This building was designed by Vo Trong Nghai Architects in 2017 as a new headquarters for the tech Nanoco. The goal in this project was to promote unison between people and nature. Another primary focus of the building was to use materials with high quality and easy maintainability in order to last hundreds of years. The modern glass design allows the building to fit in seamlessly, especially with the added vegetation on the sides.
This project was designed by Vo Trong Nghia architects in 2018. It was constructed with the tropical environment of Vietnam in mind, as the structure is covered in plants and shrubs to promote green wellness. Along with environmentally conscious looks, the greenery also provides shading inside of the building, as well as a layer to protect against heat. This unique design is called a “tropical double skin.” It acts as an alternative for buildings in urban areas that must also coincide with the tropical environment.
The Observatory House, designed by Gabriel Orozco and Tatiana Bilbao, sits on large promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Roca Blanca, Mexico. The building was built in 2008 and was inspired by the Jantar Mantar Astronomical Observatory which was built in Delhi in 1724. I really like the Observatory House mostly because of its location. I guarantee the view must be absolutely incredible. The design of the building is a bit too random for my liking, and I am not the biggest fan of the white color, however, I really like the addition of the pool on top of the building.
Inaugurated by the Irish Ambassador, the Irish Pavilion is an exhibition at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition as part of la Biennale di Venezia. Titled ‘Shifting Ground,’ it is one of 56 national pavilions at the exhibit. It looks at architecture’s relation to networked flows of products, data, and knowledge. It is composed of a series of wall drawings and a 12-meter long bench constructed of 6 interconnected for resting. I’m not sure what my feelings are for this art. While, it is definitely different, I don’t know if I like the overall design. It just seems a little bland.
This building designed by Sou Fujimoto, is a House in Kumamoto, Japan. This building is very unique in its style as it is made up of large beams of Cedar wood. These beams are all connected and nooked together in different ways which allows for the user to adapt to its different uses. The beams are all connected to make a floor, ceiling, and walls that aren’t in a traditional way. This building also has a combination of primitive and modern styles to it. The wood and basic structure shows the primitive parts of it, but the way the beams are put together shows the new adaptiveness of the modern world. This building is all about perspective as you can use each aspect in different ways.
This pavilion designed by Tatiana Bilboa and located in Jinhua, China was designed in 2002 as a part of the series of 17 pavilions that make up Jinhua Architecture Park. The building is designed in such a way that each of the viewpoints only shows an isolated section of the scenery. The user must journey the halls of the pavilion in search of different viewpoints to collect the whole picture of the scenery. I really like the architectural style presented here due to its large striking figures. I find it really awesome how the design of the pavilion causes the user to have to journey from point to point to understand the whole picture.
Located in Dublin, Ireland, Airbnb’s Operations Hub has many unique features. It was designed as a flexible and dynamic work environment, with a central meeting room modelled after an Amsterdam apartment. It has a tiered “all-hands” meeting space with the versatility to transform into an informal and relaxed working area. It also includes a reception area designed like an Irish pub with a horseshoe-shaped bar and traditional Irish telephone boxes. I like this building, because it is designed to be functional, but it also fits into the culture.
The Karen Blixen Plads, done by the COBE ARCHITECTS is something short of incredible. I love the way it looks and the roundness of the design. the beauty behind this design is it isn’t taking up any extra space to have this bicycle rack. instead of putting the rack somewhere between buildings, they decided to raise the floor and create this small dome where the bikes could be housed underneath the walkway. The incline of this bridge is subtle where you wouldn’t feel like it was a waste. This was very well done and it simply makes sense the way it was done. very creative and very, Copenhagen Denmark.
This Kindergarten is something special. Instead of going with a standard design option on public school. the COBE PROJECT decided to enlist the help of children to design the school. their idea behind this was to bring back the livelihood and allow the children to focus on their relationships and perception of the building they are going to be spending so much time in. I think this is an incredible idea and I wish more places enlisted the creative nature of the children they are building the structure for. I wish I was given this option when I was younger. Kudos to the builders for doing such an amazing job in, Copenhagen Denmark.
The Silo, Built by the COBE PROJECT is an incredible piece of architecture. The goal of this project was to repurpose an old industrial grain silo and try to keep the structure as true to its original purpose as possible. They redesigned the outside but kept the inside almost completely original. I think this building looks incredible and there are 38 different apartments inside this one single building. I think the idea of repurposing existing structures is a great idea and it allows architects to go a different, more creative, direction than the original idea for the piece. I would love to go visit this and see what it looks like on the inside in person. Great job and great building in, Copenhagen Denmark
