Residential Architecture | Tag (page 48)

Trama Apartment / Studio Clarice Semerene

April 05, 2015

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Architects: Studio Clarice Semerene
Year: 2014

Rehabilitation of Two Houses in Largo do Trovador / Pitagoras Group

April 04, 2015

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Architects: Pitagoras Group
Year: 2015

Edges Apartments / Studio Toggle

April 03, 2015

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Architects: Studio Toggle
Area: 25000 ft²
Year: 2014

Is Housing at the Root of Inequality?

April 01, 2015

Ever since last year, in response to the publication of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the hot topic in the field of economics has been inequality. Piketty's book, which argues that if left unchecked wealth will be increasingly concentrated into the already wealthy end of society, many saw the book as evidence for progressive taxes on the wealthiest members of a society. However, according to The Economist a new critique of Piketty's work is making waves among economists. A paper by MIT graduate student Matthew Rognlie argues that, since the 1970s, the only form of capital that has demonstrably increased the wealth of the wealthy is housing. With this in mind, The Economist suggests that, instead of focusing on taxation, "policy-makers should deal with the planning regulations and NIMBYism that inhibit housebuilding." Read more about Rognlie's paper at The Economist, or (for the more adventurous) read the paper for yourself here.

Kalasataman Huvilat Townhouses / PORTAALI architects Ltd + ArkOpen Ltd

March 28, 2015

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Architects: ArkOpen Ltd, PORTAALI architects Ltd
Area: 1955 m²
Year: 2014
Professionals: Insinööritoimisto J. Tanskanen Oy, Kartech Ltd, L2 Fire Safety Ltd, SRV, Suunnittelutoimisto Lounamaa Oy, +1

Images Released of Tadao Ando's First NYC Building

March 27, 2015

Tadao Ando has unveiled his first New York building. An “ultra-luxury” condominium project known as 152 Elizabeth Street, the 32,000-square-foot building will replace an existing parking lot with a concrete structure comprised of seven residences - all of which will be “treated as custom homes” and “individually configured.”

“Part concrete, part jewel box, the building makes a strong yet quiet statement with a façade comprised of voluminous glass, galvanized steel and flanked by poured in-place concrete and a living green wall that rises the height of the building,” says the architects. The green wall, measuring 55-feet-high and 99-feet-wide and spanning the entire southern façade, is expected to be one of the largest in New York and will be designed by landscaping firm M. Paul Friedberg and Partners.

Rue Du Chateau Des Rentiers’ Housing / Explorations Architecture

March 26, 2015

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Architects: Explorations Architecture
Area: 1400 m²
Year: 2014

Tham & Videgård Propose Wooden High-Rise Housing for Stockholm

March 23, 2015

Tham & Videgård Arkitekter is the latest to investigate the potential of tall wooden structures. Planned for a site in the former transport harbor of Loudden, which will soon be revived as a new urban area, the practice's mixed-use scheme proposes to integrate 240 apartments within a cluster of four wooden high-rise buildings that reach up to 20 stories.

“The buildings are constructed entirely in one material, Swedish solid wood, from the frame to the facade, finishes and windows,” says the architects. “Through consistent use of a renewable material like wood, the result is a sustainable, well insulated and robust house structure with good potential to perform well over time, and minimize the total energy consumption.”

Tribeca Loft / Andrew Franz Architect

March 23, 2015

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Architects: Andrew Franz Architect
Area: 3000 ft²
Year: 2013
Professionals: A to Z Consulting Engineers, PC, Andrew Franz Architect, Blue Shore Engineering, Plant Specialists, +2

Txai House / studio mk27

March 23, 2015

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Architects: Carolina Castroviejo, Diana Radomysler, Gabriel Kogan, studio mk27 - marcio kogan
Area: 640 m²
Year: 2014
Manufacturers: By Kamy, Tora Brasil
Professionals: Benedictis Engenharia, RFM

Block 0704 / Simpraxis

March 22, 2015

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Architects: Simpraxis
Year: 2013
Manufacturers: D.C. Demetriades, Euromobil, Kone, Muskita Aluminium Industries, Schizas Marble, +1Scholtes-1
Professionals: Housemasters, Kikis Hadjifrangiskou

Liubata / Aedes Studio

March 21, 2015

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Architects: Aedes Studio
Year: 2014

Etoile Noire / Angélique Chedemois Architect

March 20, 2015

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Architects: Angélique Chedemois Architect
Area: 431 m²
Year: 2012

The Gills / Cong Sinh Architects

March 19, 2015

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Architects: Cong Sinh Architects
Area: 261 m²
Year: 2014

Fresh Bid To Save Robin Hood Gardens From Demolition

March 18, 2015

It has been reported that London's Robin Hood Gardens housing estate, which was thought to be finally condemned in March 2012, has re-entered a state of flux due to governmental indecision. The former UK Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, gave the housing scheme an immunity from listing certificate in 2009, meaning that no concerned party could bid for it to gain protected status under British law. This certificate, designed to ensure that the buildings would be swiftly demolished, has now expired. This has led the Twentieth Century Society (C20) to launch a new bid for the estate to be both saved and protected.

Your Home by Mail: The Rise and Fall of Catalogue Housing

Subscriber Access | March 15, 2015

Housing is one of the most persistent challenges faced by the construction industry, and over the course of decades certain trends rise and fall, as entrepreneurial housing providers carve out new niches to provide for expanding populations and changing demographics. Originally published by BuzzBuzzHome as "The Rise and Fall of The Mail-Order House," this article explores the craze of so-called "catalogue homes" - flat-packed houses that were delivered by mail - which became popular in North America in the first decades of the 20th century.

The testimonials make it sound effortless: building your own house is no sweat.

In the front pages of a 1921 Sears Roebuck catalogue for mail-order homes, a resident of Traverse City, Michigan identified only by the pseudonym “I Did Not Hire Any Help” wrote to the company: “I am very well pleased with my Already Cut House bought off you. All the material went together nicely. In fact, I wish I had another house to put up this summer. I really enjoyed working on such a building, and I do not follow the carpenter trade either.” It’s estimated that more than 100,000 mail-order homes were built in the United States between 1908 and 1940. It was the IKEA of housing, but instead of spending an afternoon putting together a bookshelf, buyers would take on the formidable task of building a house. Or, more commonly, get a contractor to do it. Homebuyers would pick a design of their choice out of a mail-order catalogue and the materials – from the lumber frame boards to the paint to the nails and screws – would be shipped out to the closest railway station for pickup and construction.

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