Table of ContentsTable of ContentsBad impact, across the boardCorrective tools are available, tooThere is a lot of debate on how exposure to blue light from screens is affecting human sleep patterns. It is, however, generally accepted that using electronic devices has affected our sleep-wake habits, delaying the onset of sleep and overall quality. Now, fresh research says screen use before bed hurts sleep habits across all age groups, and in varied ways.Research published in the JAMA Journal analyzed the pattern of screen usage right before falling asleep in over 122,000 participants for a period of two years. The experts behind the cross-sectional study found that people who are exposed to screens before bed have a 33% higher prevalence of poor sleep quality. Recommended VideosInterestingly, the study also clears that using phones and other screen-equipped devices in bed is not only affecting adults, but a broad spectrum of people across different age groups. Our findings strengthen the evidence that electronic screen use and disruptions to sleep duration and quality are not limited to children and adolescents but to the broader adult population as well, says the research paper. Please enable Javascript to view this contentThis is the largest study, so far, to assess the impact of screen usage in bed and how it affects the sleep outcome in an adult population across a massive age pool. Moreover, it didnt just analyze gross sleep timing but also accounted for factors such as average timing and quality of sleep.Nubelson Fernandes / UnsplashInterestingly, the study mentions that average sleep time on weekdays was more affected than on weekends, which means screen exposure at bedtime could directly impact our productivity at work due to reduced sleep time. Daily screen use was associated with later bedtimes and approximately 50 minutes less sleep each week, says the report. Furthermore, screen exposure is not only reducing the time we spend sleeping but also delaying our bedtimes. On average, people who engage with on-screen activity before bed reported roughly 19-20 minutes of pushback in their bedtimes on working as well as non-working days.All these effects are also compounded. Not only did participants get fewer minutes of sleep, but their bedtimes also got delayed and sleep quality was worsened, as well. To measure the quality of sleep in participants, the team relied on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, a widely used sleep assessment tool that ranks sleep quality across four levels.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsThankfully, behavioral interventions can help, and the tools to enable them are available on the same devices that are hurting us. For example, smartphones now offer a dedicated bedtime mode that silences audio interruptions and makes visual changes, too. Users can set time limits on apps that eat up their time at night, and also enable screen time reminders to nudge them into taking a break. Wearable brands like Fitbit also offer tools that can help users get their sleep schedule in order. The risks are high, but the benefits are no less impactful. A recent study mentioned that an hourly rise in daily screen time increases the risks of myopia by 21% in users. On the other hand, another study earlier this year said reducing screen time can work better than anti-depressants at improving mental health and sleep habits. Editors Recommendations

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Smartphones can be a distraction from other tasksPheelings media/ShutterstockDo you find yourself distracted at work, turning to your smartphone for a bit of mindless scrolling? One solution is to put your phone out of reach but unfortunately, it seems this may not work.People turn their phone upside down, hide it under a notebook, sometimes you see the slightly fatalistic throw it over my shoulders behind me, says Maxi Heitmayer at the London School of Economics and Political Science in London. He has previously studied phone use and found that people interact with their devices about every 5 minutes. AdvertisementTo see if this distraction can be avoided, Heitmayer and his colleagues recorded 22 university students and office workers, aged between 22 and 31, working as usual on their laptops on a desk in a private room. On one day, the participants kept their phones within arms reach. On a second, they kept their phone on a second desk 1.5 metres away, meaning they had to stand up to check it.The researchers found that the volunteers spent an average of 23 minutes carrying out leisure activities on their phone on the first day, but spent 16 minutes when their devices were further away. Yet they didnt work for any longer on the second day instead, the participants simply spent more time carrying out leisurely activities on their laptop, mostly on social media. You can use the phone less, but this whole scrolling on social media for longer than you intended just migrates to the laptop, says Heitmayer.This shows that whats distracting is not the device in itself, but more the underlying activity, so maybe social media or gambling or whatever people do online, says Daantje Derks at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands.The latest science news delivered to your inbox, every day.Sign up to newsletterHowever, she points out that larger studies tracking people in their normal working environment are needed to verify these initial results. Its an experimental lab study people usually have other people around them, and their lives are much more dynamic than this setup, so this could change how they work, says Derks.Journal reference:Frontiers in Computer Science DOI: 10.3389/fcomp.2025.1422244Topics:

US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets were part of the Trump administration's intensified strikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have been attacking commercial ships and Israel. Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske/US Air Force 2025-03-28T08:21:01Z SaveSaved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? The Trump-ordered airstrikes are an intensified campaign against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.The ramped-up campaign goes beyond the Biden administration's "defensive posture," an expert said.It's likely to take months to see whether airstrikes without other forces deter the Houthis.The Trump administration's airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen discussed by top officials in the unclassified Signal chat group are a dramatic escalation of the US's confrontation with the group for its attacks on commercial ships and naval vessels, regional experts told Business Insider."The Trump-era strikes are broader in scale and formed as part of a sustained campaign targeting not only Houthi infrastructure such as hideouts, stockpiles, and military assets but also the group's leadership," Freddy Khoueiry, a global security analyst for the Middle East and North Africa at the risk intelligence company RANE, told Business Insider."This mirrors Israel's approach during its conflict with Hezbollah, where efforts to degrade military capabilities were accompanied by systematic strikes on field commanders, eventually reaching senior leadership figures and the upper echelon."This focus bears out from the Atlantic's bombshell reporting on the Signal group: "The first target - their top missile guy - we had a positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend's building and it's now collapsed," National Security Adviser Michael Waltz texted. "Excellent," Vice President JD Vance replied.Regional experts cautioned it is likely to take months to see whether more airstrikes and targeting the Houthi movement's leaders will end its attacks on Israel and merchant ships. The Houthis may also end these attacks with a new Gaza ceasefire or an Israeli return to the existing one.The Houthis began a campaign targeting and hijacking commercial ships transiting the Red Sea shortly after the October 2023 Gaza war began; Hamas, like the Houthis, are armed and trained by Iran. The Yemeni militants also launched intermittent drone and missile strikes against Israel.The Biden administration responded by dispatching the US Navy to protect commercial shipping near the Bab al-Mandab strait and repeatedly struck military targets in Yemen like missile launchers, underground storage facilities, radars, and air defenses. These efforts failed to end the attacks. The State Department redesignated the Houthis a foreign terrorist group in March.The Houthis halted attacks targeting Israel and commercial shipping following the January ceasefire in Gaza. On March 12, the group announced they would resume attacks if Israel did not stop blocking aid to the coastal Palestinian enclave. Three days later, the Trump administration ordered the intensified campaign.In the private group chat on Signal that, in an extraordinary turn, accidentally included the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pressed for the strikes over Vance's qualms, in part by arguing that only a tougher air campaign would deter the Iran-backed rebel group."I see it as two things: 1) Restoring Freedom of Navigation, a core national interest; and 2) Reestablishing deterrence, which Biden cratered," Hegseth textedIn an interview with ABC's "This Week" show, Hegseth contrasted Biden's "pinprick, back-and-forth what ultimately proved to be feckless attacks" with Trump's "overwhelming response that actually targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out."The US is only the latest force to confront the Houthis. Saudi Arabia led a multinational coalition against the Houthis in a war that began in 2014 after the Houthis captured Yemen's capital, Sanaa, from the internationally recognized government and ended with a ceasefire in 2022 that's still in place.The new US campaign bears similarities to the Israeli approach. After the Houthis successfully hit Tel Aviv in a drone attack last July, Israel also launched several long-range airstrikes against the group and threatened to hunt down its leadership. Since beginning its current campaign on March 15, the US has asked Israel not to respond to the latest Houthi missile attacks, which Israeli air defenses successfully intercepted, by stating: "Leave it to us." Aviators from the carrier Abraham Lincoln took part in airstrikes on Houthi weapons storage facilities in November. SA Daniel Kimmelman/US Navy Compared to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israel has relatively little intelligence on the more distant Houthis, a deficiency it has recently sought to rectify. This is in stark contrast with how deeply it infiltrated Hezbollah. In addition to injuring over 3,000 Hezbollah members with booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies in September, Israel also assassinated the group's long-time leader, Hassan Nasrallah.Israel's strikes sought to inflict economic damage on the Houthis