– Mille Arbres, a New Mixed-use Project _ Sou Fujimoto Architects + Manal Rachdi OXO Architects
– In Vivo, Genuine Laboratory Buildings _ BPD Marignan + XTU Architects + SNI Group + MU Architecture
Retreats and Escapes
Varieties of Dwelling _ Douglas Murphy
– VIPP Shelter _ Vipp A/S
– The Fishing Hut _ Níall McLaughlin Architects
– Alpine Shelter Skuta _ OFIS Arhitekti
– Antoine _ Bureau A
– Caldera House _ DUST
– Villa Além _ Valerio Olgiati
– Studhorse _ Olson Kundig Architects
– Weekend House Wachtebeke _ GAFPA
– Sala Ayutthaya Hotel _ Onion
– Tavaru Restaurant & Bar _ ADR
– Mar Adentro Hotel _ Miguel Ángel Aragonés
Meditation
From Burial Mounds to Secular Chapels _ Douglas Murphy
– Windhover Contemplative Center _ Aidlin Darling Design
– Ekouin Nenbutsudo Temple Tokyo _ Yutaka Kawahara Design Studio
– Ecumenical Chapel _ BNKR Arquitectura
– St. Jacob’s Chapel _ Architetto Michele De Lucchi S.r.l.
C3 no.384 (2016 #8/10)
Retreats and Escapes
Varieties of Dwelling _ Douglas Murphy
The recent Venice Biennale attempted to ask ethical questions about contemporary architectural practice, and as ever, one of the main problems is that of housing. In a world of refugee crises, informal settlements and housing crises in the advanced economies, the future of housing, and architecture’s role in it, is politically vital.
At different times, architecture has asked challenging questions about what it means to live, or to dwell. The twentieth century industrialised the provision of housing, but fundamentally the house remains a stationary, place-held object, for all intents and purposes an eternal part of the human landscape. Attempts have been made to dislodge this permanence, but the home is a remarkably enduring political object.
But architecture is frequently called upon to create living spaces that are not permanent, that are inhabited infrequently, or that can be moved and relocated if necessary. Spaces at the edge of dwelling, such as hotels, hostels, cabins and retreats, can give an impression of how the architecture of the home is in flux, and how it might change over time.
C3 no.384 (2016 #8/10)
Retreats and Escapes
Varieties of Dwelling _ Douglas Murphy
The recent Venice Biennale attempted to ask ethical questions about contemporary architectural practice, and as ever, one of the main problems is that of housing. In a world of refugee crises, informal settlements and housing crises in the advanced economies, the future of housing, and architecture’s role in it, is politically vital.
At different times, architecture has asked challenging questions about what it means to live, or to dwell. The twentieth century industrialised the provision of housing, but fundamentally the house remains a stationary, place-held object, for all intents and purposes an eternal part of the human landscape. Attempts have been made to dislodge this permanence, but the home is a remarkably enduring political object.
But architecture is frequently called upon to create living spaces that are not permanent, that are inhabited infrequently, or that can be moved and relocated if necessary. Spaces at the edge of dwelling, such as hotels, hostels, cabins and retreats, can give an impression of how the architecture of the home is in flux, and how it might change over time.
