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Peter Ruge Architekten propose sustainable development for Green Health City in Hainan

Peter Ruge Architekten propose sustainable development for Green Health City in Hainan

Category: Master Plan Tags: , , ,
| June 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

Green Health City is an ecologically sustainable development designed to support and promote the condition of physical and emotional human health. Situated in China’s Hainan Province in Boao Lecheng on the Wanquan River, five island districts bring together world-class medical facilities, employ new strategies for green energy production and rethink transportation networking to achieve a [...]

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l’Office 64 de l’Habitat \ Arotcharen Architectes

l’Office 64 de l’Habitat \ Arotcharen Architectes

Category: Architecture, Office Tags: , , , ,
| April 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

The housing association, l‘Office 64 de l‘Habitat has built a new company headquarter in Bayonne in southern France. The fact that the building is an ecological example is proudly presented for visitors to see. Green architecture is not merely a theme or topic it is taken literally. Indeed, the slender block of office accommodation, clad [...]

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House in Travessa Do Patrocinio \ Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade & Manuel Cachão Tojal

House in Travessa Do Patrocinio \ Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade & Manuel Cachão Tojal

Category: Architecture, House, Selected Tags: , , , , ,
| November 29, 2012 | 1 Comment

From a small lot with it’s unique implantation, this project has raised early on a couple of challenges… and along with them, ideas emerged. The box housing deviates from the gable to create a vertical yard (glass box), with a straight ladder connecting all floors, an allusion to the famous stairs of Alfama, running between [...]

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2nd prize for Urban Redevelopment Project at Tainan Main Station Area \ Maxthreads Architectural Design and Planning

2nd prize for Urban Redevelopment Project at Tainan Main Station Area \ Maxthreads Architectural Design and Planning

Category: Landscape, Master Plan Tags: , , ,
| June 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

Maxthreads Architectural Design and Planning recently won second prize in International Urban Design Competition – Urban Redevelopment Project at Tainan Main Station Area, Taiwan. The vision responds to the extending aim of positioning Taiwan in general, and Tainan city in particular, as a major historical based tourism destination, contributing Taiwan’s economic diversification from its current [...]

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IDOM corporate office \ ACXT Architects

IDOM corporate office \ ACXT Architects

Category: Architecture, Office, Selected Tags: , , , , ,
| April 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

The building has an activated load-bearing structure that takes part in the HVAC of the building, a system used in Spain for the first time. The inauguration of the new IDOM corporate office in Madrid took place last Friday 13th of April. Over 900 guests attended the event, including clients, collaborators, top institutional heads and [...]

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Oasis \ WE architecture

Oasis \ WE architecture

Category: Architecture, Healthcare Tags: , , , ,
| March 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

The new Cancer Care Center in Næstved is located in close proximity to the regional Hospital. The purpose of the center is helping anyone affected by cancer through professional help in exceptional buildings specifically designed for this. The surroundings of the oblong site are mainly characterized by a trafficated road to the east and outdated [...]

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Hotel and conference center “Green Solution House” will take sustainability to a new level

Hotel and conference center “Green Solution House” will take sustainability to a new level

Category: Architecture, Hotel Tags: , , , ,
| January 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

Danish practice 3XN is the architect behind a new experimental conference center and hotel where everything is adapted to the circulation of nature and where guests will get an idea of how it feels to live in a world without waste. No waste The Green Solution House conference center on the Danish island of Bornholm [...]

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Indigo Tower \ 10 Design

Indigo Tower \ 10 Design

Category: Architecture, Residential Tags: , , , ,
| November 12, 2011 | 0 Comments

With a focused look at sustainability, the Hong Kong-based architecture firm lO has been developing a series of research projects aimed at improving the quality of the built environment. One project, the Indigo Tower, takes an active stance and addresses the problem of urban pollution by helping purify the air of our cities through a [...]

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Cascading Creek House \ Bercy Chen Studio

Cascading Creek House \ Bercy Chen Studio

Category: Architecture, House Tags: , , ,
| November 9, 2011 | 0 Comments

Cascading Creek House was conceived less as a house and more as an extension and outgrowth of the limestone and aquifers of Central Texas. The primary formal gesture of the project inserts two long native limestone walls to the sloping site, serving as spines for the public wing and private wing of the house. The [...]

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West Village at University of California \ Studio E Architects

West Village at University of California \ Studio E Architects

Category: Architecture, Residential Tags: , ,
| November 3, 2011 | 0 Comments

Studio E Architects Designs Environmentally Responsive Living for UC Davis SAN DIEGO, CA. Studio E Architects is proud to announce the grand opening of West Village at University of California, Davis. The official ribbon cutting of UC Davis West Village’s $300 million first phase was held Saturday, October 15th. Now the largest planned Zero Net [...]

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Loef \ Studio Toer

Loef \ Studio Toer

Category: Design, Industrial, Technology Tags: , , , , , ,
| October 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

Netherlands-based Studio Toer designed the new autonomous sunscreen called Loef. Without sun Loef stands still. When sunshine is collected by the solar panels at the top, Loef starts spinning. The flexible arms open and a shade appears underneath them. + Designer: Studio Toer | http://www.studiotoer.com/ + Project by Studio Toer

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Student Built and Designed Meridian First Light House

Student Built and Designed Meridian First Light House

Category: Architecture, House Tags: , , , ,
| September 8, 2011 | 0 Comments

The Meridian First Light is Victoria University of Wellington’s entry into the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. It is the first entry from the Southern hemisphere to compete in the Solar Decathlon. The Meridian First Light house was built in Wellington, New Zealand earlier this year and shipped to the U.S. + About [...]

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