Considering the fact that only one percent (approx) of fresh water is present on the earth in liquid form, the ghost of water crisis can well be seen haunting the life worldwide in the days to come. Addressing the issue, designers at Design Crew for Architecture have designed a bubble-shaped skyscraper with natural systems that can desalinate seawater
Architects: Ryntovt Location: Orel River Bank, Dnepropertrovsk, Ukraine Project Team: Yuriy Ryntovt /chief architect, Aleksey Bojko, Alan Kravchenko Project Area: 1,750 sqm Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Andrey Avdeenko diagrams 01 Ecohotel “Friend House” is located on 3 hectares plot in forest resort zone aside of Orel river bank, 30 km far from Dnepropertrovsk. It is a single-floor group of buildings with open yards, parking, terraces, garden and park zones (covered area 17
After witnessing a number of mobile and home offices in the past, now it’s time to accomplish your official tasks floating on the waves. For UK based WaterSpace has come up with a floating office called the “H2Office” that eases your work stress in a cozy environment. Integrating a couple of desks, a fold-out bed, a lounge and a kitchenette, the floating o
© Kurt Hoerbst Architects: Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag Location: Rudrapur, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh Structural Engineering: Ziegert Roswag Seiler Architekten Ingenieure Bürogemeinschaft Construction: Dipshikha / METI (Modern Education and Trainig Institute) with local labourers and own training workshop Footprint Area: 275 sqm Floor Area: 325 sqm Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Kurt Hoerbst Context Bangladesh is a fertile alluvial land in the Gulf of Bengal and the land with the highe
The title of this post is pretty boring but it describes exactly what this concept is; a Light Tree. The artificial tree is covered in solar cells that power ultra-bright LEDs at the base. The light diffuses thru water which fills the entire cavity of the tree for that “glowy” look. The upper extremities hold seeds to REAL PLANTS, like OMG! I was getting worried about t
Those who stay in apartments crave for spacious bungalows and those who live in landscaped acres dread the maintenance and wish they had lesser rooms to clean! So what really is the ideal size for a home? The multi-storey high-rises offer many titillating features and let’s not even get into their crazy architectural style. Offices, museums, theaters even live garde
© Stéphane Chalmeau Photographer Stéphane Chalmeau shares with us another building located in France, a small command post in Saint Samson by Bruno Pourveer. More photos after the break:
Here’s a kind of project we don’t frequently see a lot of…a public bathroom facility. Shuichiro Yoshida, a Tokyo based architect, designed lavatories housed on less than 9m2 of ground space in Chikusei City. The site is a historic storage building, (one of the few still standing after the WWII), and a volunteer group obtained the ownership of the buildin
The Mario Bellini Architects have illustrated an innovative design idea for Taipei pop music center with a hill like structure that is connected through glass passage ways, making it an iconic landmark for the city and a range of views of landscape to the guests. The project combines all the green areas of the adjacent spaces int
Here are some amazing interior photos of the VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron.
Find more interior photos at designboom. There is also a great article on the exterior with unique photos and a video where Herzog & de Meuron discuss about the design concept of the VitraHaus.
A-cero kindly sent us this beautiful house they have designed in Madrid to share with all of you. Hope you like it!
Here is the project description:
The house is located on a 3.500 m2 plot presenting a light slope that is used by the access ramp to the garage. The floor plan has the form of a greek cross, and is delimited by the access pathway and the
Designed for the World Expo 2012 to be held in Yeosu, Korea, the “Water Cube Pavilion” from MVRDV depicts the power and beauty of oceans, for the pure visible water block design looks as if extracted straight from the sea. Based on the theme of “The Living Ocean and Coast,” the Water Cube features the facade finished in four layers of glass
