Mound, hearth, enclosure, roof, and column. The way we see it, Gottfried Semper and scholars already figured out what makes honest tectonic form. We're looking for the element that satisfies our primitive urge to value architecture that's good.

January 24th 2012

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house in seya
by: suppose design office
in: yokohama, japan
 
We never would have bet that a concrete form in a plywood box could be so delightful. Sure, the bedrooms look more like dungeon dwellings in the basement, and the totally transparent bathroom is all the way up on the third floor (we’d be sure to trip in a sleepy midnight stumble up to use the facilities) but what makes it so damn cool is space between the enclosure and the house.  The pebbled courtyard full of growies serves as an extended threshold between public and private space.  We love the way the basic (uninsulated?) plywood framing supports the concrete living spaces.  Sliding partitions allow the space to become one large room or be divided into separate uses.  Would we call this place home? Absolutely…once some frosted glass was installed in the bathroom.

Posted at 11:57am and tagged with: enclosure, mound, residential, yokahama, japan, plywood, concrete,.

house in seyaby: suppose design officein: yokohama, japan  We never would have bet that a concrete form in a plywood box could be so delightful. Sure, the bedrooms look more like dungeon dwellings in the basement, and the totally transparent bathroom is all the way up on the third floor (we’d be sure to trip in a sleepy midnight stumble up to use the facilities) but what makes it so damn cool is space between the enclosure and the house.  The pebbled courtyard full of growies serves as an extended threshold between public and private space.  We love the way the basic (uninsulated?) plywood framing supports the concrete living spaces.  Sliding partitions allow the space to become one large room or be divided into separate uses.  Would we call this place home? Absolutely…once some frosted glass was installed in the bathroom.

July 17th 2011

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Metropol Parasol
by: J. Mayer H. Architects
in: Seville, Spain

What’s being touted as the worlds largest wooden structure, and the world’s largest building held together by glue, has just been added to our architecture bucket list.  The waffle grid structure of CNC milled wooden panels and steel connections floats over an open space for a farmers market, bars/restaurants, archeological sites, and a public plaza.  It’s a modern catalyst for urban activity in a dense medieval city.   

Posted at 2:05pm and tagged with: roof, public space, seville, spain, j. mayer h. architects, urban, gathering space, architecture, design, wood, steel, concrete,.

Metropol Parasolby: J. Mayer H. Architectsin: Seville, SpainWhat’s being touted as the worlds largest wooden structure, and the world’s largest building held together by glue, has just been added to our architecture bucket list.  The waffle grid structure of CNC milled wooden panels and steel connections floats over an open space for a farmers market, bars/restaurants, archeological sites, and a public plaza.  It’s a modern catalyst for urban activity in a dense medieval city.   

March 8th 2011

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sunset chapel
by: bunker arquitectura
in: acapulco, mexico


Posted at 12:29pm and tagged with: enclosure, concrete, mausoleum, chapel, bunker arquitectura, dezeen, mexico, architecture, design, death,.

sunset chapelby: bunker arquitecturain: acapulco, mexico

January 4th 2011

culinary art school
by: gracia studio
in: tijuana mexico

board formed concrete wraps the wine cellar (we think) while timber overhead encloses the space. we love how the linearity of the space is emphasized by the recognition and expression of an otherwise typical construction method of each element.

(Source: archdaily.com)

Posted at 2:56pm and tagged with: concrete, enclosure, mexico, timber, architecture, design, culinary, education,.

culinary art schoolby: gracia studioin: tijuana mexicoboard formed concrete wraps the wine cellar (we think) while timber overhead encloses the space. we love how the linearity of the space is emphasized by the recognition and expression of an otherwise typical construction method of each element.

June 16th 2010

Dispatchwork
by: Jan Vormann
in: Berlin, Germany

Posted at 9:35pm and tagged with: enclosure, stone, concrete, lego, wall, berlin, germany, jan vormann, funny, architecture, patch,.

Dispatchworkby: Jan Vormannin: Berlin, Germany