SIP Panel House / Alejandro Soffia + Gabriel Rudolphy. Architects: Alejandro Soffia + Gabriel Rudolphy Location: Santo Domingo, Valparaíso Region, Chile Structural engineer: José Manuel Morales Client: Vicente Hidd Materials: SIP panels, wood Project area: 139 sqm Cost: U$990 per sqm Construction date: 2011 Photographs: Felipe Fontecilla Built with SIP panels (Structural Insulated Panels), this house is conceived as an attempt to rationalize this construction material and achieve a maximum optimization of its structural and dimensional qualities. The totality of the house was configured with two kinds of components: wall panels (122 cm x 244 cm x 11.4 cm) and split-levelpanels (122 cm x 488 cm x 21 cm).
In just 10 days, 71 wall panels and 40 split-level panels were built. The loss of material was negligible. Through the configuration of spatial modules comprised of two wall panels and two split-level panels, inhabitable spaces measuring 6 square meters were built. Koby Cottage by Garrison Architects. The Koby Cottage was designed by the Brooklyn-based Garrison Architects as a weekend retreat for families visiting their teens at the non-profit Starr Commonwealth in Albion, Michigan. It’s an 1100-square-foot prefab that consists of two modules that intersect with a central dining area. The cottage is broken into two volumes to create more light and it’s cantilevered off of the sloping lot for privacy from below. The structure has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and living room with a dining room in between.
The cottage even has a rooftop deck to enjoy views of the lake. The interior is filled with light wood and white walls giving an open and airy feel. Check out the building process: You can check out more modular homes on their Modern Modular House blog. Archdaily. Architects: David Jameson Architect Inc. – Ron Southwick Location: Bethesda, Maryland, USAArea: 450 sqmSite Area: 0.52 acres Completion: November, 2011Photographs: Paul Warchol Breaking the prescriptive mold of horizontally layered homes, NaCl House aspires to render unclear the spatial organization of the project and explore an architecture of ambiguous scale.
The resultant massing reveals an imperfect, rough-hewn form recalling the natural isometric formation of mineral rock salt. The exterior composition is read as a single object that reflects a dynamic fluid interior. Uncorrelated to the buildings structure, glazing panels are detailed flush to the exterior surface, eliminating shadows which further inhibit a reading of the buildings scale. Elysium / Richard Kirk Architect. Architects: Richard Kirk Architect Location: Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Completed: 2008 Structural Engineer: Bornhorst & Ward Hydraulic Engineer: Cooper & Associates Photographs: Scott Burrows Richard Kirk Architect was one of several architects invited in 2005 to participate in the Elysium development which is an ambitious 189 lot boutique housing sub-division on a site to the west of the centre of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast.
Elysium initially adopted architecture as the key driver for the amenity and quality of the environment for the entire development. Lot 176 is the first of the series and is in effect a prototype using the same materials, construction, and spatial ideas as a shared palette. The residence on Lot 176 is located on a ridge along the west of the Elysium development with views to the rear into extant landscape and a golf course beyond. The carved interior volume provides an internal focus visually and functionally. Archdaily.
Architects: Heinrich Böll BDA DWB Location: Bochum, Germany Client: NRW.Urban – Dortmund Project year: 2010 Structural Engineer: Lederhose, Wittler & Partner, Dortmund Mechanical Engineer: PSF, Witten Photographs: Thomas Mayer This building was originally built as a steam blower house which was part of a huge steel works in the very centre of the city of Bochum. It is one of the few remaining structures of the industrial era. The building is situated adjacent to the “Jahrhunderthalle”, a huge industrial hall hosting theater and music performances. The steam blower house serves this big hall as a studio stage and provides storage room for stage equipment. The architecture is designed to preserve as much as possible of the original atmosphere. Only a few elements have been added such as a new staircase and a huge glass façade to highlight the big studios. * Location to be used only as a reference.
El Nodo Housing / Exit Architects. Architects: Exit Architects – Ibán Carpintero, Mario Sanjuán, Ángel Sevillano, José Mª Tabuyo Location: Solius, Spain Client: Sogepsa. Principado De Asturias Built Area: 2,737 sqm Budget: 2,233,087 Euros Completion: 2007 Technical architects: Manuel Martínez Manso / Florentino Sión Mechanical consultant: Roberto Montero De La Losa Structural consultant: Jofemar S.L. José Luis Gutiérrez Photopgraphs: Miguel de Guzmán, Exit Architects In a privileged place, at the end of a green meadow on the top of a hill and with the Avilés estuary on the horizon, two small metallic objects stand still upon a concrete basement and stare at the spectacle before their eyes. Dressed in a tailored suit which covers their head and torso, they protect themselves from the unpleasant rain and see the time going by. The plot is situated at the edge of a steep slope and the urban regulations determined we should set up two blocks sharing a common basement, but each with a slightly different built area.
BA House by BAK Architects. Abiko House | Casa Corallo,Guatemala | Schein Loft by Archi-Tectonics. Lanyang Museum / Artech Architects. Architect: Kris Yao | Artech Architects Location: Yilan County, Taiwan Clients: Yilan County Government Design Team: Glen Lu, Hua-Yi Chang, Fei-Chun Ying, Chih-Hao Chiang, Shun-Hui Chen, Tien-Kai Yang, Chii-Chang Jong, Christina Tseng, Lei Wang, Nina Yu, Jun-Ren Chou, Tien-Yu Lo Site Area: 39,426 sqm Total Floor Area: 12,472.74 sqm Completion: March 2010 Photographs: Jeffrey Cheng, Chi-Yi Chang Taking forms from the cuesta rock formation in and around the site, the museum spaces shift in and out of the “rock”.
This museum is adjacent to the Wushih Port, a once prosperous harbor that is now a wetland. The museum is designed to reflect the unique history, the culture, and the landscape in Lanyang. In addition to reconstructing the harbor’s history, the museum also introduces Yilan’s rich wetland ecology as a part of an outdoor exhibition. The volume’s dominant geometry is inspired by the natural Cuesta rock formation, commonly found on the coast.
Elliott Ripper House / Christopher Polly Architect. Architects: Christopher Polly Architect Location: Rozelle, Sydney, Australia Builder: Paul King Pty Ltd Structural Engineer: Simpson Design Associates Landscape Architect: Carmichael Studios Area: 161 sqm Completion: 2011 Photographs: Brett Boardman The project simply and directly extrapolates existing formal qualities in plan and section, with extension of key existing materials and finishes to retain some memory of its previous incarnation – while providing a significantly expanded series of connected interior volumes that harness access to sunlight, ventilation and views of tree canopies, sky and district beyond. The design strategy entails: 1. Fine steel plate elements contrast an age-old weatherboard cladding profile and large expanses of shallow pocket fixed glass and western red cedar externally sliding doors & pivoting windows offer varying degrees of openness and enclosure.
Surrendered floor space enables delight in a sculpted expanded stair void and cantilevered balcony.