Waterloo Youth Center / Collins and Turner

CULTURAL ARCHITECTURE, YOUTH CENTER

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
 Architects: Collins and Turner
 Area:252.0 m²
 Year:2013

Commissioned by City of Sydney, the revitalised building is a dynamic

new piece of community architecture. The building has been transformed
into a welcoming counseling facility and communal workspace for Weave.

As the plants mature and grow across the canopy, the building will
gradually merge with its park setting, becoming an abstract and
sculptural green land-form that punctuates the park boundary and
visually merges with the adjacent tree canopies.

The building design takes inspiration from a number of diverse sources.

amongst them, the grass covered iron-age forts of Celtic Wales; the
aviary at London Zoo designed by Cedric Price; and the work of John
Krubsack an american naturalist who experimented with growing and
grafting plants into shapes, creating the first chair that was grown
rather than made.The buildings unusual angular form evokes both the
folded planes of Origami, and the triangulated surfaces of invisible
stealth planes and boats.

The interior is arranged in a pin-wheel plan around the central

courtyard, and includes a largely open and flexible plan with
workspaces for 14 staff. A reception area, two counselling rooms, a
chill out room, managers office, kitchenette, and a small facility for a
 visiting general practitioner complete the program. Integrated joinery
elements and staff amenities subdivide the space and functions.

Kavel K / Carve

YOUTH CENTER, SKATEPARK
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THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS
 Architects: Carve
 Area:1650.0 m²
 Year:2014

Despite this flaw, Kavel K is eagerly being used. The unique combination
of outdoor activities and building created the possibility to not primarily
focus on the youth at risk, but also to serve youngsters that normally
don't need any guidance and support. The youth centre accommodates
youth workers who can serve the district from here. The greatest merit of
Kavel K, however, is the relaxed mix of diverse user and age groups,
catalysing positive activity on the edge of this young district.

The small strip of land is divided into three zones: skating, youth
centre and sports. By positioning the youth centre in the middle of the
zone, a front- and backside are created, between which the building
forms the hub. The facade and the integration of the skating facility
are an essential part of the design.

A second principle was the knowledge that it is inevitable that the

facade will be sprayed with graffiti. THE facade consists of large
concrete elements, in which a 'braille pattern' is pressed. The graffiti
can be removed, but remains visible in the recessed circles. As a
 result, the facade turns into a canvas, in which an everchanging colour
pattern reflects the history.

A third principle was the flexibility in use of the building, and especially
its floor plan. The interior was designed in collaboration with the future
users, and was kept robust and simple. Core and floor were designed in
a contrasting colour, the walls lined with durable underlayment panels.
Large sliding doors around the core create the possibility to divide the
space in various ways.

Auneau Cultural Center / Architecture

Patrick Mauger

LIBRARY, YOUTH CENTER, CULTURAL CENTER

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AUNEAU, FRANCE
 Architects: Architecture Patrick Mauger
 Year:2009
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Text description provided by the architects.  Inspired by the nearby

covered market, the project takes the form of a contemporary hall.
The building is set back from the street, creating an esplanade that
extends the main market square. A friendly, diversified space
combining cultural activities and community life has been created.

Like a figurehead, a multimedia library stretches out on the 1st floor.

The glazed façade opens the building onto the square, with the reading
room offering views over the town. The ground floor contains a
reception area and a place for people to meet one another, as well as a
space for young people and another for seniors. The first floor houses
offices and small meeting rooms. The dance and gymnastics practice
 rooms on the upper floor benefit from the attractive volumes under the
roof.

The cultural centre has been designed with environmental

considerations in mind: its high performance concrete skin protects
the building’s external insulation, heating is provided by a heat pump
and solar panels have been installed.

