When we heard about Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center, our opinion would be directly guided to an amazing simple and elegant building in Berkeley, California. This is a great building that has been renovated few times. Historical renovations given to the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center makes it better along the time. Some common accessories such as ceiling fans, thermal mass and natural ventilation belong to the building give so many advantages to the operation of the building and the maintenance.

The renovation done by ELS Architecture and Urban Design looks special because what they have given to the MLK Civic Center makes it looks and feels better. The decision to replace existing perimeter steam radiators with hot water radiators means better efficiency. It can be felt also from the concrete structure in the open corridors. This building also applies green building strategies, includes installing high efficiency fluorescent lighting, photometric control, central ceiling fans, programmable thermostat and motion sensors.

With additional public space on the penthouse level, this MLK Civic Center provides a magnificent view directly to the bay. Because of the renovation, Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center has given some awards, including from Saving by Design Honor, California Historic Preservation and Special Recommendation Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association.

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A-cero architecture studio, directed by Joaquin Torres, presents a project to rehabilitate a downtown building where work will be carried out refurbishment of the front facade and side of the apartment building located on a busy street in the Madrid Community. This is a four-story building + basement and cover is not practicable.

The plot takes the form of a regular polygon with four sides, with a rounded corner and covers an area of 553.45 m2. Bordered houses building adjoining on the north and Calle San Marcos on the south, Barquillo Street on the east, and west by a residential building. As for access, with roads that allow motor vehicles to transport people.

At the request of the property will be made timely preparation work on the two facades above to deal with it. Cleanup will occur, protection and sealing of the various component parts of the facade.

It was intended to review the enclosure in order to detect problems anchoring and sealing of the facade and to solve the humidity detected. There will be review and grouting of carpentry repair and replacement if necessary, exterior trim and cons.

It is the cleansing of the area’s stony facade, to dispose dry areas with biological attacks by removing lichen and moss bristle brushes and wire, to finally start treating wet cleaning, with water sprayed and brushed. During this phase will be purified cracks and sores.

Finally be applied on the surface of the stone a waterproof protective film to protect the stone from weathering, mold, forming unsightly stains or rust, the output of salt and anti-aging and general wear.

They also apply a moisture treatment on the wall based resins and hydraulic binders and repainting of the facade by elastic waterproof paint.

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A-cero architecture studio presents a new single-family housing project located in an exclusive area of Madrid. This is a 3-level house on a plot of 1 hectare. In a future post, we will show pictures of the finished home.

In the basement are located: garage facilities, wardrobe, storage, pantry, cellar, laundry-drying area, linen room, gym, locker room, bathroom and Turkish bath, distributed around 609m2.

On the ground floor are located: hall-dealer, kitchen and office, with pantry and fourth lingerie, games room, dining room, bathroom and closet. Also located on this bedroom floor and guest bathroom. Outside the sports facilities are related to housing: swimming pool and paddle tennis court, with a total area of 838m2.

Top floor houses the living-library, five bedrooms, five bathrooms and two dressing rooms, dimensions and shape according to their function. Also, access stairs to the deck, the proposed use as a solarium, all on 420m2. This level has a total area of 52m2.

The house is divided into basement and two floors with use of part of the roof as a terrace, was sought with the proposal the smooth functioning of housing in relation to the needs of the property and its logic of use. On the ground floor all the rooms are distributed for the day area and living room, kitchen, office and dining, as well as the guest bedroom, distributed in basement rooms for storage, and garage facilities, as well as the laundry, grocer. Top floor bedrooms are distributed and a living room-library.

The formal solution has been sought an aesthetic result, the surrounding environment and the application of planning regulations governing the building.

The solution aims to respond to customer needs in terms of distribution, leisure and surfaces. The property is developed mainly on the ground floor and first floor, leaning against the basement for location of additional rooms.

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The architecture studio A-cero presents an interior renovation of an apartment located in Ferrol. The house is set in a single plant, which located two bedrooms with bathrooms, living/dining room, kitchen, laundry, toilets and outdoor terrace. The total areas of the plant are 155m2 and 150m2 of terraces.

The hall-dealer accessed from the main entrance of the house. Linking two distinct areas (day area and night area) for an imaginary north-south axis. The lounge / dining room, kitchen and laundry room is located east of the axis, while the sleeping area (bedroom) is the West. Thus, both the room as the master bedroom, but occupy their own space within the zoning forth above, enjoy the same south facing views, this being an important priority for the property and enjoyment of the dwelling.

The terrace offers relaxation areas and seating. Dominated south to enjoy the sun and views, and north used to link this area with the kitchen to have a barbecue area and outdoor dining. The master bedroom suite designed with a dressing room with a total of 40m2.

It has sought, with the proposal, the smooth functioning of housing in relation to the needs of the property as possible to adapt the packaging pre-existing formal and turning the main rooms to the south, looking for a better use of the views of light and heat. The elevations sorted according to a harmonic modulation of the gaps, trying to maximize light and views mentioned above. The living – dining room, has an area of 38m2.

