Architecture studios Rede Arquitetos and Croquis Projetos have completed the first building of a new university campus in Crateús, Brazil: an administration block that spans an access road to to the site (+ slideshow). (more…)
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Odessa Apartment #3 is a project visualized by S&T Architects. It is located in Odessa, Ukraine. Renderings courtesy of S&T Architects
Atkins has been selected to design a transit-oriented development (TOD) master-plan along the new Jakarta–Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) corridor, the first HSR project in Indonesia. Set for completion by 2019, the corridor will extend 142.3km, stimulating economic growth along the corridor while re-allocating traffic to de-congest the region.
The TOD masterplan will integrate smart planning, land value capture and development/station integration, with Atkins specifically covering “masterplanning, transit oriented development, architecture and urban design, landscape design and station integration for Halim and Manggarai areas.”
Bertil de Kleynen, Atkins’ head of architecture in Asia Pacific said: “These TOD projects will support Jakarta’s national vision for sustainable development hubs around key transport links and incorporate positive social, cultural, economic, and community benefits for residents and visitors to the region. The project involves complex design challenges and we will address each development as a fresh challenge and provide design solutions tailored for the individual locations.”
Atkins has previously worked on other TOD projects; including the Cadre International TOD Centre (ITC), one of China’s first TOD projects, with 800,000 square meters of mixed use development; and the Meixi Lake TOD in Changsha for a population of 250,000.
From the architect. The ‘Golden Cube’ student residence project is situated on the ‘A4 Est’ sector of Le Trapèze. This particular lot acts as a point of liason between the existing Boulogne and the new construction development. Here there is a strong importance surrounding the unification of urban density, diversity and pleasure, underscored by the incorporation of ecology and bio-diversity, in order to integrate nature into the heart of the urban environment.
Some of the fundamental principles that guided the programmation and construction of A4 Est were a coherence and harmony of buildings, limitation of vis-à-vis, construction at intermediate height to maintain a human scale and a blending of exterior and interior limits by offering loggias and exterior space.
The guiding principles of these student halls of residence were standardisation, self-regulation and a maximisation of internal space. This project, with its 156 rooms in an 8-storey building taking up almost the entire plot, is no exception to this rule. There is nonetheless a secret gar- den, as the project coordinators, Loci Anima, were keen to reintroduce some biodiversity onto the island.
Every flat has an outdoor area. A 1.5-metre recess allowed us to include loggias along almost the entire façade. The building’s outline is blurred by the use of filters, water effects and ope- nings in the perforated sheets of steel. It is also dotted with birdhouses. The occupants cannot interfere with them and they require no maintenance.
We were confronted with a dense setting and the client’s demand for cost-effectiveness. Despite a compact context, offering quality of use was an imperative. Afterall, students are humans and not a product. The design process consequently revolved around this problematic: is it possible to propose a different living environment where life is the main subject ?
Little House on the Ferry is a residential project designed by GO Logic in 2014. It is located in Vinalhaven, Maine, USA. Little House on the Ferry by GO Logic: “Little House on the Ferry is a seasonal guesthouse comprised of three micro cabins connected by a web of outdoor decks on Vinalhaven, an island off the coast of Maine in Penobscot Bay. The design is respectful of the balance..
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