Archive for November, 2010
Spanish Double Skin Tower by Hoz Fontán Arquitectos
Design by Hoz Fontán Arquitectos, this striking new tower in the town of Irun, Spain features a double skin and series of rooftop gardens to set it apart from other mundane office buildings. It is built over an existing underground parking garage and it rises above the complex to offer vast views of the surrounding [...]
Category: Towers, posted at: Nov 30th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: AC, facades, glass walls, new tower, office buildings, parking garage, rooftop gardens, ventilation
New Singapore University of Technology and Design by UNStudio
UNStudio’s design for the new SUTD campus directly reflects SUTD’s curriculum, using the creative enterprise of the school to facilitate a cross disciplinary interface; interaction is established between the professional world, the campus, and the community at large. The design for the campus offers an opportunity to embrace innovation and creativity through a non linear [...]
Category: Architecture,Campus,College,Sustainable Design, posted at: Nov 30th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Architecture, ASD, Changi Business Park, EPD, ESD, ISTD, Singapore, Sustainable Design, SUTD
Salvaged Cedar Longhouse by Alfred Waugh Architects
Designed by Alfred Waugh Architects, the First Nations community has a new place to gather and celebrate in their beautiful, new center at the University of Victoria, B.C. Christened the First People’s House. The design construction inspired by traditional Coast Salish longhouses. Clad in salvaged western red cedar and partially topped with a green roof, [...]
Category: House, posted at: Nov 30th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Alfred Waugh, Coast Salish, First Nations, First People House, House, LEED, local materials, roof
Las Vegas Veer Towers Gets LEED Gold
The new CityCenter, which opened this past summer, diverges from the standard Las Vegas fare with some more sophisticated buildings that make significant green strides. Six of the CityCenter buildings have been awarded LEED Gold certification, including the Veer Towers residential development, designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy Jahn. Fortunately, Jahn’s residential towers aren’t burning [...]
Category: Towers, posted at: Nov 30th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Death Ray, energy efficient appliances, HVAC, Las Vegas, LEED, residential towers, retail space, solar, Veer Towers
Jean Michel Cousteau Resort in Fiji Island
The Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort is a gorgeous little resort on peninsula next to some amazing diving and snorkeling in a marine reserve. Traditional Fijian architecture coupled with an organic garden, a plan to restore the surrounding eco system, and a community foundation that gives back to the local people are just a [...]
Category: Eco Design,Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 29th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: eco system, Fiji, green house, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, recycled, sculpture, Traditional Fijian
Helical Earthbag Shelter for Desert Shelter
Helixa was designed by Ward Karet and constructed by herself along with the help of other students, friends and family. All of the materials were walked in or moved by a wheelbarrow in order to minimize impact on the desert, and all construction took place within 2 feet of the shelter’s final footprint. The earthbags [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 29th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: construction method, footprint, Helixa Shelter, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, roof, Ward Karet
Portland Headquarters Aims for LEED Gold
Located right next to the PDX airport, the new Port of Porland Headquarters is a LEED gold office that unifies the entity responsible fo Portland’s airport, shipping terminals and more. The project was finished in May of 2010 and it includes a green roof, a living machine to process waste water, geothermal heating and cooling, [...]
Category: Port, posted at: Nov 29th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: energy efficient lighting, facades, ground source, HVAC, LEED, Living Machine, PDX, roof, sustainable strategies
Gorgeous Green Roofed Longhouse in Kansas
Designed by Kansas based Rockhill and Associates, the Kansas Longhouse is a solar passive home that showcases low-maintenance materials and a respect for the climate and surrounding environment. The Longhouse is exactly that long with 150 feet long and 24 feet wide. The south facing home exemplifies solar passive design. A large overhanging roof protects [...]
Category: Home,House, posted at: Nov 29th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bathrooms, bedrooms, House, interior, interior spaces, low maintenance, maintenance materials, roof, solar, solar passive design
Rabat Grand Theatre by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid and Lemghari Essakl, Managing Director of The Bouregreg Valley Development Agency signed an agreement for the architectural design of the Rabat Grand Theatre at a ceremony held in Rabat on November 5. With a dedicated land area of 47 000 sqm and a gross floor area of 27 000 sqm, the Rabat Grand [...]
Category: Architectural,Home,infrastructure,Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 28th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: aerial view, architectural design, Bouregreg Valley, Grand Theatre, Innovation Designer, innovative design, landmark, Rabat Grand Theatre
Fascinating Metropol Parasols in Seville
The urban project, called Metropol Parasols, will create a sheltered plaza that hosts a museum, a farmers market, and a cultural center. Residents and visitors will flock under the giant umbrellas to take refuge in the microclimate while socializing and taking in the city. Amazingly, the covered courtyard project isn’t just an attempt to give [...]
Category: Museum, posted at: Nov 28th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: competition, FFM, inhabitat, Metropol Parasols, Museum, parking garage, structure design
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