Architecture
High Trestle Trail Bridge / RDG Planning & Design
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- Architects: RDG Planning & Design
- Location: United States, Madrid, IA 50156, USA
- Project Year: 2011
- Photographs: Iris22 Productions
- Budget: $815,000 USD
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From the architect. The High Trestle Trail Bridge, is the fifth longest pedestrian and bicycle bridge in the US. The bridge, over a half mile long, spans the Des Moines River Valley, and connects over 600 miles of trail in central Iowa. With design embracing local coal mining history and geology of the area, the site-specific installation utilizes a tunnel of steel cribs, mimicking the structure of an old mine shaft, and abstracting them in a manner which evokes a sense of whimsical travel through time and space.
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The experience becomes even more surreal as night falls, and blue LED’s highlight the playful geometry of the cribs, drawing users in and gently releasing them through the other side. Not only has the installation been an experiential gift to the public, but it has also been recognized as a major contribution to regional economic development, with an additional 15 to 20 thousand people per month traveling to the local communities on both sides of the bridge.
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Thanks to the collaboration between public artists, engineers, architects, lighting designers, owner and the public, this installation is now the keystone, uniting five distinct communities along the trail.
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Watch How Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s “Shed” Transforms at New York’s High Line
Diller Scofidio + Renfro and partners Rockwell Group have released a new animation of “The Shed” (previously known as “The Culture Shed”), a convertible cultural center designed for New York City’s Hudson Yards development overlooking The High Line. When complete, the building will contain 170,000 square feet of exhibition space for temporary installations, concerts, performances and other cultural productions. Watch in the video as The Shed grows out of its partnering residential skyscraper, also designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group, and transforms to serve various program types.
A part of Phase 1 of the Hudson Yards project, construction on The Shed began in mid-2015 and is scheduled to be completed in 2019. The venue will serve as the new home of several high profile events, including New York Fashion Week.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Designs Telescopic ‘Culture Shed’ for New York
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The Hudson Yards – New Development, “Smart” Development
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Servier’s Center of Excellence in Clinical Research / NFOE et associés architectes
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- Architects: NFOE et associés architectes
- Location: Laval, QC, Canada
- Area: 5565.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2014
- Photographs: Stéphane Brügger
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From the architect. Located in the Laval science and technology park, the Servier “Centre of Excellence” project consisted of the design and construction of a new, independent office building which was followed by a complete retrofit of the adjacent older head office complex.
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A main objective of the project was the reorganization of departments and the integration of equivalent work spaces for all staff, in both size and quality of finishing. The project was also designed to achieve high energy economies and an environmental sensibility to achieve LEED NC (without documentary burden).
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Building accommodations include open office areas, meeting/discussion bubbles, divisible conference spaces, hospitality areas, coffee and break zones, high-density archives, a small fitness center, mechanical penthouse and underground storage rooms.
1st Floor Plan
2nd Floor Plan
The personality of the new building reflects and contrasts with the vocabulary of the nearby more stylistic head office with its mansard roofs. Rhythm and materials were carefully selected and inspiration drawn from the original palette of colours.
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This project was followed by the complete refurbishment of 2,183 m² of the existing older head office building spaces to reflect the newly introduced spatial allocations and high quality finishing.
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Nick Waldman creates a “studio in the trees” on a holiday island in Massachusetts
“Yo Ikea, allow Kanye to create” says Kanye West
Rapper Kanye West has declared his ambitions to design for Ikea and called for the Swedish company to collaborate with him on a furniture range. (more…)
Vibrating sneakers by Vixole help wearers play non-stop Pokémon GO
Vixole is the latest company to jump on the Pokémon GO bandwagon, creating a prototype for a pair of sneakers that vibrate and light up when a Pokémon is close by (+ movie). (more…)
New Images of Completed Pavilions Released as HOUSE VISION Tokyo Opens to the Public
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New images from HOUSE VISION Tokyo 2016 have been released as the event opened to the public this past weekend. This year’s theme, “Co-Dividual: Split and Connect / Separate and Come Together,” explores how architecture can create new connections between individuals, and the ways Japanese housing can adapt to cultural shifts through the implementation of technology.
This year’s exhibition features house designs by top Japanese architects including Sou Fujimoto, Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and Atelier Bow-Wow, each paired with a leading company to envision and implement new strategies in housing design.
Continue after the break to see images from the event and the pavilions.
