http://www.regionalassociates.eu RegionalAssociates Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:50:23 +0000 http://www.regionalassociates.eu en http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Bwindi-Lodge http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Bwindi-Lodge Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:50:23 +0000 RegionalAssociates 2847579 <img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/bandas-group-2_5379.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/bandas-group-2_5379_o.jpg" data-mid="14476886" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/bandas-group-1_5370.jpg" width="670" height="377" width_o="670" height_o="377" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/bandas-group-1_5370_o.jpg" data-mid="14476882" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Axo_drawing.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Axo_drawing_o.jpg" data-mid="14476945" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/dining_5336.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/dining_5336_o.jpg" data-mid="14476893" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/fire-lounge_5322.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/fire-lounge_5322_o.jpg" data-mid="14476898" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Int-main-steps_5251.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Int-main-steps_5251_o.jpg" data-mid="14476908" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Ext-B_5156.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Ext-B_5156_o.jpg" data-mid="14476896" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Int-banda-1_5497.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Int-banda-1_5497_o.jpg" data-mid="14476903" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/mucucu_bath1.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/mucucu_bath1_o.jpg" data-mid="14476913" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Int-banda-bath-2_5172.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/Int-banda-bath-2_5172_o.jpg" data-mid="14476907" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/mucucu_bath2.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/mucucu_bath2_o.jpg" data-mid="14476915" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/mucucu_shower.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/mucucu_shower_o.jpg" data-mid="14476922" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/BL_banda detail.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/BL_banda detail_o.jpg" data-mid="14476891" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/massage_4996.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload27.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2847579/massage_4996_o.jpg" data-mid="14476910" border="0" align="left"/> Bwindi Lodge, Uganda. Regional Associates have undertaken a major renovation of this existing lodge in Buhoma, South Western Uganda, home to the famous mountain gorillas. To begin with the main areas were reconstructed using local eucalyptus pole framing and thatch. The forms were inspired by the steep hills of the Bwindi Impenetrable forest onto which the lodge faces. Locally sourced bamboo was used to create a new pergola structure. A new reception building and massage house have also been constructed. The lodges 8 existing banda’s have also undergone major upgrades with the introduction of new bathrooms complete with solar hot water and flushing toilets. Deep timber window reveals are utilized to create a space for the display of objects and artifacts whilst offering a variety of glimpses out into the landscape beyond. ross langdon, sebastian kofink, campbell drake, ben milbourne, llatzer planas Bwindi Lodge, Uganda. Regional Associates have undertaken a major renovation of this existing lodge in Buhoma, South Western Uganda, home to the famous mountain... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Tabakalera http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Tabakalera Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:53:49 +0000 RegionalAssociates 1030793 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_03.jpg" width="670" height="478" width_o="700" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_03_o.jpg" data-mid="4972901" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_02.jpg" width="670" height="478" width_o="700" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_02_o.jpg" data-mid="4972900" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_04.jpg" width="670" height="192" width_o="750" height_o="216" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_04_o.jpg" data-mid="4972902" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_05.jpg" width="670" height="472" width_o="750" height_o="529" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_05_o.jpg" data-mid="4972904" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_06.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_06_o.jpg" data-mid="4972905" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_07.jpg" width="670" height="496" width_o="750" height_o="556" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_07_o.jpg" data-mid="4972906" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_08.jpg" width="670" height="478" width_o="700" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030793/tabakalera_08_o.jpg" data-mid="4972907" border="0" align="left"/> Tabakalera San Sebastian, Spain Concept: The Tabakalera has become a valued ICON inextricably linked with the city of San Sebastian. Its renovation means taking into account its HISTORY in order to define accurately its present and future place in the local community and further afield. Once emblematic of industrial progress, the new Tabakalera will be the twenty-first century factory of social and cultural enhancement. Tabakalera has to become a place of ACCESS to culture and ideas, a place of DEBATE, a place where PEOPLE as USERS and ACTORS can learn, communicate and express their ideas and will locally and globally. As a local icon, the meaning and physical envelope of the renovated Tabakalera is also weaved into the singularity of the Basque cultural environment. I will act as a PLATFORM of interaction, a point in a wider