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House Achim, Germany by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA)

A detached house is being designed for a site on the Weserhang in the town of Achim. Conceived as an integral part of the surrounding landscape, the house reacts to the local conditions: In order to minimise its impact upon this landscape, the design proposes a floating building volume, which rests upon a single support. This floating architecture reduces the interven- tion of the building on the site to a small insertion in the slope. At the same time, the reduced footprint of the house enables the existing trees to be treated with huge respect.

The house is entered via the lift shaft, which also acts as the load-bearing support. Visitors can also arrive via a filigree bridge that meanders as it floats above the landscape, supported on individual footings built into the slope.

The house consists of two volumes with different temperature characte- ristics. The so-called warm volume contains the living and dining area at ground floor level. An internal circulation enables visitors to reach the upper floor, where two bedrooms with bathroom and ancillary areas are located. These air-conditioned areas open generously onto the winter garden, which – in contrast with the standard solution – is directly adjacent to the living area, which is surrounded by solid walls. The sliding elements in the roof enable the winter garden to react to the weather conditions in the various seasons, by being opened to the outside or protected from rain or snow. In addition to this, the roof structure offers the possibili- ties of both shade and ventilation, thus enabling this external space to be used all-year-round. It contains a sundeck, an outdoor lounge and a body of water that contributes to the regulation of the spatial climate.

Thanks to this second skin, which we describe as a ‘climatic envelope’, the so-called cold volume becomes a form of buffer space that controls the temperature in the entire house. This layer permits a balance to be established between the external climate and the requirements of the inhabitants, in order to ensure that they have a house with a pleasant temperature that they have to neither heat nor cool on a permanent basis.

The circulation core is designed in reinforced concrete, while it is pro- posed to execute the floating part of the house as a steel structure. The winter garden has single glazing, which is replaced by double gla- zing for the air-conditioned living area. It is planned to cover the rest of the façade with metal cladding, which will be protected against bird impact by a printed film.

Project name: House Achim
Architecture firm: Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA)
Location: Achim, Germany
Tools used: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper and Enscape
Principal architect: Ernesto M. Mulch
Design team: Ernesto M. Mulch
Visualization: Ernesto M. Mulch
Built area: 226,53 m² (Gross floor area interior), 85,63 m² (Gross floor area terrace)
Site area: 977,26 m²
Design year: 2020
Status: Concept - Design
Typology: Residential › House

Yacht hub, India designed by Miroslav Naskov / Mind Design

The project represents a concept design idea for a hospitality resort consisting form artificially planted forest canal and a yacht station. Visitors can go on the structure or walk onto the floating platforms outside. A vast variety of plant species create a magnificent feeling of comfort and tranquillity.

Project name: Yacht hub
Architecture firm: Mind Design
Location: India
Tools used: Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect: Miroslav Naskov
Visualization: Miroslav Naskov
Design year: 2021
Status: Concept - Design
Typology: Garden, Park, Resort

Aedas Won the Shenzhen Genzon Technology Innovation Center Project Competition

Aedas’ triumphant scheme of Genzon Technology Innovation Center in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District encompasses offices that promote a new mode of working, luxury hotel facilities and a bracing shopping experience. The project will be an important node on the “Silicon Valley Avenue” connecting key areas of Shenzhen’s high-tech industries.

Premised on the Chinese idiom "flowers blooming with wealth", which is unmistakably reflected in the architectural outline: the coiling volume echoes the Shenzhen flower bougainvillea.

While meeting the requirements for building height, the cross-shaped layout maximises view and provides sufficient public space. Apart from the circular podium, the four towers are as well seamlessly connected by a circular aerial bridge. The bold building form establishes itself as an iconic city landmark as well as a vitality centre in the innovation hub of Shenzhen.

Project designed by Aedas Global Design Principal Dr. Andy Wen and Executive Director D**g Wei Project name: Shenzhen Genzon Technology Innovation Center

Architecture firm: Aedas
Location: Shenzhen, China
Tools used: Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect: Dr. Andy Wen, Global Design Principal; D**g Wei Wang, Executive Director
Design team: Andy Wen, D**g Wei Wang
Built area: 190,000 m²
Design year: 2021
Client: Genzon Investment Group Co.
Status: Conceptcept - Design
Typology: Commercial › Offices, Retail, Hotels

House Over the Lake: A Holiday Home with Green Roof in Whistler, Canada Concept Design by Omar Hakim

The House is located in Whistler, Canada overlooking Alta Lake, the house serves as a holiday house.
Taking advantage of the slope the volume is crafted from the topology lines with a green roof blend the house with the landscape surrounding, generating an interior patio that brings tranquility to the interior of the house with its Japanese garden allowing natural light to enter the house and work as visual links allowing the visitors to understand the house circulation, a porch with olive tree embraced by the stairs that link the ground floor with the green roof.

A cantilever over the edge gives a filling as if the house floating over the lake with a curved glass wall façade facing the lake and polished concrete run through between the interior and the exterior blur the boundaries and bring the outside to the inside connecting the inhabitants of the house with the landscape surrounding.

The house consists of an open living room with a kitchen, dining room reading area, two bedrooms, three bathrooms, and an elevator garage.

Project name: House Over the Lake
Architecture firm: Omar Hakim
Location: Alta Lake, Whistler, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tools used: Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect: Omar Hakim
Built area: 500 m²
Design year: 2021
Visualization: Omar Hakim
Status: Concept - Design

Selina Villa in Dubai, UAE Concept Design by Gravity Studio / Mohanad Albasha

Gravity Studio: Selina Villa is a 5 floors villa that brings art and architecture to the structure and connects the first floor with the last with lines that give interior shade from the north facade and open for the south side with a clear facade for the view of nature. The materials were used reinforced cold steel and a combination of aluminum with glass-fiber panels.

Project name: Selina Villa
Architecture firm: Gravity Studio
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tools used: Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect: Mohanad Albasha
Design team:
Collaborators:
Visualization: Gravity Studio
Built area: 650 m²
Site area: 780 m²
Design year: 2022
Client: Private
Status: Concept - Design