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Vienna Way / Marmol Radziner | ArchDoc

325 days

by mr926 in Uncategorized

© Joe Fletcher PhotographyThe Vienna Way residence, designed for a young family, is located on a large, extensively landscaped lot in Venice, CA. Floor to ceiling glazing and outdoor living spaces fully integrate the home within the California native landscape. Architect: Marmol Radziner Location: Venice, California, USA Interior Designer, Landscape Architect, General Contractor: Marmol Radziner Structural Engineer: C.W. Howe and Partners Inc. Project Area: 4,554 sqf Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Joe Fletcher Photography© Joe Fletcher PhotographyWorking within the restrictions posed by the narrow site, the design divides the lot into thirds, with the two main volumes placed on the exterior edges of the property, bridged by a sunken kitchen in the center. The one-story structure to the south houses a great room that combines formal living and dining areas. The structure begins in the front of the property and flows into an outdoor dining patio. A large expanse of glass along the east provides a visual and spatial link to the pool area.elevationsThe northern structure runs from the back of the property forward, also leading to an outdoor living area, and contains more casual, private spaces, including a family room and an office on the first floor and bedrooms on the second floor. Glazing along the second-story hallway offers views of the green roof (above the kitchen) and tree tops below.© Joe Fletcher PhotographyThe kitchen acts as the hub of the residence, connecting the public and private areas and providing views of the pool, side yard and rear property. From the exterior, the kitchen is shaped by a bronze box that emphasizes its significance and provides contrast to the plaster façade found on the main volumes of the residence.© Joe Fletcher PhotographyIn addition to bridging the two main volumes, the kitchen is the center of a water-related area that starts in front with a swimming pool and flows through the kitchen and over its green roof, and continues in the backyard’s riparian landscape planted with rushes, reeds, and sycamore trees. These plantings give way to a large play yard filled with buffalo grass and surrounded by Oak trees and other California native plants.#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

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The Museum of the African Diaspora / The Freelon Group Architects | ArchDoc

325 days

by mr926 in Uncategorized

© Todd HidoThe Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) occupies 20,000 sqf on portions of three floors of the St. Regis Museum Tower Hotel / Condominium. Located at the corner of Third and Mission Streets in San Francisco, MoAD is in the heart of the Yerba Buena cultural district and is a close neighbor to Mario Botta’s San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The museum celebrates the origin, movement, adaptation, and transformation of African cultures as they spread throughout the world.Architect: The Freelon Group Architects Location: San Francisco, California, USA Project Area: 20,000 sqf Photographs: Todd Hido© Todd HidoThe Museum’s Mission Street frontage is distinguished from the remainder of the tower (designed by SOM) by its limestone cladding and expansive three-story curtain wall and atrium which lends a “jewel box” quality to the façade. Within this urban vitrine is a monumental image of hope as seen through the innocent eyes of an African-American child. Like the museum’s mission, it is a future comprised of a collage of disparate voices, histories and traditions – in this case, a literal mosaic of images that begin to tell the story of the African Diaspora.© Todd HidoThe entry is marked by an “intervention” expressed through the intersection of the orthogonal city grid and the angled axis of the orange canopy that visually guides visitors into the Museum. The design seeks to engage the public starting at the street level. The themes and content of the Museum are subsequently incorporated into the architectural design of all three floors, reinforcing the seamless integration of architecture and content.© Todd HidoThe organization of the Museum’s program is informed by the pre-existing tenant allocations made by the Tower developer and architect. Due to the limited ground floor area, the ticketing and museum store were designed as an open, flexible environment. As a single fluid space, the ground floor is readily adaptable to specific events or become a reception / pre-function area for the immersive exhibits and multi-purpose gallery spaces above.© Todd HidoBusiness, Program and Content Development: Lord Cultural Resources Exhibit Design: Sussman / Prejza General Contractor: Webcor Builders Lighting Designer: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design, Inc.* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

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AOL Offices / Studio O + A | ArchDoc

325 days

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© Jasper SanidadArchitects: Studio O + A Location: Palo Alto, California, USA Project area: 73,024 sqf Project year: 2011 Photographs: Jasper Sanidad © Jasper SanidadAOL launched a company-wide initiative to adapt to changes in online culture—which the company had been instrumental in creating in the first place. As part of this effort, AOL moved its West Coast headquarters to a new corporate space in Palo Alto and brought in Studio O+A to give the office a fresh design.© Jasper SanidadThe existing space retained a distinctly 1980s corporate aesthetic: drop ceilings hanging over every office, high cubicles separating employees into tightly defined workstations, dark finishes, and oblique lines. O+A restored the space to a clean, white canvas—exposing the ceilings, stripping the walls to reveal the structure, and generally creating a spatial equivalent to the transparency that AOL was bringing to every aspect of its business.© Jasper SanidadKey to this approach is the concept of “honest materiality”—the embrace of materials and processes that originate in the construction industry and that increasingly provide the finish motifs for modern workplace design. At AOL, for example, oriented strand board (OSB), typically used by contractors to separate spaces on construction sites, was sanded, shaped, and finished to serve as a contemporary accent throughout the complex. Exposed ceilings, concrete floors, expansive sightlines, and modern furniture all contribute to the industrial look. The result is a space that communicates what it is made of and how it was built.© Jasper SanidadIn keeping with this theme of transparency, O+A’s floor plan emphasizes collaborative space—a change from segregated private offices to open workstations and the collegiality of shared environments. Two features of the AOL design highlight this concept. The first is a series of circular pods positioned throughout the main work areas as impromptu meeting rooms. Constructed of OSB and translucent fiberglass, these cozy silos provide a space for informal collaboration and spontaneous creativity. To encourage that spontaneity, the pods are open to all employees and cannot be reserved.© Jasper SanidadAn even more prominent feature is the large, bright, collaborative space AOL has dubbed the Town Hall. Part kitchen, part play space, part kick-back area, the Town Hall also functions as an all-hands common area (Ariana Huffington spoke there when AOL acquired the Huffington Post), modeled after late-night eateries in San Francisco’s Mission District. The kitchen’s bench-seating, ample light, and bursts of color against a white palette go well with the game and relaxation area. Centrally located to bring together staff from departments that might not otherwise interact, the Town Hall is designed to foster the kind of creative cross-pollination for which tech companies like AOL are renowned.© Jasper SanidadAnd then there are graphics. AOL’s new logo—the company’s initials in a simple white font—can be placed effectively on any colorful background. Those playful backgrounds vary throughout the headquarters and include both abstract patterns and imagery drawn from nature and pop culture. All wall coverings in the space are custom designed.The design embodies the elements of the new AOL—transparency, collaboration, creativity, and playfulness—to create a stimulating environment for the firm’s staff.#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}