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• Architects: RAW Architecture
• Location: West Jakarta, West Jakarta City, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia
• Architect In Charge: Realrich Sjarief
• Area: 250.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Eric Dinardi

• Project Team: Septrio Effendi, Miftahuddin Nurdayat, Rio Triwardana, Tatyana Kusumo, Jovita Lisyani Halim, Tirta Budiman, Rifandi S. Nugroho, Hendrick Tanuwidjaja, Bambang Priyono, Hawandi Wijaya
• General Contractor: Singgih Suryanto
• Supervisor In Charge : Sudjatmiko and Singgih Suryanto
• Construction Manager: Eddy Bachtiar
• Structure Engineer: Edy Sinergi
• Master Carpenter : Syarifuddin Pudin
• Mechanical And Electrical Engineer : Bambang Priyono, Andi, Karim and Hamim
• Team Leader Plan And Illustration: Miftahuddin Nurdayat ,Tatyana Kusumo
• Project Team Of Plan And Illustration : Fadiah Nurannisa, Teddie Gunawan Wijaya, Eunike Nathania, Sherika Permana, Laurencia Nathalia, RR Annisa Raras

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Located at the corner of the Street at Villa Meruya residential precinct, The guild shows its introvert side with the solid and high border wall, the solid fence without a gap to peek. As if to withdraw from the noisy Jakarta city and build its own sanctuary, the guild is solid from the outside but open on the inside. 

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The Building consists of one master bedroom, living room, studio a place to work , a library, one open courtyard and a kitchen. The entrance is introduced by concrete, steel, glass and polycarbonate sheet. The access from public and private is separated by open air corridor. The access to the House and the Studio are separated by 2 x 2 m foyer. 

Ground Floor Plan

The bedroom is located on the 1st floor while the other program is located on the ground floor. The circulation is interlocked to give ease access for the owner to access the studio below.  Living room and also the dining room with total area of 35 sqm located on ground floor, while the more private family rooms are located on the first floor and limited by the void of stairs to separate family area and the studio. 

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Hot west – east tropical sunlight is blocked by placing solid wall and bathroom while the facade is open to the north-south orientation. Several pyramids shaped form is also introduced to allow sunlight coming to the middle of the building and allowing fresh air circulation through the small gaps in between glass and concrete.

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The building system uses an automatic watering system that applies zero greywater runoff and zero storm water runoff. It means the whole water is collected to the retention basin with 8 m3 capacity and 2.75 x 3 m of catchment basin with 1,5 m of depth that also contribute the catchment to the neighbor.

Section

The studio is consist of 6 x 6 m square shape, a small void. The small void has a tapered skylight made of concrete with several small gaps to provide light and air circulation. The library named Omah which is open at the weekend has  the size of 3,4 x 12,3 m. It is sunken at perimeter area, half below the height of 0:00 meters considering public access and the needs that require a condition to keep books from the sun and constant temperature with  the minimum possible to use the air conditioner. At the heart of the house  is a courtyard with a fish pond with a background of the 3.5 m radius circle window with 3.50 m looking through the family room. The Guild is one example of project which exercise the modification of form and program with interlocked circulation  in the tropical climate of Jakarta, Indonesia.

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• Architects: Betwin Space Design
• Location: South Korea
• Design Directors: Jung-gon Kim, Hwan-woo Oh
• Design Team: Sun Kim, Hye-jin Yang, Su-in Lee, Dae-hyun Lee
• Client : KGC
• Area: 220.9 sqm
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Yong-joon Choi

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“Two years for gathering energy of the earth with the sounds of water, wind and human footstep, and six years for looking after ginseng. Six-year-old Red Ginseng nourished by the devotion of KGC (Korea Ginseng Corporation) for eight years. ”Opened on the first floor of KT&G (Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation) Tower last August, Café Sapoon Sapoon expresses the advertising copy of Cheong-Kwan-Jang implicatively. Sapoon Sapoon is a compound word of Saponin, main ingredient of red ginseng, and Spoon, a tool to deliver taste and nutriment of food. As Sapoon also means ‘a figure of light and careful step’ and ‘light and refreshing state of body and mind’ in pure Korean word, people can feel refreshing scenery with light beverage. 

