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The Forest Shelter by Studiolada Architectes and Yoann Saehr Architect in Bertrichamp, France Text description provided by the architects. Distinctive features of the operation: The peat bog shelter is a participative building site in which no companies were involved, executed using the means at hand. It was built by a team composed of municipal workers and volunteers from the village. It will provide accommodation for the walkers and the “Classe verte” school trip children who come every week to discover the treasures of the last peat bog in the Meurthe-et-Moselle region. The small covered yard raises the question of small wood…
The Showroom by TOWO Design in Shanghai New International Expo Centre H2 Shanghai-based studio TOWOdesign, which excels in reconstruction of commercial space in information era, created two subversive showrooms for Chinese wood flooring brand TREESSUN. Through recombination of exhibits, arts, space and time, the flooring exhibition was transformed into a large interactive installation with unique aesthetic image. Wood floors depict a picture of mountain and water, offering a visual feast with static and dynamic balance. Through drawing inspirations from traditional Chinese landscape painting, TOWOdesign integrated the display of wood flooring products with an experience of sightseeing tour. The studio applied…
O-STRIP Pavilion by Tongji University Team in Yangpu, China Text description provided by the architects. O-STRIP Pavilion is one of the projects in Tongji University’s Fabrication workshop that aims to bring back the liveliness of the place. The site is located at a sinking space of the teaching building, which connected with an indoor exhibition hall. In non- exhibition time, there is few people using this space, and the space itself becomes negative. How to energize this place? The key is the strong representational power of the new structure, which can attract passers-by. Computational technology made complex-structure clear and speed up fabrication process. At…
BMW Vision Next 100 is a shape-shifting autonomous car with artificial intelligence. German manufacturer BMW Group is celebrating its centenary year by unveiling a series of future-looking concept vehicles, the first of which is a shape-shifting autonomous car with artificial intelligence. The BMW Vision Next 100 is an attempt by the manufacturer to predict what cars will look like in the not-too-distant future when driverless vehicles are commonplace and artificial intelligence can learn and then predict a passenger’s behaviour. “If, as a designer, you are able to imagine something, there’s a good chance it could one day become reality,” said BMW’s…
Son-O-House by NOX /Lars Spuybroek in Netherlands Son-O-house is “a house where sounds live”, not being a ‘real’ house, but a structure that refers to living and the bodily movements that accompany habit and habitation. Son-O-House is an architectural environment and an interactive sound installation in one. The work is continuously generating new sound patterns activated by sensors picking up actual movements of visitors. The structure derives from a carefully choreographed set of movements of bodies, limbs and hands (on three scales) that are inscribed on paper bands as cuts (an uncut area corresponds with bodily movement, a first cut…
The famous Dutch architecture office MVRDV has been chosen as the winner of the international competition by GK Osnova, which will be built in the city center of Moscow, Russia and at the same time will be adjacent to important historical buildings. The mixed-use complex which has named Silhouette with 52.000 m2 is expected to be one of the new symbols of the Moscow.
HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation is published by Taschen and the book is known to be one of the best-selling architecture books of its generation. Hot to Cold aims to investigate the way mankind inhabits the planet, through sixty case studies that are situated in extreme climate conditions. While investigating the relationship between architecture and climate, the book intends to challenge and reformulate extreme climate conditions into both economically and environmentally beneficial hospitability solutions. Architecture is the art and science of accommodating the lives we want to live. Our cities and buildings aren’t givens; they are the…
Battersea Power Station Square by Bjarke Ingels Group in London, UK Situated at the very foot of the towering Battersea icon, the new Malaysia Square derives its shape from human flows, creating a cascading landscape carved into the street – or simply put form follows flow. As an urban canvas of possibilities for cultural expression, where landscape, architecture, urbanism and media design are in complete harmony – the new Malaysia Square lends dignity to the majestic industrial heritage while paving the way for a new Malaysia identity. BIG’s design for Malaysia Square is inspired by Malaysia’s nature and culture. The…
The Taihu Show Theatre by Steven Chilton Architects in Wuxi, China Located close to Lake Taihu in Jiangsu Province, China, the Wuxi Show Theatre concept was inspired by the Sea of Bamboo Park in Yixing, the largest bamboo forest in China. The 2000 seat theatre has been designed to house a permanent water show by Franco Dragone and it is due to open in 2019. The building’s appearance is composed of three primary elements, the columns, the shade canopy and the building envelope. Representing an abstract impression of a bamboo forest, the slender white columns are positioned around the perimeter of the…
HI/ RES DXB #2 Time: November 29, 2018 to December 2, 2018Location: DubaiCity/Town: Al Serkal Avenue, DubaiWebsite: www.nodes-design.comWorkshop Type: Digital Design WorkshopOrganized By: Javier Ruiz High – Res VolatilityFollowing the success HI/ RES DXB #1 workshop, Nodes-Design announced the return of Hi RES DXB workshop that will be held on the 29th of November until the 2nd of December in Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai. Participants will be able to explore new methods of design using an emergent technology/ Houdini FX. “Houdini FX combines superior performance and dramatic, ease-of-use to deliver a powerful and accessible 3D experience to VFX artists. With its procedural node-based…