5659 Résultats
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Projet
Projet
Numéro de référence:
AP178.S1.1988.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 54/80. The office assigned the date 1988 for this project. This project was commissioned by the Xunta de Galicia for the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. The building was located near the Galego Pobo Museum and the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval. The museum was approximately 75,000 square feet and divided into two L-shaped structures. The building had four floors and included exhibition halls, a terrace, a cafeteria, administrative spaces, an auditorium, and a library. The exterior was principally made of granite panels. The exhibition spaces were very bright, principally due to the natural light that came from multiple openings in the building as well as the white walls. The floors of the public spaces and exhibition rooms were made of Greek marble. Siza also transformed the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval garden into a public park. The park was understood as an extension of the museum. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, preliminary drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and built project.
AP178.S1.1988.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 54/80. The office assigned the date 1988 for this project. This project was commissioned by the Xunta de Galicia for the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. The building was located near the Galego Pobo Museum and the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval. The museum was approximately 75,000 square feet and divided into two L-shaped structures. The building had four floors and included exhibition halls, a terrace, a cafeteria, administrative spaces, an auditorium, and a library. The exterior was principally made of granite panels. The exhibition spaces were very bright, principally due to the natural light that came from multiple openings in the building as well as the white walls. The floors of the public spaces and exhibition rooms were made of Greek marble. Siza also transformed the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval garden into a public park. The park was understood as an extension of the museum. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, preliminary drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and built project.
Personnes et institutions:
Date:
1988-1995
1988-1995
Titre:
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea [Galician Centre of Contemporary Art], Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1988-1993
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AP178.S1.1988.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 54/80. The office assigned the date 1988 for this project. This project was commissioned by the Xunta de Galicia for the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. The building was located near the Galego Pobo Museum and the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval. The museum was approximately 75,000 square feet and divided into two L-shaped structures. The building had four floors and included exhibition halls, a terrace, a cafeteria, administrative spaces, an auditorium, and a library. The exterior was principally made of granite panels. The exhibition spaces were very bright, principally due to the natural light that came from multiple openings in the building as well as the white walls. The floors of the public spaces and exhibition rooms were made of Greek marble. Siza also transformed the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval garden into a public park. The park was understood as an extension of the museum. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, preliminary drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and built project.
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea [Galician Centre of Contemporary Art], Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1988-1993
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AP178.S1.1988.PR03
Description:
This project series documents the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporânea in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. While the records were held in the office’s archives this project was assigned the number 54/80. The office assigned the date 1988 for this project. This project was commissioned by the Xunta de Galicia for the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. The building was located near the Galego Pobo Museum and the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval. The museum was approximately 75,000 square feet and divided into two L-shaped structures. The building had four floors and included exhibition halls, a terrace, a cafeteria, administrative spaces, an auditorium, and a library. The exterior was principally made of granite panels. The exhibition spaces were very bright, principally due to the natural light that came from multiple openings in the building as well as the white walls. The floors of the public spaces and exhibition rooms were made of Greek marble. Siza also transformed the Convento de Santo Domingo de Bonaval garden into a public park. The park was understood as an extension of the museum. Documenting this project are sketches, studies, preliminary drawings, plans and working drawings. Textual materials include project documentation and correspondence. Photographic materials document the models, project site and built project.
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Project
Project
Date:
1988-1995
1988-1995
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
Titre:
Fonds Barry Downs
Fonds Barry Downs
Numéro de référence:
AP077
Résumé:
The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
AP077
Résumé:
The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
Personnes et institutions:
Date:
[1956-1968]
[1956-1968]
Titre:
Fonds Barry Downs
Actions:
AP077
Résumé:
The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
Fonds Barry Downs
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AP077
Résumé:
The Barry Downs fonds contains 6 drawings and 8 presentation panels for a total of 11 projects conceived between 1956 and 1968. This period coincided with Down's position as design architect for Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, and his subsequent partnership with Fred Thornton Hollingsworth. The documents, particularly the drawings, reveal the considerable skill Downs possessed as both a draughtsman and a designer.
