Kolding Campus In a sustainable class of its own As regards the design of the building, Henning Larsen Architects has not only minimised the need for energy for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation; the architects have also focused on optimising the passive properties of the building to allow for the shape and construction to contribute to solving some the tasks that would otherwise be solved by means of energy intensive technologies. Daylight is an important parameter in a building to ensure a healthy indoor climate and the well-being of the users. However, the approach should be to balance the inflow of daylight by means of large glass areas and window screenings as large glass areas could also have negative consequences as regards heat loss, increased requirements for cooling and ventilation. To a high degree, the facade, i.e. the building envelope, determines the indoor climate of the building just as it provides the building with a significant, architectural expression.
MVRDV Y House Ilot de l’Octroi Xili Sports and Cultural Centre Hamburg Innovation Port Ku.Be House of Culture and Movement MVRDV House Tianjin Binhai Library 133 Wai Yip Street Ragnarock Crystal Houses Traumhaus Funari The Stairs to Kriterion Lyon Part-Dieu Hongqiao Flower Building THE COUCH Ravel Plaza Cultural Cluster Zaanstad Seoul Skygarden Government Quarter Oslo Theater aan de Parade Publisher’s Headquarters THE CORAL TOWER TURM MIT TAILLE The Next Hutong FOLIE RICHTER PUBLIC ART DEPOT MBVB THE GARDENS OF ZARYADYE URBAN HYBRID Museum Schiedam CHUNGHA BUILDING TRANSITLAGER RELOADED Rockmagneten PUSHED SLAB MARKET HALL BJØRVIKA BARCODE BOOK MOUNTAIN EXPO 2000 SILODAM WOZOCO VILLA VPRO
Renzo Piano Building Workshop - Official Site Car park at Ørestad Upper Secondary School The identity of the car park is based on its location in the city as well as its function as part of the traffic facilities of Copenhagen, including the airport and metro. The objective of the design is to open up and activate the car park and downplay its warehouse character and technical expression. The intention is to create a safe car park encouraging rational and efficient commercial parking. To achieve this, the entry and exit are located in the same place, one-way traffic by means of ramps has been introduced and focus has been on making it easy for the users to find their way. With its vibrant expression, the eastern facade connects to the rational parking plan and constitutes the framework of a continuous stairway that links the three floors of the car park and ensures the right inflow of daylight. The western facade opens up to the joint access road providing a view of the area and a plentiful inflow of daylight.
JDS Architects Umeå School of Architecture As a growth centre for the architecture of the future, Umeå School of Architecture will provide the framework for inspiration and innovation. From the outside, the building has a cubic expression with its larch facades and square windows placed in a vibrant, rhythmic sequence on all sides. The interior space of the building is designed as a dynamic sequence of stairs and split, open floor levels where abstract, white boxes hang freely from the ceiling filtering the light coming in through the high skylights. One of the key objectives has been to create a bright and open study environment where everyone is part of the same room – only separated by the split levels and glass walls of the teaching rooms. The design supports the opportunity for mutual inspiration and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and ideas between the students. Sustainability and materials
Bjarke Ingels Group IT University A digital art installation by the American artist John Maeda creates a dynamic and interactive visual composition in the atrium, projecting words and images onto the white meeting boxes. The ground floor comprises the common facilities; lecture halls, students’ café, canteen and library. All research and teaching areas are located on the upper floors. Teaching facilities in open study areas surrounding the atrium and research departments in the calmer zones at both ends of the building. The building stands elevated above terrain. A metal clad frame folds around the entire volume in one singular dynamic movement.
Pabellón de Dinamarca para la Expo Shanghai 2010 / BIG En mi opinión, Bjarke Ingels es un arquitecto con un discurso potente y muy claro. Y esto se hace presente en el nuevo proyecto que se ha adjudicado su oficina BIG, nada más ni nada menos que el pabellón de Dinamarca para la Expo Shanghai 2010, junto a la consultora ARUP y 2+1. Pues bien, uno parte de la pregunta de que poner en un pabellón que represente a su país. La respuesta de BIG es un loop que da forma a un velódromo con capacidad para 1,500 bicicletas. Al centro de la muestra se encuentra una piscina con agua traída directamente desde la bahía de Copenhagen, otro de sus orgullos, ya que pasó de ser una bahía industrial a tener una de las aguas más limpias de Europa, cosa que podrán experimentar los visitantes del pabellón, quienes podrán incluso bañarse. Al centro de esta piscina se encuentra la escultura La Sirenita, en honor al autor de cuentos Hans Christian Andersen.
Pabellón de Dinamarca, Shanghai 2010 / BIG © Iwan Baan Hoy, 1 de Mayo del 2010, se han abierto oficialmente las puertas de la Expo Shanghai 2010. Esta feria mundial ha despertado gran interés entre los arquitectos dada la gran cantidad de pabellones nacionales con innovadoras (y otras no tanto) propuestas arquitectónicas. Hace unos días Giuliano nos presentó una rápida pasada por varios de estos pabellones durante la marcha blanca de la expo, y hoy les presentamos el que en mi opinión logra la síntesis adecuada entre imagen país y arquitectura. Se trata del pabellón de Dinamarca, proyecto desarrollado por BIG junto a Arup y 2+1, el cual les presentamos en su etapa de concepto hace casi año y medio, y ahora se los mostramos terminado con un increíble set de fotos de Iwan Baan. Antes de hablar sobre el pabellón en sí, lo interesante son los conceptos. Al centro de este “loop” se encuentra una piscina, que tiene una gran significancia. - Bjarke Ingels.
VM House / Bjarke Ingels Group BIG Cortesía Bjarke Ingels Group BIG Hace un tiempo atrás Plataforma publicó la posibilidad de hacer una práctica en la oficina danesa BIG. Pablo Labra, chileno, la tomó y nos envia el siguiente material desde Dinamarca. CODIGO: VM PROYECTO: 230 UNIDADES DE APARTAMENTOS ARQUITECTOS: BIG + JDS = PLOT COLABORADORES: PLOT, JDS, MOE & BRØDSGAARD TIPO: COMISION CLIENTE: HØPFNER A/S, DANSK OLIE KOMPAGNI AS SUPERFICIE CONSTRUIDA: 25000 M² CONSTRUIDOS UBICACION: COPENHAGEN, DINAMARCA ANO CONSTRUCCION: 2004 – 2005WEBSITE: VM houses son dos bloques de viviendas formadas por las letras V y M. V HOUSES El bloque es empujado desde su centro con el fin de generar y asegurar vistas diagonales a los campos abiertos que existen en su entorno. M HOUSES La logica de la diagonalizacion desde su centro de las V houses es quebrada en pequeñas proporciones por las M houses. Esquema 01 Por Pablo Labra