Pharmacy in La Puebla 15 by Buj+Colón Arquitectos

Pharmacy in La Puebla 15 by Buj+Colón Arquitectos [from dezeen]:

Buj+Colón Arquitectos of Madrid have designed a pharmacy in Palencia, Spain, decorated with large neon symbols illuminating both the interior and exterior. (more…)

cheungvogl: hedgehog, teheran, iran

[from designboom]
cheungvogl: hedgehog, teheran, iran:

'hedgehog' by cheungvogl architects


'hedgehog' by hong kong architects cheungvogl is a proposal for a mixed use development

in teheran, iran. the building is wrapped with ‘light diffusers’, a skin of high gloss finished PVC sticks. 'hedgehog' is mostly shaded against direct sunlight, where as the direct light is reflected by the light diffusers which reach the interiors. the volume loosens itself out of the tight context by opening itself up to the light. the form leans back, providing space to breathe. on the ground rain water is collected together with recycled grey water for the complex's water supply.

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entrance into 'hedgehog'







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the PVC sticks attached to the facade







the PVC sticks attached to the facade







how each area gets sunlight







the facade at night







the facade at night
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Horizontal Skyscraper / Steven Holl

Horizontal Skyscraper / Steven Holl:

Iwan Baan

Our friend and architecture photographer, Iwan Baan , shared some of his recently shot images of Steven Holl’s Horizontal Skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. The project is a long mixed-use complex which includes office spaces, apartments, a hotel and even a public landscape. Baan’s photos illustrate Holl’s idea that the “building appears as if it were once floating on a higher sea that has now subsided; leaving the structure propped up high on eight legs.”

Iwan Baan

Below the elevated building, the combination of green and water elements results in a “tropical landscape” with small restaurants and cafes scattered throughout the park. The underside of the floating structure becomes its main elevation from which sunken glass cubes, the so-called Shenzhen windows, offer 360-degree views over the lush tropical landscape below.

As a tropical, sustainable 21st century vision the building and the landscape integrate several new sustainable aspects. The Vanke Headquarter wing of the floating horizontal skyscraper is aimed at LEED Platinum and the “hovering architecture” eates a porous micro-climate of freed landscape.

Reposted from ArchDaily

National Trust for Historic Preservation new program will benefit two modernist icons

National Trust for Historic Preservation new program will benefit two modernist icons:

The Farnsworth House / Mies van der Rohe

Two icons of Modernism—the Farnsworth House in Plano, Ill., and Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Conn.—will be the beneficiaries of a newly launched funding initiative by the National Trust for Historic Preservation that reflects the dialogue between the two properties. Modern Views: A Project to Benefit Farnsworth House and the Glass House has a funding goal of $1 million, which will go to the restoration of the Brick House at the Glass House and to restoration, maintenance, and operations at Farnsworth House.
The January 2010 addition of Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House to the National Trust’s portfolio of historic sites allows closer collaborative efforts between the two properties, one of which is the Modern Views initiative.
Unfolding over the next several months, Modern Views will showcase drawings, models, and other works of art created by 100 of the world’s most respected and famed architects, designers, and artists, along with statements from each about how their work is inspired by these two historic houses.
Featured architects, artists, and designers include: David Adjaye, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Jeanne Gang, Leon Krier, Thom Mayne, Richard Meier, Eric Owen Moss, Ron Radziner, Pugh + Scarpa, Annabelle Selldorf, Annie Leibovitz, Julius Shulman (1910-2009) and Juergen Nogai, Karim Rashid, Constantin Boym, and many others. Click here for the complete list.
Two exhibitions of the donated works will be held in Chicago and New York as part of the fundraising program, and each event will include a screening of a new film by Sarah Morris inspired by the two houses. The first exhibition will be held on Sept. 16 in Chicago at The Arts Club; the second will be held Oct. 6 at Sotheby’s in New York. An online exhibition hosted by Sotheby’s, the project’s underwriter, will go live in September at www.sothebys.com/modernviews.

Written by Stephani Miller for Residential Architect. Reposted from ArchDaily

House of Culture and Movement by MVRDV and ADEPT

House of Culture and Movement by MVRDV and ADEPT:

Dutch firm MVRDV and Danish firm ADEPT have won a competition to design a building housing health, leisure, culture and education facilities for Frederiksberg in Denmark. (more…)

United Nude Shanghai by Rem D Koolhaas

United Nude Shanghai by Rem D Koolhaas:

Architect Rem D Koolhaas has just opened this store in Shanghai for his United Nude range of shoes. (more…)