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Don't look good for us here in northern North America - another 6 weeks of this forever Winter. . . . boy, did we get a blast yesterday.    Neat hat - thank you Elena!  Maybe these will warm the 'cockles of your heart'  Text description provided by the architects. Elements house is located on a rigid slope overlooking the bay of Molos on the east seashore of Paros island, surrounded by a typical Cycladic landscape. The view and the rigid landscape are the two main elements of the architectural design, which seeks the accomplishment of both the maximum use of the view in every interior space and the minimum trace of the building on the landscape. The panoramic view of the slope consists of southern Naxos, Herakleia, and Kefalos Hill with the monastery of St Anthony on top and the settlements of Marmara and Marpissa on its base. From ArchDaily : : https://www.archdaily.com/955734/elements-house-g-and-a-evripiotis Architects: G&A Evripiotis Photographs: Yiorgis Yerolymbos   The use of a linear stonewall that embraces an underground layout of successive spaces forms the design fundament of the two independent parts of the house, whose green roofs intergrade them even more into the Cycladic flora. Two linear underground planted backyards contribute to extra lighting and ventilation to every space and they are simultaneously functioning as the main movement corridor between the parking area, the common spaces, and the interior spaces. A common exterior kitchen and dining area (agora) shape every aspect of the residents’ life, as it lies in-between the backyards, the entrance staircase (scala), the independent parts of the house, and the view-oriented verandas. The exterior materials’ colors and textures are all nuanced in accordance with the natural ground of the slope, giving precedence to natural stone and wood. On the contrary, the interior has been a more exclusive, free-spirited mix of materials, colors, and decorative objects. Elements house composes both a reference to the integrated building on a rigid landscape and a secluded summer residence on a Greek island, experimenting with the differences of the hidden and the visible, the interior and the exterior, the natural and the artificial. Now, doesn't that make you feel all toasty and warm? Feet in hot sand. . . . sun beating, at you  Yeah, I know. Last issue I made a strong comment about bent architecture - pondered as to why it is now, all the rage. I still feel the same way - and this concept/proposal - for a major new Amazon building - is a great case in point. As you read through you will see how the architects have innovatingly used the helix spiral to provide a treed walkway - it circles and embraces the whole structure. Now that - is clever! That, is what I'm talkin' about. An employee can simply exit the building, make their way to the pathway, and follow the stairs - up or down - through a genuine avenue of trees and plantings. Brilliant!  Amazon unveiled its plans for its newest headquarters in Arlington—a sustainable, greenery-infused campus called PenPlace. Designed by the architecture firm NBBJ, the site will include a tower inspired by the natural world, an amphitheater with open green space, and a large community gathering area. The urban tower will feature two walkable paths of terrain on the outside of the building, an artist-in-residence program, and landscaped gardens, according to the company’s press release. It’s the sort of place destined to become a landmark, putting Amazon’s new neighborhood on the map. But for now, it’s a rendering—and a rather odd one, at that. Amazon is calling the tower “the Helix,” a name that evokes DNA and the Milky Way. WRITTEN BY ELLEN O'BRIEN in The Washingtonian, February 2, 2020  Sleek - only word for it. . . . .  S l e e k & sexy    HERMES SPEEDSTER E DAYBOAT If you've ever wondered what it might be like to take a Porsche 356 out on the water, this boat might be your closest option. The Hermes Speedster draws inspiration from the 1959 Porsche as well as Gentleman's runabout boats of the 30s'. UK-based Seven Seas Yachts is behind the vessel and has made it even more interesting thanks to a silent, zero-emission 100 kW electric motor powered by a battery pack. The Speedster maxes out around 36mph but slower speeds will keep it on the water for around nine hours. The 22-foot dayboat features include chrome-frame windshields, bucket seats, a rear sun pad, and a convertible top. The boat can accommodate up to five passengers and can be purchased in a variety of colors. $269,000.00 Click here to go to Hermes website **Performance** The innovative hull’s performance characteristics are truly staggering. First of all, Hermes has a very low drag resistance which allows the use of smaller engines than similar sized boats while still being faster than its competitors. It features a really steep entry, cutting the waves with an entry angle of 72 degrees that in combination with the rest of the hull, ensures a very soft ride with no pounding as the boat cuts through the waves. Furthermore, the boats maintain at all cruising speeds very low trim angles between 2 and 2,8 degrees. Unlike other motor boats, there is no specific speed at which they transition to plane. Instead as the speed increases, it gradually comes out of the water maintaining a nearly horizontal attitude at all times. In Hermes, there is no hump coming on plane. This means that one can cruise at any speed from as low as 5 knots up to the boat’s maximum speed. The boat also features tremendous stability characteristics due to its extremely low center of gravity   Text description provided by the architects. This project is a small but important phased remodel of a 1952 Haver Home within the architecturally significant Marlen Grove neighborhood (a former citrus grove) for a young ASU Law Professor that commutes from his Bernal Box in the Bay Area to stay here when the University is in session. Ralph Haver, AIA was one of the most prominent architects practicing here during the postwar boom in Phoenix and similar to A. Quincy Jones worked for developers like Eichler in California. Our client was attracted to the