Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
1.12.2011
Axis mundi: polyhedra
Gable house
"gable house' by form / kouichi kimura architects is a single-storey dwelling in shiga, japan.located next to a busy arterial road, the design aims to subtract the noise and disruption from the street to facilitate a peaceful living space. a sense of openness and privacy is achieved through careful slicing and layering of wall elements.
12.20.2010
11.24.2010
VERY Public Sauna
Welcome to the Mjölk Sauna! This project is a contribution to the world made by the fine designers over at Mjölk Architekti, a public space utilization in the city of Liberec in the Czech republic. It’s a sauna, a standard enough sauna in which you can go for a nice steam, but the location is quite significant: on an abandoned concrete platform located several dozen meters away from a popular public promenade and beach.
This abandoned concrete platform is located in a city dam, the bank of which is publicly owned by the municipality, the concrete structure and the dam itself owned by state administrator of watercourses of the Labe river Povodí Labe. No authority was given to create this structure, no legal permit was issued.
The designers (and constructors) at Mjölk Architekti presented this structure to city representatives the day after it was constructed. It’s unclear what their reaction was, but it appears that the structure still stands today! Anyone can use the sauna, access is given by a rowboat operated from a nearby cafe where keys and firewood also can be found.
Mjölk Architekti says:"The meaning of this happening is to draw attention to limitless opportunities of cultivation of public space and life only through a simple idea and a little bit of enthusiasm and money."
10.21.2010
Nights under the stars
Albereta, Franciacorta (Brescia)
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Amangiri resort, Grandstairs-Escalante National Park, Utah, Usa
Blue Mountains Safari Private, Sydney ovest, Australia
Killa Bhawan. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
La Loisaba Wilderness Lodge, Kenya
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, Los Cabos, Baja California, Messico
Lion Sands, Sudafrica
Loisaba Wilderness Safari, Kenya
Ol Donyo Wuas, Ambroseli Park, Kenya
3.21.2010
Culture Campus by AEQUO Studio
This really cool studying place was created by AEQUO, a Dutch design studio and is located in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The Vleuterweide Campus “suffered” a tremendous make-over as its information plaza became a high tech culture space where students can catch up with the information they need. The place was compared to a monastery, where each bench is equipped with state of the art technology. However, the computers, magazines and other elements are very subtly integrated in the overall bench design.
3.13.2010
Green Life/Costruire Città Sostenibili,
Ridurre le emissioni dannose per il clima per evitare una crisi climatica con conseguenze insostenibili per il pianeta, è questa la sfida ambientale. Alcune delle città più evolute come Copenhagen, Berlino, Amsterdam, Friburgo si sono impegnate a diminuire le emissioni del 40% rispettivamente nel 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030. Barcellona le ridurrà del 50% entro il 2030. Sono migliaia le città che si sono date precise scadenze, e l’obiettivo è ne seguano molte altre. Ma è chiaro che la via maestra della sostenibilità ambientale passa attraverso un ripensamento dell’architettura e dell’urbanistica delle città dove oggi vive più del 50% della popolazione mondiale, e dove si consuma il 73% dell’energia globale producendo il 69% delle emissione di CO2.
A spiegarlo è Green Life/Costruire Città Sostenibili, un’interessante mostra alla Triennale di Milano che produce non solo esempi, ma anche pensiero, e riflette su come affrontare scenari futuri.
http://www.mostragreenlife.org/IT/sezioni/cosa-e
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