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belvedere tower in hilversum by rené van zuuk widens upwards

December 4, 2018 RvZ 0

the sculptural building marks the culmination of the series of towers in the area and is placed at a prominent bend in the oosterengweg bypass, a major thoroughfare through the small town.
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Kwong von Glinow designs Hong Kong high-rises containing multi-storey homes

December 4, 2018 Calum Lindsay 0

Apartments are made up of rooms stacked on top of one another in this extreme vertical housing proposal by Chicago studio Kwong von Glinow, which is the latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series. Titled Tower within a Tower, the scheme tries to solve an issue that is typical in traditional “pancake stacks” of

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6 Architectural Responses to Climate Change in 2018

December 4, 2018 Niall Patrick Walsh 0

As part of a global, interdisciplinary effort to tackle climate change, architects are devoting resources towards optimizing the energy efficiency of buildings old and new. This effort is more than justified, given that buildings account for almost 40% of UK and US emissions. As awareness of the issue of climate change becomes more apparent each year, so too do the architectural responses. 2018 was no exception.

MAD to build huge blue spiral staircase in old Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam

December 4, 2018 Lizzie Crook 0

MAD has revealed visuals of a “theatrical” spiral staircase set to create a panoramic viewing platform for a historic warehouse on Rotterdam’s waterfront. The bright blue viewpoint will form part of a complete renovation of the former Fenix warehouse, which was once one of the largest warehouses in the world. Beijing-based MAD’s visuals show a “theatrical staircase”

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House W. / firm architekten

December 4, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

There is this only farm house on the southern hillside of Bezau. It is old and has the most prominent site of the village. The architectural challenge was to remove the old stable and extend the building with a modern wooden house on three floors for the client and his family. The remaining front building keeps inhabited by the uncle. The project is one answer on how to solve the local issue of a high number of vacant farm houses. The goal was to create a building which appears in a reduced and discreet manner. It is obviously not a stable, but why does it have only three openings?