This week's top opportunities include White Red Architects and Superimpose Architecture

Dezeen Jobs has a number of promising architecture and design roles available right now, including positions at international studio White Red Architects and Chinese firm Superimpose Architecture.

---

Part 3/project architect at White Red Architects

White Red Architects has an opening for an experienced Part 3 architect or project architect at its London office. The studio completed a study room for the members-only area of The British Library, allowing membership-holders to access a private space for studying.

View more Part 3 opportunities ›

---

Mandarin-speaking architects at Superimpose Architecture

Superimpose Architecture created an interactive pavilion as part of Beijing Design Week 2018, intended to offer a place of calm in the centre of the capital.

The studio is seeking Mandarin-speaking architects with a minimum of two years' experience join its practice in Beijing, China.

See all jobs in Beijing ›

---

Senior architect at UNStudio

UNStudio has an opportunity for a senior architect with extensive experience of international large-scale projects, to become part of its team in Shanghai, China.

The firm has revealed plans to build a 300-metre skyscraper in Dubai, featuring a ceramic-tile facade which will be illuminated at night.

Browse all architecture positions ›

---

Part 2/3 architects at Works Progress Architecture

Works Progress Architecture completed a three-sided building in northern Portland, featuring protruding windows that are set at varying angles.

The practice is looking for motivated Part 2/3 architects to join its Portland team in the US.

See more vacancies in the US ›

---

Landscape designer at MAD

MAD is recruiting for a landscape designer to work on large-scale mixed-use, cultural and civic projects at its studio in Beijing, China.

The firm has designed a glass-topped theatre set to be built on an island in China's Dongyang River, intended to give the appearance of a boat sailing on water.

Browse all landscape architecture jobs ›

See all the latest architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs ›

 

The post This week's top opportunities include White Red Architects and Superimpose Architecture appeared first on Dezeen.

from Dezeen https://ift.tt/3dImdxQ

MVRDV designs "urban living room" with stacked plateaus for Shenzhen

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV's mixed-use Shenzhen Terraces development will be built at the Shimao ShenKong International Centre in Shenzhen.

The development will contain a conference centre, bus terminal and theatre in organic-shaped buildings around curved landscaped outdoor spaces.

MVRDV designed Shenzhen Terraces' irregularly shaped low-rises to contrast with the vertical skyscrapers surrounding the development.

The buildings' irregular shapes will be built surrounding a number of outdoor public spaces. At strategic points, the terraces will dip to connect different floors to create small, outdoor atriums.

All of the buildings will be connected at the second floor, which will function as a bridging element.

In the largest building, which will be home to a conference centre as well as a bus terminal, a large open-air atrium will be carved out in the centre.

A small gallery, library and outdoor theatre will also be housed in Shenzhen Terraces, which will be made using recycled concrete as the aggregate.

The development in Universiade New Town, Longgang District will be the centrepiece of the university neighbourhood.

The plan is for the development to become a sustainable hub for the area, with extensive portions of the rooftops covered in photovoltaic panels and green lawns, and roof terraces with large overhangs providing shade.

Plants and water basins function as a climate buffer to the interiors, and will also be a prominent part of the design on ground level to provide a habitat for urban wildlife and reduce the temperature of the surroundings.

"Shenzhen has developed so quickly since its origins in the 1970s," said MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas.

"In cities like this, it is essential to carefully consider how public spaces and natural landscape can be integrated into the densifying cityscape."

"The urban living room of the Shimao ShenKong International Centre will be a wonderful example of this, and could become a model for the creation of key public spaces in New Town developments throughout Shenzhen," continued Maas.

"It aims to make an area that you want be outside, hang out and meet, even when it is hot – a literally cool space for the university district, where all communication space can be outside. It will truly be a public building."

In 2019, MVDRV unveiled plans for another green development, the Green Villa, which has a living facade made of plant pots.

London architecture practice Sam Jacobs recently built a neolithic shelter that is "both familiar and alien" in Shenzhen.

