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• Architects: Aro Estudio
• Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
• Architects In Charge: Alexis Rodríguez, Michel Rosado, Oliver Ortega
• Area: 3287.0 m2
• Project Year: 2015
• Photographs: Lorena Darquea

• Collaborator: Leslie Chávez

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TALENY is an institutional Project designed by ARO Estudio; located in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, its facilities have three levels of education Preschool, Elementary and Middle school, arranged in a plot of 5,000 m 2 through four building modules.

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The design is based on the educational philosophy of the institution, which seeks its students to arouse interest in innovation, creating an environment that encourages the curiosity of the educational community, through facilities that promote in each child personal development and learning life skills.

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The school´s entrance is framed by two brick walls, behind them the parking lot is placed. Following the length of the same wall it opens the way to the pedestrian entrance of the school, which, in its interior receives us in the administrative area; It is in it where through a covered patio the three educational levels are distributed and the heart of the institution, the MAKER SPACE is framed.

Ground Floor

This module houses inside the creative areas of the school, in it converge the library, the computer area and the robotics room; Arranged in a space at double height, students can interact with the three areas, thus responding to the concerns that arise at the time of innovation (research-library, programming-computing, create-robotics). The windows that give light to the space, are of different sizes and orientations, projecting diverse shades and giving dynamism to the interior.

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In the west of the school we find the preschool entrance, this building is designed half a story below the natural terrain to ease the walk for toddlers. All the classrooms are planned to have a cross ventilation with windows on the corridor side (North) arranged to reduce distractions and on the orchard side (South) displaced to have a full view of the plants and a North-South orientation to reduce solar incidence.

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The Preschool Gym is a double story height space that accentuates its scale proportionally to the child’s size, promoting the freedom of movement and the physical stimuli of the youngest students. And just like the Maker Space and all the classrooms, the electrical installations and the waterworks are visually exposed, designed purposefully on a pedagogical level to awaken the students interest to question the meaning and function of the built environment.

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The orchard is purposefully designed between the preschool and elementary buildings so that all the classrooms in this two buildings have a view to it, achieving a natural sight to soothe the classes.

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The elementary classrooms follow the same criterion of placement of windows as those of kindergarten, with cross ventilation and north-south orientation.

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The music classroom in front of the Maker Space, is an area of common use to all students of the school, built in brick following the same criteria of windows as the Maker Space, playing with the shadows projected into the interior.

First Floor

The school’s program has three multipurpose courts, to the ends of which is the picnic area and stands; as well as a playground for the kindergarten area and individual recreation areas for elementary and middle school.

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The annual AAP American Architecture Prize, which recognizes outstanding architectural design, interior design, and landscape architecture worldwide, has given URBANLOGIC‘s Sichuan Arts Factory and Innovation Center a Silver Award in the mixed-use category. The panel of judges included Troy C. Therrien of the Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, Peggy Deamer of Yale University, Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio and Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and Alan Ricks and Michael Murphy, founders of Mass Design Group. 

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URBANLOGIC was commissioned by a glass manufacturer to design an upgrade for his factory into a large-scale art production and innovation center. The brief included production facilities, a sales hall, a small museum, individual artist studios, and a boutique hotel for VIP clients. Inspired by the character and malleability of industrial buildings, the architects based their design on a warehouse typology, using exposed concrete frames and concrete bricks to create a neutral canvas for the artistic production and exhibition within. 

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A continuous, undulating roofscape stretches across the length of the building, creating both pitched and butterfly roofs that peak at varying heights. The architects included elements of traditional Chinese architecture in both the upward curves of the roof’s eaves and the four introverted courtyards. Lined by vertical bamboo elements, these courtyards contrast with the industrial warehouses for balance and cohesion. The largest, central courtyard, designed for open-air shows and screenings, shields the hotel from noise and dust emanating from the factory. A second courtyard will house a sculpture garden and balance the central plaza.

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URBANLOGIC is an architecture and urban design firm based in Hong Kong and Berlin. Claiming projects in over 20 countries, the firm combines its practical work with a theoretical and research background, focusing on the socioeconomic and cultural context of their projects.

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• Architects: Tsou Arquitectos
• Location: R. Maria da Fonte 160, 4830-582 Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal
• Architect In Charge: Tiago Tsou
• Area: 54.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: João Macedo

• Team: Tiago Tsou, António Alberto Costa
• Constructor: Construções Vasco Fernandes
• Wood Work: Marcenaria Isidro
• Plasterboard: Tectoestore

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From the architect. The refurbishment proposal of Óptica Queirós goes through the redefinition of the functional zoning and circulations.