DDS Søndermarken / Sophus Søbye

Architects

Size

600 m²YOUTH CENTER

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KØBENHAVN, DENMARK
 Architects: Sophus Søbye Architects
 Year:2015

The new scout hut and village hall with the related outdoor play area is
located behind the park, Søndermarken in copenhagen. The plot lies
stretched out between the road and Søndermarken. The prospect of
the large trees in Søndermarken is to make the plot quite unique.
The central outdoor space acts as arrival and the focal point of the
house's joint activities.
Scout workshop (smallest building to the east). Scout workshop
consists of toilet and shower facilities for runners and scouts. two
smaller patrol room and a large workshop. All rooms have entrance
from the courtyard. The space is primarily intended to be used by
jogging clubs that use Søndermarken.
Assembly house consists of a large function room with fireplace, large
open working kitchen, storage / technical room, entrance and cafe
area, mezzanine above the living room. From the courtyard there is
access to a small depot and a small toilet. Disabled toilet and changing
facilities with access from inside the anteroom which also acts as
custodian. Meeting room is centrally located with direct contact to the
park's trees and outside the common room. It will be possible to open
substantial parts of the facade parties against the outdoor space,
creating a great space that connects the inside and through the
terraces. Cafe and the kitchen is in open communication. The stairs to
the mezzanine is located as an element that contributes to the room
snugly Kitchen and cafe with seating space. Mezzanine is in contrast
to the mezzanine in the workshop building, with a greater ceiling
height, so as to allow for setups and more formal events. From the
mezzanine there is access to a south facing roof terrace. In addition, it
is possible from the mezzanine floor looking down into the living area.
House roofs are planted with sedum herbs in color ranges and
shimmers with the seasons from light green to red. This gives the
building's fifth facade one texture that is in keeping with the
surrounding green landscape. The roof plate will be visible from the
street, but in particular could be observed from the neighboring
settlement's terraces and windows.
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Hellerup Gymnasium / BIG

GYMNASIUM, SPORTS FIELD, HIGHER EDUCATION

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HELLERUP, DENMARK
 Architects: BIG
 Area:2500.0 m²
 Year:2014
Text description provided by the architects.  The 1100 m2 multi-
purpose hall and the latest two-level addition to
Gammel Hellerup High School just north of Copenhagen, provides
existing students with generous spaces for social and creative
unfolding, while increasing the capacity of the school in response to its
growing popularity.

Originally a building adjacent to the campus, the gymnasium facilities

became insufficient; Gammel Hellerup High School lacked a large
multi-functional space for physical activities, graduation ceremonies
and social gatherings. In response, BIG designed a multi-purpose hall
for the physical education and social development of the students,
drawing its signature curve from the physics of a handball being
thrown. Placed 16.5 feet (5 meters) below ground in the school’s
courtyard, the hall is passively temperature controlled and does not
impose on its context. Above ground, the hall’s softlycurved roof is an
informal meeting place. The edge of the roof is designed as a long
social bench, perforated with small windows to provide natural
daylighting below. The shape of the roof is based on the formula for a
ballistic arc. Form follows formula!

During the construction of the hall, the school planned a new building,
located between the school’s multi-purpose hall and adjacent football
fields. This new arts building seeks to connect the sports areas with
the gymnasium’s existing educational facilities in one continuous flow.
By placing parts of the new building beneath the football fields, the
students are able to walk through the sunken sports hall at the center
of the school´s courtyard, to the classrooms, cafeteria, and out to the
main entrance at street level. Additionally, the new facilities situated
underground form the roof of the new arts building, extending the
football fields into a green carpet for informal activity and to serve as
informal seating overlooking future sporting events.
 Espaço Alana / Rodrigo Ohtake Arquitetura
e Design

YOUTH CENTER
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SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
 Architects: Rodrigo Ohtake arquitetura e design
 Area:800.0 m²
 Year:2015
Text description provided by the architects.  The Alana Institute is an NGO
focused on children's and youth development. The Jardim Pantanal
headquarters project sought to conceive a space in which the entity
could consolidate its actions in the region, which is extremely needy,
and offer the community a place to socialize and develop collective
activities.
The cultural center has the program created colaboratively with the
community and has a community library, music school, auditorium,
cafeteria, houses the community association, administration room and
a covered square of 800m².

The project occupies the ground in order to preserve the urban

characteristics familiar to the community without giving up making it a
reference place. Glass plans with regular frames, curvilinear surfaces
with color and translucent marquee are examples of the high quality in
the use of materials in the configuration of the spaces, which is oppose
to the subtle scale of the project and the implantation solutions.The
set qualifies delicately, without modifying the local sense, but offering
it innovative technical solutions and modern aesthetic attributes.

