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Sugamo Shinkin Bank by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design have completed a bank branch in Tokiwadai, Tokyo, with recessed brightly coloured windows. The facade also features a tree motif depicted in the perforations of the cladding. The motif continues through the interior with colourful graphics of trees and leaves. More here.
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City authorities on Wednesday approved plans to build a 67-floor skyscraper near New York City’s tallest structure, the Empire State Building, over objections from owners of the iconic landmark. The full city council overwhelmingly approved the project in a 47-1 vote. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already voiced support for the building. The new skyscraper, currently named 15 Penn Plaza and designed by the architectural firm Pelli Clarke Pelli, will go up two blocks from the Empire State building and across the street from Penn Station, a major bus and rail hub. Empire State Building owner Anthony Malkin had asked the city to reject approval, arguing that the new structure would ruin the view from his legendary art deco building, raised in 1931. “This is not about banning tall buildings, but about preserving the very uniqueness of the New York City skyline,” the Empire State Building owners said in a statement. Mayor Bloomberg dismissed the claim. The new structure “would be a great addition to our skyline,” he said recently. “Penn Station is one of the transportation hubs of the world, so it would be easy for people to get it. I think it would be a phenomenally popular ...
— moreHair salon by moomoo architects
Polish studio moomoo architects have introduced mirrored columns, slanted walls and a clothes shop to the interior of this hair salon in Warsaw, Poland. Inclined wall planes are bisected by horizontal cuts which open shelf space for the exhibited hair products along with the functional sink surface.
— moreMGM Mirage’s city center Las Vegas
Daniel libeskind worked as a design consultant to adamson associates to design the retail and public space complex on the main las vegas strip as part of the MGM mirage's citycenter construction project. Citycenter, a vertical city in the heart of the las vegas strip between the bellagio and monte carlo resorts, combines 2,700 private residences, two 400-room non-gaming boutique hotels, a dramatic 60-story, 4,000-room resort casino, and approximately 500,000 sq.ft. of retail and entertainment facilities into a single urban core. the project which was completed in late 2009 include collaborations between MGM mirage and eight of the world’s foremost architects.
— moreSantiago Calatrava: denver international airport
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has just unveiled his preliminary designs for denver international airport's (DIA) south terminal redevelopment program. the concept for the redevelopment, will not only enhance the airport's connectivity and functionality, but is also expected to create more than 6,600 jobs. The project, one of the largest in the country, includes the construction of a signature rail bridge, a terminal train station, a 500-room hotel and conference center and a multi-function civic plaza complete with retail and concessions. the rail station, plaza and hotel will form a highly integrated and dynamic complex, located directly south of the jeppeson terminal. 'My goal in designing a train station adjacent to such an iconic structure as the jeppeson terminal has been to complement it with a design of independent identity and equal quality,' said calatrava. 'It is my sincere hope that the vision expressed in this proposal not only respects and complements the existing architecture, but enables denver international airport to continue to serve as a landmark for centuries to come.' Denver international airport is currently one of the few major airports in the world without a passenger rail link to the downtown city core. To provide local, regional, national and international customers with a modern transportation hub ...
— moreAlbert speer & partner: Qatar stadiums 2022 FIFA World Cup
Dubai recently unveiled images of stadiums, designed by german architectural firm AS & P - Albert speer & partner, for the bid of qatar for the world cup soccer 2022. If qatar wins the bid there will be three completely new stadiums and two existing stadiums that will be subject to extension. Qatar’s plans to use solar technology to power carbon-neutral technology to cool the stadiums and to make sure the temperature at the games does not rise above 27 degrees celsius. In order to meet demand post-tournament of qatar stars league most of the stages was designed with a higher form that can be dismantled after the world cup. The concept of hospitality in qatar is extremely compact and all stages are an hour's drive from the FIFA world cup 2022 headquarters which will allow fans to attend more than one game per day. A new and efficient metro system, with a total length of 320 km will be built in 2021. All stages will be connected to the highway system in qatar and to provide easy access for spectators, some may also be reached by water taxi. not only the fans will benefit from this 'compact', but also teams that could remain in their base camp for the duration of the ...
— moreFifth Avenue Apartment New York City
This Manhattan apartment by Yoshihara McKee Architects‘ New York studio overlooks the city and Washington Square Park, and is decorated with copper leaf screens. The interior space is focused on the framed views. The residential necessities are treated as furniture that defines the inner surface of the space.
— moreAirships powered by seaweed
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a conceptual transport system that would involve airships powered by seaweed. Called Hydrogenase, the project envisages that by 2030 there could be farms in the ocean producing biofuel from seaweed and acting as hubs for the aircraft. Unbelievable.. More here
— moreMinimalist House by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
This long narrow house in Okinawa, Japan, by Japanese studio Shinichi Ogawa & Associates is divided lengthways into a courtyard and living space. Called Minimalist House, the property is surrounded by four solid walls and internally divided into three strips. Read more here
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