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- The Parking Garage that Moonlights as a Sledding Slope / White Arkitekter + Henning Larsen Architects
- Villa Platan / ADEPT
- Aamchit Courtowers / Hashim Sarkis
- Pino Familia / Moon Hoon
- 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards Announced
- Ennead Architects Breaks Ground on Shanghai Planetarium
- Taleny School / Aro Estudio
- URBANLOGIC Arts Factory Awarded Silver at 2016 American Architecture Prize
- The 7 Best Sustainable Design Courses in the United States
- Óptica Queirós / Tsou Arquitectos
- CnT Architects Provide Two Options for Design of Aurobindo Pharma Towers in India
| Posted: 20 Nov 2016 09:00 PM PST  © Åke Eson Lindman
 © Åke Eson Lindman The Swedish city of Piteå, located about 130 kms below the Arctic Circle, wanted a new parking garage but also got a sledding hill, an amphitheater and a large lantern. The project 'Stadsberget' (Swedish for 'city mountain') was designed by White Arkitekter in cooperation with Henning Larsen Architects and has become a unique meeting place and tourist attraction in the city centre.  © Åke Eson Lindman  Section  © Åke Eson Lindman The five storey parking garage accommodates 228 new parking spaces but it is its other functions that became the talk of the town. During the summer it serves as a popular meeting place with lush greenery and flowers planted on the hill. The slope is designed as an amphitheater where people can enjoy the evening sun. It has already been used for music events, for instance. But as the snow falls, it becomes a slope that delights children and adults with a sledge or a cup of warm chocolate on the staircase.  Diagram  © Åke Eson Lindman  Courtesy of White Arkitekter + Henning Larsen Architects Wood became the dominant material in Stadsberget nodding to the region's strong tradition and forrests. The entire facade is clad in larch battens mounted with high precision. Along with an extensive lighting program achieved the illusion of a bright lantern in the evening, while exuding a natural warmth during daytime.  © Åke Eson Lindman The lighting is integrated in the façade, setting light on the inside, and creating an interesting effect from the outside.  © Åke Eson Lindman  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 20 Nov 2016 07:00 PM PST  Courtesy of ADEPT
 © Jakob Lerche From the architect. Designed from four rectangular volumes, seamlessly merging, a private villa sit on the very edge between land and sea. ADEPT is behind the design of the 180 m2 villa that is carefully tailored to the unique location using nature's own colors and soft transitions between interior spaces, as well as between inside and outside, that makes the daily changes of the sea an integrated part of the architecture's DNA.  Courtesy of ADEPT The villa was completed for a private client with the opportunity to build very close to the edge of the sea. The client had a vision of a simple life in beautiful spaces making the fantastic view an integrated part of everyday life in their home. The result is as unique as the location: a villa designed from four basic volumes with floating transitions. Towards the street, the villa appear serene and closed, the primary volumes broken only by the prominent entrance door. Towards the sea and the garden, a small courtyard is embraced by an open and transparent facade with long views through several rooms towards the sea.  © Jakob Lerche  Plan 0  © Jakob Lerche "The villa was designed with the unique location as one of the main inspirations. Living in this home is an ever-changing experience of nature as the building itself frames the sea and the sky", explains Anders Lonka, partner at ADEPT.  © Jakob Lerche All materials are kept in natural colors. Sand colored Kolumba brick, combined with the robust oak framing the windows, add solidity to the villa, humbly adapting it to the exposed site.  © Jakob Lerche Curved white walls and broad plank floors melt the interior spaces together. All individual rooms have a contrasting end wall with handmade build-in furniture: a bookcase spanning an entire wall of the living room, a customized kitchen, a lamellae wall in the entrance room providing access to the basement and a wardrobe, and finally a full cabinet wall in the master bedroom with access to the bathroom. The basement provides three guest rooms as well as a TV-room, all lit by natural daylight from light wells. Oak benches along the facade cover the light wells. The garden surrounding the villa resembles a beach meadow as one find them in the natural habitat close by with shale, low trees and wild flowers.  Courtesy of ADEPT Product Description. The Kolumba brick was defining the projects architecture in more than one way. First, the client wished for a brick house, as they are very fond of the solidity and tradition it holds. Further, the unique location of the villa, balancing between land and sea at the very edge of the dike, called for a material that was both robust and durable, yet refined enough for it to adapt itself to the colors and materiality of the nearby surroundings. Finally, the long shape of the Kolumba, underlines the flowing lines of the architecture, even further enhanced by the few customized pieces making the rounded corners possible.  © Jakob Lerche  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Aamchit Courtowers / Hashim Sarkis Posted: 20 Nov 2016 06:00 PM PST  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis
 Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis The project consists of four single-family houses on the coast of Aamchit, Lebanon as well as the rehabilitation of the existing landscape and old houses.  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis  Site Plan  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis The site slopes west towards the Mediterranean, its angle allowing for embedding the houses in the landscape in such a way that the front is open to the view and breeze whereas the other sides of the house are protected by earth. Each house consists of a double-layer wall that retains the earth from the east and slopes with the land north and south.  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis The framing/retaining wall is doubled to create insulation and service passage against the soil's humidity and to draw in cool air into the house. The double perimeter wall also works as a structure and is used for all the services of the house, leaving the ground floor open. A courtyard is inserted in the back to enhance cross ventilation and create a microclimate in the extreme days of summer and winter.  Section A tower that houses the bedrooms is placed at the southeastern side of the courtyard to provide shading. It works as a chimney to release the heat from the courtyard and the bedrooms. The stair and bathrooms are located at the east and south side to provide a thermal mass against the summer heat while the northwest corner is completely clear of structure, turning the bedrooms into balconies when the windows are open. The combination of the courtyard and tower produces a new house typology that is used with degrees of variation on the site as the development grows around its common facilities and the sea.  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis Landscape  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis Relying on a cut and fill strategy that preserves all the fill on site, the houses are placed in such a way as not to block each other by lifting the back houses on fill. Emphasizing the path network, shrubs are planted to enhance the experience of approaching the sea.  Courtesy of Hashim Sarkis  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 20 Nov 2016 12:00 PM PST  Courtesy of Moon Hoon
 Courtesy of Moon Hoon From the architect. The 300pyong irregular shaped piece of land near the outskirt of north eastern Seoul simultaneously faces forests and the dense urban conditions. The boundary that faces the city is walled up according to wishes of the client, who is both an avid collector of Pinocchio dolls and artifacts from around the world, and owner of a private kinder-garden. The client had a programmatic vision for a museum and galleries where her Pinocchio collections and related collections and designs could be enjoyed and experienced. The first building was envisioned as mainly as a Pinocchio doll museum with some seating areas for watching performances. There was a request for an outdoor hall where make shift arena could take place. The second building was to house many other character designs related to Pinocchio, with an emphasis on interactive program and a larger auditorium for movies, concerts and other congregational uses. The third building needed to accommodate a museum shop with a cafeteria, and some workshop space.  Courtesy of Moon Hoon Even though the plot of land is not small, placing three buildings, including a large underground parking and service area, prompted 2 buildings to situate around the boundaries facing the city, and one facing the forest. The buildings provide a nice ample grassed inner court where a sky-train, a pond, and large Pinocchio statue all mingle in a spacious manner.  Courtesy of Moon Hoon The 1st building- (Wave and whale) attempts to express a space and form which is somewhat inspired from the Pinocchio story where a large storm and whale appears. The plan is curve linear reminiscent of a fetus crouching in the womb, the plan grows out to become a mix of whale and wave mixing and becoming one entity, a very narrow crawl space between large and small stepped seats attempts a space of playfulness and adventure, unfortunately though, it is closed for the time being. The sky open, concave crater like space enclosed within the structure can become an extension of indoor space in good weather, since all windows can be folded and pushed to the sides, many interior concepts and designs were pushed to the limit, but it had to be met in the middle grounds due to program and safety issues.  