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Architecture Design of Venice-Mestre Hospital by Emilio Ambasz
Sited on rectangular-shaped site located near the entrance to a new local railroad extension, and major roadway, Emilio Ambasz rendered the overall design flexible enough to adapt to future care so as full care needs are reduced by advances in healthcare technology, the present 680 beds may someday be reduced to 300 as day patient care is expanded displacing private rooms. Visitors arriving by car or train enter the hospital on a gently sloping green ramp under which all cars are parked. Visitors then enter directly into the Grand Lobby, …
Small Cottage in California by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, this project is a small cottage and office are set along the steep bank of Dry Creek. The two structures are stretched along the verdant edge of the creek between the public world of the entry drive and the private world of the forested creek. Material, structure and craftsmanship played a vital role in the realization of these two modest buildings. Solid wood-clad volumes face the drive and contain the program’s service elements. Delicate ribbon windows are strategically placed in the façades providing views, introducing …
Small Eco-Apartment Building by Halle 58 Architects
The Gebhartstrasse Apartment located in Liebefeld Switzerland, designed by Halle 58 Architects. The boat-shaped ground plan of the new wooden house was determined by the shape of the property. The ground plan and elevation show the layout: Three apartments of equal size entirely built in wood, accessible via the concrete staircase, are perched slightly above the level of the site. The concentration of sanitation and technology services into a compact core, plus a load-bearing façade frees up the interior design of the apartments, permitting a loftloke spatial scheme. The building …
Modern and Exclusive La Finca Residence in Spain by A-cero Architects
The La Finca Residence situated in Pozuelo de Alarcon Madrid, design by Spain based architecture firm A-cero Architects. This house covered with white travertine, creating a clean and smooth finishing, the porch’s floor and the deck surrounding the pool and jacuzzi are made of ipe wood . The garden on the front of the house is organized in terraces and parterres, forming a decorative outline surrounded by a surface covered with white gravel. Three sculptures are carefully placed in this place, marking the entrance. The interior of the house follows …
The Canadian Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010
Designed by Saia Barbarese Topouzanov Architects, the pavilion’s architecture layers and weaves together a series of intertwined metaphors at different scales. The first represents the country, and serves as site for the second, that of the city, which in turn encompasses that of the town square. The shell constitutes the interior face of the building. Minimal in its construction, without decoration, it lays low and holds only a functional, supportive role to the spectacles that it houses, those that constitute its vibrant heart. Distinct from the first, it covers the …
