http://lot-ek.com LOT-EK Architecture & Design Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:06:50 +0000 http://lot-ek.com en http://www.lot-ek.com/AFRO-PUNK http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/AFRO-PUNK Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:06:50 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 2111272 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/1_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/1_o.jpg" data-mid="12210629" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/2_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/2_o.jpg" data-mid="12210631" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/6_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/6_o.jpg" data-mid="12210639" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/3_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/3_o.jpg" data-mid="12210634" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/5_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/5_o.jpg" data-mid="12210637" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/4_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2111272/4_o.jpg" data-mid="12210636" border="0" align="left"/> Client: AfroPunk Building Type: BMX Practice/Performance Space & Offices Location: Sunset Park, Brooklyn Size: 11,000 sqft Design: 2011 Client: AfroPunk Building Type: BMX Practice/Performance Space & Offices Location: Sunset Park, Brooklyn Size: 11,000 sqft Design: 2011 http://www.lot-ek.com/MANAGEMENT-ARTISTS http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/MANAGEMENT-ARTISTS Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:48:12 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 2679973 <img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2679973/image-PR_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2679973/image-PR_o.jpg" data-mid="13627544" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2679973/image-AUTR_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2679973/image-AUTR_o.jpg" data-mid="13627527" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2679973/image-DR_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2679973/image-DR_o.jpg" data-mid="13627529" border="0" align="left"/> Client: Management Artists Project Type: Office Renovation (Photographers' Agency) Location: New York City Size: 3,000 SF Completed: 2001 Photography: Paul Warchol The agency occupies a warehouse space with large windows running along 3 sides. Parallel to the windowless side, a 60’ long stainless steel truck container wall is built on site by the container manufacturer company itself. The various depths between the truck container wall and the existing walls behind it are used for storage/archive. The storage compartments are accessible through a double system of large pull up panels and small pull down panels, which are cut out of the corrugated metal skin. The pull down panels can be used as counter tops for quick office tasks. A system of stainless steel workstations on casters is devised to contain a 2-drawer filing cabinet and a full size CPU tower. A metal pipe magazine/portfolio rack, topped by a black rubber bench poured on site, runs the entire length of the wall opposite the truck container side. The concrete floor is coated by blue epoxy; the interior of all storage/archive compartments is painted safety orange. Client: Management Artists Project Type: Office Renovation (Photographers' Agency) Location: New York City Size: 3,000 SF Completed: 2001 Photography: Paul... http://www.lot-ek.com/DAEGU-PUBLIC-LIBRARY http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/DAEGU-PUBLIC-LIBRARY Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:32:20 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 4190812 <img src="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/birdseye_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/birdseye_o.jpg" data-mid="22057805" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/slope_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/slope_o.jpg" data-mid="22057800" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/main_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/main_o.jpg" data-mid="22057791" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/side_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/side_o.jpg" data-mid="22057796" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/section2_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/section2_o.jpg" data-mid="22058445" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/interior_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/interior_o.jpg" data-mid="22057788" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/siteplan_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload94.