http://feed.informer.com/digests/JQDFFQNI95/feeder BREAKING NEWS: Architecture Respective post owners and feed distributors Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:04:23 +0000 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ https://www.archdaily.com/1015733/ipo-house-estudio-bra-arquitetura Arch Daily urn:uuid:d5c90d06-baac-64ad-4dfd-c35b8a31b0aa Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000 <p>We received the invitation to design a single-family residence in the leafy neighborhood of <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/lapa">Lapa</a>, in São Paulo - SP.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015733/ipo-house-estudio-bra-arquitetura/661edfacc0cda4777f43c8a7-ipo-house-estudio-bra-arquitetura-photo"> <img src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661e/dfac/c0cd/a477/7f43/c8a7/medium_jpg/csa-ipo-estudio-bra-arquitetura_2.jpg?1713299400" alt="© Fran Parente" title="© Fran Parente" /> </a> <small>© Fran Parente</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='https://estudiobra.com/'>Estúdio BRA Arquitetura</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Lapa, São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2023</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> <a href='http://franparente.com/'>Fran Parente</a></li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 4359.38 ft2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015733/ipo-house-estudio-bra-arquitetura">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015806/simone-farresin-from-formafantasma-talks-on-milan-design-week-and-the-responsibility-of-the-designers Arch Daily urn:uuid:04545651-6afa-3566-7e49-aebe260df9ba Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 <p>Simone Farresin from the Italian studio <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/formafantasma">Formafantasma</a> talks about the work together with the partner Andrea Trimarchi, different approaches on projects, their participation in the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/milan">Milan</a> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/design">Design</a> Week, and the political role of the designers in the world. </p> <div class="container-video"> <iframe class="container-video__aspect-ratio js-gal-img" src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/-3r0oKOeROE?theme=light&showinfo=0&color=white' frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> </iframe> </div> <p><p>Simone Farresin from the Italian studio <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/formafantasma">Formafantasma</a> talks about the work together with the partner Andrea Trimarchi, different approaches on projects, their participation in the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/milan">Milan</a> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/design">Design</a> Week, and the political role of the designers in the world. </p></p> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015806/simone-farresin-from-formafantasma-talks-on-milan-design-week-and-the-responsibility-of-the-designers">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015745/old-chapel-jonathan-tuckey-design Arch Daily urn:uuid:8e334e31-756e-3291-5505-77030f880f78 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 <p>Tuckey Design Studio was approached by the client to re-appropriate a converted chapel to accommodate their new permanent family home. The Old Chapel stands within the South <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/devon">Devon</a> Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015745/old-chapel-jonathan-tuckey-design/661fbf93ce8b125308e5280e-old-chapel-jonathan-tuckey-design-photo"> <img src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661f/bf93/ce8b/1253/08e5/280e/medium_jpg/old-chapel-jonathan-tuckey-design_6.jpg?1713356750" alt="© James Brittain" title="© James Brittain" /> </a> <small>© James Brittain</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> Tuckey Design Studio</li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Devon, United Kingdom</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2022</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> James Brittain</li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 520.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015745/old-chapel-jonathan-tuckey-design">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015707/abraham-house-formalocal Arch Daily urn:uuid:5470bc60-271e-40f3-ea57-d4909de7d390 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 <p>Located in a residential development near the town center, the existing construction is part of a group of buildings that once constituted the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/seignosse">Seignosse</a> Motel. It consists of two studios (former motel rooms) of 25 m² each located on small plots of land.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015707/abraham-house-formalocal/66201149ce8b12284bbccf32-abraham-house-formalocal-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Sandrine Iratçabal" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6620/1149/ce8b/1228/4bbc/cf32/medium_jpg/abraham-formalocal_8.jpg?1713377627" alt="© Sandrine Iratçabal"/> </a> <small>© Sandrine Iratçabal</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='https://www.formalocal.com/index'>formalocal</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> 40510 Seignosse, France</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2023</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> Sandrine Iratçabal</li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 95.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015707/abraham-house-formalocal">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015799/the-promise-of-accessibility-can-modular-systems-contribute-to-democratizing-the-design-process Arch Daily urn:uuid:dc0767ad-2cde-fd01-3aa9-7cba821dbedf Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:30:00 +0000 <p>At the dawn of Modernism, in the fervent search for innovative, efficient, and cost-effective building systems, the idea of modular construction offered the promise of exactly that: an industrialized system comprised of ready-to-assemble elements, easily configured, cost-effective, and quality-controlled. While the idea did not gain as much traction as was initially expected, it has remained an attractive premise for architects and designers. Now, new developments in the field have led to a renewed interest in the matter, as modular housing emerges as an effective measure in various fields, from affordable housing to emergency shelters, or even as platforms for interdisciplinary collaboration, participation, and co-design. The following article explores this promise of accessibility, creativity, and affordability that has become an integral part of the debate around modular architecture.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015799/the-promise-of-accessibility-can-modular-systems-contribute-to-democratizing-the-design-process/6621060c219c513cb2c09c11-the-promise-of-accessibility-can-modular-systems-contribute-to-democratizing-the-design-process-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="Sneglehusene Housing - BIG. Image © Rasmus Hjortshøj - COAST 2" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6621/060c/219c/513c/b2c0/9c11/medium_jpg/the-promise-of-accessibility-can-modular-systems-contribute-to-democratizing-the-design-process_2.jpg?1713440274" alt="Sneglehusene Housing - BIG. Image © Rasmus Hjortshøj - COAST 2"/> </a> <small>Sneglehusene Housing - BIG. Image © Rasmus Hjortshøj - COAST 2</small> </figure> <p><p>At the dawn of Modernism, in the fervent search for innovative, efficient, and cost-effective building systems, the idea of modular construction offered the promise of exactly that: an industrialized system comprised of ready-to-assemble elements, easily configured, cost-effective, and quality-controlled. While the idea did not gain as much traction as was initially expected, it has remained an attractive premise for architects and designers. Now, new developments in the field have led to a renewed interest in the matter, as modular housing emerges as an effective measure in various fields, from affordable housing to emergency shelters, or even as platforms for interdisciplinary collaboration, participation, and co-design. The following article explores this promise of accessibility, creativity, and affordability that has become an integral part of the debate around modular architecture.</p></p> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015799/the-promise-of-accessibility-can-modular-systems-contribute-to-democratizing-the-design-process">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015688/jiapeng-village-service-station-zhaoyang-architects Arch Daily urn:uuid:5483a838-23b4-1e5e-cddf-89047ad2f5ba Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000 <p>Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor in <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/dali">Dali</a> aims to establish a healthy water-land buffer zone and ecological barrier, expanding the lake’s interactive interface for the residents and tourists.