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The Discovery of Absences
13 December 2021
The Discovery of Absences
Martien de Vletter outlines a process of reparative description
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AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS4
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This project subseries documents the Senior Club Anziani [Senior citizens’s clubhouse] designed and built as part of Block 121. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 2/80 C. Documenting the Senior Club Anziani are sketches, studies, plans, elevations, and details. There are also slides of the built project as well as slides of sketches and the model. For correspondence and documentation related to this project see the project series for Concurso, Block 121, Schlesisches Tor (AP178.S1.1980.PR02). It is important to note that some of the sketches, drawings, and photographs for Senior Club Anziani and the Kita are intermingled. When this is the case it has been noted at the file level for either for either subseries AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS2 or AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3.
circa 1981-1990
Senior Club Anziani, Blocke 121 [Senior citizens' clubhouse, Schlesisches Tor recreational centre], Berlin, Germany (1980-1988)
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AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS4
Description:
This project subseries documents the Senior Club Anziani [Senior citizens’s clubhouse] designed and built as part of Block 121. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 2/80 C. Documenting the Senior Club Anziani are sketches, studies, plans, elevations, and details. There are also slides of the built project as well as slides of sketches and the model. For correspondence and documentation related to this project see the project series for Concurso, Block 121, Schlesisches Tor (AP178.S1.1980.PR02). It is important to note that some of the sketches, drawings, and photographs for Senior Club Anziani and the Kita are intermingled. When this is the case it has been noted at the file level for either for either subseries AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS2 or AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3.
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circa 1981-1990
Sub-series
AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS3
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This project subseries documents the restoration of the Câmara Chaves building in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 58/80 N 7. The office assigned the date 1991-1996 for this project. The Câmara Chaves building was part of Bloco A and identified as building 7 in Siza's reconstruction plan. Documenting this project subseries are sketches, studies, plans, elevations, working drawings and details. There are photographs, negatives, and slides that show the construction site and the building before, during and after construction. Textual materials include project documentation and details of the mechanical work. It is important to note that documentation about this project can also be found in subseries Master plans and exterior spaces work (AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS1).
1988-2003
Câmara Chaves, Bloco A, Reconstrução do Chiado, Lisbon (1988-1998)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS3
Description:
This project subseries documents the restoration of the Câmara Chaves building in Lisbon, Portugal. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 58/80 N 7. The office assigned the date 1991-1996 for this project. The Câmara Chaves building was part of Bloco A and identified as building 7 in Siza's reconstruction plan. Documenting this project subseries are sketches, studies, plans, elevations, working drawings and details. There are photographs, negatives, and slides that show the construction site and the building before, during and after construction. Textual materials include project documentation and details of the mechanical work. It is important to note that documentation about this project can also be found in subseries Master plans and exterior spaces work (AP178.S1.1988.PR07.SS1).
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1988-2003
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AP178.S1.2000.PR07
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This project series documents the Fundaçao Miguel Cargaleiro II in Quinta da Soledade, Seixal, Portugal. The building was later named Oficina de Artes Manuel Cargaleiro and was inauguerated in 2014. Siza had originally worked on a project for building the headquarters of Fundaçao Miguel Cargaleiro in Lisbon, Portugal from 1991-1995 but this project was not completed. While the records were held in the office's archives, this project was assigned the number 7/00. The office assigned the dates 2000-2001 to this project. The project was built for the work and artistic activities of Miguel Cargaleiro. The exhibition space is shaped like an "S" and can be subdivided by collapsable panels. Documenting this project are three study models, aerial views of the project site, elevations, photographs of the models, and slides of plans and maps.
2000-2001
Fundaçao Miguel Cargaleiro II [Miguel Cargaleiro Foundation II], Quinta da Soledade, Seixal, Portugal (2000-2001)
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AP178.S1.2000.PR07
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This project series documents the Fundaçao Miguel Cargaleiro II in Quinta da Soledade, Seixal, Portugal. The building was later named Oficina de Artes Manuel Cargaleiro and was inauguerated in 2014. Siza had originally worked on a project for building the headquarters of Fundaçao Miguel Cargaleiro in Lisbon, Portugal from 1991-1995 but this project was not completed. While the records were held in the office's archives, this project was assigned the number 7/00. The office assigned the dates 2000-2001 to this project. The project was built for the work and artistic activities of Miguel Cargaleiro. The exhibition space is shaped like an "S" and can be subdivided by collapsable panels. Documenting this project are three study models, aerial views of the project site, elevations, photographs of the models, and slides of plans and maps.
