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PAR UNVEILS CAGLIARI GALERIE DESIGN

We have been working on two museum proposals, which are still in judging procedure. For the Cagliari Galerie Comunale D’Art, PAR designed a network of separate but interconnected galleries that unfold and open into the landscape. Simple, primitive forms and local materials reflect a Sardinian sensibility, whilst the gesture of breaking up the museum into discreet volumes transforms the cluster of galleries into an architecture that is at once contextual and abstract. The jury selection is anticipated in Spring 2013.

PAR PRESENTS RANCHO CONCEPT

Our design for a 15 ha private equestrian ranch in José Ignacio, Uruguay will be presented during a site visit over the winter holiday. Set upon a plateau, 7 buildings integrated with the surrounding horizons are approached by a processional on axis with the sea. Taking inspiration from Le Corbusier’s masterwork Ronchamp, punctuated thick masonry walls amplify light and sound.

PAR + ARUP ANTIQUITIES MUSEUM

In Athens, we developed together with engineering partner ARUP, the adaptation of a 14,000 m2 former grain silo into a Museum of Underwater Antiquities. A system of void spaces introduces a spatial configuration that brings daylight to public areas whilst engaging the surrounding urban context. At moments of subtraction, the Cartesian grid of the silo building translates into a newly contoured geometry, expressing the old within the new. The competition winners will be announced in early 2013.

PAR FINALIST FOR KEELUNG GATEWAY

PAR in a collaboration with SES, RLA and Buro Happold were awarded honorable mention in the  international competition for the Keelung Harbor Gateway in Keelung, Taiwan. A gateway to the nation, the 120,000 m2 project is comprised of a cruise terminal and 70m office tower. Congratulations to our competitors Asymptote, Mecanoo, ACDF and especially NMDA for their winning entry. A BIG thanks to our project partners SES + RLA and our engineering team: Buro Happold, Moffat & Nichol and LandDesign. Our friend Sam Lubell of Architects Newspaper covers the project.

Are you in Taiwan this Fall? Check out the finalist proposals on exhibition at two locations through the end of 2012.

Exhibition: Keelung Harbor Tower, TW
Schedule: Sep 20 – Nov 27, 2012
Exhibition: Yangming Marine Museum, Taipei, TW
Schedule: Dec 1-30, 2012

PAR SHORTLISTED IN KEELUNG COMPETITION

PAR in a collaboration with SES and Buro Happold have been shortlisted in the international, two-stage Keelung Harbor Gateway competition in Keelung, Taiwan. To become a landmark, the project adopts a form that resists easy classification to free-associate with symbols of the utilitarian, the industrial, the poetic. A global gateway, the tower represents Taiwan’s cultural progress and modern commerce. Teams will present final designs to a distinguished international jury in mid September.

Shortlisted Teams: Asymptote, NMDA, Mecanoo, PAR + SES and ACDF
Final Jury Presentations: September 11th, 2012
Project Area: 120.000 m2
Project Budget: $211,00 US
Competition Jury: Aaron Betsky, Cai Yuan Liang, Gene King, Kiyoshi Miyazaki, Michael Speaks, Su Yu Zhe, Wang Ming Hung and Wei Jenn