Works Laurie admires http://www.lauriemcginley.com This is an aggregated feed of photography and design that I admire. I maintain this feed because I admire the work of the artists highlighted here and I hope to provide one more link to their online portfolios. All images and works are copyright their respective owners. en-us Port-au-Prince Could Be Recycled and Rebuilt From Itself http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/02/port-au-prince-could-be-recycled-and-rebuilt-from-itself/

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What if the crumbled remains of Haiti could be recycled and used to repair and rebuild a brand new city? That’s what one company, Independence Recycling of Florida, is proposing as a reconstruction process. Economically, it makes sense to use the existing material on site rather than having to import material to the island nation, and there are also significant environmental benefits to not sending all that waste to the landfill or using virgin materials to rebuild Haiti.


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What if the crumbled remains of Haiti could be recycled and used to repair and rebuild a brand new city? That’s what one company, Independence Recycling of Florida, is proposing as a reconstruction process. Economically, it makes sense to use the existing material on site rather than having to import material to the island nation, and there are also significant environmental benefits to not sending all that waste to the landfill or using virgin materials to rebuild Haiti.


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Obama to Announce “Cash for Caulkers” Program Today http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/02/obama-to-announce-cash-for-caulkers-program-today/

Cash for Caulkers, White House to Main Street Tour, Cash for Clunkers, energy efficiency, home energy programs, green homes, Obama, energy efficiency programs, energy efficiency incentives

Greening your home may soon entitle you to some extra green from the government. President Obama is set to announce the details of his “Cash for Caulkers” program today. If passed by Congress, the initiative will allocate about $6 billion to create jobs and provide incentives for American homes to become more energy efficient.



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Greening your home may soon entitle you to some extra green from the government. President Obama is set to announce the details of his “Cash for Caulkers” program today. If passed by Congress, the initiative will allocate about $6 billion to create jobs and provide incentives for American homes to become more energy efficient.



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¿El futuro de la representación? http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2010/02/26/%C2%BFel-futuro-de-la-representacion/

La empresa norteamericana Zebra Imaging 3D ha desarrollado un novedoso sistema que permite lograr una visualización simular a un holograma sobre una delgada placa como pueden ver en el video.

Esta tecnología que se encuentra en desarrollo podría ser bastante útil en presentaciones con clientes, un punto intermedio entre la maqueta física y el moderlo virtual.

Más información en el sitio web de Zebra Imaging 3D.

La empresa norteamericana Zebra Imaging 3D ha desarrollado un novedoso sistema que permite lograr una visualización simular a un holograma sobre una delgada placa como pueden ver en el video.

Esta tecnología que se encuentra en desarrollo podría ser bastante útil en presentaciones con clientes, un punto intermedio entre la maqueta física y el moderlo virtual.

Más información en el sitio web de Zebra Imaging 3D.

Shoal Bay House by Parsonson Architects http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/3M-useqt9KQ/

Parsonson Architects designed this rural home in Shoal Bay on the rugged east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Shoal Bay is a remote settlement on the rugged east coast of southern Hawkes Bay. The building is designed to be part of the rural setting, raised off the ground and sitting beside the original woolshed, which has served the bay since the early 1900’s. The house is rugged yet welcoming and offers unpretentious shelter, it is the type of place where you kick off your shoes and don’t need to worry about walking sand through the house.

The house is formed of two slightly off-set pavilions, one housing the bedrooms and the other the main living space. Decks are located at each end of the living pavilion allowing the sun to be followed throughout the day. Sliding screens at the north-west end provide adjustable shelter for the different wind conditions, offer privacy from neighbouring campers and act as walls for outside sleeping.

Photography by Paul McCredie

Visit the Parsonson Architects website – here.

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Parsonson Architects designed this rural home in Shoal Bay on the rugged east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Shoal Bay is a remote settlement on the rugged east coast of southern Hawkes Bay. The building is designed to be part of the rural setting, raised off the ground and sitting beside the original woolshed, which has served the bay since the early 1900’s. The house is rugged yet welcoming and offers unpretentious shelter, it is the type of place where you kick off your shoes and don’t need to worry about walking sand through the house.

The house is formed of two slightly off-set pavilions, one housing the bedrooms and the other the main living space. Decks are located at each end of the living pavilion allowing the sun to be followed throughout the day. Sliding screens at the north-west end provide adjustable shelter for the different wind conditions, offer privacy from neighbouring campers and act as walls for outside sleeping.

Photography by Paul McCredie

Visit the Parsonson Architects website – here.

