The project is the PARKdesigned’s entry for the latest coniston cricket pavilion competition. PARKdesigned is a creative practice with a reputation for quality and imaginative architecture, interior and structural design. We have an open studio approach in Leeds and London that ensures each individual project receives thorough investigation and analysis, resulting in a bespoke solution specifically tailored to each scheme.

Coniston Cricket Club in partnership with the Coniston Institute and Grizedale Arts recently launched a design competition for a new cricket pavilion with the Architects Journal.

Our building is to be split into three barns. A central community barn provides a flexible public space and ancillary accommodation such as toilets and kitchen facilities. The other two service barns will provide changing rooms, showers and toilets. All barns will also have bed decks located within the roof space.

Outside the cricket season the building will be available to rent as a holiday let. The visiting holiday makers will be able to rent one, two or all three barns depending on the size of the party. The form of the pavilion has been influence by the building heritage of the lake district and has taken an architectural vernacular that is familiar to both the local residents and visitors to the region. The pavilion is to use a timber shingle cladding for both the roof and the external walls. This material will weather over time and will help blend the building into its surroundings. The structure of the build is to use a lightweight SIPS (structurally insulated panels) that are simple to assemble on site. SIPS are ecologically friendly that can reduce heating bills and carbon dioxide emissions. The indicative costs for the build was £45,000 with a budget set at £70,000.

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Wawa Pukllay, which means children playing on Quechua, was the invitation of the Social Latin American Workshop 2013 consisting on taking advantage of specific places from different locations at the Colca Valley, to the creation of conditions that would enable the empowerment by a special user: children.

During a two week-period on April 2013, Latin American students gathered in working groups, with tutors from different nationalities, to develop and build permanent equipment.

The work team located in the village of Coporaque agreed a twofold goal:

First, the reproduction of conditions that strengthen and amplify social relations and the opportunities of identification with the space, being attractive to more people, providing incentives for it’s use. This, implied to absorb and integrate existing social and geographical relations, to generate new areas of recognition and approach attempting to transmit local information transparently.

The second goal joined the assistant student to manufacturing practices, and, consequently, the recognition of the individual instrumental potential.

The experience was developed through specific exercises in actual scale and bounded in instrumental terms and materials, promoting management and assosiation with collaborative approach. This, as an instance of action and learning, ie doing things.

The team worked the relationship object-surface through the materiality of space (land and pasture), local materials (chaclas), and the recovery of existing artifacts which were already familiar to users. The intention was that the original object pass to a physical condition that causes a fully updated dialogue to the original or vernacular logic, creating almost spontaneously new interaction systems, leading to a different support.

In parallel, opportunities were identified and incorporated from each local cultural event engendered in any corner, and incite us to use notions differently, like the spontaneous, playfulness, the everyday, the symbolic, the subversive, pedagogical, the accidental and ordinary as the basis of a new program capable of generating encounter and even to invent new practices.

According to everything described, it arises the development of a playground, a scenario that blends with the surrounding nature, a place made for the encounter defined by the user sensations, without reading predisposed to its route, where topography plays a crucial stage posing elevations and depressions allowing a new comprehension of the surface by the child, a topography that adapts to existing gaming devices and achieves an important link between the last scenario with the new park.

The idea is to create an inhabited forest of chaclas or masts over six feet tall, arranged in all the extension of the place, where the child explores the landscape-park, approaching up the opportunity to appropriation as experience.

This “inhabited forest” allows “architecturising” the proposal, turning it into a space where the shadow, light and height (verticality), allows to understand the park differently for each one of the visitors.

The project delivers an open and accessible space for the distention and appropriation of all an isolated population, and with a very few resources, but with a strong conviction that the transformation of this space contributes and generates a significant contribution, on collective relations of the inhabitants of the community of Coporaque in the Colca Valley.

