Social changes and civic facilities

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:15:21 +0200

In the Civilities series, a+t magazine did a study on civic facilities based on the influence of social changes. The first issue highlights the following changes, among others:

JEUNISM

The offer of programmes and buildings specifically designed for youth has increased in spite of an inverted population pyramid that is the norm in civilised countries.

MVRDV. Effenaar C.

Before and After. Matadero unit 8b. Arturo Franco. Madrid. Spain

Tue, 7 May 2013 09:42:35 +0200

Unit 8b is a space allocated for administration work. It comprises a work area, a storage area and a multi-purpose space for talks and presentations. Originally they were additional halls to store the goods produced in the adjacent Unit 8 where the skins and the salted meat were dried. This is a smaller unit but in terms of space of great interest. The original layout has been preserved. The intervention prioritised reinstating a flat tiled roof on top of boards and bricks in bad condition, r.

Before and After. Massó distillery. Núria Salvadó + David Tapias. Reus. Spain

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:30:34 +0200

Until the dawn of the 19th Century Reus was the second largest city in Catalonia. Its urban grid was laid out to join the medieval town with the mainline station of one of the first railway lines in Spain. The industrial units of the Massó distillery and the Corts blinds factory occupy half of one of the blocks in the urban grid. The other half is now a site set aside for residential use, awaiting the arrival of new housing units. In addition to the refurbishment of the existing buildi.

Langarita Navarro, Emerging Architect at the Mies Van de Rohe Award

Thu, 2 May 2013 10:59:29 +0200

Congratulations to Langarita Navarro on the Emerging Architect Special Mention received from the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013 for the Matadero Music Academy (Madrid, Spain).

About the project:

Matadero Unit 15 was programmed along with Unit 16 to house an art collection. When the in.

Action 064. Horizontal protection with safety net

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:18:25 +0200

This is the action number 64 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on material.

The book Density, only available in digital version

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:44:23 +0200

The very first book of the Density series is out of stock already. From now on, it is only available in digital version on the ArchPAPERS app (iTunes).

Download ArchPAPERS app here (free).

You might find the printed edition of the book in bookstores too. See here the list of a+t's distributors.

About the book:

Density Condensed Edition New collective housing

From 2002 to 2004, the architecture and technology magazine a+t did a study on collective housing. The results of this study became the basic material of four issues falling under the generic theme of Density.

Action 044. Applying a degree of intervention

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:41:16 +0200

This is the action number 44 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on material.

Action 035. Converting a residual space into an active front

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:17:22 +0200

This is the action number 35 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on material.

Action 042. Creating a continual work space

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:23:23 +0200

This is the action number 42 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on material.

Hybrids III, out of stock. Projects available in the book This is Hybrid

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:19:33 +0200

The third volume of a+t magazine's Hybrids series, entitled Hybrids III Residential Mixed-use Buildings is out of stock. Fortunately, most of the projects published in it can be found in the book This is Hybrid.

Following years of research,

Action 078. Making plastic containers into latticework and furniture

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:52:04 +0200

This is the action number 78 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Recycle, that groups actions acting on material.

Action 062. Easy to dismantle compartmentalization

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:04:05 +0200

This is the action number 62 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on the existing building.

Action 054. Compartmentalization using industrialized construction

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:46:11 +0200

This is the action number 54 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on the existing building.

Housing and Flexibility series, now digital

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:56:39 +0200

Now a+t readers can enjoy the Housing and Flexibility series on their PC, iPad, iPhone and Android device. Its digital version is available in the kiosk Zinio. See a+t at Zinio.com

Content:

The permanence of buildings was, until modern times, one of the main obsessions of the world of architecture. Nowadays, the speed of technological change and urban mobility force a reappraisal of the validity of this principle.

Density series. Digital version at Zinio

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:03:04 +0200

All four issues of the a+t magazine Density series are the start of a+t research group's investigation on housing. Density I, II, III and IV, which printed version is sold out, are now available in digital version at Zinio.com. See a+t at Zinio.com

The series analyses the projects because of their contribution to the dense city. The research made through the magazine has been further developed in the books: Density, Dbook, Density projects, HoCo, Next and Density is Home; which became a reference for publications about collective housing worldwide.

Summary and projects published in the issues:

Advantages of the digital version

With Zinio the pages can be viewed full-screen and the zoom function can be used to view in greater detail.

Projects for the adaptable city (20)

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 17:33:09 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Urretxu-Irimo (Spain).

If you are working on a project for any of these sites, have a look at the project City Park by MUTOPIA in Copenhagen.

