Economical design Timothy Ivory

Timothy Ivory is the Director of Design for Furniture. com and trained
originally as a theatrical designer at the University of Michigan and New York
University, receiving his MA in Design from University of Michigan. He also
studied Pantomime with Marcel Marceau's mentor , Etienne Decroux and at
the L'Ecole de Cirque Nationale de Paris.

He is now designing and building original pieces by commission and
developing a line of  furniture. His past work has included creating
theatrical environments mixing six foot masks on bamboo poles with fabric as
wings, staging performance pieces mixing circus, theatre and
sculpture and creating temporary or transitional structures to educate as to
the benefits of building with bamboo as a green/sustainable material.
In 1995 he created a Bamboo Pool Bar and also a Massage Spa Shade
Structure using Tonkin Cane Bambu at the Delano Hotel. He also designed
and built a pool house using Guaduas Angustifolia from Colombia.

Bamboo architecture 2

One year later he set up a prototype of a 'low-cost-house', which could be
built by the inhabitants.
The building is extremely resistant to earthquakes and is based on bambuco
and loam. It has 60 square meters divided on two floors and the value in
Columbia is about 5000$.
Most of his buildings served to create a good image of bambu even in
higher social class of Columbia. This may be the way to integrate and
establish bamboo next to concrete, steel, wood and stone as a full building
material.

Shoei Yoh was born in 1940 in Kumamoto-City/Japan.1970 he founded his
office 'ShoeiYohArchitects' .In his long career he won many architecture
prizes and at this time he teaches at the 'Graduate School of Keio
University'.
In two projects he used that as main static structure. He also designed
a geodetic cupola [1989].
He also attended with 'grating- shell construction' .In Chikuho-Fukuoka he
was inspired by the local artisans.

The "Festival of Vision" in summer 2000 connects the cities Berlin and Hong
Kong, while both are in a time of change and reorientation. The 'House of the
Cultures of the World' demonstrates in this context the important attitude to
contemporary art made in Hong Kong.
In this context the pavilion of the architect Rocco Yim from Hong Kong was
distinguished in front of the 'House of the Cultures of the World' in a lake.
it on the one hand has an essential meaning for his static structure
for high buildings, on the other hand for temporary stages or Chinese
festivals.

Michael McDonough is an architect and furniture designer, who discovered
bamboo some years ago. Since that time he attended with the possibilities
of this material.

After some furniture designs he wanted to realize his project 'Mendocino
high-tech Bamboo Bridge' in 2000 . This should be a demonstration of the
constructive qualities of material. This framework construction is able to
strain over 33 meters and is also able to compensate more than 60 times of
its own weight. The static structure is based on the principle of 'tensegrity',
which was coined by Buckminster Fuller and Robert Le Ricolais.
"The word 'tensegrity' is an invention: a contraction of 'tensional integrity.'
Tensegrity describes a structural-relationship principle in which structural
shape is guaranteed by the finitely closed, comprehensively continuous,
tensional behaviors of the system and not by the discontinuous and
exclusively local compressional member behaviors. Tensegrity provides the
ability to yield increasingly without ultimately breaking or coming asunder."
( "Synergetics", by R. Buckminster Fuller )

Bamboo in costruction

It is a fact that literature about bamboo in modern architecture is hard to find.
At this time bamboo is just used as a forming and constructive element.
it was introduced to Europe through some sporadic organizations and
trial projects.
In regions where it is domestic, it was not just integrated in culture,
but even in architecture. The logical conclusion is that architects of these
regions are more interested in presenting the qualities of this material to us.
it has the image of being the building material of the poorer class, for
example in Colombia the upper class especially prefers concrete. In India the
highest caste builds with stone, the middle castes use wood and only the
lowest castes used that.
The material is not standardized so people in Europe are confronted
with difficulties, if they want to build with structurals.
Nevertheless some famous architects and engineers already made their
experiments with this natural product. The qualities of bamboo are also
appreciated by Renzo Piano. He was interested in combining light metal
elements [tubes /slabs] with it. In this way there arise intersections
between material- and modern light metal- constructions, Arata Isozaki,
Buckminster Fuller und Frei Otto.

Vélez is a graduate architect, from the University of Colombia in Bogotá. He
was born in Manizale/ Colombia in 1949 and has completed over 100
projects using concrete,  (Guada Angustafolia), mangrove wood,
woven palm mat lathing (or expanded metal lath) and clay roof tile.

Vélez has developed a very interesting model for building experimental
structures. He builds only with his own well-trained crew of workers, so he is
able to constantly draw upon past successes and failures in detailing. He
intentionally keeps drawings simple, usually freehand on single sheets of
8x11 graph paper. Cad- drawings only are made for the purchaser or for
building improvements.
The clearest concept to be seen in his drawings is the necessity for balance.
These cantilevers are very large, but maintain an obvious center of gravity
over the support.

