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Brighton will soon be home to 'the world’s first vertical cable car', which will be the highest observation point in the UK (outside of London).
Due to open this summer, the British Airways i360 will reach 162 metres into the sky, overlooking the stunning Sussex coastline.
The tower was designed by the brains behind the London Eye, Marks Barfield Architects and Poma, and it's expected to hold up to 200 people at a time.
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With its prominent site at the head of the fast flowing River Calder, the Hepworth Gallery pushes the tolerances of architectural design. To protect against the external environment, including cold transfer from the river, and create the perfect internal environment for visitors to the gallery, high performance insulation was required. Leading PIR manufacturer Celotex demonstrated it had a range of solutions that would provide the thermal performance the gallery required.
Architect: David Chipperfield
The steel framed concrete building has been designed to withstand the impact of a fast flowing river and as such the walls had to be reinforced to almost reservoir standard. The gallery walls float 30 millimetres above the floor, so hidden supports had to be constructed to support the magnesite floor. For a project where it was essential to protect the structure from the elements particularly the cold river water and fluctuating water levels, subcontractor Crown House installed 2,300 m² of 75mm thick Celotex GA4000 as lining for the concrete walls.
Made from PIR (polyisocyanurate) with foil facers for improved emissivity, Celotex GA4000 both achieve an excellent lambda of 0.022W/mK, a figure validated by the BBA (British Board of Agrement). Helping the project meet the desired U-values whilst meeting strict levels of energy efficiency, these products have been independently assessed by BRE Global and confirmed as achieving a low environmental impact, through its BRE Approved Environmental Profile. Celotex GA4000 has also been awarded an A+ rating when compared to the BRE Green Guide 2008.
The 75mm thick Celotex GA4000 was used in the cavity walls of the steel framed building - fitted between the external concrete walls and internal block walls. These durable and extremely lightweight boards, available in a range of thicknesses from 50mm to 100mm and a standard board size of 1,200mm x 2400mm, are easy to cut to fit using hand tools making them ideal for a speedy application.
Now complete, Celotex has played a crucial role in such a unique building. The bold lines and modern architecture of the striking new Hepworth Gallery will undoubtedly be a fitting home for an outstanding collection of British art and will including original sculptures by the gallery's namesake, Barbara Hepworth, who was born in Wakefield and went on to become one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century.
Student Housing in Epinay, France by ECDM. Visit www.combarel-marrec.com. Photography by Benoit Fougeirol. Visit www.benoitfougeirol.com
Casa Redondo acquires its name from its unique architectural design and is nestled 3 1/2 miles south of San Pedro Town in a lovely unobtrusive location. Casa Redondo or Round House can be easily accessed and is only approximately 15 minutes from town center by road. It is made of solid concrete construction, has tiled floors throughout and sliding glass doors offering panoramic views of the Barrier Reef and the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. Although airy, this 2 story private home has ceiling fans throughout, a total of 8 air-conditioned bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.
The huge veranda on the upper floor has stunning sunrise views and scenic views of the beautiful turquoise sea. The outside living space includes a breakfast area under a Palapa on the north side and a Palapa bar on the Southside with seating area that is tiled throughout with handmade Mexican tiles. There is also an outdoor dining room table with inlayed marble that can seat 8 guests comfortably; a gas barbeque grill; and lounge chairs suitable for family gatherings and entertaining or simply where you can bask in the sun or relax under the moon and stars at night. If that doesn’t appeal to you, on the south back side is a Jacuzzi under a Palapa for privacy and relaxation.
The Upper main villa is approximately 4,300 square feet including a large 1,800 square feet veranda. Its vaulted ceiling is made up of beautiful Belizean hardwoods such as Mahogany, Rosewood, Seri Cote, and Santa Maria. It is tastefully decorated and boasts large windows and sliding doors facing the sea. The spacious main living, dining, and kitchen area is designed in an open concept for brightness, content and affluence and features large comfortable sofas, and a dining area that can effortlessly seat eight. The gourmet kitchen is fully equipped and has a central island, speckled counter tops, custom made cabinets, breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and other basic amenities.