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4190812/siteplan_o.jpg" data-mid="22057798" border="0" align="left"/> Building type: Public Library (competition entry) Location: Daegu, Korea Size: 33,000 SF Structural Consultant: Robert Silman Associates Design: 2012 The mission of every library is evolving from the simple storage of information, to a more complex exchange of information accessed through both digital and physical media. The library adds to its traditional reading rooms and book stacks a constellation of new places for gathering and growing: assembly and community rooms, galleries and gardens, spaces for children and families, and more. Our vision for the Daegu Gosan Public Library is for a building with a strong character: for a very strong and very special landmark on the local skyline that inspires a feeling of identification and investment in the community it serves. Within the building, our vision is for a dynamic relationship between diverse spaces that enables lively exchanges between visitors, but also provides the acoustic protection and functional organization that enable the library to function with efficiency and serenity. The building has, externally, a powerful sculptural presence that anchors a complex and varied urban site, and has, internally, a subtle variety of big and small spaces, and a careful curatorship of daylight and views, that ensures a lively yet scholarly atmosphere. The scale of the structure mediates between the adjacent low-rise residences and the high-rise towers to the North of the road. The round form of the structure makes it stand out as a clear icon of public life, and distinguishes it from the sometimes repetitive rectangular geometries of the nearby residential towers. The Architectural Idea The plaza leads down to an independent entrance for the assembly room/auditorium at the lowest level, and to exhibition spaces on an adjacent mezzanine. On the South side of the building, a street-level entrance leads visitors to the lobby/information area of the library. In the lobby; a translucent ceiling filters in daylight from an atrium above, while filtering out sound from the entry area. The floor of that atrium is the second level above ground, and serves as the main library level, which is overlooked by four terraced reading areas, each on their own mezzanine, and by book stacks and shelves. The terraced layout encircling the atrium allows for functional efficiency, but also for great visual connections and meaningful understandings between different areas and activities. A variety of public and semi-private areas for browsing, consulting, readying, studying, lounging, and more, is generated by the juxtaposition of large open spaces and intimate alcove-like areas. This variety of spatial experiences supports the harmonious balance between active and restful, focused and reflective, representing a library at its best. Above this main area, is an acoustically-protected children’s activity area, with a double-height area occupied by a stepped amphitheater dedicated to playful learning activities. Above that, with commanding views both inside and outside, are administrative offices. A roof garden and observatory crowns the structure, which creates another spectacular connection between library and park, neighborhood and city and allows for more leisure activities and social interaction. The Structural and Technological Systems The structure has been designed with careful attention to sustainable building systems and contemporary technology. It is composed of some 170 standard ISO shipping containers, which have been stacked cut on the outside and carved on the inside to create flowing interior spaces and sculptural curves. This approach offers substantial advantages in both economy and environmental sustainability. A complex and expressive form can be generated with an unusually efficient structural system. This creative “upcycling” of prefabricated components has an even more positive environmental impact than the standard recycling of building materials. By mobilizing prefabrication strategies, site work and building fabrication can happen simultaneously, and construction is substantially less disruptive to the ongoing life of the neighborhood and the community: it’s a model of simpler and cleaner construction that sets a tone of proficiency and serenity: a tone and feeling that carries over into the entire life of the building. This proposal, while innovative, applies twenty years of research and real-world applications in architecture of this kind of building system. In this design, we take advantage of the structural and material economy of the shipping container component, and its ability to be efficiently insulated and integrated with other building systems. We celebrate the contrast between the colorful and tough exterior, and the refined interior with finishes and furnishings appropriate to a modern library environment. We also celebrate the structure's unusual technological beauty, for example, by creating a dynamic pattern of narrow windows that rhymes with the corrugations of the steel surface, letting more light into the atrium areas, and protecting stacks and shelves. This pattern on the building’s East and West walls is complemented by a system of horizontal fins along the edge of the “wheel”; these fins filter views, providing privacy and translucency, as well as solar shading (and sheltering the roof garden/observatory). The fins also incorporate photovoltaic arrays that help power the building. The geometry and north-south orientation of the structure is perfectly optimized for this sustainable gesture. We feel that the combination of