Archive for November, 2010
New T Bailey office Design Made from Wind Turbine
Seattle based Olson Kundig Architects have designed for the new headquarters from wind turbine parts for wind power manufacturer T Bailey Construction and Fabrication. It located next to T Bailey’s tubular tower plant and incorporates heavy steel tubes into a series of efficient offices that are powered by renewable energy. The towers are retrofitted into [...]
Category: Innovation Designer,Office,Renewable Energy, posted at: Nov 13th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: inhabitat, Innovation Designer, Olson Kundig Architects, roof, skylight, solar panels, staircase, structure design
Winning Design for Denmark’s Natural Science Center
Copenhagen based NORD Architects designed the Natural Science Center in Bjerringbro as an educational facility to inspire students in Denmark in the fields of science and engineering. The cylindrical science center has sustainability in mind, and it takes advantage of natural daylighting and rainwater collection. The project was recently honored by the World Architecture Community [...]
Category: Architecture, posted at: Nov 13th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Architecture, Denmark, Europe, interior, interior spaces, Natural Science Center, NORD, Rohe Award, shape, World Architecture
Flexible Emergency Housing from Nano Rescue House Design
The Nano Rescue House is one of the most thoughtful designs for emergency habitation. Each Nano can nearly double the living space by using a drop down bed system, enabling the house to provide accommodations for up to four people in an amazing 200 square feet space. The homes come in standardized sizes so they [...]
Category: Apartment,House, posted at: Nov 13th 2010, Comments: 1 CommentTags: cross ventilation, footprint, furniture, House, house design, living space, Nano Home, Rescue House, shading, ventilation
Winning Design for Miller hull’s Safari Drive Condominiums
Miller Hull Partnership has unveil a Safari Drive Condominiums in Arizona project that recently rocked the 2010 Builder’s Choice Awards, winning the “Project of the Year” as well as the award for “Condos-for Sale Grand.” The modern mixed use project incorporates smart passive solar design, locally manufactured materials, passive cooling, and drought-tolerant landscaping. Working with [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 13th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: AIA, Choice Awards, Innovation Designer, interior, Merit Award, Miller Hull, Miller Hull Partnership, outdoor spaces, passive solar design, retail space, Safari Drive
Unique Design from Lookotels in Spain
Lookotels consist of a series of prefabricated modular capsules that are connected together to form the entire hotel. Since they would be constructed off site in a factory, overall build times and costs would be minimized and the quality and efficiency of construction would be maximized. The designers expect that a 100 room hotel could [...]
Category: Sustainable Design, posted at: Nov 12th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: energy savings, interior, low maintenance, prefabricated, Spain, Sustainable Design, TV, unique design, WIFI
Fascinating Wooden LifeCycle Tower for Austria
CREE is in the process of designing the LifeCycle Tower which be built in Dornbirn, Austria that uses wood as its primary structural support. When it is completed it will stand 30 stories tall, netting it the title of the tallest wooden building in the world. The building is designed to Passivhaus standards and uses [...]
Category: Apartments,Towers, posted at: Nov 12th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: austria, CREE, facades, inhabitat, operable windows, solar
David Baker’s Historically Townhouse Get LEED Gold
Designed by San Francisco based Architect David Baker, the project is part of a larger transit oriented development that will set the precedent for future community living spaces. Traditional African textiles and Ghanian Dutch wax resist fabrics were studied as inspiration for the color palette, and to represent the historically African-American neighborhood. The ‘quilt wall’ [...]
Category: House, posted at: Nov 12th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: African American, Architect David Baker, Bayview District, Ghanian Dutch, House, LEED, retail spaces, San Francisco, Traditional African
New Korean Skyscraper support with Solar Facades
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture recently releashed the solar powered Federation of Korean Industries Tower in Seoul, which will incorporate an advanced photovoltaic wall system that reduces energy usage while generating power. The 800 foot tall tower will feature one of the most efficient solar electric facades in the world, and the overall added [...]
Category: Architecture,Skyscraper, posted at: Nov 12th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Architecture, facades, inhabitat, interior, solar, solar panels, tall tower
Fascinating Wood Wrapped Japanese House
A new architech rising star in Japan, Kohki Hiranuma well know for his provocative use of light and natural materials which take seemingly simple structures and translate them into unique experiences. His multiple award winning House for Everyone in Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan exemplifies this. A simple, small box is wrapped in horizontal strips around a [...]
Category: Architect,Home,House, posted at: Nov 12th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: architech, bamboo, dwellings, House, interior, Japan, natural materials
Extraordinary Japanese Noodle Restaurant Located in Jakarta
Designed by firm DSA+s, this extraordinary Japanese noodle restaurant located in Jakarta, Indonesia made the bold decision to build it entirely out of bamboo. The result is a richly textured, light filled environment that is impermanent yet robust. The designers rethought the function of shelter and developed a dining space that is light, renewable, and [...]
Category: Canopy,Restaurant, posted at: Nov 11th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bamboo, designers, DSA, ground source, Indonesia, inhabitat
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