Apr 01
The mineral located on the southern coast of Jeju island is the latest project by Planning Korea. It is a residence/event venue that echoes the natural shape of the crystal clusters that form on the local volcanic rock. A central courtyard with a 10-meter wide rectangular pool that extends out towards the sea is the anchor around which a crescent-shape structure houses …
Mar 26
Transbay Transit Center, opening in 2017, will be a state-?of-?the-?art multimodal transit station in downtown San Francisco, linking 11 transit systems and connecting the city to the region, the state, and the nation. The innovative, highly sustainable design includes a 2.2 hectare rooftop park that will anchor the growth of a new mixed-?use neighborhood. In the spirit of New York’s Grand Central …
Mar 26
Dinkoff Architects have sent us images of their project BIBLIO-Centrum, a green-roofed solar-powered library for Helsinki’s city center. It is a cultural hub unite several of Helsinki’s most prominent facilities: Parliament, the Helsinki Music Centre, the Finland Opera House, the Kiasma Museum, Sanoma House, and the central railway station. Check out below the project description and images. Description from Dinkoff …
Mar 24
A luxury beach front home with a modern contemporary design designed by NL architects, Del Ray Beach, Florida
Mar 24
Chinese Coin House is designed by Juan Carlos Menacho Durán, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. All the house’s measurements are based in the Golden Number (or Golden Ratio): number Phi (Fi) Phi: 1,618. This number is found in the geometrical distribution of patterns, such as sunflower seeds, a bee’s body, even in the human body. Ancient Egyptians …
Mar 22
Michael Charters from United States designed Big Wood, a prototype for a large-scale skyscraper made from wood for the 2013 eVolo Skyscraper Competition Big Wood is a prototype on mass timber construction that offers the possibility to build more responsibly while actively sequestering pollutants from our cities. Sited in Chicago; “Big Wood” aims to write a new chapter in high-rise construction. Steel …
Mar 19
A new 42,355 sqm Luxurious Residential Tower at Taipei designed by Vincent Callebaut Architectures. Inspired from the Nature, the AGORA GARDEN project is shaped with an organic fluid and dynamic geometry. From the simple and standardized element of the double helix of housing superimposed vertically and put in successive rotation of 4.5 degrees level by level, …
Mar 17
Construction has started on the Istanbul International Financial Centre, masterplanned by HOK, which is being built on a 70-hectare site on the city’s Asian side. The Turkish government’s goal for the landmark IIFC project is to establish Istanbul as a global center for finance. The IIFC will house the head offices of the country’s financial …
Mar 11
A 47 storey mixed use development designed by PES-Architects Ltd in collaboration with CSWADI, (China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute) The Icon Yunduan tower is a mixed use development that is the focal point for a new high tech district on the outskirts of Chengdu City, China. The design concept was to create an icon …
Mar 06
Descritpion from White Architektur: Park 1 is intended to house a traffic and emergency management center, a new fire station and a total of 1,200 new workplaces in which effective coordination will be created on an everyday basis. The activities are arranged as five different layers in the building with the fire station at the …
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