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- Lot 4 – Gentilly \ ECDM
- Farmyard, 4 houses at Oud-Empel \ HILBERINKBOSCH architects
- Table and chair “rajtuzy” \ WAMHOUSE
- New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic \ GEZA
- GRANDMA Multi-function Chair \ Bora CAKILKAYA
- New Valer Church \ OOIIO Architecture
- Primary school in Welsberg \ Klaus Hellweger
- Fire station in Montal \ Klaus Hellweger
| Posted: 17 Mar 2012 09:15 AM PDT
Paris-based architectural firm Emmanuel COMBAREL Dominique MARREC Architects (ECDM) has designed the new office building Lot 4 – Gentilly.  Courtesy ECDM  Courtesy ECDM  Courtesy ECDM  Conceptual diagram, courtesy ECDM + Project factsProgram: office building + All images and drawings courtesy ECDM             |
| Farmyard, 4 houses at Oud-Empel \ HILBERINKBOSCH architects Posted: 17 Mar 2012 07:50 AM PDT
 Farmyard, image courtesy HILBERINKBOSCH architects Due to the demolition of several old sheds a unique plot became vacant in Oud-Empel. Oud-Empel is a small village situated along side embankment of the river Maas. The dike divides the village in two parts: the unsafe waterfront where the smaller labourers cottages are situated and a protected side with the large farms and small factories and where the notables lived. With respect to this historical setting four new volumes are scattered loosely on the protected location. The volumes make a characteristic historical composition of a farmyard with a large brick house with barns. But instead a agricultural function this barnyard has a residential function.  Farmyard - Site plan, courtesy HILBERINKBOSCH architects Like in other local farmyards the brick main house is directly related to the street, marking the entrance of the village. The floor plan of this house is based on a classical dwelling, consisting of a centralised entrance, a great hall and majestic stairs. Two large chimneys affirm the image of a grand house.  Farmyard, image courtesy HILBERINKBOSCH architects  Farmyard, image courtesy HILBERINKBOSCH architects A yard is placed aside the house and gives access to the barn volumes, forms a intermediate between the village and the barn houses. One barn is facing the street while the other is parallel to the street and slightly sunken into the slope of the dike. The fourth volume is located at the foot of dike, invisible from the main road. This house exists of two smaller volumes: a more closed volume which houses the private functions such as sleeping and bathing and one extrovert glass volume which contains the living area and the kitchen.  Farmyard, image courtesy HILBERINKBOSCH architects Whereas the brick main house is more exuberant considering its materials, the barns are sober in terms of aesthetics and have a subtle modern use and detailing of historical materials. The volumes are characterized by large roof surfaces, low gutters and moderate heights. Traditional wooden trusses provide large open spaces in the interior and at the same time show a modern interpretation of a historical building.  Farmyard, image courtesy HILBERINKBOSCH architects This contemporary farmyard forms a new but recognizable archetype, linking the 21st century to this historical village. + Project factsFARMYARD Architect: HILBERINKBOSCH architects | www.hb-a.nl location: Oud-Empel, the Netherlands + All images and drawings courtesy HILBERINKBOSCH architects                     |
| Table and chair “rajtuzy” \ WAMHOUSE Posted: 17 Mar 2012 07:06 AM PDT
Polish design studio WAMHOUSE recently has created the Table and chair “rajtuzy“.  Table and chair "rajtuzy", image courtesy WAMHOUSE  Table and chair "rajtuzy", image courtesy WAMHOUSE  Table and chair "rajtuzy", image courtesy WAMHOUSE  Table and chair "rajtuzy", image courtesy WAMHOUSE  Table and chair "rajtuzy", image courtesy WAMHOUSE |
| New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic \ GEZA Posted: 17 Mar 2012 06:57 AM PDT
