ArchShowcase Archive for June, 2011Nebula in Milan, Italy by Cecil BalmondSunday, June 5th, 2011Article source: Cecil Balmond Cecil Balmond was approached by Targetti + LouisPoulsen to create a semi-permanent design for the firm’s new showroom, Spazio Luce, in Milan. According to Targetti + Louis Poulsen, Spazio Luce is a ‘light factory,’ promoting the ‘culture of light,’ exploring its interrelations with architecture, art, sociology, science and design.  Nebula (Image Courtesy Germano Borrelli)
Open Lounge in Zurich, Switzerland by NAU ArchitectureSunday, June 5th, 2011Article source: NAU Raiffeisen’s flagship branch on Zurich’s Kreuzplatz dissolves traditional barriers between customer and employee, creating a new type of “open bank,” a space of encounter. Advanced technologies make banking infrastructure largely invisible; employees access terminals concealed in furniture elements, while a robotic retrieval system grants 24 hour access to safety deposit boxes. This shifts the bank’s role into becoming a light-filled, inviting environment – an open lounge where customers can learn about new products and services.  Interior View (Image Courtesy Jan Bitter)
Henkel North American Consumer Products Headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona by will bruder+PARTNERSSunday, June 5th, 2011Article source: will bruder+PARTNERS Situated on a compact sub-5 acre parcel in a developing urban area of Scottsdale, Arizona, the new Dial/Henkel headquarters is an innovative collaborative center, completely integrated into its broader context of the Sonoran desert. The building is conceived as a crystalline cloud floating over a desert mesa, a graceful presence at the prominent intersection of Scottsdale Road and the 101 freeway.  Night View (Images Courtesy Bill Timmerman)
Family house in Lety, Czech Republic by Studio PhaSunday, June 5th, 2011Article source: Studio Pha The goal of the design was a house that would, in its size, level of comfort and architectonic conception correspond to the modest needs of a young family. The house is made of wood, with the basic load-bearing structure supplemented and further developed by the integrated interior. This approach allowed for the maximal use of space even in relatively small rooms. At the basis is a transparent, logical layout, with a sufficiency of storage areas in its contemporarily economical spatial concept.  Family House (Image Courtesy Filip Šlapal)
The Jarson Residence in Paradise Valley, Arizona by Will Bruder ArchitectsSunday, June 5th, 2011Article source: Will Bruder Architects This house is designed as a vessel of personal discovery for two real estate professionals with an educated passion for modern architecture and their two sons. Gracefully embracing the topographic fold of a desert wash, the house focuses on the northeasterly view of the McDowell Mountains in the distance.  Front View
Casa del Lector in Arganzuela, Spain by Ensamble StudioSunday, June 5th, 2011Article source: Ensamble Studio
THE READER’S HOUSE. MADRID’S OLD SLAUGHTERHOUSE Madrid’s Old Slaughterhouse is becoming an important Center for Contemporary Creation in Madrid, organizing architecture competitions that can give rise to proposals that will recover its 148 300 m2 to house creative processes, artistic training and participatory dialogue between the arts.  Front View
The NYBILLBOARD in Brooklyn, Staten Island by Prechteck ArchitectSaturday, June 4th, 2011Article source: Prechteck This proposal seeks for a way to add a new horizontal layer to Manhattan. An elevated link between towers, separated from traffic and noise, filled with public functions, bicycle lanes and walkways. The groundarea covered by towers will be given back to the public by integrating its roofs to the grid of linking walkways, elevated gardens and public facilities and, as a unique aspect, it introduces public life into the skyline of Manhattan.
 Night View
Cervantes Theater in Mexico by Ensamble StudioSaturday, June 4th, 2011Article source: Ensamble Studio The Dovela (Keystone) is an air stone, the “Sun Stone.” The Aztec basalt monolith excavated in the Zócalo in Mexico City, means “Tonatiuhtlan de Ollin” or “Sun of Movement.” The god of the sun it represents, Tonatiuh, grabs a heart and expresses the need for continuity of solar time. The rays we can appreciate in this beautiful archaeological piece are the symbol of light, which we have to find through the discovery of what we are, what we feel and what we do. Tenacity and patience are required (Earth), also spiritual strength (Fire), capacity to adapt to different circumstances of life (Water) and mindfulness (Air). No wonder the Aztecs, Incas, Mayans, Egyptians, etc., identified the Sun with the universal spirit of life, trying to associate its physical characteristics with the spiritual ones. Thus, they would reveal the greatness of the intangible.  Teatro Cervantes
Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, CA by Cannon Design (designed using AutoCAD and Revit)Saturday, June 4th, 2011Article source: Cannon Design Two years after Cannon Design provided feasibility, programming, and cost-estimating services for a proposed health, physical education, and fitness center, Los Angeles Community College District’s Mission College unanimously selected the firm to provide design services for the new $38 million facility, which enables Mission College to consolidate its physical education and athletic programs – previously housed in leased buildings dispersed off campus – into a unified location that can accommodate new athletic and educational programs.  Interior View (Image Courtesy Feinknopf)
New Cultural Center in Ranica, Italy by DAP studio & Paola GiaconiaSaturday, June 4th, 2011Article source: DAP studio & Paola Giaconia Ranica, a small medieval town in the outskirts of Bergamo, Italy, can now enjoy a piece of contemporary architecture: the new Cultural Center by DAP studio and Paola Giaconia.  The south facade with the library entrance (photo: Alessandra Bello)
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