“Whether in a dramatic hillside home in California or an AIDS clinic in South Africa, Stan and Jess Field look first to the land”
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Stan and Jess Field featured in the May issue of Metropolis
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All about the kitchen
“Centered around the kitchen, the great room is open and airy, with plenty of space to cook inside and out, and even for the kids and guests to join in.”
Look inside Woodview Terrace
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Flying SAA: Ubuntu Centre in Sawubona
fA's Ubuntu Centre features in SAA's Sawubona
…Stan Field, an internationally renowned Port Elizabeth-born architect, created a beautiful space in the unlikely setting of a struggling township and the community has taken it to heart.
It is not one story, but many…The Centre is an extension of Ubuntu’s belief that those who have the least deserve the best.
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Bringing the outside in
The Napa House, which is headed for completion this summer, began with a desire to bring the landscape into the house and enjoy the natural beauty that the magnificent setting offers.
Facing Stags Leap to the East, and the Mayacamas Range to the West, the house has large glass doors – window walls that slide open and pocket on either side of the house, allowing the feeling of the outdoors to extend through the inside. The kitchen, dining, and living spaces all flow onto a shaded outdoor patio and pool area where breezes can be enjoyed.
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Home+Garden Design features Hillside House
Creating Rooms with Views in Portola Valley
…the generous stairs encourage you to linger and admire the indigenous plantings that can be viewed through the glass wall that encloses one side of the staircase.
Yet, as you approach the home it looks like a cottage. Once the front door opens, however, you are presented with panoramic windows that showcase the northwest view of Portola Valley…
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On display
Recently featured on Inhabitat, and Apartment Therapy, the Woodlands House was a substantial remodel to a mid century craftsman. Designed to take full advantage of the steep, wooded site in Portola Valley, the house takes its shape by orienting its roofs and windows to filter the dappled light through the canopy of Oaks and Redwoods.
The Woodlands House, which was the first co-designed project by Stan Field and Jess Field, won an AIA Award for its design and formed Portola Valley’s inaugural Green Home Tour.
Read more about the Woodlands House at Apartment Therapy
Check out the article at Inhabitat
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DESIGNING UBUNTU
Designing Ubuntu reveals the design and philosophy behind the award winning Ubuntu Centre, and the role of architecture in the transformation of a South African township. The book unveils the inspiring, challenging, and fascinating development of a “Township Architecture”.
When the building was complete and Hugh Masekela gave his unforgettable performance at the opening, we felt like we had to find a way to somehow share the magic beyond the streets of Zwide. And so, the idea for Designing Ubuntu was born – we decided to write a book about what Bulali, one of the Ubuntu scholars, called, “a building that speaks”. The book opens up our sketchbooks, and shares the conversations, insights, realizations, and dreams that shaped Ubuntu Centre.
You can also order a hard copy of the Designing Ubuntu Book
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Remodel + Renovate
Over time, homes often require modification to suit owners’ evolving needs for space or shifting aesthetic appetites. Remodeling an existing room or adding on can transform a space and expand the utility of a home while increasing the value of your greatest asset.
Our goal with these special projects is to utilize the very best of the existing structure, while updating the organization and flow of the design, and bringing it all together with the magic of a cohesive design that really works.
Flip through some of Field Architecture’s recent indoor outdoor homes:
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Steve Jobs
Steve’s impact on the way we live is so far reaching, that it is perhaps best understood through the flood of reactions circling the globe. The team at fA has always admired the drive and passion that introduced great design into the lives of millions. Few could say that they’ve impacted daily life through design so profoundly as Steve did. It is with reverence that we continue to reach for a shared belief that design can, and does, change the world.
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fA’s Mendoza Winery: Responding to the land
“Our ambition for Bodega Bauer was to create an architecture informed by the same particularities of the earth which are embodied in the wine of the region.”
AREA Architectural Review Journal, Italy: Issue 117
Wineries: From parts of the landscape to portions of the building
“…the places where wine is produced today are actually “parts of the landscape”, fragments of a territory where art and culture, innovation and tradition, agriculture and industry, are merged and confused in an aggregate that has to balance different and variegated aspects. Many contemporary projects clearly show, highlight or more simply prioritize one of the aspects stressed here, but it is in the difficult and equilibrated relationship with the surrounding environment that the building where wine is produced demonstrates its sagacity and value, because its richness and fortune, now as in the past, comes directly from the earth.”
more about the Bodega Bauer Winery Project
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Boundaries International Architectural Journal looks to Ubuntu Centre
“The Centre is the result of attentive research, of a well calibrated design…the result of careful listening to the cultural diversity and population needs”
Boundaries is a quarterly international journal on contemporary architecture, with texts in English and Italian, that offers a critical view of contemporary architecture which addresses the challenges of sustainability as a balance between cultural, environmental, economic and social matters.
