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The Design Citadel is a proposal by NYXO Design for a design center in the site of the old Baghdad Governorate Building, built in the early 20th century now heavily damaged. The design for the new Design Center is directly inspired by the cultural and geographical context. Traditional Iraqi architecture and the special climate condition are the driver factors of the project. The site has been subdivided in different units, representing the many faces of design. The volumes coming from this subdivision are then contracting at the bottom to define funnel like shapes. The buildings are touching each other on…
ALA Architects finished the construction of Helsinki Central Library OODI in Helsinki, Finland. The design grows from the dynamic between the site and the goals of the library program. The key concept is the interplay between the building’s three individual floors.
K2 Tower, designed by Jo Jinman Architects is a 5 story office building in Seoul, South Korea. The project is located at the intersection point between the large business area on Teheran-ro and the densely populated housing neighbourhood, in other words, between the city’s domiciliation and labour. Due to the nature of the intersecting space, it is an urban domain in which various restaurants and beauty services — required for both parties — are provided during the busy night hours, recharging the life of exhausted people in a certain sense. The site is located inside the fragmented and congested…
Erik Giudice Architects’s proposal for the Jönköping Station in Jönköping, Sweden. Text description provided by architects. The philosophy behind the design of the Jönköping Station is based on the connection between the city of Jönköping and surrounding nature demonstrated through the use of a light and playful wooden canopy structure, partly transparent and open towards the city on one side and Munksjön lake on the other. The matchstick structure pays homage to the city’s past as Tändsticksstaden, famous matchstick capital of Sweden. Nature is calming and soothing. Lush urban green is a perfect match for a busy transit hub. Evidence is…
Mt.Fuji World Heritage Centre designed by Japanese by Shigeru Ban Architects in Japan with exterior walls of latticed wood, is based on an inverted image of Mt. Fuji, so when it is reflected in the large pool of water in front of it, the reflection looks like the mountain.
Studio Precht‘s FarmHouse concept with triangular modular homes brings the process of growing our food back to the center of our cities. Architecture Studio Precht has developed a concept for modular housing where residents produce their own food in vertical farms.
Arch + Design Summit 2019: The Future in Architecture and Design Date: April 5-6, 2019 Time: 10:00 – 19:00 (GMT+3) Location: Istanbul, Turkey Address: Lütfi K?rdar Congress Center, Harbiye, ?i?li Website: www.archdsgnsummit.com Organized By: ARCH + DSGN Arch + Design Summit 2019 will be held in Lütfi K?rdar Convention and Exhibition Center on April 5-6, 2019 with the theme of “Approaches for Future in Architecture and Design“. Hamid Hassanzadeh | Parametric Architecture Magazin – Founder Hamid Hassanzadeh is one of the speakers who will be on stage at Arch + Design Summit 2019 with his presentation about Parametric Architecture. Hamid is an Iranian architect, computational designer, researcher, speaker, and founder…
The Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market by MVRDV takes an often-prosaic part of the food industry and elevates it into a place for the public to experience food and appreciate views of the landscape.
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion by BambuBuild in Vietnam This bamboo structure was previously designed as an exhibition kiosk before finding new life as a bar and restaurant. Bambubuild — a team of bamboo specialists based in vietnam — was first commissioned to develop plans for a pavilion for vietnam’s international travel mart in 2015. The client requested a unique stand, which could be quickly and easily assembled. Importantly, the brief called for a structure which could be used again and again. To build the pavilion bambubuild selected dendrocalamus, one of the tallest bamboo species, capable of reaching extraordinary heights. To test…
Mountain by Zhaohong Zhang in Anhui Province, China The sculpture ‘Mountain’ by Zhangzhaohong is located in front of the main entrance of Yu’an Tea Valley Park in Lu’an, as the landmark piece for the Tea Valley Park. Yu’an Ditrict of Lu’an is located in the west of Anhui province. Having one of the most essential transportation hub in mainland China, Yu’an connects traffic arteries from East to West, as well as the communication with South and North. The unique Tea culture of Liu’an emerged around mountain Dabieshan, nourished by three rivers – River Pi, Shi and Hang. In order to strengthen and…