Archive for the 'Innovation Designer' Category
New Building of Sperone Westwater Gallery on New Yok
Hiring Foster + Partners to design the new building of Sperone Westwater Gallery on NYC’s Bowery is unlikely idea since, they known for creating colossal designs over small spaces. They had to contend with an incredibly limited building footprint of just 2,500 square feet. Certainly small for a gallery of this caliber, given the prime [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 4th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Beijing, footprint, Foster Partners, fosterandpartners, Hiring Foster Partners, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, NYC, Sperone Westwater Gallery
Modern Water Recycling Building for Sao Paulo
Designed by Triptyque and dubbed Harmonia 57, the unique office building is set amidst a creative neighborhood on the west side of São Paulo. Two volumes make up the building, which is clad in a porous concrete skin with pockets for plants. A complex water recycling network collects rainwater and grey water for use in [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 3rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: built environment, facade, Innovation Designer, interior, interior spaces, recycling, roof, Sao Paulo, staircases, water recycling, Zumtobel Group
New Redesign Pickle Barrels Gets LEED Gold
Designed by Ross Barney Architects, the Old pickle barrels have found new life in the University of Minnesota’s Duluth Civil Engineering Building. All of the building materials showcase local raw and natural resources like reclaimed wood, Corten steel, reclaimed taconite rocks, CMU, and pre cast and poured in place concrete. Locally available products account for [...]
Category: Sustainable Design, posted at: Dec 3rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: building materials, CMU, construction materials, facades, inhabitat, LEED, Sustainable Design, sustainable features
Striking Kiefer Technic Showroom Design
Designed by Giselbrecht + Partner Architects, the building is home to Kiefer Technic’s hospital equipment showroom. The look of the building is in keeping with the modern stainless steel tools that are displayed inside but with one twist. When occupants want to adjust the light or temperature in a room, they don’t pull on shades [...]
Category: Home,Innovation Designer,Sustainable Design, posted at: Dec 3rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: energy savings, facade, facades, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, Kiefer Technic, shading, Sustainable Design
Solar Powered Masdar Institute by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners officially inaugurated the solar powered Masdar Institute. The net energy positive institute represents Abu Dhabi’s contribution in pioneering sustainable technologies, and it showcases a multitude of efficient systems and design strategies that allow the development to run without carbon based fuels. The building incorporates a lot of solar electric arrays to be [...]
Category: Sustainable Design, posted at: Dec 2nd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: abu dhabi, design strategies, facades, Foster Partners, fosterandpartners, low energy, Masdar Institute, solar, Sustainable Design
New Central Business District in China
Designed by Henn StudioB, the Berlin design and research studio of Henn Architekten, the Central Business District is located where the Ou Jiang river meets the East China Sea and will comprise five towers of differing heights. The towers will be situated in a staggered row to provide views of the river, while at street [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Dec 2nd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Berlin, Central Business District, China, commercial space, East China Sea, five star hotel, future source, Henn Architekten, hotel offices, Innovation Designer, Ou Jiang, walkways
New Singapore University of Technology and Design by UNStudio
UNStudio’s design for the new SUTD campus directly reflects SUTD’s curriculum, using the creative enterprise of the school to facilitate a cross disciplinary interface; interaction is established between the professional world, the campus, and the community at large. The design for the campus offers an opportunity to embrace innovation and creativity through a non linear [...]
Category: Architecture,Campus,College,Sustainable Design, posted at: Nov 30th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Architecture, ASD, Changi Business Park, EPD, ESD, ISTD, Singapore, Sustainable Design, SUTD
Jean Michel Cousteau Resort in Fiji Island
The Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort is a gorgeous little resort on peninsula next to some amazing diving and snorkeling in a marine reserve. Traditional Fijian architecture coupled with an organic garden, a plan to restore the surrounding eco system, and a community foundation that gives back to the local people are just a [...]
Category: Eco Design,Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 29th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: eco system, Fiji, green house, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, recycled, sculpture, Traditional Fijian
Helical Earthbag Shelter for Desert Shelter
Helixa was designed by Ward Karet and constructed by herself along with the help of other students, friends and family. All of the materials were walked in or moved by a wheelbarrow in order to minimize impact on the desert, and all construction took place within 2 feet of the shelter’s final footprint. The earthbags [...]
Category: Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 29th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: construction method, footprint, Helixa Shelter, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, roof, Ward Karet
Rabat Grand Theatre by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid and Lemghari Essakl, Managing Director of The Bouregreg Valley Development Agency signed an agreement for the architectural design of the Rabat Grand Theatre at a ceremony held in Rabat on November 5. With a dedicated land area of 47 000 sqm and a gross floor area of 27 000 sqm, the Rabat Grand [...]
Category: Architectural,Home,infrastructure,Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 28th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: aerial view, architectural design, Bouregreg Valley, Grand Theatre, Innovation Designer, innovative design, landmark, Rabat Grand Theatre
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