The Master bedroom has a king size bed facing the Caribbean Sea and ensued master bathroom. The Master bathroom has double wash-hand basin, glass shower and a Jacuzzi/tub. Two other bedrooms have queen size beds and striking wall murals done by a local artist. The fourth bedroom has 2 twin beds and all three rooms share a bathroom with double sink, private shower and tub; and another bathroom just outside the living room area.
The ground level has four luxurious air conditioned bedrooms each with a view of the Caribbean Sea and pool. Each room has queen size beds with colourful Mexican tile borders and also ceiling fans. This ample accommodation also includes a fully equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances, dining area to seat 8, a living room facing the sea and 2 bathrooms. The living area and dining table is made of marble. It also has sliding doors providing gentle cool breeze and the most beautiful panoramic view as the villa above. The exquisite swimming pool with 2 sundecks and an infinity edge measures approximately 37’ x 18’ with the deepest part 6’ 6”. There are cushioned lounge chairs on the two pool decks and patio and nice Palapa with cushioned lounge chairs for those who prefer the shade while enjoying the tropical landscape.
There is also a small one bedroom one bathroom apartment with kitchen, dining and living suitable for a caretaker on the ground level at the back.
Casa Redondo is perfect for investors as these Villas have great annual return as they rent between $5,500.00 US to $12,000.00 US per week. With scenic views, ocean front settings and in a serene side of Ambergris Caye Casa Redondo is the Piece of Paradise for those looking for a relaxing holiday in a luxury suite.
Other features
Closet space in each room
Storage room
Laundry Room
Battery Room
Solar Panels
Storage house
Electric Generator Room
Water tank
Gas Tank Area
Ben Mehigan presents his work at Bartlett School of Architecture Open Crits London 15, March.2016.
Photo credit: Stonehouse Photographic
This studio aimed to develop and further a students' understanding of architecture by studying the intersection of at, design and materials science. Three primary exercises helped develop student’s techniques of drawing, making and organizing structures. This course was specifically created to play off students' non-architectural education by introducing a domain of investigation whereby students learned to design through the lens of cross-disciplinary experimentation.
Throughout the semester students investigated generative art, design and materials science through the lens of “pattern formation” and attempted to extract principles, learned techniques and developed strategies for design. By studying the formation of materials students explored both the fundamental science as well as new advances in research to understand the building blocks of matter, organizational patterns, processes of material creation and micro-to-macro material behavior. To draw comparison, students also researched both contemporary and historic works of generative art and design to understand the rules, logic and components of the work and how high-level patterns emerge from local interaction. These seemingly opposite fields converged and become precedents for three exercises: 1. Generative drawings, 2. New material formations and 3. Living objects / growing structures.
Learn more at arts.mit.edu
Photo by Sharon Lacey
Student Housing in Epinay, France by ECDM. Visit www.combarel-marrec.com. Photography by Benoit Fougeirol. Visit www.benoitfougeirol.com
MODEL MAKING AND PROTOTYPING WORKSHOP. The Bartlett Summer School, 2015. “Inhabiting Textiles” run by Safia Qureshi, Jens Kongstad, and Han Hao. Visit to the Institute of Making, UCL. A place to discover how to make things in all kind of techniques.
Sansaburu Kindergarten and Parking Design by Vaumm Architecture Office. Visit www.vaumm.com
Photography © by Aitor Ortiz. Visit www.aitor-ortiz.com
the thing i like about rotterdam is that it seems to me that they really want things to look special or look good. not just always the same bullshit like the modern architecture here in germany.
this is a hoarding (bauzaun). they just have this love and warmth to make a hoarding look better. not just a ugly wall made out of cheap wood with monster publicity wallpapers on it. but a nice design.
for sure not everything looks nice there. but theres a random better taste. and definitely more balls to try something new.
Casa Redondo acquires its name from its unique architectural design and is nestled 3 1/2 miles south of San Pedro Town in a lovely unobtrusive location. Casa Redondo or Round House can be easily accessed and is only approximately 15 minutes from town center by road. It is made of solid concrete construction, has tiled floors throughout and sliding glass doors offering panoramic views of the Barrier Reef and the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. Although airy, this 2 story private home has ceiling fans throughout, a total of 8 air-conditioned bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.
