http://www.huum.com hughesumbanhowar Architects Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:58:20 +0000 http://www.huum.com en http://www.huum.com/442433/ http://www.huum.com/442433/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:58:20 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 442433 <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/442433/SHARC=HUUMnow.png" border="0" width="670" height="319" align="left" /> http://www.huum.com/442433/ http://www.huum.com/302199/Bulletin http://www.huum.com/302199/Bulletin Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:53:49 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 302199 Bulletin John Umbanhowar to speak at Dwell on Design June 26 6.12.10 more information Scott Hughes at AIA Miami Convention 6.10.10 Scott addresses Sci Arc alumni and Architizer invitees at the reception for the School and discussed the importance of Architectural thinking and education. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/302199/scottaiamiami.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="774" align="left" /> A text from one of our Clients 5.30.10 <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/302199/compliment.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="722" align="left" /> Our new name 5.01.10 <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/302199/SHARC=HUUM.png" border="0" width="670" height="319" align="left" /> "10 Years of House" Exhibition at DWR Studios in South Florida 5.01.10-5.20.10 Selected residential projects from the past 10 years. Models, drawings, photographs and discussion at the forward thinking furniture company studios. Click here to view the exhibit. Greenpeace Heathrow Third Runway Competition 4.28.10 Our office produced a solution to a call for entries with a clever idea of minimal design. Click for more information. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/302199/wolf and sheep.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="79" align="left" /> SKIhouse h2O construction commences 3.15.10 A Florida AIA Award winner. Click here to watch the building progress of Rick Sands Construction Company as they erect this ICF wall building on the shore of a waterski lake. View. Architecture Is? 2.15.10 For the AIALA John Umbanhowar summarizes 12 years of practicing architecture. Read it here. William H Johnson Foundation Gala 9.05.09 The William H. Johnson Prize is awarded annually to an early career African American artist. Wrapping around the Gemini GEL space, hughesumbanhowar created a dynamic installation of waving plastic ribbons for the award gala and and fundraising auction. View images from Gala.<img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/302199/WHjGraphic copy 2.png" border="0" width="300" height="239" align="left" /> hughesumbanhowar architects joins Watts House Project 8.01.09 We have joined onto Edgar Arcenaux's block size canvas to reimagine the residences directly across the street from one of LA's historic icons, The Watts Towers by Simon Rodia. Fly through the preliminary design. Eric Owen Moss Essay on Scott Hughes 6.01.09 Moss inimitably speaks his mind on Scott Hughes and the work of the practice. "Scott Hughes: Surreal Imports" Here. The Breadloaf 2.05.09 Schematic design is complete for this school cafe in Kingston, Jamaica. See how it grows here. 2+2=4 8.05.06 Sustainable Design for a typical american family of four? View how we go from beginning to positive finish of a environmentally sound house for a suburban location in Los Angeles. 2+2=4 Here. The Pine School 8.05.04 The Pine School is now open. Click here to see a movie of a sketch turn into final building. View movie here. http://www.huum.com/302199/Bulletin http://www.huum.com/459547/Oblivious-Holdings-Headquarters http://www.huum.com/459547/Oblivious-Holdings-Headquarters Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:19:07 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 459547 The program for this client is 3 story office and apartment building with parking and roof garden sited on the corner of a commercial frontage road and residential street adjacent to a county highway. It is in a small town ½ mile from the Atlantic Ocean in South Florida. The owners will house company operations on the 2nd and 3rd floors, as well as lease out ground floor office suites and 2 apartments. The client and architect brief was for a sustainable and surprising building respectful of the existing modest urban fabric, yet resonating more profoundly upon further interaction and exploration by user and passerby. continue below <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/OH_view 06-1.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="419" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/OH_view 8_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="421" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/OH_view 9_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="496" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/OH_view 9night_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="479" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/TERRACE_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/CONFERENCE_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/OH_site plan_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="477" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/CONF_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="435" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/entry 3-1_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="430" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/OBLIVIOUSdiagram_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="430" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/tj_off_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="542" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/OH_PLANS_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="430" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/459547/jatropha-seed-sprout2_900h.jpg" border="0" width="500" height="900" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 13) Conceptually, the building is comprised of two distinct looking volumes; the plain, main volume is an inchoate “seed pod” and the smaller, wriggling shape a “sprout,"--a metaphor of the company itself. Viewed from the street this main volume mimics massing of the existing building and attempting