Hasta La Ideas

Architecture photographer Marc Goodwin has shared photos of architecture studios in Madrid taken just before the country went into lockdown along with messages from the studios now.

Goodwin, founder of photography studio Archmospheres, has been travelling around the world documenting architecture studios, from Istanbul to Shanghai, Mexico City to Paris.

His latest collection focused on Madrid, where offices including OOIIO Architecture, Andrés Jaque and Langarita Navarro Arwuitectos are based. In total, Goodwin shot 17 studios in the Spanish capital.

However, as he finalised the series, coronavirus hit Europe and Spain went into lockdown on 14 March. The country has implemented some of Europe’s toughest containment measures, and restrictions are due to remain in place through May and June.

“Madrid is apparently a ghost town at the moment, which is hard to imagine,” said Goodwin, meaning his photographs of architects working together in their offices are of a world that currently does not exist.

Goodwin got back in touch with the studios whose offices he’d already photographed and asked them to share how they’ve adapted to the new normal of working from home.

“I think it might also help a lot of readers to feel better,” Goodwin told Dezeen. “This is very hard on all of us.”

Scroll down to see 17 Madrid studios before coronavirus, along with updates from some of them:

Moneo Brock

In this space since: 2013
Number of employees: 11
Building’s former use: mix of offices housing

Langarita Navarro Arwuitectos

In this space since: 2007
Number of employees: seven
Building’s former use: art and architecture studios

Morph Estudio

In this space since: 2017
Number of employees: 120
Building’s former use: office building

“The situation in Madrid is very, very, very serious,” said Morph Estudio director César Frías Enciso. “After the construction market had begun to recover from the last financial crash, the coronavirus has brought it to a halt.”

“There are not many positive conclusions from this situation,” he added. We are learning to work separated. Of course, we are more prepared for next time. The next medical crisis, I think we are going to act quicker.”

Watch César Frías Enciso’s message below:

Husos Architects

In this space since: 2005
Number of employees: five
Building’s former use: housing and shops

Carlos Arroyo Architects

In this space since: 2018
Number of employees: six
Building’s former use: tailor’s atelier

Estudio Herreros 

In this space since: 5.5 years
Number of employees: 20
Building’s former use: designed in 1958 as a residential block by the architect Secundino Zuazo

“The most important thing is to maintain the connection of the team,” said studio co-founder Juan Herreros. “To feel that they have this sense of belonging to a group with a common project.”

Estudio Herroros has also started a joint endeavour called Re-Visit on their Instagram, to share sketches of former projects with colleagues and friends.

“For us, this change has been a surprising and positive way to learn about new ways to collaboratively work in the team,” added co-founder Jens Richter.

Watch Herreros and Richter’s message below:

L35 Arquitectos

In this space since: 1993
Number of employees: 60
Building’s former use: modelling agency, office of Segundamano, residences

Pedro Pitarch

In this space since: December 2019
Number of employees: three
Building’s former use: residential

OOIIO Architecture

In this space since: 2016
Number of employees: 10
Building’s former use: abandoned space

“We are constantly worried and trying to understand what’s happening,” said OOIIO Architecture founder Joaquín Millán Villamuelas. “The entire studio is empty, the entire studio is working at home.”

“Everyone is trying to do their best to be productive and get the work done – with their pyjamas on their sofa,” he added.

“We are creative people, and this is another challenge. Let’s face this new crisis.”

Watch Villamuelas’ message below:

Estudio Gonzalo del Val, Studio Animal and Toni Gelabert

In this space since: 2015, 2018 and 2020
Number of employees: two each
Building’s former use: residential

TallerDE2 Architects

In this space since: 2014
Number of employees: five
Building’s former use: housing

Estudio Lamela

In this space since: 2008
Number of employees: 61 in this space, 86 in total
Building’s former use: built by the studio in 2008

“We have taken our computers home, which makes working from home as if we were in the office – only avoiding rush hour,” said Estudio Lamela architect María Chocarro.

“We also are in constant contact with our colleagues through an internal chat,” she added. “We also video chat a lot, which is quite funny because you get to see the private environments and houses of your colleagues and bosses, making us all more human in a way.”

Watch María Chocarro’s message below:

José María Sánchez García

In this space since: 2009
Number of employees: 10
Building’s former use: office

Andrés Jaque

In this space since: 2010
Number of employees: 12
Building’s former use: archive of Ocaso insurance company

Estudio Entresitio

In this space since: 2002
Number of employees: 10
Building’s former use: residential

“This coronavirus lockdown is going to be an opportunity to change how a studio of architecture works,” said Estudio Entresitio co-founder César Jiménez de Tejada Benavides.

“The change was already happening,” added co-founder María Hurtado de Mendoza Wahrolén. “It’s a weird way, calling the virus an opportunity, but now we have to go for it,” she added.

“Technology, society, and we as an office were ready to take this challenge.”

