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WOHA: the met residential skyscraper, bangkok
image by tim griffith
the met, a bangkok residential skyscraper designed by WOHA won world's best
housing development award this year at the world architecture festival, as well as design of the
year at singapore design week 09.
influenced by thai tiles, textiles and timber panelling, the concept behind the complex was to
explore ideas of how low-rise tropical housing can be applied to create outdoor-indoor spaces
in the sky. with the aim of creating a better lifestyle for metropolitan living, the met was developed
less from western temperate models and more on the possibilities of low-wind, tropical climates
in dense urban conditions - it is within tropic climages where you experience cooler breezes,
less dust, more privacy, security, less noise and better views the higher you go.
this high-rise tower incorporates outdoor spaces, verandas and gardens, which take advantage
of thailand's year-round warm weather. gardens and swimming pools are in the sky within the
perforated towers which allow light and air to penetrate through the slender forms. a staggered
arrangement of blocks allows for cross-ventilation, enhancing the gentle breezes by funneling
them between towers. gaps within the structure are bridged with sky gardens, providing exterior
entertaining areas directly off the outdoor living spaces.
the interior spaces interact with the exterior with full-height glazing, balconies, sky gardens
and terraces. sun shading and overhanges provide weather protection, screening and filtering the
tropical sunlight. walls of greenery provide shade converting heat into oxygen, thus improving
local air quality.
the hotel block of the complex explores related ideas, providing guests with large outdoor
balconies incorporating water features and trees which stagger up the facade to provide a layer
of interlocking external spaces.
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
image by patrick bingham-hall
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wilkinson eyre: singapore gardens by the bay
designboom was recently in singapore where we had the opportunity to document the progress of wilkinson eyre's masterplan for 'gardens by the bay'.
marina bay sands skypark
designed by moshe safdie, the platform rests 200 feet in the air and is equivalent in size to the eiffel tower laid horizontally on its side or three football fields connected end to end.
moshe safdie: marina bay sands opens
singapore's marina bay sands designed by architect moshe safdie opened its doors to the public on april 27th, 2010, at the feng shui approved time of 15:18 pm.
sustainable urban mobility
sustainable urban mobility introduces convenient and efficient urban mobility that can reduce energy demand and carbon emission, through use of light, intelligent electric vehicles organized into new kinds of an urb...
tham khai meng: hopenhagen campaign
ogilvyearth took the lead on developing the strategy and creative concept for the initiative, which simply replaces the first letter of copenhagen with 'h' to spell 'hopenhagen'. the campaign brings about an air of ...
5.5 designers: 'guide to free farming' projec
5.5 designers proposed 'the guide to free farming' at the ICSID world design congress during singapore design week 09. lead by design indaba the research project uses radical solutions to produce food, energy and ...
vo trang nghia co. ltd: wnw bar
wnw bar is a structural bamboo arch system spanning 10m in height and 15m in length. the main frame is made from 48 units of bamboo elements.
corian at milan design week 09
amanda levete architects were awarded the prize for the best interiors and fit out category at this year's world architecture festival. the corian super surfaces installation was created for milan design week 09 and...
eight inc.: malama learning center
U.S. firm eight inc. were awarded the prize for their malama learning center in the category of future project education at this year's world architecture festival 09.
WOHA: alila villas uluwatu
alila villas is a hotel and villa complex which is designed to be ecologically sustainable.
genexis theater, fusionopolis by ARUP/WOHA
the theater's feature include 560 adjustable seats that are retractable to create a thrust stage, and yet movable in multiple directions. the use of 400,000 timber beads line the internally curved walls of an ovoi...
WOHA: masterplan for singapore 2050
during singapore design week 09, WOHA presented a masterplan for singapore 2050. the projects were compiled into a science-fiction newspaper and included stories on the various structural developments of singapore's...
arhimetrics: rosa shop
lazerian paper light shades
lazerian launch a new range of paper light shades named after the stars that define the vertices,
which make up the nort...
takashi murakami: ego exhibiti
the interactive installation features circus tents, indoor cinemas, paintings, multimedia displays and statues, including ...
starry night interactive anima
translating the artist's paint daubs into particles governed by fluid dynamics, petros vrellis has created an interactive anima...
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