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015688/jiapeng-village-service-station-zhaoyang-architects/661da899ce8b121752533454-jiapeng-village-service-station-zhaoyang-architects-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Hao Chen" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661d/a899/ce8b/1217/5253/3454/medium_jpg/jiapeng-village-service-station-zhaoyang-architects_5.jpg?1713219790" alt="© Hao Chen"/> </a> <small>© Hao Chen</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='http://www.zhaoyangarchitects.com'>Zhaoyang Architects</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Dali, Yunnan, China</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2023</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> Hao Chen</li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 230.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015688/jiapeng-village-service-station-zhaoyang-architects">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015798/oda-reveals-the-design-of-a-contextual-residential-development-in-brooklyn-new-york Arch Daily urn:uuid:27b133b3-c97e-720a-9155-62c061fd89f6 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:30:00 +0000 <p>New York-based <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/office/oda">architecture office ODA</a> has unveiled their design for Lorimer House and Copper Lofts, a development comprised of two residential buildings located in East Williamsburg in <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>. The design takes advantage of the triangular shape of the plot, employing rounded corners throughout the building to soften its image and create contextual references to its urban surroundings. Containing a total of 336 residential units, in addition to various amenities, the project is slanted to begin construction in 2024.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015798/oda-reveals-the-design-of-a-contextual-residential-development-in-brooklyn-new-york/66210362219c513cb2c09c10-oda-reveals-the-design-of-a-contextual-residential-development-in-brooklyn-new-york-image" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="Courtesy of ODA" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6621/0362/219c/513c/b2c0/9c10/medium_jpg/oda-reveals-the-design-of-a-contextual-residential-development-in-brooklyn-new-york_1.jpg?1713439661" alt="Courtesy of ODA"/> </a> <small>Courtesy of ODA</small> </figure> <p><p>New York-based <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/office/oda">architecture office ODA</a> has unveiled their design for Lorimer House and Copper Lofts, a development comprised of two residential buildings located in East Williamsburg in <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>. The design takes advantage of the triangular shape of the plot, employing rounded corners throughout the building to soften its image and create contextual references to its urban surroundings. Containing a total of 336 residential units, in addition to various amenities, the project is slanted to begin construction in 2024.</p></p> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015798/oda-reveals-the-design-of-a-contextual-residential-development-in-brooklyn-new-york">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015754/guest-house-pedro-gaxiola-estudio-plus-hermann-tamayo-arquitectos Arch Daily urn:uuid:d691f65b-43e2-f4b5-0ea8-330afb48bf2f Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000 <p>The project is located on a conventional rectangular plot of 325 m2, in a residential area in Culiac&aacute;n, Sinaloa. It borders to the north and west with other buildings, to the south with a connection to the road and the east with a tree-lined pedestrian path that is part of the residential area, which favors the layout in an "L" shape seeking to contain a large garden and orient the views of the project towards the green canopy of the trees.&nbsp;</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015754/guest-house-pedro-gaxiola-estudio-plus-hermann-tamayo-arquitectos/661feb19c0cda46bea21d892-guest-house-pedro-gaxiola-estudio-plus-hermann-tamayo-arquitectos-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Luz Imelda Castillo" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661f/eb19/c0cd/a46b/ea21/d892/medium_jpg/casa-de-huespedes-pedro-gaxiola-estudio-plus-hermann-tamayo-arquitectos_1.jpg?1713367867" alt="© Luz Imelda Castillo"/> </a> <small>© Luz Imelda Castillo</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/htamayol/'>Hermann Tamayo Arquitectos</a></li><li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/pgaxiola__estudio/'>Pedro Gaxiola Estudio</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Las Macetas 2382, Los Alamos, Los Álamos, 80100 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., Mexico</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2023</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/luzimecastillo/'>Luz Imelda Castillo</a></li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 210.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015754/guest-house-pedro-gaxiola-estudio-plus-hermann-tamayo-arquitectos">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015765/heatherwick-studios-vessel-to-reopen-with-enhanced-safety-measures-in-new-york Arch Daily urn:uuid:8ef257e0-4764-84d9-c550-56e3c8bc2058 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000 <p>In January 2021, <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/913699/vessel-public-landmark-heatherwick-studio">“The Vessel,” </a>designed by <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/office/heatherwick-studio">Heatherwick Studio,</a> was <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/962564/solo-visitors-no-longer-allowed-on-heatherwick-studios-vessel-after-reopening">temporarily closed to visitors</a> after many suicide incidents in the Public <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/landmark">Landmark</a>. The 150-foot-monumental staircase in <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/hudson-yards">Hudson Yards</a>, <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/new-york">New York</a>, is now set to reopen this year to the public with revamped <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/safety">safety</a> measures. The beehive-shaped sculpture boasts approximately 2,500 steps and 80 landmarks and is on track to install <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/nyregion/towering-vessel-sculpture-at-hudson-yards-will-reopen-after-suicides.html?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank">“floor-to-ceiling mesh” </a>on various staircases to safeguard visitors.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015765/heatherwick-studios-vessel-to-reopen-with-enhanced-safety-measures-in-new-york/6620394c219c51017cc0efb3-heatherwick-studios-vessel-to-reopen-with-enhanced-safety-measures-in-new-york-image" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="via Shutterstock | Michael Tosatto | The Vessel Hudson Yards" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6620/394c/219c/5101/7cc0/efb3/medium_jpg/heatherwick-studios-vessel-to-reopen-with-enhanced-safety-measures-in-new-york_1.jpg?1713387873" alt="via Shutterstock | Michael Tosatto | The Vessel Hudson Yards"/> </a> <small>via Shutterstock | Michael Tosatto | The Vessel Hudson Yards</small> </figure> <p><p>In January 2021, <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/913699/vessel-public-landmark-heatherwick-studio">“The Vessel,” </a>designed by <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/office/heatherwick-studio">Heatherwick Studio,</a> was <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/962564/solo-visitors-no-longer-allowed-on-heatherwick-studios-vessel-after-reopening">temporarily closed to visitors</a> after many suicide incidents in the Public <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/landmark">Landmark</a>. The 150-foot-monumental staircase in <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/hudson-yards">Hudson Yards</a>, <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/new-york">New York</a>, is now set to reopen this year to the public with revamped <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/safety">safety</a> measures. The beehive-shaped sculpture boasts approximately 2,500 steps and 80 landmarks and is on track to install <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/nyregion/towering-vessel-sculpture-at-hudson-yards-will-reopen-after-suicides.html?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank">“floor-to-ceiling mesh” </a>on various staircases to safeguard visitors.