technology and beauty captured by this approach, and by the energetic yet harmonious rounded form, is especially appropriate to a vision of the contemporary library, that combines timeless serenity and responsibility, with timely high-tech interfaces and versatile open interiors--the best of the past and the best, so far, of the future. Building type: Public Library (competition entry) Location: Daegu, Korea Size: 33,000 SF Structural Consultant: Robert Silman Associates Design: 2012 The... http://www.lot-ek.com/DONGGUAN-DORMITORY-COMPLEX http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/DONGGUAN-DORMITORY-COMPLEX Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:07:57 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 4156683 <img src="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/01_2_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/01_2_o.jpg" data-mid="28696489" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/05_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/05_o.jpg" data-mid="21853852" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/00_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/00_o.jpg" data-mid="21853776" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/03_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/03_o.jpg" data-mid="21853835" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/02_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/02_o.jpg" data-mid="21853828" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/04_5_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload92.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/4156683/04_5_o.jpg" data-mid="28696452" border="0" align="left"/> Client: Vanke Development Group Building Type: Residential (permanent and temporary) Location: Dongguan, China Size: 48,000 SF Design: 2011 / In-progress The design concept for the Dongguan Base Dormitory Complex is based on an elevated oval ring, which floats on 2 support beams. The volume hovers over the hilly landscape generating a sculptural form that distinguishes itself from the more utilitarian volumes of the surrounding buildings. The large ring creates a circular courtyard that is very porous and penetrable from all sides, making it totally integrated with the planned green areas that ring the building. This vast exterior space becomes the visual and circulation core of the entire complex. It is occupied by a green hill topped by a full-sized basketball court that can also serve as a place for social events, such as performances, parties and other outdoor activities. The sides of the court are stepped, allowing for seating all around -- similar to a large reversed amphitheater for outdoor relaxation. The ground-level entrance is provided either through an elevator, or via 2 separate sets of stairs, one for the permanent residences, and another for the temporary residential spaces. Enveloped in volumes that angle down from the floating ring, the stairs direct residents and visitors up to the main floor level. Bicycle parking is offered in the rear, and is protected by the permanent building’s floating volume. The temporary dormitory is located in the north-east sector of the ring. It is fully and operationally independent, with doors at each level that can reconnect it to the permanent dormitory, when needed. The structure can be removed at any time, with the resulting permanent dormitory’s shape representing a large C shape. An elevated deck can easily complete the ring when the temporary dormitory is removed. All 3 floors of this sector are filled with double and quadruple rooms, as specified in the client brief. The permanent dormitory is articulated with all public areas on the first, enclosed level, as two large semi-circular halls, which flank both sides of the courtyard. This contiguous and dynamic space is designed to provide indoor leisure activities for residents. Bright daylight can be enjoyed all along the south side of the building (indoor or outside on balconies), while views of the lake and the campus are visible along the north side through large picture windows. In an articulated continuum, guests will enjoy communal and individual activities such as eating, reading, working, studying, and relaxing, as well as indoor physical activities, such as weight training, yoga/tai chi studios, table tennis. The upper floors around the ring are designated as bedrooms – each of which face southward, with large glass walls and a terraced balcony, which offer small private outdoor spaces for each resident. The bedrooms are a combination of singles, with full baths, and doubles with ½ baths, as requested. Each residential floor will also contain large shared showers and laundry facilities. A public deck on the roof is accessed through a stairway, contained within its own volume. Our goal was to provide a design that is truly representative of Vanke’s reputation as a primary developer of housing industrialization and technology. In addition, we were compelled to provide a residential facility that evoked emotions of feeling welcomed and comfortable – speaking to what people value most in a home, however temporary. Client: Vanke Development Group Building Type: Residential (permanent and temporary) Location: Dongguan, China Size: 48,000 SF Design: 2011 / In-progress The... http://www.lot-ek.com/c-Home http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/c-Home Thu, 10 May 2012 23:29:39 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 3383845 <img src="http://payload54.