Nature themed daycare center in the city. To design the new daycare center, they hired ZENI arkitekter, a local architect’s studio. Through a series of meetings and workshop with representatives from the three existing daycare centers and the municipality, the program and ambitions were established, to create a strong, common offset for the design...
Project name
Midtbyens Naturbørnehus (The City Centers Nature House for Children)
Architecture firm
ZENI arkitekter a/s (design responsible), ERIK arkitekter (project design)
Location
Møllegade 54, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark
Photography
ZENI arkitekter a/s
Principal architect
Jakob Gram
Design team
Torben Engsig Svan Sørensen, Jakob Gram, Claus Bender Nielsen
Collaborators
Rambøll A/S (engineer)
Interior design
ZENI arkitekter a/s
Structural engineer
OJ A/S
Environmental & MEP
OJ A/S
Landscape
TT+ Landskabsarkitekter ApS
Construction
SIB Byggeri A/S (contractor)
Material
Brick, thermowood, plywood, rubber flooring (main, visible materials)
Budget
25.500.000,- DKR / 3.400.000 EUR (building cost)
Client
Sønderborg Municipality
Typology
Kindergarten, Daycare Center
The new building of the Větrník kindergarten in Říčany, in the future the completion of the gymnasium. The task of the city was to design a new kindergarten with a sports focus and a gym building. The nursery school is planned as part of the new development of the Říčany-Větrník area.
Project name
Větrník Kindergarten
Architecture firm
Architektura
Location
Bílá 785/6, 251 01 Říčany, Czech Republic
Principal architect
David Kraus
Design team
Marek Trebuľa, Alina Fornaleva, Šárka Andrlová, Michaela Kubinová
Collaborators
Project, construction part, statics, all professions: Projecticon [Pavel Ježek, Tomáš Kalous]. Technical supervision of the investor: Vejvoda. Greenery: Flora Urbanica. Furniture: Kanona. 2 Playground: S.O.S. – DEKORACE.
Built area
Built-up Area 716 m² Gross Floor Area 1 114 m² Usable Floor Area 1 058 m²
Site area
3 009 m² Dimensions 10 016 m³
Material
Main construction – masonry systém. Foundations – concrete belts + slab. Ceilings – concrete panels. Façade – insulation system + plaster. Pagodas – sheet metal roof templates. Rope net in the atrium. Marmoleum floors. Aluminum windows.
Client
Municipality of Říčany
Typology
Educational › Kindergarten
The intention of Vratislavice nad Nisou was to place a multifunctional hall, facilities for associations and a kindergarten centre in addition to the library. The former rectory could not accommodate all the functions, so it was decided to extend the building with an extension.
Architecture firm
atakarchitekti
Location
Nad Školou 342, 463 11 Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jiří Janďourek, Ondřej Novák
Design team
Jana Janďourková Medlíková (Co-author)
Collaborators
Graphic design: Jan Stolín
Built area
Built-up Area 590 m²; Gross Floor Area 1550 m²; Usable Floor Area 1247 m²
Site area
Site arear 852 m²; Dimensions 6446 m3
Material
Concrete – bearing structures, retaining walls, floor screed. Folded sheet metal – facade. Glass – connecting bridge between buildings, glass walls, skylight. Steel – steel construction of the connecting bridge, grating floors. Exposed brick – walls and vaults in the original building of the former rectory. Wood – wooden floors from oak mouldings in the building of the former rectory. Plywood – furniture and lining according to the author's design. Terrazzo – floors in the former rectory.
Construction
David Mareček
Client
Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou
Typology
Educational Architecture › Library
Project name
French American International School – Gilkey International Middle School
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Design team
Stefee Knudsen - Project Manager. David Keltner - Design Principal. Sarah Post Holmberg - Project Architect. Lewis Williams - Design Team
Collaborators
Interiors design: Hacker Architects
Civil engineer
Standridge
Structural engineer
Madden & Baughman
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
French American International School
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
The studio founded by João Boto Cæiro and Fulvio Capurso concludes the reconstruction process of the municipal library of Juchitán, harmonising the original structure with elements of contemporary sustainable architecture.
Project name
Biblioteca Gabriel López Chiñas
Architecture firm
RootStudio
Location
Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico
Principal architect
Joao Boto Caeiro, Moises Cruz Jerónimo, Iván Díaz Arellano
Collaborators
Sabino Guisu (design steel door)
Interior design
RootStudio
Civil engineer
Josue Hernandez
Structural engineer
Josue Hernandez
Material
Soil, Lime, Wood, Tiles, Steel, Brick
Client
Municipio de Juchitán de Zaragoza
Typology
Public Space › Library
The campus for the Girl Move Academy, in Africa, is a large-scale project that brings together social responsibility, sustainability and traditional construction techniques, all signatures of the Oaxaca-based architecture firm.
Project name
Girl Move Academy
Architecture firm
RootStudio, Paz Braga Architecture
Location
Nampula, Mozambique
Principal architect
João Boto Caeiro, Maria da Paz Braga
Design team
João Boto Caeiro, Maria da Paz Braga, Brenda rove
Interior design
RootStudio, Paz Braga Architecture
Structural engineer
Nicolas Coello
Construction
ABC - Mozambique
Material
Brick, Wood, Stone, Steel
Typology
Educational, Campus
Located on the second and third floors of the Carhartt Detroit flagship store, the Carhartt Workshop is a collaborative community space conceived as part of the renowned apparel company’s ongoing efforts to support and serve the hardworking and skilled tradespeople of its Detroit hometown.
Project name
Carhartt Workshop
Architecture firm
McIntosh Poris Associates
Location
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Photography
Justin Maconochie
Principal architect
Michael Poris, AIA, Principal in Charge
Design team
John Skok, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Principal. Blake Hill, Designer. Jennifer Bueso, Interior Designer
Interior design
Jennifer Bueso
Site area
2nd and 3rd floors of a 3-story building
Environmental & MEP
Clark Trombley Randers
Tools used
Enscape, Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Construction
Frank Rewold & Sons
Material
Reclaimed wood, blackened steel, concrete, exposed ductwork
Typology
Commercial › Workshop
The project was developed from the moment we accepted the invitation made by the Câmara Municipal of Vagos, to remodel a deactivated primary school, reproduced throughout our country on a large scale in the 20th century, between 1941 and 1969, at the time of the ‘Estado Novo’. We converted it into a training center for the development and promotion...
Project name
Nautical Sports Development Promotion Center
Architecture firm
Rómulo Neto Arquitetos
Location
Praia da Vagueira, Vagos, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Rómulo Neto
Structural engineer
Arq.º Rómulo Neto (architecture and exterior arrangements). Arq.ª Liliana Dias (architecture 3d). Arq.ª Estagiária Inês Veríssimo (designer 2d). Eng.º Rafael Ascensão (electrical project). Eng.º João Pedro Festas (Structure project / Acoustic project / Sanitation project / Water project / Gas project / Rainwater project). Eng.º Ligia Santos (thermal project).
Construction
AVEIRIA Empreendimentos Imobiliários Lda
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Educational Architecture