</p></p> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015765/heatherwick-studios-vessel-to-reopen-with-enhanced-safety-measures-in-new-york">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/965657/architecture-with-sip-panels-fast-build-high-performance-prefabricated-homes Arch Daily urn:uuid:5d2c60f6-059b-c6db-1a21-63a74818deda Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:00 +0000 <p>Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are self-supporting panels consisting of a rigid foam core sandwiched between two structural coverings, typically <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/939448/the-versatility-of-osb-panels-in-12-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OSB boards</a>. These panels are lightweight and durable, produced in a controlled factory environment before transportation to the construction site. They can be quickly assembled to form floors, walls, and ceilings, creating a tight thermal and acoustic envelope. The panel's thickness is determined by the combined thickness of its components, and its weight should not exceed 20 kg per square meter.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/965657/architecture-with-sip-panels-fast-build-high-performance-prefabricated-homes/60fbb2f7f91c81499e000080-architecture-with-sip-panels-fast-build-high-performance-prefabricated-homes-" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="El Tume House / abarca+palma. Courtesy of abarca+palma" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/60fb/b2f7/f91c/8149/9e00/0080/medium_jpg/ISOMETRICA_EXPLOTADA.jpg?1627108081" alt="El Tume House / abarca+palma. Courtesy of abarca+palma"/> </a> <small>El Tume House / abarca+palma. Courtesy of abarca+palma</small> </figure> <p><p>Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are self-supporting panels consisting of a rigid foam core sandwiched between two structural coverings, typically <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/939448/the-versatility-of-osb-panels-in-12-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OSB boards</a>. These panels are lightweight and durable, produced in a controlled factory environment before transportation to the construction site. They can be quickly assembled to form floors, walls, and ceilings, creating a tight thermal and acoustic envelope. The panel's thickness is determined by the combined thickness of its components, and its weight should not exceed 20 kg per square meter.</p></p> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/965657/architecture-with-sip-panels-fast-build-high-performance-prefabricated-homes">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015741/house-es-titus-bernhard-architekten Arch Daily urn:uuid:bc463611-5882-f7db-f112-c83dd8a0b49a Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000 <p class="p1">House ES was built in 2021 on a tree-lined plot of land not far from Munich. The new construction addresses the theme of simplicity/complexity. An initially simple, elongated cube is formed into a habitable sculpture solely through subtraction from the volume.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015741/house-es-titus-bernhard-architekten/661f1636c0cda437420fd040-house-es-titus-bernhard-architekten-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Connolly Weber Photography" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661f/1636/c0cd/a437/420f/d040/medium_jpg/house-es-titus-bernhard-architekten_1.jpg?1713313395" alt="© Connolly Weber Photography"/> </a> <small>© Connolly Weber Photography</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='http://www.titusbernhardarchitekten.com/'>Titus Bernhard Architekten</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Germany</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2021</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> <a href='https://connolly-weber.eu/'>Connolly Weber Photography</a></li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 354.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015741/house-es-titus-bernhard-architekten">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015747/upper-watt-residence-seear-budd-ross Arch Daily urn:uuid:dcc092a2-08dc-78b2-5256-27b349c852a5 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 02:00:00 +0000 <p class="p1"><em>Brief and Overview - </em>The client approached us to convert a small storage space under their house into an ensuite, with a new extension that would function as a work-from-home studio and guest bedroom. In addition, they wanted the design to make the southern part of their property child-friendly and safe. The site had dilapidated brick retaining walls that were failing and unsafe.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015747/upper-watt-residence-seear-budd-ross/661fd346ce8b12722839594a-upper-watt-residence-seear-budd-ross-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Thomas Seear-Budd" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661f/d346/ce8b/1272/2839/594a/medium_jpg/upper-watt-residence-seear-budd-ross_1.jpg?1713361751" alt="© Thomas Seear-Budd"/> </a> <small>© Thomas Seear-Budd</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='http://www.seearbuddross.com/'>Seear-Budd Ross</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Wellington, New Zealand</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2023</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> Thomas Seear-Budd</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015747/upper-watt-residence-seear-budd-ross">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015184/exploring-linear-lighting-design-for-creating-luminous-paths Arch Daily urn:uuid:f31a5e9d-ca28-af09-5be2-497583c1d7cb Thu, 18 Apr 2024 01:30:00 +0000 <p>Lighting has evolved remarkably <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/998418/the-safety-of-light-a-short-history-of-light-in-public-spaces?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=linear-lighting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">throughout architectural history</a>, driven by significant technological advances. Despite these changes, its central purpose of enhancing aesthetics, functionality, and safety has remained consistent. In this evolution process, a milestone can be traced with the transition from fluorescent lighting to LED lighting, marking a turning point that has reduced costs and energy consumption. Furthermore, it has fueled creativity, thanks to the versatility of <a href="https://www.alconlighting.com/led.html?utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=linear-lighting&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LED lighting</a>. These new design possibilities are evident in organic lighting layouts, which mimic linear patterns of lighting arrangements on walls and ceilings, whether suspended or recessed.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015184/exploring-linear-lighting-design-for-creating-luminous-paths/660b1bbca555e957c560136b-exploring-linear-lighting-design-for-creating-luminous-paths-image" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="Slack Toronto Office / Dubbeldam Architecture + Design. Image Courtesy of Alcon Lighting" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/660b/1bbc/a555/e957/c560/136b/medium_jpg/light-tracing-lines-exploring-linear-lighting-design-for-interiors_2.jpg?1712004044" alt="Slack Toronto Office / Dubbeldam Architecture + Design. Image Courtesy of Alcon Lighting"/> </a> <small>Slack Toronto Office / Dubbeldam Architecture + Design. Image Courtesy of Alcon Lighting</small> </figure> <p><p>Lighting has evolved remarkably <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/998418/the-safety-of-light-a-short-history-of-light-in-public-spaces?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=linear-lighting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">throughout architectural history</a>, driven by significant technological advances. Despite these changes, its central purpose of enhancing aesthetics, functionality, and safety has remained consistent. In this evolution process, a milestone can be traced with the transition from fluorescent lighting to LED lighting, marking a turning point that has reduced costs and energy consumption. Furthermore, it has fueled creativity, thanks to the versatility of <a href="https://www.alconlighting.com/led.html?utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=linear-lighting&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LED lighting</a>. These new design possibilities are evident in organic lighting layouts, which mimic linear patterns of lighting arrangements on walls and ceilings, whether suspended or recessed.</p></p><p><p>In this context, as architects and designers have moved away from symmetrical, rigid, and parallel mirror patterns, <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/catalog/us/companies/1556/alcon-lighting?