The huge veranda on the upper floor has stunning sunrise views and scenic views of the beautiful turquoise sea. The outside living space includes a breakfast area under a Palapa on the north side and a Palapa bar on the Southside with seating area that is tiled throughout with handmade Mexican tiles. There is also an outdoor dining room table with inlayed marble that can seat 8 guests comfortably; a gas barbeque grill; and lounge chairs suitable for family gatherings and entertaining or simply where you can bask in the sun or relax under the moon and stars at night. If that doesn’t appeal to you, on the south back side is a Jacuzzi under a Palapa for privacy and relaxation.
The Upper main villa is approximately 4,300 square feet including a large 1,800 square feet veranda. Its vaulted ceiling is made up of beautiful Belizean hardwoods such as Mahogany, Rosewood, Seri Cote, and Santa Maria. It is tastefully decorated and boasts large windows and sliding doors facing the sea. The spacious main living, dining, and kitchen area is designed in an open concept for brightness, content and affluence and features large comfortable sofas, and a dining area that can effortlessly seat eight. The gourmet kitchen is fully equipped and has a central island, speckled counter tops, custom made cabinets, breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and other basic amenities.
The Master bedroom has a king size bed facing the Caribbean Sea and ensued master bathroom. The Master bathroom has double wash-hand basin, glass shower and a Jacuzzi/tub. Two other bedrooms have queen size beds and striking wall murals done by a local artist. The fourth bedroom has 2 twin beds and all three rooms share a bathroom with double sink, private shower and tub; and another bathroom just outside the living room area.
The ground level has four luxurious air conditioned bedrooms each with a view of the Caribbean Sea and pool. Each room has queen size beds with colourful Mexican tile borders and also ceiling fans. This ample accommodation also includes a fully equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances, dining area to seat 8, a living room facing the sea and 2 bathrooms. The living area and dining table is made of marble. It also has sliding doors providing gentle cool breeze and the most beautiful panoramic view as the villa above. The exquisite swimming pool with 2 sundecks and an infinity edge measures approximately 37’ x 18’ with the deepest part 6’ 6”. There are cushioned lounge chairs on the two pool decks and patio and nice Palapa with cushioned lounge chairs for those who prefer the shade while enjoying the tropical landscape.
There is also a small one bedroom one bathroom apartment with kitchen, dining and living suitable for a caretaker on the ground level at the back.
Casa Redondo is perfect for investors as these Villas have great annual return as they rent between $5,500.00 US to $12,000.00 US per week. With scenic views, ocean front settings and in a serene side of Ambergris Caye Casa Redondo is the Piece of Paradise for those looking for a relaxing holiday in a luxury suite.
Other features
Closet space in each room
Storage room
Laundry Room
Battery Room
Solar Panels
Storage house
Electric Generator Room
Water tank
Gas Tank Area
The Pittock Mansion was home to Portland pioneers Henry and Georgiana Pittock from 1914 to 1919. During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, their lives and work paralleled the growth of Portland from a small Northwest town site to a thriving city with a quarter million population. With its eclectic architectural design and richly decorated interior, including family artifacts, the Pittock Mansion stands today as a living memorial of this family’s contributions to the blossoming of Portland and its people.
English-born Henry Lewis Pittock journeyed on a wagon train from Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1853 where, at the young age of 19, and in his own words, “barefoot and penniless,” he began working for Thomas Jefferson Dryer’s Weekly Oregonian newspaper. In 1860, at the age of 26, he married 15-year-old Georgiana Martin Burton of Missouri. Six years prior, Georgiana had crossed the plains from Keokuk, Iowa to Oregon Territory with her parents. Georgiana’s father E.M. Burton was a flour mill owner and one of early Portland’s well known building contractors.
Together, Henry and Georgiana began a long life of work, community service, and devotion to family, which would last 58 years and celebrate six children and eighteen grandchildren.
