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Police Station in Salt / Josep Ferrando + Sergi Serrat
© Adrià Goula
- Architects: Josep Ferrando, Sergi Serrat
- Location: Passeig del Marquès de Camps, 17190 Salt, Girona, Spain
- Area: 2000.0 m2
- Project Year: 2011
- Photographs: Adrià Goula
- Builder: Construccions Alsina SA
- Architects Team: Marc Nadal, Ramon Subirà, Anne Hinz, architect
- Structural Engineer: NB-35 Barcelona
- Collaborators: Marc Nadal + Ramon Subirà + Anne Hinz
- Client: Ayuntamiento de Salt
- Budget: 1.700.000 €
© Adrià Goula
The site
The new police station is located on the outskirts of the neighborhood in a zone reserved for council buildings. The proposal is placed in a pre-existing grove of magnificent beech trees that determine the main decisions for the project. The main building mass is concentrated at the north end of the site, in the unoccupied area, while the car park is organized around the grove. The remainder of the site forms a green cushion that separates the building from the road becoming a transition space for the visitors.
Site Plan
The building
The building is separated from the street by no more than a wooded garden. There are no railings to bar the public. The police should be seen to be accessible and friendly. A compact, horizontal, abstract and introverted volume is proposed due to the requirements of high-security, use and flexibility of the program. The public entrance is formed by raising the head at one of the ends of the building forming a large access porch. The staff entrance is placed at the opposite end of the main facade.
© Adrià Goula
© Adrià Goula
The materiality
Once inside everything changes. A system of double height spaces and patios organize the private zones and flood the interior with light. The color white becomes the main player. Its texture changes to differentiate the different walls: textured concrete for the exterior, polished stone on the floor, white brick and wood for the walls, perfect white for the ceiling…
© Adrià Goula
The briefing
The lightness of the interior is also reflected in the organization of the building. The program is ordered around strict hierarchical and functional criteria.
© Adrià Goula
A longitudinal spine-like scheme ordered around the patios orders the program in plan and establishes a clear transition between the public and the private.
Plans
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Top 4 Benefits of Red Cabbage Juice That You Should Know
Any nutritionist will tell you that eating fruits and vegetables is healthy for your body especially when taken raw. This is because heating or boiling denatures or destroys the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables.
However, currents statistics in America reveal that most people actually take in very little vegetables and fruits compared to junk food. This, in turn, has led to an increase in lifestyle-related health complications that would have otherwise been prevented if people adopted healthier lifestyles.
The reason for many of us not taking vegetables and fruits can be blamed on factors like prep time, taste, and lack of adequate information. Juicing, however, offers you an opportunity to enjoy fruits and vegetable in flavors that you can actually appreciate. Among the many vegetables that you can juice is the red cabbage.
This vegetable is mildly spicy and has a strong vegetal taste for those who try it for the first time. This is why it is mostly associated with soup and coleslaw.
To help improve the flavors, consider adding it to other vegetables and fruits which will also boost the nutritional value. Remember that the United States Department of Agriculture and many dieticians encourage adults to consume at least 4 to 6 cups of red vegetable juice per week.
How to Juice Red Cabbage
To prepare ½ cup of red cabbage juice, you will need 3 cups of chopped fresh red cabbage. You are allowed to add other fruits and vegetables to get the flavor you prefer.
Benefits of Red Cabbage Juice
Here are the 5 major benefits of juicing red cabbage.
Rich in Folate
According to Phil, a university professor, this nutrient is responsible for body tissue development and improved cell function. This is why expectant women as always supplemented with this nutrient to prevent birth defects in their unborn babies.
In adults both male and female, lack of folate leads to the development of gray hair, anemia, diarrhea, and ulcerations. This nutrient belongs to the family of B vitamins which are responsible for the use, breakdown, and production of new proteins when they are combined with vitamin C and vitamin B 12.
Recent research reveals that a ½ cup of red cabbage juice has 48 micrograms of folate. This comprises 12% of the recommended adult intake. For pregnant and breastfeeding women, this represents 10% of the recommended intake.
Rich in Vitamin C
Our body tissues undergo wear and tear on a daily basis. That is why we need vitamin C to help repair these damages. However, this important vitamin is easily destroyed by heating that is why having it raw is the recommended way to consume it.
Cabbages, especially red ones, are the richest source of this vitamin which is responsible for tissue repair, collagen production, wound healing and maintenance of bones and teeth.