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=linear-lighting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alcon Lighting</a> has detected a trend where <a href="https://www.alconlighting.com/led/continuum-series.html?utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=linear-lighting&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">linear lighting</a> highlights asymmetrical architectural features and lines. In this way, layouts that do not appear to follow a rigid design pattern are being adopted. </p></p> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015184/exploring-linear-lighting-design-for-creating-luminous-paths">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015751/zero40-brewery-23-degrees-design-shift Arch Daily urn:uuid:6893fb58-3068-141b-a1ba-fdacaaf6bef3 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 <p>Zero40 Brewery is located in the heart of Hyderabad's software district. The design seamlessly combines the essence of an existing orchard with the vibrant social ambiance that guests would expect at a brewery. The site is a 1.2-acre rectangular plot with 10 mango trees and a neem tree. The design revolves around the client’s vision and the existing orchard, intentionally avoiding disturbing or pruning the trees. Specific areas were identified where the built structures could be placed, resulting in the creation of polygonal courtyards.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015751/zero40-brewery-23-degrees-design-shift/661fe705c0cda46bea21d85f-zero40-brewery-23-degrees-design-shift-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Shamanth Patil J" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661f/e705/c0cd/a46b/ea21/d85f/medium_jpg/zero40-brewery-23-degrees-design-shift_16.jpg?1713366806" alt="© Shamanth Patil J"/> </a> <small>© Shamanth Patil J</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='http://www.23dds.com/'>23 Degrees Design Shift</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Financial District, Nanakramguda, Telangana 500032, India</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2021</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> <a href='https://shamanthpatil.photography/'>Shamanth Patil J</a></li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 5900.0 ft2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015751/zero40-brewery-23-degrees-design-shift">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015667/nilaya-residence-idieq Arch Daily urn:uuid:53de4742-07c9-85c5-bd85-72696377d1be Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000 <p>In their ancestral village, which is rapidly transforming into a satellite town of a major industrial city, Amandeep Singh Virk and his wife Rajveer Kaur envisioned a home that would echo sustainability. The site selection was evident: right where their old, dilapidated house stood. The couple resisted leaving their comfort zone; this was the place where Amandeep had grown up, surrounded by family.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015667/nilaya-residence-idieq/661d6f88c0cda43d5f2918ec-nilaya-residence-idieq-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Harsh Nigam" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661d/6f88/c0cd/a43d/5f29/18ec/medium_jpg/nilaya-residence-idieq_9.jpg?1713205148" alt="© Harsh Nigam"/> </a> <small>© Harsh Nigam</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='http://www.idieq.com'>IDIEQ</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Jainagar, Uttarakhand 263153, India</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2023</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/hnigam11'>Harsh Nigam</a></li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 4700.0 ft2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015667/nilaya-residence-idieq">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/989097/brighton-house-figr-architecture-and-design Arch Daily urn:uuid:033e0f89-b8e4-789d-23a7-4d8d256026b6 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 <p>Like many dwellings from this period, the home has been a building site more than once during the course of its existence.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/989097/brighton-house-figr-architecture-and-design/63243db3f48d35016f228e88-brighton-house-figr-architecture-and-design-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Tom Blachford" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/6324/3db3/f48d/3501/6f22/8e88/medium_jpg/brighton-house-figr-architecture-and-design_2.jpg?1663319588" alt="© Tom Blachford"/> </a> <small>© Tom Blachford</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='http://www.figr.com.au/'>FIGR Architecture & Design</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Dendy VIC 3186, Australia</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2021</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> <a href='https://tomblachford.com'>Tom Blachford</a></li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 225.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/989097/brighton-house-figr-architecture-and-design">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015730/pc-house-jobim-carlevaro-arquitetos Arch Daily urn:uuid:ef921413-d0fd-141e-505b-d0ebfd393368 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000 <p>The PC House is located in the Cacup&eacute; neighborhood, in the city of Florian&oacute;polis, in Santa Catarina. In a noble region in terms of natural aspects, which is privileged with the landscape of the Cacup&eacute; and Saco Grande Bays and the mountains that structure the Santa Catarina mountain range on its nearby continent.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015730/pc-house-jobim-carlevaro-arquitetos/661d4704ce8b122b87777742-pc-house-jobim-carlevaro-arquitetos-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© Eduardo Macarios" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661d/4704/ce8b/122b/8777/7742/medium_jpg/casa-pc-jobim-carlevaro-arquitetos_11.jpg?1713194768" alt="© Eduardo Macarios"/> </a> <small>© Eduardo Macarios</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='https://www.jobimcarlevaro.com.br/'>Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Cacupé, Florianópolis - SC, Brazil </li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2023</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> <a href='https://www.eduardomacarios.com/'>Eduardo Macarios</a></li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 890.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015730/pc-house-jobim-carlevaro-arquitetos">Read more »</a></p> https://www.archdaily.com/1015740/the-big-roof-storage-and-training-center-mole-architects-plus-invisible-studio Arch Daily urn:uuid:c90cc323-d697-07b1-ae35-4e5a76655e33 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 <p class="p1">The arrival of The Big Roof – a new low-carbon, low-energy storage and training center in the Cambridgeshire Fens – has been transformational for Forest School Camps (FSC), improving operations of the nationwide volunteer-run charity that provides educational camps for children.</p> <figure> <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015740/the-big-roof-storage-and-training-center-mole-architects-plus-invisible-studio/661f1365ce8b124e3c20fabb-the-big-roof-storage-and-training-center-mole-architects-plus-invisible-studio-photo" rel="attachment" title="featured_image"> <img title="© David Butler" src="https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/661f/1365/ce8b/124e/3c20/fabb/medium_jpg/the-big-roof-storage-and-training-center-mole-architects-plus-invisible-studio_1.jpg?1713312630" alt="© David Butler"/> </a> <small>© David Butler</small> </figure> <ul class='project-specs'> <li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='https://www.invisiblestudio.org'>Invisible Studio</a></li><li><strong>architects:</strong> <a href='https://www.molearchitects.co.uk/'>Mole Architects</a></li><li><strong>Location:</strong> Hill Row Causeway, Haddenham, Ely CB6 3PA, United Kingdom</li><li><strong>Project Year:</strong> 2024</li><li><strong>Photographs:</strong> David Butler</li><li><strong>Area:</strong> 745.0 m2</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1015740/the-big-roof-storage-and-training-center-mole-architects-plus-invisible-studio">Read more »</a></p> https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2024/apr/17/prospect-cottage-derek-jarmans-seaside-home-in-pictures Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:33410d7e-ea12-ca34-7dbf-0e679c6cd0b4 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:00:35 +0000 <p>Prospect Cottage on the beach at Dungeness, Kent was a home and sanctuary for the artist and film-maker Derek Jarman. The gardens are world famous, but the interior, shielded from public view by net curtains hung by his partner, Keith Collins, after his death, has been largely unseen. This haven has been photographed by Gilbert McCarragher, and <a href="https://thamesandhudson.com/prospect-cottage-derek-jarman-s-house-9780500027233">Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s House</a> is published by Thames &amp; Hudson</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2024/apr/17/prospect-cottage-derek-jarmans-seaside-home-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/16/june-holroyd-obituary Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:f680f714-d729-3a28-3111-29204d7c79ef Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:39:29 +0000 <p>My friend June Holroyd was an architect who, late in her career, established with her husband and elder son a Hispanic-Mediterranean style centred on Santa Barbara, California, having moved to the US with her family in the 1960s.