The formal solution has been the result of an aesthetic sought sinuous lines and volumes that play flexing its forms, allowing the enjoyment of the surrounding environment and the pursuit of wealth interior space.

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It has been almost a week since Wednesday 11 May two earthquakes struck the town of Lorca with tragic consequences. Nine people were killed and more than a hundred are still recovering from the wounds caused by landslides, while almost all the buildings have been affected to a greater or lesser degree, so much of the population still lives in makeshift camps or the homes of friends and family.

Although the city will take much longer to recover from the disaster, is a good time to take stock of how the earthquake affected buildings and, above all, try to answer the question many you’ll be asking: How safe are your homes against an earthquake?

The answer to the question may surprise you: In my opinion, the existing buildings are safe from an earthquake, provided they meet the current rules of course, something that has been demonstrated by the earthquake of 5.1 on the scale degree Richter to hit the town of Murcia.

In our country there is a mandatory seismic regulations from the 70′s, now called NCSE, which is revised frequently and whose current version dates from 2002. The purpose of the rule is no more than “avoid the loss of lives and reduce damage and economic costs that could cause future earthquakes, and focuses exclusively on building structure and not on walls, partitions or ornaments.

According to the agency told SINC Jorge Gaspar, a research professor of earthquake engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM):

“In Lorca there are very few buildings whose structure has been affected. The reason is simple: the rules determine that the structure should not damage. But it says nothing of which show a stack or ornamental element of the facade”

The figures speak for themselves, only three buildings collapsed, while the remaining 2,765, 45 (less than 2%) will be collapsed, 332 (12%) suffered structural damage on the ground yet, 791 (28%) must be repaired before being inhabited (but do not suffer serious structural damage) and the remaining 1597 (58%) are considered habitable with minimal damage.

Given that most buildings were built with less stringent rules than at present, although the earthquake was not the most virulent possible (it is estimated that is possible up to 6.5 on the Richter scale), was centered near the hypocenter location and near the surface, and that of the nine fatalities were only two indoors, I think the structures have shown that they were prepared to support the stakes of energy released by the earthquake.

The cracked walls, broken windows and collapsed parapets are inevitable consequences of the earthquake, there is nothing you can do to make that not happen. The important thing is that the structure without collapsing hold and, if possible, without suffering serious damage allowed to return to live in the house with minimal repairs.

In short, we can say that our homes are safe from an earthquake, but an earthquake of this nature will always be dangerous by falling walls and rubble, and that this time has caused nine deaths and affected thousands of people, who hope will recover soon normalcy and overcome the tragedy that has touched their lives.

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The A-cero architecture studio, directed by Joaquin Torres, presents you an interesting reform project, located in Ribadeo, in the Lugo coast between Lugo and Asturias, where it joins the river that bears his name. This is a place that stands out for its architecture. The reform to make it on an old building that originally was an office.

Today the building structure was defined by a perimeter of walls in front plus a longitudinal centerline axis of the building. This bay is formed by a load bearing wall made of masonry that is seriously damaged by water intrusion and other atmospheric agents through the cover, in addition to presenting apparent crashes. Because of the above, its bearing capacity has been greatly reduced and not suitable for use as load bearing wall to support new floors.

The proposed action was intended to replace the existing wall with a new one to exactly the same position and held at the same factory as the current minimally reducing its thickness to suit the current circumstances and allow better use of interior spaces. This solution maintains the structural type and you can use the new wall to support the floors replaced.

The current building has a body of stairs located in the central part of the building, located in a poor state of repair due to the effect of vandalism, the entry of water through the casing and a total lack of maintenance. This body was not articulated at all building through a single space or double or triple height as the ladder is confined between walls. This staircase is made of non-precious materials and is totally devoid of ornamentation. Therefore, it was considered an element that is devoid of any value and is proposed for removal and replacement by a new set of stairs located attached to one of the elevations of the existing patio and made a slight amount of glass that does not distort the current perception of the court.

Will modify the location of the lift to keep out from the cover and preserve the original volume of the building. With regard to the location of the new body of stairs inside the courtyard, we estimate that an increase in volume, this court did not constitute a gap in the building but an integral part of the total volume of the building. In addition, the presence of the new staircase would be mitigated to be formed from a glass light volume will continue to monitor all elevations of the existing patio and will not distort your perception.

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All the ships that were in the old slaughterhouse of Madrid, together with some adjoining land, began in 2006 to rehabilitate reliza “change” …. to become a great cultural center that finally culminated in the 2011.

A single space characterized by being directed to any movement of cultural expression and / or artistic, home inside a different audience. Has evolved to become a place for the training of designers, as well as the production of works, exhibition, aimed at the more experimental side beyond our borders, at international level.

Located in the Paseo de La Chopera 12 (Madrid), has a total area 148.300m2. This great location allows for all the fine arts, from literature, film, performing arts, architecture, design, music, visual arts.

Inside you can enjoy relaxing moments in its restaurants, shops, cafes or even visit the wonderful greenhouse or in the classroom dedicated to the environment.

“The Slaughterhouse is definitely a place steeped in the best expression of experimental art, the best alternative space in Madrid,” says the architect Joaquín Torres.

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