In Fagagna, a town in the province of Udine, in Northern Italy, the new headquarters and production complex for Pratic by GEZA architects Stefano Gri and Piero Zucchi has been recently inaugurated. The building demonstrates architecture's ability to reinterpret the notion of landscape as well as to redefine the quality of industrial space.  New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic, photo by Fernando Guerra The inauguration for the new headquarters and production complex of Pratic, a company owned by the Orioli brothers and specialized in the design and manufacture of curtain systems, has recently taken place in Fagagna a town located in the province of Udine, in Northern Italy. The complex placed adjacent to the provincial highway that leads from Udine to Spilimbergo, was designed and built by GEZA (architects Stefano Gri and Piero Zucchi). The intervention is composed principally of: a main volume, a parallelepiped with a surface of approximately 10,000 m2 that houses the main productive core; a second volume of about 1000 m2 placed adjacent to the first but rotated 15 degrees in order to align with the highway is dedicated to the offices; a parking lot for 100 cars; a loading dock and service area of approximately 2,700 m2; a garden space of about 33,000 m2. In addition spaces dedicated to communication, showrooms, break rooms and open communal and private areas are housed in the buildings in order to accommodate the daily activities of the workers. The complex, anchored in the industrial zone of the town, is also intimately tied to the surrounding agricultural landscape through different aspects of its design; thus ultimately forming part of the mountainscape characteristic of the region.  New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic, photo by Fernando Guerra SIMPLE DARK BODIES. The project is infused with a strong desire for simplicity. The dry and elemental nature of the structure, the colors and even the interaction with the landscape are testament to this principle. Regardless of its dark and silent nature, the complex manages to become an icon for the passerby. The volume housing the offices becomes a striking sign even to those driving by on the highway, one that seeks to establish a dialogue between the concepts of stasis and movement. The production core's more pronounced verticality is characterized by a striated façade dominated by alternating glazed surfaces and solid panels of diverse widths that are always ten meters in height. The differing dimensions of black marble stone and dark cement that make up the finish of the panels allow for a varied façade alive with the interplay of sunlight, shadow and changing atmospheric conditions.  New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic, photo by Fernando Guerra CANTILEVERED SHADOW. The office core is protected on the south side by a dark concrete beam of grand dimensions (approximately 80 meters in length) that highlights at a larger scale the horizontality of certain elements of the project. The beam, parallel to the ground, projects beyond the building's perimeter as if to indicate a confrontation between itself and the landscape. Its reflection on the glazed façade yields a great "floating shade" that serves a climatic function by mediating temperature within the work spaces.  New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic, photo by Fernando Guerra THREE NATURES. The organization of the programs housed within the headquarters of Pratic tends to establish a non hierarchical rapport between the spaces and instead privileges a greater quality of integration between the built environments. Every function is instilled with a sense of clarity and rigor, from the loading dock area to the space planning of the offices. This simplicity can even be understood in terms of the project's interaction with the surrounding context, which was carefully designed by GEZA through three gestures: the cultivated terrain, the garden and the patio. The cultivated terrain opens towards the southern and western fronts of the complex, merging it with the landscape. The two main buildings straddle the garden, a semi-private area that reconciles the production core with that of the administration. An oak tree, planted in the middle of a patio, defines the last natural element of the design. The materiality and nature of the space interrupts the fluidity of the office core, thus creating a more intimate relationship between nature and man.  New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic, photo by Fernando Guerra The patio enriches the interior spaces by acting as an extension of the surrounding landscape that overcomes the feeling of interiority of the offices. The crescent design of the parking lot also redefines the concept of landscape. The area reserved for vehicles is situated within a circular perimeter slightly buried in respect to the highway in order to buffer the visual impact this has on the project.  