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Following the Hill
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“An Oasis in the Wilderness”
fA’s Karoo Wilderness Centre in August-September edition of Earthworks Magazine – South Africa’s industry magazine for green building.
“The design shows an understanding of the interdependence of the elements of a healthy eco-system, and essentially re-establishes the connection between the built and natural environment.”
Earthworks is an intelligent, cutting edge media source that provides in-depth, accurate and useful information to industry professionals responsible for implementing lasting new construction practices.
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Ubuntu Centre wins Fulton Award
The Ubuntu Centre, which opened in September last year, won the prestigious Fulton Award in the categories of Overall Building Project, and Concrete in Architecture.
The Fulton Awards began as a tribute to the late Dr Sandy Fulton for his Read More
DIGEST OF SA ARCHITECTURE
fA’s Ubuntu Centre features in the Digest of South African Architecture.
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Every drop of water counts
“Karoo Wilderness Centre captures rain in its roof to keep cool”
Andrew Michler, of Inhabitat describes the Karoo Wilderness, “The Karoo Desert in South Africa contains more biodiversity than any other arid region in the world. The award-winning Karoo Wilderness Center by Field Architecture is designed to provide resources for visitors to learn more about the land, plants and animals — and it makes smart use of natural resources itself. The project’s most unique aspect is its bowl-shaped roof, which captures and stores precious rainwater. The center holds amenities for researchers and visitors to immerse themselves in the ancient landscape, and it features a holistic environmental design that produces all of its own energy and processes all of its own waste.”
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Ubuntu Centre makes its way onto SAA
As a part of an issue devoted to reducing Africa’s carbon footprint, INDWE, South African Airlines’ inflight magazine features a story about the Ubuntu Centre. The article gives a first hand account of the impact of the Ubuntu Centre from the perspective of a local Port Elizabethan who has followed its development since its early days.
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Ubuntu Centre featured in Architect
As a part of April’s issue covering Healthcare Architecture, Lisa Findlay tells the story of the Ubuntu Centre and its significance in the South African township of Zwide.
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Field Architecture receives Progressive Architecture Award for Karoo Wilderness Centre
At an Awards Ceremony at MOMA in New York, Field Architecture’s Karoo Wilderness Center, in South Africa, received the prestigious P/A award.
“It’s nice to see a project that is not intimidated by the sustainability question, but that engages it to make something very beautiful.” said Dan Rockhill, of the five jurors. A sentiment with which all the jurors strongly concurred.
“The beauty of the project lies not only in its simple forms and powerful evocation of the landscape, but also in the idea of the center itself … the center enables representatives of the academic and business world [to] directly engage in the resources they depend upon and promote … Conservation and use are demonstrated as equivalent functions … through which less is lost and more is gained.”
More about the Karoo Wilderness Center
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Stan and Jess Lecture at Witwatersrand
Following the grand opening of Ubuntu Centre on September 16th, Stan and Jess lecture at University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in front of a receptive audience of students and professionals.
“It was wonderful to come back to Wits and talk about Ubuntu. This is an important time for architecture to contribute to shaping the future of South Africa’s communities”
Ubuntu Centre Nominated for Index Award
The Ubuntu Centre was nominated for the INDEX:Award, “Design to Improve Life”, a widely recognized global biennial design award. INDEX: works globally to promote and apply both design and design processes that have the capacity to improve the lives of people worldwide. The Ubuntu Centre was nominated for the award in the category of community. View the nomination.
Ubuntu Centre Grand Opening
The Ubuntu Centre, which won the Progressive Architecture Honor Award in 2009, opened on September 16 to a crowd of enthused community members, international supporters and local officials. Jazz legend Hugh Masekela’s horn echoed through the halls of the Centre, drifting from the theatre to the clinic and the furthest reaches of the education wing.
A special report on the success of The Ubuntu Centre, was highlighted during Bill Clinton’s interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN last night, September 21. CGI, under the guidance of Bill Clinton, chose Ubuntu as a poster child for successful commitments.
Hugh Masekala plays at the Ubuntu Centre Grand Opening
Progressive Architecture (P/A) Awards
Field Architecture is awarded two 2009 Progressive Architecture (P/A) Awards – regarded as the world’s top honor for projects in-progress - announced at the 56th Annual ceremony held at MOMA in New York City.
The Ubuntu center, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, won an honor award, the highest award given, with Bodega Bauer Winery in Mendoza, Argentina, winning a citation award.
fA wins 2009 Progressive Architecture Award
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