MAGNA MUSEUM. Duran Blazquez Architects.

The design is based on the development of organic morphology for a failed international competition .

The interest lay in the possibility of a spatially rich and morphologically building daring.



The program developed nearly 5,000 m2 exhibition space devoted primarily related to fixed and mobile reception and administrative areas, space for storage ... etc.

The use of forms as part of the development of the museum building and not as the realization of a nondescript container with some technological framework, gave rise to the realization of a building with a strong imagination and personality.
The initial conditions of the project were mainly the program and developing a new architecture that would serve as a point of attraction to the area that is developing the project. The initial idea was so nondescript containers away from betting on a shocking image.

The proposal is made ​​by the Spanish architecture firm Duran Blazquez Architects.

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Mezzo House. Architects Najas.

Mezzo Residence is the first of a series of 4 private residences seeking re-imagine the type of central courtyard house through variations on the theme bar square. It introduced the first residence set on a plot of 1400m2, that the absence of a special context, I invite you to take 3 mobile design:



1 .- Rescue and integration of a jacaranda tree height of 18m.
The party sought to enhance the architectural role of a pre-existing jacaranda tree slightly eccentric to the west of the site. As for space, he was recognized as a reference node for integrating internal and external activities of the house. With regard to the volumetric, the tree is embraced by the volumes for integration into the overall architectural composition of the object.


The tree responds to this gesture, providing shade that penetrate the interior spaces and volumes that touch so that its presence is evident from every room and tours of the house.



2 .- MEZZO - The Desktop food as experiential axis.


Mez-zeh (meh-zay): Completion of Arab origin. Set snacks are usually served as part of a meal on a large scale that you can spend a long time.


The owners, of Lebanese origin, promote that when the table is always a ritual congregation. With this intention, the double-height main dining room can be integrated spatially her two sides to the outside. This hierarchical and flexible space, once you have opened the glass screens that flank it, forms the space for the "mezzo" by way of "empty" or central courtyard that sits on a deck of teak crossed by Jacaranda tree.


3 .- The squadron as a source of formal composition


Unlike the other 3 houses in which the design strategy sought insight into the set with backyard party, called Mezzo internal volumetric barriers to the east, west and north to give back to the public. This party in the form of "H" opens all views to the south-east where they discovered the Ilaló and jacaranda tree.


Downstairs, the West is flanked by a service bar color coated quartz sand, and upstairs, another bar in cantilever containing the bedrooms in close physical and visual relationship with the "mezzo" jacaranda tree and Ilaló .
The social areas are framed by a glass large white concrete square crossed by another steel square slab that forms the lighter housing the "mezzo" interior. This intersection of planes in square forms part of the wooden door Seike 6m in height.
A large volume of 5 m cantilever embedded in the transparent cloth of social areas. It contains the master bedroom that it hovers over the tops of the existing orange trees and, with a rotation of 8 degrees to the south-east, looking to meet with the Ilaló.

The longitudinal circulation system proposes a narrative running through the empty space inside and the physical and visual openings to the outside in order to selectively disclose all the elements mentioned above.























Project: Mezzo House.
Architects: Architects Najas
Esteban Najas
Location: Cunuyacu, Pichincha, Ecuador
Contributor: Jan Wagner
Builder: Najas Architects
Land Area: 1400m2
Built Area: 608 m2
Project Year: 2006
Construction Year: 2008-2009
Materials: Concrete, Steel, Wood and Glass
Photo: Stephen Najas

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Rabat Grand Theatre. Zaha Hadid Architects.

 

PROGRAM:

Grand Theatre, Multipurpose Theatre, Amphitheatre



CLIENT:

Agence pour l'Aménagement de la Vallée du Bouregreg

CONCEPT:

The site for the Grand Theatre is located in the geographical center between the twin cities of Rabat and Salé, the historical Kasbah Oudayas north-west, the ancient city of Rabat and the airport to the north-east, and the Royal Palace Chellah to the south-west and the proposed development Amwaj III sequence to the east.





Zaha Hadid Architects  unveiled designs for a theatre in Rabat some months ago in Morocco.


 


Rabat Grand Theatre Architects.Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid Architects has submitted designs for a theater in Rabat, Morocco.


Zaha Hadid Architects and announce the Valley Development Agency Bouregreg the Grand Theatre in Rabat Zaha Hadid, founding partner of Zaha Hadid Architects, and Essakl Lemghari, Director General of l'Agence pour l'Aménagement de la Vallée du Bouregreg (Bouregreg Valley Development Agency) signed an agreement for architectural design of the Grand Theatre in Rabat a ceremony held in Rabat on November 5 2010.


 During the event, Mr. Essakl also signed the agreement for financing the project with Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Taieb Cherkaoui, Interior Minister, and Mr. Abdelouahed Kabbaj, President of the Executive Board the Hassan II Fund for Economic and Social Development.


The Grand Theatre will have two theaters, studios and a 7,000-capacity outdoor amphitheater.


With an area of ​​land devoted to 47 000 square meters and a gross area of ​​27 000 square meters, the Grand Theatre in Rabat is a cultural space of the highest standards.


It will include a 2050-seat theater, a small theater of 520 seats, creative studios and fully equipped, open-air amphitheater with a capacity of up to 7,000 people.


The project cost is estimated at 1.35 billion Moroccan dirhams (120 million euros).


The Gran Teatro is located in the valley of Bouregreg, an area of ​​6,000 hectares in the heart of the capital of Morocco, the home of one of the biggest events in the country.