NETWORK where identities are flexible and multilayered, here and there, locally and globally, where one can be Basque, citizen of the world, and European at the same time and anywhere. Action: A new urban street is carefully cut through the Tabakalera, maximizing transparency and interconnectivity, whilst minimising disturbance to the existing structure. The internal street becomes a new CULTURAL AGORA. The four existing courtyards become stages for display, performance and interaction. The street is both an extension of the spectacle within the display/production spaces and a service spine, providing amenity and respite. Activity flows seamlessly between enclosed and open spaces. Blurring the boundaries between public and private. ross langdon, moto katono, ana reis, naofumi takoko Tabakalera San Sebastian, Spain Concept: The Tabakalera has become a valued ICON inextricably linked with the city of San Sebastian. Its renovation means taking... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Kyambura-Savannah-Banda-s http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Kyambura-Savannah-Banda-s Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:52:51 +0000 RegionalAssociates 2289327 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/01_Roofs.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="670" height_o="446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/01_Roofs_o.jpg" data-mid="14474307" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/09_Process_landscape mapping.jpg" width="670" height="575" width_o="670" height_o="575" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/09_Process_landscape mapping_o.jpg" data-mid="14474438" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/05_Process.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/05_Process_o.jpg" data-mid="14474324" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/06_Banda 6_Entry.jpg" width="670" height="505" width_o="670" height_o="505" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/06_Banda 6_Entry_o.jpg" data-mid="14474328" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/02_Banda 6_Singer.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/02_Banda 6_Singer_o.jpg" data-mid="14474313" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/03_Banda 5_Brick.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/03_Banda 5_Brick_o.jpg" data-mid="14474318" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/04_Banda 5_Egg chair.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/04_Banda 5_Egg chair_o.jpg" data-mid="14474320" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/07_Banda 6_Bedroom2.jpg" width="670" height="503" width_o="670" height_o="503" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/07_Banda 6_Bedroom2_o.jpg" data-mid="14474333" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/08_Banda 6_Facade.jpg" width="670" height="503" width_o="670" height_o="503" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/08_Banda 6_Facade_o.jpg" data-mid="14474366" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/10_Banda 6_Lounge.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="670" height_o="571" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/10_Banda 6_Lounge_o.jpg" data-mid="14474483" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/B6_elevation.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/B6_elevation_o.jpg" data-mid="14474555" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/B6_plan.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289327/B6_plan_o.jpg" data-mid="14474559" border="0" align="left"/> Kyambura - Savannah Banda's, Uganda. Situated on the periphery of Queen Elizabeth National Park in South West Uganda, the Savannah Banda’s (rooms) form the second phase development of Kyambura Gorge Lodge, a newly completed eco tourism venture focusing on wildlife conservation, wetlands restoration and community engagement. The locally fired bricks, sourced from a number of local communities, each have differing colours, textures and forms. Each of the four Bandas explore a different technique in brick construction and bonding. The first uses horizontal lines interpreted from the foreground, middle ground and background of the panoramic view over the national park and distant mountains to create stratification defined by different coloured bricks. The landscape is literally drawn through the building. The roofs are conceived of as oversized shading devices, disconnected from the walls supported by their own structure. They are composed in sequence, like a flock of birds frozen in a moment of flight. The roofs are clad using recycled corrugated iron, collected from surrounding villages in a new for old roof exchange providing new roofs for schools and underprivileged families. The rusty iron is laid across the frame like a patchwork quilt. The raw surfaces of the natural materials are expressed internally as they are externally. The textured surfaces create a backdrop for found and salvaged objects. Trunks made from recycled metal, sideboards from roadside shops and old chairs that have been mended anew with minimum of effort, leaving traces and scars from previous lives. Remnants of local fabrics found in markets are collaged together with end of line London high street fabrics sent to Africa for resale and distribution, to create bedspreads, curtains and pillow covers. Recycled hessian coffee sacks, paying homage to the sites previous life as a coffee plantation, are patched and sewn together to create curtains. Inspired by the ingenuity of African ‘up-cycled’ objects, building materials, tools and knowhow, interiors were designed and assembled from a pastiche of locally available materials, furniture, found objects and skills. Nothing is wasted, all broken, waste materials, objects, complete with imperfections and flaws, are utilised and expressed. Whilst such a strategy is sustainable by nature, the context from which it is generated is born from necessity to source locally in remote regions and an inclusive interior design process informed by material availability and skills specific to the local Ugandan craftsmanship. Natural materials area expressed and contrasted. Varying brick types, hues from local timbers, bamboo and reeds are juxtaposed to create a complex display of depth, light and shadow. Indirect light is allowed to filter through gaps between blade walls and roofs, reed screens are clad cover mosquito mesh to allow dappled light to wash the papyrus matt ceilings. Surfaces are awash with the glow from morning sun and the crimson reds of the Ugandan sunset. During the harsh midday sun, direct light is excluded from interiors spaces by the large overhanging roofs. Carefully placed lighting and splashes of colour are integrated to provide a counter to the earthen tones of the natural materials. Each Banda is prescribed a colour tone inspired by the pastel coloured paints and mud washes used in contemporary Uganda mud huts. ross langdon, campbell drake, llatzer planas Kyambura - Savannah Banda's, Uganda. Situated on the periphery of Queen Elizabeth National Park in South West Uganda, the Savannah Banda’s (rooms) form the... