the store visible to the sales-person. The sales area is defined by stainless steel panels which are perforated in order to reduce the weight of the heavy steel as well as to create a pixilated light pattern.
The project is an interior build-out at the Gansevoort Hotel South in Miami Beach. The design seeks to emphasize the proportions of the shell by juxtaposing two distinct volumes. The space is divided longitudinally into a compressed mezzanine which contains the service areas, and a double-height volume which is defined by a wall of metal coffee cans. This strategy generates additional leasable square footage, while engaging the party wall condition through the use of side-diffused, artificial illumination.
The program of the building consists of four major elements: factory (lower floors), storage (upper floors), office and showroom (ground and mezzanine floors).
AllesWirdGut Architektur announce the completion of their latest single-family house project, LOU. Clad in a black skin, seven levels to live on will keep residents on the move and make sure that this “Little Black Dress” will still suit them fine in the future …
Little Black Dress (LOU) by AllesWirdGut Architektur
Moskow Linn Architects designed this beautiful house in Martha’s Vineyard which is famous for being a favorite summer vacation destination for many US Presidents.
The architectural concept of the London Aquatic Centre is inspired by the fluid geometry of water in motion, creating spaces and a surrounding environment in sympathy with the river landscape of the Olympic Park. An undulating roof sweeps up from the ground as a wave – enclosing the pools of the Centre with its unifying gesture of fluidity, whilst also describing the volume of the swimming and diving pools.
PROGRAM: Aquatics Centre for 2012 Summer Olympics and future use
CLIENT: Olympic Delivery Authority
Project Director: Jim Heverin
Project Architect: Glenn Moorley, Sara Klomps
Project Team [competition]: Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu, Agnes Koltay, Feng Chen, Gemma Douglas, Kakakrai Suthadarat, Karim Muallem, Marco Vanucci, Mariana Ibanez, Sujit Nair
Project Team: Alex Bilton, Alex Marcoulides, Barbara Bochnak, Carlos Garijo, Clay Shorthall, Ertu Erbay, George King, Giorgia Cannici, Hannes Schafelner, Hee Seung Lee, Kasia Townend, Nannette Jackowski, Nicolas dalewitch, Seth Handley, Thomas Soo, Tom Locke, Torsten Broeder, Tristan Job, Yamac Korfali, Yeena Yoon
Photographer: Hélène Binet
Consultants
Sports Architects: S+P Architects (London)
Structural engineer: Ove Arup & Partners (London, Newcastle)
Services: Ove Arup & Partners (London)
Fire safety: Arup Fire (London)
Acoustics: Arup Acoustics (London)
Façade Engineers: Robert-Jan Van Santen Associates (Lille)
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