New Headquarters and Production Complex for Pratic, photo by Fernando Guerra SUSTAINABILITY. The design's focus on landscape is also developed in terms of environmental sustainability. The production core's roof is composed of a series of photovoltaic panels that cover a surface of approximately 2,300 m2 that generate a greater amount of energy than is necessary to run the building. Pratic, designed as a "classe A" (the equivalent of a LEED platinum) certified structure, is self-sufficient. The photovoltaic technology is usually hidden from sight by the architecture that holds the panels in place on the roof. Based on several studies regarding the general health of interior spaces and energy saving tactics, Pratic developed solar screens integrated into the architecture for the offices and the production core. In this context, the "floating shade", besides defining the character of the building, is an element indispensable to climate control since it supports the filtering screens and modulates most of the direct sunlight the offices are subject to throughout the seasons. Landscape, light, and sustainable energy are the key elements to understand the design for the headquarters of Pratic. It's industrial architecture at its best. The complex manages to have an affinity to its surrounding environment, allowing the terrain, the sunlight, and the mountains to form both the background and foreground of its composition. + Project factsarchitects: GEZA Gri e Zucchi Architetti Associati building program costs: 7.000.000 Euros total Photographer: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG + About GEZA – Gri e Zucchi Architetti AssociatiStefano Gri and Piero Zucchi founded the practice Geza -Gri e Zucchi Architetti Associati in Udine in 1999.  Stefano Gri and Piero Zucchi, courtesy Geza Stefano Gri (born in Udine in 1963) graduated as an Architect at IUAV, Venice, in 1988 and has been registered in the Roll of Architects of Udine (Italy) since 1990. After several vocational experiences in Italy, he moved to Barcelona, Spain to work with the practice of architect Tonet Sunyer + Jordi Badia in 1992. Piero Zucchi (born in Udine 1965) graduated as an architect at IUAV, Venice in 1992. He then studied at ETSA in Seville, Spain and attended a Masterclass with Rem Koolhaas at BIA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1994. He has been registered in the Roll of Architects of Udine (Italy) since 1993. He worked with Studio Valle Architetti Associati in Udine from 1993 to 1998. In addition to working in Geza, both in individual or shared projects, Stefano Gri and Piero Zucchi also taught at IUAV in Venice from 1993 to 1999 and at the School of Architecture in Trieste since 2010. They won along with other designers the Competition for "Casa dell'Architettura" in Udine and the competition for a square in Fossalta di Portogruaro (Venice, Italy) in 1996. They were awarded the "1st runner up" at EUROPAN 6 international competition for the Setubal area in Portugal in 2001. They have been finalists in numerous occasions, such as at the "Medaglia d'Oro all'Architettural Italiana" and the "Premio Marcello D'Olivo". Gri and Zucchi have also been presidents and members of juries for multiple architectural competitions. In 2007 an exhibition featuring the firm called "Case/Studio – progetti, concorsi, realizzazioni dal 2000 al 2007" was held at SanMichele11, in Trieste. In 2006 they were finalists at "Medaglia d'Oro per L'Architettura Italiana" at Triennale di Milano. They were shortlisted for the Bauwelt Preis in Berlin (Germany) in 2003, for the "Premio Architettura Città di Oderzo" in 2002, for the Piranesi Award in Pirano (Slovenia) in 1997, 1999 and 2010. They were also finalists at the Premio D'Olivo in Udine in 1998, 2002, 2005 and 2010. The design for the Casa della Musica in Cervignano del Friuli, Italy was nominated for the 2011 Mies van der Rohe award. + All images courtesy GEZE           |
| GRANDMA Multi-function Chair \ Bora CAKILKAYA Posted: 17 Mar 2012 04:22 AM PDT
 GRANDMA Multi-function Chair, image courtesy Bora CAKILKAYA Designer Bora ÇAKILKAYA designed the Multi-function chair for grandmothers. Many of our grandmothers pass their time in their homes with knitting and sewing works. At least, this was the situation in my environment. I wanted to design such a product that will simplify this works of our grandmothers and that will give them the feeling that the product in question is designed exactly for this purpose.  GRANDMA Multi-function Chair, image courtesy Bora CAKILKAYA That is the kind of product that GRANDMA is. It is based on a chair but this design also includes several large and small drawers and a hanger. One of rear feet of the chair is designed longer for balance with the thought that so much function may increase the weight of a simple chair. The product comes with natural massive colours and painted alternatives. + Designer: Bora CAKILKAYA | http://www.p-arch.com/ + All images courtesy Bora CAKILKAYA      |
