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Solar Power glass

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:06:58 +0000

CASE’s receptors can be fitted to existing buildings or built into new designs. The concentrating solar cells are strung on wires with tracking mechanisms that turn the receptors in the direction of the sun throughout the day. Since they are made from glass they are transparent and allow light to pass through windows, which makes them perfect for adding solar power to building facades while maximizing available daylight.

The glass pyramid shape actually serves to magnify light and increase the natural lighting inside a building while decreasing the need for artificial light. The design is also meant to capture thermal energy trapped inside the glass pyramids that is not converted into electricity to be used for heating and cooling systems.

The receptors aren’t commercially available just yet, but a manufacturer has been lined up and the hope is to bring these cells to market as soon as the manufacturing process is finalized. The estimated cost return is less than two and a half years in a sunny place like Los Angeles and less than a decade in a foggy place like San Francisco.

via www.inhabitat.com

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Energy roof by Coop Himmelb(l)au

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:19:48 +0000

“Passeggiando per la storia” è il titolo di un progetto seguito dall’Università degli Studi di Perugia. E’ stato presentato il 15 gennaio scorso da Wolf D. Prix, tra i fondatori di COOP HIMMELB(L)AU e prevede due interventi: uno di tipo archeologico e una sorta di icona architettonica che fungerà da copertura e da fonte di energia per la città. L‘“Energy Roof” sarà la copertura di Via Mazzini, nel pieno centro di Perugia, invece saranno degli scavi archeologici e una galleria sotteranea in corrispondenza delle vecchie mura della città etrusca, nell’area sottostante Piazza Giacomo Matteotti. Grazie alla combinazione di vetro laminato e cuscini pneumatici traslucidi, il tetto simbolico di Via Mazzini potrà produrre energia dalle radiazioni solari (ala ovest) e dall’energa eolica (ala est) tanto da essere autosufficiente.

via www.viaggidiarchitettura.it

via www.designboom.com

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Hong Kong Urban Adapter

admin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:05:25 +0000

Rocker Lange Architects are participating in this year’s Hong Kong & Shenzhen bi-city biennale with their proposal for a new urban furniture concept.

Hong Kong’s urban furniture contains multiple functional objects. Each of them belongs to a different set of formal expression or is part of a different style. While variation is obvious in the style mix of Hong Kong’s public furniture, there is a lack of uniformity in the formal expression that could foster a unique Hong Kong identity..

This design proposal for a contemporary city bench seeks to understand the concept of street furniture as a holistic design problem. Instead of offering only one single static design, this scheme suggests multiple varying solutions that meet specific fitness criteria.

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The project “Urban Adapter” is based on a digital parametric model. At its core the model utilizes explicit site information and programmatic data to react and interact with its environment. That way the model’s DNA structure is capable of producing a variety of unique furniture results. Together they generate an endless family of new urban bench furniture.

Rather than having a fixed form the members of the family can adapt to different site conditions and programmatic needs. While all of the designs have the ability to serve as a seating element, some have additional programmatic values added, such as recycling containers, flower buckets or billboards serving for advertisement or educational purposes. The generated functional surface invites the user to new seating and communication arrangements and establishes a unique identity for the urban space of Hong Kong.

via rocker-lange

Getaheart installation 1.0

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:12:27 +0000

A heart:

[some] sensations

[some] sounds

[some] visions

[some] smells

[one] material

A heart which is an expression of the multiples “senses” within of the place, projection and identification from to beginning.

It’s an attractive immersive installation but also repulsion of the urbanscape.

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Un cuore,

delle sensazioni, dei rumori, delle visioni, degli odori,…un materiale.

Installazione immersiva attrattiva e repulsiva di un arredo urbano; un cuore come espressione dei “sensi” di un luogo, identificazione e proiezione delle origini.

Studio dell’analisi per l’ottimizzazione formale attraverso il tool MathSurface, attraverso l’implementazione delle variabili spaziali e la relativa esplicazione dell’andamento della funzione.

plastic canopy

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:52:52 +0000

One of the main principles of permaculture is that “the problem is the solution.” Problem: tons of waste cups created by attendees of the OutsideLands concert in San Francisco. Solution: a fabulous recycled cup canopy. BIOS Design Collective tapped a keg and invited their friends over for a canopy party, building a gorgeous wave of concave color at Stable Cafe just in time for Architecture and the City.

They started by stringing steel cable mesh above the Stable Cafe patio in equidistant lines. Designer Chris Chalmers created the layout for the cables using a definition created by Grasshopper, a graphical algorithm editor. Laminated cards depicting sections of the canopy helped volunteers to place their multi-colored cups in an artistic– and precisely algorithmic– fashion.

As the keg drained, revelers clipped the cups onto the cables with special, laser-cut plastic clips. We wonder what the next BIOS installation will be– plastic clip jewelry? Regardless, the resulting canopy was stunning in its form and precision. The BIOS blog boasts that the keg for the party cost more than the materials to create the canopy. We’ll drink to that.

info via www.inhabitat.com

Corian® 3D Math Series

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:51:24 +0000

La serie Corian® 3D Math Series è costituita da 6 pannelli diversi che traggono ispirazione da famosi matematici o note funzioni matematiche.

