Thursday, July 30, 2009

Chen House

blog officiel du Syndicat des Architectes de la Côte d'Azur


Réalisation : Chen House, maison bioclimatique
Architects : C-laboratory, collectif finlandais d’architectes, de designers, d’artistes et de scientifiques réunis par une même volonté de re-concevoir l’environnement direct des hommes (Marco Casagrande, Frank Chen, Shi-Ding Chen, Nikita Wu, Shu-Gi Bai)
Lieu : Sanjhih, Taipei County, Taiwan
Surface : 62,5 m2
Matériaux : bois, béton
Livraison : 2008

La maison est réalisée avec des matériaux bruts tels que le béton et le bois(cerisier des montagnes du Nord de Taiwan), et manque volontairement de sophistication.

Elle a été conçue comme un navire pour une meilleure réactivité face aux conditions fortes de vents, intempéries, inondations et chaleur : sa destination est d'être un abri pour jours de forte chaleur, de capter et orienter les vents de terre. Posée sur des petits pilotis, elle laisse les eaux d'inondations passer sous le sol, tandis que des des claustras filtrent la lumière.

Un endroit pour le feu du feu est employé pendant l'hiver pour le chauffage et pour faire chauffer le thé, en liaison avec la salle de bains est un petit sauna.


Коттедж в финском стиле от Си-Лэб (C-Laboratory). Северный Тайвань.

архиновости. 28.6.2009.

Финское архитектурное бюро Си-Лэб (C-Laboratory) закончило строительство деревянного домика для вишневой фермы в горах Северного Тайваня.


Дом, который получил название “Дом Чена” (Chen House), создан специально для сложных климатических условий местности. Дом приподнят над уровнем земли, что позволяет ему выжить во время сильных наводнений.


В доме есть кухня, ванная комната, выделяющаяся из основного фасада. Такая конструкция придает дому дополнительную устойчивость во время землетрясений, характерных для этой местности.


Дизайн фасада пропускает внутрь воздух, создавая естественную систему вентиляции.












статье использованы иллюстрации с сайта: www.clab.fi.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Rebel With A Cause

Text: Inga-Marie Barnett
InsideOut / issue 65 / Dubai: June 2009.

Marco Casagrande has something to prove. Not for himelf, but in order to defend she who cannot: Mother Nature.

Bird Cage, an architectural installation by Casagrande & Rintala, could be seen at Japan's Yokohama Triannale in 2001. Photo: Nathalie Pozzi.

Architecture need not result in world-famous towers and iconic superstructures. In fact, it can be the mere conception of an idea. An Marco Casagrande fits the definition of an architect as someone who makes a mark without necessarily scaling the heights. His work rocks gently between the balance of performance art and architecture whilst retaining one element that cannot be moved - his beliefs.

Born in Finland and raised in Lapland, Casagrande spent his childhood in a village by an Arctic river. This is important. He grew up surrounded by nature and beauty and is now on a worldwide mission to muster up respect for the environment.

"Destruction of nature effects me. I grew up with it and was taught to respect it as something holy. I see nature as a real strength and a total entity, one which will not exist without us looking after it."

This passion drives him, along with a strong, spiritual urge.

"I feel an inexplicable, persistent force, which can sometimes be a problem," he says.

Self-confessdly teetering on the edge of madness, Casagrande desperately craves connections between modern mankind and nature. He believes that one should not be blindfolded by stress, economics or technology, but remain honest to oneself - "What is real is valuable, and what is not real is not valuable."

Casagrande's fathers side of the family originates from Moconesi, a village in norhern Italy. They are toymakers and circus performers. "There is quite a bit of circus in me too; my family has encouraged me to be myself; without discipline per se."

He goes on to explain his lack of boundaries. "I believe in reality and revolution, but I don't want to define the revolution; as long as nature wins, that's fine."

Casagrande retains a childlike outlook, one can assume for purity's sake.

"My childhood is responsible for who I am today. I have been building all my life, whether it was treehouses or snow castles or making things out of Lego. I always built for beauty, and will retain that mindset."

