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Architects: SCOB Arquitectura y paisaje
- Area: 5100 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Lamp Lighting, Santa & Cole
Plaza Mayor de Odena Renovation / SCOB Arquitectura y paisaje
What Types of Residential Floors Favor Wheelchair Circulation?
One of the most important design considerations that residential architects have the responsibility to address is accessibility, ensuring that people with disabilities can comfortably live at home without impediments blocking basic home functionality. Accessibility for wheelchair users is a particularly important architectural concern due to unalterable spatial, material, and other requirements necessitated by wheelchair design and use. Because guaranteeing the comfort of all users, including disabled users, is one of the most essential obligations of all architects, designing for wheelchair users must be done with utmost the attention and care, especially in residential environments. Below, we delineate several strategies for designing floors for wheelchair circulation, helping architects achieve this goal of maximum comfort and accessibility.
Mas d'Enric Penitentiary / AiB estudi d'arquitectes + Estudi PSP Arquitectura
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Architects: AiB estudi d'arquitectes, Estudi PSP Arquitectura
- Area: 74130 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: BOMA
Neuroarchitecture Applied in Children's Design
It is unquestionable that environments directly influence the behavior and emotions of their users. Human beings spend approximately 90% of their lives indoors, making it imperative that the spaces we inhabit stimulate positive behavior and emotions, or at least don't influence us negatively. There exists a specific term describing the stimuli that the brain receives from its environment: neuroarchitecture. Several studies have been published on this topic, most focusing on its impact on work environments. This article approaches this concept through a different, yet essential lens: emphasizing its importance in the design of spaces for children in early childhood.
Sesom Villa / Jaime Prous Architects
Recovery of the Cal Xerta Mill / taller 9s arquitectes
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Architects: taller 9s arquitectes
- Area: 496 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: ASVALL, Cortizo, Daisalux, IBERCAL, INTELLICAD, +4
Mirrors in Architecture: Possibilities of Reflected Space
Humans have used mirrors since as early as 600 BCE, employing highly polished obsidian as a basic reflective surface. Over time, people began to use small pieces of gold, silver, and aluminum in a similar manner, both for their reflective properties and for decoration. By the 1st century CE, people had started using glass to make mirrors, but it was only during the European Renaissance that Venetian manufacturers began making mirrors by applying metallic backings to glass sheets, remaining the most common general method of mirror manufacturing today. Since then, mirrors have continued to play both a decorative and functional role in architecture, serving a clean, modern aesthetic despite its ancient origins. Below, we investigate how mirrors are made, provide a brief history of mirrors in architecture, and offer several tips for architects looking to use mirrors in their designs.
Guest House Pavilion 1401 / Nordest Arquitectura
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Architects: Nordest Arquitectura
- Area: 85 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Secco Sistemi
Access Pavilion at the Lycée Français in Barcelona / COMA Arquitectura
Startup Hub in 22@ / Elastiko
Housing for the Elderly: Examples of Independent and Community Living
Architecture is constantly changing and adapting to new needs, which are linked to social, economic, technological, political, and demographic changes. In this sense, the aging population is one of the most outstanding changes of the 21st century: The increase in life expectancy and the decrease in fertility rates mean that the older population is increasingly numerous. How can architecture help to provide a better quality of life, promote the autonomy, dignity, and well-being of the elderly?
Bosc House / Joan Poca Arquitecte
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Architects: Joan Poca Arquitecte
- Area: 203 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: JUNG, Rothoblaas, Aduro, Binderholz, Ceràmica Ferres, +3
Gruyere House / Lagula Arquitectes
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Architects: Lagula Arquitectes
- Area: 4843 ft²
- Year: 2019
Aprop Ciutat Vella Emergency Housing / Straddle3 + Eulia Arkitektura + Yaiza Terré
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Architects: Eulia Arkitektura, Straddle3, Yaiza Terré
- Area: 816 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Knauf, Onduline, Viroc
Architecture post COVID-19: the Profession, the Firms, and the Individuals
As the world is slowly reopening, easing lockdown measures, everyone is adapting to new realities. Imposing drastic adjustments to our lives, the coronavirus has introduced a new “normal”, changing our perceptions and altering our priorities. Driven towards questioning and evaluating our environment, we are constantly reacting and anticipating a relatively unknown future.
A casual conversation between two editors at ArchDaily generated this collaborative piece that seeks to investigate the current trends, predict the future, and offer insights to everyone/everything related to the architectural field. Tackling the evolution of the profession, the firms, and the individuals, especially young adults and students, this article, produced by Christele Harrouk and Eric Baldwin, aims to reveal what is happening in the architecture scene.
Perkins and Will Creates Guideline for a Safe Return to the Office during COVID-19
Perkins and Will have generated a set of strategies, grounded in public health guidance, to help offices resume their work during COVID-19. Focusing on the transition phase, the guideline helps employers draw a road map for safe return.