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| Linear House in Aspen by Studio B Architects Posted: 17 Oct 2013 09:26 PM PDT The Linear House built in spectacular alpine setting area in Aspen, Colorado. With a confined building envelop set against the White River National Forest and within a dense aspen stand, our construction and staging area was quite limited.
Description Linear House by Studio B Architects “With clients circling the globe and often in differing places themselves, communication, material/sample review and securing decisions proved very challenging. At an altitude near 10,000 feet, winters offered complexities in construction with shortened seasons and heavy snows. Our design solution embraced its natural setting, minimized site disturbance and reflects the clients demand for a calculated detailed architecture second to its remarkable setting. At an elevation of 9,500 feet, this 22-acre site is completely hidden from the public and hs spectacular views to the Elk Mountain Range. The horizontal L-shaped plan appeared to float above a partially buried stone plinth. The upper level plan contains the public areas and houses the meditation room, library and master suite. This solution offers views from all rooms and a rooftop terrace accessed from the inner courtyard has a viewing platform and sitting area. An exterior stair divides the lower level and accesses the rear courtyard underneath the upper plan. Materials consist of Japanese plaster, weathered teak siding, glass, and hand carved Yangtze River limestone.”
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| Aquitanis Headquarters by Platform Architecture Posted: 17 Oct 2013 08:55 PM PDT The Platform Architecture have designed Aquitanis Headquarters building in Bordeaux, France. This building the head offices of a social housing operator is a unique and symbolic act. For the public and the operator's various partners, the building needs to embody and reflect the values of Aquitanis. It needs to convey a gentle form of symbolism.
Description Aquitanis Headquarters by Platform Architecture The subtle layering and misalignment of the various shapes, level upon level, is disconcerting for the visitor, as it appears defy the laws of gravity. The emptiness formed by the three components gives the building its underlying feeling of space. The placement of each element provides the surrounding urban area with a sense of structure, as the interior spaces. The hall area and the atrium serve as gathering places, where the public and employees can meet and exchange ideas. The building has no cooling or air conditioning, but has an overnight cooling system. At night, the upper section of the atrium and the offices open up to create a flow of cool air caused by the stack effect. The central atrium is therefore used by the building as a kind of breathing apparatus.”
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