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Buvi-Lodge http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Buvi-Lodge Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:05:32 +0000 RegionalAssociates 2289362 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289362/ebb_model1.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289362/ebb_model1_o.jpg" data-mid="11488355" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289362/ebb_model2.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289362/ebb_model2_o.jpg" data-mid="11488356" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289362/ebb_section.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/2289362/ebb_section_o.jpg" data-mid="11488357" border="0" align="left"/> Buvi Lodge Entebbe, Uganda. Buvi lodge is a new project currently under development. The site lies on the shore of Lake Victoria a short boat ride from Entebbe International Airport. The lodge takes traditional Ugandan mud brick kilns as a formal reference and point of departure. ross langdon, campbell drake, ben milbourne, llatzer planas Buvi Lodge Entebbe, Uganda. Buvi lodge is a new project currently under development. The site lies on the shore of Lake Victoria a short boat ride from Entebbe... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Muzeum-Historii-Polski http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Muzeum-Historii-Polski Sun, 10 Apr 2011 06:27:30 +0000 RegionalAssociates 1288652 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/main_view.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/main_view_o.jpg" data-mid="6406082" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/aerial.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/aerial_o.jpg" data-mid="6406048" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/concept.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/concept_o.jpg" data-mid="6406049" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/model.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/model_o.jpg" data-mid="6406083" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/diagrams.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="750" height_o="750" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/diagrams_o.jpg" data-mid="6406063" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/ground-floor.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/ground-floor_o.jpg" data-mid="6406073" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/internal.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/internal_o.jpg" data-mid="6406078" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/section.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/section_o.jpg" data-mid="6406084" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/site-plan.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1288652/site-plan_o.jpg" data-mid="6406088" border="0" align="left"/> Muzeum Historii Polski , Warsaw, Poland. Statement/ The Muzeum Historii Polski (MHP) will be a new BEACON for Warsaw and for Poland, inextricably linked to the urban, historical and geographical fabric of Warsaw. The new MHP must go beyond a factual account of history, it must play an ACTIVE role in defining Poland today and tomorrow. The MHP must relate and respond to current and FUTURE histories of the Polish landscape as defined by local, national and global communities. As such, it will be an open door to the Polish culture, subject to interpretations locally and worldwide – i.e. as Polish people see it and visitors will understand it. The MHP must be a twenty-first century BEACON of social and cultural enhancement for Poland, and a place for its PEOPLE and USERS – citizens, consumers, and tourists alike. Site/ The new MHP is located on the crest of the Scarpa Warszawska, in DIALOGUE with Ujazdow Castle and the surrounding parklands. Whilst large in its scale the MHP draws heavily on the LANGUAGE of its surrounding buildings. It respects the prominence of its location and integrates carefully the EXISTING ICONIC buildings and street layout. The building is informed by an interpretation of the courtyard typologies found in many of Poland’s civic buildings and the royal residences that have throughout the past 500 years inhabited Jazdow. The building seeks to balance carefully the desire to become an ICON, a grand institution in its own right, and the need to reflect the Polish tradition of not showing off, the subtleties of nobility, humility and humour. Architectural Response/ A platform reconnects the East and West sides of the Trasa Lazienkowska. This platform is conceived as an inhabited BRIDGE, traversable both within and on top. The trafficable areas is deliberately narrow, about 90m at its widest. This creates an hourglass effect, where visitors and users of the park and surrounding areas are encouraged to ENGAGE with the MHP. The MHP must firstly recognize its position as a building within an historical park. It is this key idea that structures the organisation of the MHP. The ground plane and platform is envisaged as a PUBLIC SPACE. The park flows freely through and around the base of the building. The controlled exhibition spaces are elevated above this plane. Project Essence/ Set amongst local and national icons, the MHP will be woven into the singularity of the Polish cultural environment. It will act as a SHOWCASE for a 21st century Poland: at the same time Polish, European and international; set up by an institution (a museum) and constantly updated by its users. It will act as a PLATFORM of INTERACTION, a point of recollection and dissemination in a wider NETWORK where identities are flexible and multi- layered, here and there, locally and globally, where one can be Warsovian, Polish, European and Citizen of the World ross langdon, kelly doran, ana reis, julie aveline, joao de graca Muzeum Historii Polski , Warsaw, Poland. Statement/ The Muzeum Historii Polski (MHP) will be a new BEACON for Warsaw and for Poland, inextricably linked to the... