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Month: September 2016
4 Lessons about Stressful Work Situations from Captain Sully’s Landing in the Hudson
Here are four lessons we can learn from Captain Sully and his crew about dealing with high stress situations in our businesses and jobs.
How to Use Meetups to Grow Your Business
How can meetups help your business? Meetups are an effective networking technique. Here’s how a 7-figure income entrepreneur uses it in his business.
Small Business Owner’s Guide to the Holiday Bonus
Is your company giving out holiday bonuses this year? Get tips on how to give (or not give) holiday bonuses without causing bad feelings among your employees.
The 2 Biggest Problems with Your Marketing
Small business owners who struggle with marketing can improve their results by learning the top two reasons marketing fails–and developing a plan to address both.
Richard Meier & Partners Designs Waterfront Mixed-Use Building in Hamburg
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Richard Meier & Partners has released images of their competition-winning design for a new 34,750 square meter (374,045 square foot) mixed-use building in Hamburg, Germany that will combine luxury condominiums, rental apartments and the new headquarters for German real estate company Engel & Völkers.
The firm was selected as the winners of an international competition for the design in 2013, beating out proposals from Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects.
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The new building will be located in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, on the waterfront of the Elbe River. The design takes advantage of this location, providing units in the 16-story residential tower, known as “STRANDHAUS by Richard Meier,” with floor to ceiling windows to take in panoramic views of the city and the water. The third to 15th floors will consist of 66 apartments, while the top floor will contain two large penthouse units.
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All units will feature open, light-flooded interiors and unique details designed also by Richard Meier & Partners.
“The early history of our office is rooted in the design of some of the most iconic residential projects,” says Bernhard Karpf, design partner-in-charge. “This project continues the tradition of minimalist and light-filled spaces and of the continuous and clear organization of the intricate program requirements of a mixed-use building.”
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“Natural light is the main building material, and the main characteristic of the interior spaces is their openness and transparency. They are filled with natural light and animated by the connection to the port, the city and the street life around the HafenCity district. Each floor of the development is a study in balancing transparency and natural light with various degrees of privacy required for the residential and office interiors.”
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The Engel & Völkers headquarters will be located in the five levels of the base, occupying a total space of approximately 6,800 square meters. Office spaces will be organized around a double-height entrance lobby, which will invite in both employees and visitors to enjoy the public space, with details bearing Richard Meier’s signature white finishes.
“The color white is a fundamental part of Richard Meier & Partners inimitable style – a color that is also dominant throughout Engel & Völkers branding,” said Christian Völkers, CEO/Founder of Engel & Völkers AG.
Courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Construction on the project is already underway, as the shell construction of the four-level underground parking garage has recently been completed. Due to the proximity to the Elbe River, the garage needed to utilize non-traditional construction techniques typically associated with large scale infrastructure projects and underground train tunnel designs.
“Besides the technical challenges, the planning phase has also had to take the varied uses of the building ensemble into account. The final design is a good solution that safeguards the functionality of individual areas while ensuring an attractive overall appearance,” said Philipp Schmitz-Morkramer, Founder and CEO of Quantum Immobilien AG, the project developer.
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The next phase of the project with be structural construction and fitting out of the above-ground structure. The building is expected to be completed in 2018.
News via Richard Meier & Partners.
Courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects
- Architects: Richard Meier & Partners
- Location: HafenCity, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
- Design Principals: Richard Meier, Bernhard Karpf
- Project Architects: Parsa Khalili, Anne Strüwing
- Competition Team: Kevin Browning, Bori Kang, Amalia Rusconi-Clerici, Stephen Sze
- Project Team: Kevin Browning, Pablo Costa, Alejandro Guerrero, Henry Jarzabkowski, Bori Kang, Aung Thu Kyaw, Sharon Oh, Steven Sze
- Owners: Quartier am Strandkai GmbH & Co. KG
- Area: 34750.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2018
- Photographs: bloomimages, Courtesy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects
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How to have perfect hygiene — according to science
When it comes to your daily hygiene routine — from your flossing habits to your nightly shower — you might think you’ve got everything down pat.
10 Anti-Aging Mistakes Every Woman Should Avoid
There are things that you may not be doing and things that you may be doing but doing wrong that are causing your skin to come back at you with more wrinkles and age spots every time. Below are the most common mistakes women make, which you may be making too invite more creases to show on your face:
1. Thinking that your sunscreen will redeem you from sun damage.
Sunscreen is a must for any anti-aging regimen — it’s true — but, don’t lean on it to give you 100% protection from UV and sun damage because it simply can’t. Your sunscreen has limitations too that you should respect and do something about by staying in the shade and using other means to protect yourself from UV — wearing high UPF clothing, putting on your sunglasses, giving your car a darker tint — in conjunction with your sunscreen.
2. Overwashing.
It’s almost epidemic for women to think that cleansing throughout the day will give them youthful skin. While keeping your face clean and clear using the best skin care products for women — alcohol-free and soap-free, that is — substantially kick off your chances of achieving beautiful skin, washing more than twice daily will strip off the moisture from your skin, making your skin more prone to wrinkles.