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Rock-Solid Rammed Earth Office by David Marchetti http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/25/rock-solid-rammed-earth-office-by-david-marchetti/

sustainable design, green design, the calls, leeds, uk, england, sustainable architecture, green building, rammed earth walls, david marchetti architects

High-tech building materials may be all the rage, but ancient materials can be just as effective at creating energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive buildings. Case in point: David Marchetti Architetto has designed a office building for Leeds, UK that features a modern façade formed from rammed earth. The project employs a variety of passive design principles and also harvests solar energy to help run the building’s electrical and cooling systems. The result is a building built-to-last that showcases the best of passive and active green building strategies.


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High-tech building materials may be all the rage, but ancient materials can be just as effective at creating energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive buildings. Case in point: David Marchetti Architetto has designed a office building for Leeds, UK that features a modern façade formed from rammed earth. The project employs a variety of passive design principles and also harvests solar energy to help run the building’s electrical and cooling systems. The result is a building built-to-last that showcases the best of passive and active green building strategies.


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GEOtube is A Building That Grows Its Own Weblike Saline Skin http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/25/geotube-is-a-building-that-grows-its-own-weblike-saline-skin/

geotube, faulders studio, eco design, green design, green architecture, sustainable design, green building, building that grows its own skin, self-skinning building

It may sound a bit creepy, but wouldn’t it be cool if buildings could grow their own skin? California-based architecture firm Faulders Studio certainly thinks so. GEOtube, their proposal for Dubai is almost exactly like a normal building – except for the fact that it will have the ability to generate a web-like saline skin that spreads down the façade of the structure over time. Sounds like neighbors will always know where they can borrow some salt!



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It may sound a bit creepy, but wouldn’t it be cool if buildings could grow their own skin? California-based architecture firm Faulders Studio certainly thinks so. GEOtube, their proposal for Dubai is almost exactly like a normal building – except for the fact that it will have the ability to generate a web-like saline skin that spreads down the façade of the structure over time. Sounds like neighbors will always know where they can borrow some salt!



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Karis / Suppose Design Office http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlataformaArquitectura/~3/eA1aERiMs5U/
© Toshiyuki Yano

© Toshiyuki Yano

Arquitectos: Suppose Design Office
Ubicación: Higashi Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japón
Equipo de proyecto: Makoto Tanijiri, Kazutaka Sumi
Cliente: Kazuin Ltd
Estructura: Cardboard Tubes
Superficie: 117.70 m2
Año: 2009
Fotografías: Toshiyuki Yano

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Anteriormente, les mostramos la casa en Koamicho perteneciente a Suppose (obra que generó un interesante debate que pueden seguir aquí). En esta ocasión les mostramos su boutique para Karis al interior de un centro comercial. Una propuesta muy opuesta a la anterior, también ubicada en Hiroshima.

© Toshiyuki Yano

© Toshiyuki Yano

El espacio no tan solo sirve como una tienda, sino además como un lugar donde se pueden realizar eventos. El concepto de esta tienda responde a la permanente transformación y dinamismo de los espacios dependiendo del lugar en que cada persona se encuentre. En algunos puntos, el espacio ofrece vistas continuas de la tienda y en otras fragmentos que parecen estar al interior de una cueva. La experiencia de caminar dentro de un espacio de características relativas y azarosas entrega una experiencia similar a la de caminar en la naturaleza. El propósito del diseño es el de ofrecer una nueva experiencia para las personas que llegan hasta el lugar a ver sus productos.

© Toshiyuki Yano

© Toshiyuki Yano

Los materiales son tubos de papel, los cuales además son ocupados para enrollar las prendas de vestuario que se exhiben. Estos, se colocan en capas aleatorias para generar diferentes tipos de formas, creando formas de arcos.

Debido a estos arcos, la tienda crea diversos y complejos espacios, similares a una caverna. La boutique puede ser utilizada de diversas formas a lo largo de los diferentes cambios que se presenten durante cada año y  crear nuevas formas de relacionar personas con productos.

corte corte planta © Toshiyuki Yano © Toshiyuki Yano © Toshiyuki Yano © Toshiyuki Yano © Toshiyuki Yano © Toshiyuki Yano © Toshiyuki Yano © Toshiyuki Yano

© Toshiyuki Yano

© Toshiyuki Yano

Arquitectos: Suppose Design Office
Ubicación: Higashi Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japón
Equipo de proyecto: Makoto Tanijiri, Kazutaka Sumi
Cliente: Kazuin Ltd
Estructura: Cardboard Tubes
Superficie: 117.70 m2
Año: 2009
Fotografías: Toshiyuki Yano

Karis / Suppose Design Office Karis / Suppose Design Office Karis / Suppose Design Office Karis / Suppose Design Office

Anteriormente, les mostramos la casa en Koamicho perteneciente a Suppose (obra que generó un interesante debate que pueden seguir aquí). En esta ocasión les mostramos su boutique para Karis al interior de un centro comercial. Una propuesta muy opuesta a la anterior, también ubicada en Hiroshima.

