The Reuben Street Apartments project uses a strategy of an articulated landscape of 1-2 stories with residential towers of 12+ stories. Envisioning this strategy into the surrounding void facilitates, the protection of the adjoining residential enclaves and the re-making of the urban node.
15 drawings, sections and elevations for this week's drawing exposition.
SANTA MONICA CIVIC CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners in Santa Monica, California
The design team was challenged to create a building that exemplified the city's commitment to sustainable design while strengthening the urban fabric and providing public facilities. Intended as an integral part that completes a quadrant of civic buildings, the new structure will provide 900 parking spaces on six levels above grade and two below grade while visually uniting the tableau of diverse buildings. Read More...
Chun Sen Bi An Masterplan & Housing in Chongqing, China
currently in design
The master plan and housing is situated just west of Chongqing’s newly developing Central Business District: This 13.8-hectare (30-acre) site has views to the south across the Jialing River to central Chongqing. Read More...
"Le Sélect" Cinéma, by AIR Architecture
The district in which "Le Sélect" Cinéma is located, is very historical, placed in front of the Fontainebleau Castle, which was ordered by the young François Ier and is also known for having been the place where Napoleon bid farewell to his soldiers before leaving for Saint Helen.
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Terrain Vague by Architectures David Tajchman
The Terrain Vague, is a house that can be placed everywhere, any way.
Mn-HOUSE by FOBA, is categorized to be a "low cost" home in Shizuoka, Japan.
Treasury General of the Hérault, MONTPELLIER, France by Elodie Nourrigat & Jacques Brion - N+B Architects The main stake in this operation is to create within an architectural envelope the 70s, the contemporary working environment and to bring a quality of space answering the current needs.
Lighthouse Tower by Mikou Design Studio, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Lighthouse Tower in Rio de Janeiro, is the an embodiment of its natural and urban surroundings. It summarizes the tropical experience associated with lush South American vegetation, the deep skies of Brazil and the urban landscape.
"We have thought up a truly Brazilian tower which symbolizes the imagination, beliefs, myths and memories of Brazilians. One made of sensitive perceptions of light, sound, atmosphere and sensual experiences related to its geographical and urban location."
Florence Square, Fez by Mikou Design Studio
Florence Square is situated in a strategic area in the new town of Fez. The square is structured by a main urban axis, a broad boulevard with a central island generating an important pedestrian flow. The remodeling of Florence Square in Fez aims to create a space for encounters and meetings at a pedestrian scale and the scale of the neighborhood, but also a place clearly identifiable as a representative part of the modern Fez.
2010 Shanghai Expo Hong Kong Pavilion Concept Design Competition
Collaborators: Ida Sze, Billy Chan
Site Area: 20m x 30m
Image credits: Ida Sze & Billy Chan
The theme of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo is “Better City, Better Life”, and the special theme for the Hong Kong Pavilion is “Hong Kong - a city with unlimited potential“. A concept design competition that received some 80+ submissions. "Our submission was awarded the First Prize, and formed the basis for the final design and execution by the government and another architectural firm."
"Our design is driven by the functional needs of the pavilion, that is how to provide the required exhibition space and other facilities within a limited space and with a height limit; and to make the Hong Kong Pavilion, which is much smaller in size than the other pavilions, to still have its own attraction and uniqueness."
Cloud city - Tall emblem structure in Za'abeel Park
Cloud City is David Tajchman's proposal to the international open architecture competition for a tall emblem structure in Dubai.
The City of Copenhagen’s overall goal for the city’s development is that Copenhagen will become an international, outstanding example of sustainable urban development. The same values form the basis for the framework of the North Harbour Exhibition. The sustainable container-pavilion has been developed by the architect’s office MAPT in collaboration with the City of Copenhagen.
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