Classification:
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
Date:
[1956-1968]
[1956-1968]
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Classification:
documents textuels
documents textuels
Titre:
Lysander Notes
Lysander Notes
Numéro de référence:
ARCH153557
Description:
Handwritten notes for report on Lysander New Community, 1968
ARCH153557
Description:
Handwritten notes for report on Lysander New Community, 1968
Personnes et institutions:
Date:
1968
1968
Titre:
Lysander Notes
Actions:
ARCH153557
Description:
Handwritten notes for report on Lysander New Community, 1968
Lysander Notes
Actions:
ARCH153557
Description:
Handwritten notes for report on Lysander New Community, 1968
Classification:
documents textuels
documents textuels
Date:
1968
1968
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Classification:
documents textuels
documents textuels
Numéro de référence:
AP075.S3.SS2.047
Description:
Original folder entitled: "PLAY - OKANAGAN LANDING COMMUNITY".
AP075.S3.SS2.047
Description:
Original folder entitled: "PLAY - OKANAGAN LANDING COMMUNITY".
Personnes et institutions:
Date:
1971
1971
Titre:
Assistance request from the Okanagan Landing Committee for the development of a park on Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
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AP075.S3.SS2.047
Description:
Original folder entitled: "PLAY - OKANAGAN LANDING COMMUNITY".
Assistance request from the Okanagan Landing Committee for the development of a park on Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
Actions:
AP075.S3.SS2.047
Description:
Original folder entitled: "PLAY - OKANAGAN LANDING COMMUNITY".
Classification:
documents textuels
documents textuels
Date:
1971
1971
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Classification:
événements
événements
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Description:
Les logements construits sur les toits des grandes tours par les résidents eux-mêmes font partie de l’histoire de Hong Kong depuis plus de cinquante ans. Ces structures vont de l’abri rudimentaire où se logent les plus démunis aux constructions à plusieurs étages dotées des commodités de la vie moderne. L’architecte Rufina Wu et le photographe Stefan Canham utilisent les(...)
Les logements construits sur les toits des grandes tours par les résidents eux-mêmes font partie de l’histoire de Hong Kong depuis plus de cinquante ans. Ces structures vont de l’abri rudimentaire où se logent les plus démunis aux constructions à plusieurs étages dotées des commodités de la vie moderne. L’architecte Rufina Wu et le photographe Stefan Canham utilisent les(...)
Localisation:
Théâtre Paul Desmarais
Théâtre Paul Desmarais
Date:
3 mai 2012 , 19h
3 mai 2012 , 19h
Titre:
L'enseignement de... Hong Kong
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Description:
Les logements construits sur les toits des grandes tours par les résidents eux-mêmes font partie de l’histoire de Hong Kong depuis plus de cinquante ans. Ces structures vont de l’abri rudimentaire où se logent les plus démunis aux constructions à plusieurs étages dotées des commodités de la vie moderne. L’architecte Rufina Wu et le photographe Stefan Canham utilisent les(...)
L'enseignement de... Hong Kong
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Description:
Les logements construits sur les toits des grandes tours par les résidents eux-mêmes font partie de l’histoire de Hong Kong depuis plus de cinquante ans. Ces structures vont de l’abri rudimentaire où se logent les plus démunis aux constructions à plusieurs étages dotées des commodités de la vie moderne. L’architecte Rufina Wu et le photographe Stefan Canham utilisent les(...)
Classification:
événements
événements
Date:
3 mai 2012
19h
3 mai 2012
19h
Localisation:
Théâtre Paul Desmarais
Théâtre Paul Desmarais
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événements
événements
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Localisation:
Salle d’étude Mot(s)-clé(s):
research fellows 2019, torsten lange, queer ecologies, lgtbtq
Salle d’étude Mot(s)-clé(s):
research fellows 2019, torsten lange, queer ecologies, lgtbtq
Date:
25 juillet 2019, 18h30
25 juillet 2019, 18h30
Classification:
événements
événements
Date:
25 juillet 2019
18h30
25 juillet 2019
18h30
Localisation:
Salle d’étude Mot(s)-clé(s):
research fellows 2019, torsten lange, queer ecologies, lgtbtq
Salle d’étude Mot(s)-clé(s):
research fellows 2019, torsten lange, queer ecologies, lgtbtq
Classification:
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
Numéro de référence:
AP084
Résumé:
The Gardiner & Thornton architects fonds, 1924-1987, documents the built projects of Vancouver-based firm, Gardiner & Thornton, architects, and its successive firms. Over 300 architectural projects are represented in this fonds. Materials in this fonds include approximately 3925 drawings (including reprographic copies), 908 photographic materials and 3.06 l.m. of textual records.