Casagrande became known early on for his work with fellow Helsinki University graduate, Sami Rintala. Together, they produced a series off installations around the world, combining architecture with aspects of society and nature. They used space, light, materials and the human body as their tools, crossing art over into architecture.

The barns of Land(e)scape burn, dying an angry, painful death due to mankind's neglect. Photo: Heikki Leikola.

Land(e)scape was their first award-winning project. It consisted of three wooden barns raised on 10-metre stilts, and narrated a time when farmers were abandoning the countryside and leaving to the city. The barns were set alight to represent nature's desolation and abuse.

"I am looking for trouble and architecture is good for that. It's big, so it's perfect for drama and social narratives. My work forces modern mankind to be part of nature. Mine is the dictatorship of sensitivity."

In 2000, Casagrande attended the Venice Biennale and his 60 Minute Man project was tagged as one New York Times journalist's overall favourite. An oak forest was planted in abandoned barge. Beneath it lay 60 minutes' worth of Venice residents' waste. Architectural critic Herbert Muschamp saw Casagrande's message clearly and ensured that he was noted for his architectural annotations.

Treasure Hill was a restoration project, and remains as a visible link between mankind and nature. Photo: Stephen Wilde.

On a visit to Taipei in 2002, Casagrande was touched by its humanistic energy yet low living standards. Treasure Hill was the study and transformation of an illegal village into permanent environmental art, and a safe, sanitary community housing block.

With grey water filtering, vegetable gardens, shelter for playing mahjong and ping-pong, fireplaces, complex stairways, terraces and bridges, its disgraceful beginnings were entirely transformed. It also resluted in Casagrande being chosen as the ecological urban planning professor for Tamkang University, Taiwan.

Casagrande does not believe in art as such, because he believes that art is everywhere. "I don't call myself an artist. Art it omnipresent, which makes artist redundant."

But at the same time, he understands why many use it as a tool. "Religion need to be believed in, and philosophy warrants discussion. Art is faster."

Chen House, Taiwan, is a synthesis of traditional methods, which have been adapted to cope with contemporary conditions. Photo: AdDa.

Unsurprisingly, his architectural firm is different from most. C-LAB is not referred to as an office but a laboratory, and a nature oriented one at that. Furthermore, it lacks the arrogance so often found in successful urban outfits.

"The works are more important than us. We are weak architects, taking commands from the jungle," says Casagrande.

Casagrande's modesty comes from recognising that nature is bigger and better than he. He succumbs to beauty, channelling its power into his cause. And what do eyes that behold such wonder see in Dubai?

"I see this city as compost; it just needs a bit of turning over to release the fertile top-soil," he says, "It should not forget its mystical roots."

Such sensitive, analytical, and overwhelmingly intelligent personalities can be prone to depressive outlooks, yet Casagrande strives to see goodness. His line of thought is a beautiful one, considerate to the core, with a deep love for people and nature reverberating from every piece of work. He is fighting his own battle, making a stand, but it is a well-intended war, and one that is waged on nature's behalf.

DESIGNER PROFILE

Name:
Marco Casagrande
Age:
38
Nationality:
Finnish

Favourite contemporary architect:
Andrei Tarkovsky

Favourite world construct:
Louis Khan's Dhakka

Three words to describe my architectural style:
Cross-over architecture

My motto:
Fles is more

My best achievement:
Love and inspiration

My influences:
Nature and people

I am...
As close to being mad as you can get, without crossing the line

People react to my work with...
Confusion, which I respect

On being an architect:
This is not a choice. If I didn't do this, I would be insane

Marco Casagrande. Photo: Nikita Wu.

