CASE STUDY
Mega
Foodwalk Landscape / Landscape Collaboration
· Location Megabangna
39 Moo 6 Bangna-Trad Rd., Km.8 Bangkaew, Bangplee, Samutprakarn, Thailand
· Lead Designer Somkiet
(Boyd) Chokvijitkul
· Project Team Pavin
Banternghansa, Priyanuch Sreechan, Hattapon Ninpech, Weerachat Mangiew,
Thodsaphum Kaimek
· Lead Architect FOS
Co., Ltd.
· Area
58000.0 m2
Mega Food Walk is an extended semi-outdoor expansion zone at
Mega Bangna. The microclimate within Mega Food walk is controlled by the
integration of landscape design and innovative engineering, resulting in a
waterscape that is a successful catalyst of activities where adults can enjoy
the atmosphere while children line up for interactive water features.
An integrated cooling system provides additional benefits to the space by controlling the humidity and temperature at an ideal temperature for the growth of a soft scenery inspired by the Scandinavian forests of Småland, Sweden. The projected 'forest' uses softscape palette of plants indigenous to a sub-tropical climate, including finely textured ferns and moss, to create a unique commercial landscape that blends the surrounding restaurants with natural greenery. User-based landscape design creates a new way to experience both landscape and shops that are located on different levels. The lower level is dropped to create a sunken plaza space for various events.
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Charles / Dirtworks Landscape Architecture
· Lead Architects David
Kamp, FASLA, LF, NA
· Area
338000.0 m2
· Project Year 2015
The water features are also used as a cooling system by
circulating cold water generated from solar-powered chillers. The cool water
flows along various features in the landscape, as the changing physical form of
meandering flows, ripples, and cascades of water deliver unique forms of water
splash and an evaporative cooling effect at each bend. As a result, the
microclimate is adjusted to an ideal human comfort zone while also providing
added moisture for plants to grow.
An integrated cooling system provides additional benefits to
the space by controlling the humidity and temperature at an ideal temperature
for the growth of a soft scenery inspired by the Scandinavian forests of
Småland, Sweden. The projected 'forest' uses softscape palette of plants
indigenous to a sub-tropical climate, including finely textured ferns and moss,
to create a unique commercial landscape that blends the surrounding restaurants
with natural greenery. User-based landscape design creates a new way to
experience both landscape and shops that are located on different levels. The
lower level is dropped to create a sunken plaza space for various events.
LA Wins
Competition to Design a New Cultural Landscape in Denmark
Danish-based landscape architects SLA have won a competition
to develop The New Hedeland Nature Park – a 1,500-hectare cultural landscape
near the historical city of Roskilde, Denmark. The winning proposal challenges
the common idea of the conventional “culture house” as it is moved out in the
open without walls and roofs, making participating accessible for everyone. The
winning design also seeks to complement the area's unique nature and 10,000
years of cultural history into one coherent concept, creating new space for co-creation,
interaction, and awareness.
Hedeland is a former gravel pit surrounded by a
characteristic hilly dead ice-topography covered with diverse vegetation.
Through strategic alterations, SLA’s landscape development creates an
undulating activity landscape that enhances, dramatizes and organizes the
area’s physical expression and narrative.
NY House
/ Urbanscape Architects
· Lead Architects Ali
Malek
· Project Team Ali
Malek, Tony Dinardo, Daniele Laurentini
· Area
205.0 m2
· Project Year 2017
· Manufacturers
Gaggenau, Reynobond, Stone Tile
Designed for a family of four, the NY House, is the result
of an extensive renovation of a mid-size, three-
storey house in midtown Toronto. The new house references
the former life of its owners in New York city, accommodating their current
work and life of these two active professionals and their young children. A
comprehensive home, it is customized with flexible, multi-purpose spaces fit
for a growing family. Mainly, the design strategy responds to the owners’ need
for the penetration of natural light, air and views into their living space
The design strategy was achieved through architectural
gestures. Firstly, the dated interior partitions were removed to create a
memorable and welcoming home—characterized by its intimate relationship with
its immediate landscape and context. And subsequently, a customized skylight
was positioned meticulously to be visible from every point on the first, second
and third floors.
Elegantly detailed millwork in aok along with white,
double-cross engineered hardwood floor unified the interior of the house with a
large cedar garden pavilion. The choice of dark window frames added a striking
contrast to the matte white interior walls as well as the exterior facade,
complementing the existing red brick of the cladding. The result is a
comprehensive home with a distinguished presence and flexible, multi-purpose
spaces fit for a growing family.
Private
Sezin School Open Roof Space / ATÖLYE
· Architect in Charge Berna
Erenoğlu
· Design Team Berna
Erenoğlu, Engin Ayaz, Nesile Yalçın, Begüm Ural, Elif Karaköse
· Area
1700.0 m2
· Project Year 2017
Private Sezin School Open Roof Space is a ‘beyond-classroom’
pedagogical space with a spatially hybrid program that fosters meeting, making,
learning and working. The key question in this project was how
ATÖLYE could transform a progressive K12 school towards a pedagogical
laboratory for 21st century skills.
ATÖLYE team first developed a strategic spatial program for
Sezin Schools, which included an unusually large teachers’ zone, a flexible
events venue, a public meeting room dedicated to educational NGOs to foster partnerships,
a makerlab with three sections and small
lounge booths for comfortable parent-teacher dialogue. Such strategic
programming ensured that the outcome would be novel independent from formal
design elements. Furthermore, the layout and proximity of these different zones
were informed by parameters such as need for daylight, visual privacy, acoustic
isolation and persona-based circulation paths.
As the next step, architectural systems were developed in
close synchrony with multiple technical specialists, leading to a high
performance and integrated design. Ecological wood wool panels were placed
across the ceiling surface to reduce reverberation and increase intelligibility
in different learning settings, while serving energy efficiency goals. All lighting
systems were specified as dimmable low-Kelvin LEDs, supporting flexible
learning while reducing energy use. From daylight standpoint, a central atrium
covered with sound-absorbing, low-embodied energy, lightweight polycarbon
panels provide ample daylight to spaces while narrow windows punctuate the
surface creating shifting vantage points. Mechanical systems were selected with
highest locally available efficiency ratings, while separating fresh air and
exhaust air systems by coloring, thus serving as an educational vessel for
children. Furthermore, the fresh air system was designed to capture excess heat
from the enclosed courtyard using heat exchangers. A well-tuned building
automation system was designed to capture the efficiency gains by integrating
underfloor heating, VRV cooling, mechanical ventilation and operable windows.
Throughout the research and schematic design phase, frequent site visits, passive observation sessions, interviews and design crits ensured proper prioritization of design tactics.
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