Watch Estudio Entresitio’s message below:

Elii 

In this space since: 2015
Number of employees: seven
Building’s former use: office and residential building

b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos
In this space since: 2008
Number of employees: 50
Building’s former use: diabetes clinic

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Brews from around the state that represent various style categories

As the weather turns in our part of the world, our tastes shift from the rich and hearty to the crisp and refreshing. To ease the decision-making process, we’ve selected a list of New York-brewed beers that represent tried and true and emerging style categories: NEIPAs, Lagers, Farmhouse Ales, and more. These represent high-quality options from NY, and while we encourage you to seek them out, we also believe in supporting similar efforts from your local breweries. All the below are available within days to locations across New York State and some within hours (through delivery partners like Caviar or TapRm) to parts of NYC. From the classically bready to the tantalizing and tart, here are just a few of our favorite beers for sipping in the spring sunshine.

Dutchess Ales’ Ghost Beer (G.B.)

A pale ale that fuses West Coast and European influences, Wassaic-based newcomer Dutchess Ales‘ G.B. (aka Ghost Beer) boasts relatively little bitterness (42 IBU) and plenty of hop and malt character. There’s a brightness about it that you’re met with immediately, but a refreshing finish reminiscent of a Kolsch (straw-colored German ales) leaves the palate feeling clean and not coated in hops. Plus, at 4.8% ABV, the G.B. hits the spot without going overboard.

Hudson Valley Brewery’s Good Old Neon

Industry darling Hudson Valley Brewery releases sour IPAs with regularity and plenty of fanfare. In fact, most releases sell out in minutes. But the brewery’s most recent tart IPA harkens back to wildly fermented Farmhouse Ales of yesteryear. The brewers use Motueka hops (formerly known as Belgian Saaz) as a bready foundation to build upon. Those hops provide a savory, sort of peppery bite that’s balanced out by a house-made culture. Together, they ferment to form Good Old Neon, a 6% ABV beer with complex layers of traditional, saison-like notes and new-age tartness.

Threes Brewing’s All Together

Occasionally, the brewing industry bands together to share recipes and support causes universally cared about. Right now, breweries are using Other Half‘s All Together to raise funds for essential workers. “The recipe is open-source, the artwork is public, and the name is yours to use. The goal is to provide you with the tools to make the beer at the lowest possible cost,” Other Half Brewing Co owners wrote in a statement. The only condition is that a share of each brewery’s iteration’s profits are donated. A version by Gowanus-based Threes Brewing acknowledges a style popularized here in the Northeastern US, the “juicy” IPA. At 7% ABV, it hits with bitterness and a bit of booze. And, 100% of its profits are going directly to the brewery’s temporarily unemployed bar staff.

Grimm Ales’ Maypole

A deviation from the brewery’s favoritism for IPAs, fruited beers and stouts, Maypole is Grimm Ales‘ standard Maibock-style lager. Vienna, Pilsner, and Munich malts meet here to fill out the beer’s body. But a slight honeycomb sweetness lifts the beer and offsets the bite lent by the toasted malts. At 6.5%, this beer is easy-drinking and an excellent representation of a category largely devoid of craft consideration.

Drowned Lands Brewery Lookout Mountain Low

Warwick, New York’s new terroir-driven brewery, Drowned Lands, emphasizes the characteristics and ingredients (and preferences) of their corner of upstate. Embracing the minerality of their local water, the brewery produces farm-style beers with modern twists. The Lookout Mountain Low embodies these ethos. Biscuity yet bright, low in ABV and bitterness, this IPA deviates from the double and triple IPAs that dominate the market in favor of a more palatable beer. Lush tropical fruit rounds out each sip and richness from oats and wheat provide body.

Little Blind Beer’s Zone Expansion

Brewed in Brooklyn, Little Blind Beer‘s straightforward sour ale Zone Expansion spotlights fresh peach and tangerine purees. Using their home-grown wild culture of Lactobacillus spp and ale yeast, the team formulated a beer with equal percentages savory and sour. Chinook and Cascade hops provide its bite, but the piney, rind-like flavor of the former comes through clearly, rather than mellowing out into a more uniform punch.

Non Sequitur Beer Project’s Same As It Ever Was

Bronx-based Non Sequitur Beer Project produces Same As It Ever Was, an exemplary execution of the New England IPA style. NEIPAs are bitter, hazy, dense and lush—and overpowering for many. But, the subtle fruit flavors from the chosen hop varietals bestow a delicate passionfruit essence upon the beer. It arrives late, at the very end of a sip, but alleviates much of the dank granted by the double dry-hopping process.