| New Valer Church \ OOIIO Architecture Posted: 17 Mar 2012 12:36 AM PDT
 New Valer Church, courtesy OOIIO Architecture A few years ago, the inhabitants of Valer, an quiet Norwegian village not too far from Oslo, surrounded by forests and close to the Swedish border, watched how sadly their ancient wooden church was on fire and got totally destroyed.  New Valer Church - Diagram, courtesy OOIIO Architecture This is why at the end of 2011, they decided to invite architects from all the world to design a new temple that mean a new beginning for the religious community at town. OOIIO Architecture designed for Valer a different and new typology of building, trying to solve two problems of the city at the same time. They need a new church, and they don´t have a representative public space, a meeting point where all the inhabitants could meet or immediately associate it to Valer, and nowhere else.  New Valer Church, courtesy OOIIO Architecture Usually, churches and temples show a main façade open to a public space more or less representative in front of them. OOIIO Architecture with this building offers a new possibility for this old relation. The church is at the same time a temple and a public space. It main façade is now the roof, and it can be used for all the Valer inhabitants as the representative space that they are missing.  New Valer Church, courtesy OOIIO Architecture Thanks to this new singular urban object, the users can discover new views to the city center and main monuments, like the cemetery, the chapel, or the old church ruins. They can lay under the sun in summer or just go for a walk or meet some friends. The temple interior is really bright and open to the surroundings. All the building is made in wood, following the local construction tradition and industries.  New Valer Church - Section, courtesy OOIIO Architecture It will be built on an elegant and quick way taking care of the carbon emissions. The general building view remember quite a lot to the drying planks from the surrounding industries… or a pile of white papers, ready to be written with the new Valer History!. + Project credits / dataProject: New Valer Church + All images and drawings courtesy OOIIO Architecture               |
| Primary school in Welsberg \ Klaus Hellweger Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:51 PM PDT
 Primary school in Welsberg, courtesy Klaus Hellweger The primary school of Welsberg is located in a scenic mountain village in South Tyrol/ Italy. It is situated in close proximity to an existing secondary school in order to create a schoolcenter where existing infrastructures can be used together.  Primary school in Welsberg, courtesy Klaus Hellweger The school is built according to the demands of the New Learning. It offers both zones for teamlearning and individual learning, furthermore there is enough space for discussion groups. The hall is being used as an amplification of the classrooms. The timber cladding in the rooms, the wooden floor creates a cosy atmosphfere, where the pupils can sit or lay on the floor to build, draw, write or read.  Primary school in Welsberg - Elevation, courtesy Klaus Hellweger + Project factsPrimary school in Welsberg/ South Tyrol/ Italy + All images and images courtesy Klaus Hellweger        |
| Fire station in Montal \ Klaus Hellweger Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:32 PM PDT
 Fire station in Montal, image courtesy Klaus Hellweger  Fire station in Montal, image courtesy Klaus Hellweger  Fire station in Montal, image courtesy Klaus Hellweger Italian architect Klaus Hellweger has completed the fire station. The fire station of Montal is located in a little village in South Tyrol in Italy in proximity of the church and the cemetery. It represents the northern margin of the village. The fire station perpetuates the existing scale of the surrounding houses with a dispersed building both horizontally and vertically.  Fire station in Montal - Ground floor plan, drawing courtesy Klaus Hellweger  Fire station in Montal - Basement floor plan, drawing courtesy Klaus Hellweger  Fire station in Montal - Section, drawing courtesy Klaus Hellweger + Project factsFire station in Montal/ South Tyrol/ Italy + All images and images courtesy Klaus Hellweger                 |
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