© Toshiyuki Yano

© Toshiyuki Yano

El espacio no tan solo sirve como una tienda, sino además como un lugar donde se pueden realizar eventos. El concepto de esta tienda responde a la permanente transformación y dinamismo de los espacios dependiendo del lugar en que cada persona se encuentre. En algunos puntos, el espacio ofrece vistas continuas de la tienda y en otras fragmentos que parecen estar al interior de una cueva. La experiencia de caminar dentro de un espacio de características relativas y azarosas entrega una experiencia similar a la de caminar en la naturaleza. El propósito del diseño es el de ofrecer una nueva experiencia para las personas que llegan hasta el lugar a ver sus productos.

© Toshiyuki Yano

© Toshiyuki Yano

Los materiales son tubos de papel, los cuales además son ocupados para enrollar las prendas de vestuario que se exhiben. Estos, se colocan en capas aleatorias para generar diferentes tipos de formas, creando formas de arcos.

Debido a estos arcos, la tienda crea diversos y complejos espacios, similares a una caverna. La boutique puede ser utilizada de diversas formas a lo largo de los diferentes cambios que se presenten durante cada año y  crear nuevas formas de relacionar personas con productos.

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Book Cell: Octagonal Building Made Entirely From Books! http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/24/book-cell-an-octagonal-building-made-entirely-from-books/

sustainable design, green design, green architecture, recycled materials, eco art, Book Cell, de Matej Krén

Architecture is knowledge, history, research and trend. This is literally evident in Book Cell, an octagonal building made entirely from books that was installed in the Modern Art Center in Lisboa. Slovakian artist Matej Kren built an octagonal framework, filled it with books and removed it, leaving a symmetrical, enclosed room of stacked literature.


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Architecture is knowledge, history, research and trend. This is literally evident in Book Cell, an octagonal building made entirely from books that was installed in the Modern Art Center in Lisboa. Slovakian artist Matej Kren built an octagonal framework, filled it with books and removed it, leaving a symmetrical, enclosed room of stacked literature.


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La Casa de Botellas: Argentinian Home Made Out of Recycled Plastic Bottles http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/22/la-casa-de-botellas-argentinian-home-made-out-of-recycled-plastic-bottles/

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La Casa de Botellas, created by the Alfredo Santa Cruz family in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, was constructed from thousands of PET plastic bottles, and was designed as “a tool for promoting ecological and social responsibility.” The surprisingly sturdy structure features a Tetra pack roof, doors and windows made from CD jewel cases — and the interior boasts beds, coffee tables and couches, all created entirely from used plastic. While no one in the Santa Cruz family is an architect or engineer, they are doing their part to save the planet by providing free home building courses in Latin American countries “to address both trash [issues] and housing scarcity.” Read more about the elements of design and the construction of La Casa de Botellas at Inhabitots.

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La Casa de Botellas, created by the Alfredo Santa Cruz family in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, was constructed from thousands of PET plastic bottles, and was designed as “a tool for promoting ecological and social responsibility.” The surprisingly sturdy structure features a Tetra pack roof, doors and windows made from CD jewel cases — and the interior boasts beds, coffee tables and couches, all created entirely from used plastic. While no one in the Santa Cruz family is an architect or engineer, they are doing their part to save the planet by providing free home building courses in Latin American countries “to address both trash [issues] and housing scarcity.” Read more about the elements of design and the construction of La Casa de Botellas at Inhabitots.

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No Glue No Screws LED Clamplamp Grasps Our Attention http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/17/no-glue-no-screws-led-clamplamp-grasps-our-attention/

green lighting, led lights, leds, clamplamp, sustainable design, green design, energy efficient lighting

Here’s another reader submitted idea that really got a hold on us. In dcannam’s own words:

“The Clamplamp explores the concept of “truth” in design where the main objective is to create an object which primarily utilizes the functionality of a solid unfinished hardwood rather than a system of foreign components. The lamp itself consists of a solid maple base and free moving cantilevered arm, LED strip, wire and transformer. The entire system is compression fit with no glue or screws holding the lamp together. During the design process the lamp was questioned almost to the point of interrogation where it eventually broke down and revealed the truth about itself.”

We’re not sure about that last part but we love the Clamplamp’s clean look and simple appeal. Thanks dcannam!

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Here’s another reader submitted idea that really got a hold on us. In dcannam’s own words:

“The Clamplamp explores the concept of “truth” in design where the main objective is to create an object which primarily utilizes the functionality of a solid unfinished hardwood rather than a system of foreign components. The lamp itself consists of a solid maple base and free moving cantilevered arm, LED strip, wire and transformer. The entire system is compression fit with no glue or screws holding the lamp together. During the design process the lamp was questioned almost to the point of interrogation where it eventually broke down and revealed the truth about itself.”

We’re not sure about that last part but we love the Clamplamp’s clean look and simple appeal. Thanks dcannam!