to quietly replace this deteriorated structure. A play of subtly articulated walls and window awnings, the main street frontage acts as a compass that measures the sun’s daily path across it’s white surface. The casual inhabitant would notice people using the rooftop garden throughout the day as perhaps the only real change. This modest street face is designed as a foil, as one discovers pulling into the rear parking lot or passing through the main street side lobby: Rather than tracing the sun’s path, the expressive sprout is fully covered in indigenous plants that harvest sunlight for their vitality. Solar panels are house on top of this structure, harvesting sunlight for the rest of the building’s electrical requirements. Local zoning limits 3rd floor coverage. This piece is a formal response/play of a full third floor turned on end and inserted into the ground and 2 story building, preserving a first floor garden space and itself becoming another garden specimen growing from it and clinging onto the main building. The building is targeted for LEED Gold rating. With Raymond Jungles Landscape Architect. CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM Building type:Office and Residence In Construction Hobe Sound, Florida 15,400 square feet Primary components: ICF wall and floor system solar PV panels,full gray water and rain harvesting pond,planted roof, triple glazed window systems. http://www.huum.com/459547/Oblivious-Holdings-Headquarters http://www.huum.com/293014/973-AJAP-Tower http://www.huum.com/293014/973-AJAP-Tower Mon, 24 May 2010 20:01:33 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 293014 973 AJAP anticipates current and future site conditions--adjacent buildings, sun and wind patterns as well as views and privacy. These elements are articulated in both the street and rear facades of the building. Street side apartment floors undulate in and out to resist being a singular mass, create shade and balcony space. The first floor has a minimal footprint and raised ceilings that keep the mass of the building light next to the street. The rear facade inner courtyard is filtered with predominant breezes and morning light. Core structure/services and living spaces are placed central to the site, based on a simple concrete slab and column system. The design aims to counter the monolithic, lot filling developments that are too frequently seen along the streets of Lima as the city becomes more dense with building mass. This structure is a complex, 3-dimensional, sparkling geometry that shines on the edge of a grassy opening. continued below>>> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_1_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_2_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_3_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_4_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_5_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_A_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_B_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_C_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293014/AJAP_D_1440.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 9)The program locates social spaces with amenities at both the bottom and top of the building, between which reside 16 varied residences. On the first floor accessed by the front entry and parking garage, a gym and sunken rear water garden are linked to a physical and earthly realm. The rooftop terrace is a place of escape and breezes; to converse with the sky. Residents will have access to a pool and spa, outdoor showers, pool table/tv bar lounge, as well as a putting green accessed through a forest of trees/benches that overlooks the blue Pacific Ocean. Long days and nights are spent here. 13 stories of living rooms and master bedrooms are wrapped in cast glass panels whose surface design is based on the geometric pattern of a golf ball. The "dimpled" glass provides rounded, cinematic views as well as privacy behind obscured glass. Integral to the clear glass is a phototropic element that dims and lightens shading on the north facade, relative to the amount of solar radiation. This system will provide continuously changing views and light from both interior and exterior throughout the year. On each floor a number of these windows are operable, which in combination with operable south windows located in the wind capturing, L shaped courtyard provide passive cooling in each unit. This effect is boosted by the sunken water garden that provides evaporative cooling up the face of the structure. The building design is governed by sustainable principals, which include grey water systems, extensive roof solar panels, solar heated pool, daylighting, 50% recycled material use. It will be built to equal US LEED standards. Residential living should provide moments of audacity, moments of serenity--the locations in which to be gregarious or those in which to retreat and introspect. 973 AJAP will provide the inhabitant a fertile spectrum in which to discover life's potential. Building type: Multi Family Residence 2008 Lima, Peru 7,530 square meters, 16 stories above ground Primary components: Phototropic cast glass panels, Ipe wood decking, solar PV panels, Locally sourced stone, reclaimed wood and terrazzo floors, concrete structural system for high rise http://www.huum.com/293014/973-AJAP-Tower http://www.huum.com/293004/Paseo-Miramar http://www.huum.com/293004/Paseo-Miramar Mon, 24 May 2010 19:59:55 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 293004 Originally built in 1956, Richard Neutra’s Troxell Residence perched high above the Pacific Coast Highway underwent a rigorous renovation and expansion to 3,000 square feet. We followed cues from the original post and beam structure over which interior and exterior finishes of wood, stone, plaster and glass are applied in a simple refined technique to refine the play of space, light and views. continue below>>> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_2_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_3_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_7_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_8_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_9_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_A_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_B_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_C_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_D_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_E_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_Shulman_1_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_Shulman_4_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_shulman_5_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_shulman_6_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_ShulmanOriginal_1_690h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/293004/Paseomiramar_ShulmanOriginal_2_690h.