* Architecture: Bibliothek Luckenwalde by FF Architekten and Martina Wronna

Architecture: Bibliothek Luckenwalde by FF Architekten and Martina Wronna: “..Berlin architects Ralf Fleckenstein and Katharina Feldhusen of FF Architekten in collaboration with Martina Wronna have completed a new public library in Luckenwalde, Germany..The project involved the conversion of a former railway station into a public library and includes an extension to the existing building that houses the children’s library..The inclined walls of this annex are clad in shingles made of a copper-aluminium alloy..”  Striking form and metal cladding; interesting fenestration and interior volumes..

See some of our posts on other libraries:

• Architecture: The William O. Lockridge/Bellevue Library by Adjaye Associates
• Architecture: The Francis Gregory Library by Adjaye Associates
• Architecture: Public Library, Vallecas by EXIT Architects
• Architecture: University of Indonesia Central Library by Denton Corker Marshall
• Architecture: National Library of Public Information by J. J. Pan & Partners
• Architecture: Vennesla Library and Cultural Center by Helen & Hard
• Architecture: Dalian Library by 10 Design
• Architecture: Orchard Library by HMC Architects
• Architecture: Canada Water Library by CZWG
• Architecture: Architecture in China: Dalian Library by Architects Collective
• New York’s Public Architecture Gets a Face-Lift by Michael Kimmelman – Well-Designed Socially Conscious Urban Architecture
• Architecture & Civic Engagement – Steven Holl & Chris McVoy

image: Andreas Meichsner; article: Dezeen

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* Architecture: Berlin Museum of Architectural Graphics by NPS Tchoban Voss

Architecture: Berlin Museum of Architectural Graphics by NPS Tchoban Voss: “..compose it from five blocks that are placed in a somewhat staggered order. And these blocks are by no means parallelepiped, either: one of them sports the corners that are perceivable “pulled to the sides”, while the layouts of the others look like a Cyrillic «?»..The top block, according to the architects’ plan, will be faced with mirror glass, which will visually conceal the height of the museum building and will hide its excessive elongation, while the facades of the four lower blocks will be finished with decoratively wrought concrete panels of light-sand color. Some of these panels while still being molded will be covered with vertical grooves, very much like “flutes” that have migrated over to the concrete surface from the pieces of architectural graphics..”  Distinctive staggered form, textural surface, mirrored glass top element..

image + article: Arthitectural

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* Residential Architecture: JOH 3 Apartments Berlin by Jurgen Mayer H. Architects

Residential Architecture: JOH 3 Apartments Berlin by Jurgen Mayer H. Architects: “..reinterprets the classic berliner wohnhaus with its multi-unit structure and green interior courtyard. a suspended lamella facade not only provides privacy but also draws historical reference to the elaborately decorated facades from the wilhelminian period. plans for the ground floor facing the street also include a number of commercial spaces. the generously sized apartments will face south-west, opening themselves to a view of the calm, carefully designed courtyard garden. spacious, breezy transitions to the outside create an open residential experience in the middle of the city that, thanks to the variable heights of the different building levels, also offers an interesting succession of rooms..”  Interesting facade with lamella detailing repeated elsewhere, interior courtyard, views, terraces..

See our recent post on another project by J. Mayer H. Architects: Architecture: Rest Stops by J. Mayer H. Architects.

image: j. mayer h. architects, buenck + fehse; article: Designboom

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* Architecture: David Chipperfield selected to renovate the Mies – designed Neue National Gallery in Berlin

Architecture: David Chipperfield selected to renovate the Mies-designed Neue National Gallery in Berlin: “..David Chipperfield, Stirling Prize-winning [British] architect and director of the 13th international Venice Biennale, has been commissioned by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (PCHF) to renovate the Neue National Gallery. The 20th century icon was designed by the legendaryLudwig Mies van der Rohe, who [would have] celebrated his 126th birthday this week..[Chipperfield’s] long history in dealing with architectural heritage includes the highly publicized and incredibly successful renovation of Berlin’s Neues Museum, which received the 2011 Mies van der Rohe Award, as well as the beautiful transformation of the 1920s Folkwang Museum..”

See our posts on David Chipperfield: Architects: Award-Winning British Architect David Chipperfield Discusses German Projects (Video) and Architecture: Venice Biennale 2012: David Chipperfield officially appointed director.

See our recent posts on the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Architecture: Classics by Mies van der Rohe, Architecture: German Pavilion (aka Barcelona Pavilion) by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Residential Architecture: Villa Tugendhat – Reopening a Mies Modernist Landmark and Architecture: Mies van der Rohe Gas Station Conversion by Les Architectes FABG.

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image: © Guillermo Hevia Garcia; article: Rosenfield , Karissa . “Chipperfield selected to renovate the Neue National Gallery in Berlin” 30 Mar 2012.ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/222042&gt;