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BIG’s Västerås Travel Centre Creates a New Transport Hub Under One Roofscape

May 25, 2021 Andreea Cutieru 0

Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled the final design for Västerås Travel Center, a transport infrastructure hub bringing together multiple travel modes within one cohesive architectural object. The project’s defining feature is a light, undulating roofscape unfolding across the various complex elements of the program that make up the urban node, creating a new landmark for one of Sweden’s largest cities.

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BIG unveils design for Västerås Travel Center with curved timber ceiling

May 25, 2021 Rima Sabina Aouf 0
Vasteras Travel Center render by BIG

Architecture firm BIG has updated its plans for a transport hub designed for Swedish city Västerås, which will feature a building with a dramatically sweeping roof. BIG envisions the Västerås Travel Center as a hub that brings together all of the city’s transport infrastructure under one roof and in one continuous landscape. The building will

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Cloth and Linen Walls: Translucent and Weightless

May 25, 2021 Belén Maiztegui 0

Whether made from natural or synthetic fibers, textiles have played a part in architectural design since time immemorial; however, it wasn’t until the era of industrialization and advancements in technology that high-quality textiles could be made and utilized en masse. Most often, they have been used to enclose temporary structures like medical tents and emergency housing thanks to their mobility and ease of assembly.

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House COVE(R) / TOUCH Architect

May 25, 2021 Hana Abdel 0

A two-story single-detached house settles in a village near Suvarnabhumi Airport, with its size of 150 square meters, located in only two-third part of 256 square meters plot. It was too small for a family with five members; a couple with two kids and grandma. The rest one-third of the land was left over with no usage; thus, it is turned into another extension house.

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Stacked House / Studio Lotus

May 24, 2021 Andreas Luco 0

Daylight, ventilation, interconnectedness and privacy inform the design of this house by Studio Lotus in a dense part of the Panchsheel Enclave neighborhood in New Delhi. Sited on a small one-side-open plot of 200 sq.m area, Studio Lotus has designed this house as two interconnected duplex apartments for an extended family of six; the client, his wife and two children in one apartment, and his elderly parents in the second apartment.

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JW Marriott Hotel / Gensler

May 24, 2021 Yu Xin Li 0

Designed by Gensler, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Fengxian, the 50th Marriott International hotel in Shanghai, opens its door today. Positioned in the heart of the Jinhai Lake resort centered around an artificially created lake, JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Fengxian has 265 guestrooms and suites. The architecture design of this project matches the water and greenery-filled views with a unique building design that emphasizes fluidity, harmony with nature, and design performance that drives user experience.