Reinvention Historical Water Tower in Belgium
The interior design firm Bham Design Studio’s reinvention of this Chateau d’eau historic structure took a modernist turn by preserving the industrial construction of the original structure and playfully inserting sparse living elements inside. The tower contains six floors, each of which contains a fascinating live/work space. The renovation is intriguing, challenging and unexpected a [...]
Fantastic Design for Chicago Gateway
Envisioned by a student at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the project is located over Lake Shore Drive and was designed specifically for the location of the dormant Chicago Spire site, otherwise known as the “Giant Hole in the Ground”. It was eco tower with large vertical farm, mixed-use towers, and a residential tower all [...]
VanDusen Botanical Garden’s LEED Platinum Standards Design
The VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre in Vancouver, Canada was designed by Busby Perkins + Will to reflect the very nature its botanical gardens, and it relies on plants to amplify its green status. The building is anticipated to be completed the spring of 2011 and has been designed to LEED Platinum standards, featuring a [...]
Gorgeous Two Seasons Hotel in Norway
The Two Seasons Hotel situated in the center of Stavanger, Norway was designed by JDS Architects. It’s appearing almost like an M.C. Escher drawing from above, the square building is crowned with an undulating green roof that dips towards the historic section of town and rises dramatically on the far side to address a nine-story [...]
Amazing Green Residence Infill in London
Designed by Amenity Space, the four story home that been new addition unites two different period buildings with a modern sensibility that makes amazing use of space. it located in the Islington area of London is decked out with sustainable strategies and was built for a modest £220,000, making it the only affordable home in [...]
5 Floor Prefab for Vertical Urban Camping
The Export Architecture’s multi tiered mobile urban camping unit is designed to be implanted right into the heart of any city center for a truly unique camping experience. Import Export Architecture says that they see their pop-up, prefab accommodations as a place “where adventurous city wanderers can stay overnight, meet other campers and find a [...]
Moksha Tower as Vertical Cemetery for Mumbai
Designed by Yalin Fu & Ihsuan Lin, the majestic Moksha Tower in city of Mumbai, India would cater to the burial needs of the four major cultures/religions represented in the community (Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Parsi), while freeing up much needed ground space and introducing new areas of greenery into the city to help absorb [...]
Fasciating v100 Mod Box Prefab Design
The v100 Mod Box system by Phoenix restaurateur Vincenz Saccento is based on 10 ft x 10 ft x 10 ft boxes that can be assembled into any shape to create practically any structure from a home to an office, studio, or they could even be grouped together to make a hotel. The boxes can [...]
New Zamet Center Green Design as Croatian Sports Center
Designed by Studio 3lhd, the new Zamet Center in the Croatian city of Rijeka is a public square topped with a series of undulating buildings interspersed with energy saving green roofs. The design allow full pedestrian access to the community spaces without overwhelming the neighborhood with its scale. One third of the facility is located [...]
Gorgeous Inverted Pyramid for Victoria & Albert Museum
REX organized the Victoria & Albert museum’s programs based on a layer cake concept, with each floor providing a different purpose. The bottom layer serves as the aarshalling area, the second is the civic layer for the city of Dundee, the third is the creative zone and provides offices for museum staff and museum facilities [...]
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