Posted: 2:51 pm Tue, December 20, 2011
By American Insitute of?Architects
Tags: Urban Penthouse
For a penthouse apartment project designed by VJAA of Minneapolis, the main social spaces are lined by warm wood surfaces conceptually set within larger, brightly lighted and open circulation areas. (Submitted photos)
Firm: VJAA, Minneapolis
Editor?s note: This is the second installment in an occasional series featuring the 2011 recipients of the Minnesota society of the American Institute of Architects? honor awards. The text comes from AIA and the firms.
The project is a penthouse apartment in a new 60-story-plus high-rise in the Midwest. The clients are collectors of contemporary Asian art, and the display of their collection played a central part in the development of the spaces. The 5,500-square-foot project includes four bedrooms and a custom-designed playroom.
The main social spaces are lined by warm wood surfaces conceptually set within larger, brightly lighted and open circulation areas. Instead of walls, shear lines of material divisions define rooms and separate the living spaces. Family members can be in close proximity while occupying completely different environments.
The clients are collectors of contemporary Asian art, and the display of their collection played a central part in the development of the spaces. The basic white palette of the apartment is defined by living spaces lined with plain-sliced walnut, mediated with perforated aluminum screens. Walnut floors are used throughout.
The art?s position around the perimeter of each space considers sequence, scale and sight lines to determine its location. Sculpture is used to show off its silhouette and to create an element of surprise. The basic white palette of the apartment is defined by living spaces lined with plain-sliced walnut, mediated with perforated aluminum screens. Walnut floors are used throughout. Walnut slatted ceilings are installed in the living room, dining room and kitchen. The open slatted walnut ceilings are used to conceal lighting fixtures, sprinklers and acoustical material.
Larger custom-designed elements include digitally designed and fabricated aluminum plate screens and a rubber playroom with a climbing surface. Day-lighting strategies focus on using reflective surfaces to distribute light from the perimeter to the center of the floor plan. The aluminum screens are used to create a layered effect, allowing the spaces to feel open and connected while still distinctly separate. Variations in pattern are analogous to sand dunes that foster diverse ecologies through variation in topography. In the case of these perforated screens, a distinct pattern fosters active space. Conversely, a subtle pattern fosters passive space.
The apartment, in a new 60-story-plus high-rise in the Midwest, incorporates day-lighting strategies focused on using reflective surfaces to distribute light from the perimeter to the center of the floor plan.
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Source: http://finance-commerce.com/2011/12/on-the-boards-urban-penthouse/
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