In DETAIL: Exhibitions and Displays
DETAIL Magazine is a very good reference to understand the details of contemporary buildings, grouped by materiality/program.
In DETAIL offers a compilation of works grouped under a given theme, in book format. In this case, Exhibitions and Displays covers a wide selection of projects (with highly detailed drawings, as usual in DETAIL) ranging from museums to a supermarket, along with articles on branding, sustainability on temporary projects, and more.
More info after the break.
Living in a Park / MAB Arquitectura + BMS Progetti Srl
Architects: MAB Arquitectura
Location: Via Gallarate, Milano, Italy
Client: Comune di Milano
Intervention: Social Housing, Public Space, and Park
Structural Engineer: Ing. Gabriele Salvatoni
Technical Installations: BETA Progetti
Site Area: 33,860 sqm
Public Space Area: 30,000 sqm
Built Area: 20,683 sqm
Cost: 24.500.000 €
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Paolo Riolzi
AD Classics: Seagram Building / Mies van der Rohe
Located in the heart of New York City, the Seagram Building designed by Mies van der Rohe epitomizes elegance and the principles of modernism. The 38-story building on Park Avenue was Mies’ first attempt at tall office building construction. Mies’ solution set a standard for the modern skyscraper. The building became a monumental continuity of bronze and dark glass climbing up 515 feet to the top of the tower, juxtaposing the large granite surface of the plaza below.
CCCWall / Kengo Kuma
CCCWall is an installation realized by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma at the important Milanese Fuorisalone 2010 event. The installation is an anticipation of Kengo Kuma’s first actual architecture ever done in Italy, currently about to be completed near the headquarters of Casalgrande Padana, in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
More images and architect’s description after the break.
Xi’an Television & Broadcasting Center / MADA s.p.a.m.
Architects: MADA s.p.a.m.
Location: Xi’an, China
Collaborators: The Institute of Architectural Design & Research, Shenzhen University, CMG Radio, Film and Television Design and Research Institute, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
Client: Xi’an Television Broadcasting Bureau
Site Area: 62,854 sqm
Gross Area: 81,117 sqm
Period: 2003-2010
Photographs: Courtesy of MADA s.p.a.m.
Pael House / Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects
Architects: Mauricio Pezo, Sofia von Ellrichshausen
Location: Concepcion, Chile
Client: Gabriela & Humberto Broitman
Collaborators: Konstantin Konig, Ivan Fierro
Structure: German Aguilera
Construction: Claudio Loosli
Sanitary project: Marcelo Valenzuela
Electrical project: Carlos Martinez
Model photography: Ana Crovetto
Plot area: 500 sqm
Built area: 287 sqm
Project date: 2007
Construction date: 2008-2009
Architecture Photographs: Cristobal Palma
House in Sierra de Collado Mediano / Padilla Nicás Arquitectos
Architects: Padilla Nicás Arquitectos – Francisco José Padilla & Juan Manuel Nicás
Location: Urbanización Serranía de la Paloma, Collado Mediano, Madrid, Spain
Collaborator: Isabel Colino
Structure: Alejandro Bernabéu & Jorge Bernabéu
Services: ACIX
Site Area: 500 sqm
Project Area: 170 sqm
Design Year: 2005-2006
Construction Year: 2007-2009
Photographs: Padilla Nicás Arquitectos
BALI 2010: Marine Research Center in Indonesia
After having been one of the first places in the world to be hit by a catastrophic event as a result of global warming, Indonesia has managed to recover from such devastation and chaos. In the wake of the images which were broadcast around the world just a few years ago, we have been witnesses to how tsunamis, contrary to what we might have believed, have become more frequent –as in the recent case of the earthquake in Chile- and this fact has led us to the conclusion that more than ever planning is needed for a prevention and research center.
That is why, for this competition, Arquitectum, together with the Pelita Harapan University, has proposed a proper Marine Research Center which would fulfill this need. But the idea is not simply to locate it at an ad-hoc site, but instead to select a paradisiacal and beautiful place, thereby eradicating that paradigm under which research centers must always be located far from civilization or located at isolated spots, be it far from cities or the many wonderful scenic places which the world has to offer.
Seen at Death by Architecture. For more information, click here.
Hydrogenase / Vincent Callebaut
Close to a year ago, we reported on Callebaut’s radical idea for a vertical farm situated on the south edge of Roosevelt Island, New York. It is nice to see that Callebaut’s latest project, Hydrogenase still offers the same dynamic result, but this time, instead of addressing the food shortage issue, it aims to create a self-sufficient organic airship. This conceptual transport system would be comprised of airships that produce biofuel from seaweed. The project draws its inspiration from nature, as well as from the qualities of its materials and its self-manufacturing processes.
More about the project after the break.
Mom’s Retreat / Forrest Fulton Architecture
A few days ago, we shared Forrest Fulton‘s Lace Hill proposal for Armenia, and tonight we share the firm’s idea for a retreat that creates two distinct meditative spaces through its relationships to the landscape. A floating wooden deck and a small, dimly lit enclosure,which is sunken into the ground, intend to respond to one another as a way to “intensify a spiritual experience of the place.”