Marco Casagrande is not your average architect. Taking inspiration from nature, he creates works of architecture that are passionate and true to his beliefs.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Sun Hands

Photo: Sanni Seppo

Marco Casagrande hammered his guns into fingers that would never pull the trigger at a living creature again. The metal fingers were the spring of life; they grabbed the Lepaa soil like a thug’s fingers lengthened by the rays of Egyptian Aton, or like biblical Jehovah moulding a man out of the earth. Not the Word, but the Sentence.
- Erkki Pirtola, PTAH

Monday, July 13, 2009

CHEN HOUSE w prowincji Sanjhih w Tajwanie - autorstwa C-Laboratory

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Prezentujemy ciekawy projekt dość nietypowego jak na polskie realia budowlane domu zlokalizowanego w prowincji Sanjhih (Tajwan) - autorstwa zespołu C-Laboratory arch. Marco Casagrande, Frank Chen.

CHEN HOUSE

Biuro: Architects C-Laboratory:
Marco Casagrande
Frank Chen

Konstrukcja projektu:
Marco Casagrande, Frank Chen, Shi-Ding Chen, Nikita Wu, Shu-Gi Bai
Wiedza lokalna:
Missis Lee

Lokalizacja: Sanjhih, Tajwan
Działka: 3890 m2 farma, Góry Datun
Rzut budynku po obrysie zewnętrznym: 138 m2
Wnętrze: 62,5 m2
Materiały: mahoń i beton
Realizacja: 2008 rok

Dom ten zrealizowano na starej japońskiej plantacji czereśni w górach Datun w Północnym Tajwanie. Zaprojektowano go jako odpowiedź na narastające okoliczne problemy - wiatr, podtapianie oraz wysokie temperatury.

Budowla w dosyć prosty sposób wynurza się ponad poziom gruntu by wszelkie wody powodziowe przepływały swobodnie pod nim. Rozmaite przestrzenie wewnętrzne są ze sobą połączone osią od zewnętrza budynku do jego wnętrza. Mała łazienka i kuchnia są końcowym "stabilizatorem" drewnianej konstrukcji budynku narażonej na wspomniane grymasy przyrody.

Bio-klimatyczna architektura zaprojektowana jest w celu zatrzymania lekkiej bryzy rzeki Datun, by w gorące dni pozwolić lekkim cyrkulacjom wiatru ochłodzić teren domu i jego okolicy. Kominek używany jest tylko w zimie do ogrzewania oraz gotowania herbaty. W połączeniu z łazienką tworzy małą saunę.

Dom nie jest mocny i ciężki - jest słaby i uniwersalnie lekki. Ponadto nie zamyka się na środowisko zewnętrzne, daje on tylko i wyłącznie ochronę dla farmerów.

Ruiny tworzą się wtedy gdy dzieło człowieka staje się częścią natury. Architekci tworzący 'Chen House' w zamierzeniu chcieli zaprojektować taką ruinę z powyższej definicji.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

マルコ・カサグランデ

出典: フリー百科事典『ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』
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マルコ・カサグランデ(Marco Casagrande, 1971年5月7日 - )は、フィンランドの建築家。

主な作品 [編集]

1999年


Land(e)scape(フィンランド・サヴォンリンナ)

2000年


60 Minute Man(イタリア・ヴェネツィアビエンナーレ2000)


Uunisaari Summer Theatre(フィンランド・ヘルシンキ)


1000 White Flags(フィンランド・コリ)


Quetzalcoatlus(キューバ・ハバナビエンナーレ2000)

2001年


Bird Cage(横浜トリエンナーレ2001)


Installation 1:2001(イタリア・フィレンツェビエンナーレ2001)

2002年


Dallas-Kalevala(北海道 デメーテル2002)


Chain Reactor(カナダ・モントリオールビエンナーレ2002)


Anarchist Gardener(プエルトリコビエンナーレ2002)


Floating Sauna(ノルウェー・ローゼンダール)


2003年


Redrum(アメリカ・アラスカデザインフォーラム2003)


Potemkin(新潟 越後妻有トリエンナーレ2003)


Treasure Hill(台湾・台北)


2004年


Post Industrial Fleet(イタリア・ヴェネツィアビエンナーレ2004)


Human Layer(英・ロンドン、ヘルシンキ、台北)


2005年


Chamber of the Post-Urbanist 104(台北現代美術館)

2006年


CityZen Garden(ヴェネツィアビエンナーレ2006)

2008年


Chen House(台湾・三芝郷)