Besides this, it is a known natural antioxidant that protects us from free radicals and environmental poisons that we are always exposed to as a result of pollution. Just half a cup of red cabbage juice contains 152milligrams of vitamin c which represents 100% of our bodies’ daily requirement.
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Rich Source of Potassium
Our bodies require potassium in order to function well. This nutrient is an electrolyte that that helps in the nervous and cardiovascular systems’ functioning.
Potassium controls the electric activity of these systems that improves their functioning ability. It is also responsible for the maintenance of the body’s acid–base balance that is essential for tissue and muscle growth as well as proteins production.
Half a cup of red cabbage juice contains 649 milligrams of potassium. This is nearly 14% of the daily potassium requirement for adults.
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A Good Source of Vitamin K
Basic elementary science will tell you that Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting. A single half cup serving of red cabbage juice contains 85% of our daily dietary requirements. It contains 102 micrograms of this essential vitamin. Besides blood clotting, it helps in the maintenance of strong bones and prevents bleeding disorders in expectant women and newborn babies.
With all these amazing benefits from just one glass of red juice, don’t forget to grab yourself some red cabbage the next time you go a-grocerying.
Happy juicing!
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House 28 / Equipe Lamas
© Haruo Mikami
- Architects: Equipe Lamas
- Location: Smdb Conjunto 28 – Lago Sul, Brasília – DF, Brazil
- Architect In Charge: Samuel Lamas
- Design Team: Samuel Lamas, Ruy Lamas, Anderson Magallães
- Area: 850.0 m2
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Haruo Mikami
- Engineering And Incorporation: Ruy Lamas
- Engineering: Eng. Ruy Lamas, Eng. Júlio Novita, Eng. Vladimir Barbán
- Interior Design Collaborator: João Carlos Ramos Magalhães
- Paisagismo: João Fausto Maule
© Haruo Mikami
From the architect. The architecture of the House 28 presents as an extension of the arid and lush landscape from the Cerrado Biome. A family that sought tranquility and connection with nature commissioned this urban refuge located 10 minutes away from the national congress of Brasilia.
© Haruo Mikami
The area of 7000 m2 enabled to spread 850m2 of construction on the ground. Gardens permeate the volumetry and generous windows of wood and glass connect the experience to the landscape.
© Haruo Mikami
Varieties of perspectives are revealed while walking through the house. The rooms have different heights that confirm a spatial hierarchy. Extensive walls, coated with polymer mortar, define fluid spaces and openings positioned in all directions integrate the living areas. The large windows frames are mostly positioned east west and the walls north south. This orientation allows a dramatic natural light effect during Sunshine / sunset and open views across the house.
© Haruo Mikami
Independent bedrooms facing east ensure privacy for family members. All three suites have a balcony and a metal trellis for climbing plants. The Windows there, when opened, serve as seats either for the bedroom and balcony.
© Haruo Mikami
The landscape colors continue in the house materials: the tile floor and walls coated fulget has the same color of the reddish earth of Brasilia. The window frames and the lining of Ipe wood, confirm the sense of belonging. The metal roof structure in corten steel also mimic among vegetation.
© Haruo Mikami
There are three Colored Carpets tiles with geometric designs where the use of traditional woven carpet would be impractical: entrance, kitchen and dining room.
Ground Floor
Next to the terrace under an old Jatoba tree, there is a rectangular pool coated with white regional marble. It is a conversation pool with a bench along its entire length and flanked by wooden deck.
© Haruo Mikami
The house has mixed structure: concrete pillars and cover in metallic structure. Rainwater collected by the coverage is directed to an underground reservoir serving the garden irrigation during dry period. Solar panels heat the water and the pool throughout the year and tilting windows allow cross ventilation and natural light in every room.
© Haruo Mikami
For the interior, a playful and relaxed spirit with pieces designed by the architect Samuel Lamas and masters of Brazilian and international design: Sergio Rodrigues, Jorge Zalszupin, Tenreiro, Jean Gillon, Geraldo de Barros, Lucio Costa, Lina Bo Bardi, Campana brothers, Vico Magistretti, Charles Eames, Antonio Bonet, Pollock and Achile Castiglioni among others.
© Haruo Mikami
The landscaping is an extension of the Woods with native trees and shrubs masses that flourish throughout the year to attract birds. In the central garden, a native tree Erythrina Mulungu, known as coral tree, will often bring to the Entrance hall, the view of a carpet of red flowers.
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