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• Architects: BCHO Architects
• Location: Jipyeong-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
• Architect In Charge: Byoung Cho, So-jin Kang
• Area: 161.78 m2
• Project Year: 2014
• Photographs: Sergio Pirrone

• Other Participants : Young-sung Jun, Sung-chul Hong

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From the architect. The subterranean Tilt Roof House is set amid peaceful mountains and rice fields an hour east of Seoul in Korea. The house shows our understanding and consideration of “Ki”, which is the traditional term for the universal energy that permeates through everything.

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Tilt Roof House tries to respect the natural energy flow of the existing mountains and celebrates a primal relationship between experiential qualities of the surrounding nature and a building. By taking advantage of the steep slope around the site, the house blends with the topography and is partially embedded into the ground, while minimizing the excavation of the earth. The roof is tilted to follow the slope of the hill while disappearing into the ground. It is built with careful consideration of construction efficiency and the surrounding nature without disrupting the energy flow. Mass composition of this house is a result of the adaptation of the existing topography line from the north and the parallel line of the adjacent street in the main access area.  

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The house also utilizes the sloped roof-top as a terrace. It is punctuated by three square boxes: two recessed boxes and one courtyard box. The two partially recessed squares not only serve as outdoor furniture but also distinguish different programs, such as the master bedroom and kitchen underneath the terrace. The central courtyard allows natural light penetration and makes the interior space more desirable and breathable. The heavy pour-in-place concrete and the pressure treated black-stained pine wood exterior is in contrast to the warm and ambient light created by the bright yellow birch plywood interior. The curvature of the interior wall along the central courtyard softens the pointed corners created by the triangular shape from the living room to the reading area. During the summer time, wind blows from south to north, inducing air circulation from the courtyard, where the kitchen is located creating cross-ventilation.  

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1st Floor Plan

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• Architects: HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro
• Location: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
• Area: 1244.0 m2
• Photographs: Ryuji Inoue / Studio Bauhaus

• Site Area : 4230 m2
• Building Area : 799 m2

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From the architect. The project which is an old decrepit kindergarten located at Izumi city in the south of Osaka.

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Izumi is a city which take the textile as the main industry from long time ago. But now as the work transfer to the overseas where has cheap labor, the local industry recession is today’s situation. About this planning, we set two topics.

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One is, By daily activities to solve kids’ lake of exercise which caused by inadequate site.  Another is, for teaching kids about the local history, put in the element of textile which representative the local industry.  Concretely, for increasing the amount of exercise in the inadequate site, made an environment that kids can run around, and undulating ground.

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The building is surround the middle yard, and ramp which people can climb from first flower to roof is be built. By this plan, kids can bend to a squat and climb to the roof, and then run around get down from stairs to the middle yard. And all these activities make kids’ amount of exercise has been greatly improved. About the local industry, as one of the mine idea of the design, by using fabric to make the sign and paste carpet on the wall for letting kids play on it, to actualize that the building materials can be touched softly, and also can let kids feel the material texture. 

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© Jack Lovel

• Architects: Architecton
• Location: Middle Park, Australia
• Architect In Charge: Nick Lukas
• Area: 420.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Jack Lovel

From the architect. Middle Park is home to some of the best preserved and aged architecture in the city of Melbourne, and this extension to a three bedroom private residence builds upon this reputation. A material palette of stone, concrete and metal integrates an interplay of languages that will stand the test of time. 

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Ground Floor Plan

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Whilst the street frontage remains untouched, the rear addition enhances the historical context of the Victorian terrace character with a contemporary counterpart, sympathetic to its surroundings and secret from the busy main road.

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This hovering hidden gem delineates an alfresco area affixed to an open planned living space, affirming the theme of integration, and creating a pastiche of past and present that is perpetually worthy of its time and place.

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In 2016, Instagram grew from popular picture viewing app to essential social media tool with over 300 million active users and 95 million photos and videos per day. A digital journal of sorts, the platform is now the best way to let your friends and followers know where you are, what you’re doing or what inspires you.

Our own instagram page, curated by our founder and Editor-in-Chief David Basulto, is a travel feed of fantastic architecture from around the world. But which places and buildings were Instagram users’ favorites this year? Check out the list of most geotagged cities, locations, museums and hotels below!

