Archive for the 'Innovation Designer' Category
New Renovated Self Sufficient Hunsett Mill in UK
This beautifully renovated house in England’s Norfolk Broads transformed in 2009 by ACME Space into a modern, private residence, that not only maintains its historic character, but also has been renovated to be almost completely self sufficient. It was once a remote water pumping mill that also served as a home for the keeper of [...]
Category: Home,House,Innovation Designer,Renovation, posted at: Dec 28th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: England, ground source heat, ground source heat pumps, House, Hunsett Mill, Innovation Designer, interior, passive solar heating, roofs, shape, UK
Renovation Abandoned Navy Yards for Urban Outfitters
In the early 2000s, Urban Outfitters had 600 employees spread out over numerous buildings in downtown Philadelphia. This dispersion of the team was causing problems and the decision was made to consolidate in a campus at the abandoned Navy Yards. Urban Outfitters CEO, Richard Hayne, wanted a space that reflected his company’s designs and products [...]
Category: Campus,Innovation Designer,Renovation, posted at: Dec 28th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: CEO, Innovation Designer, interior, Navy Yards, public spaces, Urban Outfitters, warehouse
New Library & Learning Centre for the University of Vienna
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the new Library & Learning Centre (LLC) for the University of Vienna, Austria which rises as a polygonal block from the centre of the new University Campus. The LLC’s design takes the form of a cube with both inclined and straight edges. The straight lines of the building’s exterior separate [...]
Category: College,Innovation Designer,Library, posted at: Dec 28th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: austria, evolo, Innovation Designer, interior, Library, LLC, University Campus, zaha hadid, zaha hadid architects
Sustainable Dwell Cabin on The Isolated Island
Designed and built by Alex Porter for her father, the project features a shed roof and is wrapped in a distinctive blue grey corrugated skin. Dwell recently profiled the home, which is the only solar powered retreat on the isolated island. It’s sustainable power source actually makes life a lot more leisurely, as the family [...]
Category: Home,Sustainable Design, posted at: Dec 26th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Alex Porter, elements, roof, solar, Sun Mar, Sunfrost Refrigerator, Sustainable Design
Practical Design from Sustainable Cabin in West Texas
Designed and built by Urs Peter Flueckiger and a group of students at Texas Tech University, the Sustainable Cabin was also inspired by Le Corbusier’s Cabanon, a manifestation of the Swiss architect’s ideas on minimalist living. Currently, the structure is stationed in Wichita Falls where it is being used as a laboratory for students to [...]
Category: Sustainable Design, posted at: Dec 26th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bamboo, elements, energy production, Le Corbusier, natural ventilation, solar, Sustainable Cabin, Sustainable Design, ventilation
Futuristic design from The Vortex Center in Taiwan Waterfront
Designed by Influx Studio, the Vortex center or its eye, is a swirled hub that makes a strong architectural impact through its undulating roof. It’s a bold complex that will house the Kaohsiung, Taiwan Marine Culture and Pop Music Center, as well as retail, recreation, and outdoor performance spaces. This part of the complex, designed [...]
Category: Architectural,Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 25th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Influx Studio, Innovation Designer, retail spaces, roof, Taiwan, urban park
Gorgeous Space-Scraper in Cairo
Designed by Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, the Space-Scraper is a mixed use development proposed for the Maadi neighborhood located in the southern part of Cairo, Egypt. The project has three twisting towers interconnected by a geo sphere on the top floors. A commercial area is located in a seven floors podium with restaurants, cinemas, and retail areas. [...]
Category: Sustainable Design,Towers, posted at: Dec 25th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: evolo, five star hotel, neighborhood, solar, solar panels, Space Scraper, sustainable building, Sustainable Design, wind turbines
Innovative Platoon Kunsthalle GwangJu Shipping Container in Korea
Called Platoon Kunsthalle Gwangju, the newer building is made up of dark grey and orange cargo containers, and houses emerging art and subculture exhibitions as well as an event hall and bar. This beautiful new shipping container art center opening up in Seoul and it has a sister structure in Gwangju that rivals both its [...]
Category: Containers,House,Innovation Designer,Shipping Container, posted at: Dec 24th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: art center, Berlin, exhibitions, House, Innovation Designer, interior, Korea, Kunsthalle Gwangju, Shipping Containers
Attractive Northwest Maritime Center Gets LEED Gold
The Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, Washington was recently awarded LEED GOLD for its innovative design, which was carefully planned to protect and improve the waters of Puget Sound while providing a space to showcases the art and craft of wooden boats. The center is promoting and preserving a rich maritime heritage in an [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 24th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Exhibition, GOLD, Innovation Designer, innovative design, LEED, natural daylight, Puget Sound, solar panels
Stunning new United States London Embassy by KieranTimberlake
Located on the Nine Elms site in London, the United States London Embassy is to be transformed into an urban park and garden, designed by KieranTimberlake as a spiraling form and providing strong pedestrian connections to mass transit and the proposed Battersea developments to the west. The park doubles as a security measure and is [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 23rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: ETFE, facades, Innovation Designer, interior, Jersey, london, solar, solar shading, United States, urban park
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