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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. Kunsthaus Zürich in Switzerland by David Chipperfield ArchitectsDecember 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: David Chipperfield Architects The Kunsthaus Zürich, designed by the Swiss architect Karl Moser, was built between 1904 and 1910 and is situated on Heimplatz, a square in Zurich’s city centre. The existing museum is to be expanded with a new building on the opposite side of the square, designed by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin. The new extension will display a collection of classic modernism, the Bührle Collection, temporary exhibitions and a contemporary art collection starting from the 1960s. Together with the Schauspielhaus (theatre) on the eastern side of the square, the museum buildings will form a ‘gateway to the arts’, an urban entry to the education mile leading to the university buildings to the north.  Image Courtesy © David Chipperfield Architects
Read the rest of Kunsthaus Zürich in Switzerland by David Chipperfield Architects A Reverie of Bridge – Vanke Future Town Demonstration Area Planning and Architecture Unit Design in Xuzhou, China by Continuation StudioDecember 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Continuation Studio Located by the Yunlong Lake in Xuzhou, occupying over a million square metres, the launched project Vanke Future Town is a grand community with abundant landscape resources, wherein the demonstration area, as the first set of architectures to make an entrance to the land, will set the tone for the whole ongoing project. The sales exhibition centre (which will later be converted into a community centre) is designed to be in proportion with and reflects the vast scale of Future Town and the geographical structure of the city.  Image Courtesy © SHIROMIO Studio
Nbi Synagogue And Community Center in Santiago, Chile by Nicolas LoiDecember 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Nicolas Loi The Project is a Synagogue and Community Center for the NBI Community, and it includes a Synagogue, Offices and Meeting Rooms for religious and cultural activities. It houses all the activities of the Community, generally meetings and gatherings of about 300-400 people.  Image Courtesy © Marcos Mendizabal
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Article source: KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES Last summer, when Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma & Associates received a commission for a 43-story skyscraper in downtown Vancouver, the firm also embarked on a much smaller project for its developer, Ian Gillespie: a tea house. Instead of having the typical garden setting, the 140-square-foot structure sits on a 19th-floor terrace of a residential high-rise owned by Gillespie’s company, Westbank. Gillespie, who has an affinity for Japanese culture, wanted a space where he could entertain while showcasing a cross-cultural collaboration. The design incorporates tradition into a contemporary scheme, says project architect Michael Sypkens: it maintains the conventional tea house veranda, floor plan, and extended eaves—here framing views of the harbor and another Gillespie-owned tower—but features floor-to-ceiling glazing, full insulation, and a painted-aluminum roof. In lieu of customary Japanese cedar for the lattice screens, Kuma opted for local Douglas fir; the moss and stones used for landscaping are also native to the region. “The tea house is a transition from a dense urban environment to this almost spiritual realm,” says Sypkens. “It is a surreal hybridization.”  Image Courtesy © KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES
Read the rest of Vancouver Tea House in Canada by KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES Gliding Villa in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand by Stu/D/O ArchitectsDecember 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Stu/D/O Architects In an attempt to create a unique typology of a vacation home, Gliding Villa integrate principles of Thai beliefs, i.e. Feng Shui, with site context and modern design principles. Located at the end of a dead-end road, the site offers scenic views of the surrounding mountains. While owners were hesitant to purchase the plot due to its dead-end location, this superstitiously negative condition is resolved by dividing the site and program into two projects, leaving the area facing the dead-end as an open courtyard; a shared landscape between the living functions distributed along the site boundary. Because Feng Shui determine auspicious settings by referencing local features such as bodies of water and terrain, integrating such beliefs with natural ventilation allowed us to create a sustainable project that provide comfortable living conditions.  Image Courtesy © Pirak Anurakyawachon
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Article source: ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura “Lekkerland Headquarters” is the project for the internal restructuring of the Italian head office of Lekkerland, that is the confectionery distribution company located in Assago, in the Milanofiori district. The aim of the operation is to introduce new design qualities into an old work environment that is inevitably marked by the passage of time.  Image Courtesy © ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura
Read the rest of Lekkerland Headquarter in Assago, Italy by ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura Cape Cod House in Wellfleet, Massachusetts by Messana O’RorkeDecember 9th, 2018 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Messana O’Rorke Located on the leeward side of Cape Cod the Indian Neck spit is the location of this Modernist inspired beach house. Nestled in pine forest and sand dunes looking out to the open water the house is designed to experience seasonal vitality of the location. A simple square of protected habitation, combining indoor and outdoor space under a canopy of lattice Cedar; existing Pitch Pines grow up through the structure providing additional shade. Raised up off the sand, the platform of the house becomes the stage on which a basic set of rooms are arranged, with the principle spaces focused across the broad veranda to Cape Cod Bay. A separate bunk-house with a partially enclosed outdoor shower protects the entrance from the rigors of wind and rain. On the sides of the house angled cedar boards are providing privacy and shade from the rising and setting sun.  Image Courtesy © Messana O’Rorke
Read the rest of Cape Cod House in Wellfleet, Massachusetts by Messana O’Rorke Cavendish III Physics Laboratory in Cambridge, England by Jestico + WhilesDecember 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Jestico + Whiles Jestico + Whiles was appointed by the University of Cambridge to design the new Cavendish III Laboratory on its West Cambridge campus, replacing the existing facility on a nearby site. The Cavendish is one of the most renowned physics laboratories in the world. Begun in 1874 and home to 29 Nobel laureates, its achievements include the discovery of both the electron and the neutron, and the identification of the structure of DNA. The new Cavendish Laboratory will be home to the university’s Department of Physics, and will house over 15 research groups in both theoretical and experimental physics, providing advanced research facilities including cleanrooms, cryostat halls, microscopy suites, and laser and optical labs.  Image Courtesy © Jestico + Whiles
Read the rest of Cavendish III Physics Laboratory in Cambridge, England by Jestico + Whiles De Lakfabriek in Oisterwijk, The Netherlands by Wenink Holtkamp ArchitectenDecember 7th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Wenink Holtkamp Architecten De Lakfabriek, a former lacquer factory in Oisterwijk (Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands) has been transformed into 25 living units, conform a design of Wenink Holtkamp Architecten. Accompanied by the architects’ office, the residents themselves made their home layout, which resulted in a large variety of housing types in the former factory building.  Southside after conversion, Image Courtesy © Tim van de Velde
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Article source: Rima Arquitectura Zenith is a dynamic company constantly developing business concepts and investments. This project is the answer to the necessity of having an alternate private space to the headquarters, where senior partners can focus on daily activities while being able to attend important meetings with important clients within a casual ambiance.  Image Courtesy © Frank Lynen
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