viernes, 28 de octubre de 2011

Artist Retreat

Designed by 0 to 1 to be located on the property of a Finnish Fine Artist, this house is a live-work space for a guest artist. The form was generated from local climate, Finnish culture, and functions / guidelines provided by the Artist.
The section is a quarter of an octagon. The octagon increases in size from building front to back creating different volumes for different activities. The largest volume contains the utility cube with sleeping loft above, the central volume contains the work space and the unenclosed volume is an outdoor terrace.
The height of the space ranges from 2.1 meters to 4.2 meters. Entry is a full pivot wall connecting the interior space to the exterior terrace. Existing concrete footings were used for the design.




lunes, 24 de octubre de 2011

Una escuela de Bamboo en Liberia


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Between 1989 and 2003, Liberia was ravaged by two civil wars. The fighting killed 300,000 – young and old alike. Currently, Liberia is 162nd in the Human Development Index and is still recovering from the devastation. The Bamboo School Project in Fendell on the outskirts of Monorovia, Liberia, led by Brazilian architect André Dal’Bó da Costa and film maker Vinícius Zanotti, seeks to establish one of the most important social and architectural programs for future development: education.




miércoles, 19 de octubre de 2011

PREMIOS HOLCIM LATINOAMERICA 2011

TRES PROYECTOS CON ÉNFASIS SOCIAL

Ganadores Premios Holcim Latinoamérica 2011

En días anteriores fueron anunciados los once ganadores por Latinoamérica en la tercera convocatoria Internacional Holcim Awards; en total, se recibieron 662 propuesta. Los proyectos ganadores se refieren principalmente a los desafíos que presenta la intensificación de la urbanización y su escala varía desde innovadores edificios comunitarios hasta amplios planes maestros y proyectos de infraestructura.  Ver Más...







GROTÃO - FÁBRICA DE MÚSICA - ORO / Urban Think Tank
PLAN MAESTRO DE RECONSTRUCCIÓN SUSTENTABLE POST-TSUNAMI - PLATA / Elemental S.A.
PLAN MAESTRO DE REGENERACIÓN URBANA, CIUDAD JUÁREZ - BRONCE / Arquitectura911

jueves, 13 de octubre de 2011

Bogotá-Daniel Bonilla

Aquí enlace para el album de fotos de nuestra visita a Bogotá junto al arquitecto Daniel Bonilla.

The Green Cathedral

A Daily Dose of Architecture: The Green Cathedral: After being intrigued by Klaa5's photos of De Realiteit Experimental Housing in Almere, Netherlands, and then finding more information, inc...

Acera verde hace electricidad - un paso a la vez

Paving slabs that convert energy from people's footsteps into electricity are set to help power Europe's largest urban mall, at the 2012 London Olympics site.
The recycled rubber "PaveGen" paving slabs harvest kinetic energy from the impact of people stepping on them and instantly deliver tiny bursts of electricity to nearby appliances. The slabs can also store energy for up to three days in an on-board battery, according to its creator.
In their first commercial application, 20 tiles will be scattered along the central crossing between London's Olympic stadium and the recently opened Westfield Stratford City mall -- which expects an estimated 30 million customers in its first year.  Más...