Courtesy of Moon Hoon  Floor Plan  Courtesy of Moon Hoon The 2nd building-(Whale Tale) is a figurative building, standing and holding strong like a large whale. The tail space aspires and let in the sun and moonlights in at the right moments, while the body space boasts both the heights and the double deck upheld by steel hanging columns. This is where many activities take place with large character dolls and accompanying tables and seats. The head boasts a curved and high ceiling auditorium space for shows and performances for children and adults alike.  Courtesy of Moon Hoon The 3rd building-(The nose fountain) is adjacent to the pool and sky train. The stainless nose is a water fountain that provides active sound and movements to the still environment. The form assimilates to the overall curve linear tone, with windows following suit, but with Morse code symbols If you look at them carefully and try to read them, you will figure out few simple words. The balcony in the second floor can be open at both sides, encouraging visual connectivity to the forest. This connectivity in visual and spatial terms was a most important factor in the design of the building. The 2nd floor café provides good view of the court and two other buildings.  Floor Plan  Courtesy of Moon Hoon  Section The three dimensional curve of the two buildings required many intensive section drawings, which carpenters needed in order to build proper and accurate scaffoldings, The prior cost estimate for a clean and immaculate finish turned out too expensive, so a rough hand built quality of the surface was expected from the beginning, the patterns of those two building relied heavily on the esthetic and functional eye of the carpenters. The final products flash many different regions of texture, it somehow seems resembles the space ship from the movie Prometheus.  Courtesy of Moon Hoon  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards Announced Posted: 20 Nov 2016 08:00 AM PST  Courtesy of New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated The New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated has announced the winners of the 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards, which recognizes the best works by New Zealand's architects. Out of the 28 winners selected from 50 shortlisted buildings, four projects have received special acknowledgment and have been named outstanding New Zealand Architects. The winners of the 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards are: John Scott Award for Public ArchitectureLightPath; Canada Street Bridge, Auckland / Monk MacKenzie together with GHD, Landlab and Novare Design  LightPathAKL/Canada Street Bridge; Auckland / Monk Mackenzie with GHD, Novare and LandLAB in association . Image Courtesy of New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial ArchitectureAnnandale Farm; Banks Peninsula / Patterson Associates  Annandale Farm; Banks Peninsula / Patterson Associates . Image © Simon Devitt Ted McCoy Award for EducationTe Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungununu o Te Wairoa / by RTA Studio  Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungununu o Te Wairoa; Wairoa / RTA Studio. Image © Patrick Reynolds Sir Ian Athfield Award for HousingZavos Corner; Wellington / Parsonson Architects  Zavos Corner, Mt Victoria, Wellington, by Parsonson Architects. Image © Jeff Brass Commercial ArchitectureAnnandale Farm; Banks Peninsula / Patterson Associates  Annandale Farm; Banks Peninsula / Patterson Associates . Image © Simon Devitt Aro Hā Retreat; Glenorchy / Tennent Brown Architects  Aro Hā Retreat; Glenorchy / Tennent Brown Architects. Image © Johnny Davis The APL Factory – "Lifting the Veil"; Te Rapa, Hamilton / Jasmax  The APL Factory – "Lifting the Veil"; Te Rapa, Hamilton / Jasmax. Image © Simon Devitt EducationSt Cuthbert's College Centennial Centre for Wellbeing, Epsom, Auckland, by Architectus and Architecture HDT in association  St Cuthbert's College Centennial Centre for Wellbeing, Epsom, Auckland, by Architectus and Architecture HDT in association. Image © Simon Devitt Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungununu o Te Wairoa; Wairoa / RTA Studio Enduring ArchitectureNew Zealand Settlement Company – Awaroa House; Takaka / Sir Ian Athfield  New Zealand Settlement Company – Awaroa House; Takaka / Sir Ian Athfield. Image © Ian Athfield St Andrew's Church (1960); Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula / Hendry and Mitchener  St Andrew's Church (1960); Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula / Hendry and Mitchener. 