Venue Entrance / Kengo Kuma
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The House with Refrigerator Access from Outside / Yamato Holdings × Fumie Shibata
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Yoshino-sugi Cedar House / Airbnb × Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
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Hiragana-no Spiral House / Panasonic × Yuko Nagayama
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Tanada Terrace Office / Muji × Atelier Bow-Wow
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Nomad House / Mitsukoshi Isetan × Tanijiri Makoto Ai Yoshida
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Rental Space Tower / Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. × Sou Fujimoto
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Life Core / LIXIL × Shigeru Ban
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Checkered Waterside / Sumitomo Forestry × Nishihata Seijun × Kengo Kuma (venue configuration)
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Woodgrain House / Toppan Printing × Hara Design Institute
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Between Inside and Outside / Between Furniture and a Room / TOTO · YKK AP × Atsushi Igarashi Taiji Fujimori
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Grand Third Living Room / TOYOTA × Kengo Kuma
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Wireless Roof House / Culture Convenience Club × Hara Design Institute (exhibition design) × Shinya Nakajima (video production)
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Iced Coffee Shop / AGF × Go Hasegawa
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Project descriptions and more information on each of the pavilions can be found at HOUSE VISION Tokyo’s website, here.
Newberg Residence / Cutler Anderson Architect
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- Architects: Cutler Anderson Architect
- Location: United States, Newberg, OR 97132, USA
- Design Team: James Cutler, Bruce Anderson, Meghan Griswold
- Area: 1650.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2013
- Photographs: Jeremy Bittermann
- General Contractor: : R & H Construction
- Structural Engineer: Madden & Baughman Engineering
- Landscape Designer: PLACE Studio
- Geo Technical Engineer: Carlson Geotechnical
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From the architect. This single-family 1,650 square foot residence and 550 sf guest house was designed to broaden the owners’ already strong emotional connection to the living world. The owners and architect Jim Cutler of Cutler Anderson Architects chose the site of an overgrown, man-made pond in an area of the owners’ 88 acre vineyard that was not conducive to cultivation.
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The design attempts to make the pond and residence a single entity in which the owners can enjoy and connect with the wild creatures that come to the water on both regular and varied schedules. To this end, the building of Douglas Fir and Cor-ten steel was placed as a bridge across the north end of the pond. The pond itself was enlarged and loosely ordered to integrate with the structure of the residence.
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The site plan was choreographed so that visitors park their vehicles 150 feet away. They then walk through the forest to a bridge crossing a small section of the pond, and on to the main entry. The broad vista of the pond offers a compressive release upon opening the front door. It is the hope that this experience will be memorable to the visitor.
Site Plan
Designed as a simple steel frame carrying a wooden roof structure, the primary box houses a kitchen, living/dining room and master bedroom. An indoor mudroom “link” connects the home to the garage. To enable guests to experience the place, the guest house is connected by an outdoor covered walkway.
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Integral to the design of the residence, south-facing glazing (Cardinal LoE 272) maximizes light and warmth in the Pacific Northwest. The home also uses radiant heating in the floors. The wood and steel construction materials were locally-sourced; and native vegetation fosters wildlife.
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To date the owners regularly observe: Dragonflies, Crawfish, Rainbow trout, Bats, Cedar waxwings, A blue heron (named Herman), Wood ducks, Hawks, Garter snakes, Frogs, Salamanders, Possum, Deer, Raccoons, Coyotes.
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More Struggles Ahead of Rio Olympics as Ramp Collapses at Sailing Venue
via Courier Mail
With the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics fast approaching, the city’s preparations have hit another setback. The main ramp at Marina da Gloria, which will serve as the Olympic sailing venue over the next few weeks, has partially collapsed. The structure was intended for temporary use as the main access point for boats to enter the water. No one was injured in the incident.
Big waves in #Rio cause main #Olympics sailing ramp to collapse https://t.co/vlNvioHJs2 http://pic.twitter.com/2N37EVf1WG
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Philip Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organizing committee, said the damage was caused by high tides and a stormy sea, and that a construction crew has already been contacted for repairs. The ramp is expected to be back in working order within four days, just three days before sailing events are scheduled to begin on August 8.
“It would be wrong to make a great deal” of the Marina da Gloria incident, said Mark Adams, International Olympic Committee spokesman. “In the run-up to the games, things happen.”
World Sailing spokesman Malcolm Page said that a coach boat pontoon was also damaged on Saturday.
This comes after a fire in the Olympic Village on Friday forced the Australian Team to evacuate the premises. While their building was left unoccupied, the team’s uniforms and several laptops were stolen from out of their rooms.
Another recent incident in Rio saw TV Studios on Copacabana Beach near the volleyball arena flooded with water after the weekend’s exceptionally strong winds. Iron boards were needed to contain the force of the waves.
Apprehension over the safety of Rio’s construction standards has been growing since April, when a 50-meter stretch of a bike path constructed for the Olympics collapsed, killing two people.
News via the Associated Press. H/T The Guardian.