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Space-age Aerogel Insulation Now Cheaper and Available in Sheets http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/11/exciting-advances-in-insulation-with-aerogel/

building materials, green renovation, energy efficiency, sustainable design, green design, insulation, r-value, aerogel, aerogel insulation, material, aspen aerogels, thermoblok

Insulation may not be sexy, but it is important. Over the past years we’ve seen leaps and bounds towards creating cheaper, thinner, more breathable materials with higher R-values. There still isn’t “one” insulation out there that has all the best characteristics, but Aerogel is one of the top contenders. This space-age material has the lowest bulk density of any known porous solid as well as some incredible insulating qualities, and recently two companies rolled out Aerogel sheets that make installations a breeze.


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Insulation may not be sexy, but it is important. Over the past years we’ve seen leaps and bounds towards creating cheaper, thinner, more breathable materials with higher R-values. There still isn’t “one” insulation out there that has all the best characteristics, but Aerogel is one of the top contenders. This space-age material has the lowest bulk density of any known porous solid as well as some incredible insulating qualities, and recently two companies rolled out Aerogel sheets that make installations a breeze.


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NewActon Apartments Aim to Be the Greenest in Australia http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/08/newacton-apartments-aim-to-be-the-greenest-in-australia/

newacton nishi, precinct, residential development, green development, sustainable development, australia, canberra, nathers, sustainable design, green design, sustainable architecture

NewActon Nishi is a new apartment complex in the middle of Canberra that is aiming to be Australia’s greenest residential development. But don’t go thinking that this will be a boring ‘green building’. NewActon Nishi will feature a sexy minimalist aesthetic in addition to some exciting eco-conscious features.


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NewActon Nishi is a new apartment complex in the middle of Canberra that is aiming to be Australia’s greenest residential development. But don’t go thinking that this will be a boring ‘green building’. NewActon Nishi will feature a sexy minimalist aesthetic in addition to some exciting eco-conscious features.


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Fujitsubo / Archvision http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlataformaArquitectura/~3/H8p4VFBFuSY/
© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Ubicación: Tokio, Japón
Arquitecto: Archivision
Arquitectos a cargo: Yoshihiro Hirotani & Yusaku Ishida
Ingeniero estructural: Umezawa Structural Engineers
Ingeniero mecánico: Azu Planning
Constructor: Daido Housing
Superficie sitio: 67,88 m2
Superficie construida: 108,31 m2
Año: 2008-2009
Fotografia: Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Este salón de belleza se ubica en el sector de Omote-sando en Tokio, uno de los centros de “trend setting” de la metropolis. El edificio posee 3 aperturas en la cubierta que llevan luz natural hacia el interior, la cual es llevada a través de lucarnas abiertas entre los pisos para llevar luz a los niveles interiores, llegando hasta el nivel de calle, el cual se encuentra abierto a través de grandes ventanas hacia la calle.

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Por lo tanto, expresa esta condición de “contenedor de luz”. Es también un mensaje “natural” en un sector donde abunda la luz artificial. Estructuralmente, la forma de granero con su delgada piel (de apariencia dura), se soporta a través de tres pirámides truncadas de 4 lados en concreto son los elementos estructurales de cubierta y muros. Láminas de cobre cubren la compleja superficie de cubierta y muros, que incorpora un método de aislación del exterior. Las láminas de cobre que cambiaran durante el tiempo se han usado para dar cuenta del paso de este en un entorno que cambia rápidamente.

Esta pequeña pieza de arquitectura es una expresión experimental tanto de la “luz” como del “tiempo”.

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Corte

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© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Ubicación: Tokio, Japón
Arquitecto: Archivision
Arquitectos a cargo: Yoshihiro Hirotani & Yusaku Ishida
Ingeniero estructural: Umezawa Structural Engineers
Ingeniero mecánico: Azu Planning
Constructor: Daido Housing
Superficie sitio: 67,88 m2
Superficie construida: 108,31 m2
Año: 2008-2009
Fotografia: Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Este salón de belleza se ubica en el sector de Omote-sando en Tokio, uno de los centros de “trend setting” de la metropolis. El edificio posee 3 aperturas en la cubierta que llevan luz natural hacia el interior, la cual es llevada a través de lucarnas abiertas entre los pisos para llevar luz a los niveles interiores, llegando hasta el nivel de calle, el cual se encuentra abierto a través de grandes ventanas hacia la calle.

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Por lo tanto, expresa esta condición de “contenedor de luz”. Es también un mensaje “natural” en un sector donde abunda la luz artificial. Estructuralmente, la forma de granero con su delgada piel (de apariencia dura), se soporta a través de tres pirámides truncadas de 4 lados en concreto son los elementos estructurales de cubierta y muros. Láminas de cobre cubren la compleja superficie de cubierta y muros, que incorpora un método de aislación del exterior. Las láminas de cobre que cambiaran durante el tiempo se han usado para dar cuenta del paso de este en un entorno que cambia rápidamente.