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 16) A pile supported pool and deck, included in the original plans but never executed, now clings to the natively planted hillside, defining the limit of expanded outdoor living space and void below. 3 bedrooms are located off a common corridor facing west to the hillside, making for consistent, calm morning light. A seamless addition to the master bedroom projects the house further out into space - reemphasizing the overall horizontal composition of the building. From this room and the open plan dining and sitting areas large expanses of fixed and sliding glass welcome framed panoramic views that include downtown Los Angeles and Catalina Island. Building type: Residence Completed 2005 Pacific Palisades 3,000 square feet Primary components: doug fir beams/ceiling, stucco, slate, integrally colored concrete, cork, white glass http://www.huum.com/293004/Paseo-Miramar http://www.huum.com/292976/Pop-Up-Huts http://www.huum.com/292976/Pop-Up-Huts Mon, 24 May 2010 19:59:46 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 292976 The Pop-Up Huts are a scattered covey of small structures on a preserve next to Big Timber Creek in remote Montana. The huts are comfortable, minimal sleeping, toilet and eating facilities for guests of the Sporting Club. The client maintains a hunting preserve and horse riding trails on a former ranch property. They requested a site near the creek, which optimally was the nearby 100 year flood plain. continued below>>> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_11_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_3_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_13_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_15_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_12_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_14_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_6_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_A_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_B_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_C_900.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_D_900.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292976/popup_E_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 12) The solution demanded a building minimal in process and operation: The structures are built off site and set onto concrete pile foundation. Electric needs are met by solar pv/battery storage with generator backup. The pond is used for geothermal conditioning for all buildings. Toilets are biocomposting, fresh water is drawn from the well, any grey water is returned directly to the ground water table. The Huts are an orthogonal construct, providing a welcoming frame and contrast to the“untamed” surrounding wilderness out in which the active guest passes the day from morning till days end. Their inspiration derives from fold up campers commonly towed throughout the West during holidays -- touching the land lightly and easily mobilized. Jack in the box-like they rise to expand to a third floor. Vacant, the hut is a compact two story structure, designed to reduce heat loss or gain, protect the structure from trespassing and minimize the visual weight amongst the surrounding flora. When entered by a guest, at the flick of a switch, electric motor driven hydraulic arms raise the cowl surrounding the first floor, exposing fully glazed perimeter walls and simultaneously creating the third floor king bed suite. After the Hut is cleaned and readied for the next guest, the cowl is again lowered into its two story position.The huts are augmented by the nearby restored ranch buildings which provide showers, evening meal, guide services, classrooms, equipment storage/lockers, administration and parking. Building type:Hospitality In Progress Big Timber, Montana 4-600 square feet each unit. Primary components: Steel Frame, SIP wall panels, insulated channel glass, Photovoltaic solar panels & battery storage, geothermal heating, hydraulic lifts http://www.huum.com/292976/Pop-Up-Huts http://www.huum.com/292967/Abbot-Kinney http://www.huum.com/292967/Abbot-Kinney Mon, 24 May 2010 19:57:50 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 292967 This project is a sustainably conceived and built project on one of Venice’s most unique pedestrian streets. The building is a 4,900 square foot, 3 bedroom residence and studio/gallery. Rare for commute heavy Los Angeles, the artist-client plans on working and living in the same residence along this densely used street, permitting direct access to shops, cafes and restaurants right off the front door step. <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-1_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-2_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-3_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-4_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-5_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-6_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-7_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-8_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-9_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-10_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292967/ABK-A_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 11) The client requested we layout the building with the first floor serving as the studio/gallery and the remaining floors the family residence. Hence, the first floor is relatively open to the street for the expected commerce to take place. This storefront window system is continued up the front facade to the second floor, purposely blurring lines of commerce and domesticity. The second floor is the family social area, drawing a thin line of privacy and domesticity into the first floor below-- the only method of being closed to the public below is by signage, owing to the clients expectation of frequently entertaining clientele and