A consummate businessman, Henry Pittock took ownership of the Weekly Oregonian in 1860, changing its format to the daily paper we read today. He went on to build an empire incorporating real estate, banking, railroads, steamboats, sheep ranching, silver mining, and the pulp and paper industry.
Georgiana dedicated herself to improving the lives of the community’s women and children. She helped found the Ladies Relief Society in 1867, whose Children’s Home provided care, food, and shelter for needy children. Georgiana also worked with the Woman’s Union, and played a key role in building the Martha Washington Home for single, working women.
The couple was known for their quiet reserve, helpful demeanor, and love for the outdoors. Georgiana cherished gardening, and kept a terraced flower garden at the mansion covered with every kind of flower imaginable. She frequently adorned her house with cut flowers, and is recognized for originating the tradition of Portland’s annual Rose Festival.
A vigorous outdoorsman, Henry rode horses in the Rose Festival parades, and was a member of the first party to climb Mt. Hood, one of the spectacular peaks visible from the mansion. On one of his climbing expeditions, someone suggested that the group sit down and rest, at which point Henry responded, “The man who sits down never reaches the top.”
Henry and Georgiana were at the pinnacle of their successful lives when they commissioned architect Edward Foulkes to design and build their new home overlooking Portland, the city they loved.
They began planning and designing their new home in 1909. The mansion was completed in 1914, replete with stunningly progressive features including a central vacuum system, intercoms, and indirect lighting. The house also creatively incorporated Turkish, English, and French designs. In keeping with their loyalty to their home state, the Pittocks hired Oregon craftsmen and artisans, and used Northwest materials to build the house. The final estate included the mansion, a three-car garage, a greenhouse, and the Italianate gate lodge servants’ residence, all situated on 46 acres of land almost 1,000 feet above downtown Portland.
At 80 and 68 respectively, Henry and Georgiana moved to their new home. The hard-working couple who had lived in the heart of Portland as it developed from a forest clearing to a bustling business center, now resided high in the hills, with a breathtaking vista of their beloved Portland. It was a warm and gracious house for both the adults and children of the family.
Georgiana died in 1918 at the age of 72, and Henry in 1919 at 84. The Pittock family remained in residence at the mansion until 1958, when Peter Gantenbein, a Pittock grandson who had been born in the house, put the estate on the market.
The threat of demolition at the hands of land developers, and the extensive damage caused by a storm in 1962, brought concerned citizens together to raise funds to preserve the site. Seeing this popular support, and agreeing that the house had tremendous value as a unique historic resource, the City of Portland purchased the estate in 1964 for $225,000. Fifteen months were spent restoring it. The mansion opened to the public in 1965, and has been a community landmark ever since.
A house of historical significance and visual magnificence, the Pittock Mansion today offers us a uniquely personal opportunity to peek into the past, and study our world as it was - from the viewpoint of one Portland family
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Caernarfon Theatre and Arts Centre by Richard Murphy Architects. Visit www.richardmurphyarchitects.com
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore is a five-star luxury hotel located near the mouth of the Singapore River, in the Downtown Core of Central Area, Singapore. It was originally known as The Fullerton Building, and also as the General Post Office Building.
The Fullerton Building was named after Robert Fullerton, the first Governor of the Straits Settlements (1826–1829). Commissioned in 1919 as part of the British colony's centennial celebrations, the building was designed as an office building by Major P.H. Keys of Keys & Dowdeswell, a Shanghai firm of architects, which won the project through an architectural design competition.The architectural firm also designed the Capitol Theatre and the Singapore General Hospital.
The General Post Office (GPO) was the anchor tenant, which only moved in a fortnight after the Fullerton Building's official opening. GPO covered the two lower floors with postal halls, offices and sorting rooms. There were mail drops through which mail would fall to a band conveyor on the basement and dispatched up to the sorting room. The basement was connected to a 35-metre subway that ran underneath Fullerton Road to a pier, where overseas mail would be transferred to or picked up from ships.
