CCTV and TVCC Buildings by OMA

Here are some photos of the CCTV and TVCC buildings in Beijing, China by OMA. Photographs and commentary are by rudenoon.

from A Daily Dose of Architecture by John

La Estancia Chapel / Bunker Arquitectura

La Estancia Wedding Gardens are located in the town of Cuernavaca, an hour drive south of Mexico City. The gardens were conceived in a traditional mexican baroque colonial style but a chapel was never included in the program, so all previous weddings took place under a light canvas canopy roof. It was when one of Bunker´s associates decided to marry in these gardens that it was made known to us the client had been toying for some time with the idea of building the chapel.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

National Tourist Route Trollstigen / RRA

The project will enhance the experience of the Trollstigen plateau’s location and nature. Thoughtfulness regarding features and materials will underscore the site’s temper and character, and well-adapted, functional facilities will augment the visitor’s experience. The architecture is to be characterised by clear and precise transitions between planned zones and the natural landscape. Through the notion of water as a dynamic element –from snow, to running and then falling water- and rock as a static element, the project creates a series of prepositional relations that describe and magnify the unique spatiality of the site.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

Villa Hesthagen / RRA

This 350 sqm single family residence is located in Asker outside Oslo. The site is secluded and faces towards a field. The house is placed on a slope with an entrance from the back side. Main entry for the house on the second floor where childrens bedrooms and the garage are located. The double-volume living area on the ground floor is specially designed to accommodate the owner’s grand piano and master bedroom with en-suite bathroom. The house is clad in Siberian pine which will acquire a grey patina over time.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

Luz Cemetery / Pedro Pacheco + Marie Clément

To displace a cemetery means not only transporting it’s tombs but equally it’s memory and rituals consolidated over the times. The old cemetery’s regular and geometric figure, which follow the ground pendent is reproduced. The vicinities between tombs are maintained as place recognition elements, as well as their orientation, in order to return light and shadow conditions, associated to visit rituals. The four quarters that organise the old cemetery structure and describe its growth history are preserved as platforms adapted to the new relief, which permit to drain pluvial waters. The 24 tomb types identified are maintained.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

e. kevin schopfer: NOAH (new orleans arcology habitat)

The new orleans arcology habitat or 'NOAH' is a proposed urban arcology by architect e. kevin schopfer. in its built capacity the design will house 40,000 persons within a triangulated floating platform that includes: residential units, three hotels, three casinos, retail space, parking for 8,000 cars, cultural facilities, public works, a district school system and health care facility.

Vivienda Social en Izola / Ofis Architects

This project won for 2 blocks of apartments in a contest organized by the Housing Fund of Slovenia, which is a government program that provides low-cost apartments to young families. The winning proposal was to address the issue in a rational, functional, economically viable, but above all for the cost versus the total area and flexibility.The blocks are located on a hill overlooking the bay of Izola, the site of each block is 60 x 28 meters.

Photo: © Tomaz Gregoric
from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli

About Tenjins nicely rendered auditorium

Visualization Office Tenjin Visual has recently completed a 3D image of an auditorium to be built at Sahlgrenska with very nice results. The images are rendered with mental ray. Read more at animate.se.

from CreativeTools by Paulo Kiefe