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Utrecht University Library Wiel Arets Architects

The Utrecht University Library, established in 1636, is located on the Uithof campus, situated a short distance from the city center. It is comprised of the library itself and an adjacent parking garage with multiple voids–between which is a courtyard garden and a café named for ‪Johannes Gutenberg‬–and the fenestration of both is fritted with an abstracted image of fossilized papyrus. The relief of this image is imprinted on concrete panels, which are equal in size to the fritted glass panels; together they compose the building’s façade, and the concrete panels return within the interior.

Images and text via Wiel Arets Architects except top two images by Will Pryce 

We don’t think enough about staircases. Nothing was more beautiful in old houses than the staircases.                         Nothing is uglier, colder, more hostile, meaner, in today’s apartment buildings. We should learn to live more on staircases. But how?

Georges Perec, Espèces d'espaces, 1974

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*has an idea for a drawing* nice :) *has to actually draw it for it to be real* un-nice :(

Miks sulla ees oli Prisman ostoskärry sun vaatekaapissa? :D

Tänään kärry palaa kotiinsa

A Studio - A Tree House Phillip Lühl + Nina Maritz Architects

From the architect. 

The idea for this tiny studio of about 35 usable square meters was born out of its spectacular setting. The incredibly dense garden is home to everything from porcupines to guinea fowl and slopes down steeply to the dry ravine beyond. The clients’ insistence that no single tree may be cut required an unconventional approach. The only buildable space available was a 3 x 3m storeroom between the garage and the living room of the existing house.

A double storey structure was proposed, transforming the 3 x 3m footprint of the former storeroom into a kitchenette and bathroom. The new first floor accommodates the actual studio, cantilevering over the existing veranda and thus exposing the entire north and east façades to the surrounding treetops. Fully protected from the harsh sunlight, both facades are fully glazed to maximize the feeling of a “tree house” - one of the client’s childhood fantasies. Yet for the balcony the client had wanted there was not enough space. Large sliding-folding windows now create an open corner, transforming the entire first floor into a “balcony” when needed.

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if you had to drop out of a class you are not a failure

if you had to take time off school you are not a failure

if you had to leave school for good you are not a failure

your worth is not determined by academia and this goes doubly so for disabled people and others for whom school is set against them

BAV SINGH KUDHAIL

A small sampling of the images crated by BAV SINGH KUDHAIL that you will find on his tumblr and IG. A collection of drawings and doodles from an architecture student.

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