</p><p>June, who has died aged 97, met Geoffrey Holroyd when they were both architecture students at Sheffield University, where she enrolled in 1944 – she was one of only three women in a class of 80.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/16/june-holroyd-obituary">Continue reading...</a> https://www.contemporist.com/a-tiny-public-library-with-a-roof-inspired-by-a-sheet-of-paper/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:e900472c-6311-a0c2-6611-5a72a8217528 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:04:48 +0000 Ninja Stuudio has shared photos of “White Sheet”, a tiny public library and reading pavilion they completed in Tallinn, Estonia. The design has been inspired by the image of a literary idea, with the pavilion’s roof hovering as a light sheet of paper in mid-air relying only on the glass shelves below. The shelves are [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228749,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-tiny-public-library-with-a-roof-inspired-by-a-sheet-of-paper/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/library-public-reading-pavilion-150424-812-01.jpg" alt="A small public library with glass walls and a white roof that's inspired by a sheet of paper." class="wp-image-228749"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-tiny-public-library-with-a-roof-inspired-by-a-sheet-of-paper/#more-228746" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/16/spire-collapses-fire-copenhagen-historic-stock-exchange Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:8ba7b7f9-ff37-6dcf-4310-a59eb5aee9f0 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:50:09 +0000 <p>Spire collapses as fire engulfs Danish landmark, which houses one of country’s most valuable art collections</p><p></p><p>Firefighters at Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange have been battling a huge blaze that has engulfed the 17th-century building’s roof, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/16/moment-spire-collapses-at-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-video">toppled its distinctive spire</a> and threatened one of Denmark’s most valuable art collections.</p><p>“We are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The Bourse is on fire,” the Chamber of Commerce, which occupies the building next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish parliament, wrote on X. “Everyone is asked to stay away.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/16/spire-collapses-fire-copenhagen-historic-stock-exchange">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/16/moment-spire-collapses-at-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-video Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:e2402564-c63a-271d-2112-a6c2a9608541 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:34:39 +0000 <p>A fire has broken out at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange, one of the Danish capital’s most famous buildings, engulfing its spire, which collapsed on to the roof. There were no reports of injuries. The historic building, whose spire is shaped as the tails of four dragons entwined, had been under renovation when the blaze broke out. The Dutch Renaissance-style building no longer houses the Danish stock exchange but serves as headquarters for the Danish Chamber of Commerce</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/16/spire-collapses-fire-copenhagen-historic-stock-exchange">Spire collapses after fire breaks out at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/16/moment-spire-collapses-at-copenhagens-old-stock-exchange-video">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/14/we-must-act-now-save-birmingham-culture-from-cuts-ikon-gallery-royal-ballet-rep-symphony-orchestra Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:3c985e95-c4db-65d1-6e65-32ae795c87a3 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:00:50 +0000 <p>The austerity-hit council's decision to stop funding the arts is a calamity for a city whose rich contribution to the UK – from the Rep, the Royal Ballet and Tolkien to heavy metal and the Streets – is such a vital source of civic pride</p><p>The Birmingham Rep altered the course of Britain’s cultural history. Opened in 1913 by the dramatist Billie Lester, the company’s ambition to champion formally innovative work and new writing attracted the likes of Laurence Olivier, who joined in 1926. The Rep hosted British premieres of works by Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy. The current theatre building is one of Birmingham’s finest examples of mid-century architecture – designed and built in 1971 by Graham Winteringham, its glossy, futuristic front conceals an interior that still carries the excitement of an airport departure lounge in the early days of flight. But today, the fate of the building and its activity hangs in the balance. Closure is possible, with funding from local government to be withdrawn completely by 2025. The theatre’s artistic director, Rachael Thomas, tells me that the situation is dire, “a microcosm for the hollowing out of civic life that is taking place across the city”.</p><p>Birmingham city council <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/05/councils-in-england-in-crisis-as-birmingham-declares-itself-bankrupt">declared itself in effect bankrupt</a> in 2023. Austerity measures imposed by the Conservative government had finally created an intolerable climate for one of the largest local authorities in Europe. Due to an enormous funding deficit, cuts of £300m are planned to take place over the next two years, including reduced waste collections and dimmed street lighting. All funding to local arts organisations, including the Rep, Ikon Gallery and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, will be scrapped by 2025, with a 50% reduction already imposed this year. The decision has been condemned by figures such as Birmingham Royal Ballet’s director, Carlos Acosta, the musician Actress, members of Duran Duran and Napalm Death, and <em>Peaky Blinders</em> creator Steven Knight, among many others.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/14/we-must-act-now-save-birmingham-culture-from-cuts-ikon-gallery-royal-ballet-rep-symphony-orchestra">Continue reading...</a> https://www.contemporist.com/elevated-elegance-a-unique-home-in-the-forest-with-a-trio-of-tile-clad-gables/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:fb4470ea-a4d9-5ee3-8bab-ff35a6c6d751 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:01:53 +0000 Exterio Architectural Studio, together with interior design firm Hola Design, has shared photos of a contemporary home they have completed near Warsaw, Poland, that&#8217;s surrounded by a pine forest. The home is designed to bring a large family together, with the form taking shape with the creation of a separate “house” for every inhabitant, to be [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228690,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/elevated-elegance-a-unique-home-in-the-forest-with-a-trio-of-tile-clad-gables/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/modern-house-design-architecture-100424-1141-01.jpg" alt="A modern home in the forest, features gabled forms, red brick, black-coated tiles, and an weathered steel on its exterior." class="wp-image-228690"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/elevated-elegance-a-unique-home-in-the-forest-with-a-trio-of-tile-clad-gables/#more-228688" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/10/the-line-saudi-arabia-scaling-back-plans-105-mile-long-desert-megacity-crown-prince Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:962e640e-84c5-7b7f-be43-a41d14bb1f40 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:23:43 +0000 <p>Crown prince’s pet project was sold as a 105-mile-long city of the future, but finances may have led to a rethink</p><p>It was billed as a glass-walled city of the future, an ambitious centrepiece of the economic plan backed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to transition Saudi Arabia away from oil dependency.</p><p>Now, however, plans for the mirror-clad desert metropolis called the Line have been scaled down and the project, which was envisaged to stretch 105 miles (170km) is expected to reach just a mile and a half by 2030.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/10/the-line-saudi-arabia-scaling-back-plans-105-mile-long-desert-megacity-crown-prince">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/apr/10/brutal-wales-architecture-simon-phipps-in-pictures Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:1c2d8667-f1a0-7acb-ffe5-14dac26c986c Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:00:41 +0000 <p>A new title in Simon Phipps’ bestselling brutalist series, this photographic exploration of Wales features over 60 extraordinary buildings, including many lesser-known examples of modernist architecture</p><p></p><p></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/apr/10/brutal-wales-architecture-simon-phipps-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/09/london-cab-shelter-last-listed-historic-england Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:716208d7-5010-5b9b-e54d-a2741d014da1 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 05:00:43 +0000 <p>Wooden structure in St John’s Wood joins 12 other surviving shelters out of the original 60 built between 1875 and 1950</p><p>The last of 13 surviving green cab shelters providing rest and refreshment to generations of drivers in London has been listed by the government in recognition of its architectural and historical significance.