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May 6, 2017

Álvaro Siza’s Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande Under Construction in Brittany

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© Nicolò Galeazzi The church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande will be the first church built in France’s Brittany region in the 21st-century. The project has been contracted to the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. Siza’s use of light and white concrete provide a unique ceremonial space that gently folds into the neighborhood south of Rennes, a residential area with five-story housing blocks. The Porto-based Italian photographer, Nicolò Galeazzi, visited the site and shared with us his perspective of Siza’s work in progress. Siza's main concern when designing the project was being able to integrate the church into the urban fabric. One of the hallmarks of the building is the circular shape on the second floor, which will hold up to 120 people - freeing up the first floor for social and administrative areas.

As is typical of Portuguese architecture, natural light will

May 6, 2017

Copan Apartment / SuperLimão Studio

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Architects: SuperLimão Studio
Location: Edifício Copan - Av. Ipiranga, 200 - Centro, São Paulo - SP, 01046-010, Brazil
Area: 137.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Maíra Acayaba

Team: Lula Gouveia, Thiago Rodrigues, Antonio Carlos Figueira de Mello, Sérgio Cabral.
Management Of Execution: Maria de Lourdes Poloni

From the architect. Located on the 11th floor of the Copan Building, the apartment signed by SuperLimão Studio had as premise to integrate the spaces. The challenge was to create spans in the project, since the existing structure did not allow to transform the apartment into a loft.

The solution found by SuperLimão was open as much as possible the structural walls. The circulation gained fluidity, increased cross ventilation that enters both sides of the building.

The social area also increased with the creation of a TV room from the

May 6, 2017

Winning Proposal and Research to Shape the Future for West Palm Beach Florida

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Design Winner: Open Shore / Ecosistema Urbano. Image Courtesy of The Van Alen Institute and the West Palm Beach Redevelopment Agency (WPB CRA) The Van Alen Institute and the West Palm Beach Redevelopment Agency (WPB CRA) have announced Open Shore by Ecosistema Urbano as the winner of the Shore to Core waterfront design competition. The competition invited designers, planners, and architects to envision the future of the West Palm Beach waterfront for the next 20 to 30 years, with elements like changing population, economy, and environment, in mind. Selected from over 40 international teams and two finalists, the winning Open Shore proposal will serve as a “vision board” for the city’s future. The competition additionally announced a design runner up bu Perkins + Will and a research winner by the team of Happy City, University of Virginia, StreetPlans, and SpaceSyntax. Design Winner: Open Shore / Ecosistema Urbano

May 6, 2017

FRA House / Beczak / Beczak / Architekci

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Architects: Beczak / Beczak / Architekci
Location: Piastów, Poland
Architects In Charge: Magdalena Beczak, Maciej Beczak, Beata Kiciak
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: jankarol.com

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From the architect. One of the investors' main design guidelines, something that determined the form and location of the building, was that we ensure maximum privacy without going so far as to construct a fortress. We sought out to create a building that expressed itself simply, one with a clear division of materials and that respected the investors' introversion.

Unlike the other buildings in the neighborhood, this house was placed in the northern part of its plot, away from the street. This opened up room on the southern side of the building for a large terrace and garden. A garage and a high fence provide privacy on the road side, while

May 6, 2017

CHART ARCHITECTURE Competition’s Finalists Propose Sustainably Constructed Pavilions

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Adapt, Harry Clover, Jack Cripps, Sebastian Gatz And Fabrian Puller, 2017. Image © CHART ART FAIR Calling for entries to design pavilions in line with notions of sustainable construction and fabrication methods, urbanization, and renewable materials, CHART ARCHITECTURE has announced the five finalists for its annual competition, addressing the theme ‘LIVING CITY’. Proposals included the use of IKEA bags, biogas reactors and solar energy amongst other innovative design solutions, judged by a jury headlined by Bjarke Ingels. The eventual winner will be awarded a mentorship program with a professional architect, a construction expert and a developer, intended to “support a young architect’s career as well as to promote cross-sector collaboration and networking.” Here are the five finalists of the 2017 CHART ARCHITECTURE Competition:

Algae Dome / Aleksander Wadas, Rafal Wroblewski,

Stick Box, Miki Morita, Suguru Kobayashi and Keita Shishijima, 2017. Image © CHART ART FAIR

Paper Pavilion, Kazumasa Takada, Yuriko Yagi and Yohei Tomioka, 2017. Image © CHART ART FAIR

Sunday Temple, Mia Frykholm And Astrid Gabrielsson, 2017. Image © CHART ART FAIR

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Louis Kahn and Renzo Piano: The Harmony Between Each Legend’s Kimbell Museum Wing

May 6, 2017

AV Loft / Arhitektura Budjevac

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Architects: Arhitektura Budjevac
Location: Niš, Serbia
Architects In Charge: Andreja Budjevac, Saša Budjevac
Area: 95.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Andreja Budjevac

From the architect. The apartment is located in Niš, Serbia. Its open-plan layout is mostly dictated by its tenant, a young male in his early 20s. The current layout is derived from two traditional apartments. All of the walls have been torn down, leaving concrete beams and one column. All the concrete has been left exposed. The bathroom is the only space separated from the rest of the apartment and well hidden behind wooden panels which emulate a stack of beams, covering up the wardrobe as well as the bathroom door.