The Most Geotagged Cities of 2016

New York City

1. New York, New York

2. London, United Kingdom

3. Moscow, Russia

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4. São Paulo, Brazil

5. Paris, France

6. Los Angeles, California

7. St. Petersburg, Russia

8. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

9. Istanbul, Turkey

10. Jakarta, Indonesia

The Most Instagrammed Locations of 2016

1. Disney Theme Parks (Global)

2. Universal Studios Theme Parks (Global)

3. Central Park (New York City)

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4. Times Square (New York City)

5. Eiffel Tower (Paris)

6. Louvre Museum (Paris)

7. Las Vegas Strip (Las Vegas)

8. Santa Monica Pier (Los Angeles)

9. Brooklyn Bridge (New York City)

10. VDNKh (Moscow)

The Most Instagrammed Hotels of 2016

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1. MGM Grand Las Vegas

2. W New York – Times Square

3. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

4. Atlantis The Palm, Dubai

5. Caesars Palace (Las Vegas)

6. Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino

7. Fontainebleau Miami Beach

8. Wynn Las Vegas

9. Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel (Official)

10. The Venetian Macao, Macau

The Most Instagrammed Museums of 2016

The Louvre in Paris

1. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

3. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York

4. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles

5. The Broad, Los Angeles

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6. World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial (aka National September 11 Memorial & Museum), New York

7. American Museum of Natural History, New York

8. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

9. British Museum, London

10. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

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• Architects: DDG
• Location: SoHo, New York, NY, United States
• Area: 70000.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Bruce Damonte , Robert Granoff

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From the architect. Nestled in the heart of SoHo, XOCO 325 is a luxury condominium that sits on the site of a former chocolate factory. The ground-up new development has been designed, developed and constructed by DDG and elegantly references SoHo’s celebrated cast-iron loft buildings, while while forging a balance between classic and contemporary design. The striking cast-aluminum façade, which seems to float in front of the glass curtain wall, is a modern interpretation of the district’s historic cast-iron loft buildings.

The impressive design extends beyond the façade into the lobby, where residents are greeted with an elevated design experience. The lobby is outfitted with a bluestone floor and a custom chandelier. Sculptural wallsare richly textured with board-formed concrete and complement in-situ cast-concrete furnishings. 

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Each of the one-to four-bedroom residences offers impressive detailing such as custom plasterwork and radiant heated flooring. In an effort to create a smooth transition between the building’s bold exterior architecture and warm inviting interiors, the residences offer ceiling heights starting from 10 feet, and open layouts that accentuate a luxury lifestyle. 

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2nd Floor Plan

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A truly unique feature at XOCO325 is a private courtyard garden that features a naturally lit, sculptural concrete fitness studio. In addition to a private garden, the building offer additional amenities, including a 24/7 concierge / doorman, a bike room and private storage.

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Product Description. One of the most central and unique materials used in the construction of XOCO 325 is cast aluminum. Taking its inspiration from the Soho Cast Iron Historic District in which it is located, the building is cloaked in a custom cast aluminum façade that seems to float over a hanging glass wall.

The striking design was slowly conceived of through DDG’s extensive survey and research of the neighborhood – in which it found 250 cast iron loft buildings. XOCO 325’s façade derived from the designers’ fascination with the historic buildings’ “kit of parts” industrialization and its reliance upon componentry and patterns. To celebrate this style of architecture, yet modernize it for the 21st century, DDG opted to replicate the bay spacing found in the area, use cast aluminum as it is lighter and more affordable, and hang the custom structure over a massive glass wall, in order to maintain a sense of privacy for residents. 

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It’s that time of year again! At ArchDaily we clearly appreciate holiday cards with an architectural spin, and we want to see your card designs. Whether that involves a Paul Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, an ornament detail or even a gingerbread Villa Savoye please submit your own architectural holiday card to be hung above ArchDaily’s digital mantle.

We thoroughly enjoy the creativity of our readers and look forward to viewing your submissions. 

