Designed by Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés, The Archimède project is located in the Bercy neighborhood, a district undergoing a redevelopment that runs along railways leading to the Gare de Lyon.
Photography: Sergio Grazia
The strategy conceived for the project envisaged greater density along the railway that required only a section of the lot made available. The choice of a compact volume liberates the ground level and provides the neighboring school and surrounding area with an unexpected green space, proof that density is not the enemy of open space.
Photography: Sergio Grazia
The volumes were developed through a process of adjustment to the urbancontext rather than a formalist or aesthetic approach, and the treatment of each façade derives directly from its orientation. Those most exposed to sunlight benefit from a crystalline double skin of vertically pleated printed glass slats which protect the bay windows. To the north, faceted metallic cladding reproduces the radiance and reflections of the glass and wraps the character of changeability and immateriality around the building.
Plan
Project Info: Architects:Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés Location: Rue Gerty Archimède, 75012 Paris, France Landscape Architecture: Babylone Artistic Intervention: Visual System Area: 16000.0 m2 Project Year: 2017 Photographs:Sergio Grazia Manufacturers: Fiandre, Hunter Douglas US, Zehnder, Ambiance Lumière Project Name: Archimède
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House N designed by Cheng Franco Arquitectos, The project is a 972m2 house, located within a private 24 acres site, outside the city, in the coastal region of Piura, north of Peru. It is surrounded by non-occupied sites and it is approximately 6km off the main road. The site is currently used as a hatchery for horses, the Peruvian Horse, a breed of light pleasure saddle horse known for its smooth ride. There are approximately 50 horses on Site. The brief asked for a holiday type house with minimum 4 bedrooms, large social areas, a wine cellar and a room to hold horse competitions trophies.
Photography: Jorge Cheng
The project sits on the highest part of the site, between the horses’ stables and the training and exhibition field. It has two floors and a basement. The proposal consists of three elevated, cantilevered, clearly defined volumes, overlooking at the landscape of open fields and desert areas, seating on top of the social and service accommodation, all articulated by a triple story height void which holds all the trophies and the wine cellar. The main stair, a circularly shaped steelstaircase, is located within this vertical void and it is connected to the different levels by small bridges. The idea was to use the stair as a platform from where the user can contemplate all the various trophies.
Photography: Jorge Cheng
Each volume has a different function and orientation, the first one, which is the closest to the horses’ training and exhibition field, is the roof canopy for the main terrace; the second one, which is the tallest volume, contains the main bedroom; and the last one contains the 3 guests’ rooms. The three volumes cantilever over a grass road that can be used by the horses to go from their stables to the training and exhibition field.
The proposed material and finish for the social volume at ground level is mainly on exposed concrete. The volumes above are all covered in Corten steel panels with different size perforations. The size and amount of the perforations respond to the privacy levels and type of ambient behind the panels. The proposed palette of materials looks at a minimal and uniform look, which despite its simplicity generates constant changing lighting effect.
First Floor Plan
Internally, the exposed concrete finish continues at ground level and on the double height areas. The dormitories are all painted white but contain large portions of glass which allows no only the views to the outside but also the exposure of the steel structure that support the cantilevering volumes. The trophies area is all covered in extruded rectangular MDF boxes which not only hold the different trophies and wines but also function as lighting features.
Piura, due to its geographical location, is both tropical and arid at the same time. The weather, rainy sometimes, is mostly stable and have pleasant summer temperatures in the lows 30s and mid-20s °C. The area where the site sits, even the site itself, was mostly desert; the land was then worked to allow for adequate conditions for a hatchery of horses. The house can be described as a country house, but it is fact a house in the middle of the desert.
Photography: Jorge Cheng
Project Info: Architects:Cheng Franco Arquitectos Location: Piura, Peru Author Architects: Lorena Franco, Jorge Cheng Area: 972.0 m2 Project Year: 2017 Photographs:Jorge Cheng Manufacturers:Hunter Douglas US, Vibia International, Caesar VERSE Project Name: House N
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Designed by Mccullough Mulvin Architects, The new Waterford Fire Station will become the regional center for firefighting, river rescue, public consultation and training for the whole of the south-east of Ireland; it provides a 24-hour response unit for the region.Located close to a ring road, the building is shaped around the active service it delivers, being derived from the tracking movements of the appliances. Training includes cutting up vehicles, underground and confined spaces training, breathing apparatus training and desk study training.
Photography: Christian Richters
The building encloses space and makes an artificial landscape; function is paramount. Office and ancillary functions are housed in a simple zinc volume, folded around like a piece of origami to enclose a large the drill yard; the roof is extended and angled to suit operational dimensions. Zinc is cut away at ground level to give views of the appliances behind their glazed bay doors, addressing the ring road and giving definition to an essential piece of public infrastructure.
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