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Shenzhen Clubhouse

A project by: Richard Meier & Partners Architects

Sited on a prominent island in the center of the OCT Bay, the 11,000sm Shenzhen Clubhouse facility provides special guests and members with a restaurant, private dining suites, a multi-purpose area, as well as recreational facilities, fitness center and a small exhibit gallery.

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3XN: blue planet aquarium open to the public

the ‘blue planet aquarium‘ is derived from the nautical swirl, a pattern repeated not only in the fluid behavior of water but throughout marine wildlife design as well, the radial shape also dictates the organization of spaces and circulation. the tentacle-like structure seems to hover over a reflecting pool, and once inside the visitor is immersed within several underwater ocean-scapes; similar to the function of a whirlpool, the project pulls the guest into the deep blue to observe the sea life. a glass roof in the entrance foyer supports a shallow pool of water that filters natural sunlight and projects kinetic aqueous lines and sunspots into the space below. immediatelyone finds themselves in the central round room, the connection hub to the various winding thematic wings where guests can choose to explore the river, lake, or ocean. located next to, and overlooking the øresund strait fosters a land-sea relationship where guests always have a visual connection to the real deal. the vortex-like footprint also mirrors the dynamic nature of water. the lines dictated by the metallic structure are continued onto the site through landscaping and make it possible to add on more exhibit areas by simple extending the wings of the building.

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Parametric Design Studies on Novel Interiorities for Existing Structural Systems / 0RN8

After experimenting with generic parametric systems, the filigree interiors of the Gothic tectonic systems were chosen, as historical precedents that are the most efficient, in terms of aesthetic richness, qualitative differentiation, piecemeal construction and part-to-whole relationship intensities. Using the Gothic vault bay tectonic system as a starting point, an analysis of arch, rib and profile curvatures, as well as variable thicknesses and depths takes place, in an attempt to parameterize the entire vault bay structural system. This parameterization will eventually lead to the creation of a novel, autopoietic and parametric, proto-design system, which will give birth to a variety of inherently multi-systematic and adaptive interiorities.

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Integral Territorial Center of the Commonwealth of Olivenza / Daniel Jiménez + Jaime Olivera

The Alor mountains, on the southwest of the Iberian peninsula, are a volcanic formation of dark stone, slate schist, granitic batholiths, and the local, hard metamorphic rock known as “burnt marble”.

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All the Buildings in New York…Drawn by Hand

What began as a blog, All The Buildings In New York, to keep track of his many sketches of New York’s architecture (particularly the brownstones), is now a book (All The Buildings in New York: That I’ve Drawn So Far - which includes about 500 drawings). Organized by neighborhoods, it features New York architectural icons from the past and present, including the Chrysler Building, the Flatiron, Apple’s 5th Avenue store, as well as the everyday buildings that make up New York’s unique cityscape.

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Geometrical

A minimal residential house with clean geometric lines located in Alcanar, Spain

(via refugeandprospect)

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the reg by suttonhoo on Flickr.

Regenstein Library, University of Chicago, SOM/Walter Netsch, 1968-70

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Zermani Associati - San Giovanni church, Ponte D’Oddi 1997. Photos (C) Mauro Davoli.