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- Amici Bar and Restaurant | D-evo Design Studio
- Scene Installation for HBTQ-festival, directed by Unit Arkitektur
- Green Building – Madan Technology Center | Forward
- pageCUES | Angela + Mark Gilbert
| Amici Bar and Restaurant | D-evo Design Studio Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:02 AM PDT
While designing the space, a major factor influenced the team's thinking process. Trying to solve the 80sqm rectangular floor plan, the designer decided to turn a layout imperfection into an intimate trendy nightspot.  Amici Bar and Restaurant, image courtesy Ahmed Gaafar  Amici Bar and Restaurant, image courtesy Ahmed Gaafar The dedicated design approach required Rami Makram to embrace the challenge; as a result he chose to emphasize the depth of the space by conveniently accentuating the linear volume with a shutter-like wood wall cladding. The feature is cleverly sparked off with an indirect lighting effect, which creates an inviting atmosphere by mixing warm light with wood.  Amici Bar and Restaurant, image courtesy Ahmed Gaafar  Amici Bar and Restaurant, image courtesy Ahmed Gaafar Overall, the warm color palette contributes to the sophisticated yet young design scheme. Opposite to the dining-like set-up, Amici features an oversized counter that serves as a bar area. Highlighted with a fluorescent green color and a retro graphic pattern, the bar adds a more casual feel to the space and acts as a focal gathering point that can easily accommodate a large group.  Amici Bar and Restaurant, image courtesy Ahmed Gaafar  Amici Bar and Restaurant, image courtesy Ahmed Gaafar + Project credits / dataProject: Amici Bar and Restaurant         |
| Scene Installation for HBTQ-festival, directed by Unit Arkitektur Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:19 AM PDT
This is the result of the Master’s course “File to Factory” at the Department of Architecture at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden. The third part of this course included the construction of a scene / bar for a HBTQ-festival at The Swedish Design Museum – Röhsska museet. Unit Arkitektur was course director for this class.  Image courtesy Chalmers University of Technology  Image courtesy Chalmers University of Technology The course, Digital Fabrication – From File to Factory, included the design and construction of a structure that was used during a HBTQ-festival for one week. The Swedish Design Museum – Röhsska museet – hosted the event. The structure was to be used for a scene and – effectively – for a bar.  Image courtesy Chalmers University of Technology  Image courtesy Chalmers University of Technology  Image courtesy Chalmers University of Technology Design The form of the structure was designed by means of a parametric design model. A set of parameters were defined (e.g. material -, site – and production restrictions, form controlling parameters, joints etc.) and fed into a digital model. A series of 1:5 scale models were printed in a laser cutter to evaluate different solutions. Once the final shape was set, the production drawings for the building parts were exported from the model and sent to production.  Image courtesy Chalmers University of Technology Production The production of the ca 250 individual parts in 12 mm plywood was made by a 3-axis router by C6D Snickeri. Total time for programming the router and the production of the part was 34 hours.  Image courtesy Chalmers University of Technology Assemblage The assemblage was made in an analog way; it took 3 hours for 15 students to assemble the structure. All the parts were fixed by means of plywood wedges so that the structure could easily be de- and reassembled (which it already has) The elapsed time for the process from design to assemblage was 4 weeks on half-time. + Project credits / dataSoftware – Rhino with Grasshopper School: Course Directors: Students: Sponsors: Photograph: + All photos courtesy Chalmers University of Technology                                    |
| Green Building – Madan Technology Center | Forward Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:54 PM PDT
Green Building – Madan Technology Center stands as a benchmark for sustainability and energy efficiency within the national context. The project makes recourse to innovative solutions to meet the demands of a new environmental paradigm.  Green Building - Madan Technology Center, render courtesy Forward Green Building – Madan Technology Center was planned by the Forward architectural firm following a commission by the Association of the Almada / Setúbal Science and Technology Park – Madan Parque. Located in Portugal, on a site nearby the Faculty of Sciences and Technology – Nova University and is designed to host the Company Innovation program and a Data Centre serving the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region. Given its characteristics, the infrastructure shall serve as a pole of attraction for high technology companies.  Green Building - Madan Technology Center, render courtesy Forward The project strives to reflect an architectural approach able to establish deep roots in its space, diluting the border between the building and its surrounding environment in order to convey the existing simplicity. This furthermore seeks to establish a relationship between the building and its context, the artificial and the natural and enabling the facility to lead and maintain a dialogue with its landscape and the new environment paradigms. This responds to a functional program with appropriate solutions while simultaneously introducing differentiating factors that make the architectonic object a contemporary and innovative proposal capable of ensuring its status as a benchmark in energy efficiency and sustainability. This building aims to guarantee its classification as a "Nearly Zero Energy Building".  Green Building - Madan Technology Center, render courtesy Forward PIONEERING SOLUTIONS The building contains two distinct usages, distributed over its four constituent floors. The basement houses the Data Centre that serves the entire pole and potential third party entities. On the remaining floors, there are various service areas made up of offices, meeting rooms and a multimedia amphitheatre in addition to various support structures.  