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Nuuk-Greenland http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Nuuk-Greenland Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:16:05 +0000 RegionalAssociates 1277309 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/summer-view.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/summer-view_o.jpg" data-mid="6406224" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/101114_FINAL-01_sky.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/101114_FINAL-01_sky_o.jpg" data-mid="6406211" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/axo-new.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/axo-new_o.jpg" data-mid="6406214" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/plans.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/plans_o.jpg" data-mid="6406218" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/streetview-sky-darker.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1277309/streetview-sky-darker_o.jpg" data-mid="6406220" border="0" align="left"/> Masterplan for Tuujuk and Block P, Nuuk, Greenland. Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq has, in collaboration with The Government of Greenland, prepared a comprehensive master plan for the Tuujuk and Block, P areas in the city of Nuuk. A masterplan NUNARSUUP QEQQANi / / Nuup QEQQANi / Middle of the world / / Middle of Nuuk has been developed after advice from Dahl & Uhre architects (Tromsø) and TNTnuuk A / S. Regional Associates + 42 architects (London), MDH Architects (Oslo), Fantastic Norway (Oslo), , Asplan Viak landscape (Oslo) M: ARC and Arkitekti (Nuuk) have each contributed to the project's development. The plan is being developed in ongoing dialogue with residents and stakeholders and originates from a desire and willingness to provide Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, with new development opportunities for the city and its citizens. The plan seeks to ask and answer the right questions, which will be required to achieve this vision. Regional Associates in collaboration with 42 / Architects a design for a mixed use scheme in the area known as Tuukuk. The scheme, illustrated above, comprises of the following main elements: -35 apartments, ranging from two to four room configurations. -Retail spaces along the southern edge of the site. -Community spaces including workshops, studios and greenhouses. -A productive landscape of private and communal allotments in between the houses. The development is designed to have minimal environmental impact, using the 'Passivhaus' standard to achieve a zero-energy development. The design is optimised for maximum solar gain while minimizing the effects of cold northerly winds. This has resulted in the faceted sculpting of the building volumes, a large triple-glazed south elevation and a solid and highly insulated north elevation. The sharp and layered aesthetic is taking inspiration from the harsh surrounding landscape, while the white and highly reflective ceramic facade subtly reflects and accentuates the seasonal variation in light and colour. Internally, the flats are arranged around a central atrium which holds the vertical circulation as well as large planter boxes for communal use. Masterplan for Tuujuk and Block P, Nuuk, Greenland. Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq has, in collaboration with The Government of Greenland, prepared a comprehensive... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Europan-10-Vardo http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Europan-10-Vardo Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:21:54 +0000 RegionalAssociates 1054864 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-1.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-1_o.jpg" data-mid="6173870" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-2.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-2_o.jpg" data-mid="6173872" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-3.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-3_o.jpg" data-mid="6173873" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-4.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-4_o.jpg" data-mid="6173874" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-5.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-5_o.jpg" data-mid="6173876" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-6.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-6_o.jpg" data-mid="6173879" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-8.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-8_o.jpg" data-mid="6173882" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-7.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-7_o.jpg" data-mid="6173881" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-9.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-9_o.jpg" data-mid="6173883" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-10.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-10_o.jpg" data-mid="6173884" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-11.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-11_o.jpg" data-mid="6173885" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-12.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-12_o.jpg" data-mid="6173888" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-13.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-13_o.jpg" data-mid="6173889" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-14.