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Sapoon Sapoon is a casual space created by KGC in order to be free from the perception, ‘Red ginseng is nothing but health functional food’, while keeping credibility of company and its quality-first spirit. Betwin Space Design grafted traditional ideology of Cheong-Kwan-Jang on this café modernly. They applied two elements, ‘Nature’ and ‘Lab’ to the space for delivering the products produced obstinately for a long time to young customers intimately. They obtained the motif from the scenery of ginseng field. All the natural elements composing the field such as wooden structure for screening sunlight, shading curtain, wind, and hilly spot become design elements of Sapoon Sapoon. Sculpture on the ceiling which overwhelms the space secretly symbolizes the wooden structure to control the quantity of sunlight. Fabric which surrounds the repetitive sculptures is a metaphor of shading curtain, which penetrates the light while fluttering naturally in the wind. And they created various shapes of seats, reflecting customers’ extensive needs for seat. 

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Floor Plan

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It also applied the element of ‘earth’ through the design method to put wood on concrete or to compose diverse levels. Outdoor terrace has chairs and backs formed only by level difference, which is extended to inside organically. Along table in the middle expresses the feeling of earth only with the matter property of concrete, and plants are placed on it here and there. Lower part of front bar patternizes the figure of spreading ginseng roots in three dimensions, a sculpture behind the bar displays professionalism and credibility with piping equipment for Cold Brew and materials reminding of laboratory.

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• Architects: Rara Architecture
• Location: Clifton Hill VIC 3068, Australia
• Architect In Charge: Wesley Spencer
• Area: 208.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Christopher Alexander , Alison McWhirter Photography

• Structural Engineer : John Kyrgios Building Surveyor – AABP
• Land Survey : Brian Watson Energy Rating – BEAC
• Soil Report : Indepth Geotech Builder –Precision Building Solutions Styling – Mila Jarvis

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From the architect. Our mission was to reinstate the old home’s glory through highlighting it’s simplistic characteristics and its overall form. We stripped it right back to a neutral state. The height of the rear addition had the potential to dwarf the original heritage home, so, sympathetically, we mimicked the roof angle, but didn’t hide it. Nothing about the addition is ‘trying to hide’ anything. The old building transitions smoothly to the new, visually and emotionally, both internally and externally – the old floorboards transition to a new polished concrete slab, the old weatherboards transition to a perforated brick wall (outlining the central Zen garden) and then again to a solid brick wall. The addition, which can

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be enjoyed from the rear lanes and from within the property stands proud, like the existing Edwardian; it stands high, and strong without any exaggeration or excess, it is brutal, minimal and statuesque: a monolith.

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Our client hired us knowing the value an architect can add to the quality of their space. Bianca pushed us really hard to getting an exceptional work of architecture and not something easy they could ‘pull off’ as owner builders. This licensed us to explore some challenging design ideas that were pushed around in council for a while and was quite challenging structurally.

Ground Floor Plan

The result is outstanding. It’s a humble house, with a simple and modest extension that meets the highest standards – everything is considered. With a variety of different spaces to enjoy and storage for everything. No one would guess there were two toddlers living in the space.

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The front half is a fully refurbished double fronted weatherboard Edwardian with a calm grey palette that really celebrates the old. The new mimics the striking form of the Edwardian, while employing the use of modern materials built to last. The design intent is to make the space feel endless and not confined; to be able to see right through the house, regardless of where you are. The new open plan living and dining areas boast ample space for entertaining by eliminating the island bench. The client wanted to pack away the amenities behind a wall; so we gave her exactly that.

1st Floor Plan

Upstairs, we managed to avoid frosted windows by dropping fixed windows to the floor (more interactive for the children), while having the openable windows above 1.7m. The raked cathedral ceilings make the space feel larger than it is in the playroom/study area.

The site is less than 300sqm, making it difficult to design a functional 3 bedroom family home with enough subsidiary space for each family member that meets today’s market expectations. So we decided to forget about the market’s expectations and make a truly beautiful space that did all of those things simply and perfectly and suited for a family.

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The result is a space that feels like it’s floating. Externally, the facade dons only a slim line window ribboning the bottom leaving a brilliantly blank monolithic wall looming over the back yard. 

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Product Description. We choose to use Cemintel Barestone for the 1st floor extension cladding as we wanted something substantial while also low maintenance and cost effective. We love that it’s lightweight, comes in large sheets and is easy to install. The finish of the compressed fiber cement panels has an impressive concrete feel to it and is crisp and elegant making the overhanging extension look proud and monolithic, which the project was named after.