through strikes on energy facilities and ports controlled by the group."The Biden administration largely adopted a defensive posture, engaging in reactive, tit-for-tat operations," Mohammed Al-Basha of the Basha Report, a Virginia-based Risk Advisory, told BI. "The Trump administration, however, is not pursuing regime change or aiming to topple the Houthis. It has deliberately avoided targeting infrastructure that would harm the civilian population.""It is an offensive posture designed to reestablish deterrence," Al-Basha said. "President Trump has made it clear that continued Houthi attacks on US naval vessels in the Arabian and Red Seas will no longer be tolerated.""While it is still too early to fully assess the campaign's effectiveness, even the Houthis have acknowledged that they are suffering losses and casualties from the ongoing airstrikes."The airstrike campaign faces similar problems to those that came before.The Houthis are "deeply entrenched in Yemen's challenging terrain" and may have prepared for a protracted campaign, said RANE's Khoueiry, who thinks only a long-term air campaign could deter the Houthis.Independent Middle East analyst Kyle Orton believes it's "too early to tell" if Trump's overall approach will ultimately yield any more than the Biden administration achieved."The strikes in themselves have done little to damage the Houthis, and it remains to be seen if this was, as some administration rhetoric has suggested, the opening volley in a sustained campaign," Orton told BI.A significant shift in US policy towards Yemen, in Orton's view, would entail a sustained air campaign that coordinated action with Arab allies and the recognized Yemeni government to recapture territory held by the Houthis."There is, however, little indication Trump is willing to get 'entangled' in the Middle East so seriously," Orton said.Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist and columnist who writes about Middle East developments, military affairs, politics, and history. 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Studio Ghibli Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images 2025-03-28T08:15:01Z SaveSaved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.Have an account? There's a new craze for making "Studio Ghibli"-style photo-edits with ChatGPT.OpenAI's servers are getting swamped by demand as is the engineer who helped popularize the trend.But it has also prompted discussion around the ethics and copyright implications of the images.OpenAI is getting overwhelmed with photo creation prompts in the style of Studio Ghibli films and so is the guy who helped popularize the craze.Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio known for films with vibrant animation styles like "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro." Users on X flooded the service this week with AI-generated images in the style of Studio Ghibli films.Grant Slatton, a software engineer in Seattle, helped popularize the "Ghiblified" AI photo edit trend. In a post on Tuesday afternoon, hours after OpenAI launched upgraded image-generation tools, he shared a photo on X of his family and dog at the beach in the animated style, captioning it: "tremendous alpha right now in sending your wife photos of yall converted to studio ghibli anime."Slatton is not the first person to use AI to create anime-style imagery, of course. But his Tuesday tweet seems to have been instrumental in the growth of the current wave. The retweets and replies quickly rolled in as other users followed his lead. As of writing it has 42,000 likes and almost 27 million views, and he has been bombarded by messages from X users about their own attempts, he told BI."It's the single most net-positive day I've ever seen on Twitter," he said. "I got hundreds of DMs and replies telling me their spouse or kids or grandparents loved the pictures."OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joked on Thursday that the company's servers were "melting" after ChatGPT users flooded the service."we are going to temporarily introduce some rate limits while we work on making it more efficient," Altman said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "hopefully won't be long! chatgpt free tier will get 3 generations per day soon."Altman added that it's been "super fun seeing people love images in chatgpt."OpenAI began blocking some requests for Ghibli-style content on Wednesday night after deciding to ban "generations in the style of individual living artists," the company previously told BI. ChatGPT does allow for generating images with "broader studio styles," the company said."Our goal is to give users as much creative freedom as possible,a spokesperson said. "We continue to prevent generations in the style of individual living artists, but we do permit broader studio styleswhich people have used to generate and share some truly delightful and inspired original fan creations."OpenAI did not respond to a follow-up question from BI on Thursday afternoon about why some tiers of GPT users are still able to generate the images.Slatton had previously made an animation-style photo of his family in December 2023, but the DALL-E model at the time required a "painstaking" process of describing exactly how he wanted it to look. But ChatGPT generated the new photo with a simple prompt of "convert to studio ghibli please," he said."It does it as easily as translating English to Spanish," Slatton told BI.Slatton said the response to the post has been