On June 1st a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Memphis Brooks Art Museum, which has begun construction. US Studio Director Philip Schmerbeck and Associate Jack Brough gathered with the project team alongside local officials, press and politicians including Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland for the milestone held on site. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron
The Planta project is on the same site as the Plana del Corb gravel processing plant, in a location that connects the quarry to the original topography. This makes it both a museum space for the Foundation’s collection of contemporary art, and an observatory for the entropic process of time and human activity, connecting the experience of art to the world of ecology and manufacturing. The Planta project is also a 7,500 m2 “thermal machine” built with materials extracted from the quarry based on a layout of form, matter and flow that passively regulates radiation, lighting and ventilation employing advanced thermodynamic concepts. This synthetic dimension, responding to programme (museum, observatory, thermal machine), performance and matter, seeks to connect different periods and local cultures by using local resources and iconographic elements to produce an artefact whose “new primitivism” clearly shows an interest in reappraising the value of time, history and entropy in today’s world. Continue reading Abalos + Sentkiewicz
The Bélair-Monange winery in Saint-Émilion is designed to meet the future needs of the estate’s winegrowing operation. The program integrates sustainably into the town of Saint-Émilion, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1999; the project is both a place of production and promotion. The four main areas dedicated to the wine-making process are the harvest receiving area, the vat room and the barrel cellars. For the reception of private clients, the project includes a tasting room as well as a reception room that can accommodate approximately 100 people. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron
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The building is part of a rural community development in South Devon which looks to add some missing pieces to the area’s social and economic life. Continue reading IDK