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• The theme for the design can be Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, etc.
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• Architects: Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten
• Location: Treietstraße 17, 6833 Klaus, Austria
• Architect In Charge: P. Nußbaumer, I. Pfeiffer
• Area: 6940.0 m2
• Project Year: 2014
• Photographs: Bruno Klomfar

• Concrete Engineering: gbd, Dornbirn bzw. Mader + Flatz, Bregenz
• Wood Engineer: Pock, Spittal bzw Merz Kaufmann Partner, Dornbirn
• Building Services: gmi, Dornbirn bzw. Synergy, Dornbirn
• Electric: Hecht, Rankweil
• Acoustics: Brüstle, Dornbirn
• Building Physics: team gmi, Schaan bzw Weithas, Hard
• Construction Manager: Gmeiner, Schwarzach
• Landscape Design: Rotzler Krebs, Winterthur

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The new secondary school of Klaus was built to replace the existing school, and designed with energy efficiency and budget in mind.  After a record construction time of only 18 months (upon nominating the winner of the competition), classes began at the school, which consumes less than 15 kWh/m² total energy per year and fulfils Vorarlberg passive-house guidelines.

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The building has a long front facade which houses the library and atrium and orients to the street.  The class clusters and associated rooms are located in a wing that branches off to the north, creating an exterior courtyard area to the northeast.  This wing is oriented so that classrooms are separated on the east façade from group and administration rooms on the west by a central three story corridor, which is crossed by individual foot bridges that access each classroom. The building achieved construction costs of only three percent above that of a conventional construction project, and reduced energy costs by seventy percent compared to the old school building, while still maintaining an attention to detail.

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In the second construction phase, a sports facility was added to replace the existing sports building.  The two-story sports hall and the three-story multi-purpose area (which provides rooms for day care, clubs, and events) can be reached from the school building by walking under the elevated library, allowing for protection from the elements. 

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Wendell Burnette Architects has released images of their design for Saudi Arabia’s 1st UNESCO World Heritage Site, the MADA’IN SALEH or HEGRA south of Petra; which has recently been approved by The Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage.

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Project Description via Wendell Burnette Architects

Our hotel concept for the MADA’IN SALEH UNESCO World Heritage Site is designed as a mirage within the south edge of the Jabal Ithlib (Mountain of Standing Stones). From afar, our design intends to recede, to disappear into an isolated group of smaller standing stones as an anonymous base constructed of light silica stone from the sand plain in a simple geometry – quiet and humble and unknown to the roads approaching the Jabal Ithlib and the ancient city of Hegra.

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From any direction on foot, on camelback, on horseback or by carriage – no glass, no reflections, only a low stepped sandstone base – even at night, one may only discern the warm glow of a group of campfires around some island rocks.

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Within this low base plinth we find a solitary stationary stone camp around a magical Rock Garden, filled with voices, the sounds of Lute, the Rabada and the smells of burning Al Samar Wood, Oud Incense, and outdoor cooking. In the spring night, the entire camp is perfumed with the smell of a thousand Al Ula Citrus blossums.

In the morning, the camp wakes up to the sound of Nabataean well water filling the stone channels, which feed the grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, lemons, limes and as starlight gives way to the sun – stone-paved streets softly echo with the sounds of sandal covered feet, the rustle of fabric dress and hushed conversation making their way to early morning prayer or a light breakfast.

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At the heart of the stone camp we find the smaller standing stones – a Rock Garden, which provide a focus for the public life of the camp, a stepped town square from where one can see out in all directions; through and between the solitary stones to the Jabal Ithlib north and most prominently the mysterious Standing Stones that form the ever-changing west ridge.

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From the public rooms surrounding the town square expansive views fan out over the stone tabula rasa base toward the Wadi of Al-Hijr southeast and the distant jagged peaks that form the canyon valleys at Al Ula southwest; all the while revealing nothing of the scale of the camp below and behind the Rock Garden or the private languid life within. One arrives in this remote desert camp from a large wooden gate between two large stones where we are welcomed into a formal Acacia Grove forming a large shaded arrival court.

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Emanating from the heart of the town square are ramps, stepped plazas, a long corniche or promenade and self-shaded streets or Siq’s; which all lead ones eyes and feet out onto the vast sand plain, the Jabal Ithlib and the Mada’in Saleh … maybe on camel and / or horseback. Along the way, one also discovers an unexpected desert oasis threaded throughout the walls of the village camp – Citrus Courts of every variety, deep water wells, water channels, shallow reflecting pools w/ fountains.

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With a bronze key one unlocks a smaller wooden gate to your own private camp / courtyard or estraha replete with the sound and smell of precious life-giving water, abundant shade, and in the Spring season – bees, wildflowers – and always day and night a framed solitary view of infamous Arabian Deserta.

