The eco-friendly structure, designed by BRN Architects looks like an office building, but boasts a state-of-the-art automation system across its 11 levels, meeting the car parking needs of the city and its surroundings while reducing emissions. The garage is located in the busiest district of the city where three main boulevards create congestion and produce high leve...
Known for their eco designs, Dutch firm 24H Architecture wanted to do something different, so they created a nature-inspired wooden structure that produces energy entirely from the surrounding forest. Inhabitat spoke to Maartje Lammers from 24H in advance of the building opening, to find out how the whole thing works. 24H Architecture designed this environment centre ...
China-based PWD Architecture’s designs for the Dali Creative Area, a mixed-used development in China’s Dali City, will soon be living proof. Slated for completion in 2016, the competition-winning project was created in harmony with the landscape, weaving green-roofed buildings and modern architecture into the lush Yunnan surroundings. PWD Architecture sought to create...
The first one -Eartly Pond Service Center- is a green-roofed structure comprising clusters of diamond-shaped pods, while the second one-Heavenly Water Service-features a group of rounded pavilions connected to nearby roads and footpaths with long causeways. The projects are located on the huge 23,000-square-meter site in Qingdao, China, where exhibitors showcase their...
This “blossom of light-and-shadow interplay” is a kid-friendly artwork made up of 262 polyhedral cells cut from polished-stainless-steel mirror. Like a kaleidoscope, the color-tinted cells catch light and reflect different images of the surroundings, from the trees to passersby, to create beautiful ever-changing patterns. The LAAB team designed and manually constructe...
The project, entitled "Esfera City Center," references traditional Mexican architecture and forms a complex - the configuration of which aims to reduce solar gain and capture prevailing winds. The complex, located to the southwest of Monterrey in the Huajuco Canyon, comprises 981 residential units ranging from single-person lofts to four-bedroom apartments. Instead of...
Platform B at the World Trade Center Port Authority (PATH) Station in New York City opened quietly today and we got a first look at this stunning transit station, which is already infamous as "the most expensive train station in the world" at over $4 billion, and the structure is still not yet complete! Crews scrambled last night painting and cleaning to get the station ...
Features of the complex stay true to the clean, sharp artistry of the region, as well as comply with impressive environmental standards to monitor the building’s footprint. Built on the outskirts of the city, the town hall has space to sprawl and shares a distinct balance with the greenery in its surroundings. Winner of an international competition, the architects cre...
At their headquarters, known as the National Grid House, just outside of Warwick at the site that controls the United Kingdom's power distribution, the company recently built a new car park. They then commissioned One World Design to wrap the whole thing with a massive vertical garden measuring 11,054 square meters, resulting in a substantial carbon sink that aims to dem...
The structure would span 370 meters (1,214 feet) and hold up to 800 people at once - making it the world's longest and tallest glass bridge. This extreme bridge aspires to become a "Wonder of the World" and continues the Chinese trend of delivering unique architecture that tests the limits of human ingenuity. The idea of actually building the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon ...
Oregon governor Kate Brown recently announced an impressive team of architects and designers chosen to redevelop the land around Willamette Falls in Oregon City, Oregon, which will open the area to the public for the first time in over a century. The winning team of Snohetta, DIALOG and Mayer/Reed will start work this summer to create a space that emphasizes public acces...
2.8x Architects have transformed the space so that one wouldn’t guess it had such a dark history. Lush, green foliage and beautiful stone walls now invoke feelings of peace and tranquility. The space is located in a residential area and the designers have utilized the surrounding landscape efficiently, as the gardens grow flush into the hills. Some of the old stones, ...
But what sets this bridge apart is that it also doubles as a raised park. If that weren't enough, the bridge, designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects, will not only act as a link between different parts of the city, but will also supply the surrounding area with energy generated by its large solar panels. The bridge runs across Germent – a large open green area which h...
Situated at 1,200 meters in the midst of a dramatic and harsh landscape, the toilets are covered by snow for 8 months a year. When summer comes though, tourists frequent the road and the rest stop is a popular starting point for hikes in the area. Designed by Lars Berge of LJB, Flotane is oriented to maximize its sun exposure and is completely powered by solar panels. ...
Combining a cleverly functional interior with an environmentally sensitive approach, the design aims to provide the perfect home for the Mayor's office, as well as the 1,500 employees working there, while making a positive contribution to the surrounding landscape and the wider area's ongoing redevelopment. The project presented a special challenge: it was originally ...
Paris-based artist Jean-Michel Othoniel designed Les Belles Danses in homage to the Sun King, Louis XIV, who first commissioned the classical gardens here. The difference between his contemporary fountain and the surrounding landscape, masterminded by André Le Nôtre in the 17th century, is the audience. 'This is my republican project,' says Othoniel. 'This fountain is li...
About the project As a blank canvas for community engagement and programming, “Los Trompos” draws its inspiration from the form of a spinning top, a toy popular with children around the world. The project features more than 30 three-dimensional, larger than-life tops in a variety of colors and shapes, which are installed throughout the piazza.The colorful surfaces of ea...
Pohl Rosa Pohl’s description Built in 1966, the Helix Garage had always been an eyesore on Lexington’s Main Street, and it recently required extensive structural renovations. The Lexington Parking Authority saw this as an opportunity to rebrand the facility and make it an asset not just for the parking public, but for the city. The Authority hired Walter P. Moore to des...
