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This industrial building, constructed in 1885, has been converted to dwellings and work spaces for musicians and their families after being vacant for many years. The original brickwork structure and the workshop were preserved and now form part of the new complex. Musical activities often take place in each dwelling, meaning noise insulation has been an important factor in material design and building solutions.

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Initially this was a conventional 105 square-metre apartment with partitions dividing off the kitchen, the bathroom and the bedroom. These partitions were removed giving one single bright space. The client was an artist who agreed to combine functionality, spatiality and experience as fundamental design themes.

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This shoe factory was built in 1932 by the engineer Robert Shild. Manufacturing ceased in 1978. Roughly four years ago, private developer Markus Ehrat purchased the building and received a local grant for 328,000 euros to help repurpose it for residential use. Permission was given for the developer to incorporate commercial units into a new building parallel to the south facade in order to make the operation financially viable. These premises shelter the dwellings from the noise of the nearby.
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The furniture system designed to furnish the Haka building is based on reusing different pieces of used wood, ranging from strips of timber to old doors, even roof braces and beams, which, using repetition and addition, are made into a wide office programme. Partition walls, desks, platforms, display cases, benches, chairs and cabinets are all made from this recycled material. The construction system further takes into consideration not only the approximate sourcing of the materials but also .
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The conversion of this three-storey building into a dwelling meeting contemporary functional requirements meant redistributing the open spaces of the original structure and dividing them into two areas: the living area and the service area, differentiated by their proximity to the exterior. The existence of one single facade where windows could be installed was the limiting factor for the rooms. Living, eating and sleeping, in a respective bottom-up order, are the functions stacked in each of the three storeys facing the exterior. The remaining activities and interior routes –respectively kitchen, toilet, storage, bathroom and stairs- are incorporated into the rear area built into a volume panelled with one single material: plywood boards. This way, the spaces have been differentiated by using different materials according to whether they have a primary or secondary function.
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After completion of 40 Bond Street, Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron strike back in Manhattan with a 60 story brand new tower, 56 Leonard street -also known as the Jenga tower- is located in the neighborhood of Tribeca.

The neighborhood has diverse building heights, most of the structures are low or medium density, so the challenge for the awarded Swiss firm was to integrate a 60 story skyscraper into an area of lower density. The strategy is simple; a number of boxes are stacked one on top of another in various sizes and heights creating a cascade of edgy cubes. The cubes are shifted creating an attractive and dynamic shape and introducing different private outdoor terraces with breathtaking panoramas of the cityscape. This mechanism introduces all the different scales present in the area into a high rise structure creating a strong dialogue with the neighborhood and an iconic image as well as reducing the strong impact that would result from inserting a skyscraper into a lower density area. The clearness of the concept and the striking level of keen detailing all at once, show the project´s force.

The program of this skyscraper will include 145 unique residences and will be the highest structure in Tribeca with 60 stories and 250m. 17,000 square feet of amenities include a 75’ lap pool with a sundeck, gym, screening room, lounge, private dining room and playroom. The building leans on a sculpture of Anish Kapoor creating some tension between architecture and sculpture.

Wanting to be a light and clean object in the massive Manhattan cityscape, the materials and the façade appearance play a relevant role. The choice of a shiny reflective glass in the tower, used as a skin on all vertical surfaces, will give different light reflections and will help the building disappear in the sky during the day hours, at night the building will show a dynamic image when lights are turned on and off by the lucky tenants and will give more lightness to the massive structure.

The Swiss designers have invested a great effort in the details; the slabs will show convex edges that will enhance the perception of sharp boxes and will make the slabs look thinner. The curtain wall will introduce a regular rhythm in the chaotic distribution of boxes with elegant white mullions, frameless guardrails disappear contributing to control the chaos created by the random box shifting operation.
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The works to reuse the units of the Madrid Matadero generated mounds of rubble (roof tiles, timber, paving stones and granite slabs) and this project is the result of the opportunity to make use of this rubble in the reuse of Unit 8B. The interior divisions of the unit have been built using the roof tiles, piled up on top of each other and laid manually with mortar. The exterior woodwork is made of wood from other parts of the building and has been fixed using industrial metal clamps. The exi.
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