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Jan 03

The Basque Culinary Center which looks like sandwich by Vaumm Arkitektura

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

The Basque Culinary Center is the head office for The Gastronomic Science University and Research Innovation Center for Gastronomic Science in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain by spanish firm Vaumm Arkitektura. The result of a collaborative venture between Mondragon University and The Basque Culinary Center Foundation, the structure will merge the functions of training,
research and knowledge sharing between educational institutions, technology centers, companies and public entities. sited within the steep slope, the U-shaped footprint emerges from the hill to enclose an open air internal green space of stepped terraces. The sloping terrain reveals a building volume reminiscent of stacked dinner plates set within the landscape.
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Jan 03

Idyllic Pine House with a glass-fronted lookout loft on its roof by Waldemarson Berglund

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

The building settles in the outer extension of the archipelago near Stockholm, in the borderland between land and sea. The surroundings are simply water with some rocks and little islands cutting through the surface. The scenery is very dramatic and horizontal. Every change in weather and light is directly reflected by the sea. Facing the challenge of building so close to the water, the house lands on the site very pragmatically. Standing on columns, if the sea goes wildly it simply runs under it.
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Jan 03

A concrete house on the edge of a cliff in southern Sri Lanka by Tadao Ando

Design, Extreme Architecture, Interiors, Photos

The House in Sri Lanka, or so called by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando who designed it, is set against a paradise on earth. White sandy beaches, dotted with coconut palm trees and huts draped with leaves from these trees, weave in and out of cliffs in Mirissa, located at the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Crocodiles and water snakes splash in its rivers, black monkeys, wild elephants and even leopards roam freely on its land. Local fishermen languorously wait for fish to swim towards them on wooden sticks firmly wedged into the sand along the edge of the sea.
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Jan 03

The Summer House in Norway built from reclaimed materials by TYIN tegnestue

Design, Green Architecture, Interiors, News, Photos

Traditional Norwegian boat houses have been used to store boats and fishing gear,but now many of them are being converted for recreational summer use. At this site, the existing boat house was in bad shape and had to be torn down, but its simple shape, sensible placement and honest use of materials inspired the new building. A lot of the materials were reused, either as shuttering for the concrete walls and footings or as internal panelling.
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Jan 02

A coffee shop with the timber stalactites of an undulating cave-like ceiling by xm3

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This project is called Zmianatematu cafe and was designed by Polish architects xm3. The restaurant is located in the very centre of Łódź, Poland – on the most important street in the city – Piotrkowska. The street – once a symbol of wealth of the one of the richest cities in this region of Europe is now an axis of mostly poor and degenerated district with monumental architecture from before the II World War.
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Jan 02

200-metre-high commercial complex designed for Beijing by Zaha Hadid Architects

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The Wangjing Soho building complex is a beacon along the way to Beijing’s modern gateway, the Capital Airport, and the journey of transition to and from the city.

The project acts as a welcoming post to the city and a gesture of farewell when departing Beijing. The buildings achieve this by reading differently when transitioning in either direction, leaving distinctly different impressions on those who pass by.
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Jan 02

Meeting the living building challenge (interview with Nellie Reid, Director of Sustainable Design at Gensler)

Green Architecture, Interview, Movies

This video shows an interview with Nellie Reid, the director of Sustainable Design at Gensler. During the interview Reid talks about the importance of responsible design. She shows the influence on our environment that architects and designers have and emphasizes the enormous costs we will be forced to make if we don’t do anything. That’s why she introduces the concept of Living Building Challenge.
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Jan 02

The New Frank Gehry‘s residential skyscraper with the rippling stainless steel exterior

Design, Extreme Architecture, Photos

At 870 feet tall, New York by Gehry is the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere and a singular addition to the iconic Manhattan skyline. For his first residential commission in New York City, master architect Frank Gehry has reinterpreted the design language of the classic Manhattan high-rise with undulating waves of stainless steel that reflect the changing light, transforming the appearance of the building throughout the day. Gehry’s distinctive aesthetic is carried across the interior residential and amenity spaces with custom furnishings and installations.
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