Expected to be completed in 2013, UN City in Denmark has recently won the prestigious ”GreenBuilding Award 2012” by the European Commission. Located at Marmormolen north of Copenhagen’s city center, UN City is a truly green building that will expected to become one of Denmark’s most energy efficient buildings with an annual energy consumption of less than 50 KwH per m2 (Danish Energy Class 1).
Category: Building Design
Building Design
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Anhui Provincial Art Museum with Modern Architectural Concept
The Anhui Provincial Art Museum is the third museum building to be designed after the Anhui Provincial Paleontological Fossils Museum and the Anhui Provincial New Museum, all belonging to a big masterplan in Eastern China surrounded by a big green area. (more…)
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Warehouse Renovation with Modern Interiors
Rockefeller Partners Architects is a design studio you can go to, if you decided you want sleek, modern interiors. 940 E 2nd Street condo complex features a warehouse renovation which is repeatedly celebrated for the momentum it’s brought to the life and growth of the Arts District, at the eastern edge of Downtown Los Angeles.
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Starhill Gallery, a New Architectural Icon for Kuala Lumpur
New cutting-edge façade technology, extraordinary array of luxury shops and fine dining restaurants are the main defining elements that transforms Starhill Gallery into a new architectural icon for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (more…)
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Wide Outdoor Exhibition of Unique Displays on Regent Street, London
Home to some of the most iconic architecture in London, Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London’s West End and perhaps one of the leading international shopping destinations in the world, well known to tourists and Londoners alike. (more…)
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Highly Innovative Pavilion for London 2012 Olympic Games: The Coca-Cola Beatbox
Coca-Cola iconic brand, one of the London 2012 Olympic Games Worldwide Partners, announced in December 2011 to design their pavilion, called “The Coca-Cola Beatbox“, for the London 2012 Olympic park, and now it seems that it’s taking shape. (more…) -
Grand Canyon Skywalk, a Transparent Feel of Freedom
Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent bridge horseshoe-shaped console, is a very important tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River, Grand Canyon Skywalk is made on the side of a canyon in the Grand Canyon. (more…)
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New Luxury Residential Complex in Seoul, Korea
“The Cloud” is the name of the new luxury residential complex in Seoul, which is set to be finished in 2015. Designed by Rotterdam-based architecture firm MVRDV, the complex features two connected residential towers and it’s part of a masterplan for the area by New York architects Studio Libeskind whose objective is to extend the business district of the South Korean, capital Seoul.
Located within the Yongsan Dreamhub project, MVRDV’s skyscrapers with a total surface of 128,000m2 would display an interesting pixelated design. Both are connected by a pixelated cluster of blocks collectively named “The Cloud”, which would accomodate besides the residential function, 14,357m2 of amenities: a sky lounge–a large connecting atrium, a wellness centre, conference centre, fitness studio, various pools, restaurants and cafes.
A series of public and private outside spaces, patios, decks, gardens and pools will be find on top of the cloud. To allow fast access, the cloud is accessible by special express elevators. Range from 80m2 to 260m2, the luxury apartments offer double height ceilings, patios or gardens, fine daylight conditions and cross ventilation and not to forget panoramic views. A pretty cool concept which unfortunatly has stirred controversy in the media because of its striking resemblance to the former The World Trade Center in NYC.
Photos: MVRDV and Luxigon.