Project
2000-2001
Series
AP181.S1
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Series 1, BMW Welt development and construction records, 1994-2015, documents the design development and construction phases of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU BMW Welt building, located nearby the BMW headquarters in Munich. This series also contains some materials from the competition phase, corresponding to less than 2000 digital files, and models from the third phase of the competition. More than half of the records were created from 2003 to 2006. Records show how COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, and the numerous consultants on the project, materialized the original concept, from Wolf Prix sketch, of this cloud-like roof emerging from a double cone suggesting an hurricane eye. To achieve this, extensive digital structural testing was done with engineers Bollinger + Grohmann. Consultants list also include: - Hans Lechner ZT GmbH for in-house project management; - Schmitt, Stumpf, Frühauf + Partner for construction documents of concrete works, interior fittings, tender and construction administration; - Emmer Pfenninger + Partner AG for the facade; - Transsolar, Klima Engineering for the photovoltaic plant on the roof; - PRO, Elektroplan for electrical systems and lifts; - AG-Licht for lighting; - Büro Dr. Pfeiler for structural physics or building physics; - Theater Projekte Daberto+Kollegen for the stage and auditorium; - PBB Planungsbüro Balke for kitchen technology - realgruen Landschaftsarchitekten for lansdcape design; - Kersken & Kirchner for fire protection; - TAW Weisse for height accessibility planning, in consideration for maintenance access; - Lang & Brukhardt for traffic engineering; - Ingenieurbüro Schoenenberg for civil engineering and road construction; - Büro für Gestaltung / Wangler & Abele for signage; - And Zilch, Müller, Henneke as inspection engineers. The approximately 52,400 digital files include raster images, CAD drawings and 3D digital models, plotter files, standard office documents, databases, and scripts. Design files are predominantly in AutoCAD, but the archive also includes over 1,100 Rhinoceros files (primarily in Rhino version 2, with some files in versions 3 and 4) and a smaller number of files in Maya, 3D Studio, Microstation, form*Z, and Revit formats. Because the firm’s computing environment included Macs, the archive also includes a few AppleDouble resource forks. Often, CAD drawings were also saved as PDF files. Photographs and screen captures were most times saved as JPEG files. Finally, design files also include wireframes and renderings. Most often, design files are plans of a designated area, a complete level of the building for example, but they also often show very specific and technical details, such as a few millimetres to be corrected on a panel or a structural element. These types of corrections are frequently shown in PDF files where annotations were either made digitally, or they were handwritten on a printed version which would then be digitized. Design files document all parts of the building including the facade, the roof, the double cone (Doppelkegel), the restaurants, the shops, the exhibition areas, the auditorium, etc. Accompanying textual records are at times quite technical in their content, such as lists of construction elements required in a given room, or analysis reports from consulting engineers. They also take into account the organization and planning of the work, for example including documentation’s exchange or meeting agendas. Finally, they show the design development through presentations, either PDF or Powerpoint files, and through a portfolio of the project and the preparation of the book Dynamic Forces. The archive’s physical component includes 52 physical study models, which were used in combination with digital modeling tools to iteratively refine the building’s design. These are a selection made by the firm of study models from the later stages of the competition and the early stages of the design development. Source: Feireiss, Kristin, editor. “Dynamic Forces, BMW WELT Munich”. Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2007.
