Michael Huber Architects

The Cardboard Pavilion

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:35:51 +0000

Architects Miguil Arraiz Garcia and David Moreno Terron designed and assembled this cardboard pavilion for the ‘Fallas’ festival in Spain. 3000 hexagonal boxes were glued and filled with earth to help anchor it to the plaza. The fear I had for it is shown at the end of the video… but on purpose. Fun, sculptural study. Take a look.

A battle is raging even though you don´t know from Noel Arraiz on Vimeo.

Project Update -Transit Facility 1

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:51:34 +0000

We have a large project underway going up west of the Twin Cities Metro. The facility will be a base for commuters to catch a transit bus downtown.

The 3-acre structure includes a two-level parking deck and a main terminal building. The upper level of the terminal building is employee space with a gracious terrace. The main level houses the ‘grand lobby’ along with ticketing, restrooms, vending, etc.

We chose a warm red brick blend along with Minnesota limestone for our main material pallet. A steel canopy extends across the loading area and is suspended with steel rods to large tapered limestone piers. This tapered pier is repeated (on a larger scale) at the corner near a major intersection and will include a large steel art piece depicting a plan view of an adjacent river. Stay tuned to see how it turns out!

Custom Sliding Door -Part 2

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:22:48 +0000

Today we install this custom sliding door! A steel frame is sandwiched with etched colored glass. Jim our client (he and his wife are the nicest people by the way!) builds recumbent bicycles and helped with the system to fasten the glass. It was scary assembling the door but I think it turned out great! Take a look.

Kinetic Furniture 2

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:40:58 +0000

Some of these are pretty cool. Love the thought process and ingenuity that people have with some of these designs. Really cool table at the 55 second mark.

Source: Ask4Solutions

Project Update -Testing Facility

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:47:17 +0000

Getting close to finishing construction of a large testing facility. I had my handy GoPro with me and thought I would try it out and show a quick project walk-through. It is always fun to see a project come together!

Project Update – Testing Facility from michael huber architects on Vimeo.

The Pallet Cabin

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:54:23 +0000

Solabode is “a company dedicated to the development and promotion of experimental building design for human occupation and use.” These guys are having fun trying out many different materials and ideas in shaping shelter. The video below shows them using wood pallets and other salvaged material to create a small, one-room cabin.

Building with Pallets from RKF on Vimeo.

Paper Marbling

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:57:03 +0000

This is amazing and mesmerizing to watch. Artist Seyit Uygur creates beautiful papers using this interesting and intricate technique. The patterns and colors are gorgeous. Check it out!

Seyit UYGUR { Ebru Artist } from Oguz Uygur on Vimeo.

Film by Oguz Uygur

Electrified Wood

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:44:55 +0000

This cool experiment by artist Melanie Hoff shows what a little electricity can do to plywood. Well, maybe not a little -how about 15,000 volts. It’s mesmerizing to watch and interesting that the path of the electricity creates root-like burns. I can certainly see this as an accent wall piece in a project!

15,000 Volts from Melanie Hoff on Vimeo.

Podcast #36 – A Conversation

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:18:28 +0000

I thought it would be fun to sit down with a fellow architect and have a general conversation on architecture. John Kalmon AIA LEED AP is a friend of mine and has an office in the St Croix River Valley. Some of the things we discuss are:

-What is your process of working with Client’s?
-How do you charge for services?
-Differences in remodeling versus new construction.
-Thoughts on sustainable design.

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Feel free to contact John through his website or via email at John@JPKalmon.com

Please subscribe to these podcasts also via iTunes. Search for the title ‘Design & Other Fun Stuff’.

The Home Office of the Future

Michael Huber AIA LEED AP — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:44:55 +0000

I wish I had something like this… wait, I do! It is fun to look back and see what was anticipated in our future. Not unlike Captain Kirk’s tricorder which evolved into our cell phones, the ‘office of tomorrow’ had some good guesses.