The main mistake some architects do is to use it like wood. His
efforts are trials, because he always tries to plan with respecting thebambo
and its peculiarities.

Aveleda’s HOME STYLE

Architect: manual ribeiro

location :portugal

About it....

Its a villa designed to accommodate the light as a source of inner experience of housing. The basic idea of the project, parts from the concept of being located near by the old Roman city of “Bracara Augustae”, where the ancient Roman houses, the Domus, were built around an internal square. Hence all the subtlety of the house is achieved with a careful distribution. In other hand, it was searchable to provide all 6 senses of life.

The main body which houses the social functions of the house is situated at the same elevation of the square, assuming the sloping ground with the Hall higher, comparatively to the social part and creating a view of all from this; the social area involves open spaces, living and dining room without doors to the kitchen, and bathroom service is disguised within.

Down below the architect created a space for a gym and an office, supplied by the natural slope of the terrain.

The private area with 4 bedrooms (1 suite and 3 rooms) and a large bathroom facility support is at the elevation of the entrance hall, raised highly in comparison of the external square, without losing the visual field.

The suite room is also a closet, and a large bathroom, where there is a division between the uses (bath, sanitary and sinks).

On the square that is outside, we can find the pool that reminds us the Roman “compluvium” of a “Domus”, centered on between two areas of housing. Uniting all construction towards the valley and enhanced with the Sun´s circuit along with the glass façade.

The engine room, the locker room and a support kitchen area in a under elevation of the square, as a support for the outdoor activities.

“The plasticity of the object HOUSE (purpose built) will always be overridden by the phenomenological aspect, giving identity and character to the building and so, it’s able now to provide a center of life, functional and familiar at the same time that explores the pleasure of landscapes, spacious zones and materials.

This will not be only a “home”, but always a Domus. All the project intends to explore the human being as well as it senses: touch, sight, smell, hearing, taste and passion. These are aspects that never been neglected. On the contrary, they are always present”,

 

Energy Efficient SIEEB Buldings in china

                 

                 architects:    MarioCucinella  Architects

                 Standing location:   Beijing, China

                  project area: 215,300 sq ft

it was joint venture between the Italian and Chinese Governments. It is for a new 20,000 m2 faculty building in Tsinghua University, housing the Sino-Italian education, training and research centre for environmental protection and energy conservation. The building is designed as a showcase for the potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in China.

The design integrates passive and active strategies to control the external environment in order to optimise internal environmental conditions.

The building is U shaped in plan around a central courtyard and on the ground floor public areas look onto a landscaped garden. It is closed and well insulated on the northern side that faces the cold winter winds and open and transparent towards the south.

Offices and laboratories on the upper floors have terraced gardens shaded by photovoltaic panels that produce energy for the building.

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE Shinkin Bank

   

Building design concept: Rainbow mille-feuille

 Shinkin Bank is a credit union that strives to provide first-rate hospitality to its customers in accordance with its motto: “we take pleasure in serving happy customers.” Having completed the design for branch outlets of Sugamo Shinkin Bank located in Tokiwadai and Niiza, we were also commissioned to handle the architectural and interior design for its newly rebuilt branch in Shimura. For this project, we sought to create a refreshing atmosphere with a palpable sense of nature based on an open sky motif.

 

A rainbow-like stack of colored layers,
peeking out from the façade
to welcome visitors.
Reflected onto the white surface,
these colors leave a faint trace over it,
creating a warm, gentle feeling.
At night, the colored layers are faintly illuminated.
The illumination varies according to the season and time of day,
conjuring up myriad landscapes.

ceiling is adorned with dandelion puff motifs that seem to float and drift through the air. In Europe, there is a long and cherished custom of blowing on one of these fuzzy balls while secretly making a wish. Bits of fluffy down gently dance and frolic in the air, carried by the wind.

ATMs, teller windows, consultation booths and an open space laid out with chairs in 14 different colors are located on the first floor.

The second storey houses offices, meeting rooms and a cafeteria, while the third floor is reserved for the staff changing rooms.

Three long glass airwells thread through the first and second levels of the building, flooding the interior with natural light as well as “blowing” air through it.

 

NASA annual competition

The Annual NASA Design Competition(ANDC) is NASA’s own design competition, which touches upon issues ranging from current trends to theoretical approach of architectural design



Results from 53rd Annual NASA Convention, Hubli 2010.

Citation I:
IES 117 - SVCA Hyderabad

Citation II:
IES 48 - IIT Roorkee

Special Mention:
IES 75 - MNIT Jaipur
IES 113 - MES Kuttipuram