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Sansaburu Kindergarten and Parking Design by Vaumm Architecture Office. Visit www.vaumm.com
Photography © by Aitor Ortiz. Visit www.aitor-ortiz.com
Sansaburu Kindergarten and Parking Design by Vaumm Architecture Office. Visit www.vaumm.com
Photography © by Aitor Ortiz. Visit www.aitor-ortiz.com
Bartlett Summer Studio (formerly Bartlett Foundation 2014)
From the workshop 'The typology of your Life (and the life of others)' by Carlos Jiménez, Sarah Firth, Tom Svilans, Mara Kanthak and Thomas Pearce.
"May there not arise, perhaps in another generation, architects who — appreciating the influence unconsciously received — will learn consciously to direct it?" Hugh Ferriss, The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1928)
For more, please see: rosswolfe.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/yesterdays-tomorrow-is...
Created in the mid-to-late Nineteenth Century by Melbourne stained glass manufacturer Ferguson and Urie, the Saint Matthew stained glass window may be found in the eastern transept of Christ Church Brunswick.
Saint Matthew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, and according to Christian tradition, he is also one of the four Evangelists. Mentioned in the Book of Mark and Luke as a tax collector, he is depicted in this stained glass window with his record book and a bag of money.
This window was erected by James Grice, eldest son of pastoralist, businessman, philanthropist and churchman Richard Grice. Richard was born on October the 30th 1813 in Cumberland, England. The son of William Grice and his wife Sarah, née Parke. he was born into a family who ran a private family bank in Cumberland, built on generations of his family who had begun as farmers in the area before becoming successful businessmen in Cumberland. Richard attended Walker's School in Whitehaven, and gained farming experience on one of his family's properties. However, in his mid twenties, Richard felt that his future did not lie in England, so he set sail to Australia in 1839. He arrived at Adelaide in September 1839 with shepherds and a business partner named Benjamin Heape. They did not stay in Adelaide, and journeyed east to Melbourne where Richard and Benjamin set up an importing and exporting business. Richard decided to explore the idea of pastoral opportunities in the Western District where he successfully raised and bred sheep, going on to become one of the most successful pastoralists in Australia. He expanded his pastoral holdings into Queensland. In 1844 Richard married the daughter of James Hibberson, Anne Lavinia. In 1847 they did a Grand Tour of Europe and then settled in the affluent Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. They had twelve children. Benjamin returned to England in 1852, so Richard entered into a partnership with Mr. T. J. Sumner, who had worked as a clerk within the original firm. Mr. Sumner's eldest daughter married Richard's son James, and the firm became known as Grice, Sumner & Co. The business flourished and by the mid 1870s the firm held vast grazing properties in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. Richard died at his home in Fitzroy on November the 4th 1882, survived by his wife and by three sons and four daughters.
Christ Church, built almost on the corner of Glenlyon Road and Brunswick Street in Brunswick, is a picturesque slice of Italy in inner city Melbourne. With its elegant proportions, warm yellow stuccoed facade and stylish Romanesque campanile, the church would not look out of place sitting atop a rise in Tuscany, or being the centre of an old walled town. This idea is further enhanced when the single bell rings from the campanile, calling worshipers to prayer.
Christ Church has been constructed in a cruciform plan with a detached campanile. Although not originally intended as such, at its completion, the church became an excellent example of "Villa Rustica" architecture in Australia. Like other churches around the inner city during the boom and bust eras of the mid Nineteenth Century as Melbourne became an established city, the building was built in stages between 1857 and 1875 as money became available to extend and better what was already in existence. Christ Church was dedicated in 1857 when the nave, designed by architects Purchas and Swyer, was completed. The transepts, chancel and vestry were completed between 1863 and 1864 to the designs created by the architects' firm Smith and Watts. The Romanesque style campanile was also designed by Smith and Watts and it completed between 1870 and 1871. A third architect, Frederick Wyatt, was employed to design the apse which was completed in 1875.
Built in Italianate style with overture characteristics of classical Italian country house designs, Christ Church is one of the few examples of what has been coined "Villa Rustica" architecture in Victoria.
