The Waving Wall of Chalkwell is an art installation, commissioned by Metal, comprising of over 1200, 19L water cooler bottles*, demonstrating the vast journey water takes as well as the amount of water used in the production of certain products; a few of which have been depicted in small cabinets, along with information regarding their water consumption.
“The average Brit only sees 3% of the water that they consume.”
Article source: UAB Architektu biuras G.Natkevicius ir partneriai
The building is in Lithuania and is located in the second largest city with the population of 400 000. The customer chose to live on the hill at the center of the city with a view of the confluence of a two largest rivers in Lithuania.
The project consists in a Horse Riding facility, that sits within a 220 hectare residential complex called La Reserva, which is immersed in a pine and fir forest on the outskirts of Mexico City.
Busan has a specific geography: Mountains areas are connecting directly to the Pacific Ocean. With great nature, a high density of population and an urgent demand for public spaces to be used by the inhabitants.
The New York Tower project is a proposal for a residential tower at One Madison Avenue, overlooking Madison Square Park in Manhattan. The design features a series of spiraling gardens extending the green of Madison Square along the facade of the tower. The tower is set back from its neighbors – maintaing views and maximizing light and air. The building is in its early stages and will reach a more definitive deadline when the proposal enters the public review process. Studio Daniel Libeskind is working with Elad Properties on this project.
Aarhus University Hothouse in the Botanical Garden – a Sustainable Hothouse
C. F. Møller Architects, in co-operation with Søren Jensen Rådgivende Ingeniørfirma, has won the architectural competition for a new hothouse in Aarhus Botanic Garden. Sustainable design, new materials and advanced computer technology went into the creation of the hothouse’s organic form.
This house is located in Sagres (Algarve), the furthest southwest location in Portugal. This town hosted the Navigation School behind the “Portuguese Discoveries”, established in the 15th century by the infant D. Henrique. Five centuries have gone by and nowadays these waters are famous for windsurfing.
House in Martinhal (Image Courtesy Fernando & Sérgio Guerra)
Building based on the ancient granaries used to dry corn in the countryside, allowing it to be a sunscreen for better regulation of indoor comfort and sunlight. The solar orientation was studied in order to be oriented South Main, for better performance of solar collector systems for hot water and photovoltaic and have natural lighting as much as possible of hours. The house was designed so as not to use artificial light during the day.
This is a residential project that has a unique garden at the front of the house. The building, located in a residential area in Kodaira-shi, Tokyo, was designed for 4 family members. The site is located in a place where it is directly connected to the public street. Because of the conditions, our theme was to create a house to open to the outside yet it could keep a private space.
Countering a trend of the current stadium, enclosing its green area inside, was what motivated us in finding this solution. The idea of “giving back” an acre of green space to the town was the main motto for this project. A solid block, which levitates into the landscape. A building which you can see and lets those who pass by see it, too. An open space to the city where football is the main entertaining agent.
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