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Chen + Suchart Studio have designed the Mummy Mountain residence in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

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The Mummy Mountain Residence by Chen + Suchart Studio

The project proposes an architecture that responds to the inherent qualities of the site, privileged views, and the larger context of the Sonoran Desert. The language of the house draws upon these inherencies and allows for a greater understanding of the projects circumstances.

A series of parallel sandblasted concrete block walls (CMU) are configured in a way that allows the landscape and the views to flow freely through the spaces. These CMU walls orient the spaces to the undisturbed views of Pinnacle Peak, the McDowell Mountains, Four Peaks, and the Superstition Mountains, while controlled openings within the CMU walls capture characteristics of the immediate site and landscape, specific views of the mountains beyond, and the desert sky.

A metal clad roof is situated between the CMU walls and inflects to focus specific views based on program. The configuration of Cor-Ten clad metal stud walls aid in editing out the immediate manmade context of the neighboring uninspired houses and assist in focusing views on the landscape and mountains in the distance.

In an effort to domesticate the otherwise raw spaces, the introduction of both veneered plywood and Level 5 plaster walls are articulated as veneers at specific surfaces of the exposed CMU walls at the interior spaces. The millwork is comprised of Quartersawn Maple and white stone countertops.

The garages and entry court are located on the first level. The majority of the projects program is located on the main level at one elevation due to the clients age. Two other bedrooms are located at different elevations, and by means of the section, allow for privacy and a more distinct focus on the specific qualities of views and the desert landscape.

Project Data:

Designers: Chen + Suchart Studio, LLC
Szu-Ping Patricia Chen Suchart and Thamarit Suchart

Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA

Structural Engineering: AED Structural Engineers, Inc. Christopher J. Sosnowski, P.E.

Construction Company: Cuff Custom Homes Hugh Cuff

Construction Area: 3,968 sf or 368.64 sqm

Graphics + Drawings: Chen + Suchart Studio, LLC

Major Materials: CIP Concrete walls, Polished concrete floors, Sand-blasted Standard Grey 8-8-16 CMU, CorTen metal flat seam interlocked exterior wall cladding

Photography: Bill Timmerman of Timmerman Photography

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While we were in Chicago this week for NeoCon, we visited the 6th annual Guerrilla Truck Show of young artists and furniture designers who exhibit their work inside of moving trucks in the Fulton Market neighborhood of Chicago. At the show, we met Thomas Lilly and Erin Carrier of ETL Studio who had recently moved to Chicago from Detroit, where they produced a variety of product prototypes from local materials.

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ETL Studio don’t have a website yet, but if you want to contact them, you can email:

etldesignstudio@gmail.com

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Italian architects Studio Archea have sent us images of the pavilion they designed for the Urban Best Practice Area at the Shanghai Expo 2010.

Full description after the photos….

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UBPA B3-2 Pavilion by Studio Archea

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

To meet the express wishes of the client, the building is a simple rectangular box, 78×28 meters, completely free inside to create a neutral space that can accommodate the exhibits of the cities participating in the event. As the project is part of a cooperation program between the Expo and the Italian Ministry of the Environment, the design also turned the concept of an industrial-inspired envelope into a mechanism for spreading natural light so that the space could be fully lit without using any energy. To these ends, the roof was designed as a shed structure along the buildings long side, crossed by steel beams clad so as to form reflecting surfaces that spread the light from above. The design was also conceived to allow for the buildings complete conversion and reuse. It was designed and built to be able to be disassembled and reassembled in another place. For this reason, the entire building was made with mortarless technologies that let over 90% of the parts used in the construction be recovered. The outside walls are a metal structure clad with silicon textile panels to turn the building container into a soft, vibrating surface.

Location: Shanghai, China
Project: Exhibition pavilion
Client: World Expo Shanghai 2010 Holding Company
Plan: 2007
Construction completed: 2010
Plot area: 3,000 sq.m
Built area: 2,000 sq.m
Contractor: Shanghai Construction Company
Design: Studio Archea (www.archea.it)
Photography: Luciano Romano

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Studio Mumbai Architects have designed the Palmyra house in Nandgaon, Maharashtra, India.

The house has been shortlisted for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Full description after the photos….

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Palmyra House by Studio Mumbai Architects

This two-storey timber house, built as a weekend retreat, lies in the shade of an extensive coconut grove on coastal agricultural land facing the sea, near the fishing village of Nandgaon, south of Mumbai. The functions of the house are placed within two oblong masses slightly offset from one another, whose facades are predominantly characterised by louvers made from the trunks of the local Palmyra palm. The structure is made of ain wood; local basalt was used to make boundary walls, plinths and paving. Plaster finishes were pigmented with sand from the site. The development of the design and detail, which resulted from collaboration between the architect and the craftsmen, took on tested techniques, both local and foreign, and raised them to a finer construction resolution. The house is well-adapted to its environment: the louvers on the elevations enable passive cooling, as does the extensive shade provided by the coconut trees above; water for the house is harvested from three on-site wells, filtered and stored at the top of a water tower and fed by gravity to the house. The result of these measures is a quietly compelling project that is fully integrated into its landscape.

Visit the website of Studio Mumbai Architects – here.

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This building is a private wrting studio and a library for a historian. It’s compact and located on the adjacent to the main home site. Only stand of trees separates these two buildings. The simple structure of the library is clad in copper and shifts color depending on the light of the day, the viewing angle and the seasons. The cooper can appear reflective and bright, as well as matte and dark. The interior is defined by douglas fir and books. Thanks to large windows and great position of the building it is filled with natural light. All that makes the interior comfy and great place to work and relax.

{ Andrew Berman | Photography by Michael Moran }

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