overwhelmingly positive with even some people who would normally be anti-AI art posting photos of themselves "Ghiblified."Users who haven't been able to access the feature have also DMed him "heartwarming" requests with their family photos, he said, adding that he "probably did over 100" photos.A backlash quickly followed the Ghibli-edit craze. Questions have been raised about the ethics and copyright implications of mimicking a specific artist or studio's style issues that have bedeviled the artificial intelligence industry for years.A clip from a 2016 documentary interview with Mizayaki also went viral, in which the director watches a zombie-esque 3D animation with disturbing movements produced by an artificial intelligence model."I can't watch this stuff and find [it] interesting," Miyazaki said, citing the experience of his friend with a disability and mobility issues. "Whoever creates this stuff has no idea what pain is whatsoever. I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself."Some X users have interpreted his comments as a blanket denunciation of all AI art, though others disagree. "I interpret this as him being opposed to artificial life, artificial emotions, artificial pain," Slatton said. "Whereas the ghiblification trend is an enhancement of real joy."Recommended video

Maison Guiette: Le Corbusiers Modernist Outpost in Antwerp, BelgiumSave this picture!Maison Guiette / Le Corbusier. Image Kris Vandevorst, via Wikipedia under CC BY 4.0Amidst the traditional streets of Antwerp, where centuries-old townhouses stand as remnants of a historic European city, a stark white volume quietly asserts its presence. Maison Guiette, designed by Le Corbusier in 1926, is an anomaly in its surroundings a bold statement of modernity in a context that had not yet embraced it.While today it is overshadowed by the architect's more famous works, this house holds a unique place in history: it was Le Corbusier's first built project outside France, a precursor to his later architectural experiments, and a manifestation of his emerging Modernist principles. Despite its modest scale, it was a manifesto in built form a house that encapsulated the essence of an architectural revolution.For decades Maison Guiette remained in relative obscurity, its significance overlooked in favor of Le Corbusier's larger and more radical projects. It was not until 2016 that it was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, securing its place as a critical piece of modernist history. As interest in the house resurfaces, it invites a renewed understanding not just as an isolated experiment but as a key milestone in the architect's career and the international spread of Modernist ideals. Related Article Upper Lawn: A Manifestation of Alison and Peter Smithson's Architectural Vision A Painter, a House, and a Radical VisionSave this picture!The commission for Maison Guiette was driven not by an architect seeking to make a statement, but by an artist looking for a space that reflected his creative ideology. Ren Guiette, a Belgian painter and art critic, was deeply engaged with the avant-garde movements of the time. In 1925, he attended the Exposition Internationale des Arts Dcoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, where Le Corbusier's Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau stood in defiant contrast to the ornamental Art Deco styles that dominated the event. This pavilion purely functional, rigorously geometric, and stripped of any decorative excess left a lasting impression on Guiette. It was, to him, a vision of the future.Save this picture!Inspired by what he saw, Guiette reached out to Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, commissioning a house that would embody the same modernist ideals. It was to be both a home and a studio, a space designed for light, clarity, and creative work. Le Corbusier, while refining his Les Cinq points d'une arcitecture nouvelle, saw this as an opportunity to apply his evolving theories outside France, testing their adaptability to new contexts.The result was a compact yet radical structure, defined by its white cubic form, horizontal bands of windows, and open, flexible interior. A roof terrace replaced the traditional pitched roof, extending the living space into the open air a feature that would become a hallmark of Le Corbusier's designs. While larger commissions, such as Villa Savoye (1928-31), would later solidify these principles, Maison Guiette already encapsulated them in an early and unembellished form. At the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, it was particularly the Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau that impressed the Belgian Modernist artists and architects who had come to Paris.They included Gaston Eysselinck and Leon Stynen, as well as Ren Guiette. Soon afterwards Guiette commissioned the young Le Corbusier to build him a studio-residence in a new district in Antwerp. At that time, Guiette entertained the illusion that his modern home would help to make of this new district a true manifesto of modern architecture. This was not to be the case and, following the destruction of the Pavillon Philips in 1958, Maison Guiette has remained the only surviving building by Le Corbusier in Belgium. With the exception of his homeland, Switzerland, it was also the first of Le Corbusier's works to be built outside France. - The influence of the Architectural Work of Le Corbusier within the States Parties of the Property A