significant architectural history of this community, but he knew that his new home had been poorly remodeled and wanted to fix it. In fact, it had been altered almost beyond recognition, but the masonry wall and exposed “tent” roof structure were mostly intact. There were four models in Marlen Grove, without question the most intact and most significant Haver Community in the Phoenix area, and through research, up and down the streets we discovered what we felt was our client’s original Haver Model. We knocked on the door and spent an afternoon getting to know Bob and Helen Winkle, who had bought their home from a graphic designer over 35 years ago when design types, mainly architects owned most of the 53 homes that made up the now legendary Marlen Grove. We determined conclusively that their “Patio / Carport” Model (the only one intact in the neighborhood) was in fact our original model and set out to recover the spirit of the original “showpiece” model featured in sales brochures. Our goal was to recover the generous spirit of these humble homes while injecting our own sensibility and sincere respect for the neighborhood scale as well as the generous light and shade provided by the “close-to-the-ground-tent-form” of the exposed beamed ceilings with their “ceiling light” clerestories, while not reducing the expanded square footage of the recently purchased 80’s footprint, if possible. Could we open the space - similar to the original open-air Patio / Carport Model, while creating privacy and openness to the south yard/garden that was an important tenet of each design, sunny in winter and shady in summer, indoor/outdoor Arizona living at its’ finest - just enough for everyone… Our client had an extremely tight budget, so we agreed to do a simple sketch with a clear, substantively researched idea as an act of architectural historic preservation of not just a significant home, but of a significant Arizona community that still stands the test of time (after almost seventy years) as an inspiring example of how production housing can in fact be humane. After producing this sketch, along with a quick sketch-up model, we had agreed in advance to get estimates from a design-build architect that had worked for me and after establishing a tight, yet more realistic budget we produced a two-sheet set of permit documents and shifted 50% of our discounted design fees to construction administration. Our goal was to recover the generous spirit of these humble homes while injecting our own sensibility and sincere respect for the neighborhood scale as well as the generous light and shade provided by the “close-to-the-ground-tent-form” of the exposed beamed ceilings with their “ceiling light” clerestories, while not reducing the expanded square footage of the recently purchased 80’s footprint, if possible. Could we open the space - similar to the original open-air Patio / Carport Model, while creating privacy and openness to the south yard/garden that was an important tenet of each design, sunny in winter and shady in summer, indoor/outdoor Arizona living at its’ finest - just enough for everyone… Our client had an extremely tight budget, so we agreed to do a simple sketch with a clear, substantively researched idea as an act of architectural historic preservation of not just a significant home, but of a significant Arizona community that still stands the test of time (after almost seventy years) as an inspiring example of how production housing can in fact be humane. After producing this sketch, along with a quick sketch-up model, we had agreed in advance to get estimates from a design-build architect that had worked for me and after establishing a tight, yet more realistic budget we produced a two-sheet set of permit documents and shifted 50% of our discounted design fees to construction administration. So - here I am, again • being annoying. The image on the left is the actual photograph of the Living Room. The image on the right, is my idea as to what works better.....I don't get it - really - why would a designer or an architect, insist on the use of black for the column and the beam? It make-a no sense-a. . . . . Example 2: Same issue........ . . . .and in this instance, I left the beam the original black. Call me crazy - but colour balance, obviously, is really important. Particularly when it is such a mainstream element in a space.  All you professionals out there - architects, designers - this image is going to prompt one immediate question. How come there's no supports? It's completely column-free. And, it is an awesome space as a result. How come? The simple answer is that this is a completely 3D printed house. Amazing, right?  SQ4D Inc. (SQ4D) has listed for sale the first 3D printed home in the United States. This residential property, printed on site using SQ4D’s revolutionary Autonomous Robotic Construction System (ARCS), is the first 3D printed home slated to receive a certificate of occupancy and is listed on Zillow.com for sale as new construction for $299,999. Wow! That is truly an awesome achievement.           THE BOLDER SKYLODGES Overlooking Norway's Lysefjord, the Bolder Skylodges is a pair of compact retreats to unwind in nature. The 200-square-foot tiny homes are perched almost 2,000 feet above sea level near Pulpit Rock — the insane cliff Tom Cruise dangled from in Mission Impossible 6. Each one is fully equipped with a Vipp kitchen, bathrooms, two bedrooms, and a dining room enveloped in incredible views of the landscape. Remote and immersed in scenery, these cabins are just what 2021 ordered.   Our SkyLodges are 22 square meters and includes two double bedrooms, designer kitchen from Vipp, fully equipped bathroom and a dining room with a view to die for.  So - that's a w r a p, as they say. Second issue of 2021. Next issue in about two weeks - which will be 1•03 Please remember - the issue following that one, 1•04 will require a paid subscription. A password will be issued upon receipt of payment. Once again, to subscribe, send an Interac via email to: inbox@DesignReview.international $36.00 CAD for 24 issues For subscribers outside of Canada the rate is $28.00 US 
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