* Residential Architecture: Swelling LV House by LR Architects

Residential Architecture: Swelling LV House by LR Architects: “..The idea was to create a black box and mark the façade as well as remaining in a timber-framed logic, hence using light materials. Both a construction area reduced to an 11 meters square and the south orientation of the front façade led us to choose the construction of a cube scooped up in some places to create terraces. Inside, everything is built around a large central space which serves all other rooms. The importance of this central room is emphasized by a greater ceiling height..”  Interesting interior volumes, geothermal energy..

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image: Laurent Brandajs; article: King , Victoria . “Swelling LV / LR Architects” 17 May 2012. ArchDaily.<http://www.archdaily.com/235038>

* Residential Architecture: S. Roque House I by Bruno Armando Gomes Marques

Residential Architecture: S. Roque House I by Bruno Armando Gomes Marques: “..The house consists of two volumes with distinct programs, and a total area of 600m2. In the volume at level 0, more regular and acting as the base, develops the more social area with the following program: entrance hall, living and dining room, kitchen, service toilet and office with wc. Upstairs, develops a more private area with the bedrooms. Each bedroom and wc defines the wedge shape of both volumes with different outlooks from each room, in a clearly distinct strategy from the volume at level 0..At level -1 are the laundry, storage room and garage. The height difference between the two roads confronting the land allows only two levels for the house, on the south side, while on the north side we added a third level for the garages, with a porch under a green cover. Thus, the program was complete and a solution has been found for mitigating the impact that three floors could impose on the surroundings..”  Dynamic form, ample glazing, abundant natural light..

image: Miguel Coelho; article: Contemporist

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* Architecture: Police Headquarters & Extension of Charleroi/Danses by Ateliers Jean Nouvel & MDW Architecture

Architecture: Police Headquarters & Extension of Charleroi/Danses by Ateliers Jean Nouvel & MDW Architecture: “..Beside preserving two remarkable wings of an existing cavalry building and adapting them according to low energy standards, this sustainable project includes a third vertical “wing”: a 75-meter new elliptical passive tower clad in blue bricks that accommodates very flexible police offices and facilities..[the] extension houses dance studios and residences for artists, located in small brick buildings that help preserving a human scale. A tent on the roof houses the new foyer-belvedere. All the elements of the complex are connected by a large plaza directly accessible from the street and a public brasserie invites life to enter the plaza. The unusual ensemble creates a green landmark for the city..”  Distinctive form, sustainability, social sensibility..

See other posts on work by Ateliers Jean Nouvel: Gehry, Hadid, Foster, Ando, & Nouvel – All on One Small Island, Jean Nouvel Design for “One Central Park” Finally Approved and Conflict Surrounding Jean Nouvel’s Proposed New Midtown Manhattan Skyscraper.

image: © Ateliers Jean Nouvel – MDW ARCHITECTURE; article: Arthitectural

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* Residential Architecture: AGE House by Marco Bernardini

Residential Architecture: AGE House by Marco Bernardini: “..The house is obtained by using the height difference between the terraces, its volume is placed in the section of the hill, partially creating a hypogeum structure.Therefore, the roof acquires the profile of a terrace, creating a natural, green cover for the house.The green cover improves the housing microclimate, reducing energy costs and regulating rainwater storage..Adapting to the surrounding environment, the house represents an example of bioclimatic architecture, a living model which satisfies comfort standards thought the passive control of microclimate, reducing the utilisation of heating systems and enhancing the efficiency of the exchanges between house and environment..”  Virtually invisible, extensive glazing, sustainability, stone, very sharp contemporary all white interior with wood details..

image + article: Arthitectural

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* Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn

Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn: “..The split, shifted oval..facilitates views from the city, and minimizes negative wind effects through its aerodynamic shape. The building rethinks the type of high-rise office tower in relation to function, technology and user comfort..In plan the split oval halves are separated by a 7,20 m wide space. The connecting glass floors at 9-story intervals form skygardens, which serve as communication floors and elevator crossovers. The glass elevators of the low and high zones run in the center of the skygarden, providing views and orientation..”  A distinctive high-tech, low-energy office tower..

See our post on another project by Murphy/Jahn: Architecture: Cologne Bonn Airport by Murphy/Jahn.

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image: Courtesy of Murphy/Jahn; article: King , Victoria . “Flashback: Post Tower / Murphy/Jahn” 07 May 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/231521>