Modernist Statement in an Unlikely SettingSave this picture!When completed, Maison Guiette stood as a stark contrast to Antwerp's architectural fabric. The city, known for its Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque influences, had yet to embrace modernist ideas. While in places like Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart (1927) or the Quartier Frugs in Pessac (1924-27), Modernist housing was being tested on an urban scale, in Belgium, Maison Guiette stood alone a solitary experiment in a traditional city.Save this picture!Its impact, however, extended beyond its immediate surroundings. The house shared formal similarities with contemporaneous projects like the Maison Cook and Maison Planeix in Paris, where Le Corbusier was also experimenting with free plans, ribbon windows, and unornamented faades. What set Maison Guiette apart was not just its location, but the way it functioned: it was not just a house, but an artist's workspace, reinforcing the connection between modern architecture and the artistic avant-garde.Save this picture!Inside, the house reflected the logic of Le Corbusier's spatial planning. The interior was open and adaptable, allowing Guiette to transform the space as needed for his creative practice. The long, horizontal windows ensured an abundance of natural light, an essential feature for a painter's studio. Every element was designed with clarity, functionality, and efficiency in mind a departure from the compartmentalized layouts of traditional architecture.Save this picture!The interior is as carefully composed as its exterior, balancing domestic life with artistic practice. Spanning three levels, the house is organized to foster both intimacy and openness, adapting to the rhythms of everyday living and creative work. The ground floor serves as the social heart of the house, where the living room, dining area, and kitchen flow seamlessly into one another, reinforcing Le Corbusier's belief in spatial fluidity. Large windows extend the interior outward, connecting the living spaces to the garden and allowing natural light to animate the rooms throughout the day. Above, the first floor is dedicated to private quarters, with a master bedroom positioned at the front, children's rooms at the rear, and a compact yet functional arrangement of a bathroom and dressing area. Here, the layout prioritizes privacy and efficiency, ensuring that the personal spaces remain distinct from the more communal lower level.At the top of the house, the artist's studio occupies a commanding position, flooded with natural light from expansive ribbon windows that stretch across the faade. The double-height ceiling amplifies the sense of space, creating an airy environment that enhances the creative process. A mezzanine, subtly integrated into the structure, overlooks the studio, offering an additional workspace and a direct connection to the roof terrace, which serves as an extension of the living and working environment. This hierarchy of spaces culminating in the studio reinforces the house's role not just as a residence but as a place of artistic production, where architecture itself becomes an instrument of creativity.Save this picture! The question of a balance between the individual aspirations of private life and the constraints imposed or services required by collective living is a central theme, illustrating fully Article 2 of the Athens Charter. The specialisation and traditional compartmentalization of rooms are replaced by fluid, open spaces, sometimes on two levels, or with double-height spaces or dual exposure, thereby inducing new types of behaviour. The typology of the studio/house, as in the Maison Guiette, constitutes an outstanding experiment for this open conception of space generating new life-styles. - The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Color plays an equally deliberate role in shaping the atmosphere of the house. Le Corbusier, deeply influenced by Purist art, employed a carefully curated palette that ranged from navy and pale blue to sienna, pink, ochre, and English green, complemented by an array of gray tones from pearl to deep charcoal ultimately unified by the presence of white. These hues were not chosen arbitrarily; rather, they were intended to enhance the perception of space and light, imbuing the interiors with a sense of harmony and emotional resonance. Moving through the house, a prominent staircase acts as a guiding thread, unfolding the spaces in a continuous architectural promenade. This journey culminates in the artist's studio, a sanctuary of openness and transparency, where a large glass wall facing the street and a longitudinal balcony further emphasize the modernist ideals of connection between interior and exterior.Save this picture! Le Corbusier himself came to the site in May 1927 to determine the colours; he wanted to lighten and open up the spaces, for example by painting all the walls in each room in a different colour. In principle, the parallel walls throughout the house were painted in the same colour. The dividing wall and adjoining parts in the living room, staircase, large bedroom and roof terrace are white; the wall surfaces of the front and rear facades and the walls parallel to them are caeruleum blue (= ultramarine green); the outer wall of the living room and the curved wall of the staircase on the upper floor were painted pink; the walls of the cloakroom and the landing in burnt sienna, a red hue; for the sake of harmony when