The marquee synthesizes these qualities. In addition to delineating the

space between the city and the batch, becoming it free and
welcoming, its singular form is forceful and the application of the
 materials is carefully conceived. Its strong presence dissolves in the
visitor's experience thanks to the translucent material, which shelter
without confining.

Story Pod / Atelier Kastelic Buffey

LIBRARY, SMALL SCALE
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NEWMARKET, CANADA
 Architects: Atelier Kastelic Buffey
 Area:64.0 ft²
 Year:2015
Text description provided by the architects.  The Story Pod, a
community-supported lending library designed by Atelier Kastelic
Buffey (AKB), is helping to invigorate the Town of Newmarket. The
intensifying suburb, due north of Toronto, has a Victorian-era core
surrounded by ever-growing tracks of modern housing. The pod, placed
on the edge of a prominent, recently completed civic square, in the
heart of the town’s historic district, continues the municipality’s plan
to use contemporary design as a means of creating a lively, current-
day hub for gathering within the leafy, quaint setting. This spirit of
community cohesion comes through in the pod, having been imbued in
the design from the earliest days of its inception.

The Story Pod echoes AKB’s renowned residential projects with a pure,
simple form that belies a deeply thoughtful approach to architecture.
The abstract, black volume — a compact 8’ w by 8’ d by 10’ h — acts as
an urban marker, drawing curious residents from nearby Main Street
and an adjacent riverside walking trail. As users move around the box,
the rhythm of its vertical slats changes. The tightest spacing
articulates opaque walls; the larger gaps, backed by transparent
Lexan, allow light and views to filter through; and the widest openings
display the book stacks, showcasing the spines and encouraging eager
readers to come in.

During the day, the invitation becomes more pronounced when two of
the walls pivot open like the covers of a book, welcoming people inside
or to gather around the front. Visitors can take or leave something to
 read, or lounge quietly on the built-in seating and read. Groups of
students can collect around outside for story time with their teacher.
At night, when the doors are locked, recessed, energy efficienct LED
lights, powered by concealed, self-sustaining solar panels on the roof,
glow through the lattice work like a lantern, providing ambience for
night markets or community events. (During the winter months, the pod
will be stored off-site; specially designed channels at the base
accommodate a standard forklift for easy, efficient transportation.)

The Story Pod’s ethos of community comes from the roots of the design
process. The concept was initiated by HollisWealth, who donated funds
for the purchase of materials. AKB undertook the project pro bono. The
studio carefully considered how to make the design aesthetically
pleasing and functional, as well as ecological, economical and easy to
build so that a volunteer construction crew could assemble it. Drawing
on their experience designing a ski chalet with a tight timeframe and
budget, AKB used standard dimension lumber and plywood — which
mini- mized production waste — doing so with clever proportioning,
rhythm and balance to create something graceful. Town
of Newmarket employees, none of whom are fulltime professional
contractors, dedicated their work days in a cordoned off corner of a
municipally owned machine shop to build the pod. The care they took
with the details dem- onstrates affection for the project that will surely
grow with time.

‘Allende’ Performance Hall and Rehearsal

Studios / Dominique Coulon & associés
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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MONS-EN-BARŒUL, FRANCE
 Architects: Dominique Coulon & associés
 Area:2336.0 m²
 Year:2018
Text description provided by the architects.  Set in the orthonormal
organisation of the town of Mons-en-Barœul, the cultural centre pivots,
the better to look at the town hall. The building gains in autonomy and
becomes an urban landmark. It contains three music studios, one
500-seat modular auditorium, a bar, an exhibition gallery, and a large
rehearsal room..
The pivoting of the volume of the large rehearsal room creates a large
empty space on the inside that connects with the other elements of
the project. The geometrical conflict generated by this pivoting is
 revealed by the triangular shape the empty space creates. In
association with the diagonal lines of the staircase, the walls bend in
an upward movement.

