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From the architect. Project is located in Anjos, Lisbon, Portugal, a zone where the industry mixes with housing buildings in a very dense urban tissue. ![]() Section A-A' The pre-existing space had a function of carpentry, with a limited access to light and a small, lacking identity exterior space. ![]() Marco Pezzutto We decided to maintain as much as possible in the interior, except for the part of a back facade to let more natural daylight in and enforce the relation between interior-exterior. ![]() Before. Image Courtesy of KEMA studio ![]() Diagram ![]() Joo Morgado The interventions objective was to appreciate the existing and add to it. The wet functions were contained within rigid massive pre-existing brick walls, leaving all the dry functions in the remaining space. Further separation of functions was made by introducing 2 simple volumes defining the required functions. A black box, made from engineered coloured wood, created a technical zone together with a storage; a cork box, made from warm and acoustic cork panels, which created a private zone of double bedroom with direct connection to the exterior both boxes made from sustainable, ecological materials produced in Portugal. ![]() Joo Morgado Materials were a fundamental aspect of this project. We kept heavy brick arches, steel structure and concrete pillars supporting it and by introducing new elements to it. In this way we were able to emphasize the pre-existing industrial character. We played with contrasts of colors, temperature and sound. We intended to make it homey but still maintain the industrial identity, so we paired black, cold, noisy steel with bright-toned, warm and quiet cork. ![]() Floor Plan Throughout the process it was important for us not to lose the identity of the space. Since the local was a well known carpenters workshop, we decided to reuse all the wood left in the workshop and bring it back to life in a contemporary way, as a kitchen island top, bedside tables and exterior pixel wall a composition made from over 14 different types of wood from all around the world. ![]() Joo Morgado All of this resulted in a well defined space, with a memory of what it used to be. A comfortable space, penetrated by morning light from the entrance zone and flooded by the afternoon sunlight coming in from the backyard.
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A JERSEY SHORE BEACH HOUSEAs it's August, this serene blue and white Jersey Shore beach house, designed by Threshold Interiors, reinforces my current mood: vacation mode. Photographed by James Solomon, this New Jersey beach home is a little bit mid-century, with a lot of classic, comfortable design, surrounded by a soothing blue palette of the sky and the sea. SHOP THE LOOK![]() TAKE THE TOUR![]() Arash Ashourinia
![]() Arash Ashourinia From the architect. Connecting the view of surrounding environment which includes far away mountains, lake, trees and all the elements in background to the form and elevation of the building was the significant challenge of this design. ![]() Arash Ashourinia So the city landscape at the back count as the buildings backyard and these two will work together and they are meaningless without each other. ![]() Diagram ![]() Diagram Based on this idea we designed a flexible integrated shell which starts from the city landscape and will move along the floor to the walls and will end up on the ceiling while forming them. ![]() Arash Ashourinia The space made up of these exposed concrete shells include dynamic spaces for gatherings and meetings. ![]() Section Also Private spaces are gathered into a stable white mass which are placed into outer concrete mass. ![]() Arash Ashourinia In the design we tried to minimize the usage of materials and maximize the function of each piece and denied to use formic objects without function and ornaments. In the middle of the southern yard there is a retaining wall which carries two different decks for the main building in different levels. Upper level is connected to the ground floor and the one below creates the backyard's green space. ![]() Arash Ashourinia There is different horizontal and vertical accesses between floors and continues accessible patterns were considered. ![]() Arash Ashourinia Product Description.To implement integrated shell, we are looking for a material to create a sense of fluidity and in order to minimize the variety of materials used to construction elements, including exterior walls, interior walls, cover the underside of the roof, staircase and fireplaces performed by it. Therefore we chosen exposed concrete that was poured in place with metal frame. In the implementation of deck we use ash wood floor covering to connect the stunning landscape view to the geometry of the building and somehow to penetrate the color and texture of the surrounding environment into the building. ![]() Arash Ashourinia Windows in this project as an integrated surface connect inside spaces with outside. To provide the maximum level of transparency and prevent energy loss, aluminum window profiles and double glass is used. ![]() Arash Ashourinia ![]() Aleksei Goriainov