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• Architects: Pablo Notari Oviedo, SUMAR urbanismo y arquitectura , CONURMA Ingenieros Consultores
• Location: Paseo John Lennon, Getafe, Madrid, Spain
• Area: 28076.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2004
• Photographs: Eduardo Sánchez

• Chief Architect: Steffen Ringler
• Project Team: Begoña Vives Vinent, Judith Krassnig, Amelia Mateos Yagüe, Augusto Signorio MacroDraftsman: José Luis Paredes Conde Bill of Quantities: Manuel Sevilla Seoane, Yolanda García Portillo Systems engineer: David Torremocha Mesto Structure engineer: Infotaller de Estructuras S.L.
• Draftsman: José Luis Paredes Conde
• Bill Of Quantities: Manuel Sevilla Seoane, Yolanda García Portillo
• Systems Engineer: David Torremocha Mesto
• Structure Engineer: Infotaller de Estructuras S.L
• Works Supervision Team: Pablo Notari Oviedo (Architect), Steffen Ringler, David Torremocha Mesto (Collaborators), Manuel Sevilla Seoane (Assistant)

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From the architect. This project was born as result of the restricted competition launched in April, 2002 by AIRBUS Spain S.L. The works began in February 2003, ending in July of 2004.

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The building is located at the entrance of the Airbus factory in Getafe´s municipality, forming its access door.

Ground Floor

The spatial solution of three blocks supported on a stone podium linked to the topography, is the fundamental element of its expression, creating a central courtyard where the main entrance is located.

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This access space is designed as a large Atrium surrounded by the glazed wings of the offices, and covered by a large canopy. The wings are connected with the rear longitudinal block by two vertical circulation cores, where also the spaces of relationship and service of each plant are located. In the rear block the closed offices are located, and the open offices are on the glazed wings.

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Type Floor

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In the access floor two patios as guiding spaces of the building are arranged, dynamic spaces both by the horizontal circulations created around them, as by the different intensities and reflections of natural light that they produce.

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This Project, highly energy efficient and sustainable, expresses the commitment of AIRBUS with the environment.

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The North longitudinal block has a metal panels façade, similar to the industrial buildings of the factory. But to the South it has a double façade composed by a skin of glass, and a second façade of horizontal metal louvers for light sun control.

Detail

Detail

The lateral wings also have double façades, in this case double glass façades with an intermediate space. These double façades are intended to prevent the greenhouse effect, which is difficult to control using louvers in the East and West orientations. This double façade forces up the hot air circulation in the inside, eliminating it quickly in summer, and allowing its reuse in winter by injecting the hot air in the air conditioning system.

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The energy-efficient system is completed with a ventilated double cover formed by metal louvers that meet three functions: the protection of the air conditioning machinery, the solar light passive control optimizing the circulation of air, and the support of the photovoltaic panels.

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Adjaye Associates has been announced as the firm that will serve as masterplan architect and creative director for the second phase of revitalization of the San Francisco Shipyard, the waterfront neighborhood located at Hunter’s Point along the San Francisco Bay.

The project, developed by FivePoint Holdings, is envisioned as a state-of-the-art commercial district containing offices, labs, research facilities and housing, and will feature a mix of reclaimed heritage buildings and new constructions. The plan will center around acres of public spaces and sports grounds.

“I’m thrilled to be partnering with FivePoint to explore ways to reinvigorate this site’s unique infrastructure for the 21st Century,” said David Adjaye, firm principal. “This is a project with incredible transformative potential; to be given the opportunity to contribute to San Francisco’s urban fabric in such a significant way is a true honor.”

“David Adjaye is one of the world’s most prolific architects. We are delighted that he is bringing his unique, creative talents and culture to help shape the physical spaces and urban form of the second phase of The San Francisco Shipyard,” said Kofi Bonner, Northern California regional president for FivePoint.

The masterplan will be developed over the next five years with a multibillion dollar investment from FivePoint. The design will draw inspiration from the Shipyard’s rural and naval origins to celebrate the layered 150-year history of the neighborhood while maximizing access to the waterfront.

The Shipyard site will serve as the anchor of a larger 760-acre urban plan that aims to add over 12,000 apartments, townhomes and condominiums to the competitive San Francisco housing market, and over 350 acres of waterfront parks, trails and restored shoreline.

You can read more about the project, here.