</p><p>The wooden shelters were built by the Cabmen’s Shelter Fund from 1875 onwards, when cabs were horse-drawn. Many had a rail fixed to the exterior so cabbies could tether their horses while they refuelled with hearty plates of food and exchanged gossip with fellow drivers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/09/london-cab-shelter-last-listed-historic-england">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/08/disney-town-cotino-california Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:77268cd2-a1ba-ad44-d230-3ef905575818 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:27:07 +0000 <p>Starting at $1m, a Disney home offers Disney art classes, Disney dinners, a Disney clubhouse and a Disney lake that never changes colour. We explore the House of Mouse’s plans for curated living</p><p>It seems fitting that, in a Californian desert city named Rancho Mirage, there should be an improbable fantasy world rising from the parched, sandy ground. At the starry intersection of Frank Sinatra Drive and Bob Hope Drive – named after two Hollywood celebrities who used to frequent the area’s exclusive country clubs – a hoarding trumpets the arrival of <a href="https://www.storylivingbydisney.com/cotino/">Cotino</a>, a “Storyliving by Disney community”. In this square mile of desert near Palm Springs there will soon stand a gleaming new world of 2,000 homes arranged around a sparkling turquoise lake, where every aspect of life will be curated by the entertainment corporation.</p><p>Cotino offers superfans a place to live out their wildest dreams; a chance to live in a Disney movie “where the story is all about you”. It will feature a clubhouse inspired by the futuristic mansion from Incredibles 2, where neighbours can bond over Disney-themed art lessons, enjoy dinners inspired by Disney stories and join family days with Disney-related activities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/08/disney-town-cotino-california">Continue reading...</a> https://www.contemporist.com/a-house-built-into-the-ground-and-covered-in-flowers/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:4f634d90-4f55-5d6b-c81f-2b38db8f1f29 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:13:10 +0000 Photography by Architectuurfotograaf &#8211; Rob van Esch Architecture firm WillemsenU has shared photos of a home they completed in a meadow in The Netherlands, that has been built into the ground. The home is tucked away in the landscape, surrounded by flowers and trees, and hidden within a small hill. The design of the house [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228666,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-house-built-into-the-ground-and-covered-in-flowers/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/modern-underground-house-green-roof-070425-1108-01.jpg" alt="A modern house that's built into the ground and has a green roof, and multiple outdoor spaces." class="wp-image-228666"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-house-built-into-the-ground-and-covered-in-flowers/#more-228647" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-148-meetings-are-a-waste-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-148-meetings-are-a-waste-of-time Life of an Architect urn:uuid:402c610f-14f3-5670-4a7d-1a90dc31705f Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:00:02 +0000 <p>You check the time and realize that you have 4 minutes before your next meeting. Maybe it’s an internal meeting, maybe clients are coming in. Is it in person or online? Depending on how you answer those questions, time to start scrambling so that you are where you need to be and have the information [&#8230;]</p> The post <a href="https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/ep-148-meetings-are-a-waste-of-time/">Ep 148: Meetings are a Waste of Time</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com">Life of an Architect</a>. https://www.contemporist.com/a-home-that-delivers-a-rustic-symphony-of-exposed-wood-beams/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:1e61da99-37b4-505c-0c80-f2c923272e3c Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:00:49 +0000 FINNE Architects has shared photos of a Pacific Northwest house they designed on Bainbridge Island, Washington. A 500-ft driveway winds through the woods up to the house, located in a clearing at the top of a gentle hill. The house was designed to be sustainable from the start, with deep roof overhangs, 40% higher insulation [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228627,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-home-that-delivers-a-rustic-symphony-of-exposed-wood-beams/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pacific-northwest-home-interior-060424-828-01.jpg" alt="A contemporary great room with a dense pattern of exposed wood beams." class="wp-image-228627"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-home-that-delivers-a-rustic-symphony-of-exposed-wood-beams/#more-228620" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/07/paris-olympics-greenest-games-low-carbon Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:e6eda582-399a-bd80-2135-837d3bb6750d Sun, 07 Apr 2024 11:53:20 +0000 <p>Organisers say they are setting a precedent by using existing or temporary venues for most events and focusing on low-carbon building for the rest</p><p>Beneath the undulating wooden roof of the Paris Olympics’ new aquatics centre, the architect Laure Mériaud hoped the groundbreaking low carbon building would bring a kind of calm to the intersection of motorways near the Stade de France stadium in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.</p><p>“It’s not just about technical innovation,” she said. “It’s about creating a more pleasant, greener space for local people’s daily lives here after the Games.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/07/paris-olympics-greenest-games-low-carbon">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/06/small-homes-houses-living-designs-plans-how-to-architects-around-the-world Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:70fa83d5-90e5-fda4-35ae-43ba82a1c9ca Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:50:16 +0000 <p>From Ikea storage to the benefits of a solidly built table, architects from Paris to Tokyo share their tips and philosophy for living beautifully in smaller spaces</p><p>Australia <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/08/homes-on-steroids-how-australia-came-to-build-some-of-the-biggest-houses-on-earth">has some of the largest homes in the world</a>. Many who do live small aspire to one day live big. But around the world, limited space is not always seen as a sacrifice.</p><p>From Sweden, where the average size of an apartment is <a href="https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/housing-construction-and-building/housing-construction-and-conversion/dwelling-stock/pong/statistical-news/dwelling-stock-2016-12-31/#:~:text=The%20size%20of%20the%20average,building%20is%20122%20square%20metres.">68 sq metres</a>, to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-09/the-design-history-of-hong-kong-s-microflat-homes">Hong Kong’s micro flats</a> as small as 18 sq metres, globally architects are used to getting creative with tight spaces – they must let as much light in and offer individuals and families the same flexibility as a larger home.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/06/small-homes-houses-living-designs-plans-how-to-architects-around-the-world">Continue reading...</a> https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/deidre-brown-pioneering-the-study-of-maori-architecture/HI7K35NRJNHK3PBAN7HXSJRWSY/ nzherald.co.nz - Architecture urn:uuid:151d09e8-ce76-e470-9c4e-ec3dba875e97 Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:33:45 +0000 Brown is the first Māori woman to receive the NZ of Architects’ 2023 Gold Medal. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/06/george-clarke-presenter-looks-back Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:23b0fa03-0b31-331a-1dae-6cab72891f2f Sat, 06 Apr 2024 11:00:33 +0000 <p>The presenter on his love of architecture, being too shy for TV, and losing his dad aged seven </p><p>Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in 1974,&nbsp;George Clarke is&nbsp;an architect and television presenter. After gaining a first-class degree from the School of Architecture at Newcastle University and a postgraduate diploma from the&nbsp;Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, his media career began in 2005 as&nbsp;the host of Channel 5’s Build a New Life in the Country. He has since launched a string of architectural franchises on Channel 4: George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations, Amazing Homes and Old House, New&nbsp;Home, as well as campaigning for better social housing. His children’s book, <a href="https://guardianbookshop.com/how-to-build-a-home-9780008587895">How to Build a Home</a>, is out now.