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© Marco Zanta

• Architects: Studiomas architetti
• Location: Reggio Emilia, Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy
• Area: 720.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Marco Zanta

• Collaborators: Elena Gomiero, Enrico Polato, Devis Durello, Simone Siino
• Structural Engineering: Studio di ingegneria RS srl
• Mechanical Engineering: Studio Cassutti sas

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From the architect. In the countryside between Parma and Reggio Emilia there are several ancient farms, now abandoned or in ruins. All of them have the same features, so that it is possible to recognize a building type: a compact block on three levels hosting the farmer’s residence, completed by a stretched volume hosting the cattle at the ground floor and the hay at the first floor. The cattleshed has three naves divided by brick columns supporting a vaulted brick ceiling, the barn consists in a big hall opened to the South, with pillars supporting oak trusses and a brick roof; both they are screened from the sun by a deep and high portico with brick paving.

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The project consist in a conservative restoration of the cattleshed volume and in a renovation of the dwelling spaces. All the existing brick and stone walls, all the brick floors and roofs have been maintened, or, if damaged, they have been dismantled, restored piece by piece and reassembled; the same work has been done for the oak beams, the doors, the iron railings, the stairs and all the elements that it was possible to recover. Therefore in this way a project can preserve the witnesses of a long tale.

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Since the house is located in an active earthquake zone, the structure has been reinforced with steel prosthesis, hidden into the walls, the wood beams and the roofs.

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© Eugeni Pons

• Architects: Dominique Coulon & associés
• Location: 28 Rue des Closiaux, 92140 Clamart, France
• Assistants Architects: David Romero-Uzeda, Olivier Poulat, Chang Zhang, Steve Letho Duclos
• Area: 2596.0 m2
• Project Year: 2015
• Photographs: Eugeni Pons

• Competition : Olivier Nicollas
• Construction Site Supervision : Olivier Poulat
• Structural Engineer : Batiserf Ingénierie
• Mechanical Plumbing Engineer : BET G.Jost
• Electrical Engineer : BET G.Jost
• Cost Estimator : E3 économie
• Acoustics : Euro sound project
• Landscaping: Bruno Kubler
• Program : Gymnase / Aire de sport extérieur / Logements de fonction / Cour collège
• Construction Companies : COLAS (Asbestos disposal, Demolition), SNRB (Concrete structure, Metal structure, Roofing, UGlass facade, Water proofing, Exterior works), SEC FRANCE ASCENSEURS (Elevator), RS2I BATIMENT (Metalworks, fence, gates), NBA (Plastering, ceiling, interior wood joinery, signage, furniture), DE COCK (tiled floors), ARTMANIAC (Painting, glued floors), SERT (Plombimg, Heating, Ventilation), SPORT France (Sport equipements)
• Client : Conseil départemental des Hauts-de-Seine / Pôle Bâtiments et Transports / Services des Travaux Neufs et réhabilitations / NANTERRE
• Budget : 7400000 €

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From the architect. The building is located in a 1950s residential area in the Paris suburbs. The large sports hall is positioned at the far end of the site, giving the street a degree of amplitude and generating a public space which reinforces the building’s status as a community facility. The volume of the accommodation is in keeping with the houses in the neighbourhood. The fragmentation of the programmes produces a displacement between the two volumes, offering glimpses of the central part of the site and opening up views towards the gardens.

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This dispersion of volumes is contradicted by a continuous canopy which breaks up the perspective by obliquely distorting and twisting the vanishing lines. As it unfolds, it creates an invisible balance between the various points of tension the length of the canopy.

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The displacement of the volumes expands the space and sets up contradictory vanishing lines. This open, dynamic shape alters the perception of limits and loosens the usual relationships between street and site. Architecture ceases to be a border between public and private spaces – the building allows glimpses of what is usually concealed.

© Eugeni Pons

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A completely transparent gallery offers views from the street of the outline of the changing rooms. The contrasts produced by the matte, shiny and transparent surfaces accentuate the impression of an abstraction of space.

© Eugeni Pons

The large hall has natural lighting on the upper part of all four sides, with opalescent glass diffusing a uniformly soft light. The ceiling appears to be in a state of levitation, and the structure is absorbed to the point of disappearance by the double thickness of the glass. The lower part of the hall comprises spaced vertical slats; one side of the slats is grey. The hollows house the technical services and the black-coloured acoustic treatment. These gaps reinforce the impression of depth and lend thickness to the whole.

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The grey concrete, the glass, and the shiny and matte surfaces are varied over the different spaces, creating a timeless atmosphere. 

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