Archive for December, 2010
New Design for Lexus Tower in Jaoan
Recently, the London based architect Daniel Widrig has releashed a 98,000 sqm Lexus Tower in Japan. This futuristic design will include apartments, shopping center, hotel, and recreational areas. One of the most fascinating aspects of the proposal is the structural skin that fuses with the landscape in a fluid and organic form. The development will [...]
Category: Architect,Recreational Areas,Skyscraper,Towers, posted at: Dec 6th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: botanical gardens, Daniel Widrig, evolo, interior, interior view, london, shopping, urban fabric
Fascinating Solar Powered Skyscraper for Urban Prototype
Designed by Kenneth Loh and Michelle Lim, this project is an investigation for a new urban prototype of solar powered towers. The entire façade is covered with a thin membrane of solar cells and a water collector system. The main idea is to develop a green building with different types of programs. The building core [...]
Category: Recreational Areas,Skyscraper, posted at: Dec 6th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: density, residential units, solar, structure design
Magnificient Roseisle Distillery in Scotland
Since, Scotland has a long history of whisky production and now the industry is brewing up a green future as drinks giant Diageo recently unveiled their £40 million environmentally friendly Roseisle Distillery in Elgin. The innovative distillery project designed by Austin-Smith combines modern environmental technologies with traditional distilling techniques. The building has been a awarded [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 6th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Austin Smith, BREEAM, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, recycled, Scotland
New Financial District Skyscraper for Melbourne
The skyscraper that designed by Jessica In from Australia seeks greater meaning in architecture as a reflection of current society, one that is, paradoxically, highly connected yet confused and troubled. A proposal for a financial centre in Melbourne, the design process evolved through extensive reading and exploration of several key themes. The unstable, endogenous nature [...]
Category: Architectural,Skyscraper, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Australia, evolo, structure design
New Design Wolfe Center in Ohio by Snøhetta
Designed by the international architectural firm based in Oslo, Norway, Snøhetta, the new Wolfe Center for the Arts at Bowling Green State University will provide a space on campus where the arts can flourish and robust collaborations between them can take root. The project construction will begin in 2009 and to be expected will complete [...]
Category: Architectural,Campus,Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: aerial view, Innovation Designer, interior, interior view, North American, Norway
New Artificial Landscape for World War Museum in Poland
Designed by Chicago based architect Sean Lally, the World War Museum in Gdansk, Poland, serves two purpose. The first is to create a central exhibition core, a jewel box that contains the permanent and temporary exhibition space, continuously accessible from all sides along a loop lobby that encircles it. The second is the location of [...]
Category: Landscape,Museum, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Exhibition, exhibition space, facades, Landscape, Museum, public spaces, roof, Sean Lally, urban park, World War
Stylish Sierra Bonita Apartments for Low Income Housing
Designed by Tighe Architecture, the Sierra Bonita Apartments is a low income mixed use housing complex in West Hollywood that didn’t skimp on design. The project features inner green space, strips of solar panels, and a stylized lattice façade that lays out a stylish green presence in the neighborhood. The building, which heats its water [...]
Category: Apartments,House, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bamboo, commercial space, facade, Green Building, House, solar, solar electric panels, solar panels, solar power, West Hollywood
New VietinBank Business Centre Design for Vietnam
Foster + Partners has started work on their first project in Vietnam, which was flagged off with a grand ceremony. The VietinBank Business Centre comprises of two towers that are connected by a seven story podium building. Located between central Hanoi and the airport, the 300,000 square metre development includes the Bank’s headquarters, conference, hotel [...]
Category: Apartments,Towers, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Business Centre, five star hotel, Foster Partners, fosterandpartners, low energy, spa, two towers, Vietnam
Magnificient Pierre House in a Cluster of Rocks
Olson Kundig Architects designed the hideaway for the Pierre House, who was inspired by the lovely views from the property of the archipelago of the San Juan Islands. The bunker like villa was built using largely local materials, and it’s green roof and rocky color cause it to melt away into its peaceful surroundings. Since [...]
Category: Architect,Architects,Home,House, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: fireplace, House, interior, local materials, Olson Kundig Architects, Pierre House, San Juan Islands, Tom Kundig
Gorgeous Park Hotel Hyderabad by SOM
The New York based architectural firm, SOM, has recently completed The Park Hotel Hyderabad, the flagship hotel for The Park Hotel Group. This 531, 550 square foot, 270 room hotel infuses a modern, sustainable design with the local craft traditions, and is influenced by the region’s reputation as a center for the design and production [...]
Category: Architectural,Hotel, posted at: Dec 5th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: architectural firm, efficient design, facades, heat gain, India, New York, retail spaces, SOM, sustainable design strategies
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