I pannelli sono stati progettati con Grasshopper da Alessio Erioli, Andrea Graziano e Corrado Tibaldi.

via blog.it.rhino3d.com,

via co-de-it.com

DuPont™ Corian® 3D – Math series: PDF…

_parametric Fourier

_parametric Gauss

I miei più sentiti complimenti in particolare rivolti all’Arch. Andrea Graziano, il quale ho avuto occasione di conoscere durante il workshop digitalMaya a Torino. Un lavoro eccezionale che unisce lo studio formale con l’analisi numerica e materica, producendo degli elementi con alto significato iconico!

The Twist bridge

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:05 +0000

Andrew Tang, Project Architect presso l’ufficio West 8, afferma: “Dopo anni di studi tecnici e perfezionamento del progetto, lo scorso maggio 2009 si è finalmente inaugurata l’apertura del ponte. Usando come base il modello originale di Rhino, il progetto è stato tradotto nei disegni esecutivi finali per i vari componenti del ponte. Anche se ho [...]

architectural installation at the SCI-Arc Gallery

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:31:53 +0000

Deegan Day Design, an architectural installation at the SCI-Arc Gallery in Los Angeles started on October 23 and will be available to everyone till December 13 with changing visual media throughout and public discussions with artists, architects and critics, including: An Te Liu, Bettina Korek, Andrea Fraser, Rhea Anastas, Bennett Simpson, Josh Melnick, Lauri Firstenberg, Sarah Morris Richard Massey, Eric Owen Moss, and Joe Day.

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info via archdaily

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:16:06 +0000

Ferrari has released preview images and information on the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi theme park which is set to open in 2010. Among the features is the 200,000 square meters red roof inspired by the double curve side profile of the Ferrari GT body with the largest “prancing horse” emblem in the world.

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, set to open in 2010, is the world’s first Ferrari theme park and largest attraction of its kind. It will be an intense multi-sensory experience and a must-visit for enthusiasts, fans and families.

The Park pays tribute to the passion, performance, technical innovation that Ferrari has established over the years and represents today.

Its iconic sleek red roof is directly inspired by the classic double curve side profile of the Ferrari GT body, spanning 200,000 m2 and carrying the largest Ferrari logo ever created.

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will host a number of attractions, including rides for children of all ages, providing the complete Ferrari experience: over 20 state-of-the-art attractions, each designed to bring to life a different part of the Ferrari story, including the world’s fastest rollercoaster, travelling at speeds exceeding 200 km/h and emulating the sensation of being in a Ferrari F1 car, or the G-force experience taking passengers on an adrenaline-pumping ride up over 62 m, through the roof and back down again.

The Park is located on Yas Island – set to become a global tourist destination with a wide range of accommodation and entertainment facilities – on the North East side of Abu Dhabi’s mainland.

Abu Dhabi, at the crossroads between Europe, Asia and Africa, was chosen as the ideal location to build the Ferrari theme park, motor sports being extremely popular in the United Arab Emirates.

The Park is owned by Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s leading property development, management and investment company.

Farah Leisure Parks Management L.L.C, a joint venture between Aldar Properties PJSC and ProFun Management Group Inc. (international leisure facilities management and operating company) will be responsible for managing and operating Ferrari World Abu Dhabi.

For further information visit www.ferrariworldabudhabi.com.

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – Key information

Building

Designed by globally renown architectural firm Benoy
Building height is 45m (147.6 ft), with a roof edge circumference of 2,200 m (7217.8 ft)
Enclosed space (area accessible to the general public) is 100,000 m2 (1,076,391 sq ft)
Over 35,000 tonnes of steel have been used to reinforce the structure
Landscaped area around the main building is 450,000 m2 (4,843,759 sq ft)

Roof

Design inspired by the classic double curve side profile of the Ferrari GT body
Made from metal and glass designed to reduce glare and heat
Total surface area is 200,000 m2 (2,152,782 sq ft)
The Ferrari logo is 65m x 48.5m, the largest Ferrari logo ever created
Highest point is 48m, with a total of 6,900 meters of roof guttering

Rides

Designed by one of the world’s most prominent design firms Jack Rouse Associates
Over 20 state-of-the-art rides and attractions.
Featured attractions include:
- The world’s fastest roller coaster emulating the feeling of being in an F1 car
- G-force experience taking passengers on an adrenaline-pumping ride up over 62m, through the roof and back down again
- State-of-the-art racing simulators using a similar system as those used by the Ferrari racing team
- Flume ride journey through the heart of a Ferrari 599 engine
- Driving and Racing school for junior drivers, with expert training
- Aerial voyage over Italy following a Ferrari

info via carbodydesign

Sound Sculptures

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:02:36 +0000

Cylinder [extraversion.co.uk] is a small collection of physical data sculptures based on STL file data captured by the analysis of sound samples from spaces, creating site specific sculptures reflecting the acoustic of an environment. A mapping of the frequency and time domains produced cylindrical forms that represent the specific spatial characteristics of the sound input. [...]