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Project Precedent Studies

Artists VillAge | HAllemAns Brewery, Belgium

DesigneD By l’escAult, cHeVAl noir

Our approach has been to research and benchmark other artist facilities and mixed use complexes to provide a view of possible contexts and precedents that inform the stakeholders, client group, and the design and planning process. This section covers some of the best national and international examples of what Artists Quarters can aspire to and achieve. These precedents are intended to inspire, engage, invigorate, inform and stretch the creative process and thinking related to the programming, functional versatility and diversity possible. These precedents range in scale and complexity. We have also included benchmarking and precedents for artist live / work spaces and studios. This image profiling gives a context to the residential opportunities and variety possible. Again, residential and studio units range in size and functionality.

Aging brewery redeveloped into artistic residences with parrallel zinc-coated block is located in Brussels, Belgium.

Split into 31 housing units and studios, the former Hallemans Brewery has been coupled with a new residential block which is drastically and deliberately differentiated from the original complex by its memo-rable zinc facade.

Whilst the two buildings are kept in dialogue with one another by the use of numerous footbridges, the architects never felt the need to imitate what was already there and as such designed an abstract tower with a completely different flavour.

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trAnsitlAger | BAsel inDustriAl District, switzerlAnD

Located in Basel’s upcoming Dreispitz neigh-borhood, which is envisioned as an attrac-tive and inviting urban quarter in Herzog de Meuron’s master plan from 2003, the existing 18.000 m2 ”Transitlager” built in the late 1960s is to be renovated and extended by up to 7.000 m2 for residential and commercial purposes. The development is undertaken by St. Gal-len -based real estate development company Nuesch Development for the landlord, the Christoph Merian Foundation and investor the UBS (CH) Property Fund – Swiss Mixed ‘Sima’.

The winning entry which included engineers Bollinger Grohmann and HL Technik was chosen among proposals from Harry Gugger Studio and Lacaton Vassal among others.timized for both artistic work and classy luxury.Stripped from existing interior walls, the 60’s era structure offers flexible open plans and an exceptional high quality of concrete work. BIG proposes an extension that with a minimum of intervention, creates a maximum of programmatic diversity and feasibility. By keeping the interior finishing sparse, and installations simple we propose a building tailored for creative businesses, ateliers and workshops. We propose a building with a simple and economical material palette optimized for both artistic work and classy luxury

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luxemBourg royAl

HAmilius |luxemBourg

Mixed use w/ shopping & living

Design Architect: Foster + Partners

Designed to enhance and repair the urban fabric and create a suitable setting for the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, the project comprises a department store, of-fices, shops, apartments, and a variety of social and civic spacesDesigned as a gateway to the historic quarter of the city, the development is anchored by the historic Hotel des Postes, which provides the backdrop to a new civic square with space for ice skating, markets, open air concerts or cinema screenings. The arrangement of buildings maintains the principal visual axis along the Grand Rue and Avenue Monterey and draws on the existing urban identity of Luxembourg, replicating its diversity of spaces.

Rue Aldringen will be transformed into a shopping street, with access to apartments above, and the scheme is topped by a sky garden, with panoramic views of the city. A curving steel structure, set in the land-scaped surroundings of the park, encloses a rooftop bar and will be visible throughout the city.

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South Office block – 21,092 sq.m / 226,992 sq.ft (including basement)Theatre – 13,768 sq.m / 148,171 sq.ft (including basement)North Office block – 33,320 sq.m / 358,590 sq.ft (including basement)

The concept of the Grand Canal Square Theatre and Com-mercial Development is to build a powerful cultural presence expressed in dynamic volumes sculpted to project a fluid and transparent public dialogue with the cultural, commercial and residential surroundings whilst communicating the various in-ner forces intrinsic to the Theatre and office buildings.

Principal Architect: Stefan Blach

grAnD cAnAl squAre tHeAtre AnD commerciAl DeVelopmentDuBlin, irelAnD

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wooDwArDs BuilDing mixeD use DeVelopment | VAncouVer Henriquez pArtners ArcHitects

The 400 million dollar project (almost one million square feet in size) includes 536 market housing units, 125 Singles non-market housing units to be operated by PHS Community Services, 75 family non-market housing units to be operated by Affordable Housing Society, Nesters Food Store and London Drugs, TD Canada Trust, The National Film Board of Canada and Civic Offices, a Daycare, Public Atrium & Plaza, and a new addition to the Simon Fraser University downtown campus: the 130,000-square foot School for Contemporary Arts

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• 536 market housing units,• 125 Singles non-market

housing units• 75 Family non-market hous-

ing units• Affordable Housing Society• Civic Offices• Daycare• Public Atrium & Plaza• 130,000-square foot School

for Contemporary Arts• Nesters Food Store• London Drugs• TD Canada Trust• The National Film Board of

Canada

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Dedicated to experience, learning and innovation, the Centre is poised to become the artistic, cultural and social core of the new neighbourhood.Located on Dundas Street East between Sumach and Sackville Streets, this 60,000 square foot, multi-tenant facility is slated to open in 2012. Its three floors will include • a large performance venue• space for arts organizations• youth-oriented arts programs and• the Centre for Social Innovation.Artscape is partnering with Toronto Community Housing, The Daniels Corporation and a locally based Steering Committee to develop the facility.

ArtspAce regent pArk Arts & culturAl center|toronto cAnAdA

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norDic Artist centerDAle, norwAy

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NORDIC ARTISTS’ CENTRE DALE | NORDISK KUNST-NARSENTER DALE is an Artist-in-Residence center funded by Norwegian Ministry Of Culture. The A-I-R program encourages international contacts for artists and focuses on visual arts including design, architecture and locally rooted practice. Nordic Artists’ Centre Dale is situated in the village of Dale, the administrative center of the Fjaler municipality on the West Coast of Norway

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School of ArtS | SingApore

WohA ArchitectS

Settled within a district of 20th century heritage buildings and modern high-rises, the School of the Arts is a spectacular addition that stands on its own with an extensive green roof and a green facade that keeps the interiors cool and the city air clean.

The project follows an unconventional model, combining a high-density inner city school with a professional performing arts venue.

The Blank Canvas’ classrooms and studios boast natural ventilation and are well-proportioned and cross-ventilated. Classrooms are designed in 9 meter x 9 meter modules with operable end walls that allow room sizes to be flexible for future needs.

A green façade cuts energy costs and provides a much healthier environment within by filtering air, reducing glare and dust, keeping the rooms cool, and absorbing traffic noise.

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Project Precedent StudiesResidential / Studio Spaces

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Project Precedent StudiesResidential / Studio Spaces (Continued)

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Edmonton Project Precedent StudiesResidential / Studio Spaces (Continued)