Esta pequeña pieza de arquitectura es una expresión experimental tanto de la “luz” como del “tiempo”.

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

© Yuichi Higurashi

Corte

Corte

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Clínica de Especialidades Médicas / Elvis Vieira + Ricardo Hatiw Lú http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlataformaArquitectura/~3/Tvs058t5las/
© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

Ubicación: Ciudad de Suzano, Brasil
Arquitectura: Arquitecto Elvis Vieira, Arquitecto Ricardo Hatiw Lú, Junta de Público en el Diseño – SMPU – Ciudad de Suzano
Construcción: Chaia (1 ª fase), PS Ingeniería (2 ª fase)
Gestión de los trabajos: Ingeniero Civil Antonio Carlos Pereira de Souza, Junta de Obras – SMIOIES – Ciudad de Suzano
Sitio: 5.000,00 m²
Superficie construida: 1.000,00 m²
Fecha de proyecto: 2006
Fecha de finalización de los trabajos: 2009
Fotografía: Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

La Cínica de Especialidades Médicas organiza un nuevo paisaje urbano en el centro de Suzano a través de volúmenes desplegados en un sitio de 5.000m2, convirtiéndose en una referencia para los pacientes y peatones del barrio.

El proyecto consta de volumenes de hormigón y vidrio, y el edificio se organiza a través de sectores y “elementos claves”, reforzando su importancia para la organización del espacio en el lote y el paisaje.

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

El primer volumen en forma de “U” alberga las oficinas y la recepción de la clínica, y el acceso es a través de la ruta de acceso entre la plaza de llegada y la recepción del edificio.

El volumen se divide a través de la calle de acceso, para permitir el uso continuo de oficinas y zonas restringidas (salas de inhalación, consultas, cirugías, etc).

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

El auditorio se encuentra en un volumen negro marcado por una marquesina amarilla que refuerza el acceso y permite su uso independiente de las funciones de la clínica, pudiendo ser usado tanto para reuniones como para actividades de la comunidad local.

La administración del edificio se encuentra protegida por quiebra vistas de madera.

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

Para garantizar la comodidad térmica y la privacidad de los usuarios, las consultas se encuentran protegidas por elementos de hormigón, una referencia a Lina Bo Bardi, que no solo controla la incidencia de la luz oriente sino que también da cuenta hacia fuera de la vida del edificio.

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

Por la noche, la iluminación destaca los elementos arquitectónicos y rediseña el paisaje nocturno del lugar.

Por ultimo, la ciudad recibe una pieza de equipamiento que llena un vacío en la trama urbana, y entrega a la vez un nuevo espacio público que permite la regeneración del barrio.

En este sentido, los edificios de salud deben ser bien diseñados, sostenibles y seguros, para promover la salud y bienestar de los usuarios, mientras que ofrece grados de flexibilidad y adaptabilidad para nuevas necesidades de la comunidad.

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© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

Ubicación: Ciudad de Suzano, Brasil
Arquitectura: Arquitecto Elvis Vieira, Arquitecto Ricardo Hatiw Lú, Junta de Público en el Diseño – SMPU – Ciudad de Suzano
Construcción: Chaia (1 ª fase), PS Ingeniería (2 ª fase)
Gestión de los trabajos: Ingeniero Civil Antonio Carlos Pereira de Souza, Junta de Obras – SMIOIES – Ciudad de Suzano
Sitio: 5.000,00 m²
Superficie construida: 1.000,00 m²
Fecha de proyecto: 2006
Fecha de finalización de los trabajos: 2009
Fotografía: Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

La Cínica de Especialidades Médicas organiza un nuevo paisaje urbano en el centro de Suzano a través de volúmenes desplegados en un sitio de 5.000m2, convirtiéndose en una referencia para los pacientes y peatones del barrio.

El proyecto consta de volumenes de hormigón y vidrio, y el edificio se organiza a través de sectores y “elementos claves”, reforzando su importancia para la organización del espacio en el lote y el paisaje.

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

El primer volumen en forma de “U” alberga las oficinas y la recepción de la clínica, y el acceso es a través de la ruta de acceso entre la plaza de llegada y la recepción del edificio.

El volumen se divide a través de la calle de acceso, para permitir el uso continuo de oficinas y zonas restringidas (salas de inhalación, consultas, cirugías, etc).

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

El auditorio se encuentra en un volumen negro marcado por una marquesina amarilla que refuerza el acceso y permite su uso independiente de las funciones de la clínica, pudiendo ser usado tanto para reuniones como para actividades de la comunidad local.

La administración del edificio se encuentra protegida por quiebra vistas de madera.