</p><p><strong>This was taken in the garden of Oxclose, our estate in Washington</strong>. That wasn’t my bike – I must have seized the opportunity to sit on my sister’s while she wasn’t looking. Hence the cheeky expression. There are more photos of me on a bike than not as a child, and, to this day, two wheels – well, a motorbike – remains my preferred mode of transport.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/06/george-clarke-presenter-looks-back">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/05/anthony-barnes-obituary Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:04f7fe32-24a6-91b6-08a4-d3a88cc35b9b Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:28:01 +0000 <p>My friend Anthony Barnes, who has died aged 92, was an executive in the soft drinks and chemicals industry until he changed tack to become director of the Redundant Churches Fund, now the Churches Conservation Trust. Later he joined the Norfolk Churches Trust as its secretary, helping to care for and conserve a number of ecclesiastical buildings across the county.</p><p>Both with the Trust and later as a volunteer, Anthony rescued a number of Norfolk churches and prevented St Peter Hungate in Norwich from becoming a wine bar. He also wrote dozens of church guides. Although he was a devout Anglican, his work was driven by a fierce conviction that church buildings were as important for non-Christians as for those who attended every Sunday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/05/anthony-barnes-obituary">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/05/rons-place-birkenhead-flat-of-outsider-art-granted-grade-ii-listing Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:797b439c-f511-11d4-a5db-bf98d56e68b6 Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:01:01 +0000 <p>Victory for campaigners and conservators as elaborately decorated property is honoured with protected status</p><p>A ground-floor rented flat in Birkenhead which was crafted over a period of 30 years into an extraordinary palace of outsider art has been given Grade II-listed status.</p><p>The flat in Wirral, known as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/sep/20/rons-place-drive-to-save-birkenhead-palace-of-outsider-art">Ron’s Place</a>, is thought to be the UK’s only example of outsider art to be nationally listed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/apr/05/rons-place-birkenhead-flat-of-outsider-art-granted-grade-ii-listing">Continue reading...</a> https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/aia24-conference-on-architecture-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aia24-conference-on-architecture-design Life of an Architect urn:uuid:a8efce10-365c-a028-4a23-69b7807d0e3c Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:32:31 +0000 <a href="https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/aia24-conference-on-architecture-design/"><img width="768" height="576" src="https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Dallas-Architect-Bob-Borson-Sketchbooks-June-2020-768x576.jpg" alt="AIA24 Conference on Architecture &#038; Design" align="center" style="display: block;margin: 0 auto 20px;max-width:100%" /></a><p>There are many reasons to attend the AIA24 Conference on Architecture &#038; Design - camaraderie with fellow architects, a chance to reconnect with friends, recharge your creative batteries, and that I would like to meet you.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/aia24-conference-on-architecture-design/">AIA24 Conference on Architecture &amp; Design</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com">Life of an Architect</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/aia24-conference-on-architecture-design/" rel="nofollow">Continue reading AIA24 Conference on Architecture &#038; Design at Life of an Architect.</a></p> https://www.contemporist.com/before-after-an-old-warehouse-was-turned-into-a-contemporary-home/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:b61e0e24-074d-f276-4472-bdced251c614 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:51:46 +0000 Brengues Le Pavec architects have shared photos of a modern warehouse conversion they completed in the south of France, between Montpellier and the sea. The &#8216;Before&#8217;&#8230;the run-down warehouse, which was still being used to store products, was dark and filled with shelves. The challenge of the designers was to propose a type of housing adapted [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228610,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/before-after-an-old-warehouse-was-turned-into-a-contemporary-home/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/modern-warehouse-conversion-renovation-030424-1204-01.jpg" alt="Brengues Le Pavec architects has designed a modern warehouse conversion in the south of France." class="wp-image-228610"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/before-after-an-old-warehouse-was-turned-into-a-contemporary-home/#more-228580" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.contemporist.com/lakehouse-hovers-above-the-natural-sloped-terrain/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:02553d38-b695-4176-a3bd-fb01eeac6b38 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:12:48 +0000 Building Arts Architects has shared photos of a contemporary home they recently completed in Dorset, Ontario, that hovers above the natural sloped terrain close to the water’s edge of Kawagama Lake. The building, which sits lightly on the rugged site, invites expansive sky and water views, while a prefabricated 18cm thick mass timber structure called [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228560,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/lakehouse-hovers-above-the-natural-sloped-terrain/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/modern-lakehouse-architecture-house-design-020424-1115-01.jpg" alt="A contemporary lakehome that hovers above the natural sloped terrain close to the water’s edge of Kawagama Lake." class="wp-image-228560"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/lakehouse-hovers-above-the-natural-sloped-terrain/#more-228551" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/small-business-whoosh-vacuum-elevators-raise-the-odds-of-keeping-elderly-in-their-own-homes/DGZES5GMEREYTDPCGWG3OZLHRQ/ nzherald.co.nz - Architecture urn:uuid:561df1bb-8f3f-9f6e-33a2-f020639ca015 Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 The couple are passionate about helping people have a better quality of life. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/31/perth-museum-scotland-review-stone-of-destiny-mecanoo-metaphor Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:b12306bf-d80d-3425-70ad-18f7a8f9370a Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:00:34 +0000 <p>The mythic Stone of Destiny, used in Scottish and British coronations for centuries, is the star attraction of the £27m redeveloped Perth Museum – now brighter, easier to access and as eclectic as ever</p><p>It’s hard to think of a piece of masonry more charged with history, myth and emotion, per cubic inch, than the Stone of Destiny. This battered suitcase-sized object, on which Scottish and English kings have been inaugurated and crowned for centuries, has been abducted and re-abducted, bombed, broken and repaired. In 1996 it was taken to Edinburgh Castle from Westminster Abbey on the raised back of a Land Rover, surrounded by a glass screen and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_8CuqQEI8E">guard of honour</a> like a victorious president. Last year it was temporarily taken back to London, so that King Charles III could be crowned with it beneath him.</p><p>Now the stone sits in the former auditorium of Perth City Hall, a venue that formerly thrilled to the sounds of the Who, Morrissey and, just after she was first elected prime minister in 1979, Margaret Thatcher. It has been a long time coming home – it was last seen in this city (or, to be precise, at the nearby Scone Abbey) more than 700 years ago, before King Edward I of England seized it. Now it is the literal and metaphorical centrepiece of the newly opened £27m <a href="https://perthmuseum.co.uk/">Perth Museum</a>, which has been redeveloped and installed in the old hall with the help of the Dutch architectural practice <a href="https://www.mecanoo.nl/Projects/project/202/Perth-Museum?d=0&amp;t=0">Mecanoo</a> and the exhibition designers <a href="https://www.metaphor-design.co.uk/exhibition-design-1/perth_city_hall">Metaphor</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/31/perth-museum-scotland-review-stone-of-destiny-mecanoo-metaphor">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/28/peter-richards-obituary Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:ff2b9f6e-82eb-4c6e-7bdf-27e19ccc61e6 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:04:11 +0000 <p>The role of the local authority conservation officer is much misunderstood and maligned. My father, Peter Richards, who has died aged 94, did much to place the discipline on a proper professional footing and demonstrate what it could achieve. He headed a multidisciplinary team at Essex county council from 1974 to 1994 and led the restoration of important historic buildings and their gardens for public use, such as the Grade-I medieval barns at <a href="https://www.visitessex.com/things-to-do/cressing-temple-barns-p1269791">Cressing Temple</a> near Witham – one of which is believed to be the oldest standing timber-framed barn in the world – and <a href="https://www.coppedhalltrust.org.uk/">Copped Hall</a>, Epping.