friends on both first and second floors. Bedrooms are housed on the third floor, the fourth floor roof deck is a private getaway for the family. The neighborhood is densely built and occupied, the client wanted views/sunlight and privacy despite this. The solution was to create a south facing interior patio located in the middle of the building that is shielded from the street and brings the outside into the house. By facing south, the courtyard will still receive copious light if and when the adjacent property is built to a similar height and density. By client and architect strategy, this residence implements environmentally sustainable and healthy components and building methods that are intended to be not only conscious of their impact today, but more importantly of the health of the planet and ecosystems of tomorrow. The 2 stair towers have operable doors and windows at roof level, providing passive heat stack release to keep the house cool on summer days.These measures are good for the whole environment, good for indoor air quality and good for reducing energy consumption. Building type:Residence/Retail Completed December 2007 Venice, California 4,900 sq ft Primary components: polished concrete floors, board formed concrete bamboo floor/walls, fleetwood sliding doors, bonderized metal panel, fsc certified finish wood, venetian plaster, solar PVC and Evacuated tubes http://www.huum.com/292967/Abbot-Kinney http://www.huum.com/292987/Eastwest-Studios http://www.huum.com/292987/Eastwest-Studios Mon, 24 May 2010 19:57:39 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 292987 The Eastwest Recording Studios building was originally constructed in the 1930’s as an open plan wood bow truss roof structure for the Cassius grocery store. It later become a recording studio in the Fifties and subsequently underwent numerous additions and alterations to the original structure and layout. Frank Sinatra recorded in studio 1, in studio 3 the Beach Boys recorded the epic album, “Pet Sounds," as well the Mamas and the Papas "California Dreamin'." continued below>>> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_2_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_7_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_3_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_4_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_5_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_6_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_1_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_8_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_9_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_10_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_11_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_12_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292987/EWS_13_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 13) Rescued from the auction block by our client, hughesumbanhowar directed a scheme which stripped all interior elements of the project from the building, revealing the original structure and spirit of the construction. The only thing remaining are the 5 analog recordings studios which were kept wholly intact. The building is a series of historical/visual/experiental layers: vintage on the exterior, fresh and new on the primary layer and again vintage on the inner layer. The project involved intense, successful dealings and negotiations with various city departments that retained original features, met current building code requirements and satisfied client use preferences. The updated building program now includes a chef's kitchen, spacious lobby, multiple private artist lounges, exterior sun terrace, conference room and programming/administrative offices. The lighting is kept to a minimum in order to reduce the awareness of exterior time, a preferred environment for musicians and their days long recording sessions. Building type:Commercial Completed 2009 Los Angeles, California 20,500 square feet Primary components: Extensive Interior and Exterior Renovation of Concrete structure/wood bow truss building: polished concrete, bamboo, epoxy floors, 20' high velvet curtains, leather walls, fluorescent paint, black light, carrera marble, recycled rubber wainscott, painted canvas walls. Done in conjunction with/Starck Network http://www.huum.com/292987/Eastwest-Studios http://www.huum.com/292986/The-Breadloaf http://www.huum.com/292986/The-Breadloaf Mon, 24 May 2010 19:57:36 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 292986 Our office is working through the 1% pro bono program founded by Public Architecture to provide the Drews Avenue School in Kingston, Jamaica with a semi modular kitchen structure that will provide breakfast and lunch to children who may not otherwise be eating at home in order to provide nutrition for the necessary focus to succeed at school. hughesumbanhowar has been working with Devon Harris' Keep on Pushing Foundation in Jamaica to realize this crucial project for the school. continued below>>> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/BREADBOX_1_web.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/BREADBOX_2_web.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/Breadloaf_C_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/BREADBOX_3_web.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/BREADBOX_3_web.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> {image 3}<img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/Breadloaf_A_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/Breadloaf_1_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/GROWPROCESS.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/breadloaf plans.