BOM architecture has been chosen for the construction of the 1st Museum of Architecture in Africa and the Arab World in Tangier hills. The project consists of three different sections: The Museum of Architecture ‘’Maison de l’architecture, 133 housing units, and retail shops and office spaces. The site of the project is strategic in that it is in the axis perpendicul...
With the increase in the number of vehicles, these surfaces began to turn into car parks. Despite the fact that Velenje's centre is a pedestrian zone, a large - possibly too large - portion of the exterior ground surface is designated for stationary traffic, which crucially affects the quality of open-air habitation. With the envisioned increase in the number of users of...
Nowadays only 13 warehouses have been preserved, yet it is enough to feel the historic atmosphere. Spikeri square is a public space, constantly exposed to the changes of urban development and society evolution process, thus the historical environment is authentic and multi-layered, reflecting the citizen attitude towards cultural and historical values, accumulated there ...
Designed as a new a public space to establish a new kind of urban intimacy, Tripod is an unusual platform ready to be appropriated by the city, in search of new contextual relationships with its territory and its people. While promoting a simultaneously intimate and exposed space, that allows visitants to observe the city while being observed by the other citizens, Tripo...
Firstly, by setting the carved wall and utilizing the character of the smoke -smoke is pulled to walls- we induce the smoke to the exhaust outlet on the ceiling. Secondly, by setting the fan between the ashtray and the exhaust outlet, the secondhand smoke and smoke from people’s mouth are quickly drawn in. With those measures, the smoke is immediately cleared out fro...
Düsseldorf/Shanghai, 29 April 2015. HPP International Shanghai has been commissioned to design a new high-rise multifunctional complex adjacent to Shenzhen North Railway Station. By the end of the competition process, HPP had prevailed against five international contenders. The site is part of the Shenzhen North Station Area, one of the busiest and fastest growing ha...
Network of Objects These sensual constructs allow visitors to play in, on, and around the voluptuous shapes or simply relax in the company of others. The pieces are designed as a distributed network of objects sharing similar formal characteristics and material properties as part of a related series. The character of each “cloud” is defined by the resolution of its sha...
With education as its core purpose, Confluence can be understood as an intricate teaching tool that will inspire people to become more involved with the river, practice environmental stewardship, and gain a greater understanding of Texas ecotypes. At every corner, visitors will find an opportunity to learn through observation, engagement, and active participation. The pr...
1. Reasonable use of differences in natural gradient – The sunken courtyard of the Earthly Pond Service Center is adjoined to the lake wetland. The architecture and landscape heights are set following the natural grade levels, providing multiple accessibilities and viewing experiences at different elevations. The main architecture spaces are lower than the surrounding st...
Arising from an international bridge design competition, Henderson Waves and other connections form part of a nine kilometer stretch of leisure destination that urban planners have envisioned for in the south of Singapore.This tallest pedestrian bridge and other elevated walkways creatively link up hills, parks and attractions to extend the green and recreational spaces ...
The ground is reconstructed by a topographical interpretation, with a kind of shell that is transformed into an in-between layer for the different functions combined in the complex. The shell starts from the Boulevard Level, with a Public Square at the meeting point with the city, and rises towards south and east. It is split into two arms seperated by level differences,...
It fulfills an extensive program of requirements, in which a detailed description of the planned use and distribution by stories was requested. On the ground floor, besides the general access and common areas of the hall, with independent access, Citizen Advice Point, General Register, Social Services and Municipal Police areas are located. The first floor had to hous...
Since then, the utility has been extended by a café and land development between wybrzeże szczecińskie street and the Vistula River in Warsaw. After its completion the building functions as a base for the beach at the opposite the national stadium. Shaping implements its demands of openness and transparency, creating a public urban space integrating and serving to the lo...
Located on the rooftop of a shopping center, this lush garden is an oasis of trees, plants and flowers comprised exclusively of species native to South Korea. Within the garden is a series of "secret" discoveries for visitors to make: an art installation by Do Ho Suh, a mist garden, a maze garden, a wading pool and several tree houses that visitors can climb and play...
The design reflects the current spatial and traffic arrangements on the site of a former petrol station. Having been moved to the southernmost part of the area, the programmatic zone enables the interplay of diversely designed closed and open spaces. An entry park with areas for relaxation is planned by the driveway to the rest stop, leading to a parking lot for 10 cars....
The Austin judiciary set the criteria for the defining feature of the courthouse: the introduction of natural light into and views out of the courtrooms, jury deliberation rooms, attorney/ witness conference rooms and all other public spaces. The site, a square 276 feet x 276 feet, sponsored a highly compact, cubic building form, the stability of which exemplifies th...
We opted for a symbol of peace and wellbeing, to contrast with the typical authoritarian KZ guard station. A winged white structure, a dove in flight, protects the guards. all-glass cube shaped shelter sits within a reflecting pool, like a melting ice cube surrounded by Almaty’s snow covered peaks. While this transparent structure welcomes, an underground security facili...
Following two demolition campaigns for a world exhibition in 1913 and an administrative centre never built in the 60s, Ghent’s historic heart degenerated for decades into a desolate parking lot in between a suite of three adjoining Gothic towers. In two consecutive competitions between 1996 and 2005, Robbrecht en Daem architecten and MJosé Van Hee architects proposed th...