Images are by Atchain and visualisations by Antonio Luca Coco and Kirill Emelianov.

---

Project credits:

Architect: MVRDV
Founding partner in charge: Winy Maas
Director: Gideon Maasland
Associate design director: Gijs Rikken
Design team: Sanne van Manen, Irgen Salianji, Shengjie Zhan, Luca Beltrame, Katarzyna Ephraim, Cas Esbach, Hengwei Ji, Dong Min Lee, Yannick Macken, Giuseppe Mazzaglia, Siyi Pan, Sen Yang, Jiani You, Daan Zandbergen
Landscape architect: Openfabric

The post MVRDV designs "urban living room" with stacked plateaus for Shenzhen appeared first on Dezeen.

from Dezeen https://ift.tt/2UYRofN

Hendricks Churchill builds "modern farmhouse" in Connecticut

American firm Hendricks Churchill has rebuilt a house in Connecticut to merge the aesthetic of a traditional farmhouse and contemporary details.

The project Levine was designed for the owner of an art-moving business, who wanted a traditional home with modern features for his family.

"The goal was to design a somewhat traditional house with a few key contemporary elements," Hendricks Churchill's creative director Rafe Churchill told Dezeen.

"Generally, the idea was to deliver a modern farmhouse."

The original structure was a low-lying bungalow positioned on the property to provide views of the distant Lake Wononscopomuc.

The studio partially demolished the existing structure, leaving only the ground floor framing and foundation to create the open-plan 3,900-square-foot (362-square-metre) house.

Large black window frames on the exterior and large rooms that open to a central hallway are among the modern touches the architects added as part of the redesign.

"The open floor plan was key to the success of the project," Churchill added. "With large cased openings linking rooms, a wide centre hall, and large black framed windows, the project feels distinctly contemporary."

A covered porch lined by a series of columns and steps form the main entrance. White panels constructed underneath the porch conceal the original foundation, which was built into the sloping site.

Windows detailed with black frames are arranged in rows on all faces of the white house and saturate the interiors with natural light. Beige and white-painted walls, high ceilings and large openings also brighten the interiors.

A large living room situated at the front of the house has windows across three sides. At one end of the large living space, there is a brick fireplace outlined with white trim.

In the kitchen, the doorways and window frames are painted green to match a series of built-in cabinets. White tiles cover the walls behind the massive farm sink and stainless steel range.

A simple wood table provides space both food preparation and sharing meals instead of a kitchen island.

The residence also includes a small study that is painted pale blue. It is decorated with a beige couch, orange armchair and a wall of built-in shelving and cabinets that create storage for books.

Patterned and textured area rugs lay over the hardwood floors that run throughout the space. Other furnishings include antique wood cupboards and neutral couches accented by colourful pillows.

Churchill founded the architecture and interior design firm Hendricks Churchill with Heide Hendricks. It has offices in New York City and Sharon, Connecticut.

Other recently completed houses in Connecticut include a property overlooking Lake Wononscopomuc. Allee Architecture designed the residences as two distinct volumes, topped with a roof garden.

Photography is by Tim Lenz.

The post Hendricks Churchill builds "modern farmhouse" in Connecticut appeared first on Dezeen.

from Dezeen https://ift.tt/39twZnY

A Horse Struggles to Exist in a Ridiculous New Animation by AJ Jeffries

Norwich-based 3D illustrator and animator AJ Jeffries released a new animation that feels particularly relevant to modern life. Simply described as a story about “a horse, struggling to exist,” the short film chronicles the evolution of a pink animal as it morphs from a blob into a fully realized mare. Its body bends and contorts—at one point, its neck even shoots up to the sky, killing a purple bird—before it gets some encouragement from nearby plants and happily dances away. To check out more of Jeffries’s relatable projects, head to Instagram, Vimeo, or Behance.