More about the retreat after the break.
108 Residence / A-cero
Architects: A-cero / Joaquin Torres
Location: Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
Associate Architect: Rafael Llamazares de la Fuente
Technical Architect: Sandra Moreno
Contractor: Formas & Entornos S.L.
Project Area: 1,021.57 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2008
Photographs: Courtesy of A-cero
Libeskind delivering 2010 Charles Atherton Memorial Lecture
Architect Daniel Libeskind (see his projects here) will discuss the symbolism and architectural expression of commemoration. The Charles H. Atherton Memorial Lecture is part of the National Building Museum Symposium “Power, Architecture and Politics: The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the Design of Washington”.
The lecture will take place next Wednesday, May 19 at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW Washington, DC from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. More information here.
Quay Apartments / Kingma Roorda Architects
Architect: Kingma Roorda architects
Location: Poortkade and Oosterscheldestraat, Zierikzee, The Netherlands
Design team: Ruurd Roorda, Klaas Kingma, Bas Kegge, Roelof Verheijen, Frank Velthuis, Niels van Ham
Developer: Loostad ontwikkeling, Apeldoorn / Bouwbedrijf Boender en Maasdam, Numansdorp
Urban plan: Rothuizen van Doorn ’t Hooft, Breda/Middelburg/Poznan
Structural engineer: Constructie- en Adviesburo van Moorsel, Waalwijk
Contractor: Bouwbedrijf Rijk, Heinkenszand
External cladding: B+K Alusystemen, Zwolle
Project Area: 2,126 sqm (building 1), 1,545 sqm (building 2)
Start construction: 2008 (building 1), 2010 (building 2)
Completion construction: 2010 (building 1), 2012 (est.)
Photographs: René de Wit, Breda / Kingma Roorda architects, Rotterdam
Terrace G / GRAD arkitekter
Architects: GRAD arkitekter
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Project Team: Sébastien Corbari, Malin Hultmark, Martin Hamdahl
Structural & Façade Engineering: SD project
Builder: Wonderbuild
Project Area: 12 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2009
Photographs: Sébastien Corbari
PASS Competition in Rome
The Territorial Agency for Residential Housing (ATER) for the Commune of Rome hereby invites tenders for the international planning competition “PASS – Project for social and sustainable housing” for requalification of the social housing complexes comprised within Area Plan No. 15-bis Tiburtino III, lots situated between via Grotta di Gregna and via Mozart in Rome.
The primary aim of the invitation to tender is to promote quality in transformation of the buildings and urban requalification by providing:
a) 120 new homes, that is to say 40 new homes (approximately 3000 m2) through recovery of the ground floor levels and 80 new homes (approximately 4200 m2) through recovery of the attic service areas;
b) new services in the area, for a total of approximately 1200 m2;
c) requalification of public spaces;
d) integrated operations to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings (comprising approximately 450 homes).
Seen at Death by Architecture. More information on the competition’s official website.
Iurreta’s Town Hall Offices / Aitor Martinez de Zuazo + Igor Zorrakin Pérez
Architects: Aitor Martinez de Zuazo López de Ullíbarri & Igor Zorrakin
Location: Iurreta, Bizkaia, Spain
Collaborator: Blanca San Vicente López de Juan Abad – Interior Designer
Client: Iurreta Eleizateko Udala / Ayuntamiento de la Anteiglesia de Iurreta
Project Area: 211,60 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Sinestesia Studios
Casa Mediterraneo / STL
STL shared with us their finalist entry for the Casa Mediterraneo International Competition. More images and info after the break.
Lake Union Floating Home / Vandeventer + Carlander Architects
Architects: Vandeventer + Carlander Architects
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget
Marine Engineer: Headway Marine
Residence Contractor: dBoone Construction
Float Contractor: Trend Construction
Floor Area: 2,824 SF Interior / 887 SF Exterior
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Ben Benschneider
East Hotel / CL3 Architects
Architects: CL3 Architects
Location: Island East, Hong Kong, China
Project Team: William Lim, Raymond Chow, Arthur Wai
Client: Swire Properties
Project Area: 17,000 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Nirut Benjabanpo
New York Designs 2010: Call for submissions
Architects, landscape architects, engineers, and other designers are invited to submit projects to the Architectural League’s New York Designs series.
Projects of all types at any scale, either built (completed within one year of submission) or under construction in New York City, are welcome. Quality is the sole criterion for selection.
Seen at Architecture Week. More information can be found here.
AD Round Up: ARX
ARX is a Lisboa-based studio whose projects in Portugal have been featured in ArchDaily since 2008. Three amazing houses, a college and a library. Check them all after the break.
House in Romeirão
The site has a strong rural character, with small plantations, orchards and pathways limited by roughly made stone property walls and, once in a while, houses, scattered in the landscape. It is a steep slope facing south over the valley, furrowed by a small river and a mountain in the background. While the upper half of the site is ramped, the lower is built in steps (read more…)
