Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Monday, 20 May 2013
The Sanctuary; Biological Architecture by Artur Nesterenko
The Sanctuary is a project which is inspired by the sacred tree "Ora" from the family of Banyan Trees in French Polynesia; a habitable tree that animals find sanctuary in. It is located on the edge of a cliff on the island of Huahine. It is a place for people to go and reconnect with nature and, like animals do, find sanctuary in. There is no existing trails to the structure and therefore people will have to find their own way towards the sanctuary. The structure is made out of prefabricated modular which collects rain water and feeds it from the opening on the top of each level to the plants and mosses, with excess water feeding the forest ground
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Rem Koolhaas / OMA - Tres Grande Bibliotheque, Jussieu
Rem Koolhaas/OMA - Tres Grande Bibliotheque, Jussieu, France, at the Content Exhibition in
Rotterdam (Photographer: Michiel van Raaij)
> Scale Model of Jussieu Library, after a design of Rem Koolhaas, 1992. NAI Collection, MAQV 0497
> Crate containing 34 concept models (30 complete, 14 separate pieces) for Deux Bibliothèques de Jussieu, Rem Koolhaas/OMA, Paris, France, 1993. Scale: 1:500. This design was awarded first prize but not built.
> One of the concept models for the Deux Bibliothèques de Jussieu.
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Friday, 17 May 2013
Belgium's Forgotten Architect: Juliaan Lampens
The Forgotten Architect
Juliaan Lampens is one of Belgians most forgotten architects of all
times, even though he was one of the pioneers of Belgian modern
architecture. His most ‘known’ works date from the sixties in which he
introduces a new way of living, an open house in which the landscape
becomes part of the house.Lampens (°1926) is a minimalist concrete architect. Although before 1958 he was designing traditional and classical houses with small, modern detailing. The expo in 1958 changed his way of designing drastically, starting with his own house.
Too many ornaments distract from the spaciousness. His houses are open concepts in which everything is connected without walls or small rooms. There are no limits, the surrounding becomes part of the interior
His houses resulted in large concrete spaces without separate rooms but with a logical structure and carefully thought through details.
According to Lampens himself, it’s all about ‘getting the maximum out of the minimum’.
He’s most ‘famous’ project was a chapel located in Kerselaere 1966. Back then politics dominated architecture so he decided to cheat by showing fake plans of a classical chapel, only the pastor saw the real plans of the chapel.
Other than that his work consists mostly out of houses. The open house concept seems to be contagious since he has built similar homes for the children who have grown up in them.
Baroness O. for © I Love Belgium