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/3383845/C Home_lotek_site_816.jpg" width="816" height="514" width_o="816" height_o="514" src_o="http://payload54.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/3383845/C Home_lotek_site_o.jpg" data-mid="18211219" border="0" align="left"/> c-Home is a new series of pre-fabricated homes designed by LOT-EK in partnership with FreshPods, experi­enced builders and construction managers of modern, luxury homes. for information on c-Home please visit _ c-HomeUSA.com c-Home is a new series of pre-fabricated homes designed by LOT-EK in partnership with FreshPods, experi­enced builders and construction managers of modern,... http://www.lot-ek.com/NEWS http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/NEWS Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:17:59 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 2000566 APRIL 2013 LOT-EK Featured in RE-CYCLE Exhibition @ Pierresvives <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/BusinessweekDesignLogo_11.jpg" width="259" height="122" width_o="259" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/BusinessweekDesignLogo_11_o.jpg" data-mid="25169300" border="0" align="left"/> Ada and Giuseppe join designers and creative executives across a variety of disciplines at Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2013. Their session – with Thom Mayne of Morphosis Architects, Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang, Peter Walker of PWP Landscape Architecture, and Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner, NYC Department of Transportation – is titled “Cities” and will explore ways to make cities more resilient, more liveable, and more sustainable. Bloomberg Businessweek Design 2013 will take place on Monday, January 14, 2013, at the deYoung museum in San Francisco. See the complete schedule and additional information at http://conference.businessweek.com/design. JANUARY 2013 Pier 57 Clears Important Milestone!! <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/cover_mi_architecture_now_8__o.jpg" width="100" height="122" width_o="100" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/cover_mi_architecture_now_8__o_o.jpg" data-mid="21862095" border="0" align="left"/>Architecture Now! 8 reviews new and exciting projects completed and under construction in the whole world. No style, no building type is ignored, making this volume a true compendium of what anybody interested in buildings today needs to know. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the best of what architecture has to offer… Now! For anyone interested in the zeitgeist and building design in the 21st century, the Architecture Now! series is an essential work of reference. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A–Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and websites. SEPTEMBER 2012 Weiner Townhouse Featured in Architecture from Commission to Construction <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/From Commission to Construction_o.jpg" width="102" height="122" width_o="102" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/From Commission to Construction_o_o.jpg" data-mid="21862299" border="0" align="left"/>This book, by author Jennifer Hudson, provides an in-depth study of the design and construction processes behind 25 leading contemporary buildings. Covering a broad range of international projects, the book illustrates the working methods and creative concerns of both long-established and emerging international architects. Every stage of each project is included, from the demands of the original brief, through early sketches and design development to investigation of building regulations and collaboration with engineers, contractors, builders and clients. Each project is presented through an explanatory overview, sketches, details, CAD renderings, models and construction shots, all captioned in great technical detail. JULY 2012 Our VA Books Noted as a top NYC Bookstore for Architecture and Urbanism <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/van alen books2.jpg" width="184" height="100" width_o="184" height_o="100" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/van alen books2_o.jpg" data-mid="21335531" border="0" align="left"/>This summer, the popular architectural blog site, A Daily Dose of Architecture, listed our VA Books project as one of the top 10 bookstores for books about architecture and urbanism! Here’s what author, architect and critic John had to say about the shop:“The only bookstore in NYC devoted to architecture and design (since Urban Center books closed in 2010) is this small storefront space designed by LOT-EK that incorporates tiered seats for events. Van Alen Institute's bookstore opened in late April 2011, and its initial selection is small but very good.” We’re proud to be in such great company! Please support small and local bookstores like Van Alen Books, 30 West 