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HHF—Unfinished W002 Sonvida Parking W010 Baby Dragon W017 Artfarm W024 Lichtstrasse 9 W038 Labels 2 W049 Ruta del Peregrino W091 Ozeanium W097 Min/Max W106 Landskronhof W116 Parking & More 1 — HHF — Unfinished Unfinished The projects assembled here were questions we develop projects that designed without any conscious differ quite a lot in formal terms. endeavor to establish a common Their design and control are thread between our various projects. limited to that which we hold to be From the start we at HHF tried pivotal to their respective extended to fight explicitly and systematically functions. the temptation to actively pursue a formal common thread and the We accordingly see our projects trivial understanding of authorship always as unfinished ventures and as a visual recognition feature. as a potentially interesting and A thread is spun in any case as a incisive springboard for someone matter of course from habits so else’s next project. This approach habitual now, as to form the very is applicable equally to the classical fabric of our practice. In order architectural object and urban not to let these habits get a formal planning. We think of our designs common thread we collaborate with as an additional link in the other architects and artists sharing chain—a chain forged by all who equally the access to the core went before us and to which of design. future comers will hopefully add their own agenda and kinks. Our starting point is always This is why we make our designs the question: What contribution can as impertinent, strong and daring we make to the specific project as we can: so that the next person in hand? We try to identify as clearly down the line finds as interesting a as possible the thematic thrust point of departure as we ourselves of any issue presented for our like to find. consideration. We ask ourselves, what are the spoken and unspoken expectations—of what the project may achieve, of what we ourselves may achieve? And we discuss whether we actually have anything to offer that will go beyond the simple and the obvious. What do we want? And—what do we not? What specifically do we therefore need to control and design— and what not? From these simple 2—HHF—Unfinished 3—HHF—Unfinished Contact HHF Architects Allschwilerstrasse 71 A CH-4055 Basel, Switzerland T +41 61 756 70 10 F +41 61 756 70 11 www.hhf.ch 4—HHF—Unfinished W002 Sonvida Parking HHF—Unfinished The project is located in an an elaborate house with expensive exclusive district on the outskirts materials. Our realization that W002 Sonvida Parking of Basel. Sixteen villa-style the structural shell of a building residences comprising thirty-two is virtually the only thing on W010 residential units share a basement a construction site that can be garage large enough for fifty- completely controlled was to have W017 seven vehicles. This commission a decisive impact on subsequent provided the final impetus projects. W024 to establish HHF architects. W038 The basement garage ties the project together like a strong spine. W049 It was designed as a street roughly 150 m long, so as to ensure each W091 resident direct access from their car to their home. As a place used W097 daily, it also demanded a striking visual impact. Considerable attention W106 was therefore given to access and maneuverability, and a solution W116 was sought for natural lighting. The roof of the garage functions as a landscape design element, forming hill-like ridges, into whose ends three large skylights are set, and simultaneously serving to link the underground and above-ground areas. The ‘hills’ furthermore transform the open spaces between the residences into a designed landscape, establish a defined area for each house, and ensure a measure of privacy. This groundbreaking project was to point the way for the office: we discovered that designing infrastructural elements can be just as much fun as designing 6—W002 Sonvida Parking 7—W002 Sonvida Parking 10m Underground Parking 10 m 8—W002 Sonvida Parking 9—W002 Sonvida Parking Underground Parking Baby Dragon HHF—Unfinished The ‘Jinhua Architecture Park’ the result of a system of eleven is an important part of the urban different forms which can be added W002 redevelopment of the city’s new together in an endless pattern. Jinhua district. The park landscape Various combinations of complex W010 Baby Dragon is designed by the artist Ai Weiwei, openings are possible and the result and its 17 public structures is a very differentiated three- W017 are designed by 17 international dimensional structure. architectural teams and artists. W024 Considering the difficulties of