Mudanças de uso para edificação centenária.

 Originally a church built in 1908 and converted to a library in the 1970s. From 2009 to 2011, owner Mario Kalpou worked with interior designers Hecker Guthrie to transform the library into its current incarnation as a restaurant in Cronulla, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.

Interior Design: Hecker Guthrie

Photography: Shannon McGrath

fonte:

http://www.contemporist.com/2012/12/04/the-old-library-by-hecker-guthrie/

A Casa Celeiro, Eelde - Holanda

In Eelde, The Netherlands, there’s a house that captures the essence of ancient forms. A domestic architecture follows the shape and volume associated to a different kind of program: a barn! Despite the perceptible similarities with a traditional Dutch barn, this two-story building is all about modern details and ambiance. Let’s explore this wonderful countryside home a bit more…

A sloping metallic roof seems to float over a wooden deck pavement that surrounds the entire perimeter of this 320 sq. m. house. The access to this brilliant architectonic solution is made through a concrete path that guides our steps into an elevated platform. In fact, the so called similarity between the house and a typical barn becomes very clear from the outside: large barn-style doors punctuate the entire facade opening views to the countryside.

All the ground floor spaces (entrance hall, kitchen, bathroom, living and dining room) benefit from a remarkable facade cladding in horizontal wooden blinds that allows an efficient air circulation through a transitory covered space before entering the house.
The upper floor takes advantage of the geometry of the pitched roof creating voids and mezzanine areas above the social spaces. Four bedrooms and a bathroom complete the private zones of this stylish barn house.

But what really catches our attention is the constructive process behind this contemporary approach to a traditional form: a steel framework assumes the “skeleton” of the building while a wooden cladding works as the “skin”. Interior atmospheres follow the same organic principles: wood for ceilings and pavements. The countryside has now a new friend… a modern piece of architecture that quietly observes the change of seasons, offering its inhabitants and visitors a splendid place to enjoy the views!

 

fonte:
http://www.busyboo.com/2012/11/19/barn-house-ka/

Layer Chair by Jorrit Taekema

Dutch designer Jorrit Taekema has created the Layer Chair to represent his views on the future of the production of furniture that will use new sustainable materials.
For the Layer Chair, he used a composition consisting of coconut fibers and natural latex.

fonte:
http://www.contemporist.com/2012/08/29/layer-chair-by-jorrit-taekema/

Ampliação Casa de Pedras - Ilha Formentera - Espanha

Marià Castelló Martínez has designed a contemporary remodel and extension of a traditional stone-wall house located on the Spanish island of Formentera.

Architecture: Marià Castelló Martínez

Collaborators: Daniel Redolat Puget, Marga Ferrer, Agustí Yern, Albert Yern, Sonia Iben Jellal, Ferran Juan, Javier Colomar

Photography: Estudi EPDSE

Fonte: 

http://www.contemporist.com/2012/07/28/can-manuel-den-corda-by-maria-castello-martinez/

Reciclagem: Depósito convertido em Loft.

  Muitos acreditam que a casa ideal deveria ser uma construção nova, comprar um terreno e ali erguer sua casa novinha em folha ou então comprar um apartamento em algum prédio recem construído.     Mas é possível ter uma casa nova, linda, com projeto personalizado no interior de um antigo depósito. O projeto abaixo foi concebido a partir de uma construção já existente em S, abandonada que foi convertida em um belo Loft e muito aconchegante. Mantiveram a fachada bem proxima da original e reformaram o interior radicalmente dando uma nova cara e um novo uso a antiga construção.

Oriental Warehouse Loft is a project skillfully implemented by studio Edmonds + Lee Architects and located in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood. The result of a warehouse conversion, this eye-catching modern duplex pays tribute to the notions of space and openness. Here is more on the renovation process from the architects: “Opaque guardrails at the sleeping mezzanine were replaced with frameless glass guardrails in order to provide a direct visual connection to the living room below. A large over-sized sheet of transparent glass further eliminates privacy in the master bathroom by allowing views into and out of the bathroom to the rest of the loft beyond. In contrast to the existing heavy-timber and rusticated brick structural shell which are left exposed, sleek new interior finishes were replaced throughout including wall and floor finishes, kitchen and bathroom mill work and a new steel cantilever stair that connects the living areas on the ground floor with the sleeping areas on the mezzanine.”

fonte:
http://freshome.com/2012/05/29/warehouse-in-san-francisco-converted-into-contemporary-loft/

De seleiro para quarto de hospedes!

 Neste projeto na França, o seleiro foi adaptado para quarto de hospedes e sala multiuso.
Com cobertura verde, muito vidro, pedra, madeira e aço este projeto combinou com o ambiente existente sem agredir a paisagem natural.

The architecture team of PPA worked on the reconstruction of an old barn in the highlands of Hautes-Pyrénées, France. The result is a welcoming rustic retreat, with appreciation for the local tradition: “Our purpose was to add an extension to the existing barn conversion, creating new living spaces (a guest room and multi-purpose room), along with a utility area and garage. The specificity of the extension project is rooted both in the character of its natural setting and that of the existing building, and creates a double bind in terms of both typology and design. The extension was positioned in the southern portion of the site, on equal footings with the barn, and slips effortlessly into the naturally excavated lay of the land“. With a highly original facade defined by glass and logs, the addition originally combines raw materials like stone and wood, with a minimalist, modern design approach. How would you comment on the appearance of this holiday home?

fonte:
http://freshome.com/2012/05/17/picturesque-barn-extension-in-france-by-ppa-architects/