22nd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues). MAY 2012 LOT-EK launches c-Home <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/C Home window.jpg" width="194" height="122" width_o="194" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/C Home window_o.jpg" data-mid="18091371" border="0" align="left"/> c-Home is a new series of pre-fabricated homes designed by LOT-EK, in partnership with FreshPods, experi­enced builders and construction managers of modern, luxury homes. c-Home upcycles shipping containers to create unique single-family homes that are fully-fuctional and af­fordable. These well-designed homes provide from 320 SQFT to 1,300 SQFT of living space. c-Home is the great looking, af­fordable and environmentally responsible home you’ve dreamed about! MAY 15, 2012 LOT-EK lectures at Aspen Art Museum <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/aam_logo.jpg" width="234" height="122" width_o="234" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/aam_logo_o.jpg" data-mid="17588603" border="0" align="left"/> Ada and Giuseppe will lecture at the Aspen Art Museum on Thursday, May 15th at 6pm. The lecture is part of the museum's architecture lecture series. MAY 2012 Ada featured In MORE Magazine <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/Ada_MORE1.jpg" width="158" height="122" width_o="158" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/Ada_MORE1_o.jpg" data-mid="17392959" border="0" align="left"/>This fun editorial, “Architects of Style”, explores the sartorial influences of six architects (Ada, along with Mabel Wilson, Galia Solomonoff, Mimi Hoang, Lauren Rottet and Lise Anne Couture). They sampled the latest spring fashion, while describing their own personal style. Each architect was photographed in a space she designed. Ada appears in the Russell-Fontanez apartment, which was featured in the November 2011 issue of Dwell. APRIL 2012 LOT-EK lectures at MIT <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/MIT_10.jpg" width="159" height="122" width_o="159" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/MIT_10_o.jpg" data-mid="16375973" border="0" align="left"/>Ada and Giuseppe lectured at MIT's School of Architecure and Planning, as part of the Public Lecture Series on April 12th. They presented LOT-EK O+O (Objects and Operations). APRIL 2012 WHITNEY STUDIO reviewed on The Design Observer <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/lotek7.jpg" width="177" height="122" width_o="177" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/lotek7_o.jpg" data-mid="16243622" border="0" align="left"/>Mark Lamster talks about how "This black-and-yellow box sits unapologetically in the moat of the Breuer building" and how "like the Breuer it is a tough and idiosyncratic block that somehow manages a strong sense of humanity." He comments that "the museum has finally managed to sneak an entire new building right under Breuer's projecting facade. Symbolically it's perfect: it looks like a giant shipping crate, which is precisely what it is." MARCH 2012 WHITNEY STUDIO featured on ARTINFO.com <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/1_816 1.jpg" width="192" height="122" width_o="192" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/1_816 1_o.jpg" data-mid="15732382" border="0" align="left"/>Janelle Zara discusses the artistic inspiration and intentions behind the conception of this 2-level, 600 SQFT minimalist cube upcycled from 6 shipping containers and specifically designed to fit the Whitney’s moat by entry bridge. The Studio is scheduled to open in early April, and will remain for the next 3 years.(click on image to see article) MARCH 2012 WHITNEY STUDIO featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/Whitney.jpg" width="163" height="125" width_o="163" height_o="125" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/Whitney_o.jpg" data-mid="15354718" border="0" align="left"/> The Whitney Studio, an art education space commissioned by the Whitney Museum, is featured in a special New York Times section titled “Museums”. The article, “From Show and Look to Show and Teach”, is written by Carol Vogel and discusses how museums have extended their reach into education by developing special spaces and programs to fit those needs. The Studio will function as a gallery for special exhibits and will house different activities, including art-making classes for adults, teens, and families and informal lectures. The Whitney Studio is scheduled to open in early April, and will remain for the next 3 years (click on image to see article) MARCH 2012 LOT-EK Participates in RISK @ University of Michigan <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/Risk_Conference_poster_THUMB.jpg" width="95" height="122" width_o="95" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/Risk_Conference_poster_THUMB_o.jpg" data-mid="15270270" border="0" align="left"/> Ada & Giuseppe will lecture and participate in RISK, at the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Planning. The event is part of a series of conferences which explore current predicaments in urban planning and architecture. RISK will include architects, designers, planners, developers, artists and academics participating in a series of