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30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space

Materials — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 07:30:00 +0000

The private space is usually associated with hiding what goes on inside, allowing people to have certain moments of intimacy. Habitually, bathrooms have been designed for this purpose, reducing openings to a minimum or — sometimes — eliminating them completely.

However, being such an important space within a building, bathrooms have become an object of new exploration for architects. By blurring the limits of privacy — without losing it completely — these spaces are open to the outdoors, allowing the breeze to enter. How does this new experience feel? Check out 30 open bathrooms that play with the feeling of exhibitionism, without fully revealing what is happening inside.

Extension Building of the Johanna-Eck-School / Kersten Kopp Architekten

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Like a shimmering, futuristic structure, the single-story pavilion sits in the newly zoned break yard of the Johanna Eck School. The students of the integrated secondary school from Berlin-Tempelhof can now use the new extension, which was built as a multifunctional pavilion in the transition from the eastern break yard to the sports fields.

Spotlight: Zaha Hadid

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 03:30:00 +0000

In her lifetime, Pritzker prize-winning architect, fashion designer and artist Zaha Hadid (31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) became one of the most recognizable faces of our field. Revered and denounced in equal measure for the sensuous curved forms for which she was known, Hadid rose to prominence not solely through parametricism but by designing spaces to occupy geometries in new ways. Despite her tragically early death in March of 2016, the projects now being completed by her office without their original lead designer continue to push boundaries both creative and technological, while the fearless media presence she cultivated in recent decades has cemented her place in society as a woman who needs just one name: Zaha.

Zalando Headquarters / HENN + Kinzo

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000

The new Zalando Headquarters consists of an ensemble of two buildings that form the heart of the company’s new campus in Berlin- Friedrichshain, neighboring the “Mercedes-Benz-Arena” and the East Side Gallery. The design of the seven-story building, accommodating a total of 43,000 m² of office space. Rather than forming a closed block, it assumes an open and transparent presence in the city, creating a striking expression and matching the company’s identity. The wrap-around glass façade which embraces the carved architectural volume like brackets is a fundamental part of the design. It is this reinterpretation of the traditional Berlin block, created by rotating the building layout diagonally to the urban-development plan, that enabled a design solution to be found with which the building unfolds towards the city.

Construction Details of Zaha Hadid Architects Projects

José Tomás Franco — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Surely every architect has wondered how the fluid but complex forms of the architecture of Zaha Hadid Architects are brought to reality. And it's beautiful to see how an initial conceptual idea –probably drawn as a quick sketch– materializes in precise and detailed planimetric drawings.

Floating Penthouse Berlin / Atelier Zafari

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 03:00:00 +0000

On the roof of an existing building in Berlin Neukölln, a small but lively and sensual world has been created in a simple style that belies its complexity – a dwelling that gives its occupants enhanced quality of life. Here the focus is on primary elements, allowing for an individual sense and experience not only of the space but also of the light, the shade, the wind, the air, the rain, the greenery, the sky, the sunrise and sunset.

Fluid Luminosity: The Architectural Lighting of Zaha Hadid

Thomas Schielke — Fri, 31 Mar 2017 06:00:00 +0000

Zaha Hadid's projects are remarkable not only for her innovative way of handling tangible materials but also for her imagination regarding the medium of light. Her theories of fragmentation and fluidity are now well-known design techniques which enabled her form-finding. However, her advances in using light to render her architecture have often been neglected—even though they became an essential element in revealing and interpreting her architecture. The three-decade transition from minimal light lines at her early Vitra Fire Station to the world's tallest atrium at the Leeza SOHO skyscraper, which collects an abundance of daylight, shows the remarkable development of Zaha Hadid’s luminous legacy.

40 Projects Shortlisted for the 2017 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies Van Der Rohe Award

Amanda Pimenta — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 07:40:00 +0000

The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation have announced the 40 shortlisted works that will compete for the 2017 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The jury has chosen from 355 nominated works and the shortlist highlights the opportunities and the trends of today’s European territory: cities, housing, heritage, and memory. The five finalists will be announced in mid-February and the winner and the Emerging Architect in mid-May.

Sergei Tchoban: “We Cannot Avoid Looking At Architecture; Architecture Should Be Beautiful”

Vladimir Belogolovsky — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 10:30:00 +0000

After receiving his education at the Repin Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in St. Petersburg, Sergei Tchoban moved to Germany at the age of 30. He now runs parallel practices in both Berlin and Moscow, after becoming managing partner of nps tchoban voss in 2003 and co-founding SPEECH with Sergey Kuznetsov in 2006. In 2009, the Tchoban Foundation was formed in Berlin to celebrate the lost art of drawing through exhibitions and publications. The Foundation’s Museum for Architectural Drawing was built in Berlin in 2013 to Tchoban’s design. In this latest interview for his “City of Ideas” series, Vladimir Belogolovsky spoke to Tchoban during their recent meeting in Paris about architectural identities, inspirations, the architect’s fanatical passion for drawing, and such intangibles as beauty.

