ArchShowcase Archive for the ‘Housing Development’ CategoryAm Platz in Klosterneuburg, Austria by Söhne & Partner architectsThursday, October 27th, 2016Article source: Söhne & Partner architects The site as well as one already existing building is located in a top location, right in the city center of Klosterneuburg. The building facing the street will be redeveloped in the course of the project; two other building blocks will be designed from the beginning and built new.  Image Courtesy © Söhne & Partner architects
Urban Rigger in Copenhagen, Denmark by BIG – Bjarke Ingels GroupSunday, October 23rd, 2016Article source: BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group Recent years have demonstrated a substantial and sustained increase in the number of student applicants throughout Denmark. As the number of students continues to grow, additional student housing will be needed to accommodate them. There are few strategies that allow cities to expand. Yet, Copenhagen’s harbor remains an underutilized and underdeveloped area at the heart of the city. By introducing a building typology optimized for harbor cities we can introduce a housing solution that will keep students at the heart of the city.  Image Courtesy © Laurent de carniere
Tic Tric Trac in Zurich, Switzerland by Baumschlager EberleFriday, October 21st, 2016Article source: Baumschlager Eberle Tic Tric Trac, an ensemble of three buildings in Zurich’s Binz district, is designed for tenants with innovative ideas of their own. The top-quality shell has been conceived with a view to young creative agencies and dynamic start-ups as well as expanding companies with a floor space requirement of at least 1,000 square metres.  Image Courtesy © Baumschlager Eberle
Viviendas San Ignacio in Jalisco, Mexico by IX2 arquitecturaTuesday, October 18th, 2016Article source: IX2 arquitectura This set of 10 houses (first stage) is located northwest of the town of La Barca, Mexico. The houses are built on an area of 924.04m2 in a horizontal subdivision called Jardines de San Ignacio which has approximately 450 lots which are mostly of 90.00m2 (6.00×15.00m).  Image Courtesy © Lorena Darquea Schettini
Prefabricating the Void in Korea by Dioinno Architecture PLLCTuesday, October 18th, 2016Article source: Dioinno Architecture PLLC The timber structure in Korean traditional architecture presents fundamental nature of sustainability, maintaining the concept of physical space (whole) even after continuous renovation, change and transformation of materials (parts). Using the mode of ‘Prefabrication’, we attempt to reconstruct the space of living, based on ‘Madang’, an empty space with multiple functions and diverse social implications. Two base modules are used to create the diverse configurations, the solid and the void. The module in the Korean traditional housing is called ‘Kan’, the bay between columns. It needs bigger timber necessary to build larger ‘Kan’, which makes it very expensive to construct. Also, more ‘Kan’ implies bigger scale of construction, implying socio political values in the modularity of architecture. Sometimes, the housing is moved to other locations after the disassembling and reassembling, since permanent joint connection is rarely used in the traditional timber technique. The material is continuously replaced and reconfigured to strengthen the sense of space, emphasizing the relationship between the solid and void, the nature and architecture. The ‘Madang’ in Korean housing is naturally a void, a left over space. It is open framework between public street and private housing so that it can serve for either the public event, or extended private function. In the modern multifamily housing equipped with market driven globalization, the void has been disappeared. Without the void, apartment housing is the repetition of same plans. The functional space standardized the way of living. The façade becomes thin membrane dividing the public and private. Therefore, Prefabricating the void suggests to reconstruct diverse function of voids by prefabrication in architecture, giving depth to the façade, providing open framework for the residents to use with various purposes.  Image Courtesy © Dioinno Architecture PLLC
Ginko – 93 multi-family housing units in Bordeaux, France by Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons architectes associésFriday, October 7th, 2016Article source: Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons architectes associés Introduction This project involves building 93 multi-family and mid-range housing units in the Berges du Lac-Ginko development area, which forms part of the urban renovation scheme for the north of Bordeaux.  Image Courtesy © Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons architectes associés
Blumenhaus in Zürich, Switzerland by WAAFriday, October 7th, 2016Article source: WAA A mixed-use program of office and retail, with private residences above, define the Blumenhaus. The building is an integral component of a larger effort by the city of Zürich to rebrand its Escher-Wyss district through a metamorphosis of new development, including green spaces, bikes lanes, and a plethora of new housing. The district is characterized by its industrial heritage, and palette of raw concrete, burgundy brick, and rusted steel; it is bounded to its north by the Limmat River, and to its south by the entanglement of railway tracks that lead to the city’s main train station. Blumenhaus is adjacent to a former ship-building hall–or Schiffbau, in German–of Escher Wyss & Cie., an industrial company that was absorbed by another in the twentieth century; its expertise was turbines and electrical engineering. When the company left this location, the area began to decline in its industrial prominence, opening a path toward its redevelopment. Yet, some industry continues to inhabit the district, enabling a confluence of gastronomic, commercial, service, and other residential-supporting businesses to further define this once neglected area, just north of Zürich’s old city center.  Image Courtesy © Jan Bitter
RODIN 33 in Napoles, Mexico by HAUSM2Thursday, September 22nd, 2016Article source: HAUSM2 The apartment building is located in a narrow site dimensions (7.8m wide by 28m long) on Rodin 33 street, this conditions demands an accurate lecture of the architectural program. to optimize the interior space we decided to look forward for a structural sistem that allow us to enjoy the open space. The living room and dinner room are clearly conected to the exterior terraces taking the widest side of the site 7.8 meters. One apartment is located by floor, allowing to the user take an interesting view of the Mexico city skyline.  Image Courtesy © Onnis Luque
VIA 57 WEST in New York by BIG – Bjarke Ingels GroupSunday, September 18th, 2016Article source: BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group VIA 57 West is a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise, combining the advantages of both: the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building with the airiness and the expansive views of a skyscraper. By keeping three corners of the block low and lifting the north-east corner up towards its 450 ft peak, the courtyard opens views towards the Hudson River, bringing low western sun deep into the block and graciously preserving the adjacent Helena Tower’s views of the river. The form of the building shifts depending on the viewer’s vantage point. While appearing like a pyramid from the West-Side-Highway, it turns into a dramatic glass spire from West 58th Street. The courtyard which is inspired by the classic Copenhagen urban oasis can be seen from the street and serves to extend the adjacent greenery of the Hudson River Park into VIA. The slope of the building allows for a transition in scale between the low-rise structures to the south and the high-rise residential towers to the north and west of the site. The highly visible sloping roof consists of a simple ruled surface perforated by terraces – each one unique and south-facing. The fishbone pattern of the walls are also reflected in its elevations. Every apartment gets a bay window to amplify the benefits of the generous view and balconies which encourage interaction between residents and passers-by.  Image Courtesy © nic-lehoux
Renovation Of 150 Housing Units – Le Foyer Bruxellois in Brussels, Belgium by Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERSSunday, September 18th, 2016Article source: Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS The 6 buildings in the Minimes neighbourhood were designed in 1954 by architects and urban planners from the Alpha group. The architectural composition of these social housing units is elegant and the buildings were erected with great care. Still, time has left its mark. The thermal insulation needs improving, and it is also important to equip all units with decent sanitary facilities. Special care has been taken to respect the great simplicity and harmony of the existing buildings.  Image Courtesy © Bernard BOCCARA
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