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

Para garantizar la comodidad térmica y la privacidad de los usuarios, las consultas se encuentran protegidas por elementos de hormigón, una referencia a Lina Bo Bardi, que no solo controla la incidencia de la luz oriente sino que también da cuenta hacia fuera de la vida del edificio.

© Edmilson Santana

© Edmilson Santana

Por la noche, la iluminación destaca los elementos arquitectónicos y rediseña el paisaje nocturno del lugar.

Por ultimo, la ciudad recibe una pieza de equipamiento que llena un vacío en la trama urbana, y entrega a la vez un nuevo espacio público que permite la regeneración del barrio.

En este sentido, los edificios de salud deben ser bien diseñados, sostenibles y seguros, para promover la salud y bienestar de los usuarios, mientras que ofrece grados de flexibilidad y adaptabilidad para nuevas necesidades de la comunidad.

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Sculptural Sound Chamber Sings When the Wind Blows http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/03/sculptural-sound-chamber-sings-when-the-wind-blows/

sustainable design, green design, wind power, renewable energy, luke jerram, aeolian harp, aeolus, eco art, acoustic pavilion, art installation

Here at Inhabitat we love the wind — it’s one of our favorite natural resources. That explains our excitement when we heard about Luke Jerram’s new artistic venture, an acoustic pavilion that sings when the breeze blows by it. The project is named Aeolus after the Greek God of the wind, and it will employ hundreds of light tubes outfitted like Aeolian harps. Each pipe, or harp, has strings in it and as the wind passes over the structure in different directions the wind will strike chords in various parts of the circular structure. The art piece will travel all over the UK to windy summits and play a concerto of nature in each location.


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Here at Inhabitat we love the wind — it’s one of our favorite natural resources. That explains our excitement when we heard about Luke Jerram’s new artistic venture, an acoustic pavilion that sings when the breeze blows by it. The project is named Aeolus after the Greek God of the wind, and it will employ hundreds of light tubes outfitted like Aeolian harps. Each pipe, or harp, has strings in it and as the wind passes over the structure in different directions the wind will strike chords in various parts of the circular structure. The art piece will travel all over the UK to windy summits and play a concerto of nature in each location.


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CASE Solar Power Glass Energizes Any Building Facade http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/02/gorgeous-glass-pyramid-solar-cells-energize-any-building-facade/

photovoltaic glass, solar glass, solar-power glass, photovoltaic glazing, solar glazing, solar-power glazing, sustainable design, green design, renewable energy, solar facade, case, center for Architecture Science and Ecology, photovoltaic, solar power, clean tech, concentrated solar power

Solar engineers have long sought to develop an energy-generating glazing that is as capable of producing power as it is easy on the eyes. The feat may just have been accomplished by The Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE), who have developed a concentrating solar system that is not only modern and attractive but extremely efficient and cost effective. The system is made up of rows of pyramid-shaped glass receptors that move with sunlight throughout the day, magnifying the incoming light and capturing it in a small photovoltaic cell located in the center of each pyramid.


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Solar engineers have long sought to develop an energy-generating glazing that is as capable of producing power as it is easy on the eyes. The feat may just have been accomplished by The Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE), who have developed a concentrating solar system that is not only modern and attractive but extremely efficient and cost effective. The system is made up of rows of pyramid-shaped glass receptors that move with sunlight throughout the day, magnifying the incoming light and capturing it in a small photovoltaic cell located in the center of each pyramid.


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Casa Diamante / XTEN Architecture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlataformaArquitectura/~3/8Q5iYB8Np2Y/
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© XTEN Architecture

Nombre proyecto: Diamondhouse (Casa Diamante)
Ubicación: Santa Monica, California, Estados Unidos
Arquitectos: XTEN ArchitectureMonika Haefelfinger & Austin Kelly (AIA, LEED AP)
Cliente: Aisha Ayers
Fecha: Diciembre 2009
Superficie: 76m2 Interior, 46m2 terraza, 111m2 exteriores
Paisajismo: Mark Motonaga

© XTEN Architecture

© XTEN Architecture

La Casa Diamante (Diamond House) es una ampliación de una casa existente, con sala de sonido y oficina ubicada en lo profundo de un cañon, contra una pendiente bastante inclinada con un acceso mínimo y muy poco espacio disponible para construir. La luz directa llega al sitio durante pocas horas al día. La condición geotécnica del sitio es desafiante, requiriendo casetones de casi 10 metros para las fundaciones. Una compleja serie de regulaciones determina la altura, ancho, profundidad y relación con los muros de contención del proyecto.