 

Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member and support independent arts publishing. Join a community of like-minded readers who are passionate about contemporary art, apply for our annual grant, and get exclusive access to interviews, partner discounts, and event tickets.

from Colossal https://ift.tt/2UL9nGb

Samurai armour and Kanji characters inform Mexico City's Tori Tori restaurant by Esrawe Studio

A cylindrical, oak structure scales the dark interiors of this Japanese restaurant in Mexico City created by Hector Ewrawe's design studio.

Located in the commercial district Santa Fe, the restaurant is the fifth Mexico City outpost for Japanese eatery Tori Tori. It is on the ground floor of a corporate office tower and encompasses several dining areas and a Japanese grab-and-go shop.

Esrawe Studio has used dark walls, ceilings and floors throughout the 720-square-metre space, creating a black backdrop to pale oak wood details.

Photograph by Cesar Bejar

Tall glass walls enclose the restaurant, and upon entering is a bar and the grab-and-go shop. A wooden structure modelled on Esrawe Studio's Trama shelf design provides box-like storage for displaying the Japanese foods and snacks, and doubles as a divider.

Photograph by Cesar Bejar

The geometric construction is reimagined deeper within the restaurant as a tall, cylindrical structure that scales a triple-height room. Across the grid, hundreds of pale wood panels are placed at angles for a fin-like design.

The cut-outs are designed to reference Samurai armour, whose intricate protective plating comprised small parts layered together. The Japanese shielding, used from the 12th to the 19th centuries, also featured a combination of metal, wood and leather components.

"Inspired by the subtlety and sobriety of Japanese craft skill, the serene and monochromatic atmosphere emphasises the scale of the space with two hanging elements made in holm oak," said Esrawe Studio.

"Of monumental size and expression, their texture evokes Samurai armour; above all, the breastplate known in Japanese as dō".

A circular teppanyaki table, where patrons sit around a cooktop watching the food prepared for them, is placed underneath the timber structure.

Floor-to-ceiling windows surround this open eating area to usher natural light inside the otherwise dark space.

Across the dark walls are geometric graphics that reference Kanji characters used in Japanese writing. The logographic signs represent entire words.

Another eating area has low ceilings and is more intimate with four-person tables.

Esrawe Studio has custom-designed all of the furniture in Tori Tori Sante Fe. Seating includes different oak chair designs that are left natural or painted black.

Rounding out Tori Tori Sante Fe is a private dining room and an outdoor eating area with eight round teppanyaki tables and additional seating.

Esrawe Studio previously designed a lattice-like building for Tori Tori Temistocles in Mexico City's Polanco neighbourhood with local firm Rojkind Arquitectos.

The studio's other projects include a dimly-lit bar in the city's postmodern concert hall Auditoria Nacional and a red brick house, Casa Sierra Fría.

Photograph by Cesar Bejar

Earlier this year, Esrawe Studio opened its office in Mexico City's Roma Norte. The space also doubles as a showroom for EWE Studio, which Esrawe founded in 2017 with Manuel Bañó and Age Salajõe.

Photography is by Genevieve Lutkin unless stated otherwise.

---

Project credits:

Creative direction: Hector Esrawe
Architectural concept: Esrawe Studio
Project lead: Heisei Carmona
Design team: Javier García-Rivera, Lilian Betancourt, Roberto González, Cristina Margain, Fabián Dávila, Enrique Tovar, Abraham Carrillo, Viviana Contreras, Vanessa Ortega
Advisors: Casa Lux, HF Arquitectos, Grupo Bimer, High Tech Services, Figueroa y del Buen, Alusa, Ansul, CTC Ingenieros, Joaquín Ceballos, Cecilio Rodríguez, Oscar Rodríguez
Lighting: Luz en Arquitectura
Landscaping: Taller Vertebral
Construction: Cinemex

The post Samurai armour and Kanji characters inform Mexico City's Tori Tori restaurant by Esrawe Studio appeared first on Dezeen.

from Dezeen https://ift.tt/2vXPlQz