Drowned Lands’ Gather House

Prompted by a survey circulated among brewery staff—”If you were stuck on an island for the rest of your life with only one beer, what beer would you choose? For the majority of our team, the answer is Allagash White”—Drowned Lands attempted to recreate the beloved Allagash White, a Belgian Wit beer with subtle notes of hay, pepper, honeydew, and honeycomb. Their iteration, Gather House, features coriander and orange, and many of the yeast and malt preferences of the aforementioned brewery. “We couple these traditional ingredients and processes with a few new-age tricks and tweaks of our own that we feel innovates the beer, yet still pays homage,” the brewery explains alongside an announcement of it winning Gold at the New York Craft Brewer’s Competition.

Hero image courtesy of Hudson Valley Brewery, all others from respective brands

Designed by Australian artist Beci Orpin, this “Don’t Lose Heart” puzzle features her much-shared artwork, covered in optimistic, thoughtful and tender messages. Printed on 100% recycled paper stock, the jigsaw comprises 32 large pieces, making it perfect for kids. Third Drawer Down includes a poster of the design with each purchase, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Greenpeace—furthering the positive vibes.

Des chaises inspirées de bassins humains, un pied de table en forme de colonne vertébrale… Bienvenue dans l’unviers fou des designers Daishi Luo et Zhipeng Tan du Mán-Mán Studio.

Les deux artistes manipulent le cuivre et le laiton pour concevoir hautes chaises spinales, des sièges de bassin et autres tables imitant la structure du corps humain. Le duo explique que leur utilisation fréquente du cuivre est en partie « due au charme de ce matériau ».

« Le cuivre est vivant, sa plasticité est très élevée, et ce n’est pas ce que l’on voit toujours. » 

Chaque pièce structurelle est réalisée en production limitée, le duo souhaitant travailler d’avantage dans un processus d’artisanat que de consommation rapide.

Today VDF teams up with musician Rosey Chan, starting with this exclusive preview of her collaboration with artist Eyal Gever and dancer and choreographer Sharon Eyal. Plus Chan launches a playlist of compositions intended to help listeners to cope with coronavirus lockdown.

Water Dancer is part of a series of six representations of human movement created for an exhibition held at Alon Segev Gallery in Tel Aviv last autumn.

The exhibition, called Uncanny State – Notions of Acceptance, consists of six short movies featuring a computer-manipulated dancer moving amid digital representations of water, fire, oxygen, nitrogen, ether and air.

One of six compositions for video art show

Chan, a London-based composer, musician and artist, wrote the music for all six pieces. Conceived by Israeli artist Eyal Gever, the pieces were choreographed by Israeli choreographer and dancer Eyal.

Water Dancer, a short preview of which is shown above, is being premiered today on Chan’s YouTube channel.

“It’s based on choreography and dance, fused by a futuristic animation,” said Chan. “As is often the case, someone will come to me with a finished idea and the collaboration will involve creating music to enhance and transform this finished object or animation.”

“A matter of trial and error”

“This was really a matter of trial and error of trying different kinds of music, and every piece of music I tried with this animation had some emotional result,” she added.

The six pieces were originally shown on screens in the Tel Aviv gallery in a show that ran from 5 September to 1 November 2019.

“These moving images all function within a modestly pixelated realm which uses low resolution LED screens,” said Alon Segev Gallery. “Contrary to the high resolution, oversaturated world in which we usually operate in, the finer details of the highly sophisticated simulations have been stripped away.”

Collaborations with architects and designers

Born in the UK to Chinese parents, Chan studied a piano scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music in London before attending the Royal College of Music, where she trained in composition, piano and violin.

Besides composing and performing, she collaborates with a wide range of artists, designers and architects.

Today’s VDF x Rosey Chan collaboration will highlight some of these projects, including works with architect Patrik Schumacher and designers Fredrikson Stallard.

At 5:00pm UK time today Chan will conduct a live interview with Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs, followed by an exclusive screening of two piano improvisations by Chan.

Mindful Music playlist

Chan has also released a Spotify playlist of self-composed tracks intended to help people’s mindfulness during lockdown.

“Like most musicians, I’ve been recording and playing a lot of music during isolation,” Chan told Dezeen. “It’s been especially interesting to get feedback during the process of composing.”

“I’ve been putting thirty-second clips of new music on to Instagram and then reading the responses,” she added. “It’s been intriguing to see the contrast between the different pieces that have had good responses. It’s not just one thing or one style – and you realise that a lot of people are listening to things in their own personal way.”

Tracks are a response to isolation

This feedback has informed her creative process, she said, and was the inspiration behind the Mindful Music playlist.

“You could say that learning what people like, what touches them emotionally, what speaks to them at this time (which is very difficult and very personal for everybody), allowed me create my own personal algorithm,” she explained.

“There’s been a certain universality in responses, and I think that has definitely steered the way I’ve been extending these compositions/improvisations,” Chan added.

“So I think these tracks are very much the result of myself in isolation in response to other people in isolation, which is in itself, a replication of the relationship I would have with a live audience, except in a digital form. So the ongoing situation is fascinating and I will continue to explore in this way.”

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