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• Architects: Dynia Architects
• Location: Denver, CO, United States
• Architects In Charge: Stephen Dynia, FAIA and Doug Staker, AIA
• Area: 55.386 ft2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: JC Buck, Stephen Dynia

• Architect Of Record: Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture
• Owner: Zeppelin Development
• Structural Engineer: KL&A
• Landscape Architect: Plot
• Mechanical Engineers: MEC
• Electrical Engineers: Technicus

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From the architect. Housing development in Denver is booming, especially in the newly revitalized River North (RiNo) neighborhood of Denver.  Unlike the majority of apartment buildings in the area, Dynia Architects’ Freight Residences rejects the typical models of development.  The building has a sense of intimacy and privacy, reduces the homogony of multifamily development, and targets the underserved urban family market. 

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Freight Residences is the newest addition to the mixed-use TAXI development, situated between the train tracks and the Platte River in RiNo.  The building is Dynia’s fourth completed project on the site, with two more to be scheduled for completion by 2018.  This 48-unit, four-story urban housing development was designed for professionals and young families with urban sensibilities.  The one-, three-, and four-bedroom units are configured as a stacked, repeating module of 18-foot sections.  All but the one-bedroom units offer two floors of living space with through-unit ventilation and light infiltration.  Each unit has an operable glass garage door that opens the living spaces to the gardens on the first floor, generous private balconies on the fourth floor, and to incredible mountain views to the west from the third floor one-bedroom units.  

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Floor Plans

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This urban residential block is unconventional, having a single corridor located on the third floor providing access to the one-bedroom and three-bedroom top floor units.  Generous windows at each end of the hallway offer a street-like experience.  The four-bedroom units are accessed through private entrances on the first floor of the building, either from the car-port parking area in the back or through the garden terraces on the front of the building.  This configuration of the first and second floors offers privacy and creates a row house sensibility rather than the feel of a double loaded apartment block. These two-story units allow light and air to flow from east to west on each floor. 

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The utilization of day lighting and natural ventilation has positive health benefits while reducing energy costs. The building’s HVAC systems use efficient domestic hot water heaters and energy efficient fan coils. On site storm water detention basins are built into the landscaped terraces off of the east side of the building providing natural irrigation and filtering excess water.  

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Freight Residences taps into the amenities serving the entire TAXI campus.  The site features a unique shipping container pool, fitness center, multiple community gathering areas, green spaces, a restaurant, coffee shop, and an early childhood education facility.  The creative recreation room on the ground floor of Freight Residences is an additional amenity space for the building and the surrounding TAXI community. Separated from the elevator vestibule by a hanging plastic strip curtain door, the creative recreation room was designed as a learning and play space.  The vibrant orange room features a large garage door, connecting the space to the outdoors.

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Freight Residences is clearly a unique and innovative building.  It’s location, design features, and sense of community appeal to its tenants. The building has become fully occupied in less than six months from its doors opening to residents.

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Products Information. Light and height are central to the Dynia planning strategy; operable walls of windows or garage doors are incorporated into most projects.  At the recently completed Freight Residences, located on the TAXI campus in RiNo, the garage doors on all levels connect interior spaces with the outdoors in a city with a passion for outdoor activity.  Generous private balcony spaces provide an additional outdoor room with iconic mountain or urban views.  These elements also allow for through-unit ventilation and ample light infiltration. Garage Doors by Clopay.

Located along the Rocky Mountain Range, Freight Residences is heavily exposed to the elements.  As an exterior material, whether corrugated or flat, steel siding is impervious to weather and offers maintenance free durability. Corrugated Steel Siding by Corrugated Industries. 

Amerimax vinyl windows include tilt-turn and fixed unit types, with excellent U-values.

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Since 1998, Google has been manipulating their iconic logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries and the lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists, creating what they call Google Doodles. Since the very first doodle (used to indicate founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s attendance at Burning Man that year), Google has produced over 2000 fun, colorful drawings to inform their users about the important milestones that fell on that date.

Of these doodles, numerous have featured the works or lives of some of history’s most prominent architects. Check out a sampling of some of our favorites, after the break!

