architect: Fumihiko Maki
ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en October 2011
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ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en October 2011
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Oficinas Pronat, Arquitecto: José María Sánchez García
Sobre una gran explanada de hormigón como una pieza más del proceso industrial. Una línea a norte y una línea quebrada a sur. En la fachada norte se abren grandes huecos para dar la máxima luz a la zona de trabajo en común. La fachada sur es totalmente ciega, permitiendo la iluminación de los volúmenes menores por sus laterales.
El programa se divide en dos tipos de espacios, uno de trabajo en abierto y otro más privado, anexo al primero. La ampliación de puestos de trabajo temporalmente, según el momento del año, es absorbida por la zona en abierto. De este modo la planta se compone fácilmente, sin espacios de circulación. El acceso se produce por la fachada sur entre dos de las cajas emergentes.
Tres zonas diferenciadas; una zona de administración, otra de trabajo de campo y otra más pública, de recepción, reuniones y aseos. Además, el edificio consta de una pequeña vivienda para un guarda, pudiendo cada zona funcionar independientemente del resto.
Fecha de terminación: 2006
ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en March 2010
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Sede del Consejo Regulador del Ribera del Duero, Burgos
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Sede del Consejo Regulador del Ribera del Duero, Burgos. Estudio Barozzi Veiga
El objetivo del concurso era remodelar un edificio existente y ampliarlo para dar cabida a la sede de la junta gobernante de Ribera del Duero.
El proyecto no está más que fundado como una interpretación única de la realidad del lugar. Éste aspira a ofrecer un espacio donde las diferentes cosas que componen su proximidad -la ciudad, el paisaje, la atmósfera – están acomodadas y que, como un espejo, se refleja.
El lugar ha sido tallado por la ciudad y el paisaje, y el proyecto, simplemente interpreta esta condición, destacando la diferencia que nos acerca a la comprensión
De esta forma, el edificio puede ser entendido como una expresión del entorno, un elemento de transición entre el ambiente urbano, donde está ubicado, y el ambiente natural al cual se enfrenta.
Este nuevo elemento sigue las líneas del edificio antiguo y declara la imposibilidad de una auténtica redefinición de su aspecto histórico.
Arquitecto :Estudio Barozzi Veiga
ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en March 2010
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Herzog De Meuron
ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en January 2010
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Home Insurance Building was erected in 1885, Illinois. The rchitect was William Le Baron Jenney, an engineer.
This building is the begining of curtain wall, as it is the first offices building in using a Skeleton frame made out of steel and iron.
The skeleton consists in horizontal beams and vertical columns, all made out of metal. It is said that it is not a pure steel framed structure since it rested partly on granite piers at the base and on a rear brick wall, to hold the building against wind.
It had 12 stories high, and it is consider as the first skyscraper.
Jenney discovered that steel frame could support a tall building as well as the stone walls could. The buildng weighed one-third as the same one built in masonry.
As the skeleton supported all dead loads in the building it was possible to start thinking about glazing skyscrapers, and do more and more openings until reach a completely glazed skyscraper.
ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en December 2009
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ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en December 2009
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The entrance sports dynamic Art Deco decor, whereas the 35-storey facade itself is non-ornamented, with glazed tiling (blue-green coloured terra-cotta brick that grades in hue as the building rises) between horizontal stripes of large, green metal-framed windows, giving an unprecedented amount of light. The more decorative top of the building, with the name of the company displayed in large Art Deco letters, is again less strict.
The use of horizontal bands of windows -- and disposing of the traditional masonry walls in favour of totally using the advantages of steel frame -- was dictated by the need to secure as much natural light as possible. The form of the building also follows the usage of its interior, with the lower floors housing the company's printing plant, with office floors occupying the tower above and executive floors at the top.
The lobby of the building is decorated with opaque Carrera glass and stainless steel.
The McGraw-Hill Building is a transitional building in terms of styling. Many aspects of the building suggest Streamline Moderne, the final phase of Art Deco. At the same time, it is cited as one of the first examples of the International Style in the United States.
Streamline Moderne aspects of the building include the blue-green terra cotta cladding as well as the strong horizontal lines. The blue-green color used in this building was a popular shade during the Art Deco era. The Eastern building in Los Angeles is also similar in color. While the building was under construction, the architect was very concerned about consistency with the shade of the blue-green terra-cotta bands. He personally inspected the shipments to insure that they were consistent with the other bands that had already gone up.
Although you can't tell from this picture, the ground floor is a combination of green, silver and gold. As the building rises, it quickly becomes the blue-green color you see in the picture. The drastic setback is a direct result of the zoning laws that were passed after the Equitable building was completed, but also a very typical aspect of Art Deco/Streamline Moderne skyscrapers..
The International Style, a book written by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, gave this new style a name and introduced it to the public. The book was written as a catalog to accompany an exhibit at the New York Museum of Modern Art, but became such an important book for this architecture movement that it is still published today. The book primarily focused on European architects and buildings since this is where the movement started. However, it does include a few buildings in the United States including the McGraw-Hill building.
This building can be classified as International Style primarily because of it's regularity and lack of applied ornamentation. You can see the future Modernist movement in this building.
In the 1970's McGraw-Hill decided to move their headquarters to Avenue of the Americas. Although the fate of the building was uncertain for a few years, Group Health Incorporated decided to use it for their corporate headquarters in 1974. GHI later moved out as well, but the building was then established enough to avoid any questions of its future.
Raymond M. Hood (March 29, 1881 – August 14, 1934) was an early-mid twentieth century architect who worked in the Art Deco style. He was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, educated at Brown University, MIT, and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the latter institution he met John Mead Howells, with whom Hood later partnered. Hood frequently employed architectural sculptor Rene Paul Chambellan both to create sculpture for his building and to make plasticine models of his projects.
ie School of Architecture lo descubrió en April 2009
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