Orestad was planned wit.

Projects for the adaptable city (19)

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:30:52 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Helsinki (Finland).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the following projects:

Zac Seguin housing. Diener&Diener, MCBAD, Paillard

Projects for the adaptable city (18)

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:58:52 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Groningen (Netherlands).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the following projects:

- N10 II. Comoco. Coimbra. Portugal

Eiras, in the north.

Projects for the adaptable city (17)

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:11:13 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Heidelberg (Germany).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the master plan of Chassé Terrain by OMA.

Dating from 1996 the design takes the model of the .

Projects for the adaptable city (16)

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:56:58 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Warsaw (Poland).

If you are working on a project for any of these sites, have a look at the following projects:

Urban Renewal Europarei. Kempe Thill. Uithoorn. Netherlands

Projects for the adaptable city (15)

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 13:15:45 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Amstetten (Austria).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the following projects:

Housing by Estudio FAM. Madrid. Spain

The s.

Projects for the adaptable city (14)

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 10:11:34 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Hammarö (Sweden).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the following projects:

Youth housing at the Fabra i Coats factory. Roldán + Berengu.

Projects for the adaptable city (13)

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 10:29:23 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. Two of the sites proposed by the organization are Asker (Norway) and Couvet (Switzerland).

If you are working on a project for any of these si.

Projects for the adaptable city (12)

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 10:12:16 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Amstetten (Austria).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project of Clifton Hill railway, by Jeavons Landscape Architects. The increase in rai.

Projects for the adaptable city (11)

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:05:46 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Wittenberge (Germany).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project A8ernA by NL Architects in Zaanstad (Netherlands). Under the bridge, in the ce.

Projects for the adaptable city (10)

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:05:25 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Schiedam (Netherlands).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project Queens Plaza, by Margie Ruddick Landscaping, Wrt, Marpillero Pollack Archit.

Projects for the adaptable city (9)

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:04:53 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Saint-Herblain (France).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project Oostcampus by Carlos Arroyo in Belgium. Converting this former soft drink.

Projects for the adaptable city (8)

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:04:24 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Marseille Plan d'Aou (France).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the following projects:

Elderly housing. Aires Mateus. Alcácer .

Projects for the adaptable city (7)

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 11:16:15 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Kristinehamn (Sweden).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project Gleisdreieck park, by Atelier Loidl, in Berlin. This park forms part of the r.

Projects for the adaptable city (6)

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:55:34 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Gjilan (Kosovo).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project Scala tower by BIG in Copenhagen (Denmark). The tower embodies the skyscraper’s return t.

Projects for the adaptable city (5)

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:45:54 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Don Benito (Spain).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project Nicolai Cultural Centre Courtyard by Kristine Jensens in Kolding, Denmark. The interior.

Projects for the adaptable city (4)

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:04:23 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Budapest (Hungary).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project of the Dessau Landscape Corridor by Station C23 in Germany. Demolishing abandoned ne.

Projects for the adaptable city (3)

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 17:25:31 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Germany).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project Three Gardens by Riches Hawley Mikhail Architects in Elmswell (United K.

Projects for the adaptable city (2)

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 16:38:00 +0200

Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable. One of the sites proposed by the organization is Aalborg (Denmark).

If you are working on a project for this site, have a look at the project of the Saragossa tramway by Aldayjover. The new infrastructure crosses the southern half of.

Projects for the adaptable city (1)

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:46:30 +0200

Europe’s cities are engaged in a radical transformation: they need urgently to reduce their ecological footprint to help resolve the energy crisis, combat the greenhouse effect and preserve nonrenewable resources. This transformation applies both to their morphology (form) and their metabolism (including all energy expenditure), and is highly dependent on the ways of living they provide.

To achieve this, all these changes have to be thought out quickly, and that is why Zinio.

Strategy series

The 3 volumes analyze 44 projects on public space regarding the strategies identified in each one.

More about this series

Advantages of the digital version

With Zinio the pages can be viewed full-screen and the zoom function can be used to view in greater detail.

Action 036. Conversion of an open air stage into a sheltered-theatre

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:34:02 +0100

This is the action number 36 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on the existing building.

Life in common improves when architectural conditions improve

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:00:52 +0100

"Is there any possiblity for collective housing to be wanted by city dwellers? Is it true that urban centres will soon be inhabited only by the well-off and those at a disadvantage? What advantages can apartment life offer when the price per metre is more expensive than that of a single family house? Is it worth walking all the way to the supermarket when there are only two kinds of jam? What is the point of cultural activities if everything is on Internet? Is it true that collective transpor.