Slipping through the front door at the bottom of the campanile, the rich smell of incense from mass envelops visitors. As soon as the double doors which lead into the church proper close behind you, the church provides a quiet refuge from the busy intersection of Glenlyon Road and Brunswick Street outside, and it is quite easy to forget that cars and trams pass by just a few metres away. Walking up the aisle of the nave of Christ Church, light pours over the original wooden pews with their hand embroidered cushions through sets of luminescent stained glass windows by Melbourne manufacturers, Ferguson and Urie, Mathieson and Gibson and Brooks Robinson and Company. A set of fourteen windows from the mid-to-late Nineteenth Century by Ferguson and Urie depicting different saints are especially beautiful, filled with painted glass panes which are as vivid now as when they were created more than one hundred years ago. The floors are still the original dark, richly polished boards that generations of worshipers have walked over since they were first laid. The east transept houses the Lady Chapel, whilst the west transept is consumed by the magnificent 1972 Roger H. Pogson organ built of cedar with tin piping. This replaced the original 1889 Alfred Fuller organ. Beautifully executed carved rood figures watch over the chancel from high, perhaps admiring the marble altar.
Albert Purchas, born in 1825 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, was a prominent Nineteenth Century architect who achieved great success for himself in Melbourne. Born to parents Robert Whittlesey Purchas and Marianne Guyon, he migrated to Australia in 1851 to establish himself in the then quickly expanding city of Melbourne, where he set up a small architect's firm in Little Collins Street. He also offered surveying services. His first major building was constructing the mansion "Berkeley Hall" in St Kilda on Princes Street in 1854. The house still exists today. Two years after migrating, Albert designed the layout of the Melbourne General Cemetery in Carlton. It was the first "garden cemetery" in Victoria, and his curvilinear design is still in existence, unaltered, today. In 1854, Albert married Eliza Anne Sawyer (1825 - 1869) in St Kilda. The couple had ten children over their marriage, including a son, Robert, who followed in his father's footsteps as an architect. Albert's brother-in-law, Charles Sawyer joined him in the partnership of Purchas and Sawyer, which existed from 1856 until 1862 in Queens Street. The firm produced more than 140 houses, churches, offices and cemetery buildings including: the nave and transepts of Christ Church St Kilda between 1854 and 1857, "Glenara Homestead"in Bulla in 1857, the Melbourne Savings Bank on the corner of Flinders Lane and Market Street (now demolished) between 1857 and 1858, the Geelong branch of the Bank of Australasia in Malop Street between 1859 and 1860, and Beck's Imperial Hotel in Castlemaine in 1861. When the firm broke up, Albert returned to Little Collins Street, and the best known building he designed during this period was St. George's Presbyterian Church in East St Kilda between 1877 and 1880. The church's tall polychomatic brick bell tower is still a local landmark, even in the times of high rise architecture and development, and St, George's itself is said to be one of his most striking church designs. Socially, Albert was vice president of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects for many years, before becoming president in 1887. He was also an inventor and philanthropist. Albert died in 1909 at his home in Kew, a wealthy widower and much loved father.
The stained glass firm of Ferguson and Urie was established by Scots James Ferguson (1818 – 1894), James Urie (1828 – 1890) and John Lamb Lyon (1836 – 1916). They were the first known makers of stained glass in Australia. Until the early 1860s, window glass in Melbourne had been clear or plain coloured, and nearly all was imported, but new churches and elaborate buildings created a demand for pictorial windows. The three Scotsmen set up Ferguson and Urie in 1862 and the business thrived until 1899, when it ceased operation, with only John Lamb Lyon left alive. Ferguson and Urie was the most successful Nineteenth Century Australian stained glass window making company. Among their earliest works were a Shakespeare window for the Haymarket Theatre in Bourke Street, a memorial window to Prince Albert in Holy Trinity, Kew, and a set of Apostles for the West Melbourne Presbyterian Church. Their palatial Gothic Revival office building stood at 283 Collins Street from 1875. Ironically, their last major commission, a window depicting “labour”, was installed in the old Melbourne Stock Exchange in Collins Street in 1893 on the eve of the bank crash. Their windows can be found throughout the older suburbs of Melbourne and across provincial Victoria.
I, Dale, designed this beach house to teach colored pencil techniques. Unfortunately, this student's is not quite finished..