Avinguda Catalunya 11 is a residential project (ten apartment units and two commercial spaces) located in the historic district of Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona. The client’s aim was to transform the house where she was born into a building that while contemplating its valuable context, suggested a refreshing proposal.
The composition of the façade interprets the proportions and rhythm of the landmarked buildings. The decision to emphasize the corner and the cornice derives from studying the old buildings’ tectonic and the divorce between the structural elements’ function and their architectural expression, which took place in the 20th century, eliminating the definition of the corner.
Kanchanaburi House Phase II is the new annex to a riverside house we designed back in 2014, it provides elevated views of the riverside and leisure facilities for the owner and her guests. Red terracotta cladding keeps the appearance of the house in line with the first house while keeping the house cool.
During summer, Kanchanaburi province is known for being one of the hottest places in Thailand, therefore, tackling energy consumption was our main focus. The house was designed to maximize comfort through passive cooling system. We make use of the site’s topography by elevating the house to allow for better air circulation. In addition to cross ventilation at the main level, the air shaft was designed to help further ventilate the ceiling by allowing the cooler air from underneath the house to move up and disperse the heat collected under the roof. The northern opening ensures thorough illumination without the direct sunlight penetration while the extended wall fins and retractable awning keep the house properly shaded.
Chinese native architecture design office Yushe Yuzhu was commissioned to transform a former residence into a co-working space in Shanghai’s downtown area where members can share the hundred-year old building and feel the pristine yet modern touch.
Situated on a famous road in Shanghai called Yuyuan Road, where some well-preserved buildings in European style built at the Former French Concession time, the three-storey villa was the old residence of the famous Chinese banker Sun Hengfu in the early 20th century, once called ‘Sun’s Garden’.
The project is a rear-yard extension to a two-storey, semi-detached single-family home. The singularity of the project is in its form and siting, resulting from the history of the property.
Initially, the lot was a passageway between two houses. This “alley” was an integral part of the adjacent lot. Then the owner built an extension, encroaching on the alley. A few years later, the owner’s son decided to take over the remaining space to construct a bachelor unit. As a result, the intermediate space between the two lots now contained a new, two-storey unit. Over the years, the lot was subdivided and became one of the smallest occupied lots in Montreal, with a width of only 1.47 m at its narrowest part. The bachelor unit was put up for sale and bought by the current owner, who did not know that a part of one of the walls did not belong to him and that the plumbing was shared with the adjacent property!
Chemical Bookstore was located on Meilong Rd, Shanghai. It was a typical old style bookstore. What you saw is just as simple as bookshelves, everywhere full of books and several aisles. Books, people reading books and purchasing behavior constituted the space.
Mapo-gu, Hapjeong-dong is undergoing many changes. Dangin-ri Power Plant, the first thermal power plant in Korea, has been responsible for supplying power to the city for more than 80 years. In the 2000s, due to the aging of the generator and to enhance the cityscape of Seoul, the city decided to underground the power plant and create a park above. Due to these changes, the area near the Dangin-ri power plant gradually underwent the process of gentrification, and many of the residential buildings in this area, which had low land prices, have been transformed into commercial spaces.
The place affirms its liberty and appears free from the barely solemn city, only defined by a nick of water and trees who crystalize History on this very site. Nothing stands up to this geographical feature. There, a very vivid and live passage, a bridge, and the beyond — the inner city border, the one of links and connections.
Located East, in the Ferté Bernard, Sartre area, the Jean d’Ormesson media library is set in a dense urban area, at the heart of the city. The 1800m² lot is situated on the edge of the old town and the river that surrounds it.
Article source: Paleko ARCHstudija + Plazma Architektūros Studija
Residential development „Rasų Namai“
Idea: lowered + elevated The buildings in the higher part of the plot are elevated on slender columns in order to „catch the sun“ and leave the walls of historical vaults undisturbed. Meanwhile the buildings down the slope are lowered and provided with the yards on the creek bank. The houses are clad in wooden planks of different textures.
The new headquarters of the organization for social housing in the metropolitan area of Lille, LMH, is located on the boulevard Gambetta in Tourcoing, a major road connecting Lille and its surrounding communities.
A new road perpendicular to the boulevard, the “Rue de l’Union”, is the central axes of a new urban development area situated on a former industrial site for textile industries.
Location: 425, boulevard Gambetta, Tourcoing, France
Software used: Autocad
Team Competition: Stephan Schwarz, Ulli Gabriel, Philip Knauer, Arne Speiser, Claire Bodenez, Lucie Holopirkova
Team Planning: Yann Viénot, Claudia Valdes Tellez, Lucie Holopirkova, Inga Laseviciute, Gerhard Pfeiler, Elisabeth Lara, Manuel Guinart, Laura Lipensky
Four small houses enclosing a central courtyard is the basic frame like structure for this summer residence by the shore of mainland Denmark.
The exterior of the house is modest- even slightly introverted – but entering the courtyard reveals a spatially open house with a warm pinewood interior. Glass doors and sliding partitions ensures visual contact between rooms across the courtyard and also provides a clear and unhindered view over the bay.
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