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The front desk and workshop are placed sideways.

The central space of the showroom and personalized attendance is well-marked by the false ceiling design.

Floor Plan

The access to the contactology office is done by a passage in the curved plane of the wall.

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The shelves of the eyeglass frames follows the shop design in all it dimension. They perform the double function of showcase from the inside and outside and also work as sun blockers. All the functional elements follow the global design, creating a unifying image of the whole.

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A competition for the design of the Aurobindo Pharma towers in the center of Hyderabad, India has declared CnT Architects as the winner. The 300-meter site is located in the center of Hitech City of Hyderabad. Two options exist for the final towers: one intends to accentuate the building’s verticality while the other amplifies the horizontality of the site. 

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CnT Architects noted that they stressed the incorporation of commercial elements, like retail and restaurants, to break away from the regular gated office building designs.

Option one divides the length of the building into three towers, with commercial and office floors separated by a middle zone. The middle zones serve as a connection zone between the towers, with the inclusion of wide, social staircases. Also providing a cafeteria and recreation floors, the middle zone is left transparent and protected from heat gain by mechanically operable louvers.

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Option two scatters the cafes and conferences rooms across the floors along the exterior edge of the building. Various levels of transparency allow for external identification of the rooms.  

Moreover, this concept breaks the building into pieces. A collection of terraces forms outdoor social spaces toward the top of the building.

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The towers will be 120 meters in height when built.

Architect – CnT architects
Office Location – Bangalore India
Project location – Hyderabad India
Design Team – Sreenath Vinayakumar, Krishna Chaitanya, Karthik P Nair, Ashish Bykode, Harshvardhan, Prem Chandavarkar, Vikram Desai
Visualisation – Arun Babu , Lucid dream

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Students at <a href='http://ift.tt/2fcY96M University School of Architecture</a>. One of Woodbury's graduate professional practice courses, focused on the Los Angeles region and the state of California, was named one of seven exemplary courses in sustainability-centered design. Image Courtesy of Woodbury University

This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine.

For many years now, climate change has been a major concern for architects and engineers— and with good reason. After all, the built environment contributes to over 39% of all CO2 emissions and over 70% of all electricity usage in the United States. Several architecture and design-based initiatives aim to guide architecture away from environmentally harmful practice and towards a more sustainable approach. Architecture 2030, one such initiative, believes that to incite design change we must begin at its source: architectural education.

Started in 2002 by Edward Mazria, the organization hopes to position architecture as part of the solution to climate change. Noted for their valuable resources, such as 2030 Palette—an online database of emission simulators, statistical data, site specific topics, government codes for sustainable designing, and more—Architecture 2030 just launched another endeavor, a pilot program titled the 2030 Curriculum Project.

After first holding an open call for courses, seven winners were selected for their unique approach to considering sustainability-centered design. As Anthony Guida, Program Director for 2030 Curriculum, explains: “Students in architecture, planning, and other professional design disciplines must be prepared to meet the challenge of designing a zero carbon future, and the 2030 Curriculum Project highlights and supports the best in high-performance design education.”

Many were undergraduate studio courses, like a course submitted from Ball State University’s Architecture program. The 4th year studio stipulates that designs be zero net energy and incorporate socially resilient housing; works produced can then be built the following semester.

Another winner, at the Urban Planning department at the University of Washington, is a graduate studio that focuses on sustainable agriculture and the development of carbon neutral eco-tourism in Bajo Lempa, El Salvador.

One of the most interesting courses chosen is offered as part of a Real Estate Development program at the University of Southern California. A summer course that centers on design history & criticism, it aims to teach future real estate agents the value in investing in sustainable development. The course will result in design proposals for mid-rise infill development in urban Los Angeles. You can find all the winners here.

Architecture 2030 is sponsoring the winning courses for this pilot run of the 2030 Curriculum Project: winners will receive access to Architecture 2030’s network of members, critical feedback on their curriculum from experts at the organization, a chance to add to the 2030 Palette, and press opportunities in journals, conferences and media outlets. As Guida explains: “These courses and their outcomes will serves as instructional models for transforming the culture of design education in architecture and planning programs nationwide.”

