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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. “Hatted Roof” admanGo Workplace in Hong Kong by Bean BuroFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Bean Buro “Located as a central piece in the backdrop of the workplace and physically connected to the entrance, the Hatted Roof is a central magnet that attracts employees to come together, to use the pantry cafe and meeting room that it creates, and heightens the sociable atmosphere in the workplace.” – Lorène Faure & Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founders of Bean Buro. Bean Buro was tasked with designing a new workplace for Admango, an advertising and advertisement monitoring company in Hong Kong. The area is 2,950sqft (274sqm), located in an office block on Queen’s Road East in the busy disctrict of Wanchai. The brief was to create a new, fresh, and comfortable workplace for the company employees, many of whom work long hours. The previous office space was felt tired and dated, with conventional work cubicles that segregated individuals and did not provide synergy between the company and its employees. Thus it was important for the new workplace to engage with its employees through means of comfort, interests, aesthetics, materiality, to nurture a better company culture and to improve employees retention. The project would have limited budget and time, hence it was important to provide a highly cost effective solution, with innovative construction methods to cut down on site works and duration. Branding services was required for the company business cards, to create a holistic identity with its new workplace.  Image Courtesy © Bean Buro
Read the rest of “Hatted Roof” admanGo Workplace in Hong Kong by Bean Buro Potato Heads Studio Hotel in Bali, Indonesia by OMAFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: OMA While the essence of Bali lies in interaction between different cultures, the ubiquitous resort typology currently in Bali and other tropical destinations paradoxically emphasises hotel guests’ exclusive enjoyment, detached from the life of the local community. Located on one of the last remaining unoccupied beach front sites in Seminyak, the Potato Head Studios challenges the typical resort typology: the notion of “exclusivity” is abandoned; the resort is reconsidered as a part of the local community.  Photography by Kevin Mak for OMA
Read the rest of Potato Heads Studio Hotel in Bali, Indonesia by OMA Delas Frères Winery in Tain-l’Hermitage, France by Carl Fredrik Svenstedt ArchitectFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect Moving Mountains Engagement The terraced hills above Tain l’Hermitage have been cultivated since Roman times and are reputed for some of the best wine along the Rhone Valley. Delas Frères were determined to renovate a historic, centrally located property, investing in their past, despite the challenges of wine harvesting in an urban context. Using solid, structural stone, the new wine cellar and shop become walls framing a renovated manor house and its garden. The stone relates to the site, while the thermally inert, porous walls create ideal conditions for wine. Ramps within the winery allow visitors to discover the wine process within an efficient interior, and lead to views of the hills from a roof terrace, and down to the bottle cellar under the manor house. Sunlight enters the visitors’ gallery through a continuous skylight, the undulating wall serving as a light reflector for the tank and barrel halls, where direct light would be detrimental.  Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia
Read the rest of Delas Frères Winery in Tain-l’Hermitage, France by Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect Dau Dau House in Nam Định, Vietnam by Landmak ArchitectureFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Landmak Architecture This house is built on a land plot of 9m wide x 11m deep, near the intersection (traffic light) of the large street where many of vehicles. We design by creating a box block with a minimalist front and started cutting (sculpting) the windows and logia positions to get the light for the rooms inside. “Drop” inside this minimalist and modern box is the Traditional block space with many roofs, small gates. Like “curling” a street into a vertical direction.  Image Courtesy © Trieu Chien
Read the rest of Dau Dau House in Nam Định, Vietnam by Landmak Architecture Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, The Netherlands by Neutelings Riedijk ArchitectenFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Neutelings Riedijk Architecten Naturalis is the national research institute for biodiversity dating from 1820 which was founded by King Willem I in Leiden, The Netherlands. The institute with a long and rich history experienced an exponential growth in the last decade which led to an urgent necessity to renovate. The number of visitors increased rapidly to 400.000 per year. The new future proof Naturalis brings the growing collection of 42 million objects together (top five in the world). Its new state of the art facilities accommodate more than two hundred researchers whose studies are at the center of attention, contributing solutions to global issues including climate change, the decline of biodiversity on earth, food supply and water quality. The Naturalis facilities and the collection enable to contribute solutions at the highest level. At the same time the new museum offers the chance to show the public the wealth and beauty of nature.  Exterior-nightview, Image Courtesy © ScagliolaBrakkee / Neutelings Riedijk Architects
In Situ in California by Aidlin Darling DesignFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Aidlin Darling Design In Situ represents a unique and rich intersection of art, design, and food, each augmenting the other to reimagine museum dining, and our relationships with food. In support of Chef Corey Lee’s vision and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s (SFMOMA) greater mission, the design emphasizes visibility from the street, open accessibility to visitors and a sense of the ephemeral within a simple, comfortable environment.  The front lounge acts as a transition space between the Museum’s atrium and the street, Image Courtesy © Matthew Millman
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Article source: Miró Rivera Architects Taking advantage of its unique site in Austin’s eclectic Travis Heights neighborhood on the southern shores of Lady Bird Lake, the Edgecliff Residence is a play on contrasts: light and shadow, open and closed, organic and orthogonal. Designed for a couple of empty-nesters on a modest budget, the home’s contemporary aesthetic is balanced by the desire to respect the scale of the existing neighborhood. Like the houses around it, the dwelling occupies a small lot on a quiet residential street. The design responds to its narrow site with an unusual, trapezoidal floor plan that is essentially one bay deep. The residence is divided into three levels in order to maximize views, with guest quarters at ground level, living spaces on the second floor, and the master suite at the highest level.  Image Courtesy © Ibai Rigby
Read the rest of Edgecliff Residence in Austin, Texas by Miró Rivera Architects Clare County Library in Ennis, Ireland by keith williams architectsFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: keith williams architects Construction has started on the new Clare County Library in Ennis, Co Clare, in south-west Ireland. Designed by Keith Williams Architects, the new 2,300m2 project for client Clare County Council has been conceived as a new cultural hub for the town and the region. It will abut the town’s existing Glór Theatre (2001) adding the new County Library and a small contemporary Art Gallery.  Image Courtesy © keith williams architects
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Article source: LTL Architects The design for Poster House, the first museum devoted to poster art in New York City, responds to both the unique qualities of the institution within the cultural landscape of New York City and the exceptional urban conditions of its site in the Flatiron district near Madison Square Park.  Image Courtesy © Michael Moran
Ástjörn Parish Hall in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland by ARKÍSFebruary 28th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ARKÍS Being the first phase of the Ástjörn church, the parish hall holds the unique status of taking on all of the functions of the parish – church services included. The anticipated second phase is a church to the south of the main hall. The Parish hall is modest, warm and accessible. It provides a warm embrace for those who enter to seek protective shelter, peace and inner strength. The design approach was to enhance the church’s role as a servant.  Image Courtesy © Thorgils G. Gunnthorsson
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