The Weald and Downland Gridshell (2002) is a building designed by Buro Happold and Edward Cullinan Architects for the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum: it was a runner-up for the Stirling Prize in 2002. The building is a structural wooden gridshell, constructed of oak sourced from Normandy.
Read more at http://glasspilgrim.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/weald-and-downland-gridshell.html
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This is an actual real statue on Mexico Puerto Vallarta amazing and real.
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Rabot Tourist Cabin, Okstindan, Norway by JVA | via
The Rabot Tourist Cabin is one of many DNT (Norwegian Trekking Association) lodging facilities throughout Norway. It is located at 1200 meters above sea level, close to the glacier at Okstindan in northern Norway. The site is spectacular and the mountains and glaciers are in close proximity. The weather can be extremely harsh and the structure is constructed for heavy winds and storm.
A secondary rescue hut is placed 50 meters away from the main cabin as a safe shelter in case of destruction of the main cabin. The site inaccessible by road and is only reachable on foot or on skis. The cabin is named after the French glaciologist and geographer Charles Rabot who thoroughly explored the mountain areas in the province of Nordland. It is planned and built with local materials and with great local commitment.
The main cabin is an eye catching yet neutral volume in the landscape with a diagonal programmatic and spatial concept. The behavior of snow and heavy winds at the site, have generated the simple shape of the cabin, without protruding elements. The shape of the two chimneys mimic the topography of the mountain tops and acts as protecting structures to avoid the use of tension cables.
Photography: Svein Arne Brygfjeld, Jan Inge Larsen, Einar Aslaksen
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The Cannon House | Domaine Public Architects
Visualization - Sérgio Merêces
Location: Tulum, Mexico- A client’s desire for an expansive outdoor program allows for contextual integration within its larger site, while maximizing the benefits of potential environmental strategies. By elevating all primary functions, the ground floor is liberated from all construction. It is transformed into an expansive lush garden, an extension of the Mexican jungle. The elevated program is punctuated by a series of small courtyards, where coconut trees mimic the surrounding flora. Natural shading, rain protection and natural ventilation are hence maximized. Also programmatic differentiation is achieved enabling a unique varied visual experience from the different parts of the house.
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Dries Kreijkamp, Bolwoningen, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1985 (via archalles)
Portable House ÁPH80 | Ábaton Arquitectura
Location: Spain
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Last House Standing by Ben Marcin.
“My interest in these solitary buildings is not only in their ghostly beauty but in their odd placement in the urban landscape”.
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