Envelope Intervention

An intervention in any of the 5 facades of a building

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Envelope Intervention

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Typology

What is an envelope intervention?
 
It is the type of intervention that takes place in one or several facades of a building, related to the altering of its exterior appearance or function, whether vertical facades or the rooftop, by adding or installing new alienated elements to its existing external envelope.
 
This typology has an immediate impact on the perception of buildings within the cityscape, and therefore a larger impact on the city than interior interventions. However, similarly to the interior interventions, the procedure also responds to a surgical or parasitic intervention, in this case revamping the external attributes of the building, changing completely the way it is perceived and used by citizens and passersby.
 
This tactical intervention is based on the colonization of the existing external surfaces of a building by coating or covering them or even by inserting alien objects, placed on top of them, providing aesthetical and programmatic benefits that can enhance the appearance, in the case of vertical facades, and even the functionality of the envelope, in the case of rooftops.
 
 

Styled Gate by 100architects

 

Sunset Resort by 100architects

Type of Intervention

Envelope Intervention

Envelope Intervention

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A hotel in San Sicario, Italy.

With conceptual inspiration from the surrounding nature, we design a warm and permeable envelope in accordance with the interior functions. Including as well the 5th facades, the rooftops & terraces where all the outdoor public activities are hosted.

SUNSET SKY RESORT

SUNSET SKY RESORT

Architectural Design

It transformed a common gate in a colourful plaza.

The colours and designs drop from the façade to the ground to gently bend to become benches and urban furniture. This action transform the gate into an eventful public plaza where people would not only stay but also engage with the space and the people around.

STYLED GATE

STYLED GATE

Temporary Installation

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This project is one of the first installations that we self managed and self financed in order to investigate the properties and effects of this type of interventions in the public space.

SELFIE WALL

SELFIE WALL

Temporary Installation

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Crystal Pool in Archdaily

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Crystal Pool in Archdaily

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Underwater office in Frame

The design of Club Med's HQ in Shanghai was inspired by a swimming pool

Underwater office in Frame

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Crystal Pool in mooool

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Crystal Pool in mooool

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This video is a deep jump inside the 100architects team, their motivations, the design process, purpose and dreams. 2021 is just starting, and the year of the OX is received by the 100 team composed by 14 young creative minds from a diverse background and multiple nationalities. You can get to know more about 100architects team by watching this video! we hope you enjoy it!
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Mamsha Beach Waterfront is a master plan proposal for Abu Dhabi, the design of a waterfront promenade in the coastline of Saadiyat Island, a cultural-maritime enclave that counts with the Guggenheim, Louvre & Zayed National Museums of Abu Dhabi. The project consists of the design of a programmatic waterfront promenade, creating not only a walkway along the beach, but rather a promenade fully equipped with outdoor leisure and entertainment facilities all along the way, in order to massively activate the public realm and transform Mamsha Beach into a major public destination within Saadiyat Island. The master plan design strategy for the waterfront was defined by 3 clear actions: 1. Subdividing the entire length of the beach into smaller and manageable sub-areas, breaking down the project into human-scale sections. 2. Identifying the program of activities and their positioning within each sub-area. 3. Interconnecting all those activities with the pedestrian promenade. In order to subdivide the 1,500 meters of waterfront promenade into human-scale sections, we created a system of concavities & convexities based on the urban grid of the residential buildings located on the beachfront, resulting in a wavy promenade. The concavities offer opportunities to create the accesses to the beach and place certain activities on the sand, while the convexities allow a claim for space to the beach, with protruding mini-piers in key areas that establish a system of triangular plazas suitable to allocate bigger groups of entertainment facilities. Thus the 1,500 m. of Mamsha Beach Waterfront gets subdivided into the following 4 sub-areas: Zone 1: Active Beach Zone (370 m.) The most dynamic section of the promenade, more focused of young people, which concentrates most of the sport and fun related facilities, including an Active Triangular Plaza, a Triangular Enchanted Forest, a Sport Platform on the sand and a Wavy Deck. Zone 2: Watersports Zone (500 m.) This zone is a balanced area between playful and relaxing, focused on families & kids, which includes water related activities such as the Half Moon Pool, 2 relaxing lounge areas and several kids playgrounds in both sides, the sand and the promenade. Zone 3: The Pier (500 m) The waterfront ends up becoming a happening long pier, which hosts all the water sports facilities, short-stay cabanas, a vertical helix park, viewing decks with views over the Guggenheim, sunbathing platforms and large esplanades for big events, performances and shows. Zone 4: The Private Beach On the Eastern end of the beach the client envisioned a private beach, meant to be a quiet zone. However, our holistic design approach includes that section of the promenade as a continuation of the same design language, displaying a private lounge pool, a mini-forest with lounge and shading areas, and some other private facilities. The combination of all the platforms together, arranged along the promenade, makes of this space a major hotspot for social interactions and a model of outdoor leisure lifestyle in the Saadiyat Island, acting as the catalyzer of fun & entertainment activities in Mamsha Beach.
Wavy Beach masterplan introduction movie
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The Project context Starfish Hub is a massive public realm activation of Saadiyat Marina Village, in the coastline of Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi (UAE), a massive development of new urban areas planned for creating an international attracting landmark for Abu Dhabi. The project consists of 5,000 m2 of pure outdoor leisure, fun and entertainment facilities, strategically concentrated in one single multi-functional plaza, seeking a design solution that would transform the plot into a major public destination within Saadiyat Island. The targeted users are families, children and youngsters seeking a premium destination for spending the day, looking for many different types of entertainment and leisure opportunities, such as water sports, pools, outdoor cinema, concerts & events, commercial spaces as well as dining experiences while enjoying a seaside lifestyle. The Retail street Our first design action was to blend both programs together in only one general proposal and create an eventful retail street that ends in the entertainment space that will act as the attractor and catalyzer of outdoor lifestyle dynamics for the entire activation plot. The Entertainment and Attractor platform. To approach the design of this urban landmark & entertainment space we first studied all the functions and program of activities considered essential and necessary for having an outstanding outdoor lifestyle experience. In that regard, activities were chosen having into consideration all group ages and encompassing all possible interests for young users. The Design We drew inspiration from the starfish commonly found in the Arabian coast. We were inspired by fractals used in arabesque architectural patterns, that when revolving around a central axis, it creates a star-like shape where all the “arms” connect with the center. The 12-pointed Starfish Plaza was conceptually conceived as a radial addition of 12 different programmatic platforms with 12 different functions, concentrically arranged towards a common center, which remains empty as the central plaza to host major events, performances and fairs. The design carefully distinguishes each programmatic platform with its own identity, its own function and even its own monochromatic color palette, in order to make them all eye-catching by themselves and easily recognizable within the system. However, it is the combination of all the platforms together, radially arranged, what makes of this space a major hotspot for social interactions and a model of outdoor leisure lifestyle in the Saadiyat Island. The 12 functions embedded in each of the 12 platforms are such as Outdoor Cinema, Relaxing Pool, Pier Pool, Amphitheater, Chill-out Plaza, Sunken Lounge, Omni-Sport Pitch, Forest Plaza, Hammock Plaza, Tree-House Playground, Picnic Plaza, and finally the Crossing Pedestrian Walkway, which connects the retail street with the beach over the central square. Every functional platform is a component has its own identity and function for a specific user and time of the day. This the project becomes a unique and giant mix use platform of public and entertainment spaces where all leisure activities can be found converging in one single center. The new multi-functional plaza complements the open-air retail street at its end towards the beach, acting as the catalyzer of social entertainment and outdoor activities for the entire plot.
STARFISH HUB official Movie
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