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WAWA PUKLLAY – COPORAQUE Workshop

WorkTeam: Students from Coporaque Workshop – T.S.L 2103 (http://goo.gl/v8nM8), AGA estudio creativo (Venezuela), Maximillian Nowotka (Venezuela), Lara Placido (Portugal), Enrique Villacis (Ecuador), Rocio Cayllahua (Perú) y Cesar Acurio (Perú).
Location: Coporaque, Colca Valley, Perú.
Year: April 2013
Project Area: 776 m2.
Budget: 1200$.
Materials: Chaclas, Reclaimed land of the place, Replanted pasture of surrounding areas, and reusing existing artifacts-games on the spot.
Organizers: C.L.E.A, Santa María Catholic University, San Pablo University, Alas Peruanas University.
Sponsors: Coporaque Municipality, Provincial Arequipa Municipality, San Agustín National University.
Photograph: Courtesy of Coporaque WorkTeam

+ All images courtesy Coporaque WorkTeam

BRAND VAN EGMOND shared with us their recent lighting design installed in both private and public projects. BRAND VAN EGMOND (http://www.brandvanegmond.com/) is a Dutch design label and an international trendsetter in exclusive handcrafted lighting and interior objects. The company was founded by William Brand and Annet van Egmond, two pioneer artists.

The modern bedroom is often a multi-purpose space, which home-owners may use for everything from working out to completing work related projects. In addition to this, the room is also used a place to rest at the end of a long and tiring day, which means that it retains significance as one of the most crucial spaces in the whole of your living area.

This level of activity and subsequent confusion is not conducive to the development of a clearly defined living space, however, as while modern designs trends encourage multi-functionality it is important to use common sense and ensure that each room retains some sense of individuality. With this in mind, it is crucial that you cultivate a theme for your bedroom and its subsequent design.

Creating a French Aesthetic for your Bedroom: How to Cultivate the Continental Look

You may wish to create an understated and Parisian inspired theme for your bedroom, for example, which immediately lends itself to a romantic ambience. This is particularly ideal if you are part of a couple or simply want to retain your bedroom as a place of rest, and there are several practical steps that you can take to achieve such an aesthetic. Consider the following: -

• Refine your Understanding of French Style: While the finished look of your Parisian inspired design must reflect your artistic vision, it may be worth refining your precise understanding of French style. Using your existing knowledge and passion as a starting point, the next step is to visit local antique stores, boutiques and even flea-markets to develop a greater sense of understanding. In addition to this, the process of researching French style will also enable you to select a specific design ethos, whether you decide to replicate a rustic French country look or use eclectic furnishings to create a Parisian bohemian aesthetic. Either way, this will be time well spent in your quest to adopt an accurate and inspirational design.
• Draw Attention to your French Bed: In French design culture, your bed must serve as the focal point of any classic or contemporary bedroom. Whether you decide to purchase a traditional four poster rococo bed and canopy or simply opt for a more simplistic geometric frame, it is important that this dominates your bedroom space and commands the centre of the room. This can also be embellished with luxurious bedding and sheets, which should be compatible with the classic wood finish that distinguishes the vast majority of French furniture. To gain a clearer understanding of which frame would best suit your existing bedroom space, visit The French Bedroom Company and peruse a comprehensive range of styles and individual products.
• Develop a Colour Scheme to Suit the Traditional Wood Finish: If we accept that French bedroom style is dominated by the traditional wood finish, it is important that your wider colour scheme remains compatible with this. You should therefore strive to create a rustic look throughout the room, initially by leaving all natural wood flooring and wooden beams unpainted. To emphasize this rustic, Parisian tone, you may want to consider adopting a classic French colour scheme that introduces white, cream, gold and black onto your walls and surfaces. In addition to this, try to maximize the amount of natural light that your bedroom receives, as this will optimize the impact of natural oak and maple.

Spanish architectural firm sanzpont [arquitectura] has completed the Real Madrid Official Store Gran Via 31 located in Madrid, Spain.

Proposal: Concept Design, Brand Image, Graphic Design, Store Packaging

After winning a Restricted International Competition, sanzpont [arquitectura] was selected for the design of the Real Madrid Official Store. The project includes Concept Design and Commercial Implementation, Branding, Packaging, Graphic Line and Industrial Furniture Design. The club Real Madrid, Adidas and Areas opt for a very innovative and cutting-edge design, focused on the shopping experience and the creation of impression. Led by the multinational company Areas, the first store was opened at Goya, 77 in the center of Madrid, and this flagship store is located at Gran Via 31, in the Spanish capital.

