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Cabin has been designed by Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou The structure is elevated above the city's rooftop landscape on four stilts The space contains a raised sleeping area and a small desk area Architects say it could be perfect for sleeping, meditating in the city
By Simon Cable for MailOnline
Published: 07:29 EST, 12 January 2015 | Updated: 09:14 EST, 12 January 2015
At first glance it looks rather like a glorified garden shed.
But this wooden cabin could be the future of city living, according to the Greek architects who designed it.
Designers Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou believe there are fewer places remote enough to build a wilderness hideaway, so have instead proposed a cabin raised above the Athens rooftops.
Greek architects Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou have designed a cabin that is raised above the Athens rooftops
They say it could be perfect for sleeping, meditating and relaxing while staying in the city.
As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, and digital mapping extends across deserts and jungles, there can be no more unexplored corners of the globe for a traveller to retreat to, say the pair, who are founders of Dragonas Christopoulou Architects.
They say the structure, named Detached and which comprises a small cabin of just nine square metres, allows the contemporary city dweller to escape a taxing daily routine without having to venture into the wilderness.
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There's no better complimentand no more blistering insultthan one from your peers, especially when it comes to professions that trade in super-specialized knowledge like architecture. So when your peers talk, you listen.
That's definitely the case with the American Institute of Architects's annual honors, which is one of the most telling awards out there; 11 buildings built within the past five years, chosen by a jury of nine prominent American architects. We cover the awards every year because it's fascinating to see what working architects consider as the state of the art of their professionwhether a cathedral to bourbon or a carefully-engineered hall for physics research. Check out a few highlights from the latest crop below, followed by all the winners.
Maybe you think of college regrets when you hear the name Wild Turkey, maybe you think of your great grandpa. But Wild Turkey is in the midst of a self-led comeback, and a new visitor center at its distillery near the Kentucky River is part of that mission.
Louisville shop De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop built the so-called "cathedral to bourbon," which is clad in stained woodincluding cedar, ash, fir, and pineand has moveable sunshades to lessen solar gain.
In New York, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux are without a doubt most famous for designing Central Park. But the pair designed Prospect Park, across the East River, and it's just asif not moreloved than its older sister. This year, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects opened a 75,000-square-foot skating rink and community center to the 1867 park. It's an ice skating rink in winter and a roller rink in summerand perhaps as a nod to Olmstead's preferences for artfully reconstructed nature, Tsien and Williams have covered it all in a cobalt "sky" of twinkling lights and silver streams.
When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, he sited it at Kronberg Castle Elsinore, Denmark, a castle that was built in the 16th century to protect the crucial gap between Denmark and Sweden. Today, Kronberg is a protected landmarkso when Bjarke Ingels Group accepted a commission to build a huge maritime museum within viewing distance of the castle, they knew they'd need a clever way to conceal it.
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Bautex Systems today announced that the Bautex Wall System is now a part of the QAI Product Listing Program in its Concrete Forms category. Its listing, #B1075-1, covers United States and Canadian standards for the "4-hour Load Bearing Fire-Resistance-Rated Wall Assembly" as confirmed by the ASTM E119 test program.
As building codes evolve to require more energy efficient building envelopes, builders and architects need safer building materials such as Bautex Block that improve a walls fire-resistance, because some insulated wall systems and materials may be hazardous under extreme heat or flame.
A third-party testing, inspection and certification organization, QAI Laboratories, confirms that tests performed on the Bautex Wall System were conducted properly. They also periodically conduct factory quality assurance inspections to demonstrate that Bautex products continue to be manufactured to the same standards as the products tested under the QAI listing.
Bautex Systems President Paul Brown notes that the QAI listing makes it easy for architects to document how they are achieving the fire rating required on a specific project, and to manage the approval process with local inspectors and code officials. Were proud to achieve the QAI listing so that our customers can have confidence in the tests performed on the Bautex Block and wall assembly, he says. Architects and contractors now have a new wall system option that delivers the insulation and energy performance required by the building codes while also providing significant fire-resistance capabilities at the same time.
Test walls built with Bautex Block have passed fire-resistance tests according to the following standards:
About Bautex Systems, LLC Bautex Systems, LLC is focused on providing builders and architects with better materials for building safer, more energy efficient and more design flexible building envelope solutions. From its plant in San Marcos, Texas, Bautex Systems manufactures Bautex Block, comprised of proprietary cement mixture and expanded polystyrene (EPS) and used to build interior and exterior walls for commercial and residential construction. The Bautex Wall System with Bautex Block delivers greater energy efficiency, sound reduction, as well as unparalleled resistance to moisture, fire and wind. The company is headquartered in San Marcos and is ideally located to serve commercial builders throughout the southwest United States. For more information, visit http://www.bautexsystems.com.
About QAI Laboratories Founded in 1994, QAI is an independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization which serves the building industry, government and individuals with cost effective solutions through in-house capabilities, services, and an established world-wide network of qualified affiliates. For more information, visit http://qai.org/. # # #
*For the ASTM E119 test, the load-bearing Bautex wall assembly sustained the applied load of 10,500 PLF (105,000 lbs.) throughout the test and achieved a fire resistance rating of 241 minutes.
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Cottle Carr Yaw Architects, an international architecture firm located in the Roaring Fork Valley, garnered several awards and distinctions to close a successful year.
The American Institute of Architects bestowed three architectural honors to Cottle Carr Yaw for 2014. An Avon residence received two Award of Merit designations: one from the state level and the other from the West Chapter of American Institute of Architects. A third Award of Merit for the West Chapter was given to the Snowmass Treehouse Residence in the Unbuilt Design category.
PCBC, an annual gathering of the United States most prominent builders, developers, architects and planners, recognizes excellence and innovation for complex design and build issues through its Gold Nugget Awards. Cottle Carr Yaw received an Award of Merit for the Changbaishan Deer Valley Villas project in northern China.
For a second year in a row, Luxe magazine named Cottle Carr Yaw to the 2015 Gold List, on which it featured two Roaring Fork Valley residences.
(Cottle Carr Yaw) had terrific momentum in 2014, receiving a lot of recognition. We were especially honored to be the sole Western Slope firm to receive an (American Institute of Architects) award at the state level. Were excited with the opportunities that 2015 brings with new prospects, said Cottle Carr Yaw Architects partner Rich Carr.
Cottle Carr Yaw takes a modernist approach, integrating sustainable design and the environment to create inspiring spaces. For more information, visit http://www.ccy architects.com.
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Barring any poor weather preventing travel, representatives from an architecture firm are scheduled on Monday to present information about the Ector County Courthouse to commissioners.
Brinkley Sargent, which was hired in April 2014, on a contract of $190,000, to do master planning and a needs assessment on the aging courthouse, was originally scheduled to make the presentation in December, but thick fog prevented their plane from taking off.
The architecture firm was sought after a November 2013 bond election defeat in which county officials sought approval for a $95 million new courthouse, but were soundly defeated by voters.
Preceding the bond, Ector County Judge Susan Redford formed a group to study the courthouse, the second such group in four years, which ultimately proposed the $95 million building.
The initial specs for the building included underground parking for certain elected officials and was criticized for a lack of detail on the overall plans.
After the bond was defeated, Redford said she should have gone to the public with the plans sooner and sought public input aside from the community leaders that were put in the study group.
Now, she and Brinkley Sargent have pledged to host public meetings to find out what the people of Odessa want in a courthouse before any decisions are made.
Public meetings have yet to be scheduled.
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>> Consider transportation issues for the Senior Citizens Centers.
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