ArchShowcase Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’Unseen Current in Chicago, Illinois by Ball-Nogues StudioWednesday, January 25th, 2012Article source: Ball-Nogues Studio How do we build something that modulates space and changes the circulation path of an existing architectural environment by using almost no material? What does it mean to fill space with volume that is on the threshold of absence?  Images Courtesy Michelle Litvin
Coupet Enclosure in Chicago, Illinois by Studio IDEFriday, January 20th, 2012Article source: Studio IDE This project mandated the division of an awkwardly-configured bedroom into two distinct sleeping quarters. Because of the open character of the loft space and the existing tall ceilings, we approached the solution with the understanding that the new configuration would ultimately result in relatively small yet tall spaces. In light of this, we chose to bring down one’s visual perception of the spaces and created a separation which allowed for one dedicated (existing) window within each of the new rooms.  View Towards the Bedroom Entry
Urban Food Production in Chicago, Illinois by Atelier Zündel & CristeaThursday, January 19th, 2012Article source: Atelier Zündel & Cristea GLOBAL OVERVIEW The socio-cultural development of the past century has compromised the notion of “progress”. Deforestation, topsoil depletion, excesses of industrial and financial globalisation, biodiversity loss and incessant pressures of population growth on the planet’s limited resources have placed the human being in a condition of rupture with his ecological role as species.
 Images Courtesy Atelier Zündel Cristea
Poetry Foundation in Chicago, Illinois by John Ronan ArchitectsWednesday, January 18th, 2012Article source: John Ronan Architects The Poetry Foundation is comprised of a building in dialogue with a garden created through erosion of an implied volume as described by the L-shaped property boundary. The garden interlocks with the building and is conceived as another “room,” part of the building’s slowly-unfolding spatial sequence revealed space by space, not unlike a poem is revealed line by line.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy © Steve Hall and © Hedrich Blessing)
Planted Environment in Chicago, Illinois by STUDIO IDEWednesday, December 21st, 2011Article source: STUDIO IDE Designed by Vladimir Radutny and Paul Tebben of STUDIO IDE, this ground level space inscribes the functions of living, entertaining and yoga into a traditional three story suburban home. The Clients, having lived and traveled in the eastern world, aspired to transplant the character of Southeast Asian living into their existing home. Rather than forcing the marriage between these two dissimilar architectural languages, the choice to disconnect each from the other created a world within a world.  Building the Wall (Images Courtesy STUDIO IDE)
Algae Green Loop in Chicago, Illinois by Influx StudioFriday, December 16th, 2011Article source: Influx Studio While the world is looking for alternatives to fossil fuels, Algae is an unlimited source of energy, food, and most important, a remarkable natural CO2 absorber. Every industrial energy system inscribes its technological order into the urban fabric. Therefore, what shall be the shape and the fingerprint of the next ZERO CARBON economy in the big cities? So, which spatial implications shall have Algae’s new technologies, and which potentials integrations could be imagine for Algae bio reactors in central urban areas? Re-use is by far the most sustainable option: that’s why the key issue is how anticipate Algae’s green future in the core of the major cities, transforming existing building, there where most of people live and where emissions of CO2 are the most important.  Fisheye
Burnham Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois by Zaha Hadid ArchitectSunday, December 11th, 2011Article source: Zaha Hadid Architect A temporary pavilion designed and erected in Chicago’s Millennium Park as part of the Burnham Plan celebrations – reflecting the Chicago’s long tradition for embracing cutting edge architecture in an in intricate but fluid structure that incorporates hidden traces of Burnham and Bennett’s original 1909 plans to redevelop the city.  Burnham Pavillion
Wicker Park Bar in Chicago, Illinois by Akar StudiosTuesday, September 20th, 2011Article source: Akar Studios The Wicker Park Sushi and Seafood bar occupies 3,000 square feet of the main concourse floor in the post-security area of Terminal 2 at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The 104-seat venue is distinguished by its clean, dramatically lit glass-front bar highlighted with an illuminated overhead soffit that has been suspended from the roof trusses above. The glowing ceiling element—acting as a beacon for the bar, guides the travelers into this concourse venue.  Interior View
Houseal Lavigne Associates in Chicago, Illinois by inFORM StudioSaturday, September 17th, 2011Article source: inFORM Studio The renovation of an eleventh floor suite in the 1926 Art Deco Metropolitan Building, located in the heart of the Chicago theater district, provided a unique opportunity for a young and progressive planning firm to increase their profile within the city of Chicago. The original space, layered with aging ceiling tile and threadbare carpet, quickly developed into an extensive dematerialization exercise. A nervous and wary building landlord observed progress as the current building standards were set aside and the existing finishes were stripped away revealing the clarity and beauty of the original architecture.  Team Meeting
Rosa Parks Apartments in Chicago, Illinois by Landon Bone Baker ArchitectsThursday, August 11th, 2011Article source: Landon Bone Baker Architects Rosa Parks Apartments consists of the development of 94 affordable rental apartments in 8 buildings scattered across 21 city lots in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. In order to achieve an economy of scale and affordability, the buildings vary from 6 to 27 units and are all a variation on a theme of the same modular facade. Only 2 types of windows are used throughout the development, and scattered 1 and 2-story colored bays project from the front and rear of the buildings—adding definition to their facades.  Exterior View (Images Courtesy Andreas Larsson)
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