the doors are open, the dividing wall between the kitchen and living room is in burnt umber on both sides. - Investaris Obscurity, Recognition, and PreservationSave this picture!Despite its architectural ambition, Maison Guiette remained relatively unknown for much of the 20th century. While projects like Villa Savoye became widely photographed and studied, this house, with its smaller scale and private ownership, did not enter mainstream architectural discourse. It changed hands multiple times, and its condition fluctuated over the years. It was not until 1978 that the Flemish government designated it a protected monument, marking the beginning of formal efforts to preserve it.However, it was UNESCO's inclusion of Maison Guiette in its 2016 World Heritage listing that truly revived interest in the building. Recognized as part of The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier: An Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement it was placed alongside some of the architect's most celebrated works, including the Unit d'Habitation in Marseille, the Cabanon in Roquebrune, and the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh. This recognition underscored its role in the global spread of modernist architecture, affirming its historical importance.Save this picture! A few sites created major trends in the Modern Movement, Purism, Brutalism, and a move towards a sculptural form of architecture. The inaugural use of Purism can be seen in the Maisons La Roche et Jeanneret, Cit Frugs and the Maison Guiette, the Unit d'Habitation played a pioneering role in promoting the trend of Brutalism, while La Ronchamp and the Complexe du Capitole promoted sculptural forms. - The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier - An Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement. Today, Maison Guiette remains privately owned and is not regularly open to the public. However, its cultural and architectural significance is now firmly acknowledged, and conservation efforts have been prioritized. A management plan approved in 2019 outlines strategies for its preservation, ensuring that its delicate materials and original design are maintained while adapting to contemporary conservation standards.A Quiet Manifesto for ModernismMaison Guiette may not be Le Corbusier's most famous work, but it is one of his most revealing. In its small, compact form, it captures the essence of modernist thought before it was fully codified. It was a moment of architectural experimentation, a bridge between theory and practice, and a critical step in Le Corbusier's growing influence beyond France. Already in 1926, Maison Guiette, the first commission received by Le Corbusier abroad (exclusive of his native and adopted countries), gave The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier an international dimension. It was a sign of his early recognition at European level and contributed to the birth of modern architecture in Belgium and the Netherlands, two countries that were to play an important role in the development of the Modern Movement (involving, among others, Victor Bourgeois, Huib Hoste, Gerrit Rietveld and Mart Stam, founder members of CIAM). - The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Save this picture!As discussions around modernist heritage continue to evolve, Maison Guiette reminds us that architectural revolutions are not always loud or monumental. Sometimes, they emerge in the form of a single house, hidden in the streets of an old city a quiet yet radical assertion of a new way of thinking about space, light, and living.This feature is part of an ArchDaily series titled AD Narratives, where we share the story behind a selected project, diving into its particularities. Every month, we explore new constructions from around the world, highlighting their story and how they came to be. We also talk to the architects, builders, and community, seeking to underline their personal experiences. As always, at ArchDaily, we highly appreciate the input of our readers. If you think we should feature a certain project, please submit your suggestions.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorDiogo Borges FerreiraAuthorCite: Diogo Borges Ferreira. "Maison Guiette: Le Corbusiers Modernist Outpost in Antwerp, Belgium" 28 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1028269/maison-guiette-le-corbusiers-modernist-outpost-in-antwerp-belgium&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

JUMP Building / KAAN ArchitectenSave this picture! Schnepp RenouArchitects: KAAN ArchitectenAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:19715 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Schnepp Renou, Sebastian van Damme project management: SCO coordination, MOEX More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. KAAN Architecten has completed JUMP in Paris, a vision of urban vitality and sustainable design principles. JUMP is located at the intersection of diverse urban areas in Aubervilliers, Paris. Commissioned by Icade, KAAN Architecten designed a building that connects two green zones, "Place du Front Populaire" and the urban forest of "Parc Icade des Portes de Paris". With its colossal landing, JUMP has established itself as the central point of convergence in the area. The building integrates a hotel, offices, retail spaces, and parking. The design embraces the area's eclectic architecture and enhances the dynamism of this urban area served by Metro Line 12.