3. Using makeup to cover up deep seated wrinkles.
When putting on your makeup, always have this in mind, “A little goes a long way”. The more layers of cosmetics you use, the more your wrinkles will show up as the products are not incorporated into your skin but rather seep through the cracks and highlighting these more. Prioritize treating your skin instead with products that will plump up your skin naturally, such as a Nova Derm Eye Cream or any other essence will cause your skin.
4. Believing that every anti-aging product will give you anti-aging effects.
The better formulated ones can but, those that are merely riding the anti-aging bandwagon won’t and will likely even cause your skin to age more. Harsh ingredients from carelessly designed formulations will damage your skin. So, it’s important for you to know what you are treating your skin with.
5. Leaving your aging issues for your creams to solve on their own.
You can’t delay aging by just putting your creams on! Aging involves so many things, including your lifestyle choices, that is, whether you drink or smoke or hit the gym regularly or eat more fresh than processed. All the decisions you make everyday impact your skin one way or another.
6. Making too many facial expressions and mannerisms.
Repeated facial movements cause you to grow permanent lines sooner or later. Keep facial movements to a minimum so you don’t stretch your facial muscles too hard. Facial exercises including facial yoga can help you relax your face and keep good circulation going.
7. Sleeping without elevating your head.
Some people don’t like pillows on their head because it gives them back pains. A little tilt though is necessary so as to discourage fluids from getting stuck around your eyes. Sleep face up as sleeping on your sides and tummy create sleep lines that eventually become permanently etched on your skin.
8. Spending too much screen time.
Staring down on your laptop can cause you a lot of eye strain. Any gadget that emits blue light, including your smartphone and tablet, emits blue light, a form of radiation that can also damage your skin. Wear sunscreen and load up on antioxidants if you can’t help it.
9. Adhering to a skincare routine that does not suit your skin type.
Choose only the best skincare products for women that distinguish among skin types. Read the labels and understand what these are telling you. For instance, if you have acne-prone skin, you want to read “non-comedogenic” on the labels.
10. Adhering to a skincare routine that is not suitable for your age.
There is a time for a basic moisturizer, and there is a phase in your life when you need to reinforce your regimen with anti-aging formulas.
Conclusion:
You may be spending a fortune on the anti-aging products in your regimen which does not seem to have an end. However, buying more anti-aging products does not redound to increasing your chances of delaying signs of skin aging.
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San Ignacio Houses / IX2 Arquitectura
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- Architects: IX2 Arquitectura
- Location: La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico
- Area: 759.7 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Lorena Darquea
- Project : Javier Ituarte Landa
- Collaborators: Javier Zepeda Macías, Patricia Ortega Correa, Luis Gil del Río, Juan Ruíz García, Eduardo Gómez López
- Construction Management: Javier Ituarte Reynaud
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This set of 10 houses (first stage) is located northwest of the town of La Barca, Mexico.
The houses are built on an area of 924.04m2 in a horizontal subdivision called Jardines de San Ignacio which has approximately 450 lots which are mostly of 90.00m2 (6.00×15.00m).
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One of the features and benefits of the location is that the set is attached to a green, which will take place the implementation of a municipal linear park.
Axonometric
The main objectives were to identify the market which led us to stick to the ideology of the region, and therefore decided to build walls of solid block and concrete structure armed in order to achieve greater confidence with the inhabitants of the municipality. We also seek with the established budget, worthy interior spaces and on the other hand a clear image of quality in design which is achieved by the plastic of the property, concluding that the assembly is shown as a unit.
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Floor Plan
It was proposed to achieve a different landscape which has been marked by large social housing developers, where the sequence of our architectural design allows to observe a number of full and empty accented with a color change.
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The immediate role is completely accomplished by the use of materials not common in this sector like the front wall of Okume wood and with that emphasize the demarcation of competition.
Elevation in X-Ray
We worked on the outside a traditional flattened sand-cement base with making this offer a better product and remove in a certain way the stigma that carries the social housing in Mexico.
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Inside lighting and ventilation of spaces occurs naturally through the backyard and the front of the house. According to the excess of light and the arid context, it was decided to provide small windows to the property. The back yard is shown as a living and private element, which is attached to the public area of the house. We also look forward to separate the private areas from public areas of the neighbors.
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Floor Plan
At the top there is a terrace, which is shown as an element with foundations in the principle of incrementally based on the homes of Alejandro Aravena, allowing in the future to grow automatically to prevent program changes (needs) during the time of a family in the building.
These gaps in the volume will generate a play of shadows during the day.
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One of the materials that most benefited the project was to build slabs with an insulating panel of the m16 NOVIDESA brand, so we get a thermal house.
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Beijing Design Week returns for 2016
Dezeen promotion: this year’s Beijing Design Week features installations, design exhibitions and pop-ups focused on the redevelopment of China’s urban environment. (more…)
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