ArchShowcase Archive for November 10th, 2011Drop House by D3 ArchitectesThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: D3 Architectes The original concept of the drophouse was born the following constraint: Combining constraints of a minimum spatial quality surfaces, creating a comfortable living space with high character identity.
 Drop House Exterior View (Image Courtesy Algeco)
Flowerbed Hotel in Aalsmeer, Netherlands by MVRDV DesignThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: MVRDV Design Project developer Kloos2 presents today the MVRDV design of the Flowerbed Hotel in Aalsmeer, Netherlands. The 19.500m2 Hotel and conference centre devoted entirely to flowers will be located next to the future Bloomin’ Holland theme park and business centre. The Hotel with 280 rooms will include 2.100m2 flowerbeds and host tourists and business travellers.  Flowerbed Hotel Aalsmeer: a series of flower crates stacked inside a green house - (c) MVRDV
VK1 House in Cape Town, South Africa by Greg Wright ArchitectsThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: Greg Wright Architects Conceived as the home for a young/trendy/elegant couple, this house is the perfect reflection of the client’s brief. The main areas of the house are raised and located on the first floor in order to take advantage of the beautiful views towards the ocean, leaving the complementary areas on the ground floor, spinning around a central courtyard that not only provides light and ventilation but also a beautiful view from every room on that level.  Front View
JC&M HOUSE in Madrid, Spain by ALT arquitecturaThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: ALT arquitectura In a very beautiful natural environment this single-family dwelling lies hidden. Taking advantage of the sloping terrain, it is integrated into the rest of the housing development, chameleon like, shown as a bird’s-eye view of the plant, only a stretch of the façade is visible. Thus a one-storey dwelling is considered, in which all the spaces turn towards the interior of the plot like a shop window.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Silvio Posada)
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Chula Vista, California by Line and Space (designed using SketchUp and Revit)Thursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: Line and Space, LLC As a “portal” to San Diego Bay’s ecologically unique Sweetwater Marsh, the new Administrative Headquarters for the US Fish and Wildlife Service provides a collaborative facility where in-house wildlife biologists and environmental education specialists perform work and analysis within the habitat. The light, open design offers a strong connection to the inspirational landscape while the multi-purpose Resource Room supports expanded environmental education programs. Integral interpretation enhances the visitor experience to increase usage and appreciation of the Refuge’s trails.  Overall View (Images Courtesy Mike Torrey)
Gavroche Centre for Children in Saint-Ouen, France by SOA ArchitectesThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: SOA Architectes The Gavroche centre for children is a cultural and educational facility situated in the heart of the Victor Hugo development. The latter is part of a large urban renewal scheme consisting principally of housing, offices and commercial buildings organised around the Victor Hugo Garden.  Image Courtesy Clément Guillaume
Euralille Youth Centre in Lille, France by JDS ArchitectsThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: JDS Architects Over the past twenty years Lille has become a European hub; a destination for business and congress, a great place to study and live and also a tourist destination. It is a city with a turbulent history of conquest and reconquest, a heritage as an important medieval city and later the industrial capital. It is this history, the unique and striking presence of remnants of ramparts of the citadel, which the project seeks to mention.  Exterior View
Moonshine in Bath, England by Mitchell Taylor WorkshopThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: Mitchell Taylor Workshop The extension to ‘Moonshine’ is an addition to a 1786 castellated Stone building which has no car access within 400 yards. It is intended as a didactic building in the Smithsonian tradition and is intentionally raw. It was a self build project, and finally completed in October 2008.  Exterior View
Fundamental to the design of the extension was a dialogue and engagement with place. The low budget (£140,000) project was designed for a family with four young children in components that had to be carried by hand along a woodland path, was a self build with client acting as main contractor, and was completed in six months. The ‘served’ areas of the ground floor are transparent, allowing the sense of the site to be read through the building. It was designed with a flexible skin, which is achieved through the use of screens which can be slid back and adjusted depending on sun and wind directions, or usage..  Exterior View The building is made legible through the separation of, and the revealing of, the structure, sinews and skin. This theme that continues throughout the project, with the frame expressed continuously in the envelope, floors and ceilings. This is part of the ongoing narrative in the building of its construction, and a desire for the conception of the building to be plain and comprehensible.  Bedroom The intention is that the building avoids the saccharin version of architecture, i.e. slick, clipped, polished, plucked, and waxed. There are no finishes to speak of, and each material is left to read as itself. It could be said that the building is brutal in the anti-aesthetic sense of a truth to materials. Shuttering ply is used for the walls, which also serve to brace the frame. The frame is local green oak, which was the only material available in the section sized required, with stainless steel bolt connections that are expressed externally as a single pin at each structural bay.  Side View The outside of the building is clad in dark grey corrugated sheet – a nod to the local black and grey corrugated Dutch barns in the same valley. The eave projections which thin down at their extremities like the surrounding trees, are a product of the analysis of local weather patterns – the north east ‘high’ side eaves projection creates a sheltered zone that protects the point of arrival from rain and wind – indeed, this side of the building has never got wet – while the south west eaves are a result of the solar protection needed in summer before the point that the sun disappears behind the big ash tree adjacent. The extension touches the ground lightly – using small pad footings in only eight positions – allowing the water table to remain unaffected, and minimizing the use of concrete.  Exterior View  Living room  Exterior View  Bath tub  Outside View from house  Moonshine  Moonshine  Proposed plans  Proposed section  Proposed site plan
Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre in UAE by Zaha Hadid ArchitectsThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: Zaha Hadid Architects A new performing arts centre housing five theatres, music hall, concert hall and opera house – conceived as a sculptural form, emerging naturally from the intersection of pedestrian pathways within a new cultural district – a growing organism that spreads through successive branches which form the structure like ‘fruits on the vine’.  Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre
Mercedes-Benz Business Center in Terian Street, Armenia by HTDSTUDIO DESIGNOFFICEThursday, November 10th, 2011Article source: HTDSTUDIO DESIGNOFFICE Concept The Mercedes-Benz Business Center and Intercontinental Hotel stands alone as a singular business destination in the Northern Middle East region. Situated atop a promontory overlooking the Old City via the axis of Terian Street, the Mercedes-Benz Business Center and Intercontinental Hotel will be a beacon of progress, sustainability and excellence that is customarily associated with both global brands.
 Exterior View
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