five panels. RISK: March 30th, 10am to 6pm, Rackham Auditorium, 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI. FEBRUARY 2012 LOT-EK featured in ARCHITECT Magazine <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/ArchitectMag_00.jpg" width="182" height="122" width_o="182" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/ArchitectMag_00_o.jpg" data-mid="14614658" border="0" align="left"/>For their monthly “Studio Visit”, ARCHITECT drops by LOT-EK to discuss the intersection of art and architecture. JANUARY 2012 LOT-EK Joins the Faculty of MIT <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/MIT.jpg" width="159" height="122" width_o="159" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/MIT_o.jpg" data-mid="14630458" border="0" align="left"/>Ada and Giuseppe have joined the faculty of MIT's Graduate School of Architecture and Planning for the Spring 2012 semester. The studio - LOT-EK O+O (Objects + Operations) - will investigate the expansion of LOT-EK's object-based adaptive reuse technology to the airplane fuselage and the municipal-size water tank. Ada and Giuseppe will also lecture at MIT on April 12th. DECEMBER 2011- MAY 2012 LOT-EK Featured in MAXXI Exhibition <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/MAXXI-1.jpg" width="119" height="122" width_o="119" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/MAXXI-1_o.jpg" data-mid="14630067" border="0" align="left"/>Re-Cycle, Strategies for Architecture, the City and the Planet is being presented at- MAXXI Architettura, Rome, Italy, from 12/1/ 2011 to 4/29/2012. The exhibit is devoted to exemplary projects involving the recycling of architecture, cities and landscapes, together with works by artists, photographers and media producers. The selected work presents recycling as one of the greatest stimuli for creative innovation. DECEMBER 2011 Ada and Giuseppe Named USA Booth Fellows of Architecture <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/usa.jpg" width="158" height="122" width_o="158" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/usa_o.jpg" data-mid="14614681" border="0" align="left"/>In December, United States Artists announced their USA Fellows for 2011. Ada and Giuseppe are very proud to be added to the growing list of artists recognized for their ongoing contribution to architecture and design. USA, founded in 2005, is a grant-making, artist-advocacy organization dedicated to supporting America’s finest artists working across diverse disciplines. USA Fellows are chosen through a highly competitive nomination, application and peer-review process. Experts across all disciplines and representing all 50 states are asked to nominate artists to apply for the award. By honoring artists as USA Fellows, USA hopes to shine a spotlight on the diversity of talented and hard-working artists across the country and remind people that art comes from artists. DECEMBER 2011 Weiner Townhouse Selected as One of Dwell's “Top 10 Best Homes in America” <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/WEINER.jpg" width="152" height="122" width_o="152" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/WEINER_o.jpg" data-mid="14614757" border="0" align="left"/>This annual special issue takes readers on a visual ride through 13 homes that represent the very best in modern design and American ingenuity. The Weiner Townhouse, in New York City’s West Village, was featured in Dwell’s April 2010 issue. DECEMBER 21st, 2011 Giuseppe lectures at the Facolta' di Architettura of the Universita' di Napoli <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/napoli.jpg" width="86" height="122" width_o="86" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/napoli_o.jpg" data-mid="14629996" border="0" align="left"/>Giuseppe will lecture at the Facolta' di Architettura of his alma mater Universita' di Napoli at 2pm on December 21st. He was invited by Professor Marella Santangelo of the Laboratorio di Composizione. Following the lecture Giuseppe will join Professor Santangelo for a workshop with her students. NOVEMBER 2011 LOT-EK Covers Dwell Magazine <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/DWELL1.jpg" width="121" height="122" width_o="121" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/DWELL1_o.jpg" data-mid="14630102" border="0" align="left"/>Our Russell-Fontanez apartment was featured on the cover of Dwell’s November 2011 issue! The project, a gut renovation and design of an East Village apartment, headlines Dwell’s focus for the issue, "Smaller & Smarter: Great Designs that Do More with Less." SEPTEMBER 2011 APAP OpenSchool Recognized with 2011 American Architecture Award <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/logo_aa_large1.gif" width="88" height="122" width_o="88" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/logo_aa_large1_o.gif" data-mid="14630128" border="0" align="left"/>Our APAP OpenSchool project was recognized by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, as one of the best new building designs produced by leading architects, urban planners, and landscape architects. The criteria used by the jury included design quality, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness and technique. All winning work for 2011 was