NADER SANDWICHED

Posted on November 20th, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: construction, Things We Like

Reviewing structure in western Massachusetts

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NADER GIVES MOCKED UP LECTURE AT PENN STATE ON NOV 19

Posted on November 17th, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Lectures

Nader will be giving his “Mocked Up” lecture on Wednesday Nov. 19th at 6:00 pm in the Stuckeman Jury Space at Penn State.

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Study Table Mock-up

Posted on November 13th, 2014 by pmacdowell

Posted under: construction, NADLAB

Down in our shop, work has begun on a custom table made of aluminum and anigre-faced plywood. The client commissioned us to design a table where their family of five could work and study together. The pinwheel form provides each user with a dedicated space and routes computer cables through an opening at the center. The pieces of the table flat-pack for easy shipping and are bolted together with specialized custom fasteners.

table2Exploded Axonometric drawing showing the assembly logic of the table.

table3A mock-up was built to evaluate the material choices and test the custom fasteners.

tableMockup01Waterjet-cut 6061 Aluminum features a non-directional satin finish. CNC-cut Plywood with an Apple-ply core is faced with White Anigre.

tableMockup02The wood and aluminum are laminated together with Marine Epoxy.

tableMockup03Tight tolerances are critical for the precision attachments.

table1Detail Axonometric Section through the Leg / Table-top connection.

tableMockup09The unique aluminum fasteners are machined by hand in our shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MELBOURNE’S MSD FEATURED IN ARCHITECT MAGAZINE

Posted on November 12th, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press

The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning is featured in ARCHITECT.

“NADAAA and John Wardle Architects have created a new building that wears pedagogy on its well-appointed sleeve.”  

– ARCHITECT Magazine

 

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NADER LECTURES AT MIT OPENHOUSE NOV 13

Posted on November 11th, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Academic, Events, Lectures

Nader lectures on ‘Pedagogical Constructs’ at MIT Architecture’s Open House on November 13, 2014 at 6:00pm in Long Lounge.

 

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DFALD Hyperbolic Paraboloid Ceiling Mockup #2 – Radiant Panels

Posted on November 7th, 2014 by tberesford

Posted under: _Daniels Building, construction, NADLAB

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A year ago, NADAAA blogged about our hyperbolic paraboloid ceiling mock-up, which will be featured above the third floor design studio at the new Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design.  Since that time, the client has charged us with an additional mandate:  to reduce projected mechanical energy through the incorporation of radiant mechanical systems throughout the building.  This mandate presented a unique challenge for our feature ceiling:  radiant chilled panels are almost always flat, where our design distinguishes itself through a subtle ruled curvature.

Radiant panels are widely used in Europe, but are less common in North America.  Nevertheless, we corresponded with several vendors, all of whom were enthusiastic about helping us resolve this technical hurdle.  This fall, we provided space and support to enable Twa Panel to replicate our mockup, only this time using a new graphite-core radiant panel product with embedded copper hydronic tubing, provided by SGL Group.  Twa Panel gambled that the graphite panel and tubes would be flexible enough to conform to the gradual curvature, which is smaller in degree (approx. 550″ radius) than it appears when viewed in composite across a surface.  The mock-up proved successful, as the panels twisted with relative ease:

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Rendering of the Level 03 Design Studio feature ceiling at the new Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto

 

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HyPar Mockup No.2: 2’x8′ radiant graphite-core panels on 1/4″ plywood strapping, over light gauge stud backup framing. NADAAA’s original mockup is seen beyond.

 

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In this image, the radiant graphite panels are mudded and taped against a perimeter of conventional 1/2″ thick gypsum board, ready for a standard paint finish.

 

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This image shows the backside (top) of the mockup, where copper leaders penetrate the backside of the panels for connection to hydronic tube supply/return connections.

 

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VIDEO: THE NEW FABP

Posted on November 7th, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design

The University of Melbourne has posted a new time-lapse video about the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning project.

 

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NADER SPEAKS AT AIANY ON NOVEMBER 11

Posted on November 6th, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Events, Lectures

Nader will be joining Florian Idenburg and Alejandro Zaera-Polo for a panel discussion entitled ‘Fondue Pot Stickers: Divergent Voices’ at AIANY’s Center for Architecture on November 11, 2014 at 6:30pm. The discussion is part of AIANY’s Global Dialogues series and will be moderated by Hashim Sarkis.

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MIT, MIAMI, AND COLUMBIA HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON

Posted on November 5th, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Academic, Things We Like

Three top architecture schools gain three new deans, all from Lebanon… Learn more at The Lebanon Architect

 

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photo credits: Dan Claro, Raymond Adams, Stephanie Morrison

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Melbourne FABP in ‘The Saturday Paper’

Posted on November 1st, 2014 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: _Melbourne School of Design, Press

Laura Harding writes about “a theatrical new building to inspire students with its thoughtful labyrinth of architectural worlds” in ‘The Saturday Paper‘.

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