Sunday, June 20, 2010

House in the Pyrenees by Cadaval & Solà-Morales

House by Eduardo Cadaval
Architects Cadaval & Solà-Morales added this steeply-pitched roof to an old dry stone construction in the Spanish Pyrenees to form two homes.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
Nestled into the mountainside on a former farm the building has windows along one side overlooking the valley and a tall window in the gabled end affording views up the mountain.
The building houses a father and son in two connected residences.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
More about Cadaval & Solà-Morales on Dezeen: Susana Solano exhibition design (July 2008)
House by Eduardo Cadaval
Here’s some more information from the architects:

A vernacular dry stone house in the Pyrenees and the aim to transform it into a comfortable and utilitarian second residence are at the origin of this project. Fathers and sons want separated homes but shared experiences.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
The project elaborates on the physical connections between these two homes coexisting in a single rehabilitated envelope.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
The programmatic scheme and the interrelations of spaces of both houses are tided up to these vertical connections.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
What qualifies those spaces, however, is unique in each unit. The roof on the top unit is build up to be a sculptural yet neutral continuous element that resolves space, lighting, and views.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
A human scale continuous linear window faces amazing views over the valley, while an identical window located on the top of the roof, enables to view the summit of the mountain.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
In the lower unit, a wide and off-scale opening will focus light, views, and therefore activity on an interior-exterior space.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
The project is sympathetic of vernacular architecture by respecting not only the envelope, but also its construction and operational logics and its esthetics.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
By preserving the envelope and doing a minimal yet contrasted intervention, the idea is to reinforce the historical values of vernacular architecture.
House by Eduardo Cadaval
Moreover, the project is design to be sustainable. New technologies and old vernacular knowledge are implemented to make the Pyrenees houses two sustainable houses in an extreme climate.
House by Eduardo Cadaval

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

MagicKub


MagicKub1
Atelier RVL Architectes designed a prefabricated house with a skeletal framework in wood built in two days in Saint Cyr sur Loire, France.
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Photos by Clèment Darrasse

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

By Caramel Architekten Haus P

By Caramel Architekten Haus P
Located in Klosterneuburg in Austria, this sculptural house of concrete and glass is signed by the Viennese architecture firm Caramel Architekten. A single volume and widened to straight and broken lines photographed by Hertha Hurnaus.
By Caramel Architekten Haus P
By Caramel Architekten Haus P
By Caramel Architekten Haus P
By Caramel Architekten Haus P
By Caramel Architekten Haus P
By Caramel Architekten Haus P
By Caramel Architekten Haus P
Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus

Monday, June 14, 2010

76A Newington Green by Amenity Space

76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
London studio Amenity Space have squeezed this new residence between two terraced houses in Newington Green, London.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
The ground floor of the new four-storey house at 76A Newington Green Road features full-height glass doors leading from the kitchen to a small yard in front of the property.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
A red section of the upper facade references the buses that pass constantly and is covered in horizontal wooden batons.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
Here’s some more information from the architects:

76A Newington Green Road is an infill building that will unite 2 period terraces on a narrow site in North London.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
The project is the result of a genuine social and sustainable approach by the client and design team.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
The site is being developed as a self build project by Fiona Sail, a long standing tenant of Stadium Housing Association.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
Fiona and her family had lived in the neighbouring property for 15 years but faced relocation, following a decision by the landlord to sell off a portion of their housing stock at the start of 2009.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
Fiona saw potential to develop a building on the 4.8m wide yard between the terraces, and appointed architects Amenity Space to design a building that would fit harmoniously on the site and be a highly sustainable development.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
The architects won planning permission in May 2009.
The design subtly references the proportions, materiality and texture of the neighbouring buildings and number 73 bus, whilst maximising the building footprint.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
During the planning process, it was former Urban Design Officer at Islington Council remarked it was ‘the best design for an infill development in the borough’.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
The Sail family will move into the new building once the project is completed in early 2010.
76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
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76 Newington Green by Amenity Space
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76 Newington Green by Amenity Space

