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Nestled into a forest of Australian mimosa trees, a small family chapel designed by 57 Studio provides a quiet and serene place for religious contemplation. The chapel can hold approximately 40 seated people and focuses on providing ” the proper sense of religious spaces…through its communication with the natural surroundings.”
Etiketter: cultural
Sitting among the canopy of a jungle forest near Yelapa, Mexico, these V-Houses by Heinz Legler are quite possibly an eco-adventurer’s paradise. The treehouse-like structures are lofted 16 feet above the ground and open on all sides to offer panoramic views of the tropical surroundings. Although the rooms measure only 16 feet by 16 feet, a slanted ceiling and open walls make the treehouse seem larger — blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors. And to top off this eco-dream of a jungle retreat, the V-Houses were designed with modular components, made with sustainable materials, and have incorporated solar panels, composting toilets, and a greywater system.
Etiketter: miscellanous
In 1998 Mathias Klotz, projects a more paradigmatic their homes and recognized that they are somehow embodied many of his ideas and concepts about the architecture that has developed: Reutter House, located off the coast of Cachagua in V Region of Chile.
In the neighborhood of Tinca, located on the outskirts of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and close to the boundaries that define the mountains and the highway lies the new Centro Insular de Atletismo de Tenerife, a project of monumental scale, reflecting the volcanic origin the formalization of a crater whose sides are set by the weight of the gigantic volcanic rocks that cover, to form an evocative image of a pyroclastic cone. By means of a unified and resounding, resolves a program that integrates different applications, unifying under a stone mantle. At the same time, the performance demands its iconic value for its size, while minimizing impact to the environment. The crater provides a new public space outside stone finish high irregular basalt from establishing a visual relationship with the Atlantic Ocean. Inside develop various facilities including a high performance center, a gym, locker rooms, warm-up track, press room, and a screening room and conference open to the indoor space via a movable partitions, with up to 200 people.
Etiketter: sports
When the Jurmala City Council asked Substance to build a sports venue for the popular Latvian sea resort, the firm designed a structure that could be open all year long in any weather. Inspired by the amber - crystallised resin of pine typically washed up on the Baltic coast, the venue’s form incorporates translucent polycarbonate cladding inside a structural framework to accentuate the building’s varying height.
Etiketter: sports
Construction has begun on the Shard, a skyscraper that will be the tallest building in Western Europe and will provide amazing views of London. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop (who was also responsible for the California Academy of Sciences), the Shard was inspired by towering church spires and the masts of ships that once anchored on the Thames. The new mixed-use development is located in the heart of London Bridge Quarter and will sit adjacent to the London Bridge Station, one of the busiest train stations in London.
Etiketter: real estate
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