https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1874 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15051 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:34:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15051-brigitte-shim-and-a-howard-sutcliffe-awarded-canadas-raic-gold-medal Inserting a precisely detailed retreat for art into a high-rise building in the middle of bustling Hong Kong required some extraordinary measures. In a city like Hong Kong that's largely shaped by its density—where space is tight and often has to be improvised—you can wind up with surreal results.

]]> 1309-art-gallery-and-art-foundation-offices-shim-sutcliffe-architects.asp Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8288-art-gallery-and-art-foundation-offices Art Gallery and Art Foundation Offices   Artist Jim Lambie created one of his vinyl-tape pieces on the floor of the gallery, which also includes pieces by Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor. The 25-inch-deep wood fins along the curtain wall had to be lowered in from the roof, because they were too tall (nearly 10 feet) to get into the building’s elevators.   Photography by Stuart Woods Art Gallery and Art Foundation Offices   In the clients’ office, the architects mixed antique furniture with a ceiling made of American walnut and a bronze-clad storage wall.   Photography by Stuart Woods Art Gallery and Art Foundation Offices   Lambie’s art piece continues from the gallery on the 30th floor down the stairs to the 28th floor. A white-oak balustrade and walls surfaced in bronze enhance the effect of the art.   Photography by Stuart Woods Art Gallery and Art Foundation Offices   Image courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Art Gallery and Art Foundation Offices   Image courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Sometimes called “the city within a park,” Toronto is known for its ravine system–natural river valleys that create urban oases.

]]> 1306-house-on-ravine-edge.asp Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8534-house-on-ravine-edge Powder-coated-aluminum panels animate a corner of the top floor and contrast with the adjacent clapboardlike weathered-steel cladding. House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPowder-coated-aluminum panels animate a corner of the top floor and contrast with the adjacent clapboardlike weathered-steel cladding.Photo courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Powder-coated-aluminum panels animate a corner of the top floor and contrast with the adjacent clapboardlike weathered-steel cladding. House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPowder-coated-aluminum panels animate a corner of the top floor and contrast with the adjacent clapboardlike weathered-steel cladding.Photo courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects A freestanding mahogany partition directs visitors into the living room. House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoA freestanding mahogany partition directs visitors into the living room.Photo courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects A board-formed-concrete retaining wall and stair lead to the pool house. House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoA board-formed-concrete retaining wall and stair lead to the pool house.Photo courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPhoto courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPhoto courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPhoto courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPhoto courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPhoto courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoPhoto courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoImage courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoImage courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects House on Ravine Edge House on Ravine EdgeShim-Sutcliffe ArchitectsTorontoImage courtesy Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Like a pair of jugglers, Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe approached the Integral House, in Toronto, as a balancing act—creating a building that seems to defy basic forces of architecture.

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