Tag: Architecture

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Architects: Manteola, Sánchez Gómez, Santos, Solsona, Vinsón, architects + Julia Galanti associate architect First prize international project competition.
2016.
Architectural layout of the complex
The unification of the Government Offices of Paraguay is an opportunity to search for a local architectural image, far from the extemporaneous international models and transferred to any cultural and climatic environment.

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The required image, of “solid character of a government entity” does not necessarily mean rigidity of layouts and volumes, but also receptive areas for all citizens, employees and visitors.
Above the 10.00m level, the five primary volumes of different heights give, from a distant view, identity to each Ministry.
Below the 10.00m level, the proposal takes up themes of alternative circulations, zigzagging of the Loma San Jerónimo, creating more friendly situations for the multiple visitors that the complex receives daily.

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Shadow galleries run through

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The idyllic town of Margrethausen, a district of Albstadt, is embedded in the gently rolling hills of the Swabian Alb. The sloping property on the edge of the village next to the mighty monastery offers an unobstructed view southwards over meadows and forests. This special location prompted us to glaze the entire south side of the saddle roof house right up to the gable.

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An essential goal of the design and the express wish of the client was to use future-oriented, sustainable materials and to integrate the building harmoniously into its surroundings. Except for the parts in contact with the ground, the house was built as a timber structure. The slope floor is made of exposed concrete.

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A recess on the north side marks the roofed entrance to the house and the garage. One single flight

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Eine lange Firmenhistorie, modernste Produktionstechniken und eine riesige Auswahl an sowohl klassischen als auch innovativen Teesorten: Bei der Teekanne GmbH treffen Tradition und Moderne aufeinander. Das sollte am Düsseldorfer Firmensitz räumlich erlebbar gemacht werden.Arbeits­welten fördern Identi­­fikationDie Herausforderung bei der Gestaltung der neuen Arbeitswelten war zweierlei: Einerseits wollten wir die lange Geschichte der Teekanne in die neue Umgebung integrieren.

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Sie sollte in jeder Ecke spürbar sein. Gerade jetzt und in Zukunft ist es bei einem steigenden Homeoffice-Anteil wichtig, die Unternehmenskultur zu betonen, um die Identifikation der Mitarbeitenden mit dem Arbeitgeber zu stärken. Andererseits musste ein Multispace geschaffen werden, der Möglichkeiten für Kollaboration, Kreation, aber auch für Rückzug bietet. Damit das gelingen konnte, war die enge Zusammenarbeit mit den nachfolgenden Generationen der Gründungsväter des Familienunternehmens enorm wichtig.

In vorgeschalteten Workshops mit der Führungsebene und den Mitarbeitenden definierten wir gemeinsam die Unternehmenskultur, auf der

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La Calderona House is located in Vernejo, a village on the outskirts of of Cabezón de la Sal (Cantabria). It is a heterogeneous environment in which single-family homes, semi-detached dwellings predominate. Also, some buildings for agricultural and livestock use that gradually disappear under pressure from the real estate market. Many of these constructions could be framed within a typology that could be named pseudo-mountain dwellings.

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They are constructions of reinforced concrete structure with tile roofs, plastered facades, stone veneers in their corners and balconies with wooden lathes. There are few examples of contemporary residential architecture that manage to envision a future quality architectural landscape.

In this situation, it is proposed to make a housing project that avoids all these references and instead of being inspired by vernacular architecture to make a new proposal, attention is focused on agricultural

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A family house:The transformation of a family house consists of inserting an artist residency program that will allow them the opportunity to live and work outside of their usual environment, providing them with time to reflect, research, and produce work.The context:The property is diversely composed of abutting buildings. The Canon business is on the main street, while Barn Saylom Loft Apartments is at the rear of the site, with the family home adjacent.

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A small distribution alley leads to a dead end to the site.The existing building has a strong identity marked by its regular and uniform three-dimensional structure, and the main balcony facade composed of breeze blocks characterizing the colonial era. The interior spaces are isolated from the outside world at the expense of the notion of comfort.

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