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• Architects: DTR_studio architects
• Location: Gaucin, Malaga, Spain
• Architects In Charge: Jose Miguel Vázquez, Jose María Olmedo
• Area: 190.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Cris Beltran

• Constructor: CRISEBA S.L.
• Construction Management: DTR / Javier Berdugo
• Collaborators: Claudia Gutierrez / Alba Márquez

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It is one of the most difficult Project we have developed in our studio . But thanks to our amazing clients and the effort of the builder company, the result has been fantastic.

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The process has lasted four years, because the project has been growing over time. The original request was to extend their home with the annexed plot on the left. We had to keep the old house and add a new one. Furthermore we did not have any views. So we developed a quiet project, inspired in the popular architecture, adding a new volume with no noise. Just the gesture of a double height window, with tropical wood, versus the white volume. 

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Just before starting the work  on site, the plot above us was on sale. It was the chance to get vistas and propose a more ambitious project . We advised to the clients to demolish the original house, so we could project a global project with no restrictions. They accepted the challenge with no doubt.

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The higher plot (the last added to the puzzle) will be the living area. The  pool will be stand in the free ground space available. The rest of the outdoor area is the roof of the night area. The bedrooms are below the terrace, sited in the first project plot. In the ground level, just below the bedrooms , there is an apartment for guests. The stairs will be the element  which will sort the puzzle . This importance is highlighted with the skylight – bay window

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The Project is concluded with a overlook terrace on the roof  of the living area. This space plays just with white planes,so common in Andalucian popular architecture, integrating the house with the neighborhood  . 

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The entrance to the house is across a Andalucian patio. This traditional space prepares us to get into the heart of the house and the visual explosion that follow  it . After the living room , we can see the stairs area, lighted with an old brick jalousie . The night area recover the original project facade , keeping the  image of a traditional house, except the double height window .

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The efficient concept has been present during the project development . We have proposed a outdoor insulation, the best system to get the highest levels of insulation, and allows us to use the traditional white plaster .

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The materials election has looked for to strengthen the integration with the context : White plaster, old brick jalousie, continuous concrete floors, tropical wood windows …

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• Architects: MUTOPIA
• Location: 3390 Torup, Denmark
• Area: 500.0 m2
• Project Year: 2015
• Photographs: Courtesy of MUTOPIA

• Other Participants : Benny Schytte, Halsnæs Lilleskole

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Village-in-the-Schoolyard is a transformation project of a private school with a twofold agenda: to improve the school’s health profile, currently among the country’s poorest,  and to create a social meeting point across age and interest for the entire local community of Torup, a renowned Danish eco-village situated in the middle of the Halsnæs peninsula, a part of the Capital Region of Denmark.

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The 50% crowdfunded project has been completed with financial support from a number of foundations and Halsnæs Municipality, doubled by engagement from local businesses and community, and private contributions including pupils’ donations. The project aims at supporting the growth strategy of the Halsnæs Municipality by increasing the attractiveness of the school premises, while in the same time strengthening the qualities of the school grounds as areas for social training, outdoor activities and public life generators.

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The school premises, consisting of a school courtyard in need of a new pavement and improved access to one of the buildings, along with a forecourt serving as a parking area, have been retrofitted to support their potential development as activity areas. The forecourt has been turned into a village square, while the courtyard has been turned into an outdoor classroom featuring a ramp staircase which doubles as scene to provide playful connections while supporting school related events and gatherings. 

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Elevation

Elevation

The former parking area in front of the school premises has been transformed into a public space consisting of a multipurpose sports field surrounded by activity hotspots shaped like gabled houses evocative of the homely appeal of village life. The gabled houses, interconnected by a continuous fence which doubles as a bench on both in- and outside, provide protection for errant balls, and create a village within the schoolyard. 

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The village houses open their doors towards the village square, inviting everybody inside into oversized themed ‘interiors’ suited for organized learning and playing activities, and impulsive usage: climb up in grandma’s cuckoo clock and jump down on the giant sofa! Welcome into Le Salon where you can try out the picture frame climbing wall! Join us at The Open House, where all the windows and doors are open to provide multiple in-and out routes! Improve your basketball throw skills at The Tree House. If tired, take a seat in The Grand Chair and watch the passers-by, or visit The Library, a temporary library and chill out hotspot which turns into a poetry reading area during the long summer evenings!

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New role-plays and social games emerge along with a wealth of associations and situations not unlike those of everyday life. This adds a new level of performativity to the central multipurpose sports field, while also enabling the co-existence of a wide variety of games and play activities. The emerging public space creates a strong connection between village and school: the school as an activity generator intensifies the ‘pulse’ of the village by adding a daily energy boost, which in turn contributes to strengthening the children’s self-image as active and visible citizens.