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Image © Patrick Reynolds Housing – Alterations and AdditionsBelmont Garden Room / Mitchell & Stout Architects and Rachel Dodd in association  Belmont Garden Room / Mitchell & Stout Architects and Rachel Dodd in association . Image © Alistair Guthrie Housing – Multi-unitMary Potter Apartments; St Albans, Christchurch / Warren and Mahoney Architects  Mary Potter Apartments; St Albans, Christchurch / Warren and Mahoney Architects. Image © Peter Cui Zavos Corner; Mt Victoria, Wellington / Parsonson Architects  Zavos Corner; Mt Victoria, Wellington / Parsonson Architects. Image © Jeff Brass Interior ArchitectureNew Zealand Post House; Waterloo Quay, Wellington / Jasmax  New Zealand Post House; Waterloo Quay, Wellington / Jasmax . Image © Jason Mann 141 Cambridge Terrace/Lane Neave; Christchurch / Jasmax  141 Cambridge Terrace/Lane Neave; Christchurch / Jasmax. Image © Simon Devitt Zavos Corner, Mt Victoria, Wellington, by Parsonson Architects Planning and Urban DesignLightPathAKL/Canada Street Bridge; Auckland / Monk Mackenzie with GHD, Novare and LandLAB in association  LightPathAKL/Canada Street Bridge; Auckland / Monk Mackenzie with GHD, Novare and LandLAB in association . Image Courtesy of New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated Public ArchitectureChristchurch Bus Interchange/Whakawhitinga Pahi / Architectus  Christchurch Bus Interchange/Whakawhitinga Pahi / Architectus . Image © Simon Devitt Te Pātaka Kōreroo Te Hau Kapua – Devonport Library / Athfield Architects  Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Hau Kapua – Devonport Library / Athfield Architects . Image © Jason Mann Small Project ArchitectureCardrona Hut; Wanaka / RTA Studio  Cardrona Hut; Wanaka / RTA Studio. Image Courtesy of New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated Number 5; Onetangi, Waiheke Island / Architectus  Number 5; Onetangi, Waiheke Island / Architectus. Image Courtesy of New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated Studio and Garden Room – Peters House; Pakuranga, Auckland / Lynda Simmons – Architect  Studio and Garden Room – Peters House; Pakuranga, Auckland / Lynda Simmons – Architect. Image © Andrew Lowe News via The New Zealand Institute of Architects Incorporated.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Ennead Architects Breaks Ground on Shanghai Planetarium Posted: 20 Nov 2016 06:00 AM PST  Courtesy of Ennead Architects Ennead Architects has broken ground on the Shanghai Planetarium, a new 38,000-square-meter project that will define a new identity for the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (SSTM) in the Lingang district of Shanghai, China. Inspired by astronomical principles, the design is centered on the concept of orbital motion. "Each of the building's three principal forma—the oculus, the inverted dome, and the sphere—acts as an astronomical instrument, tracking sun, moon, and stars, and reminding visitors that our concept of time originates in distant astronomical objects."  Courtesy of Ennead Architects  Courtesy of Ennead Architects  Courtesy of Ennead Architects In a celebration of time and space, the Planetarium looks towards the future, for instance, the ambitions of China's space exploration program, while also presenting a link to the past, through the rich history of Chinese astronomy.  Courtesy of Ennead Architects  Courtesy of Ennead Architects
 Courtesy of Ennead Architects  Courtesy of Ennead Architects The Planetarium is expected to open in 2020. Learn more about the project here, and here. News via: Ennead Architects.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 20 Nov 2016 05:00 AM PST  © Lorena Darquea
 © Lorena Darquea TALENY is an institutional Project designed by ARO Estudio; located in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, its facilities have three levels of education Preschool, Elementary and Middle school, arranged in a plot of 5,000 m 2 through four building modules.  © Lorena Darquea The design is based on the educational philosophy of the institution, which seeks its students to arouse interest in innovation, creating an environment that encourages the curiosity of the educational community, through facilities that promote in each child personal development and learning life skills.  © Lorena Darquea The school´s entrance is framed by two brick walls, behind them the parking lot is placed. Following the length of the same wall it opens the way to the pedestrian entrance of the school, which, in its interior receives us in the administrative area; It is in it where through a covered patio the three educational levels are distributed and the heart of the institution, the MAKER SPACE is framed.  Ground Floor This module houses inside the creative areas of the school, in it converge the library, the computer area and the robotics room; Arranged in a space at double height, students can interact with the three areas, thus responding to the concerns that arise at the time of innovation (research-library, programming-computing, create-robotics). The windows that give light to the space, are of different sizes and orientations, projecting diverse shades and giving dynamism to the interior.  © Lorena Darquea In the west of the school we find the preschool entrance, this building is designed half a story below the natural terrain to ease the walk for toddlers. All the classrooms are planned to have a cross ventilation with windows on the corridor side (North) arranged to reduce distractions and on the orchard side (South) displaced to have a full view of the plants and a North-South orientation to reduce solar incidence.  © Lorena Darquea The Preschool Gym is a double story height space that accentuates its scale proportionally to the child’s size, promoting the freedom of movement and the physical stimuli of the youngest students. And just like the Maker Space and all the classrooms, the electrical installations and the waterworks are visually exposed, designed purposefully on a pedagogical level to awaken the students interest to question the meaning and function of the built environment.  © Lorena Darquea The orchard is purposefully designed between the preschool and elementary buildings so that all the classrooms in this two buildings have a view to it, achieving a natural sight to soothe the classes.  © Lorena Darquea The elementary classrooms follow the same criterion of placement of windows as those of kindergarten, with cross ventilation and north-south orientation.  © Lorena Darquea The music classroom in front of the Maker Space, is an area of common use to all students of the school, built in brick following the same criteria of windows as the Maker Space, playing with the shadows projected into the interior.  First Floor The school’s program has three multipurpose courts, to the ends of which is the picnic area and stands; as well as a playground for the kindergarten area and individual recreation areas for elementary and middle school.  © Lorena Darquea  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| URBANLOGIC Arts Factory Awarded Silver at 2016 American Architecture Prize Posted: 20 Nov 2016 04:00 AM PST  © URBANLOGIC The annual AAP American Architecture Prize, which recognizes outstanding architectural design, interior design, and landscape architecture worldwide, has given URBANLOGIC's Sichuan Arts Factory and Innovation Center a Silver Award in the mixed-use category. The panel of judges included Troy C. Therrien of the Guggenheim Foundation and Museum, Peggy Deamer of Yale University, Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio and Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and Alan Ricks and Michael Murphy, founders of Mass Design Group.  © URBANLOGIC URBANLOGIC was commissioned by a glass manufacturer to design an upgrade for his factory into a large-scale art production and innovation center. The brief included production facilities, a sales hall, a small museum, individual artist studios, and a boutique hotel for VIP clients. Inspired by the character and malleability of industrial buildings, the architects based their design on a warehouse typology, using exposed concrete frames and concrete bricks to create a neutral canvas for the artistic production and exhibition within.  © URBANLOGIC A continuous, undulating roofscape stretches across the length of the building, creating both pitched and butterfly roofs that peak at varying heights. The architects included elements of traditional Chinese architecture in both the upward curves of the roof's eaves and the four introverted courtyards. Lined by vertical bamboo elements, these courtyards contrast with the industrial warehouses for balance and cohesion. The largest, central courtyard, designed for open-air shows and screenings, shields the hotel from noise and dust emanating from the factory. A second courtyard will house a sculpture garden and balance the central plaza.  © URBANLOGIC URBANLOGIC is an architecture and urban design firm based in Hong Kong and Berlin. Claiming projects in over 20 countries, the firm combines its practical work with a theoretical and research background, focusing on the socioeconomic and cultural context of their projects. News via: The American Architecture Prize  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The 7 Best Sustainable Design Courses in the United States Posted: 20 Nov 2016 01:30 AM PST  Students at <a href='http://architecture.woodbury.edu/'>Woodbury University School of Architecture</a>. One of Woodbury's graduate professional practice courses, focused on the Los Angeles region and the state of California, was named one of seven exemplary courses in sustainability-centered design. Image Courtesy of Woodbury University This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine. For many years now, climate change has been a major concern for architects and engineers— and with good reason. After all, the built environment contributes to over 39% of all CO2 emissions and over 70% of all electricity usage in the United States. Several architecture and design-based initiatives aim to guide architecture away from environmentally harmful practice and towards a more sustainable approach. Architecture 2030, one such initiative, believes that to incite design change we must begin at its