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Four Leaves Villa

Karuizawa / Japan / 2018 
The villa is located in a forest in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture of Japan. The privately owned villa is designed to accommodate its owner and their friends in the rich natural environment at a mountain retreat 150km away from Tokyo.

In order to acquire specific natural scenery and light environment, each living function faces its own desired orientation. Living and dining space faces south-east for a brighter living environment while master bedroom and bathroom faces west offering private scenery of the forest. Music room is located at upper floor in the cozy attic-like room with a small bar in the back of the room. These living functions are assembled into 3 interconnected volumes that are placed on site among the pre-existing trees.

Roofs were designed as curved surface like a gently twisted leaves to form variable cross section suitable for each function. Combination of a concave and a convex roof configures from a high ceiling's expansive space to an introverted compact space. Every roof was designed as a Ruled Surface in which straight LVL joists were arranged continuously to form an organic geometry. Series of wooden joists are exposed on the ceiling highlighting its dynamic spatial characters of each living space.

Galvanized steel roofing was applied to the organic surface of the roof and red cedar planks covers the exterior wall on all sides. For the interior, series of Laminated Veneer Lumber joists is exposed on the ceiling highlighting the dynamic spatial characters of each living space. The interior wall are all finished with Japanese white stucco.

The design process that responds to its environmental context produced multiple organic roofs and established architecture as an aggregate of diverse living spaces. Appearance of the villa blends in harmoniously with the natural surroundings and perfectly integrated to the local landscape.

    

     

   

NewsWorldZero-emission vehicles, wind and solar energy seen taking off-climate report

Zero-emission vehicles, wind and solar energy seen taking off-climate report

CYPRUS

Government policy changes attacking global warming could result in zero-emission vehicles comprising around 30% of all vehicles on the road by 2030, and wind and solar providing 30% of global power generation, triple current levels, a policy report forecast on Monday.

Rapid changes in food and land-use systems would also play a “critical role” with “peak-meat” consumption around 2030 helping the planet’s land absorb more carbon within 30 years, said the report by the U.N.-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, a leading sustainable investment body.

Under its “Forecast Policy Scenario”, seen as the most likely, the report predicted “dramatic” and “sweeping” changes in policy between now and 2025 across the energy, transport, industry and food sectors.

Such a policy acceleration would make it possible to keep warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by mid-century, it said.

However, the global target to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees C would be out of reach without more rapid action, said the report, issued ahead of next month’s COP26 global climate talks in Glasgow.

Drawing on insights from more than 200 global policy experts, the report from the PRI’s climate forecasting group, the Inevitable Policy Response, analyses the likely direction of travel in the coming years, to inform the investment practices of investors running $120 trillion in assets.

Strategic partners involved in the IPR include BlackRock , Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Nuveen.

“BlackRock believes climate risk is investment risk and assessing climate risk on the path to net zero requires credible scenarios outlining not only what is possible but what is likely,” said Ashley Schulten, Head of ESG Investment, Global Fixed Income at BlackRock.

“The detailed policy forecasts in this work help the market conceptualize the key changes that could occur in energy and land systems across the world if the forecasted climate policy acceleration occurs.”

Outlining what would be needed to keep to the 1.5 C outcome, the report said in its “Required Policy Scenario” that the world would need to end deforestation, ideally by 2025; fully stop unabated coal burning by 2035; and phase out new fossil fuel-driven cars in almost all markets by 2040, while reaching 100% clean power globally by 2045.

The gap between the forecast and required scenarios meant “companies, investors and governments committed to achieving net zero by 2050 must accelerate their efforts now more than ever,” said Alex Bernhardt, Global Head of Sustainability Research at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

“That is the key message heading into COP26.”

(Reuters)

ByAnnie Charalambous

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A visit to Nicosia Cyprus:

The works of the Savorngnano Brothers (those Venetian Architects who designed the City Walls with the moat in the Renaissance), Cyfield and HyperStatic, Jean Nouvel, the Office of Zaha Hadid, all the neoclassical and modernist buildings, are tied together in such a small area. A picture worth thousands of words.  Let's use two this time!

October Schedule & News

What's happening in ASCE Maryland this Month?

October 13th (Virtual) - Back River WWTP Headworks Improvements - City's first CMAR and Largest Wastewater Project. Details and registration information can be found HERE!

Congratulations to your 2021-2022 Officers! Kelly Ambrose - President Charles Mitchell - Vice President Rachel Sangree - Treasurer Kristopher Shea - Secretary Alex Ollerman - Director Clint Martin - Director Danielle Brady - Director Rosanna LaPlante - Director Susie Gibson - Director/Younger Members President

Mark Your Calendars: October Meeting - Oct. 13th November Meeting - Nov. 10th December Meeting - Dec. 8th  ASCE - Call for Presentations Have you seen or know of an interesting presentation/project you think the rest of ASCE-MD would like to hear more about? Let us know here! ASCE - MD Job Postings Check out some of the active job postings for ASCE-MD sponsor firms here!