AP084
Résumé:
The Gardiner & Thornton architects fonds, 1924-1987, documents the built projects of Vancouver-based firm, Gardiner & Thornton, architects, and its successive firms. Over 300 architectural projects are represented in this fonds. Materials in this fonds include approximately 3925 drawings (including reprographic copies), 908 photographic materials and 3.06 l.m. of textual records.
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Date:
1924-1987
1924-1987
Titre:
Fonds Gardiner & Thornton architects
Actions:
AP084
Résumé:
The Gardiner & Thornton architects fonds, 1924-1987, documents the built projects of Vancouver-based firm, Gardiner & Thornton, architects, and its successive firms. Over 300 architectural projects are represented in this fonds. Materials in this fonds include approximately 3925 drawings (including reprographic copies), 908 photographic materials and 3.06 l.m. of textual records.
Fonds Gardiner & Thornton architects
Actions:
AP084
Résumé:
The Gardiner & Thornton architects fonds, 1924-1987, documents the built projects of Vancouver-based firm, Gardiner & Thornton, architects, and its successive firms. Over 300 architectural projects are represented in this fonds. Materials in this fonds include approximately 3925 drawings (including reprographic copies), 908 photographic materials and 3.06 l.m. of textual records.
Classification:
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
archives
Niveau de description archivistique:
Fonds
Date:
1924-1987
1924-1987
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Classification:
documents textuels
documents textuels
Numéro de référence:
AP075.S3.SS2.068
Description:
Submittal by Resources for Community and Equity Community Builders, possibly used as documentation by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Original folder entitled "OXFORD PLAZA AND DAVID BROWER CENTRE SAN FRANCISCO".
AP075.S3.SS2.068
Description:
Submittal by Resources for Community and Equity Community Builders, possibly used as documentation by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Original folder entitled "OXFORD PLAZA AND DAVID BROWER CENTRE SAN FRANCISCO".
Personnes et institutions:
Date:
2002
2002
Titre:
Proposal for the Oxford Plaza and Brower Center in San Francisco
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AP075.S3.SS2.068
Description:
Submittal by Resources for Community and Equity Community Builders, possibly used as documentation by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Original folder entitled "OXFORD PLAZA AND DAVID BROWER CENTRE SAN FRANCISCO".
Proposal for the Oxford Plaza and Brower Center in San Francisco
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AP075.S3.SS2.068
Description:
Submittal by Resources for Community and Equity Community Builders, possibly used as documentation by Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Original folder entitled "OXFORD PLAZA AND DAVID BROWER CENTRE SAN FRANCISCO".
Classification:
documents textuels
documents textuels
Date:
2002
2002
Personnes et institutions:
Classification:
expositions
expositions
Description:
« Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor » (aussi appelé « Bonjour Tristesse ») à Berlin et « Punt en Komma » à La Haye sont les premiers ouvrages d’Álvaro Siza construits hors du Portugal, sa terre natale. Ils ont en commun leur taille, envergure, vocation et ambition ; tous deux ont été érigés dans les années 80, tous deux découlent d’une perception particulière de la ville et tous(...)
« Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor » (aussi appelé « Bonjour Tristesse ») à Berlin et « Punt en Komma » à La Haye sont les premiers ouvrages d’Álvaro Siza construits hors du Portugal, sa terre natale. Ils ont en commun leur taille, envergure, vocation et ambition ; tous deux ont été érigés dans les années 80, tous deux découlent d’une perception particulière de la ville et tous(...)