The black lacquered surfaces render perception of the space more

complex. Right at the top, the light brought in by the white ceiling
gives it the appearance of a starry sky. The spaces are gathered
around this strange heart, which may be read as some kind of interior
dislocation. The spatial instability generated by the folds and
reflections lends a strange atmosphere to the whole.The retractable
tiered seating that covers two-thirds of the auditorium allows for a
wide range of uses. The grid extends beyond the footprint of the stage,
allowing a wide range of stage configurations. Acoustic scenario.
General arrangements.

With an administrative centre reduced to a strict minimum, the areas

devoted to different types of musical practice occupy the entire
building. The bar and the gallery blend into the space occupied by the
hall, adding a generous aspect to the project. The project derives its
quintessence from its context. Its simple volumes make no attempt to
compete with the surrounding high-rise buildings. By emancipating
itself from the urban geometry, it highlights its humble singularity. All
in all, the building is not a competitor; it seeks to transcend the ages.

Startup Lab / Fieldevo Design Studio

TAIWAN (ROC)

 Architects: Fieldevo Design Studio

 Area:326.2 m²
 Year:2015
 Text description provided by the architects.  Many of NCTU students
suggest proposal of starting up their own business every year.
Therefore, we provide them a free flowing platform gathering
 their ideas. With different duration, form and group size, how we
define this space? By involving the metaphor of trees and birds,
we want to show the relationship between the centre and
students.
 Instead of using fixed walls, we create the roof in the ceiling as
the metaphor for “the space under trees.” Four invisible areas are
defined. Students can have discussion here, as well as
developing their own field. Having four invisible trees in the
ceiling, leading from the inner area to the corridor and staircase
lobby. We hope students will be leading to our “Nest” and
construct their own “Nest” as well.
 The free plan concept allows us to add some free layers on the
base. When here comes to change the programs, the space will
be redefined. To create a free flowing space, the capacity is very
flexible which can be changed by moving screen and furniture.
This center is equipped with individual and double office, group
conference rooms, even a lecture theater with capacity of 100
seats.

This center is particular about the consistency between materials and

construction. Every pieces of plywood in staircase lobby are with
different wood grain. Natural light and scenery are in through variable
size of holes. Last but not least, Door handles and movable cabinet
with wood grain give the warm feeling to people.We also take detail
design into account seriously. Choose to show the texture of material
rather than using artificial materials.
 079 Stories Centre for Arts / Vastu Shilpa
Consultants

VISUAL ARTS CENTER, CULTURAL CENTER

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AHMEDABAD, INDIA
 Architects: Vastu Shilpa Consultants
 Area:460.0 m²
 Year:2018
Text description provided by the architects.  Located in the outskirts
of western Ahmedabad, India 079 | Stories was designed as a place for
culture and art. From the beginning, the main idea was to create a
versatile space that could adapt and initiate dialogue between fine arts
and varied forms of performing arts such as theater, dance and music.
Accommodating these activities gave rise to a fluid and flexible nature
of spaces, where the ground floor of the building was designed as a
street with cafe, co-working space, amphitheater and office spaces as
place holders connected through an inner courtyard. While the main
gallery space together with spillover places was designed on the first
floor.The building is essentially a two storied structure where the in-
between spaces become the heart of the place. Further, in order to
visually connect the first floor gallery space with the activities
happening below, the double height cafe is penetrated by a bridge like
structure overlooking the amphitheater. While the inner courtyard has
a balcony for the artist to sit and chat with the visitors while being
connected to the spaces below

This conversation between the inside and outside spaces as well as

the first and ground floor have been the main driving force behind the
design. So although the building is essentially a cube from the outside,
it slowly becomes more porous toward the east side where the
amphitheater is located. This east facade also brings in the morning
glow of sunlight into the space.The material palette used has been
limited to rough red oxide plaster for the exterior walls, white walls on
the inside elaborate the feeling of a craved out courtyard space. The
flooring throughout is granite stone in varied finishes forming a woven
pattern that also gets reflected in the shuttering pattern of the
exposed concrete ceiling. Moreover 079 is the city code
of Ahmedabad, this place was designed to encourage people to come
and narrate their stories and share experiences.