The SeaCity Museum, Southampton, set to open on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s departure from the city. Designed by British architects Wilkinson Eyre, the museum occupies a former magistrates court in Southampton, England, which is where the ship famously set sail from 100 years ago this month. A strip of glazing connects the existing building to the new north wing, which accommodates special exhibitions and has its own separate entrance.
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Part of an exclusive mountain neighborhood in Whistler, Canada, the residence belonging to a London-based client was inspired by its surroundings and received a simple name hinting to its location – Whistler Residence. Battersby Howat Architects completed this residential project taking into account the client’s affinity for typical Whistler chalets, but upgrading the architecture to a modern standard. As the architects describe it, the house is slightly deceptive: “located on a smallish, yet prominent site, the visual mass of this large structure was diminished through making a substantial portion of the house appear to be below grade. Thoughtful removal of bedrock and the careful allocation of program to allow for both adult and children’s retreat zones resulted in a structure that is extremely private and looks deceptively modest in relation to its neighbors.” A collection of carefully placed windows help capture views of the distant mountain peaks and rocky/green terrain in the immediate vicinity. Cladded in black stained shingles and topped off with standing seam metal roofing, the Whistler Residence stands out without overwhelming the panorama.
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The project was designed by Madrid studio Exit Architects. Constructed from load-bearing brickwork, the nineteenth century building comprises four wings that have been completely refurbished to accommodate an auditorium, a library, multi-function rooms and classrooms for art and music. At the centre of the four wings is a new hall, inside which large round skylights extend down to create cylindrical light wells and miniature courtyards. The library is contained within the wing that previously housed prisoner cell blocks and features a central reading area beneath an octagonal skylight.
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This video shows an interview with the MIT Professor Philip Freelon on the occasion of his firm’s exhibition “REACH” that takes place in the Wolk Gallery at MIT from 15th February to 5th May. Philip Freelon is a founder of The Freelon Group that specializes in the design of museums and cultural centers and education and research facilities. Its projects are i.e. the National Center for Civil & Human Rights in Atlanta, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in Baltimore, and the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco. The firm has received over forty-two American Institute of Architects (AIA) design awards for projects plus AIA North Carolina’s Outstanding Firm Award. The firm is well-known not only because of its achievements in design but also of its inclusion of women and minorities traditionally underrepresented in the architecture profession. During the interview, Freelon talks about “REACH” and his time as a student at MIT, and the importance of encouraging diversity in the profession of Architecture.
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There are no horizontal crossbeams to interrupt the vertically striped wooden batons that clad this house outside Munich by German architects Titus Bernhard. Matching wooden slats frame the building’s deep-set windows, which fold around the corners of walls as well as up over the concealed eaves. The name of the three-storey residence is House 11×11, which relates to its square shaped dimensions in plan.
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Project FJ House was designed by São Paulo-based studio Guilherme Torres and is located in São Paulo, Brazil. The 1,453 square foot modern apartment was especially developed for a single owner, combining a business life with that of a DJ. Here is more from the official project description: “The kitchen, integrated to the living room, occupies the area that was previously designed for corridors and lavatory. All the woodwork was designed by the architect and one of the great aspects of the project’s interior design was the “high-low” effect, that is, great insights with very low costs. For example, the DJ table, is actually an aluminum ladder that gained a new interpretation. The whole furniture line follows an unassuming style, inspired in the 70’s. The Master suite gained a bathtub integrated to the sleeping area, a transgression more than welcome on this contemporary way of living”. The apartment below is a remodel of an 80′s apartment, which was brought down and designed from scratch. What do you think of the final result?
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Djuric Tardio Architects designed this “Sustainable Eco-House” in Paris, France. The architects wrote about this project: The new project has been realized in a neighborhood, Antony that is an example of the belief that architecture, whether heterogeneous and homogeneous, is shaped by outdated zoning regulations. The delays in securing permits, along with conditions of the urban situation and our desire to continue and refine our own research on wood constructions, led us to propose a type of construction system.
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