The bedroom is gently separated by a glass partition, which can be additionally screened with a curtain.

The apartment's interior is extrovert in its nature, yet

May 6, 2017

House in Dobra / Thurow Architektura Wnętrz

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Architects: Thurow Architektura Wnętrz
Location: Dobra, Szczecin, Poland
Architects In Charge: Anna Paszkowska-Thurow, Krzysztof Paszkowski-Thurow
Area: 280.0 m2
Project Year: 2012
Photographs: Anna Paszkowska-Thurow , Bartłomiej Bieliński

Collaborator: Urbicon sp. z o.o.

From the architect. House in Dobra near Szczecin, designed by architect’s couple Anna and Krzysztof Paszkowski-Thurow resembles a modern barn. Architects combined dark minimalistic core of the house with carport and big terraces, plastered all in white. Hudge panoramic windows allow for undistorted views over surrounding, beautiful pine forest.

This compact and energy-saving house was design for a family of four. Due to owner’s proffesions, house is split into office and private spaces - allowing for working zone to be completelly independed.

Double height living room, reminds open spaces in traditional barns. Kitchen is integrated within the dining room and located

May 5, 2017

Conversion Mill Barn / Beck + Oser Architekten

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Architects: Beck + Oser Architekten
Location: Hofstetten-Flüh, Switzerland
Architects In Charge: Mirjam Furger, Roger Oser
Area: 550.0 m2
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: Börje Müller

From the architect. The dwelling house is part of the design plan Mühle, which primarily aims to preserve the protected mill and the surroundings of the mill. On the south side the building group will be completed with the replacement building for the burnt-down barn, giving it the necessary spatial and historically justified importance. The result is an attractive place of a pleasant size, usable for various activities. Since the houses on the Sternenbergstrasse, which are also part of the design plan, are at a reasonable distance and clearly distinguished in the architectural formulation, the legibility of the historical ensemble is strengthened.

The four duplex apartments are all directly accessible from the mill court. The

May 5, 2017

House in Silverstrand / Millimeter Interior Design

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Courtesy of Millimeter Interior Design

Architects: Millimeter Interior Design
Location: Silverstrand, Hong Kong
Designer: Michael Liu
Area: 300.0 m2
Project Year: 2016

From the architect. Nestled in the mountain side, this house captures the spectacular ocean view of Silverstrand. The owners have been living there for over 15 years and knowing the shortcomings of the place, they were keen to transform the place into an innovative, yet, practical house to better suit their needs.

Built among the mountains, the original living room and dining room were separated by sublevels. The dining area in the upper part was the first area to see after entering the house, disturbing the practical flow. In addition, the original foyer lacked storage space, leaving the owners no choice but to place the shoe closet below the stairs. The uneven size of their children’s

May 5, 2017

Antao Headquarters / ANTAO group

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Architects: ANTAO group
Location: Shi Qiao Lu, Hangzhou Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China
Main Architects: Cao Yuying, Zhan Min
Main Designer: Zhan Min
Area: 3000.0 m2
Photographs: ANTAO group

Copywriter: Ai Xia
Designers: Cheng Qingying，Liu Yang，Ye Hao
Cost: 7.5 million RMB

From the architect. If you are a first-time visitor to No .16, Hangzhou Jingwei International Creative Industry Park, you may worry about getting into the wrong place as it not at all looks like a fabled design company working overtime day and night. If you meet acquaintance, who reassures you that it is Antao’s new headquarters, you will then start questioning yourself: have you ever really enjoyed the fun of “working” in the past years?

A New Sky Antao showed its unique vision and ambition in terms of site selection for the new headquarters: it did not rent

May 5, 2017

Antao Headquarters / ANTAO group

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Architects: ANTAO group
Location: Shi Qiao Lu, Hangzhou Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China
Main Architects: Cao Yuying, Zhan Min
Main Designer: Zhan Min
Area: 3000.0 m2
Photographs: ANTAO group

Copywriter: Ai Xia
Designers: Cheng Qingying，Liu Yang，Ye Hao
Cost: 7.5 million RMB

A New Sky Antao showed its unique vision and ambition in terms of site selection for the new headquarters: it did not rent

May 5, 2017

The Box / Bamesberger Architecture

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Architects: Bamesberger Architecture
Location: Valparaiso, IN, United States
Architect In Charge: Fred Bamesberger
Area: 960.0 ft2
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: Graham Sandelski

From the architect. The Box is a 960-square-foot residence inspired by the owner’s desire for a small house overlooking an untouched wetland. Conceived as a series of boxes nestled into the hillside, the house gently engages the site offering varied views of the landscape.

To set the house into the site, the main living space was built into the hillside. Excavated rocks were reused as a base for the steel encased fireplace as well as a stepping stone inside the front door. The front door was built from a walnut tree found dead on the site.