In the basement of the store we find a Special Corner, a thematic space that changes over time. Currently this space is themed as a Real Madrid bathroom, in the near future it will be a bedroom and even a full equip kitchen.

DIGITAL DESIGN: Cutting Edge BIM Technology

The project was developed using cutting edge design tools afrom start to end based in a BIM system.

"The working methodology in sanzpont is fully three-dimensional with BIM technology, we do not create drawings of a design, we create intelligent digital models of the design itself. Such models contain a digital constructive database capable of generating any type of digital information depending on the current phase of the project, in a way that to progress in the development of a project, is to advance the level of detail of the model."

"The information generated through a BIM system is totally reliable and very rich in visual quality, since all the elements and views are connected to the same model. This system allows you to create stunning 3D visual information of a project related in 4D timeline and its implementation phases."

DESIGN CONCEPT: Experience the Santiago Bernabéu

The design concept of the store is based on an experience at the Santiago Bernabeu, all the walls are lined with images that make you teleport to the center of the field, in game action. The central marquee of the stadium is reinterpreted to highlight the store cash-wrap, accompanied by a media wall and a panel lined with victories that shows all the glory of the club.

CREATIVE CONCEPT: Glory is not by Chance

The Creative Concept is based on representing the required effort to achieve glory. It is the justification of a majestic sport career, only own by the best soccer team in history. Is a concept that at the same time it honors, praises and immortalizes the club, it states that achievements have been the result of talent, effort, struggle, dedication and determination. The fighting spirit identifies the club with his followers, is what makes us great, is what leads us to win.

LEDs are integrated in the images of the walls to create the effects of the public taking pictures with flash. These LEDs are synchronized with the in-store multimedia system, and activated when a goal happens in the media wall screens, all these while listening to the crowded stadium. The players reflected on the walls of the store are legends that have been indispensable for the greatness and immortality in the club.

EXHIBITION AND FURNITURE: Modular Vanguard Design

The store is divided into three exhibition areas: Textile Zone (Official Gear and Training), Merchandising Zone and Adidas Zone. All the furniture is modular and is designed with the concept of "Ready to Assemble Modular Design", which is designed from the minimum piece to its intelligent assembly system. This allows maximum flexibility and versatility of distribution, a more sustainable transportation by optimizing the dimensions and logistics for international expansion.

Sustainability: Equipment Efficiency

An important factor in the concept design is energy saving and a serious commitment for sustainability, that is why 100% of the store is made with last generation LED luminaries with a maximum energy efficiency. In addition to intelligent lighting, the HVAC systems are optimized for maximum performance to minimize energy consumption. The store entrance is designed with double HVAC sealing system, besides having an automated gate that opens only when the customer enters or leaves, it has an air curtain that works intelligently.

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Real Madrid Official Store
Location: Gran Via, 31, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Area: 500 m2
Design Date: 2013
Client: Real Madrid – Adidas – Areas
Status: Completed

Concept Design, Project & Brand Image: sanzpont [arquitectura]

Project Team: Sergio Sanz, Victor Sanz, Jose Miguel Cano, Jose García, Mariano Aguado, Leobardo Martínez, Oscar Sanz, Gerard Delgado, David Gutierrez, Tania Cota

Graphic Design, Store Packaging: LDG. Miguel Angel Mendez + sanzpont [arquitectura]
Retail Business Development: Areas S.A. / Adidas / Diego Rodriguez
Project Management: Areas S.A.
Structure & MEP: Ibinser S.L.
Technical & Financial Consultants: CREA Projects / Areas S.A.
Furniture and Display Systems: Martínez Otero / vísplay
Lighting: Performance in Lighting / Lledó
Multimedia, Audio & Smell: Trison Acústica / BBgreen / akewuele
General Contractor: CYC Construcciones
Visual Components: aura / print it!

+ All images and drawings courtesy sanzpont [arquitectura]