Archive for September, 2013
Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: RTA Studio
The brief called for two lecture theatres, one larger (300) than the other (150), together with a larger multifunctional foyer/exhibition/function space. This lead to the conception of 2 respectively contrasting metaphysical conditions to generate architectural form:
- Landform
- Sky
 Image Courtesy © Simon Devitt
Tags: Auckland, New Zealand
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: Wallflower Architecture + Design
The owner wanted external blank walls. Then talk continued to fixed screens. Centre courtyard for light and air. These summed up for them, the tangible facets of an ideal home, a protective enclosure of solitude.
Introversion has a negative connotation in a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else. But what is withdrawal to some is energizing for those who thrive on self-reflection and contemplation; life is found within.
 Image Courtesy © Albert Lim
- Architects: Wallflower Architecture + Design
- Project: Centennial Tree House
- Location: East Coast, Singapore
- Photography: Albert Lim
- Design Team: Robin Tan, Cecil Chee, Sean Zheng, Shirley Tan & Eileen Kok
- Project Completion: End 2012
- Site Area: 781 m2
- GFA: 796 m2
Tags: East Coast, Singapore
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: SureSet Permeable Paving
Canterbury University had received funds to invest in a multi-million pound development of their student accommodation which was to be completed before September 2012. It was felt that new sophisticated campus was required for the modern day student with a superior level of comfort and design.
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: Moment Factory
At a time when cities are looking for new ways to bring life to their streets and public spaces, the interactive Mégaphone installation invites Montrealers and visitors to gather downtown to explore the festive side of public speaking. Megaphone will occupy the Promenade des Artistes, in the heart of Quartier des Spectacles, from September 4 to November 4. Presented by the National Film Board of Canada and Quartier des Spectacles and created by Moment Factory.
 Image Courtesy © Moment Factory
- Architects: Moment Factory
- Project: MEGAPHONE New Interactive Urban Installation
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Producers: Hugues Sweeney (National Film Board of Canada) and Pascal Lefebvre (Quartier des spectacles)
- Conception and Direction: Alexandre Lupien, Étienne Paquette
- Production: Geneviève Forest, Marie-Ève Meilleur, Johanna Marsal
- Artistic direction: Léa Behr
- Stage design: Maryline Thibault
- Interactive content: Pascal Michel, Sophie Midavaine, Arnaud Spulher, Jacob Dufossé, Marc-André Baril
- Technology and Innovation: Vincent Pasquier, Guillaume Lévesque, Samir Ounnoughi, Marouane Sahbi, Dominic Audet
- Sound editing: Cassidy Lerman
- Voice recognition system designer: Computer Research Institute of Montreal (CRIM)
Tags: Canada, Montreal
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: Atelier Nini Andrade Silva
From the visual ergonomics until the metamorphosis and in between the history and flow of nature, Nini Andrade Silva drew the interior architecture project of the brand new Hotel in the heart of Lisbon – The Beautique Hotel Figueira -, located as suggested by the name, on the Figueira Plaza, in the historic centre of the Capital.
 Image Courtesy © Atelier Nini Andrade Silva
- Architects: Atelier Nini Andrade Silva
- Project: The Beautique Hotel Figueira
- Location: Lisbon, Portugal
- Photography: Júlio Castro, Rosie Baytung, Helder Santos
- Project Duration: 9 months
- Opening: March 2013
- Rooms number: 50
- Other: Restaurant, Spa, Gym
Tags: Lisbon, Portugal
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: Studio Lotus
RAAS – Hand crafting a story for today
Set in the heart of the walled city of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, RAAS is a 1.5-acre property uniquely located at the base of the Mehrangarh Fort.
The brief was to create a luxury boutique hotel with 39 rooms in the context of the Old city quarter of Jodhpur. This has been translated into a project where there is a dialogue between the old and the new. Luxury was about being authentic both in terms materials and workmanship, and in providing visitors a tactile and sensual experience within the historical context of the old city of Jodhpur without aping the old.
 Image Courtesy © André J. Fanthome, Rajen Nandwana
- Architects: The Lotus Praxis Initiative
- Project: RAAS Jodhpur
- Location: India
- Photography: André J. Fanthome, Rajen Nandwana
- Longitude: 73.0300° E
- Latitude: 26.2900° N
- Start Date: July 2008
- Date of Completion: October 2010
- Project Size: 60,000 sq.ft
- Clients– Nikhilendra Singh & Dhananjay Singh
Tags: India, Jodhpur
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: Luis Aldrete Arquitectos
The project responds to the morphology and topography of the field taking advantage the length of itself to place the house footprint and achieve more garden area and more cubic meters. So the exercise was to work the superposition of two volumes. The first is a steel basement that gives the impression of solidity and rootedness to the earth at the same time opens to the terrace and garden. The second is a box that has a finishing made from land and pigments to get a terracotta tone that breaks up to achieve the patios that seem to make incisions giving views and privacy inside.
 Image Courtesy © Paco Pérez Arriaga
- Architects: Luis Aldrete Arquitectos
- Project: EPR House
- Photography: Paco Pérez Arriaga
- Project team: Luis Aldrete, Cynthia Mojica
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners · Architects
The architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) together with Knippers Helbig, Structural Engineers, have won first prize in the limited implementation competition for the new construction of a pedestrian and cycle bridge across the Baakenhafen basin in HafenCity. The jury decided unanimously in favour of the design, which was followed in the ranking by two third places for Ingenhoven Architects, in cooperation with Werner Sobek, and R+ Architects, in cooperation with Dr. Binnewies, Engineering Consultants.
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- Architects: gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners · Architects
- Project: Winners in Hamburg competition Pedestrian and cycle bridge
- Location: HafenCity, Germany
- International limited implementation competition: 2013 – 1st prize
- Design: Volkwin Marg and Jürgen Hillmer in cooperation with Knippers Helbig GmbH, Structural Engineers
- Project Management: Andreas Weihnacht
- Team member: André Wegmann
- Partner practice: Knippers Helbig GmbH, Structural Engineers, Stuttgart
- Partner: Jan Knippers
- Team members: Roman Schieber, Vera Lerose, Thomas Müller
- Lighting design: Conceptlicht, Traunreut
- Client: HafenCity Hamburg GmbH
Tags: Germany, HafenCity
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: Somdoon Architects Ltd
The development located away from the high density district of Sukhumvit to a blissfully low-rise residential area. According to the regulation and maximization of plot ratio, the development is separated to 2 towers which targets to different potential tenants in characters.
 Image Courtesy © Somdoon Architects Ltd
Tags: Sukhumvit, Thailand
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Sunday, September 15th, 2013
Article source: Somdoon Architects Ltd
Via 31 is a housing project that takes place in Sukhumvit, the most prime residential area of Bangkok. The site is located within a quiet lane surrounded by low-rise residential buildings and away from the bustling main road. The building is intended to cosy like a birds nest; introvert in design, where residents can live privately and peacefully. The building has 8 floors with a basement and consists of 88 units ranging from a single bedroom unit (47 sq.m.) to a three bedroom unit (145 sq.m.)
 Image Courtesy © Somdoon Architects Ltd
Tags: Bangkok, Thailand
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