Green Building - Madan Technology Center, Site plan courtesy Forward The specificity of the set stipulations, in both architectonic terms and as a benchmark facility are demonstrated, for example, by the concrete flowerbeds with recycled aggregates, which, given that this is a region of high seismic risk, endow strength and support to the building through their integration into its structural network and endowing a unique character on the inner spaces and stamping them with the rhythms of fullness and emptiness that qualify the environment. Furthermore, their role stretches far beyond any formal artistic intention. The flowerbeds play a fundamental role in the energy performance of the building given that they serve a cooling purpose in summer due to the evapotranspiration effects of the plants that foster a favourable microclimate. They further contribute towards boosting the thermal stability of the building and shading the transparent beams. Given how the geometrical layout works simultaneously as a rainwater collection system to be later used for irrigating the surroundings and the building.  Green Building - Madan Technology Center, Ground + 1st floor plan + diagram courtesy Forward At the level of the Data Centre, there are unprecedented solutions incorporating cooling systems with recourse to subterranean water and the recovery of the heat produced by the equipment here for the building's heating and water system and inclusively extending to supplying other buildings in the Madan Park complex. This recovery enables the energy efficiency of the Data Centre to be boosted and thus contributes towards sustainability and integrating a solution truly innovative in worldwide terms.  Green Building - Madan Technology Center, Basement plans + Diagrams courtesy Forward Despite the demands inherent to infrastructures of this type, especially as regards refrigeration, the energy efficiency targets set for the Data Centre contain the PUE<1. 45 index (the first ever in Portugal with this type of energy consumption) in conjunction with Uptime-Tier 3 certification of its performance levels. The building's energy efficiency also includes, among other solutions, micro-generation through photovoltaic panels, recourse to efficient solutions for equipment and the installation of LED lighting technology throughout the interior and exterior.  Green Building - Madan Technology Center, Section + Elevation courtesy Forward As a sustainable building, the objectives extend to taking out LEED Certificate and ensure it becomes a reference in Portugal: Green Building would be the third in the country with this certification type and the first in the south of the country. In addition, the solutions adopted for the buildings pre-empt all the regulatory requirements set out in European Union legislation for 2020 (Energy Performance Building Directive, recast, May 2010). The uniqueness of the program, allied with its guidelines deriving from the issues of energy efficiency and sustainability, ensure this building results from the combining of knowledge and professional skills that shall be indispensable to sustaining the balance between the built and the natural environments planned for the future. + Project credits / dataProject: Green Building M.T.C.      |
| pageCUES | Angela + Mark Gilbert Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:01 PM PDT
Designed by Angela and Mark Gilbert, pageCUES are graphical card markers which slide onto the pages of books and magazine to highlight things of interest. A set consists of 10 pageCUES and each one has a different graphic image based on a central theme. Currently there are 4 ranges available to buy Architecture, Woodland, Parklife and Food. The Architecture range allows you to create a city skyline along your books, each pageCUE illustrates a different iconic building from around the world and includes buildings such as Frank Lloyd Wrights Falling Water, Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion House and Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia.  pageCUES, image courtesy Angela + Mark Gilbert Inspired by nature the Woodland range has illustrations of plants and wildlife found on a woodland walk, including squirrels, pine cones, flowers, mushrooms and trees. The Food range is inspired by a selection of sweet and savoury treats such as cup cakes, cheese and biscuits, noodles and a knickerbocker glory. Parklife is a playful range each pageCUE is inspired by daily life in the park, including illustrations of an ice cream van, joggers, swings and dog walkers. A great gift for friends and family and a fun and stylish way to organise your books.  pageCUES, image courtesy Angela + Mark Gilbert The product is made from sustainably sourced cardboard, can be used many times and once they have had a long and useful life they can be easily recycled with your magazines. PageCUES are approximately 7cm height and come attached to a card 21cm x 14cm. The customer simply detaches pageCUES from the cardboard presentation sheet and they are ready to use. + A set costs £3.80 and is available to buy from the website http://www.pagecues.co.uk and shipped worldwide.  pageCUES, image courtesy Angela + Mark Gilbert + About Angela and Mark GilberpageCUES were developed by husband and wife Angela and Mark Gilbert from their UK based studio, Gilbert13. In 2008 they set up the studio developing products which demonstrated their collective desire to experiment with a combination of craft, computer, scientific and manufacturing techniques. They design characterful and innovative furniture and accessories based on their exploration into manipulating and transforming sheet material into exciting 3D forms.  pageCUES, image courtesy Angela + Mark Gilbert  pageCUES, image courtesy Angela + Mark Gilbert  pageCUES, image courtesy Angela + Mark Gilbert      |
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