Gaetano Pesce for Melissa

Italian architect Gaetano Pesce has designed this pair of shoes made of plastic discs for Brazilian brand Melissa.
Consumers can customise the ankle boots by cutting circles away from the edges.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Earth House by BCHO Architects

Earth House by BCHO Architects
BCHO Architects have completed this house buried in the ground in Seoul, Korea.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Called Earth House, the project was built to honour the late Korean poet Yoon Dong-joo.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
The concrete-lined residence has two courtyards with earth floors, to which all rooms are connected.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Rammed-earth walls make use of the excavated earth while wood from a pine tree from the site is embedded in the concrete courtyard walls.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Photographs are by Wooseop Hwang.
Here’s some more information from BCHO Architects:

Earth House – BCHO Architects
Earth House is a house of the sky. It is a house built in honor of Yoon Dong-joo, a Korean poet, who wrote beautiful poems about the sky, the Earth, and the stars.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
It is a house which focuses on the primal relationship between nature and humans. It is built with careful consideration of constructional efficiency and our somatic senses.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
The 14m x 17m concrete box is buried in the ground and contains 6, 1-pyeong, rooms and two earth filled courtyards. The ‘small house’ is open to the courtyard which is open to the sky.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
The one pyeong rooms originated from the size of one kan (6×6 ja; 1 ja = approx. 30cm) which are just large enough for an adult to lie down straight.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
The house has a small kitchen, a study, two resting rooms, a bathroom with a wooden tub and toilet, and a wash room. The rooms are all adjacent to each other and open directly to the earth filled courtyard.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Connecting rooms can be joined to create a bigger room. The house doors are small, entering the house requires making your body into a smaller shape.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
The lateral pressure from the earth on four sides is resisted by thick concrete retaining wall and a flat roof and base plate. There is also a hidden steel column in the center wall that reinforced the structural plates.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Rammed Earth walls provide all the interior spatial divisions and the walls facing both courtyards.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
The earth used for the walls is from the site excavation. Even though the viscosity of the existing earth was low, only minimal white cement and lime was used so the earth walls can return to the soil later.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Four gutters are placed in the corners of the courtyard for drainage. The house uses a geothermal cooling system with a radiant floor heating system under the rammed clay and concrete floor. Off-peak electricity is used at night to heat the small gravel under the floor.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
A combination of passive cooling and geothermal tubes which are buried in the earth around the buildings keep the temperature cool in summer and warm in winter.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
A pine tree which was cut down from the site, was sliced into 80mm thick discs and was cast into the concrete walls of the courtyard so as it decays, it will host small plants and new life will arise with time.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
The wooden canopy protecting the entrance into the small house uses 39mm tensile wires.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Recycled lumber was cut into 30mm x 50mm wide pieces and joined with flat steel bar, keeping the material to a minimum.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
All of the interior furniture and closets are also recycled wood from old Korean gates.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
As Yoon’s poetry expresses hope for the future from times of great peril, which he tried to achieve through self-restraint and self-reflection, our hope is that this Earth House would be a house where we can reflect on ‘ourselves’ while living in the present era.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Architect : Byoungsoo Cho
Project Team : Hongjoon Yang, Woohyun Kang, Taehyun Nam
Location : 789-55, Sugok2-ri, Jipyeong-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun,
Gyeonggi-do,korea
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Program : Library, Meditation
Site area : 660.00㎡
Gross floor area : 32.49㎡
Total floor area : 32.49㎡
Building-to-land ratio : 4.92%
Floor area ratio : 4.92%
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Building scope : B1F
Structure : RC flat slab
Exterior finishing : Exposed board form concrete,
Rammed earth wall + non-structural wood wall
Rammed Earth Consultant : Keunsik Shin
Contractor : CPLUS International Co. Ltd.
Earth House by BCHO Architects
Photographs : Wooseop Hwang
Design period : 2007.3 ~ 2009.2
Construction period : 2008.7 ~ 2009.2

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