![]() Aleksei Goriainov From the architect. The building where team accommodations, changing rooms and office premises are located, were designed for the Golf Club. ![]() Aleksei Goriainov The Golf Club is located at an absolutely unique place, close to Peterhof, just opposite the Mikhailovka manor house. The Club's territory is surrounded by astonishing landscapes and monuments of architecture. The Club's building is not massive, but it incarnates the general idea and the style of the Club to the full. We offered the stylistic direction that emphasises contrast between historic styles of the surrounding and contemporary pseudoclassic architecture of buildings. We were intended to highlight the idea that the Club is totally modern and focused on active people. At the same time it should be in harmony with the surrounding idyllic landscape. Our goal was to create temperate and austere image that was intended to be expressive at the same time. ![]() Aleksei Goriainov This idea gave rise to several basic principles:
![]() Aleksei Goriainov The Golf Club's building and monuments of architecture are far-off from each other and all of them cannot be seen at the same time. No doubt that the Club's visitors feel the special atmosphere of this place. That is why the principle of contrast works as it should do. Dark minimalistic glass volume perfectly matches the smooth landscape and looks steadily and austere. ![]() Scheme The part of the building that overlooks the golf course is made of glass including the roof. It allows enjoying panoramic views and helps to create the effect of maximal interaction with the landscape. When we enter the building, visually we are still on the course. The building comprises the reception desk and lounge with seating areas. Blank and glass parts of the building are connected along the ridge of a roof, in its highest part. We cut the top of the blank wall at an angle because we wanted to avoid high blank wall in the interior and were intended to create expressive design element. This technique allowed forming its own landscape inside of the building that produces eye-catching effect in dark time when local lights are on. At the same time it gave us the possibility to use more glass elements and intensify the effect of interaction with the surrounding landscape. ![]() Aleksei Goriainov The building is obviously lowered from the back faade. It helps to reduce visually the blank part of the walls. The roof is low-sloped in the direction of glass part of the building. ![]() Floor Plan Tinted glass and polished black granite were used to add more integrity to the volume of the building. The same goal is achieved by using the black granite in the roof's cladding and by the absence of eaves on the edges of the building ![]() Aleksei Goriainov ![]() Courtesy of MVRDV MVRDV, in collaboration with local co-architects ACS Integrated and PWA Architects, has broken ground on a 12,000-square-meter mixed-use office block in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Known as the Veranda Offices, the 8-story building draws inspiration from local Sri Lankan weaving patterns, creating a system of flexible interior office spaces that open onto verandas and panoramic glass windows. ![]() Courtesy of MVRDV Located within Sri Lanka's largest and rapidly growing city, the new building is sited within a lively neighborhood made up of businesses, bars, and galleries.Veranda Offices embraces its neighbors by leaving room for an entrance plaza and with landscaping surrounding the building. Inside on the ground floor will be a spacious lobby, space for a cafeteria or restaurant and the first of two levels of above ground parking, which will be clad in a vertically planted facade system. Office floors are designed for maximum flexibility, with options to create full-floor spaces or to subdivide into smaller work facilities. On the sixth floor, a rooftop sculpture garden will provide shaded pavilions for events and more casual gatherings. ![]() Courtesy of MVRDV Prioritizing passive sustainable strategies, the building's glass facades have been set back to minimize solar gain, while the veranda on each floor features a folding shutter to protect from sun and heavy rain. MVRDV hopes these techniques will be seen as a model for future development in the country. Veranda Offices is the first centralised cooled building of its kind in Sri Lanka that provides naturally ventilated breakout spaces, explain the architects. These low tech solutions mentioned all contribute to making the building more sustainable. Completion of the building is scheduled for February 2019. News via MVRDV
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AuthorHis current project is a modern, yacht-inspired 15,000 square foot home to be built on Lido Beach, Sarasota. It will be a marvel of curvaceous, geometric precision. Mr. Stanbury is the founder of J. Stanbury Design Inc. in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Archives
November 2017
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