exhibited at “New World Architecture,” which took place at the XIII BA11- International Biennial of Architecture in Buenos Aires. SEPTEMBER 2011 LOT-EK Lectures @ Cornell <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/CORNELL11.jpg" width="106" height="122" width_o="106" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/CORNELL11_o.jpg" data-mid="14630176" border="0" align="left"/>Ada & Giuseppe presented "Objects and Operations" as part of Cornell University's fall lecture series for the College of Architecture, Art & Planning. MARCH 2011 LOT-EK Wins AIANY 2011 Architecture Honors Award!!! <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/AIANY-Logo1.jpg" width="108" height="122" width_o="108" height_o="122" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2000566/AIANY-Logo1_o.jpg" data-mid="14630229" border="0" align="left"/>Our APAP OpenSchool received an “Honors Award” in the category of Architecture. Other categories included Interiors, Un-built Work and Urban Design. The criteria used by the juries included design quality, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness and technique. Architecture jurist Minsuk Cho, said of APAP Openschool. “The found industrial object is simple, but not simplistic,” he said. “It touches down in interesting ways, and has a great moment when you hover above the forest. APRIL 2013 LOT-EK Featured in RE-CYCLE Exhibition @ Pierresvives Ada and Giuseppe join designers and creative executives across a variety of disciplines at... http://www.lot-ek.com/ISTANBUL-EARTH-CENTRE http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/ISTANBUL-EARTH-CENTRE Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:40:54 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 2868447 <img src="http://payload28.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2868447/02_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload28.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2868447/02_o.jpg" data-mid="14583437" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload28.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2868447/00_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload28.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2868447/00_o.jpg" data-mid="14583429" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload28.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2868447/01_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload28.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2868447/01_o.jpg" data-mid="14583432" border="0" align="left"/> Building Type: Disaster Education Institute (competition entry) Location: Istanbul, Turkey Size: 34,000 m2 Structural Consultant: Robert Silman Associates Mechanical/Sustainability Consultant: ARUP Design: 2011 The Istanbul Earth Centre is conceived as an abstract landscape, with the building arising and spreading from the earth organically—a contemporary nod to the mountain ranges of ancient Cappadocia. We imagined a huge massing of earth being lifted or extracted from the ground. Resisting the impulse to create a vertical object, we chose instead to design the structure in direct relation to its ground, its site and its surrounding area, striving for a strong connection with the earth. Comprised of vertical steel shipping containers assembled together in a dynamic honeycomb pattern, the sculptural volume of the Istanbul Earth Centre is represented by a strong, sloping incline, resembling a man-made hill from afar. This incline and resulting overhang offers strong interaction as visitors approach and begin engaging with the structure. The orientation of the structure’s ground allows direct connectivity to various aspects important to the daily lives of Istanbul citizenry: the pedestrian plaza next to the main entrance serves as a link to a planned mosque next door. In addition, a plaza on the opposite side of the structure offers a cover for car parking and other access points. The Istanbul Earth Centre, in effect, becomes a new destination, as well as a point of activation within the new topography. The structure for the Istanbul Earth Centre incorporates the basic building blocks of 2,000 (re)used shipping containers into a large stable mass. Voids are removed for visitor access and circulation, as well as to accommodate different programs. The overall structure gains its stability from the large number of containers all tightly connected to one another that, through the transfer of basic horizontal shear forces, form an effectively deeper overall structure. The voids in the mass are spanned locally by smaller clusters of containers that, like corbelling bricks of ancient construction, often arch over the openings and work through simple shear and axial transfer. Overall, the cantilevered end is supported by deep lines of built up containers that find their way continuously between voids and reach from a secure base on the grounded end to the edge of the cantilever. The structure largely relies upon the understood strength of each container; the shear and axial transfer between each container (at force levels significantly less than those experienced in a heavy sea); and the basic principles of structure that underlie beam action; cantilevered