March 27, 2012 – Mies van der Rohe’s 126th Birthday

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August 4, 2011 – Roberto Burle Marx’s 102nd Birthday

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December 15, 2011 – Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s 83rd Birthday

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March 9, 2013 – Luis Barragan’s 111th Birthday

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January 27, 2014 – Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s 200th Birthday

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April 3, 2013 – Henry van de Velde’s 150th Birthday

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October 20, 2014 – Christopher Wren’s 382nd Birthday

April 18, 2012 – Jan Kaplický’s 75th Birthday

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April 21, 2012 – Brasilia’s Anniversary

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July 12, 2011 – 450th Anniversary of St. Basil’s Cathedral

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September 4, 2010 – 25th Anniversary of Buckyball

October 20, 2008 – 35th Anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House

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May 17, 2008 – 125th Birthday of Walter Gropius

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June 8, 2005 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s 138th Birthday

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June 25, 2013 – Antoni Gaudí’s 161st Birthday

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August 6, 2014 – Anna Castelli Ferrieri’s 94th Birthday

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January 19, 2016 – Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s 127th Birthday

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March 4, 2016 – 42nd Anniversary of Rio-Niteroi Bridge Opening

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May 4, 2016 – Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday

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May 20, 2013 – Exposición Universal de Barcelona’s 125th anniversary

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May 27, 2012 – 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge

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January 9, 2013 – 150th Anniversary of the Tube

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November 17, 2009 – Isamu Noguchi’s Birthday

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January 15, 2014 – The 255th anniversary of the British Museum

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September 4, 2013 – Kenzo Tange’s 100th Birthday

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April 3, 2013 – Henry van de Velde’s 150th Birthday

March 31, 2015 – 126th Anniversary of the public opening of the Eiffel Tower

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You can find even more architecture-related doodles, here.

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• Architects: FaulknerBrowns Architects
• Location: Hammersmith, London W6, United Kingdom
• Area: 3500.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Guy Archard

• Structural Engineer: Elliott Wood Partnership Ltd
• M&E Consultant: Hoare Lea
• Quantity Surveyor: Synergy
• Planning Supervisor: Synergy
• Lighting Consultant: White Light Ltd
• Audio Consultant: Autograph Sound Ltd
• Main Contractor: Jerram Falkus Construction Ltd
• Client: Latymer Upper School

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From the architect. The elegant and efficient sports centre at Latymer Upper School maximises the available space on a tightly constrained site, to create a centre for sporting excellence and ambition.

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 Latymer Upper School is an independent school for 1,200 pupils in Hammersmith, west London. The existing sports facilities were completed in 1980 and served the school well, helping to establish its reputation for sporting excellence. Fast forward to 2014, and the building was no longer fit for purpose. 

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The school’s ambition to maintain this strong sporting pedigree led to the decision to redevelop its existing offer with a state of the art swimming pool and sports centre. It was hoped that this would not only cultivate the next generation of world-class athletes, but also develop a wider appreciation of fitness and wellbeing within the whole student body.

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The ambitious brief established the need for:

-A six lane swimming pool (25m) with a floating floor, to enable a water depth of two metres for speed orientated competition swimming, and shallower water for teaching and community use.
-Spectator seating.
-Fitness suite.
-Three large multi-purpose studios which could be combined to produce an exam hall.
-Renovation of the existing six court sports hall.
-Support accommodation for staff.

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The site presented considerable challenges from both a physical perspective and a planning context.

Site Plan

The physical constraints included; a pedestrian underpass beneath the A4, a busy arterial route which arrives on the site in the centre of the northern boundary; and the existing sports hall, which had to remain in its present position. These constraints largely dictated the location of the new building, which would need to fill the available site to accommodate the school’s requirements.

From a planning perspective, whilst this was replacing an existing facility, the site was located within the vicinity of two listed buildings in a conservation area.

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The design solution linked the two simple geometric volumes of the sports hall and pool block with a spine of accommodation that encompasses the main horizontal and vertical circulation routes. By stacking the studio spaces on top of the pool hall, this block supports a wide range of activities in a very small footprint. The creation of a large basement allowed for much of the building’s plant to be removed from the main body of the plan. This has the benefit of increasing the available space for the core functions and reducing the overall height of the structure, thereby producing a very elegant and efficient building 

Sections

Externally, the expression of the building is very simple and restrained, with a palette of fibre-cement and glass. The primary volumes of the sports hall and swimming pool are clad in grey fibre–cement panels, modulated with different shades and sizes. The studio space is expressed as a cast-glass box ‘floating’ above the perimeter wall. Utilising a mixture of clear and translucent panels, the movement within the studios will present a constantly changing appearance: a living canvas which will, through shadow and silhouette, animate the elevation by day and night

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Product Description. The architectural concept was a glass box – containing activity studios and fitness – over a concrete box containing a pool. The glazing to the upper box needed to be translucent with limited transparency to provide privacy, and insulation to provide thermal efficiency. Self-supporting, frameless Profilit panels were used – sandblasted and clear – which fulfilled these objectives. 

