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May 07

20 Green Walled Buildings Inspiring Your Own Plant Cladded Home

Design, Green Architecture

Green walls, green roofs and vertical gardens are literally bringing life to modern architecture. Partially or entirely covered with vegetation, the facade of any modern residence can completely change the overall feel of a house for the better, both aesthetically and functionally. For today we decided to present a selection of the most impressive green walled projects out there, in order to provide inspiration for those of you thinking of giving your home an Eco-friendly appearance. Enjoy this green display below and don’t forget to leave your comment!
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May 07

Awe-Inspiring 5 Star Resort Surrounded By White Sand Beaches

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

In our search for the most beautiful resorts, we came across the Labriz Silhouette Seychelles – a 5 star collection of pavilions surrounded by the Indian Ocean. Captured in between white sand beaches and offering magnificent views of the mist-hidden, forest-covered Mount Dauban, the luxury resort welcomes guests in an awe-inspiring setting. Complementing the surroundings, the exotic accommodations blur the lines between inside and outside. The island is only a 45-minute boat ride from the capital, but the feeling it gives is of a tropical paradise far from any care. Pavilions feature private plunge pools, outdoor showers and exceptional natural-colored interiors. Spa treatment suites were placed on massive boulders emerging from the forest, creating a unique bond between guest and island. Traditional Seychelles cuisine can be enjoyed in the restaurants or on the beach and a wide array of activities like sea expeditions, big-game fishing or island excursions will quench your thirst for adventure.
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May 07

Synthetic Grass-Covered Volumes Adorned With Unusual Details

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

This unusual detached home applying the principles of an Escher painting in architecture displays a volumetric facade covered in a soft synthetic grass, pierced by weirdly placed staircases and large windows adorned with other windows. Yes, it is a lot to take in, but focusing on each detail at a time gives us a complete view of this green residence in Frohnleiten, Austria. Designed by Reinhold Weichlbauer and Albert Josef Ortis of Weichlbauer Ortis Architects, the single family home can be looked at as an exploration of the connectivity between nature and architecture. The concrete structure covered in greenery has vertical corner windows interrupted by another window placed horizontally, shaping a cantilevering railing. Simple concrete stairs leading nowhere construct a fairy-tale scenario, while the surrounding green scape participates in creating a picturesque surrounding. Do you think that this an inspiring project? Or would you rather chose as inspiration one of the 20 Green Walled Buildings presented by Lavinia not long ago?
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May 04

Restaurant with the Curly Facade by Emma Architects

Design, Interiors, Photos

Emma Architects have designed the restaurant Aan Zee in Oostvoorne, The Netherlands. The restaurant provides day and evening service, as well, the building displays information about the surrounding Dutch countryside and facilities for outdoor sportsmen. A wooden wall rises up from the sand dunes and curls up to a watchtower. The wood is layered and in small parts mounted on the facade. It is exposed to the elements and will weather beautifully to blend into the surroundings. A glass façade ensures light and views. A third wall is concealed in the dunes and is formed by a series of buried shipping containers.
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May 04

Getaway Squish Studio by Saunders Architecture

Design, Extreme Architecture, Photos

Architect Todd Saunders designed the Squish Studio a beautiful getaway. The Squish Studio is located just outside the small town of Tilting on the eastern end of Fogo Island. First settled in the mid-18th century, Tilting is known for its strong Irish culture and its recent designation by Parks Canada as a National Cultural Landscape District of Canada. The Squish Studio’s white angular form, sited on a rocky strip of coastline, that could rival Italy’s western coast, offers sharp contrast to the traditional vernacular architecture of the nearby picturesque community of Tilting. As its architect, Todd Saunders, has commented on the studio’s siting, “…it is out of sight, but close.” The approach to the front entry of the studio is dramatic, as the most southern end of the studio rises twenty feet above the ground, in sharp contrast to its most northern tip that measures only half that dimension.
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May 04

Undulating Modern Lecture Hall in Germany Built on a Limited Budget

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

When commissioned to build a new lecture hall for the Technical University Munich, Germany, architects Deubzer König & Rimmel Architekten came up with a creative and visually appealing solution. This undulating modern building is a result of a 9-month planning and building period, on a budget estimated at just 60% of regular building costs. According to the architects, “the almost square building contains two lecture halls with 479 and 288 seats. They are separated by a corridor which provides the access for handicapped people and the speaker. The foyer, the bathrooms and the technical facilities are situated below the seating. The main accesses for the lecture halls are the two staircases and the first floor corridor“. The most striking element of this project is the black, undulating facade, built with rough cut spruce planks and added an interesting visual effect when exposed to natural light. Find this design approach suitable for a learning edifice?
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May 03

Minimalist House N in Israel Displaying Intriguing Architecture Details

Design, Interiors, Photos

Sharon Neuman Architects & Oded Stern-Meiraz collaborated in the development of House N, a modern residence located in Yehuda, Israel. Stretching over a surface of 260 square meters, on a lot of 500 square meters, House N stands out due to an interesting architecture detail: a tall brick wall, painted in white, that shelters the building on the street side, ensuring a high level of privacy. A floating deck on the first floor leads the way towards the main entrance, through a long gap in the external wall. The concept for the house was inspired by the work of minimalist artist Walter De Maria entitled Gothic Shaped Drawing and displaying a basic one line two-dimensional shape of a house, almost as if drawn by a child. The interiors are spacious and highly modern-have a look! [Photography by Elad Sarig]
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May 03

Award Winning National Museum of Science and Technology in La Coruña by aceboXalonso

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

This building is the result of a first prize in an open international competition in order to develop two different buildings on one plot. Mixing both programs into a single shape we obtained an strange concrete tree-like shape that contains in its interior the Dance School, and the surrounding space becomes a Museum. Later, this double program was changed and refurbished as National Museum of Science and Technology using the whole area.
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