source: architectural education. Started in 2002 by Edward Mazria, the organization hopes to position architecture as part of the solution to climate change. Noted for their valuable resources, such as 2030 Palette—an online database of emission simulators, statistical data, site specific topics, government codes for sustainable designing, and more—Architecture 2030 just launched another endeavor, a pilot program titled the 2030 Curriculum Project. After first holding an open call for courses, seven winners were selected for their unique approach to considering sustainability-centered design. As Anthony Guida, Program Director for 2030 Curriculum, explains: "Students in architecture, planning, and other professional design disciplines must be prepared to meet the challenge of designing a zero carbon future, and the 2030 Curriculum Project highlights and supports the best in high-performance design education." Many were undergraduate studio courses, like a course submitted from Ball State University's Architecture program. The 4th year studio stipulates that designs be zero net energy and incorporate socially resilient housing; works produced can then be built the following semester. Another winner, at the Urban Planning department at the University of Washington, is a graduate studio that focuses on sustainable agriculture and the development of carbon neutral eco-tourism in Bajo Lempa, El Salvador. One of the most interesting courses chosen is offered as part of a Real Estate Development program at the University of Southern California. A summer course that centers on design history & criticism, it aims to teach future real estate agents the value in investing in sustainable development. The course will result in design proposals for mid-rise infill development in urban Los Angeles. You can find all the winners here. Architecture 2030 is sponsoring the winning courses for this pilot run of the 2030 Curriculum Project: winners will receive access to Architecture 2030's network of members, critical feedback on their curriculum from experts at the organization, a chance to add to the 2030 Palette, and press opportunities in journals, conferences and media outlets. As Guida explains: "These courses and their outcomes will serves as instructional models for transforming the culture of design education in architecture and planning programs nationwide."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Óptica Queirós / Tsou Arquitectos Posted: 20 Nov 2016 01:00 AM PST  © João Macedo
 © João Macedo From the architect. The refurbishment proposal of Óptica Queirós goes through the redefinition of the functional zoning and circulations.  © João Macedo The front desk and workshop are placed sideways. The central space of the showroom and personalized attendance is well-marked by the false ceiling design.  Floor Plan The access to the contactology office is done by a passage in the curved plane of the wall.  © João Macedo  Section  © João Macedo The shelves of the eyeglass frames follows the shop design in all it dimension. They perform the double function of showcase from the inside and outside and also work as sun blockers. All the functional elements follow the global design, creating a unifying image of the whole.  © João Macedo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| CnT Architects Provide Two Options for Design of Aurobindo Pharma Towers in India Posted: 20 Nov 2016 12:00 AM PST  Courtesy of CnT Architects A competition for the design of the Aurobindo Pharma towers in the center of Hyderabad, India has declared CnT Architects as the winner. The 300-meter site is located in the center of Hitech City of Hyderabad. Two options exist for the final towers: one intends to accentuate the building's verticality while the other amplifies the horizontality of the site.  Courtesy of CnT Architects CnT Architects noted that they stressed the incorporation of commercial elements, like retail and restaurants, to break away from the regular gated office building designs. Option one divides the length of the building into three towers, with commercial and office floors separated by a middle zone. The middle zones serve as a connection zone between the towers, with the inclusion of wide, social staircases. Also providing a cafeteria and recreation floors, the middle zone is left transparent and protected from heat gain by mechanically operable louvers.  Courtesy of CnT Architects Option two scatters the cafes and conferences rooms across the floors along the exterior edge of the building. Various levels of transparency allow for external identification of the rooms. Moreover, this concept breaks the building into pieces. A collection of terraces forms outdoor social spaces toward the top of the building.  Courtesy of CnT Architects The towers will be 120 meters in height when built. Architect – CnT architects News via: CnT Architects  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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