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The complex offers green balconies, loggias and terraces, with trees and greenery from the public square connecting upwards following the curve of the façades.. Image © L’Autre Image (Paris)

A team consisting of MVRDV, ALL + Giboire has won a competition for the project Ilot de l’Octroi, a new residential redevelopment in the city of Rennes, France that will transform the area into a socially adhesive green community along the Ille et Vilaine rivers.

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The city of Rennes dates back to the 18th and is often considered one of the most attractive areas to live in France due to its diverse heritage. Recent growth has led to a recent focus on the city’s fringe districts, connected by the pedestrian street, Mail François Mitterrand. This population burst has also required changes to increase housing density and optimize transportation routes. MVRDV, ALL and Giboire respond directly to this deficiency by creating a sustainable housing community that will contribute to the expansion of the centre by “breathing new life and refocusing communities along the rivers.”

The curved typology makes the rooftop and second-floor garden accessible and inviting for all residents. Image © L’Autre Image (Paris)

The 8,200 square meter (88,000 square foot) complex will contain a mix of 135 private residences and subsidized housing, each with outdoor spaces facing the waterfront, loggias and terraces. As they are positioned on split levels, no views go into units directly opposite. Trees and greenery visually connect the public square on the ground floor to the terraced private areas. At night, the top of the buildings are lit to create a new silhouette on the skyline.

“The project is intentionally very open. Open to the Vilaine, open to the city and open towards nature,” explains Nathalie de Vries, co-founder of MVRDV. “As part of the expansion of Rennes, we designed a dense urban area that offers more public access to nature, private greens and fantastic views. Densification only works when it comes with added qualities, and that is our ambition for these inhabitants.”

At night, the tops of the buildings light up and provide a silhouette of the confluence. Image © L’Autre Image (Paris)

The development’s curving, terraced facade is clad in three different grey textures to create coloring and gradations that resemble natural rock formations. In this way, a variety of unit types can come together into a single defined volume that takes inspiration from the surrounding landscape.

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Additionally, a rooftop garden on the second floor is accessible to all residents, and will contain a workshop and diverse botanical garden, while the complex’s public square will provide a setting for dining and socializing, as well as easy access to the riverbanks and the nearby floating garden, Jardin de Confluence.

The competition shortlist saw Aires Mateus, LIN, MVRDV, Vergely and Zucchi all compete for the design, with the team of MVRDV-ALL-Giboire chosen as the winners. Construction on the project will begin in 2018 and is expected to be completed in 2020.

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• Architects: MVRDV
• Location: Rennes, France
• Design Team: Winy Maas, Jacob Van Rijs, Nathalie De Vries, Bertrand Schippan, Mikaël Pors, Quentin Rihoux, Roxana Aron, Boris Tikvarski, Maxime Cunin, Jean-Rémi Houel, Antoine Muller, Lisa Bruch
• Co Architects: ALL
• Client: Groupe Giboire
• Consultants: Franck Boutté Consultant and SNC Lavalin
• Area: 8200.0 sqm
• Project Year: 0
• Photographs: L’Autre Image (Paris), MVRDV

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• Architects: GWSK Arkitekter
• Location: 386 96 Bläsinge, Sweden
• Architect In Charge: Timo Karasalo
• Area: 100.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Linus Flodin

• Structural Engineering: Henrik Moegelin, Stockholm

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From the architect. The idea of ”modern barn” came up quite early in the sketching phase. A building typology that naturally connected to the village’s current scale and grammar. The materials and the details however was designed to give clear signals that this was built in our time. In this way a new “growth ring” could be added to the village’s long history of utility buildings.

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The outstretched and narrow volume was ideal for the project’s spatial and functional program. And the traditional barn pitched roof shape gave good possibilities to create significant internal qualities.

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Floor Plan

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Client’s requests for maintenance-free facades together with the advantages of fast installation of the building’s exterior walls led to the choice of precast concrete elements. The exact dimensions of elements was dictated by the maximum allowed transport dimensions. The gables that were cast in one piece thus had a maximum height of 4,2m. And the height of the long facades was due to doorway hight by 2.1m with overlying concrete beam.

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Product Description.The UBAB precast concrete elements was one of the starting points for this project. Mainly for two reasons: the fast installation of the building exterior walls and maintenance-free facades in the future.

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By designing the outside surface (as explained below) the facades even connected in a modern way to the traditional barn facades in the area.

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