Kevin Johnson + KTC

Kevin Johnson invited KTC to his studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn to construct a couple sections of the Recipe House.  The modular design of the house includes 7 wall/floor/roof framed sections.   KJ had the advise and tools set up and 2 sections were cut and assembled, ready for weekend delivery to Andes.

CSA :: community supported architecture

A rainy day in Long Island City turned out to be perfect time for salvaging and loading building material.  BIG’s friendly neighbor helped us out with his forklift to load tons of great lumber…. and we now have plenty of material to begin building a Recipe House~

Vegetables = Building Materials @ Build It Green!NYC

Build It Green! NYC and ASsociety are trading vegetables for building materials.   When building materials for the Recipe House studios, by KTC are picked up at the BIG!NYC Long Island City warehouse,  boxes of “Straight Out of the Ground” vegetables are exchanged.

Build It Green! NYC, is New York City’s only non-profit retail outlet for salvaged and surplus building materials.

Learn more about the community building projects BIG!NYC supports and check out salvaged materials at  Build It Green

Why Reuse?

“Did you know that over 16,500 tons of building material are thrown out every day in New York City? These materials are clogging our landfills, releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and creating a need for more materials to be manufactured. Reuse is a logical and environmentally friendly alternative to discarding durable materials. Reuse just makes sense, economically and environmentally.” (from http://www.bignyc.org/whatwedo)

design/build Final :: KTC: the recipe house

Launched in December 2008, the design/build competition set out to address AS Society’s new media artist residency program needs by issuing an open call out to architects both locally and abroad to submit designs. Entrants were challenged to design a 300-square foot, portable, off-grid studio on a $5,000 budget. In addition to heeding budgetary constraints, entrants were asked to incorporate an agricultural and sustainable energy component into the design. After considering nearly 80 entries, the jury selected three finalists in early June. Finalists had one month to address the jury’s questions and concerns before resubmitting their plans with any adjustments. The six-member jury voted again last week, finally KTC‘s design, The Recipe House, received the most votes Juror Usman Haque said of The Recipe House: “I really love this project – I believe it should be seen as a description of a collaborative construction process; not as a formal solution to a set of knowable constraints.” The winning design “Recipe House” is to be built this August.

Finalists revised proposals

Austin+Mergold : Living in the Plants finalist

GTECTS finalist

KTC : Recipe House finalist

Eco-Studio jury vote results

we are happy and proud to announce the finalists and honorable mentions for AS society design/build project.

finalists
26      G TECTS
70      Austin + Mergold: Living in the Plants
78      KTC: Recipe House

honorable mentions
16      K Gregory and K   Saunders  
20      RikEkstrom/SVAclass: Co-op   COOP
25      TracyA.Stone Architect:   GreenHaus
38      Konyk:  Girasole
41      FutureFarmers: Regenerative   House
44      Todo Design :    Bedrock

click here to view proposals

AS design/build jury time update

your patience has been really appreciated and by the end of this week we hope to post an announcement of finalists and honorable mentions.

the challenges presented in the call-out have certainly been met …. the range of solutions, approaches and creative intent in the proposals has made for an intense and deliberative jury review.

selecting a studio design that addresses AS society program needs for both residency and farm operations within an environmentally dynamic region(ny city watershed, working landscapes,catskill mountains) poses a unique set of issues to consider. yes, the amount of time for review may appear to be excessive but please know, this time has been necessary and useful in order to benefit the natural environment,  design integrity and overall success of this project.

the built studios are sure to become expressions of a unique convergence of architecture, agriculture and new media.

thank you.

jury short-list of ASsociety residency studio competition

All applicants proposals have been thoroughly reviewed. The following list of applicants are continuing on to further juror discussion. After the final discussion we will have 3 finalists and honorable mentions to announce.
The creation of smart, innovative and inspiring designs from this competition have contributed towards the advancement of
sustainable building solutions by practical methods and economical means. Regardless of the outcome of this competition, we encourage you all to propose the materialization of your design within your local community. Thank you.

5 ten penny studio

7 DeborahBerke&Partners: ArtistsPavilions

12 Henry Miller: Minute House

16 K Gregory and K Saunders: Anchor Wall

20 RikEkstrom/SVAclass: Co-op COOP

22 Chris Chalmers/BIO: Solar Sheep

25 TracyA.Stone Architect: GreenHaus

26 G TECTS

29 Keith Janda: [un]natural[re]sourcing

32 Studio A International

36 George Sweeney: 3 Peas is a Pod

38 Konyk: Girasole

41 FutureFarmers: Regenerative House

44 Todo Design Bedrock

47 LoadingDock5Architecture

55 Manuel Avila Ochoa: HybridTypologies

58 Adrian Blackwell and Jane Hutton

65 Richard Pedronti : SolarStudio

66 Sachin Mulay/KleinmannGroup: SodaPod

70 Austin + Mergold: Living in the Plants

74 J.Cartwright & R.Willingham

75 Kyle Thompson

78 KTC: Recipe House

jury review update

dear all,    we had hoped to post a short-list this week to share with you all, however we thought it best to give all applicants the benefit of a second review by  jurors before posting a list.    as you know, details can often be overlooked and it is our hope that an additional review by jurors will contribute to a thorough and careful review process.   thank you for your patience.   andes sprouts society

Jury time continues

wow, we have just under 80 proposals to review and the jury time is taking a bit longer than we anticipated.   the announcement date of winning proposals will be towards the end of this month, April.

Georg Windeck reconsidered his position on the jury and dismissed himself due to personal reasons.  In his absence, AndesSproutsSociety is now participating in the proposal review and discussion.

we have a rather long, short list i will post as soon as we receive all round 1 picks from jurors.  thanks for your patience.