1994-2015
BMW Welt development and construction records
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AP181.S1
Description:
Series 1, BMW Welt development and construction records, 1994-2015, documents the design development and construction phases of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU BMW Welt building, located nearby the BMW headquarters in Munich. This series also contains some materials from the competition phase, corresponding to less than 2000 digital files, and models from the third phase of the competition. More than half of the records were created from 2003 to 2006. Records show how COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, and the numerous consultants on the project, materialized the original concept, from Wolf Prix sketch, of this cloud-like roof emerging from a double cone suggesting an hurricane eye. To achieve this, extensive digital structural testing was done with engineers Bollinger + Grohmann. Consultants list also include: - Hans Lechner ZT GmbH for in-house project management; - Schmitt, Stumpf, Frühauf + Partner for construction documents of concrete works, interior fittings, tender and construction administration; - Emmer Pfenninger + Partner AG for the facade; - Transsolar, Klima Engineering for the photovoltaic plant on the roof; - PRO, Elektroplan for electrical systems and lifts; - AG-Licht for lighting; - Büro Dr. Pfeiler for structural physics or building physics; - Theater Projekte Daberto+Kollegen for the stage and auditorium; - PBB Planungsbüro Balke for kitchen technology - realgruen Landschaftsarchitekten for lansdcape design; - Kersken & Kirchner for fire protection; - TAW Weisse for height accessibility planning, in consideration for maintenance access; - Lang & Brukhardt for traffic engineering; - Ingenieurbüro Schoenenberg for civil engineering and road construction; - Büro für Gestaltung / Wangler & Abele for signage; - And Zilch, Müller, Henneke as inspection engineers. The approximately 52,400 digital files include raster images, CAD drawings and 3D digital models, plotter files, standard office documents, databases, and scripts. Design files are predominantly in AutoCAD, but the archive also includes over 1,100 Rhinoceros files (primarily in Rhino version 2, with some files in versions 3 and 4) and a smaller number of files in Maya, 3D Studio, Microstation, form*Z, and Revit formats. Because the firm’s computing environment included Macs, the archive also includes a few AppleDouble resource forks. Often, CAD drawings were also saved as PDF files. Photographs and screen captures were most times saved as JPEG files. Finally, design files also include wireframes and renderings. Most often, design files are plans of a designated area, a complete level of the building for example, but they also often show very specific and technical details, such as a few millimetres to be corrected on a panel or a structural element. These types of corrections are frequently shown in PDF files where annotations were either made digitally, or they were handwritten on a printed version which would then be digitized. Design files document all parts of the building including the facade, the roof, the double cone (Doppelkegel), the restaurants, the shops, the exhibition areas, the auditorium, etc. Accompanying textual records are at times quite technical in their content, such as lists of construction elements required in a given room, or analysis reports from consulting engineers. They also take into account the organization and planning of the work, for example including documentation’s exchange or meeting agendas. Finally, they show the design development through presentations, either PDF or Powerpoint files, and through a portfolio of the project and the preparation of the book Dynamic Forces. The archive’s physical component includes 52 physical study models, which were used in combination with digital modeling tools to iteratively refine the building’s design. These are a selection made by the firm of study models from the later stages of the competition and the early stages of the design development. Source: Feireiss, Kristin, editor. “Dynamic Forces, BMW WELT Munich”. Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2007.
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1994-2015
Sub-series
AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3
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This project subseries documents the Kita [Kindergaten] designed and built as part of Block 121. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 2/80 B. The office assigned the dates 1981, 1985-1988. Documenting the Kita are studies, plans, elevations, and details. Also included are photographs of the Kita, photographs and negatives of the model, and slides of sketches. For correspondence and documentation related to this project see the project series for Concurso, Block 121, Schlesisches Tor (AP178.S1.1980.PR02). It is important to note that some of the sketches, drawings, and photographs for the Kita and the Senior Club Anziani are intermingled. When this is the case it has been noted at the file level for either subseries APAP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS2 or AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3.
circa 1981-1990
Kita, Blocke 121 [Kindergarten, Schlesisches Tor recreational centre], Berlin, Germany (1981-1990)
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AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3
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This project subseries documents the Kita [Kindergaten] designed and built as part of Block 121. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 2/80 B. The office assigned the dates 1981, 1985-1988. Documenting the Kita are studies, plans, elevations, and details. Also included are photographs of the Kita, photographs and negatives of the model, and slides of sketches. For correspondence and documentation related to this project see the project series for Concurso, Block 121, Schlesisches Tor (AP178.S1.1980.PR02). It is important to note that some of the sketches, drawings, and photographs for the Kita and the Senior Club Anziani are intermingled. When this is the case it has been noted at the file level for either subseries APAP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS2 or AP178.S1.1980.PR02.SS3.