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> {image 8}<img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/292986/Breadloaf_E_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 12) The building is placed along the current wall between the school yard and road. This face of the building is defined by a continuous perimeter wall planting screen system. The screens are installed in vibrant colors, which over a period of one to two years vines will be overgrown by flowered vines, becoming a fully planted geometric form. The kitchen will be built from an enlarged shipping container,so plentiful in all the worlds’ ports at this time. The outdoor eating space is intended to shelter children as they quickly eat their meals and get back to the play yard, or shade an outdoor class or event. In the future this area will be used on nights and weekend for meetings, concerts, etc. as it becomes an asset to the full community. Design Summary **Buiding design performs functional and aspirational roles:    •Kitchen provide meals for children, with covered outdoor seating area    •Kitchen to provide desirable work environment space for cooking staff    •Kitchen can in future serve the community food in the afternoon on street side    •Covered space becomes gathering area for school events    •Architecture inspires children’s arts/architecture awareness    •Architecture straddles wall between schoolyard and street, front door of school and a source     of community pride    •Building and schoolyard future community gathering center on weekends/nights.    •Care of plants foster sense of ownership    •Reproduceable model for future projects **Planting Screen walls colorful initial palette for ivy to cover during two year period    •Screen durable against vandalism, fully grown ivy walls less susceptible as     vandalism targets    •Plantings becomes more part of existing community fabric **Sustainable construction and operation threaded through design:    •use of pv solar panels, rainwater harvesting, natural air conditioning, kitchen building made from preexisting shipping container, skylights for daylighting of kitchen, compost barrel **Construction designed to be modular, simple, quick, transportable. **Construction cost estimate: ±200,000USD before potential donations/discounts Building type: http://www.huum.com/292986/The-Breadloaf http://www.huum.com/283421/Beach-Road-2 http://www.huum.com/283421/Beach-Road-2 Mon, 24 May 2010 19:57:27 +0000 hughesumbanhowar Architects 283421 Like driftwood collecting in courses on the beach, the house comfortably nestles in the interstices between waterfront and road along a narrow site on the northern coast of Jupiter Island. Spare in its 3,600 square feet, the house and its materials manifest the surprise of a beachcomber’s serendipitous and precious finds—of worn beach glass, an abandoned marine vessel, or an ephemeral pattern in the sand—and a riff on spontaneity and permanence. Completed in 2004, the house embodies the same complexities and dichotomies that characterize Jupiter Island. At once modern and timeless, the house is both a quaint coastal cottage and a chic isle villa. The cerebral geometries of the house are complemented by the pitched nautical dynamism of a structure perched on piers and railings, ready to set sail at a moment’s notice. continued below <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR1_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR4a_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR_3a_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR_2_900h.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR5_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="472" align="left" /> {image 5}{image 6}<img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR_6_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_10_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_11_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_12_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_13_1440.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="900" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_7_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_A_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_B_1440.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> <img src="http://c0573862.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/1/0/13815/283421/BR2_C_1440_13.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="418" align="left" /> Previous&nbsp;/&nbsp;Next image&nbsp;(1 of 16) The design consciously plumbs the elements of glass, sand and aluminum for their metaphorical and material possibilities in three distinctive “laboratories” for living. Discrete sections comprise: “sand” which encloses the sleeping area, “aluminum” which enlivens the entertaining space, and “glass” which enhances the contemplative living space. Each segment is sensitively oriented to capture light and views. The ceramic fritted glass of the kitchen and dining room lends translucency and visual play to the south-facing two-story entertaining space. The textured face of stucco or “sand” of the north-facing sleeping area underscores the ancient wisdom of worn stone, an apt sensibility for an intimate space infused soft morning light and its concomitant tranquility. Linking the two, the central kitchen area is sheathed with louvers, or “hull”, imparting an affable sense of camaraderie and storytelling. This nexus of glass and sand naturally begets a lively, if not theatrical, space—a stage for entertaining, food preparation and dining. Aluminum louvers below mediate the heat of the day, offering cool filtered light to the west. As evening advances, guests can wander to the rooftop lap pool to take in the views to the east and south. Whether viewed above or below, the compelling gesture of the pool provides a visual and visceral link to the thin wavering line of twilight at dusk, or the vast cerulean midday expanse. While modest, this rooftop “aquatic garden” augments the sense of space externally and internally, while functionally providing a dramatic, convenient and private space for an invigorating swim. During the day, the cool azure of the water is transmitted and transmuted into the living space through skylights embedded in the pool floor. The dynamic interplay of light and shadow invigorates the space below. Denizens are free to take in the marinescape from the rooftop, or through the unobstructed expansive window views of the bulthaup kitchen below where they are comfortably sheltered from chill evening breezes. The kitchen contains generous countertops, offering space for culinary exploration, genial entertaining, or for a tranquil morning of solitude with a strong coffee and newspaper. Situated on the beach, the house affords direct access to the water, reinforcing the immediacy of the relationship to site and the spontaneity of island living. Building type: Residence Completed 2004 Jupiter Island Florida 3,600 square feet Primary components: Ceramic fritted glass, aluminum louvers, stucco, italian limestone, onyx, polycarbonate sheeting, rift sawn oak, bulthaup kitchen http://www.huum.com/283421/Beach-Road-2