In late 2014, the Valley will host a wide range of residential, commercial, leisure and entertainment complex, Rabat becoming one of the most attractive destinations in the Mediterranean area.


With its dynamic design, innovative and cutting-edge infrastructure, the Gran Teatro de Rabat is an important milestone in the region.  

The design takes its power from the River Bouregreg.

The dynamics of the river enters the site, creating the landscape of the park surrounding the amphitheater. This gesture reflects the soil strength and sweep smoothly, it extends into the sky to generate the envelope is carved in two auditoriums, arching her back to earth and melts back into the landscape.

This formal gesture hides underlying economy sound strategy and support of internal organization.

The strength of the theater to the west shield outdoor amphitheater, both the sun and the sound of Moulay Hassan bridge.

The decision to align the three theaters of back-to-back "allows audiences of three to share the back of house facilities and reduce the size of building services.

These fluid sculptural forms to create a spatial experience that leads to the main lobby, molding the stairs. This fluidity provides an intuitive visual and physical guide for visitors.










In the Bouregreg Valley at the heart of Rabat The Grand Theatre will be part of one of the largest developments in the Moroccan country.  This theater, with its innovative design and cutting-edge infrastructure  will surely be a landmark for the city and the region.





Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects

Location: Rabat Morocco

Design: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher

Associate: Nils Peter Fisher
Project Leader: William Tan

Project Team: Torsten Broeder, Martin Krcha, Hoda Nobakhti, Rafael Contreras, Yevgeniya Pozigun, Michal Treder

Structure Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor

MEP Engineer: MaxFordham
Acoustics & Theatre: Artec Consultant
Facade: Donnell Consultants Incorporated
Lighting: Office for Visual Interaction Inc
Client: Agence pour l’Aménagement de la Vallée du Bouregreg
Project Area: 47,000 sqm
Renderings: Courtesy of Zaha Hadid

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Batumi Aquarium. Batumi, Republic of Georgia.

Aquarium Batumi

Henning Larsen Architects won first prize in the competition for a new aquarium in the Georgian port of Batumi. This contest was a closed competition by invitation.

Batumi Aquarius will undoubtedly become a modern building. The aquarium offers an educational trip, entertaining and visually stimulating through different seas on the planet. The new tank will replace the old, the aquarium today, and is located on the beachside of Rustaveli Str. Park next to Batumi on May 6 with a dolphin and a zoo. The building stands out as an iconic rock formation visible from land and sea. Training is self-supporting four exhibition areas with each stone representing a unique marine biotope - the Aegean and the Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, the Black Sea and the Red Sea and finally the more interactive exhibition space for teaching and "edutainment." The proposal of Henning Larsen Architects of Batumi aquarium is inspired by the pebbles of the beach property Batumi - formed by currents through the millennia and the complicated process of erosion in the sea. His image inspired by nature Batumi Aquarium will benchmark new and spectacular in Georgia, and also a contribution to the art and technology to explore beneath the sea surface. The central space for multiple uses in relation to the aquarium with a cafe and retail store launa and its design makes it flexible and suitable for presentations and workshops. The pebbles in turn present the image of the whiteness and softness of the organic and modern.Aquarium Batumi will become a modern and innovative. The aquarium offers a cultural field trip, entertaining and visually stimulating through different seas. Organic and innovative design in addition to being a reflection of the times and progress and innovation desseo part of an exercise in mimesis on the surrounding environment. "The building will become a landmark and a reference organic all elements of the sea," says Design Director and Partner of Henning Larsen Architects, Louis Becker. "It captures the special atmosphere of the sea and thus becomes a tribute to the power of the sea!" The building is divided into four exhibition areas self-sufficient, where each of the four stones is a unique marine biotope. Given the location and the emblematic use of the building. The resort is inspired by the stones of the beach features Batumi, this structural form is continuous waves washing over the millennia, the building stands as an iconic rock formation visible from land and sea. The Aquarium of 2,000 m2 will replace the previous tank port and is located in the beachside of Rustaveli Str. Park next to Batumi on May 6 with a dolphin and zoo.

Visitors can stay in the central space to play, eat, shop and relax before continuing through the exhibition. An outdoor scenery of the sea islands around the aquarium and offers the opportunity for innovative research and learning as well as informal meetings along the coast.

The central space for multiple uses has a cafeteria and a shop and his design makes it flexible for presentations and workshops.Project Information

Project Name: Aquarium BatumiLocation: The Republic of Georgia

Design Team: Louis Becker (design director, partner) Anders Park (project leader), Viggo Haremst (responsible for the design), Michael S rensen and Jaewoo Chun.Project type:

AquariumClient: Association A.T.U.Contractor:Site Area:Built-up area: 2,000 m2

Information ArchitectName: Henning Larsen Architects

Country name: Republic of Georgia

The City of Batumi

Batumi is the capital of the south-western province Adjara in Georgia. The city has approx. 120,000 citizens and is situated by the Black Sea, approx. 20 km from the border of Turkey. Batumi is a very active tourist city and commercial port. Unlike other cities in Georgia, the houses of Batumi are richly coloured and the city bears the mark of being a sailor city with a number of restaurants and cafés. Batumi also has wonderful beaches and many small hotels.

The project team includes Louis Henning Larsen Architects Becker (design director, partner) Anders Park (project leader), Viggo Haremst (responsible for the design), Michael Sorensen and Jaewoo Chun.

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