VIDEO. Matadero Reader's House. Ensamble Studio. Madrid. Spain

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:28:39 +0100

Author of the video: Ensamble Studio

Reworking the two units of the former Madrid Matadero (Abbatoir) as the Casa del Lector (House for the Reader) meant a second storey needed to be built. The top floor, built using 52 tonne pre-fabricated pre-stressed concrete U beams, is a space for both research and work. Unlike the light metal-framed basilica-like structure of industrial units, the concrete bea.

Action 060. Creating a green filter for an existing facade

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:16:57 +0100

This is the action number 60 of 82 that can be found in the latest issue of a+t magazine, entitled Reclaim - Remediate Reuse Recycle. It forms part of the Re- process Reuse, that groups actions acting on the existing building.

Architecture without architects

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:14:30 +0100

"Once we have gotten beyond the undeniable thrill of the immediacy and efficacy of these architectural actions, and the deep sense of professional validation that comes from seeing architects once again meaningfully and earnestly engaged in the problems of the day, once we have gotten beyond this, we must ask ourselves a series of difficult questions. First, what are we hoping to achieve through this latest foray into architecture with neither buildings nor, at times, architects? To some degr.

Reclaim on Archidose

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:13:54 +0100

The architectural blog Archidose has published a review of the a+t magazine issue entitled Reclaim:

"The chapters are not about figuring out what project goes where (a common tactic in many collections of contemporary architecture) or about typology (landscapes, for example, can also be found in the Recycl.

The historic city is back

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:38:00 +0100

"The historic city lost momentum with the heyday of modern zoning, which saw that mixed fabric as no more than an unhealthy mish-mash. Today we have overcome the ravages of the modern dream, the historic city is back with force to show us that superimposing uses and having walkable routes are the key to more sustainable development. Faced with market pressure, many cities are seeing how the price of downtown real estate is rising, pushing out low-income residents; and how some heritage conservation policies are fossilizing the monumental landmarks with the subsequent risk of turning them into theme parks.Yet there are still old neighbourhoods where the city is playing out its future, neighbourhoods which are compact and well-linked and in need of regeneration projects -as opposed to gentrification- aiming to improve accessibility, public spaces and facilities.

We cover various examples of recycling, refilling, replacing or bulking out the traditional urban grid. All of these examples introduce collective housing and some of them public facilities echoing the need to introduce groups of different ages, origins, interests and resources. In any case, none of the projects impose themselves on the urban grid yet all of them pass, in different ways, the test of context".

Extract from the book Density is Home on collective housing that analizes 12 projects built in the core of the city, among others.

Multicultural furniture. Superkilen. BIG, Topotek1, Superflex. Copenhagen. Denmark

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:48:47 +0100

All the furniture objects in this project were brought in from different countries and function as a set of elements which invite the users to let themselves be transported to other places. Instead of imposing a purely Danish design they become a showcase for other cultures in a neighbourhood where some 60 nationalities coexist. This helps to create a feeling of belonging among a highly diverse population.

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Story 02. The sinking of the social condenser

Story 04. The elegance of the dissident

Story 03. Cheaper, faster, lighter and taller

Social changes and civic facilities

Before and After. Matadero unit 8b. Arturo Franco. Madrid. Spain

Before and After. Massó distillery. Núria Salvadó + David Tapias. Reus. Spain

Langarita Navarro, Emerging Architect at the Mies Van de Rohe Award

Action 064. Horizontal protection with safety net

The book Density, only available in digital version

Action 044. Applying a degree of intervention

Action 035. Converting a residual space into an active front

Action 042. Creating a continual work space

Hybrids III, out of stock. Projects available in the book This is Hybrid

Action 078. Making plastic containers into latticework and furniture

Action 062. Easy to dismantle compartmentalization

Action 054. Compartmentalization using industrialized construction

Housing and Flexibility series, now digital

Density series. Digital version at Zinio

Projects for the adaptable city (20)

Projects for the adaptable city (19)

Projects for the adaptable city (18)

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Action 036. Conversion of an open air stage into a sheltered-theatre

Life in common improves when architectural conditions improve

VIDEO. Matadero Reader's House. Ensamble Studio. Madrid. Spain

Action 060. Creating a green filter for an existing facade

Architecture without architects

Reclaim on Archidose

The historic city is back

Multicultural furniture. Superkilen. BIG, Topotek1, Superflex. Copenhagen. Denmark