structures; and arches. Constructed almost entirely of Corten steel, the centre’s assembly produces a strong and durable structure that lends itself to positively withstanding extreme environmental pressures, such as seismic, wind and varying temperatures. This imaginative repurposing of the shipping container expresses the dynamic innovation embodied by the Istanbul Earth Centre. Building Type: Disaster Education Institute (competition entry) Location: Istanbul, Turkey Size: 34,000 m2 Structural Consultant: Robert Silman Associates... http://www.lot-ek.com/RUSSELL-FONTANEZ-APARTMENT http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/RUSSELL-FONTANEZ-APARTMENT Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:54:14 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 2739829 <img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_0_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_0_o.jpg" data-mid="14340705" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_7_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_7_o.jpg" data-mid="14435495" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_4_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_4_o.jpg" data-mid="14268267" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_2_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_2_o.jpg" data-mid="14268265" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_3_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_3_o.jpg" data-mid="14268266" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/IMG_0916_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/IMG_0916_o.jpg" data-mid="14652024" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_11.jpg" width="418" height="475" width_o="418" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_11_o.jpg" data-mid="14790332" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/mojo_plans_816.jpg" width="816" height="475" width_o="816" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/mojo_plans_o.jpg" data-mid="14623556" border="0" align="left"/> Building Type: Residential Design: LOT-EK, Ada Tolla + Giuseppe Lignano, Principals; Virginie Stolz, Project Architect Client: Private Location: East Village, New York Size: 1,100 SF Completion: 2010 Structural Consultant: Robert Silman Associates Contractor: Andreas Scholtz, Craft Workshop Photography: Danny Bright LOT-EK was commissioned to design and gut renovate an East Village apartment. Originally two units combined by previous owners to encircle the central staircase, the configuration resulted in significant wasted space, awkward connections, and dark interiors. Our challenge was to transform the difficult layout into a modern/open plan, while heeding the client's primary desire to create great circulation, with more light, and maximized space for functionality and storage. The solution – turn the problem on its head by transforming the forgotten and least-interesting areas into the most important, and beautiful spaces. Unnecessary party walls were demolished. The central staircase was then flanked with two tunnels to capitalize on the underutilized square footage. Fashioned from 63 upcycled commercial steel doors, the tunnels compressed all functional and/or mechanical needs into the middle portion of the apartment, while freeing the front and rear areas. Original details of the doors -- hinges, as well as patina/wear on the ends – are left showing, as an industrial counter-balance to the other more finished aspects of the apartment. Additionally, cutouts which formally housed door handles and locks were outiffted with light fixtures to enhance door elements and provide ambient lighting. One tunnel distributes all service areas – master bath, wardrobe, guest bath, laundry & storage. The other, wider, tunnel houses a custom, well-appointed dining area, centered around a LOT-EK designed table of reclaimed sassafras and steel which comfortably seats 12. A built-in banquette, also salvaged metal doors, provides seating along one length of the table, and includes hidden storage. Tunnel surfaces are enameled in a continuous red shade, enveloping the spaces with a warm aura, while providing vivid shots of color from the completely open front kitchen/living area and rear bedroom suite. Primed for casual and formal hosting, the open kitchen balances custom stainless steel cabinetry and service island with the luxurious warmth of corian. <img src="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_11.jpg" width="418" height="475" width_o="418" height_o="475" src_o="http://payload21.cargocollective.com/1/2/71922/2739829/RF_11_o.jpg" data-mid="14790332" border="0" align="left"/> Building Type: Residential Design: LOT-EK, Ada Tolla + Giuseppe Lignano, Principals; Virginie Stolz, Project Architect Client: Private Location: East... http://www.lot-ek.com/Objects-Inst-28 http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/Objects-Inst-28 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:22:06 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 2713884 http://www.lot-ek.com/Objects-Inst-27 http://www.lot-ek.com/following/lot-ek.com/Objects-Inst-27 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:21:25 +0000 LOT-EK Architecture & Design 2713882