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• Architects: B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
• Design Team: Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Yixin Yang, Longxun Zhang
• Client: UMASSIF/WITH
• Area: 150.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Ruijing Photo

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From the architect. WITHWHEAT in Sanlitun locates beside the street in southern Taikoo Li. The design mission included the interior and façade. The façade is made of a full-height glass curtain wall. People can have a view of warm and natural interior design through this glass wall.

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The highlight of this design is a framework made from solid wood, which extends from ground to ceiling. To create complexity as well as keep a sense of rhythm, the vertical wooden stripes attached to the ceiling are different in length. A bread showcase is placed in the center of this timber framework, which breaks the holistic design of this full-height framework. This measurement aims to attract the view of customers to the showcase, which stressed the characteristic of WITHWHEAT.

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A pure concrete wall works with old flanks, which are spliced together into the shape of wheat. The image of wheat changes gradually from below to above, until it disappears. In order to create an uneven surface, the background wall behind counter is composed of old flanks with different thickness. As a consequence of using grey concrete bricks and stainless brass stripes, the ground is delicate and rich of changes.

No matter from what aspects, including layout, material, lighting and so on, the interior design of this bread store gives a feeling of warm, refreshing and pure.

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Woods Bagot has begun construction on the redevelopment of the former Funan DigitaLife Mall, into a mixed retail, office, and residential project that will expand its previous function as the definitive IT mall in Singapore by incorporating the tech experience throughout its entirety. 

The 887,000-square-foot project will be composed of a six-story retail, dining, and lifestyle podium, two six-story office towers, and one nine-story housing block. These programs will be connected vertically, and are designed to appeal to tech- and socially-savvy consumers interested in a creative environment.

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“With community, connectivity, and convenience at its core, Funan will cater to the new breed of consumers who favor a collaborative environment and authentic experiences that reflect their passions and tastes – said the architects on a recent press release. 

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In support of the “farm to table” movement, and to make dining an educational and fun process, the project will feature a 4,000-square-foot rooftop urban farm, where the public can learn more about the origins of their food, and “adopt” a plot to grow their own produce.

Additionally, to support of Singapore’s shift towards a car-light society, as well as to promote healthy living, Funan will be Singapore’s first commercial building to allow cycling through the building, with multiple access points and gentle slopes to better accommodate cyclists and pedestrians. Cyclists will additionally be given access to bike shops and cafés, lockers, and showers inside the building, to better their biking experiences.

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Overall, “the design intent is to create a porous streetscape environment on the ground floor” between the existing streets, as well as to maintain and enhance the existing footbridge links across the streets at upper levels.

Based on the idea of the root structure of the Tree of Life, the retail façade of the building is made up of a perforated, diagonally folded, and undulating panel design that “[wraps] and [exposes] program and circulation routes, to create and highlight dramatic entrances, balconies, and exterior F&B spaces, that breaks down the massing of the building to have a dialogue with the surrounding urban fabric at a human scale.”

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The interior concept of the space is based on “Passion Clusters,” in which retailers can showcase their designs in an experimental and innovation-driven space, to foster collaboration and community.

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Earlier this year construction started on the new home for The Mexican Museum, designed by TEN Arquitectos. Located in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Cultural District, it will fill the first four floors of Millennium Partners’ 700,000 square foot luxury residential tower. The new museum will become a social, cultural and educational center for the promotion of Mexican and Mexican-American art and culture in San Francisco, California.

“The project encourages social commitment and celebrates diversity. The museum is a plural space via a social bond with the community’s history and culture and urban management strategies based on diverse uses and social gatherings,” states TEN Arquitectos.

The museum plans to open its doors in the spring of 2019. See below for more details. 

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In its new home, the museum will exhibit its permanent collection of more than 15,000 pieces and will be surrounded by a three-story artistic facade by artist Jan Hendrix. In addition, this new complex will have two double-height galleries, an amphitheater, an educational center, a restaurant, and a gift shop. 

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Concrete columns and exposed beams are mixed with wood textures to make up the museum space. A permeable enclosure with openings allowing natural light defining the identity of the cultural center for the housing and exhibition of the 15 thousand objects in the museum’s collection. 

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According to TEN Arquitectos, “the project will stimulate new principles of association and participation in neighborhoods and communities with dynamic and open qualities. Beyond the sense of belonging, the museum projects its essence to add to the creation of complex emerging systems, a result of the actions of residents, small organized groups, and interventions by private and governmental initiatives.” 

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