C3 408 Defending Density In The Year Of Social Distancing

Description

In this issue, sociologist Richard Ingersoll defends density in times of social distancing from an architectural standpoint. Featured projects include an S-shaped residential building in Milan, loft apartments on a quay in Rotterdam, new homes at a former brewery site in Brooklyn, and more. A second feature on recent kindergarten design that expresses both flexibility and safety presents work by Tezuka Architects, sam Architecture with Querkraft, MUMA, and others. Also, water’s comforting qualities are central in projects such as Borden Natural Swimming Pool by gh3* architecture, Water Park Aqualagon by Ferrier Marchetti Studio, and Termalija Family Wellness by ENOTA.

CONTENTS

Tourism, Architecture and New Normality _ Fabrizio Leoni

New Projects
A dilapidated Bavarian farmhouse is refurbished to continue its narrative as a contemplative space  Schedlberg, Contemplation House _ Peter Haimerl . Architektur
Cultural facilities and housing units in Barcelona converted from an old industrial building Fabra & Coats _ Roldán + Berengué, arquitectes
British school unconventionally combining sports and science departments in a linear volume Brighton College Sports and Science Building _ OMA / Ellen van Loon

Defending Density
Defending Density in the Year of Social Distancing _ Richard Ingersoll
S-shaped residential building with four different layers responds to the Milan urban context Carlo Erba Residence _ Eisenman Architects + Degli Esposti Architetti + AZstudio
New loft apartments in Rotterdam atop a historical quay warehouse interlayered with gigantic steel structure Fenix I _ Mei architects and planners
Monolithic concrete residentials accompanied by a cohesive repertoire of surfaces in north-eastern Nantes Bottière Chénaie Housing Complex _ KAAN Architecten
A new residential complex designed to engage the community on the former brewery site in Brooklyn Denizen Bushwick _ ODA

Kindergarten; Being Flexible, Being Safe
Being Flexible, Being Safe _ Paula Melâneo
Tent-like concrete space for kids with public underground car park in the northern Swiss town of Würenlingen Kindergarten Würenlingen _ Malte Kloes Architekten + Estrada Reichen Architekten
A nursery and community center in Cambridge characterized by patterned brickwork and sheltered courtyard Storey’s Field Center and Eddington Nursery _ MUMA
A kindergarten belonging to a Parisian social housing reveals its materiality with wooden structure O6A Lot Kindergarten _ sam Architecture + Querkraft
Japanese kindergarten with bubble-like plan provides wide visibility of the children’s instinctive movements MUKU Nursery _ Tezuka Architects

“Be Water, my friend”
“Be Water, my friend” _ Diego Terna
A pool with a gabion walled rectilinear building in the Canadian civic park involves an eco-filtration process Borden Park Natural Swimming Pool _ gh3* architecture
A water park near Paris defined by transparent and geometric dome with walkable winding paths Water Park Aqualagon _ Ferrier Marchetti Studio
Tetrahedral volumes of roof covering Slovenian wellness complex are harmonized with the surroundings Termalija Family Wellness _ ENOTA