Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,Circulation,Exotic Idea,GREEN AREA,Green Project,Harmony With The Context,Landmark,MASS & SHAPE,Prefabricated elements,Public Facilities,STRUCTURAL,Structural Award,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,ViewPoint,Wooden,World's Best Places to VisitMay 17, 2013
The Tree Tower, designed by the Architekt Josef Stöger from Schönberg, features an impressively airy architectural structure and a unique concept for enclosing the three very old, up to 38 m tall fir and beech trees in the egg-shaped tower. 16 arched glued laminated timber girders (GL28c larch), each over 40 m long, support the 17 t look-out platform…
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The CMA CGM tower is one of the highest towers for offices, in the city of Marseilles. Situated in the Euromediterranée area of the city, this tower – designed by Zaha Hadid – houses the head offices of the maritim transport company CMA CGM, 3rd world groupe of containers maritim transport…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Adaptive Reuse,Architecture Award,ATMOSPHERE,DAYLIGHTING,Featured,Green Project,HISTORY & STORY OF THE BUILDING,INTERIORs SPACE,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,NATURAL VENTILATION,Prefabricated elements,Steel,STRUCTURAL,Structural Award,Terminal / Station,TravelMay 4, 2013
The refurbishment of the Grade I Listed Western Range is a fundamental part of the overall King’s Cross redevelopment programme. The design and construction teams from Arup, John McAslan + Partners, and VINCI Construction, along with key external stakeholders English Heritage and Camden Council, have sympathetically restored the 150 year old building to reflect its heritage, meet the current operational needs of the station and its staff, and complement the new Western Concourse…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Architecture Award,FACADE / SKIN,Featured,GREEN AREA,LIGHTING EFFECTIVE,MASS & SHAPE,Office Building,OUTDOOR SPACE,Reseach / laboratories Center,Steel,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITYMay 2, 2013
The “il Cielo” iGuzzini lighting headquarters in Spain is the last of a series of constructions that have adopted sustainable energy and natural and artificial light management as the cornerstones of their design. The building, located in the Parque de Actividades Empresariales Can Sant Joan in Sant Cugat del Vallès, is the result of optimised energy efficiency, not just in terms of consumption but also in the way that energy is generated…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Activity / Multipurpose Area,Circulation,Editor's Picks,Green Project,Landmark,MATERIALS USED,Metal Sheet,Pavement / pattern,Pavilion,Pedestrian / Street,Public Facilities,Public Space,Shelter / Pavilion / Kiosk,SUSTAINABILITY,Travel,Urban Design,WaterfrontMarch 18, 2013
Marseille’s Vieux Port is one of the grand Mediterranean ports, but over time the World Heritage-listed site has become inaccessible to pedestrians and has been cut off from the life of the city. The masterplan for its regeneration will reclaim the quaysides as a civic space, creating new informal venues for performances and events and removing traffic to create a safe, semi-pedestrianised public realm. Its transformation is one of a series of projects to be completed in time for the city’s inauguration as European Capital of Culture in 2013…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Adaptive Reuse,Architecture Award,Brick Block,BUILDING SYSTEMS,Editor's Picks,Exotic Idea,Friendly / social,Green Project,HIP,Interior Award,INTERIORs SPACE,Lounge / Bar / Restaurant / Night Clubs,MATERIALS USED,Metal Sheet,Modern Industrial Style,Open,Prefabricated elements,Restaurant / Coffee shop / Cafe,SOLUTION,Steel,SUSTAINABILITY,TravelMarch 17, 2013
Charles Smith Wines Tasting Room and World Headquarters , by Olson Kundig Architects (Walla Walla, Wash.): Olson Kundig took a 1917 Johnson Auto Electric building and outfitted it with a tasting room, offices, and retail store, including flexible spaces, such as a large unit that the firm calls the “armadillo.”…
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Posted by DesignalmicPosted in Art in Architecture,BUILDING SYSTEMS,DAYLIGHTING,Editor's Picks,Exotic Idea,FUNCTIONAL,Green Project,Installation,INTERIORs SPACE,MASS & SHAPE,MATERIALS USED,Pavilion,Prefabricated elements,Public Facilities,STRUCTURAL,SUSTAINABILITY,WoodenMarch 16, 2013
The two Danish architects Kristoffer Tejlgaard and Benny Jepsen have recently completed a deconstructed geodesic dome, commissioned by BL, the interest organization representing about 700 housing associations, which manage almost 20% of Denmark’s dwellings. The architects wanted to create a unique structure not only for the event (which was intended to discuss the future of housing), but also offer an independent piece of work that would in itself be a contribution…
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