Showing posts with label texture/facade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label texture/facade. Show all posts
Friday, September 6, 2013
Teikyo University Elementary School by Kengo Kuma and Associates
0 comments Posted by swl at 12:30 AM
The Teikyo University Elementary School comprises a row of twelve connected classroom buildings that Kengo Kuma and Associates also compares to a row of terraced houses...
By changing its length and height of eave, roof can create multiformity to respond to its environment and different programs..." to find out more...
Images & passage via Dezeen
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Behnisch Architekten Completes John and Frances Angelos Law Center for the University of Baltimore
0 comments Posted by swl at 10:45 PM
Aside from its eye-catching exterior, the 192,000 sq.ft. (17,837 m²) structure at the urban center of Baltimore is full of revolutionary features—like its sustainable technology and its numerous state-of-the-art educational facilities—as described in the official press release below.
The building form consists of three interlocking L-shaped volumes which articulate the functions of the building program – classrooms and offices, the legal clinic, and the law library – and define a narrow atrium, a "green stalk" rising up through the heart of the building and connecting the three volumes. In addition to its function as the connective tissue between program spaces, the atrium also captures the lobby, two coffee bars (forum level and Level 6) and informal work and meeting spaces..." to find out more...
Images & passage via Bustler
Friday, August 9, 2013
Aedas Wins Competition for Xuhui Binjan Media City 188S-G-1 Tower in Shanghai
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"Warped skyscrapers keep trending: global architecture firm Aedas announces its recent competition win in Shanghai – the Xuhui Binjian Media City 188S-G-1 Tower and Podium.
The tower has a very dynamic and unique shape. It begins with an extruded rectangular plan. Going upward, the west wall is gradually warped to accommodate the subway setback that cuts off the corner of the otherwise square project site; and the north wall is warped to the east to acquire a desired view of DreamWorks sites and other neighbouring blocks..." to find out more...
Images & passage via Bustler
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Located in a dense commercial district, the building provides a combined home and workplace for two writers. The site was just four metres wide, so Nishizawa designed a building that has only glass walls to avoid narrowing the interior spaces even further...
he entirety is a wall-less transparent building designed to provide an environment with maximum sunlight despite the dark site conditions..." to find out more...
Images & passage via Dezeen
Sunday, June 23, 2013
OMA's design proposes the introduction of a "rough skin" formed through a striking, alternating pattern of protruding living spaces and introverted outdoor spaces...
OMA's design challenges the expected uniformity and homogenous façade treatment that is often assigned to tower structures. Instead, it extends the skin to expose the individuality of the separate living units in the two blocks - a true vertical, urban agglomeration..." to find out more...
Images & passage via Bustler
Friday, June 14, 2013
Besançon Art Centre and Cité de la Musique by Kengo Kuma and Associates
0 comments Posted by swl at 12:36 AM
"Kengo Kuma and Associates won a competition to design the centre with plans for a timber-clad complex united beneath a single roof. This roof bridges the gap between a pair of three-storey buildings, creating a sheltered terrace in the space between...
"We did not want to propose a simple box," say the architects. "By covering the gorgeous riverside with one generous roof, we aimed to give a unity to a site characterised by heterogeneous existing elements, and to create a special space under the roof, a 'shade of trees' space where the wind from the river could blow and pass through."... to find out more...
Images & passage via Dezeen
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
"Portuguese architect Duarte Pape has combined a long stone wall with folding timber facades in this residential extension in northwestern Portugal...
Duarte Pape used timber cladding and blue limestone to extend the traditional Portuguese house located in a tiny rural village called Mação.
"The goal was to create a connection between the old structure and the surrounding nature," explains the architect..." to find out more...
Images & passage via Dezeen
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Cultural Center Chapultepec Entry by Yau/Morales/Easter/Wawrzenczyk
0 comments Posted by swl at 12:34 AM
"The collaborative design team consisting of architects Adrian Yau, Frisly Colop Morales,Jason Easter and Lukasz Wawrzenczyk has shared with us their entry to the Cultural Center Chapultepec competition in Mexico City...
The building is thoughtfully designed as a singular form with material simplicity. It seeks to create a city focal point that adapts to its surrounding context, and establishes itself as the heart of the local community...
Though designed as a singular volume, the building changes in dynamics when viewed at different location. It gives the public glimpses of the activities within the center. The northern façade, cladded with molten cast glass, allows the public to be visually connected to the slow and calm movement of users through the exhibition halls...." to find out more...
Images & passage via Buslter
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Old Market Square Stage, also known as The Cube, was designed by5468796 Architecture as the centrepiece of a recently remodelled public square by landscape architects Scatliff+Miller+Murray...
"[It] throws out the old bandshell concept on the grounds that when a conventional stage is not in use it would look forlorn," say the architects, explaining their concept for a structure that can "hibernate" during the city's long winters..." to find out more...
Images & passage via Archdaily
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Located on the site of a former factory, Garden Terrace Miyazaki comprises a single two-storey building that features bamboo-clad walls and a large sloping roof with overhanging eaves...
Kengo Kuma and Associates designed this space as a "calm and tranquil environment", where a landscape of bamboo trees and pools of water provide a scenic setting to the glazed wedding chapel at its centre..."
to find out more...
Images & passage via Dezeen
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Harpa Wins 2013 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award
0 comments Posted by swl at 12:22 AM
Harpa's crystalline structure was inspired by Icelandic landscapes and traditions. Its dramatic design captures and reflects the light of the city, ocean and sky to thrilling effect...
Wiel Arets, Chair of the Jury, said: "Harpa has captured the myth of a nation – Iceland – that has consciously acted in favor of a hybrid - cultural building during the middle of the ongoing Great Recession. The iconic and transparent porous 'quasi brick' appears as an ever-changing play of colored light, promoting a dialogue between the city of Reykjavik and the building's interior life. By giving an identity to a society long known for its sagas, through an interdisciplinary collaboration between Henning Larsen Architects and artist Olafur Eliasson, this project is an important message to the world and to the Icelandic people, fulfilling their long expected dream." to find out more...
Images & passage via Bustler
Monday, April 29, 2013
The exterior of the retail podiums and the towers are continuous façades, with no edges, creating an inviting, friendly urban space for both visitors and inhabitants. The podium and tower interiors employ glass and aluminum panels in naturally producing a sense of vertical alignment to reflect the architecture’s narrow straightness. The lightly colored buildings surround a vibrant orange building, creating a strong visual centerpiece..." to find out more...
Images & passage via http://sanlitunsoho.sohochina.com
Saturday, April 27, 2013
The irregular arrangement of the six-metre wide cubes creates recessed openings across the facade, which MVRDV has used to add sheltered terraces to each floor and a new route from the waterfront towards the nearby railway station.
"We started with a massive slab and by removing pixels one by one we were able to create an arcade, terraces, a public passage, etcetera," project architect Jeroen Zuidgeest told Dezeen. "By carving out volumes, we made sure every floor has access to interior and exterior terraces..." to find out more...
Images & Passage via Dezeen
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