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Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre / NH Architecture
May 12th
© Dianna Snape Architects: NH Architecture Location: Point Cook, VIC, Australia Design Team: Peter Dredge, Hamish Lyon, Andy Gentry, Fiona Collie, Emily Kilvington, Astrid Jenkin, Mitch McTaggart, Chris Reddaway, Silvia Tasani, Jan Vastestaeger, Chad Harrison, Ramiro Marroquin Completion: 2011 Cost: $6.1 million Photographs: Dianna Snape © Dianna Snape Saltwater Coast is a new housing subdivision near Point Cook which will accommodate around 4,000 residents and appeal to the aspirational second home buyer.
General Manifold / Spatial Ops
May 12th
© Spatial Ops General Manifold is an immersive architectural environment installed in the abandoned Federal Screw Works factory complex in Chelsea, Michigan. This installation was the centerpiece of a collective exhibition organized by the architectural collaborative Spatial Ops and students from their Meta Friche research seminar at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning . Continue after the break for images and the architect’ project description.
PBS lists Top Ten Buildings that Changed America
May 12th
Vanna Venturi House / Robert Venturi © Maria Buszek PBS has released their selections of the top ten buildings that have changed the way Americans live, work and play. From Thomas Jefferson’s 224-year-0ld Virginia State Capitol to Robert Ventui’s postmodern masterpiece the Vanna Venturi House, each building on the list will be featured in a new TV and web production coming to PBS in 2013.
Nursery in Ourense / Abalo Alonso Arquitectos
May 12th
Courtesy of Abalo Alonso Arquitectos Architects: Abalo Alonso Arquitectos - Elizabeth Abalo, Gonzalo Alonso Location: Ourense , Spain Completed: 2011 Collaborators: Berta Peleteiro Budget: 400,000 € Area: 327 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Abalo Alonso Arquitectos Courtesy of Abalo Alonso Arquitectos Nursery.
Swiss Clockwork Embassy / Matteo Cainer Architects
May 12th
Courtesy of Matteo Cainer Architects The design of the new Swiss Embassy in Yaoundé, designed by Matteo Cainer Architects , pays tribute to its renewed presence in the Cameroon and a respect for the uniqueness of the site. The resulting proposal is an elegant ensemble that encapsulates the identity and self-image of the Swiss people and their values. The calm external simplicity of the proposal conceals an inner complexity while achieving a sustainable design, which was another key in the process
New Bauhaus Museum / Pedro Monteiro, Rodrigo Cruz, Sérgio Silva
May 12th
Courtesy of Pedro Monteiro, Rodrigo Cruz , and Sérgio Silva The design proposal for the New Bauhaus Museum by Pedro Monteiro , Rodrigo Cruz , and Sérgio Silva establishes a volumetric relation with the Gauforum in regard to its location. The first thing you see is a tower of light. It leads the way.
Rio 2016 Olympic Park Proposal / Mecanoo Architecten
May 12th
© Christopher Malheiros Mecanoo Architecten shared with us their design for the Rio 2016 Olympic Park, which will be the heart of the games. It was important to the architects to change the current paradigm, which opposes the real state logics to the public space quality, to a new one focused on the city’s sustainable development
Alto San Francisco Events Center / Juan Carlos Sabbagh
May 12th
Courtesy of Juan Carlos Sabbagh Architects: Juan Carlos Sabbagh Location: Santiago, Chile . Collaborators: Juan Diego Recabarren R, Nicolas Sabbagh C.
Vivace Music Brings World Class WSDG Studio to Uruguay
May 12th
Berklee 160 – Studio Vivace Music, an elegant, high-end recording studio, has debuted in the heart of Montevideo, the ¨Switzerland¨ of Latin America. Acoustically superb, and aesthetically unique, studio details are highlighted by rare wood elements such as doors, window trim, flooring and custom furniture built with recycled wood acquired from ancient wooden casks originally used for the leather tanning industry, (one the multiple activities of studio co-owner Luis Cesio).
Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide / David Bergman
May 12th
Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, our new Architecture Brief Sustainable Design provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces. With clear, simple language and a practical “can-do” approach, author David Bergman covers everything from the profession’s ethical responsibility, to design structures and spaces that sustain our natural resources, to specific considerations such as rainwater harvesting, graywater recycling, passive heating techniques, solar orientation, green roofs, wind energy, daylighting, indoor air quality, material evaluation and specification, and how to work with green building certification programs.
