World Architecture News May 2011, Buildings across the Globe, Key Contemporary Properties
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Cité de l’Océan et du Surf Biarritz, France : Steven Holl Architects with Solange Fabiao
image © Iwan Baan
Two “glass rocks,” contain the restaurant and a surfer’s kiosk. They activate the central outdoor plaza and ‘connect’ to the two great boulders on the beach in the distance. A corner of the plaza is dedicated to the surfers’ hangout with a skate pool and an open porch underneath that connects to the auditorium and exhibition spaces inside the museum. This covered area provides a sheltered space for meetings and events. The gardens of the Cité de l’Océan et du Surf aim at a fusion of landscape and architecture, and connect the museum to the ocean horizon.
The Ananti Club Seoul, South Korea : Ken Min Architects
photo : Song Jae Young
Located in the folds of Mt. Yumyeong, just a 30-minute drive away from Seoul, Korea, the Ananti Club Seoul is surrounded by a thick pine forest rarely seen around Seoul. The club offers an undiluted enjoyment of a hundred-year old virgin forest and the mesmerizing tranquility of undulating mountain ridges.
Cultural Complex Longgang District Shenzhen, China : Mecanoo architecten
image : Doug and Wolf
Mecanoo architecten has been selected by the district government of Shenzhen to design a new cultural complex in Shenzhen. The design comprises a public art museum, science museum, youth centre and a mega bookstore totaling 90,000 m².
Your rainbow panorama ARoS – Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark : Olafur Eliasson
photo : Olafur Eliasson
The first ARoS Triennial will be the largest exhibition staged by the museum and within the city of Aarhus to date. Spread over several venues around the city, including the two main gallery spaces at the ARoS Art Museum and along 4km of coastline surrounding the city, the Triennial will feature work by a range internationally recognised artists.
Rothschild Foundation, Bucks, England : Stephen Marshall Architects
photo © Richard Bryant
The main archive is housed in a building with great thermal mass and insulation. It is naturally cooled, thus avoiding the normal archive need for air conditioning and forced humidity control.
Zero Carbon House, Bolton, England for Gary Neville : Make, Architects
picture from architect office
As the first zero carbon family home in the North West, the four bedroom, single storey property is deliberately embedded into the Pennine hillside to minimise the impact on the surrounding views. The property will have a roof of meadow grasses and flora flowing seamlessly over the property and into the surrounding landscape.
Treehugger Pavilion, Germany : FH Trier and one fine day
image : Roland Borgmann, Münster
“Treehugger” is a pavilion that is currently exhibited at the National Garden Show (BuGA) 2011 in Koblenz, Germany. It results from a research-project that was initiated by Dipl.-Des. Christoph Krause, director of the Chamber of Skilled Craft’s “Center for Design, Manufacturing and Communication” in Koblenz in 2009.
New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion, Peter Minuit Plaza, NYC, USA : Ben van Berkel / UNStudio
image : UNStudio
Felix Nussbaum Haus Extension, Germany : Studio Daniel Libeskind
picture from architect firm
Reißeck-Höhenbahn Top Terminal Competition, Austria : Zechner & Zechner ZT GmbH
image from architecture studio
Ruta del Peregrino Designs, Mexico : various architects
image : Iwan Baan
Puckapunyal Military Area Memorial Chapel, Victoria, Australia : BVN Architecture. 4 May
photo : John Gollings
Dublin Grounds of Remembrance, Ohio, USA : Plant Architect inc.
photo : Stephen Evans
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