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Dutch Design Week reveals 2016 programme
Dezeen promotion: this year’s Dutch Design Week will focus on makers and the creative process, and will include exhibitions, lectures, prize ceremonies, networking events and debates. Read more
10 homes with clever storage solutions on Dezeen’s Pinterest boards
Pegboard display walls and a partition made up of maze-like shelving are just some of the clever storage solutions squeezed into the small homes and tiny apartments that feature in this week’s Pinterest roundup. Read more
Snøhetta Selected to Master Plan New Campus for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Courtesy of Snøhetta
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) announced today that it has selected Snøhetta to lead in the master planning of their new 16-acre riverfront campus and develop a long-term vision for the future of the Portland, Oregon site.
The overall goal of the master plan will be “to provide a market-driven strategy that outlines the best economic and environmental uses of OMSI’s physical property while highlighting the museum’s work as a cultural touchstone, science education resource, and trailhead to connect the community to learning and skill-building opportunities that equip them for 21st century jobs.”
Courtesy of Snøhetta
“We look forward to bringing the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry closer in connection to its place, people and visitors,” said Craig Dykers, Founding Partner of Snøhetta. “Together with the museum’s administration, we will certainly see OMSI blossom into a place that is more resourceful and attractive in the years to come. Portland’s future is intimately linked with the pursuit of education, a greater understanding of the sciences, and our relationship to the environment. To be a part of this journey together with OMSI is a rare opportunity to shape a larger component of society.”
Also announced were the key consultants that will work with Snøhetta on the project, including ECONorthwest, for economic and market-driven planning; Buro Happold for environmental sustainability and infrastructure design; Spencer Consultants for local planning strategy; DKS to consult on traffic and parking schemes; civil engineers KPFF; and landscape architects Mayer/Reed.
Courtesy of Snøhetta
The OMSI master plan joins a series of planning projects currently helmed by Snøhetta in the Portland Metro Area, including the Willamette Falls Riverwalk in Oregon City and the future home of the James Beard Public Market in Portland. The firm also partnered with The Center for Architecture in Portland earlier this summer to present its first full-scale exhibition of their work in North America, featuring sketches, renderings, and models.
“Portland remains one of the most inviting cities in America,” said Michelle Delk, Partner and Director of Landscape Architecture with Snøhetta. “After many years of industrialization, the city is awakening to its waterfront and natural surroundings more than ever before. The city’s food culture, social activities and environmental initiatives are helping create a new attitude along the waterfront, and OMSI’s new Master Plan will contribute to the exciting and evolving character of the city and state.”
Work on initial planning concepts will begin this month and will continue into the spring of next year. Input from surrounding communities and OMSI members will be gathered at a series of future feedback meetings.
Driessen House / Antonio Altarriba Arquitecto
© Diego Opazo
- Architects: Antonio Altarriba Arquitecto
- Location: Dénia, Alicante, España
- Area: 333.78 m2
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Diego Opazo
- Collaborator: David Lopez Mateo
© Diego Opazo
From the architect. The project aims to explore the possibilities of massive volumes, treating them with two different textures, stone and white.
© Diego Opazo
In an incredible environment where everywhere can see the sea, building makes a gradual this approach, closing access only performing certain openings to generate cross ventilation, but opening completely at sea views.
Plan
The building is based on a volume-stone plinth, nestled on the ground, with openings on the east side, providing lower stays light, ventilation and magnificent views. On this base volume stone room, the target volume of two heights, access and kitchen-living being on the ground floor and first floor master bedroom is based, and is topped with a volume of three heights which is the stairs connecting the socket with different volumes.
© Diego Opazo
The outdoor spaces are treated as part of the house, since the opening of the massive volumes sea is total, connecting the entire exterior with the interior, even in certain cases such as the kitchen window, blurring the boundary line, entering in the overall composition of the building, causing one of the materials of this project is the blue Mediterranean sea.
© Diego Opazo
With all this, we can say that the materials used are natural stone, white stucco, elm wood and the blue sea of Denia.
Calatrava’s Dubai Creek observation tower breaks ground
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has released more images of his proposed Dubai Creek Tower – now under construction and expected to surpass the 828-metre-high Burj Khalifa. Read more
115 Highbury Hill / Blee Halligan
© Robert Battersby
- Architects: Blee Halligan
- Location: Highbury, London N5, United Kingdom
- Architect In Charge: Greg Blee
- Area: 100.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Robert Battersby
© Robert Battersby
From the architect. BLEE HALLIGAN ARCHITECTS have added a new kitchen and dining room to a four storey victorian terrace house in Highbury, creating a bright new living space for the owner and their large family.
© Robert Battersby
The frameless glazed side return extension projects out into the garden and in doing so creates a planted courtyard to the main house and a light-filled nook, big enough for a sofa.
Floor Plan
The glazed roof slopes down to the neighbouring property to reduce the impact of overshadowing without compromising the feeling of space and volume internally.
© Robert Battersby
Crittal windows and doors were used throughout, opening up to the lush verdant garden. A roof extension was added as a home office, with full width glazing to allow panoramic views out over the garden below.
© Robert Battersby
Product Description. Crittals were used in order to unify the elevation – fixed glazing, side-hung windows and doors provide a unified and consistent appearance when they are closed
© Robert Battersby
Job of the week: senior architect at Article 25
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a senior architect to work with disaster relief charity Article 25, improving healthcare buildings in Myanmar. Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Bouroullec brothers explore urban development in utopian diorama series
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created models exploring how nature and cities interact, which they are showing in an exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum. Read more
New Map Celebrates Washington D.C’s Brutalist Architecture
© Deane Madsen
City Guide publisher Blue Crowe Media and Deane Madsen, Associate Editor of Design at Architect Magazine, have collaborated to produce the Brutalist Washington Map, which features 40 examples of Brutalist architecture in Washington, D.C. This is Blue Crowe’s fourth architectural guide map, following their Brutalist London Map, Art Deco London Map, and Constructivist Moscow Map. One can only expect further releases on the horizon.
© Deane Madsen
As more and more examples of classic Brutalism face demolition by neglect, we hope that putting these examples of D.C.’s Brutalist architecture on the map will foster public appreciation that ensures their longevity, said Madsen.
© Deane Madsen
Of the 40 Brutalist structures highlighted on the map, many like the Hirshorn Museum and Dulles Airport are familiar, while others like the National Presbyterian Church may prompt a visit. With Brutalism’s increasing popularity, the creators of Washington D.C’s Brutalist Map hope to inspire readers to gain more knowledge.
© Deane Madsen
Brutalism hit its stride in the mid 20th century, but it may be having a moment again. The style most notably associated with Le Corbusier’s initiative also worked its way into structures by Paul Rudolph and Louis Kahn. Brutalist architecture’s reinforced concrete and ominous impressions served government buildings particularly well due to the mandates for economic construction methods and unidentifiable appearances.
© Deane Madsen
As the style sees a small revival, the two Brutalist maps in the collection may attract a large number of architects. The Washington, D.C. map is two-sided with an introduction to post-war construction and Brutalism, in addition to architectural details for each photo.
© Deane Madsen
© Deane Madsen
News via: Blue Crowe Media