Diagrama volumen © XTEN Architecture

Diagrama volumen © XTEN Architecture

Dadas estas restricciones, se adoptó una estrategia arquitectónica de multiples caras para desarrollar este pequeño volumen. Primero, se construyó una geometría base que se ajusta a la pendiente y a la normativa, extendiéndose hacia los patios laterales. Como una roca puesta en una pequeña fuente, la extensión se ubica cuidadosamente entre la estructura existente y la pendiente para inflectar el espacio alrededor y crear espacios exteriores que no podrían haber existido antes. La geometría del edificio se corresponde con el interior, como la esquina del piso superior que sale y acomoda un escritorio en obra en la ventana norte y una serie de paneles de muro que se pliegan sobre el edificio para crear la baranda y cerramiento de la terraza.

Diagrama patrones © XTEN Architecture

Diagrama patrones © XTEN Architecture

Luego, el material usado fue desarrollado para relacionar esta nueva extensión con el paisaje y para reducir la escala visual del edificio. El patrón de la fachada se creó a partir de elementos naturales tomados del sitio; abstraídos, escalados y ordenados a lo largo del edificio durante el modelado en 3D. Distintos patrones y escalas se investigaron de esta manera, de los cuales se hicieron diversas pruebas 1:1 con cortadoras láser y ruteadores CNC sobre aluminio, zinc, madera y paneles de cementos.

© XTEN Architecture

© XTEN Architecture

Los paneles Swisspearl de fibro cemento de 1cm de espesor que se ven en el edificio se eligieron tanto por como relacionan a los muros de albañilería del sitio y de la estructura existente, como por la fragilidad que le entregan al volumen rígido. La luz solar realza estas líneas grabadas, los bordes irregulares y las delicadas características de los paneles de fibro cemento, los que con luz directa se ven tan delgados como un jarrón de cerámica. Mientras en la tarde, los paneles se vuelven planos y el volumen total emerge, apareciendo como una linterna perforada con este patrón luminoso iluminando el cañon.

Detalle © XTEN Architecture

Detalle © XTEN Architecture

© XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture Diagrama patrones © XTEN Architecture Diagrama volumen © XTEN Architecture Planta © XTEN Architecture Corte © XTEN Architecture Detalle © XTEN Architecture
© XTEN Architecture

© XTEN Architecture

Nombre proyecto: Diamondhouse (Casa Diamante)
Ubicación: Santa Monica, California, Estados Unidos
Arquitectos: XTEN ArchitectureMonika Haefelfinger & Austin Kelly (AIA, LEED AP)
Cliente: Aisha Ayers
Fecha: Diciembre 2009
Superficie: 76m2 Interior, 46m2 terraza, 111m2 exteriores
Paisajismo: Mark Motonaga

© XTEN Architecture

© XTEN Architecture

La Casa Diamante (Diamond House) es una ampliación de una casa existente, con sala de sonido y oficina ubicada en lo profundo de un cañon, contra una pendiente bastante inclinada con un acceso mínimo y muy poco espacio disponible para construir. La luz directa llega al sitio durante pocas horas al día. La condición geotécnica del sitio es desafiante, requiriendo casetones de casi 10 metros para las fundaciones. Una compleja serie de regulaciones determina la altura, ancho, profundidad y relación con los muros de contención del proyecto.

Diagrama volumen © XTEN Architecture

Diagrama volumen © XTEN Architecture

Dadas estas restricciones, se adoptó una estrategia arquitectónica de multiples caras para desarrollar este pequeño volumen. Primero, se construyó una geometría base que se ajusta a la pendiente y a la normativa, extendiéndose hacia los patios laterales. Como una roca puesta en una pequeña fuente, la extensión se ubica cuidadosamente entre la estructura existente y la pendiente para inflectar el espacio alrededor y crear espacios exteriores que no podrían haber existido antes. La geometría del edificio se corresponde con el interior, como la esquina del piso superior que sale y acomoda un escritorio en obra en la ventana norte y una serie de paneles de muro que se pliegan sobre el edificio para crear la baranda y cerramiento de la terraza.

Diagrama patrones © XTEN Architecture

Diagrama patrones © XTEN Architecture

Luego, el material usado fue desarrollado para relacionar esta nueva extensión con el paisaje y para reducir la escala visual del edificio. El patrón de la fachada se creó a partir de elementos naturales tomados del sitio; abstraídos, escalados y ordenados a lo largo del edificio durante el modelado en 3D. Distintos patrones y escalas se investigaron de esta manera, de los cuales se hicieron diversas pruebas 1:1 con cortadoras láser y ruteadores CNC sobre aluminio, zinc, madera y paneles de cementos.

© XTEN Architecture

© XTEN Architecture

Los paneles Swisspearl de fibro cemento de 1cm de espesor que se ven en el edificio se eligieron tanto por como relacionan a los muros de albañilería del sitio y de la estructura existente, como por la fragilidad que le entregan al volumen rígido. La luz solar realza estas líneas grabadas, los bordes irregulares y las delicadas características de los paneles de fibro cemento, los que con luz directa se ven tan delgados como un jarrón de cerámica. Mientras en la tarde, los paneles se vuelven planos y el volumen total emerge, apareciendo como una linterna perforada con este patrón luminoso iluminando el cañon.