Tuchfabrik / Tchoban Voss Architekten

Valentina Villa — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 21:00:00 +0000

The former cloth factory “Tuchfabrik“ in Berlin appears now in a fresh, attractive look. Before entering the building, the visitor is going one step back into the history by looking at the new façade: for its design the architects used digital printed panels with patterns of yarn bundles as a reminiscence of the original building’s utilization. Tightly interwoven threads are shimmering in different colours on the grey-black background like an oversized tribute to the history of this place. The particularity of the solution lies in the application of light aluminium sandwich panels. The printing motives on each of the 440 sheets are unique – thus every panel has its own ID as well as its own allocation.

The White / Tchoban Voss Architekten

Florencia Mena — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 04:00:00 +0000

This seven-storey residential building is integrated into a row of commercial and office buildings located at the former east port (Osthafen) in Berlin. Its grounded and at the same time graceful appearance makes the volume resemble a stranded ship, coloured in a luminous white. Every detail of the building relates to the form of an arc as the main theme, which is reflected in rounded outer and inner edges, in the ornamental lines of the façade as well as in the wave-like form of the balconies.

Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism / Hammeskrause Architekten

Florencia Mena — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 02:00:00 +0000

The international research building Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM) at the University of Lübeck provides 320 scientists, doctors and students with space for research in the fields of brain, hormones and behaviour. The new building comprises on 5,400 square meters of floor space biomedical laboratories, sleep laboratories and glucose clamp units for three institutes - the Institute for Neuroradiology, the Institute for Neuroendocrinology and the Institute for Pharmacology.

District School in Bergedorf / blrm Architekt*innen

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 02:00:00 +0000

The classroom building H1 has just been completed within the complex of the Ganztagsschule (day school) in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf. It serves as a “Haus der Kultur” (building of culture) which complements the existing buildings in the campus with additional units. Blauraum has developed a comprehensive brief based on the results of the public participation process and standard requirements and guidelines posed by the local authorities.

Residential and Office Building / blrm Architekt*innen

Cristian Aguilar — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 06:00:00 +0000

The new building composed of rental units and retail space is located on Hoheluftchaussee, one of Hamburg’s main arteries leading to the city center. The primary concept is to fill a vacant plot and create high quality living space while taking into account the high traffic volume.

Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL / Hammeskrause Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Research buildings are always highly complex prototypes due to the diversity of their individual typological and functional requirements. Finding the right architecture is about broadening our horizons. About chaos and order. About the adequacy of things and the authenticity with which the architectural statement is implemented. But they are also about the added value of space – socially and culturally, architecturally and conceptually, technically and in terms of communication. This brochure demonstrates the relevance of an adequate architectural statement in creating added value for a building’s users while interconnecting disciplines and programs.

Messner Mountain Museum Corones / Zaha Hadid Architects

Diego Hernández — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 03:00:00 +0000

Embedded within the summit of Mount Kronplatz, 2,275m above sea level at the centre South Tyrol’s most popular ski resort, the Messner Mountain Museum Corones is surrounded by the alpine peaks of the Zillertal, Ortler and Dolomites. Established by renowned climber Reinhold Messner, the sixth and final Messner Mountain Museum explores the traditions, history and discipline of mountaineering.

Beiersdorf Children’s Day Care Centre / Kadawittfeldarchitektur

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

The two-storey new build is located next to a green area on the inner-city grounds of the Beiersdorf AG in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel. The extremely compact rectangular structure is arranged around a central, two-storey multi-purpose room, which functions as a play area and gathering space. The inspiration for the design came from the history of the Beiersdorf AG in that the kindergarten resembles an abstract version of an apothecary cabinet. Featuring a shelf-like structure, the facade caters for a variety of functions and requirements and, at the same time, creates a light and transparent atmosphere indoors. The large window formats provide perfect conditions for play and educational work.

Apartments Charlotte / Michels Architekturbüro

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Apartments “Charlotte” - a great success for the developer as well as marketing. Within weeks, and long before the commencement of building works, all flats within this central Berlin apartment house nearby Checkpoint Charlie were sold. Carefully designed floor plans ensure a high quality of living and generous full height windows offer fascinating views of central Berlin.