Poplar wood

- The client: I need a “toy store to store toys”- Architects "estudio ji" : "We create a space that EVERYTHING IS A TOY !!" The project is intended for the youngest clients we have had: 3 and 5 years. These mini-clients do not demand great needs, only places, spaces, colors and imaginative experiences. That is why we decided to make the leap of designing the furniture that we were commissioned to make a “mega furniture” that in itself is the toy and also The toy box". We had a very interesting volume in one of the bedrooms of a building built in the 40's where we obtained the great advantage and opportunity to have a height of 4 meters free. This mega-furniture is based, in its concept, on a poplar wood fold that... Más

A vibrant, exciting cubature, the inclusion in a park-like context, and the creation of a pleasant atmosphere for children and teachers – these were the parameters for our new cafeteria building for the École Voltaire in Berlin-Tiergarten.   The design idea is based on four juxtaposed sub-structures. Thus a differentiated building emerges on the narrow, elongated plot, which is reminiscent of an architectural landscape. The entrance is off Kurfürstenstraße and faces the older school building beyond the courtyard. The ground floor is primarily occupied by the large student cafeteria, which can also be used for events. The dining area for teachers is housed in the towering central section on a gallery level &nda... Más

El Refugio se encuentra entre Fuentesaúco y Villamor de los Escuderos, en la provincia de Zamora, territorio marcado por campos de cereal, donde el trigo y la cebada dibujan un paisaje típicamente castellano, de un marrón eterno.17   Era un día gris y amarillo. No sabía si era lluvia lo que traía el viento, o es que la niebla pesaba mojando el suelo. El denso silencio del aire solo se cortaba por el murmullo de los árboles, y por algunos rayos de sol que huían de las nubes. Caía la tarde, helaban las hojas. Salía humo de la chimenea. Solo una luz en el bosque: un refugio.[1]   Hay lugares preñados de sensaciones; pequeños fenómenos entre... Más

Ensaio 04 is a geometric study of a curved surface built through straight planes of poplar wood, resulting in a perspective deformation.   The exercice proposed by FAHR presents a scenic element related to the theater, which is also an exercise of scale since it relates the building with the public space, creating a temporary urban scenary. Besides, Ensaio 04 is a strange object due to the illusion that it creates to the human eye, and because of the relations of shadow / light, full /empty that change during the day.   Essay 04 takes part in a set of geometric experiments developed by FAHR and was developed from a challenge of the Municipality of Póvoa de Varzim for the celebration of the 3rd anniversary of the reopeni... Más

Paralelo Zero has designed the contemporary offices for IndieCampers, a tourism company located in Lisbon, Portugal.   The office project for the company IndieCampers responds to the new spatial and contemporary requirements, conveying the values of a young and entrepreneurial Portuguese company working in the area of nature tourism.   The space was designed to bring harmony to some existing inconsistencies, defining workstations and meeting points, and establishing a strong image through a careful selection of raw materials, such as wood fibre Grey Valchromat, or natural poplar wood – all essential elements to creating the comfortable and welcoming environment which defines the IndieCampers culture. Más

Cabana is a hidden private room nested in the bush of residential area Es Cubells, along the west coast of Ibiza. The suite is an annex to the main villa and represents a refuge for the owner and his guests looking for a more essential and primordial experience. The architecture is designed according to island’s climate. Facing south and overlooking the valley and the sea, the roof and walls have been oriented so that the inhabited volume and outdoor spaces are always naturally shaded. The different densities of the vertical wooden screens around the hut guarantee the privacy of its occupiers as well as sheltering them from the sun and the wind. The interior space as well as the exterior are therefore protected from the sun t... Más

In the cultural area Hombroich, between the museum island Hombroich and rocket station, RKW Architecture + realized the extraordinary building in cooperation with the Thomas Schütte Foundation. Together with the artist Thomas Schütte, the architects created the final form in a comprehensive and constructive dialogue. The exhibition hall is characterized by a freely exciting, wide-necked spoke wheel roof, which seems to float over the facade of poplar wood slats thanks to a skylight ribbon. Inside, the polished and oiled concrete floor provides the stage for changing exhibitions. With the central double cone of ring furnace bricks opening upwards, a very special spatial experience is created. Más

The history of the place and its previous lives have played an important role in its new design and configuration. Located on the ground floor of a significant building —La Finca Roja1— in the city of Valencia (Spain) and taking some of the building's most notable features, such as the red brick and the various mosaic tiles that shape the floor, the first part of our work was to preserve the raw essence of the space while eliminating its most recent and unnecessary materials.Secondly, the black-stained poplar wood unfolds and expands in the interior void as a discrete and neutral material. The impartiality of this color contributes to the fact that any historical evidence is remarkable, either the tiles that covered the fireplace, the ceili... Más