</p><p>Peter combined sound conservation principles, a pragmatic approach and personal integrity. He was a founder member in 1982 of the Association of Conservation Officers, which in 1995 became the Institute of Historic Buildings and Conservation. Peter was aware that this was a young profession and was very supportive of younger officers who looked on him a role model. He also served on English Heritage’s historic building committee for six years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/28/peter-richards-obituary">Continue reading...</a> https://www.contemporist.com/homes-unique-design-with-weathered-elegance/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:a1692fca-e114-7a73-6455-4434d51781ed Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:57:04 +0000 Borja Lomas of Voluar Arquitectura has designed a new home in Madrid, Spain, that&#8217;s covered in weathering steel and has a uniquely shaped design. The shape of the home showcases various areas that branch out in different directions, some of which are cantilevered away from the house. The weathered steel exterior, which provides different colors [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228498,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/homes-unique-design-with-weathered-elegance/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/modern-house-weathered-steel-exterior-270324-1141-01.jpg" alt="A modern house features large windows and a weathered steel facade." class="wp-image-228498"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/homes-unique-design-with-weathered-elegance/#more-228490" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/27/owners-crooked-house-pub-appeal-rebuild-order-enforcement-notice-unlawful-demolition- Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:10437203-a3aa-84b5-3b50-edfd856a46a5 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:44:40 +0000 <p>ATE Farms had been issued with enforcement notice for unlawful demolition after fire gutted building </p><p>The owners of the Crooked House pub in Himley have appealed against an order to rebuild the 18th-century building, which was demolished days after a fire last year.</p><p>The blaze on 5 August, which is being treated by police as arson, and the subsequent demolition of the famously wonky Staffordshire pub prompted a national outcry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/27/owners-crooked-house-pub-appeal-rebuild-order-enforcement-notice-unlawful-demolition-">Continue reading...</a> https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/27/yorkshire-estate-known-as-worlds-first-nature-reserve-gets-grade-ii-listing-waterton-park Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:1f9013cd-0f27-6488-2d49-e478f9e008a9 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:00:44 +0000 <p>Eccentric Victorian owner of Waterton Park, near Wakefield, made pioneering decisions to protect wildlife</p><p>A Yorkshire parkland regarded as the world’s first nature reserve – which was created by an eccentric pioneering 19th-century environmentalist – has been given a Grade II listing.</p><p>Historic England said <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1487471">Waterton Park, near Wakefield</a>, was the earliest known example of a landscape designed specifically to attract and protect native wildlife.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/27/yorkshire-estate-known-as-worlds-first-nature-reserve-gets-grade-ii-listing-waterton-park">Continue reading...</a> https://www.contemporist.com/a-living-room-that-floats-above-the-forest-floor-is-a-remarkable-feature-of-this-home/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:962b4826-2f9a-0b99-1dfc-c7917e8a8658 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:09:01 +0000 DeForest Architects has shared photos of a home they designed that follows the topography of the site, with some rooms tucked into the land and others floating above it. Located in a waterfront neighborhood just south of Seattle, the one-acre wooded site sits atop a bluff overlooking Puget Sound. The property had been part of [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228439,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-living-room-that-floats-above-the-forest-floor-is-a-remarkable-feature-of-this-home/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/modern-living-room-red-rug-large-windows-250324-1226-01.jpg" alt="DeForest Architects has shared photos of a home they designed that follows the topography of the site, with some rooms tucked into the land and others floating above it." class="wp-image-228439"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/a-living-room-that-floats-above-the-forest-floor-is-a-remarkable-feature-of-this-home/#more-228430" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p> https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/26/lynn-kinnear-obituary Architecture | The Guardian urn:uuid:291528de-431c-8199-c20e-d422c73bd3f4 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:09:05 +0000 <p>Landscape architect whose work ranged from urban playgrounds to wetland parks and who was committed to working with local communities</p><p>Lynn Kinnear, who has died of cancer aged 64, was one of the outstanding landscape architects of her generation. Her work ranged from urban playgrounds to natural parks such as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/oct/19/walthamstow-wetlands-london-birdwatching-nature-reserve-free-entry">Walthamstow Wetlands</a> in east London. She collaborated with a number of leading architects and artists, including the <a href="https://rshp.com/">Richard Rogers Partnership</a>. Burntwood school in Wandsworth, south London, which she designed with the architects Allford Hall Monaghan and Morris, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/oct/15/burntwood-school-wins-2015-stirling-prize-and-offers-lessons-for-all">won the Stirling prize in 2015</a>. Kinnear’s overriding aim, she said, was “to work with local communities to effect change in their public space”.</p><p>Her approach combined adventurous thinking, often inspired by art, with a deep knowledge of plants and habitats. Influenced by continental European landscape designers, such as the Dutch practice West&nbsp;8, she liked to play the natural off against the artificial. With her <a href="https://kland.co.uk/projects/hellings-street-park/">Hellings Street Park </a>in Wapping, east London, a 1995 project that helped make her name, she created mounds and valleys out of the material used for running tracks, with a bull’s-eye pattern marked out in strong colours, and a small plantation of pine trees next to a bright blue wall. With a rope bridge and a play fort, this “lumpy landscape” was designed to encourage activity and risk-taking.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/26/lynn-kinnear-obituary">Continue reading...</a> https://www.contemporist.com/clerestory-windows-add-natural-light-inside-this-new-addition-to-an-australian-home/ CONTEMPORIST » Architecture urn:uuid:6ddc4740-fbde-00fd-49c1-ca489a04d0a7 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:33:19 +0000 Architecture firm Bryant Alsop has shared photos of a contemporary renovation and extension of a typical free-standing timber period home in Australia. The view from the front door shows off the hallway that connects the original home with the new extension. The hallway transitions into a walkway with sliding glass doors that connect to the [&#8230;] <p><!-- wp:image {"id":228396,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"custom"} --></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.contemporist.com/clerestory-windows-add-natural-light-inside-this-new-addition-to-an-australian-home/"><img src="https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/modern-house-architecture-240324-750-01.jpg" alt="An Australian home received a modern addition with sliding glass doors and windows, and clerestory windows." class="wp-image-228396"/></a></figure> <p><!-- /wp:image --></p> <p><!-- wp:more --><br /> <a href="https://www.contemporist.com/clerestory-windows-add-natural-light-inside-this-new-addition-to-an-australian-home/#more-228395" class="more-link">continue reading</a></p>