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circa 1981-1990
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AP178.S1.1986.PR02
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This project series documents the Parque Urbano in Salemi, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 41/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document a competition for the Salemi urban park. The park was supposed to create a link between the oldest and newest parts of town. The park included two entrances, a new water line, a fence, a path that embraces the topography of the site, a path that links the new town and the Cappuccini Convent, a belvedere and a water pathway. It also contained a terrace with a theater, bar and skating ring. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
1984-1987
Parque Urbano [Urban park], Salemi, Italy (1986)
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AP178.S1.1986.PR02
Description:
This project series documents the Parque Urbano in Salemi, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 41/80. The office assigned the date 1986 to this project. The project files document a competition for the Salemi urban park. The park was supposed to create a link between the oldest and newest parts of town. The park included two entrances, a new water line, a fence, a path that embraces the topography of the site, a path that links the new town and the Cappuccini Convent, a belvedere and a water pathway. It also contained a terrace with a theater, bar and skating ring. The project was not realized. Documenting this project are studies and site plans. Textual material includes competition documentation and correspondence. Photographs and negatives document the project site.
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1984-1987
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AP178.S1.1995.PR04
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This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
1994-1998
Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha [Urban plan for Lagoinha], Belo Horizonte, Brazil (1995)
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AP178.S1.1995.PR04
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This project series documents the Estudo Urbanístico da Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 63/90. The office assigned the date 1995 to this project. The project consisted of an urban study for the area of Lagoinha in Belo Horizonte. The program was based on the idea of improving living conditions for residents in the area and to adapt the urban plan to residents' everyday activities. It included alterations to the infrastructure and the public spaces in order to stimulate cultural activities and the economy of Bairro Lagoinha. In the building program, a particular emphasis was placed on the dialogue between the people and the architects. Documenting this project are studies and plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photo albums and negatives document the project site.
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1994-1998
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AP178.S1.1998.PR01
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This project series documents the Igreja de Santa Maria do Rosário in Rome, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 95/90. The office assigned the date 1998 to this project. The project site was located in Pompei alla Magliana, a suburb of Rome. The project was a collaboration with Bárbara Rangel, Andrea Smaniott, and Angela Princiotto. The church was commissioned by the Frati Gresleri dell’Opera Romana per la Preservazione della Fede e la Provista di Nuove Chiese. The building program included a church, offices, classrooms, multipurpose rooms, and sacristy. The project was not built. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, sections, elevations and floor plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the surrounding area and models.
1998-2000
Igreja de Santa Maria do Rosário [Santa Maria do Rosário church], Rome, Italy (1998)
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AP178.S1.1998.PR01
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This project series documents the Igreja de Santa Maria do Rosário in Rome, Italy. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 95/90. The office assigned the date 1998 to this project. The project site was located in Pompei alla Magliana, a suburb of Rome. The project was a collaboration with Bárbara Rangel, Andrea Smaniott, and Angela Princiotto. The church was commissioned by the Frati Gresleri dell’Opera Romana per la Preservazione della Fede e la Provista di Nuove Chiese. The building program included a church, offices, classrooms, multipurpose rooms, and sacristy. The project was not built. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, sections, elevations and floor plans. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the surrounding area and models.
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1998-2000
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AP178.S1.1988.PR05
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This project series documents the Casa Guardiola in Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 56/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. The project consisted of a house located on the Bay of Cadiz in Santa Maria del Mar in Spain. The holiday house was comissioned by a bull breeder. The client asked for four different architects to propose a design. These architects were Álvaro Siza, Peter Eisenman, John Hejduk, and Frank Gehry. Siza's design included a structure of reinforced concrete and a series of courtyards. None of the architects' proposals were built. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation, competition documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the model.
1987-1989
Casa Guardiola [Guardiola house], Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain (1988)
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AP178.S1.1988.PR05
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This project series documents the Casa Guardiola in Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 56/80. The office assigned the date 1988 to this project. The project consisted of a house located on the Bay of Cadiz in Santa Maria del Mar in Spain. The holiday house was comissioned by a bull breeder. The client asked for four different architects to propose a design. These architects were Álvaro Siza, Peter Eisenman, John Hejduk, and Frank Gehry. Siza's design included a structure of reinforced concrete and a series of courtyards. None of the architects' proposals were built. Documenting this project are sketches, studies and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation, competition documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the model.
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1987-1989