Cool Modern Architecture

[amor de cosmos]

not sure if this is a "utilitarian building" or not, since it looks kind of like an office

Pasadena Water and Power / Gonzalez Goodale Architects
Architects: Gonzalez Goodale Architects
Location: Pasadena, California, USA

http://www.archdaily.com/109718/pasa...le-architects/

[Nowhereman1280]

West 57th Street, New York City
BIG Architects:









All photos from DeZeen.com

More info here: http://www.dezeen.com/2011/02/08/wes...g/#more-115730

[amor de cosmos]

^ good one

Yountville Town Center / Siegel + Strain Architects
Architects: Siegel + Strain Architects
Location: Yountville, California, USA

http://www.archdaily.com/110191/youn...in-architects/

[brickell]

Who's bright idea was it to put support wires in the middle of a sports gym? kind of annoying if you're supposed to be actually playing sports in there.

West 57th looks pretty cool, especially for NYC. Looks like they're really maximizing the water views.

[amor de cosmos]

I guess I didn't notice that, I just thought it looked cool :\

[brickell]

didn't mean it as a critique of you. It does look cool, just not with a basketball court underneath it.

I'm intrigued by the use of the geothermal wells. I keep wondering if that's going to catch on in many places.

[RLS_rls]

Good observation brickell. I'd imagine the people who use that space have found that problem as well. The highschool I went to was designed by Douglas Cardinal and the ceiling (which was quite high up and steeply angled) was covered in wooden slats with spaces in between just wide enough for a badminton birdie to get wedged in there. The middle of the ceiling dropped down, and inside was a lighting rig (the gym doubled as an auditorium.) That drop-down also posed a problem for anything that was hit too high, plus there was quite a collection of birdies, tennis balls etc. piled up there.

Little details like the low ceiling basketball court shown above are overlooked by architects who are more interested in the big picture or the more public spaces like lobbies etc. Getting input from community members helps, but sometimes that can bog down the artistic process.

[amor de cosmos]

has this been posted before? it looks a little familiar:

Zaha Hadid’s Performing Arts Centre for Abu Dhabi
By: Dennis Lynch | February - 8 - 2011

http://www.evolo.us/architecture/zah...for-abu-dhabi/

[Clevelumbus]

^ I envision a lot of bird poop! Hate to be the dude that cleans those windows.

[M.K.]

Originally Posted by Clevelumbus

^ I envision a lot of bird poop! Hate to be the dude that cleans those windows.

not really if the windows would had UV-rays Absorber Grid inside, WindowAlert UV reflective. Birds avoid those glasses then and has the self-clean glasses as well, all very expensive, but this building would be one of the richest.

[amor de cosmos]

Office Building In Istanbul / Tago Architects
Architects: Tago Architects
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Design team: Gökhan Aktan Altuğ, Mevlüt Duymaz, Müge Eker Eryayar, Müge Turgay
Project area 1,139 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Gürkan Akay

http://www.archdaily.com/109538/offi...go-architects/

[brickell]

I really like the look of the wood slats that everybody seems to be using now a days, but I'd imagine it's expensive to clean/upkeep. Anyone have experience with that?

Maybe it does better in dryer climates. I just can't imagine something like in humid, termite infested places (like Miami).

[amor de cosmos]

The Neopharm / Shilo Benaroya Architecture Office
Architects: Shilo Benaroya Architecture Office
Location: Kiryat Aryeh industrial zone, Petah Tikva, Israel
Interior designer: Shilo Benaroya Architecture Office
Project area: 4,000 sqm
Project year: 2010
Photographs: Friedrike von Rauch

http://www.archdaily.com/109584/the-...ecture-office/

[Nowhereman1280]

Originally Posted by brickell

I really like the look of the wood slats that everybody seems to be using now a days, but I'd imagine it's expensive to clean/upkeep. Anyone have experience with that?

Maybe it does better in dryer climates. I just can't imagine something like in humid, termite infested places (like Miami).

It depends on the type and finish of the wood. All wood needs some upkeep, but then again so does brick or stone. Some wood like Cedar Siding needs to be stained every 10 years or so while there are certain woods that can sit untouched in the open with a mild finish for decades with no major damage.

[Vaillant]

this is the buddha bar proposal for Montreal 22floors on historic sherbrooke street west




video of the project
http://www.graphsynergie.com/videos/...pe_video=flash

[QuarterMileSidewalk]

I am completely in love with the West 57th proposal.

[Pavlov]

^ I like it. Any indication what the likelihood of construction is?

[Nowhereman1280]

Originally Posted by QuarterMileSidewalk

I am completely in love with the West 57th proposal.

Yeah, I want it for Chicago, it would look great along the lake. Check out Dezeens site for an interesting walkthrough of how they arrived at that shape.

[Flamesrule]

I really like that Neopharm building. Nice find!

[amor de cosmos]

those units on the top level look kind of precarious. I guess you could get used to it

Coral Reef – Matrix for the Construction of 1000 Passive Houses in Haiti / V. Callebaut
By: admin | February - 14 - 2011

The Coral Reef project designed by Vincent Callebaut Architects plans a matrix to build a three dimensional and energy self-sufficient village from one and only standardised and prefabricated module in order to rehouse the refugees from such humanitarian catastrophes. This basic module is simply made of two passive houses (with metallic structure and tropical wood facades) interlocked in duplex around a transversal horizontal circulation linking every unit.

http://www.evolo.us/architecture/cor...i-v-callebaut/