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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Musée national de la Marine in Paris by h2o architectesJanuary 13th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: h2o architectes The refurbishment project was carried out between July 2016 and October 2019. The brief was to improve the public reception area and the working environment. We set out to consolidate the structure, enlarge some of the spaces, update some of the technical installations, and to create a connection between the various areas to give overall coherence to the museum. As the museum remained open to the public throughout the project, we had to complete the operation without disturbing visitors or staff. The refurbishment involved work on all floors and at every level, from relaying the foundations to the design of the furnishings and the signposting, and included demolition, decontamination, and creating new floors.  Image Courtesy © Stéphane Chalmeau
Read the rest of Musée national de la Marine in Paris by h2o architectes 14th Shamarpa Reliquary Building in Natural Bridge, Virginia by Poon Design Inc.January 13th, 2022 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Poon Design Inc. 2020 Winner of the National Best of Design Award, Religious/Institutional Category, from The Architect’s Newspaper. For whomever visits a structure, architecture serves as a vessel of experiences and events. Sacred architecture can treasure memories, house beliefs and sustain confidence.  Image Courtesy © Mark Ballogg/Poon Design
Read the rest of 14th Shamarpa Reliquary Building in Natural Bridge, Virginia by Poon Design Inc. VAVA House in Seattle, Washington by FivedotJanuary 12th, 2022 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Fivedot The design of the VAVA House emphasizes the creative ways families share space and help each other grow, learn, and play. Located in Seattle, Washington, the clients asked Fivedot to design a house that reinforced a connection to their neighbors and their new community. In response, the design team flipped the typical arrangement of a suburban house which normally is closed off in the front and more open to the rear. In contrast, the 3,643-square-foot home is designed to open onto an expansive front patio with multiple gathering areas which then cascades down to a small park across the street. A custom charpai (swing) anchors the covered front porch which also contains a firepit and a heater making it a true four-season space.  Image Courtesy © Mark Woods
Read the rest of VAVA House in Seattle, Washington by Fivedot Shanghai Jiuguang Center in China by UNStudioJanuary 12th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: UNStudio Ben van Berkel: “Shopping malls are the public spaces of Chinese cities. These retail complexes are not simply places to shop, they are all-in-one destinations for outings and social gatherings. They are also places where culture and commerce merge and where architecture can express this expansive condition.” The best of both worlds Collaboration was key for the creation of a symbiotic relationship between the commercial aspirations and the architectural interventions. While Nihon Sekkei were asked to develop the outer shell of the retail center, UNStudio was tasked with fleshing out the mall as a placemaking destination for customers and the larger community. This included the design of the inner courtyard and its facades, the full interior of the mall and a public rooftop terrace.  Image Courtesy © AaronRex
Read the rest of Shanghai Jiuguang Center in China by UNStudio Van Hoecke Offices & Production Hall in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium by B-architectenJanuary 12th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: B-architecten The offices, showrooms and production halls of the Van Hoecke company are enlarged by means of two extensions in the multipurpose building on the one hand and in the production hall and the office building on the other. The new multipurpose building is adjacent to the production hall and consists of two storeys. It is planned at the rear of the site. Landscape architects provide an environmental layout on this side of the plot.  Image Courtesy © Ilse Liekens
Read the rest of Van Hoecke Offices & Production Hall in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium by B-architecten Private Terminal at Manises Airport in Quart de Poblet, Spain by ERRE arquitecturaJanuary 12th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ERRE arquitectura The project for this newly built Private Terminal proposes a clear and decisive geometry defined by a single volume (120 x 47 meters) in which the exterior metallic materiality that surrounds the building unifies its various functions and structures. This skin, which in some areas is micro-perforated to allow natural light to enter the interior, gives the project a unitary industrial appearance, whilst being dynamic and variable changing according to time and sunlight.  Image Courtesy © David Frutos
Read the rest of Private Terminal at Manises Airport in Quart de Poblet, Spain by ERRE arquitectura YouChoose Holdings Office Complex in Beijing, China by Beijing China Virtue Architectural Design Co., LtdJanuary 11th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Beijing China Virtue Architectural Design Co., Ltd Located in the Fourth Ring Green Park at the Fourth Ring, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the YouChoose Holdings Office Complex consists of two single-buildings, which are the quadrangle courtyard office building and the golf club that covers an outdoor area of 3200 ㎡ and an indoor area of 4300 ㎡. In order to meet the office and business needs of the young team of the owner, the design focus on the quadrangle courtyard garden, associate with the comprehensive transformation and upgrading of “office building space and golf club”, and create a humanistic office complex of Chinese.  Image Courtesy © Yonggang Zhon
Casa Banlusa in Renedo de Esgueva, Spain by Sara Acebes AntaJanuary 11th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Sara Acebes Anta The house is located in a special enclave, surrounded by nature, which is part of a small town in the outskirts of the city of Valladolid. The area is unique because of its proximity to the Esgueva Valley and the Duero Canal so framing the landscape was one of the main objectives of the project. The project embraces the scenery around it. Large windows open up directly to its surroundings and frame the local pine trees.  Image Courtesy © Víctor de la Fuente Pérez
Read the rest of Casa Banlusa in Renedo de Esgueva, Spain by Sara Acebes Anta Zac Paul Bourget in Paris by Martin Duplantier ArchitectesJanuary 11th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Martin Duplantier Architectes This redesign project in the Porte d’Italie quarter subscribes to a rich and ambitious urban dynamic that gives a sense of pride to the footpaths, to the presence of greenery, and to landscaped urban connections while strengthening the new quality of life that is offered to the inhabitants. Affirming the centrality of the Porte d’Italie and the entry into the new central green space, the project recreates a desired urbanity. At its prow it develops a “signaling” façade that plays with differing volumes through the development of winter gardens that are adapted both to their context and their intended usage.  Image Courtesy © YOHAN-ZERDOUN
Read the rest of Zac Paul Bourget in Paris by Martin Duplantier Architectes Helsinki International Airport in Vantaa, Finland by ALA ArchitectsJanuary 11th, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ALA Architects The newly opened expansion of Helsinki Airport brings adventure and romance back to air travel. It also improves the functionality of the airport, built in multiple phases starting from the 50s. In 2016, the airport operator Finavia launched a design competition for the expansion and modification of terminal 2. The competition task included relocating the departures and arrivals halls to a new building so that the existing departures hall of terminal 2 could be turned into Schengen gate areas. The 43,000 SqM departures and arrivals building comprises two distinct volumes; the first defined by its wooden ceiling, the second by its blue color. In addition to the departures and arrivals halls, the first volume contains a multimodal travel center, and the second the areas for security control, customs and baggage reclaim. As the new building connects directly to the old one, it follows the traditional logic of separating the flows of departing and arriving passengers onto different levels.  Image Courtesy © Tuomas Uusheimo
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