Detalle © XTEN Architecture

Detalle © XTEN Architecture

© XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture © XTEN Architecture Diagrama patrones © XTEN Architecture Diagrama volumen © XTEN Architecture Planta © XTEN Architecture Corte © XTEN Architecture Detalle © XTEN Architecture
Rapid Re(f)use: New York City Rebuilt From Its Own Trash http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/29/rapid-refuse-new-york-city-rebuilt-from-its-own-trash/

sustainable design, green design, recycled materials, statute of liberty, rapid re(f)use, new york city, nyc, trash, waste, rebuilt

New York City, much like any big city, disposes of a lot of trash — but what if that trash could be used in a constructive manner? NYC-based architects Terreform have proposed a new form of construction for the City that uses industrial sized robots to create buildings and islands from waste instead of sending it to landfills like Fresh Kills. They’re calling the project Rapid Re(f)use, and the first design is a reverse of the Statue of Liberty that would be built out in the harbor.


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New York City, much like any big city, disposes of a lot of trash — but what if that trash could be used in a constructive manner? NYC-based architects Terreform have proposed a new form of construction for the City that uses industrial sized robots to create buildings and islands from waste instead of sending it to landfills like Fresh Kills. They’re calling the project Rapid Re(f)use, and the first design is a reverse of the Statue of Liberty that would be built out in the harbor.


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Scientists Develop Flexible Energy-Harvesting Rubber Sheets http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/28/scientist-develop-flexible-energy-harvesting-rubber-sheets/

sustainable design, green design, kinetic energy, renewable energy, alternative energy, piezoelectric ribbon, energy harvesting chip, piezoelectrics, rubber sheets

Piezoelectric energy is nothing new, but researchers at Princeton University have developed a new type of electricity-harvesting rubber sheet that has the potential to change the way we power electronic devices. The flexible rubber sheets are imbued with piezoelectric ribbons and are durable, versatile, and open up exciting new applications for harvesting kinetic energy.


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Piezoelectric energy is nothing new, but researchers at Princeton University have developed a new type of electricity-harvesting rubber sheet that has the potential to change the way we power electronic devices. The flexible rubber sheets are imbued with piezoelectric ribbons and are durable, versatile, and open up exciting new applications for harvesting kinetic energy.


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Extensión Hotel Grand Terminus / On Office http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PlataformaArquitectura/~3/mdP31NOkBzM/
© On Office

© On Office

Arquitectos: On Office – Joao Vieira Costa, Leon Rost, Ricardo Guedes, Francesco Moncada
Ubicación: Bergen, Noruega
Programa: 3000 m2 (hotel)
Cliente: Gran Terminus Hotel
Colaboración: Code, Oslo
Estado: Licitación de Construcción
Equipo: Joao Vieira Costa, Tudor Vlasceanu

Terminus_2 open space Basic RGB aerea copy



© On Office

© On Office

La extensión del Hotel Grand Terminus es un proyecto que trata de una relación y contextualización.

El nuevo edificio propuesto está situado justo al lado del existente, que se caracteriza como un edificio patrimonial en la ciudad de Bergen, Noruega.

© On Office

© On Office

El esquema de la nueva propuesta se conforma de 3 factores: la relación con el edificio existente, la exposición solar, y el punto más alto hacia la puerta de Kong Oscars.
La forma triangulada ofrece espacios interiores interesantes para cada habitación, y a la vez establece una relación íntima con las pequeñas casas existentes alrededor.

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© On Office

© On Office

Arquitectos: On Office – Joao Vieira Costa, Leon Rost, Ricardo Guedes, Francesco Moncada
Ubicación: Bergen, Noruega
Programa: 3000 m2 (hotel)
Cliente: Gran Terminus Hotel
Colaboración: Code, Oslo
Estado: Licitación de Construcción
Equipo: Joao Vieira Costa, Tudor Vlasceanu

Terminus_2 open space Basic RGB aerea copy



© On Office

© On Office

La extensión del Hotel Grand Terminus es un proyecto que trata de una relación y contextualización.

El nuevo edificio propuesto está situado justo al lado del existente, que se caracteriza como un edificio patrimonial en la ciudad de Bergen, Noruega.

© On Office

© On Office

El esquema de la nueva propuesta se conforma de 3 factores: la relación con el edificio existente, la exposición solar, y el punto más alto hacia la puerta de Kong Oscars.
La forma triangulada ofrece espacios interiores interesantes para cada habitación, y a la vez establece una relación íntima con las pequeñas casas existentes alrededor.

© On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office © On Office
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