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!JUMP bridges the pre-COVID era with today. Designed between 2017 and 2020 and built between 2020 and 2023, it has evolved in response to recent global crises, resulting in resilience and ensuring adaptability to future challenges. Icade wanted to create flexible, interconnected and well-lit office floors that offered comfort and ease of use throughout. Their vision extended to a hotel with 180 rooms catering to small budgets, strategically positioned to bring animation to "Place Front Populaire". The brief emphasized buildings that are easy to operate and maintain while demonstrating exemplary energy efficiency.Save this picture!Rising 30 meters high on a 45 x 90-meter footprint, JUMP integrates two west-facing voids with gardens that connect the green areas of "Place Front Populaire" and "Parc Icade des Portes de Paris". These spaces serve as entry thresholds for offices and terraces for restaurants. Four cut-outs reflecting the sky distinguish the five volumes on the east facade. The transparent public plinth, which reveals gardens and neighbouring buildings, provides the visual connection between "Rue de la Garance" and "Rue des Fillettes". To the north, the hotel volume, and to the south, the office volume, emerge from the park, contrasting dense urbanity with lush greenery. The loggias on the top three floors break the rigidity of the elevation. Retail, lobbies, receptions, restaurants, cafes and terraces connect the building to the public realm on vibrant ground and roof levels.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!KAAN Architecten's construction principles for JUMP are based on three key parameters: designing flexible spaces, minimizing building materials, and ensuring robust structures. The faades and cores of the building are designed to be load-bearing without requiring additional support, allowing open, column-free interior spaces. To the east, thin prestressed hollow core slabs make it possible to cross the building's 13-meter width. To the west, three protruding volumes, each 19 meters thick, contain circulation cores in the centre and either workspaces or hotel rooms on the sides. With a solid mass of 43 cm every 1.35 metres, the faade grid on the office side offers flexibility in the partitioning of workspaces. Precast concrete "T" elements form the building structure and faade, with no cosmetic additions. The 43 cm sections are aligned horizontally, concealing the slab structure and creating a uniform grid over the entire comb-shaped volume. Large vertical windows define the faades of these different volumes. The hotel features large panoramic windows that highlight the spaciousness of the rooms. From the "Place du Front Populaire", ninety travel scenes illuminate the faade of the hotel.Save this picture!The anodized aluminium joinery varies in colour: bronze for the hotel, reflecting its immediate environment, and silver for the offices, creating a tone-on-tone aluminium/concrete aesthetic. On the street side, the joinery is hidden inside. This increases the character of the concrete. On the garden voids side, the joinery is flush with the faade, enhancing the excavation effect of the voids and reflecting the sky and ambient light in the glass and oversized aluminium frames. The client set ambitious and clear objectives from the start. They aimed to create an exemplary project with a low carbon impact, high energy efficiency, and innovative solutions. The choice of low-carbon materials and the integration of reused components by KAAN Architecten reduced the carbon footprint by nearly 30% compared to the Carbon 1 threshold of the E+C-label. The overall Greenhouse gas emissions stand at 1124 kgCO2eq/m, with 842 kgCO2eq/m attributed to construction materials and energy consumption.Save this picture!Energy consumption has been carefully considered, as evidenced by the extremely low permeability of 0.43 m/(h.m). The concrete grid's rhythm and thickness, along with the joinery's design and placement, contribute to the building's thermal and light balance. A geothermal solution further enhances efficiency, providing a low carbon impact compared to electric or gas solutions. The building has been awarded certifications including HQE Btiment Durable Excellent, BREEAM New Construction Excellent, E+C- level E2C1 and Label BBCA Performance, embodying a sustainable, future-ready architectural solution that enriches its urban environment. These certifications confirm the success of KAAN Architecten's project in meeting today's environmental challenges and its high performance in all major areas. JUMP isn't just a building; it's a forward-thinking, sustainable architectural solution designed to connect and enrich its urban environment. Its versatile design and commitment to sustainability make it a shining example of how buildings can evolve and thrive, meeting both current and future needs. With JUMP, KAAN Architecten demonstrates how buildings can flourish while addressing environmental challenges, establishing it as an outstanding example of sustainable urban integration and adaptation.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeKAAN ArchitectenOfficeMaterialsGlassConcreteMaterials and TagsPublished on March 28, 2025Cite: "JUMP Building / KAAN Architecten" 28 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1028448/jump-building-kaan-architecten&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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