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Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
Date:
24 septembre 2015 au 22 mai 2016
24 septembre 2015 au 22 mai 2016
Titre:
Coin, îlot, quartier, villes. Álvaro Siza à Berlin et à La Haye
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Description:
« Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor » (aussi appelé « Bonjour Tristesse ») à Berlin et « Punt en Komma » à La Haye sont les premiers ouvrages d’Álvaro Siza construits hors du Portugal, sa terre natale. Ils ont en commun leur taille, envergure, vocation et ambition ; tous deux ont été érigés dans les années 80, tous deux découlent d’une perception particulière de la ville et tous(...)
Coin, îlot, quartier, villes. Álvaro Siza à Berlin et à La Haye
Actions:
Description:
« Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor » (aussi appelé « Bonjour Tristesse ») à Berlin et « Punt en Komma » à La Haye sont les premiers ouvrages d’Álvaro Siza construits hors du Portugal, sa terre natale. Ils ont en commun leur taille, envergure, vocation et ambition ; tous deux ont été érigés dans les années 80, tous deux découlent d’une perception particulière de la ville et tous(...)
Classification:
expositions
expositions
Date:
24 septembre 2015 au
22 mai 2016
24 septembre 2015 au
22 mai 2016
Localisation:
Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
Salle octogonale Mot(s)-clé(s):
Álvaro Siza, Punt en Komma, The Hague, Bonjour Tristesse, Berlin
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Série(s)
Série(s)
Numéro de référence:
AP193.S1
Description:
Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
AP193.S1
Description:
Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
Personnes et institutions:
Date:
2002-2010
2002-2010
Titre:
Water Flux and Scrambled Flat
Actions:
AP193.S1
Description:
Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
Water Flux and Scrambled Flat
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AP193.S1
Description:
Series 1, Water Flux and Scrambled Flat, 2002-2010, documents the conception and evolution of a project that was originally a farm building and later became a geology and glaciology museum and research center focused on the Swiss Alps. The project was never realized. R&Sie(n) conceptualized Scrambled Flat as an experimental farm. The project goal was to reconcile European Union’s agricultural regulations, imposing a separation between animal and human living, to the community of Évolène traditional way of living, contiguously with animals, benefiting from the resources they offer. As conceived, Scrambled Flat creates an environment where fluidity between the existence of the animals and the humans is materialized. The size of the form is also adapted from a typical local rural house and exploits the heat of the animals and the insulation of the hay. For this project, R&Sie(n) approached the mayor of the community with the design proposition. The mayor then called for a competition, while also changing the program to an ecology museum and research center illustrating the local effects of global warming and the thawing of the Alps. R&Sie(n) won the competition with Water Flux, a reinterpretation of Scrambled Flat. The project was intended to uncover and exorcise the anxieties of ecological disaster, and the principle of flux related to seasonal change and, more broadly, climate change. The firm designed rooms that reproduce the geological and meteorological environment of the high mountains making it visible and experimental, offering refrigerated spaces for art installations and scientific demonstrations. The concept was also to build with the use of new technologies such as digital modelling, point scanning, and computer numerical control (CNC), combined with ancient local knowledge of knocking on trees to decide which specific pines have the best wood for construction. The building is designed to be constructed with local lamellar wood milled by nearby CNC. The resulting parts would be used for the structure, the insulation, the waterproofing and both the interior and exterior finishes. The design includes a grille wrapping the building, reproducing the profile of traditional houses and enclosure and making it possible to hold the snow inside a typo-morphological imprint. Therefore, the transformable envelope of the building reacts to the rhythm of the seasons. In the winter, the structure would appear like a solid cut-out of ice and snow, with cavities similar to those found in glaciers. In the summer, it would resemble piles of stones used in these areas to make borders. A small pool would collect rainwater and supply it to an interior artificial snowmaking system designed for the gallery. Transformation of the water is an integral part of the design. The records contain images of plans, sections, details for the structure of the façade, renderings, plans of the engineered structure, and photographs documenting the conception of the models with the CNC machinery. The Rhino 3D modelling files are also part of the records along with AutoCAD models and a video documenting the process. The records contain two physical models: a smaller polymer model at 1:20 scale representing the whole structure of the building, and a larger 1:1 latch wood fragment representing detail of the structure in its integrality.
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Series
Series
Date:
2002-2010
2002-2010
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