Newark Visitors Center ORIGA[MIX] / Influx_Studio

Dec 2010

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Public Facilities , Influx_Studio, Newark, USA

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INFLUX_STUDIO shared with us their new project for Newark’s Visitors Center. See more images and architect’s description after the break.

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The architecture of the NVC takes the simplicity and elegance of a paper boat/plane as inspiration. The building is conceived as a hybrid of those images, both symbolically related to Newark historic development. In a particular way, our proposal can be defined as an instrument to observe the city in a different way.

The design for NVC will be an icon of “back to the water” strategy of Newark; our strategy aspires to reinforce the urban link between the future riverfront and the urban tissue, while accommodating a new hybrid program, which includes an events and venues facilities, and public spaces embodying contemporary new urban practices.

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Our proposal can be defined as a hybrid that merges cultural, social, public, private, and iconic, creating a dynamic civic building for a wider public into a one unique urban device.

The Forum is the nerve center of the complex. Two asymmetrical slopes facing one each other containing the public reunion and meeting program (auditorium, informal projections, information center) The Forum has a grand vertical atrium that link the underground basis, containing principals NVC’s facilities ( Employee zone, Utility zone and partial Public zone) to the events and venues facilities.

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This atrium provides a living dynamism to whole building, by a network of stairs and terraces that occupy the expanded stair landings, visitors climbing and descending stairs seeing each other, socializing in informal ways and spaces, entering and exiting conferences or meetings will bring a new urban experience at Newark riverfront.

Architects: INFLUX_STUDIO
Location: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Client: AIA Newark & Suburban Emerging Professionals
Site Area: 5,000 sqm
Project Area: 2,000 sqm
Project Year: 2009
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Cite:
Jordana , Sebastian . "Newark Visitors Center ORIGA[MIX] / Influx_Studio" 06 Dec 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/93792>

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A says:

the ZAHA effect :/

# December 7, 2010 at 00:27

up_today_arch says:

Dinamic and impressive…

# December 7, 2010 at 02:29

jeff says:

it’s not the zaha effect it’s the delugan meisel effect:-) do you know the porsche museum in stuttgart and their other proposals.

# December 7, 2010 at 02:36

P says:

the big similarities to delugan meissl’s proposal for the new v&a museum in dundee, especially in the section, can’t be overlooked..

# December 7, 2010 at 08:00

Paul_Ark says:

woah!!! actually it’s really similar! BUT who inspired who? This project was published first in december 2009 and Delugan meissl’s Dundee Museum was published in july 2010!
probably it’s just a hazard
anyway, nice spaces

# December 10, 2010 at 08:33

AQarch says:

Great sense of humor, a sharp evocation of Passaic River and the Newark International Airport embodying the public space. Very nice project.

# December 11, 2010 at 04:56

Holcim Awards says:

This doesn’t seem to address climate, ecology, or context in any way. Picking a random source of inspiration – in this case a paper boat, doesn’t make sense unless it is grounded in the local culture. What are the materials? What sustainable features are being used?

The Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction.
http://on.fb.me/holcim-awards

# December 7, 2010 at 13:55

Eli Inbar says:

This building is another prominent example for “Conscious Inspiration”
You are invited to visit my latest posts that try to find out what are its inspiration sources
http://archidialog.com/2011/03/10
eliinbar- “SOMEONE HAS BUILT IT BEFORE

# March 10, 2011 at 16:10

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