controlling the construction over W038 such a long distance, we designed a structure with very few details. W049 Through its location in the W091 park, the Baby Dragon creates a boundary between an open lawn W097 and a space under future evergreen trees. The three shelters of the W106 pavilion create different conditions of intimacy, control and usage, W116 allowing for different ways of interaction for different visitors, from children, to grown-ups, to the elderly. The structure is built completely of colored concrete poured on site. Only the floor of the pavilion is partly covered by the same grey brick as used for the paths, which connects it to the materiality and the circulation pattern of the entire park. The massive wall is perforated from both sides so children can climb through from one side to the other. Some of the openings are just large holes, while others are tangentially connected. The openings are 10—W010 Baby Dragon 11—W010 Baby Dragon Floor Plan Formwork 10 m 10m G D K L F I C B E A H GENERIC PATTERN (ORIGINAL) C E F H I A B D G K L A-back B-back C-back D-back E-back F-back G-back H-back I-back K-back L-back 5 1.5 ORIGINALS A-front B-front C-front D-front E-front F-front G-front H-front I-front K-front L-front MIRRORED Am-back Bm-back Cm-back Dm-back Em-back Fm-back Gm-back Hm-back Im-back Km-back Lm-back 5 1.5 Am-front Bm-front Cm-front Dm-front Em-front Fm-front Gm-front Hm-front Im-front Km-front Lm-front Cm Em Fm Im Am Bm Gm Dm Hm Km Lm Formwork 12—W010 Baby Dragon 13—W010 Baby Dragon Floor Plan W017 Artfarm HHF—Unfinished The Artfarm is situated in upstate With 370 square meters (about New York (a 90 minute drive 4,000 sq ft; the usable floor space W002 from the city) on the estate of an art is the same as that of the Tsai collector and gallery owner. Residence), the six- meter high body W010 The building is divided into several of the building gives the impression exhibition spaces of varying sizes of a spacious structure, and that W017 Artfarm and into areas designed especially even though only three small, for storing artworks. high-up windows to the north enable W024 a view outside. The lower part of The outer form is a direct the building serves as a showroom, W038 consequence of the prefabricated the upper part as a storeroom, galvanized iron sheets often used while the middle part houses separate W049 in the area for agricultural utility rooms for an office and a more buildings. Because of its abstract intimate presentation area. Concrete W091 outer form and the metallically ramps along the central axis shining appearance, the building connect the areas. W097 becomes an equal participant among the sculptures and objects A showroom and storage space W106 scattered throughout the could scarcely be realized surrounding landscape. with simpler means. Nevertheless, W116 the simple utility construction, The villa by architect John costing no more than around McFayden, situated on the top of a 250,000 €, fits perfectly in the hill, was to be supplemented by surroundings with the scattered an art facility that was to be both art objects. From the outside its a gallery and storage space. function remains enigmatic; on the The volume had to be as large as inside you could think you were in possible, but nevertheless another world. This impression is inexpensive. The architects therefore reinforced above all by the cladding employed prefabricated galvanized of the interior spaces, which iron elements as used widely in seems like upholstery with large the U.S. for agricultural buildings. buttons. The shell was insulated The Artfarm erected on a concrete with insulating material and clad foundation consists of three in white PVC foil which not only corrugated galvanized iron huts reduces heating and cooling costs connected to each other via short to a minimum, but also insulates passageways. The huts’ walls make the building acoustically. This is the transition to the saddleback roof essential for a place calling for high via a curved connecting element. levels of concentration. 14—W017 Artfarm 15—W017 Artfarm Ground Floor Section 10 m 10m 10m Tech. 21sf Tech. Tech. 21sf 21sf Ground Floor Section 16—W017 Artfarm 17—W017 Artfarm W024 Lichtstrasse 9 HHF—Unfinished One of the qualities of the residential and industrial area of W002 St. Johann in Basel is the close coexistence of old and new buildings. W010 This coexistence is kept and emphasized in this project, only W017 one of the four existing houses of the corner parcel, Lichtstrasse 9, W024 Lichtstrasse 9 has been built anew; while others, Lichtstrasse 11 and Kraftstrasse 1, W038 have been renovated and benefit from the newly built infrastructure.