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1054864/europan_vardo-14_o.jpg" data-mid="6173891" border="0" align="left"/> Repositioning The Remote, Vardø, Norway. Vardø is intrinsically linked to the Barentsz Sea. The future of the Arctic waters will drive the development or decline of this isolated urban enclave. Historically an Arctic outpost of exploration, expansion, logistics, militarism and industry, Vardø’s relationship with the Sea has continuously evolved to suit changing economic and political paradigms. Geographically, Vardø’s unique location has constantly been reframed to adapt to these changes; the edge of the Viking expansion, the midpoint of Pomor trade, the end of Norway, a Cold War front, a surveillance centre and now the “Closest Point” to offshore oil production. As this frame shifts further north towards receding ice sheets, Arctic shipping lanes , offshore oil fields and ecological transformation, Vardø is poised to redefine its relationship to the Barentsz once more. Simultaneously at the end, edge and centre, Vardø will reposition itself to inform the future of the Barentsz Sea. By analyzing Vardø’s horizons and establishing a set of development principles that will adapt themselves to a range of economic possibilities, the Vardø harbour can reposition itself to inform the future of the Barentsz Sea. Immediately, a set of cultural buildings and spaces inserted into the harbour front can serve to regenerate the civic life of the area and attract new users to the community. With the next era of Norwegian energy production set to exploit reserves proximate to Vardø, the harbour will act to service the industry while protecting the fragile ecology of the region. Beyond the oil horizon, Vardø must create new means of production, and utilise the harbour as the centre of a post-carbon economy. By revitalizing existing industrial structures with cultural program, regenerating the water’s edge through marine infrastructures and colonising interstitial spaces with new modes of ecological production, the Vardø habour will again become the centre of public and private life. kelly doran, louis hall, ross langdon, ana reis Repositioning The Remote, Vardø, Norway. Vardø is intrinsically linked to the Barentsz Sea. The future of the Arctic waters will drive the development or... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Bodo http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Bodo Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:45:10 +0000 RegionalAssociates 1030798 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_01.jpg" width="670" height="473" width_o="750" height_o="530" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_01_o.jpg" data-mid="5531150" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_04.jpg" width="670" height="473" width_o="750" height_o="530" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_04_o.jpg" data-mid="5531152" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_06.jpg" width="670" height="473" width_o="750" height_o="530" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_06_o.jpg" data-mid="5531153" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_07.jpg" width="670" height="473" width_o="750" height_o="530" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_07_o.jpg" data-mid="5531155" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_08.jpg" width="670" height="473" width_o="750" height_o="530" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_08_o.jpg" data-mid="5531158" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_09.jpg" width="670" height="473" width_o="750" height_o="530" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030798/bodo_09_o.jpg" data-mid="5531161" border="0" align="left"/> Bodø International Ideas Competition 2008, Bodø, Norway. Our winning entry for Bodo’s new cultural centre responds to the northern Norwegian towns way of life and dramatic natural landscapes, by adapting to environmental concerns and embracing the social and political climate. The entry proposes an ambitious and evocative response to cultural change and economical growth whilst respecting the fabric and regulated structure of the existing city grid. The primary functions consist of a library, theatre/concert hall, rhythmic centre and a slooping museum. A strong and integrated relationship between proposed buildings and the pre-existing cityscape is essential to the schemes success. View axis are created to link each of the buildings and to preserve existing views to the harbour. Visual connections between the inside and outside are maximised particularly at street level, creating a sense of transparency and inclusiveness. Taking their initial inspiration from the harsh juxtaposition of natural and artificial landscapes in and around Bodo, the buildings seek to mediate the two landscape conditions, they emerge from the ground plane, almost as if carved from stone, standing like rocks in a stream. A flexible approach to urban design rather than authoritarian has led to the development of a family of elements which form an underlying structure for the overall urban design strategy, capable of growth, phasing and repetition. The parts mediate between the scale of the urban and that of the individual, from the carved forms of the Bibliotek, Jektefartsmuseet and Kulturhus to a bench set within a landscaped promenade. ross langdon, ana reis, matthias zahn Bodø International Ideas Competition 2008, Bodø, Norway. Our winning entry for Bodo’s new cultural centre responds to the northern Norwegian towns way of... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Vervet-Shipyard http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Vervet-Shipyard Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:39:29 +0000 RegionalAssociates 1030778 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_2.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_2_o.jpg" data-mid="6174746" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_3.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_3_o.jpg" data-mid="6174747" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_4.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_4_o.jpg" data-mid="6174748" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_5.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_5_o.jpg" data-mid="6174749" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_plan_6_landscape.