The Box functions primarily on one main level, with an open-plan kitchen, dining, and

May 5, 2017

New Renderings Revealed for MAD’s Lucas Museum in Los Angeles

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Courtesy of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

New renderings showing an updated design for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles have been revealed as part of a presentation to the LA city planning commission. Designed by MAD Architects, the building will house the Star Wars-directors’ expansive collection of art, illustrations and artifacts, showcasing the art of visual storytelling.

The new renderings show a slightly more compact version of the original design, with more of the museum program being moved to the ground floor along Exposition Park. Other new elements appear to be a cove-like area with its own waterfall.

In addition to the museum program, the building will contain offices, educational spaces, a library, a restaurant, a museum shop and cafe, distributed over 5 floors.

The scheme is

May 5, 2017

New Renderings Revealed for MAD’s Lucas Museum in Los Angeles

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Courtesy of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

In addition to the museum program, the building will contain offices, educational spaces, a library, a restaurant, a museum shop and cafe, distributed over 5 floors.

The scheme is

May 5, 2017

60 White Street / Bostudio Architecture

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Architects: Bostudio Architecture
Location: 60 White St, New York, NY 10013, United States
Architect In Charge: Ula Bochinska
Developer: Sorgente Group of America
Area: 32000.0 ft2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Nico Arellano

Construction Company: : R&S; Construction, Inc.
Preservation Architect: CTS Group
Landscape Architect: Future Green Studio
Exclusive Sales & Marketing: Core Marketing Group

60 White, located in the heart of TriBeCa, boasts 8 residential lofts that fuse high-end design with sustainability and energy efficiency. Exclusively represented by Shaun Osher and Emily Beare of Core Group Marketing, the building offers 2 and 3 bedroom residences ranging in size from 1,943 to 3,129 square feet. Pricing for available units starts at $4,625,000. At 60 White Street, residents enjoy a discreet keyed-elevator entry, individualized virtual security systems, on-site fitness center and storage, private residential lounge with green landscape features and a planted eco-wall in the entrance gallery. With careful

May 5, 2017

60 White Street / Bostudio Architecture

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Architects: Bostudio Architecture
Location: 60 White St, New York, NY 10013, United States
Architect In Charge: Ula Bochinska
Developer: Sorgente Group of America
Area: 32000.0 ft2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Nico Arellano

Construction Company: : R&S; Construction, Inc.
Preservation Architect: CTS Group
Landscape Architect: Future Green Studio
Exclusive Sales & Marketing: Core Marketing Group

May 5, 2017

Foster + Partners Awarded Top Prize in NASA’s 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Challenge

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NASA has announced the completion of the initial printing stage of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, awarding Foster + Partners | Branch Technology and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks as the two top-scoring teams from this round.

After Phase 1 of the competition (won by Clouds AO and SEArch) tasked architects and engineers from around the globe to imagine hypothetical concepts for the habitation of Mars, Phase 2 is challenging designers to manufacture actual, 3D-printed objects using techniques that could be employed to create shelters on a future mission to the red planet or beyond.

This cone was 3D-printed by the Foster + Partners | Branch Technology team for the Level 2, Phase 1 Compression Test Competition of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. Foster + Partners scored the most points for this stage, and was awarded $85,930.. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners | Branch Technology

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A 3D printer created by the University of Alaska team prints a cone for their entry in the Level 2, Phase 1 Compression Test Competition of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. The university was awarded $14,070 for this stage of the challenge.. Image Courtesy of University of Alaska

May 5, 2017

Particular Contemplation / Maria Souto de Moura

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Architects: Maria Souto de Moura
Location: Praça do Império, 1449-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Area: 60.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Ivo Tavares

Painter And Client: Antonio Gonçalves

From the architect. The project was conceived with the exclusive intention of receiving a polyptych. A piece composed by a set of mobile and fixed panels, built on a single support.

Traditionally associated with sacred art, the art piece does not represent religious themes, but is instead of an erotic nature. It is in this ambiguity between the sacred and the profane that this project emerges.

The polyptych, a 5 by 3.5 metres symmetrical composition, imposes a distant but direct first contact. The entrance was thought of as an additional feature to avoid an immediate confrontation with the contemplation space. A bifurcated path leads and positions the observer in front

May 5, 2017

Foster + Partners Breaks Ground on new Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania

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Courtesy of Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners has announced the groundbreaking of a new $1.5 billion hospital for the University of Pennsylvania’s West Philadelphia Penn Medicine campus. Working in a multi-firm collaboration called PennFirst (with healthcare design firm HDR, engineers BR+A and construction management teams from L.F. Driscoll and Balfour Beatty), the architects have designed a 16-story facility known as “The Pavilion” to house 500 private patient rooms, 47 operating rooms and a total of 1.5 million square feet of healthcare space.

Located on the former site of Penn Tower, the new facility will contain a cancer inpatient care center, the department of heart and vascular medicine and surgery, the neurology and and neurosurgery departments, and a new emergency wing. Key to the hospital’s design was flexibility that will allow the building to adapt to the needs of the rapidly-evolving healthcare field, and connectivity to the