Remove Consulting Remove Roofing Remove Structure
article thumbnail

Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden

Deezen

The 142,560-square-metre building in China's southern city of Zhuhai contains a library, theatre and museum , all topped with a terraced roof garden. The building is topped with a stepped-down terrace roof The stacked rooftop creates three platforms, offering stunning views to the surrounding nature, and green space for community activities.

Roofing 119
article thumbnail

David Kohn Architects curves University of Oxford college building around three-sided quadrangles

Deezen

Both New Warham House and the Main Quad have decorative facades made from 70-millimetre-thick load-bearing stone walls, which were tied to a concrete structure. Stone gargoyles and grotesques feature on the buildings' rooflines The Main Quad has an undulating timber-frame roof topped with polygonal anodised-aluminium roof tiles.

Building 124
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

KPF completes twin skyscrapers for Ziraat Bank Headquarters in Istanbul

Deezen

Rising 40- and 46-storeys-high, the towers are made up of interconnected glass structures that widen at their tops and are joined by a podium at their base. According to the studio, timber was used to "create a sense of intimacy" in the auditorium, which has a series of waving roof panels designed to improve acoustics.

article thumbnail

Zaha Hadid Architects references magnetic forces for Serbian mill conversion

Deezen

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects and local studio Bureau Cube Partners are set to transform a paper mill in Belgrade , Serbia, into a museum with an elliptical roof informed by the scientific work of Nikola Tesla.

Architect 137
article thumbnail

5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

Deezen

Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg , Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage. 5468796 Architecture has added residential buildings to the site The station closed in 1986 and was slated for demolition.

article thumbnail

Mecanoo to create "world's most technologically advanced dance venue" in the Berkshires

Deezen

Other technology integrated into the building includes a spatial audio system, infrared camera tracking for "interactive video content" and live interaction with video projections, with consultation led by technology consultants Charcoalblue. The design draws on the rhythms of nature, mirroring the fluidity and grace of dancers."

article thumbnail

Colectivo C733 installs museum inside 18th-century Mexican port building

Deezen

A corridor was used as an exhibition space and small workshops and remnants of the original structure constructed with handmade adobe bricks are scattered around the site. This reaches up to the roof of the historic building and allows visitors to pass through it on an elevated walkway.