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030778/Vervet-Shipyard_plan_6_landscape_o.jpg" data-mid="6174751" border="0" align="left"/> Vervet Shipyard Site, Tromsø, Norway. A participatory process involving four architectural firms was used to develop and explore ways of rehabilitating a large industrial site in the centre of Tromsø. A proposal exploring 100% public programme was developed by our team. Two other models developed were for 50/50 public/private partnership and 100% private investment. Vervet: 100% Public The core focus of the project is the proposed new “Nordområdemuseet”. The museum desires to be iconic whilst the site demands a considered approach to the existing urban fabric, the integration of outdoor public space and access to the foreshore. From the merging of ‘park/public space’ and ‘icon’ the concept of an ‘iconic park’ is developed. Where the building(s) and outdoor spaces become blurred, accessible and iconic. Core urban principles are based upon a reinterpretation of Tromso’s unique geographic and urban conditions. The existing central park style urban pattern and the clear division between the east and west sides of the island form the basis for abstraction and development of a formative diagram. ross langdon, kelly doran, ana reis Vervet Shipyard Site, Tromsø, Norway. A participatory process involving four architectural firms was used to develop and explore ways of rehabilitating a large... http://www.regionalassociates.eu/Kyambura-Lodge http://www.regionalassociates.eu/following/regionalassociates.eu/Kyambura-Lodge Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:38:47 +0000 RegionalAssociates 1030773 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyamburra_Banda-4_Exterior.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyamburra_Banda-4_Exterior_o.jpg" data-mid="8922736" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyambura_Main_Exterior_01.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyambura_Main_Exterior_01_o.jpg" data-mid="8922731" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/elephant_banda1.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/elephant_banda1_o.jpg" data-mid="6202931" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyamburra_Emiti_Banda_Interior_02.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyamburra_Emiti_Banda_Interior_02_o.jpg" data-mid="8922738" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyamburra_Murungi_Banda_Interior_02.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="960" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/RA_Kyamburra_Murungi_Banda_Interior_02_o.jpg" data-mid="8922745" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/red_int.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="750" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/red_int_o.jpg" data-mid="11495596" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/white_int.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="750" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/white_int_o.jpg" data-mid="11495598" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/yellow_int.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="750" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/yellow_int_o.jpg" data-mid="11495599" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/green_int.jpg" width="670" height="571" width_o="750" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/green_int_o.jpg" data-mid="11495607" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/Int-main-bar.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/Int-main-bar_o.jpg" data-mid="11495660" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/main-bar.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="750" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/main-bar_o.jpg" data-mid="11495662" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/B2_plan.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/B2_plan_o.jpg" data-mid="14473468" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/B2_section.jpg" width="670" height="447" width_o="670" height_o="447" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/83283/1030773/B2_section_o.jpg" data-mid="14473470" border="0" align="left"/> Kyambura Lodge Kyambura, Uganda. Kyambura Lodge sits along a ridge adjacent to Kyambura Gorge on the edge of Queen Elizabeth National Park in South West Uganda. In a previous era, the site housed a coffee cooperative and processing facility surrounded by coffee plantations and subsistence farmers. Today the coffee processing facility has been transformed into the public areas for the lodge. Accommodation is provided by four new banda’s (rooms) that have been carefully nestled into the hillside in order to take advantage of a northerly aspect and panoramic views towards the gorge, the park and the mythical Rwenzori Mountains beyond. Drawing inspiration from the innovation of ‘every day’ Africa, Kyambura Lodge celebrates the abundance, vibrancy and resourcefulness of ‘up-cycled’ design (the re-use of found/discarded objects in a way not originally intended). ‘Up-cycling’ is adopted and articulated across several scales at Kyambura Lodge. Existing buildings and infrastructure have been retained and reused.Standardised plumbing fittings have been adapted for curtain rails and balustrades, rusty iron sheets are used as wall cladding, mortar trays (previously hand beaten from oil barrels) are given a third generation as lamp shades and laced together as a decorative dividing screen. In varied composition, banda’s consist of a covered entrance deck, breezeway, bedroom, balcony and bathroom. The specific configuration of each banda is determined by localised site conditions such as views, existing vegetation, prevailing weather, setbacks and privacy. Varied materiality breaks up and minimises the visual bulk of the banda’s in series ensuring a sympathetic integration with the surrounding landscape. ross langdon, sebastian kofink, campbell drake, caroline comino, ben milbourne Kyambura Lodge Kyambura, Uganda. Kyambura Lodge sits along a ridge adjacent to Kyambura Gorge on the edge of Queen Elizabeth National Park in South West Uganda....