SW Oregon Architect

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Olive Plaza (my photo) This is the next in my Eugene/Architecture/Alphabet series of blog posts, the focus of each being a landmark building here in Eugene. Many of these will be familiar to most who live here but there are likely to be a few buildings that are less so. The building must be extant so you or I can visit it in person.

Architecture 210

Architecture Diagram Construction Construction 210

aasarchitecture

MAY 20, 2024

Designed by Aedas Executive Director Kelvin Hu and Shenzhen WOWA International Engineering and Design Co., The teaching buildings are located on the east side to maximise sunlight. The overall U-shaped layout of the teaching buildings opens up towards the city, symbolising a campus filled with knowledge.

Students 64

Students Diagram Residential Education 64

aasarchitecture

MAY 9, 2024

The building’s soft and fluid exterior is wrapped in a translucent membrane material, creating a luminous “cloud” that mirrors the natural surroundings. Public areas, outdoor courts and green spaces are thoughtfully arranged around the building and integrated with the park to enhance community access.

Architect 64

Architect Consulting Commercial Diagram 64

aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In a milestone for the City of New York and the film industry-at-large, the Robert Deniro-led, Queens-based Wildflower Studios, designed by BIG, has received a building permit from the Department of Buildings (DOB), signifying that the project’s construction will now move forward. Diagram. Image © BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.

Diagram 52

Diagram Consulting Engineering Engineering 52

aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Its dynamic programming of high-rise office towers, commercial and cultural functions, two serviced apartment buildings, a headquarter tower and a luxury hotel forms an urban silhouette that rises from the central waterfront area to either side of the complex.

Diagram 84

Diagram Transportation Consulting Art 84

Architizer

JANUARY 17, 2024

Architects follow the process of uploading a simple “shell” of their building, showcasing the overall usable space in each floor. The software includes a library with preset building systems such as plumbing, mechanical and electrical schematics as well as structural charts that can be integrated in a project.

Architecture 126

Architecture Diagram Zoning Regulation 126

Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

Studio Bark developed the Shingles project to find structural uses for otherwise unusable bits of timber Spindles began when the studio was hired to build a family home on a wooded site in Buckinghamshire in the southeast of England. "We We need to look to alternative sources and design buildings that make timber go a lot further," she said.

Structure 128

Structure Structural Engineering Students Technique 128

aasarchitecture

MAY 29, 2024

Complementing the unique geometry of West Kowloon Terminus, the development’s composition maximizes outdoor public space and enhances natural ventilation throughout the district, as well as contributes to preventing each tower from being overlooked by its neighbouring building.

Roofing 64

Roofing Development Developer Construction 64

Dwell

JULY 15, 2022

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

Home 143

Home Diagram Structural Engineering Engineering 143

A4 Architects

JANUARY 8, 2024

Tidal Turbine Offshore winds are stronger and steadier than their land-based counterparts but are challenging to build and maintain. Green Hydrogen Diagram Another exciting and interesting area of research is “Green Hydrogen.” Embracing these new technologies requires not only engineering advances but also a shift in mindset.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Innovation Diagram Transportation 52

aasarchitecture

MARCH 28, 2022

The newly completed electrical switchgear building is the first Net Zero Energy (NZE) targeted electrical substation building in the United States. Sloped panels embedded with lighting fixtures pulsate across the building at night, expressing the City’s dynamic electrical power grid. Diagram Context Axo.

Diagram 52

Diagram Civil Engineering Utilities Design 52

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 20, 2022

The University’s shared facilities and laboratory spaces unfold around this green space, providing equal access and visibility and delivering a first-class R&D building to attract the best research talent from across the world. A series of cascading gardens within the building’s frame create a lush green oasis. Image © 10 Design.

Technology 98

Technology Technology Diagram Design 98

aasarchitecture

JULY 10, 2023

The building is expected to open in 2025 and seeks to bring the entire city’s infrastructure together under one roof. The building celebrates movement and creates a welcoming, warm and transparent mobility hub that will become an important social and economic node redefining the city’s infrastructure and landscape.

Diagram 102

Diagram Transportation Commercial Zoning 102

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

With high levels of thermal mass and a solar passive sectional diagram, the building is highly insulated against the seasonal extremes. The building form responds to the broad topography and the extensive new garden. The farmhouse is designed as a place for family and friends to gather.

Inspiration 98

Inspiration Home Diagram Structural Engineering 98

Dwell

JANUARY 24, 2023

Like inhabitable diagrams, these installations can be read as two fragments of a 3D-gridded matrix—the timber framework expressing x-, y-, and z- lines of interconnecting spatial relations." Post it here.

Glass 136

Glass Diagram Structural Engineering Installation 136

aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sky park Located between the new green corridor and the existing neighbourhood along the railway, the housing complex will be a kick-off project part of a larger urban redevelopment with mixed-use buildings for the whole area. Source by Mecanoo.

Housing 78

Housing Diagram Commercial Structural Engineering 78

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 17, 2024

The development involves three interconnecting buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, retail, cultural and office spaces along with a boutique hotel. All three buildings are connected via an underground retail spine and street-level pedestrian walkways: the pedestrian bridges provide further connectivity between the two shopping malls.

Development 52

Development Developer Construction Construction 52

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

With a Triple-Zero ambition the aim is to demonstrate that naturally climatization of buildings can be achieved with 0kWh purchased energy. Facade Diagram. Image © Snøhetta. The site plan has been shifted from a shadowy square to an iconic triangular plaza with the river Akerselva as its central feature. Source by Snøhetta.

Diagram 59

Diagram Regulation Residential Site 59

Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2023

Named Longquan Mountain Observatory, the building overlooks the city of Chengdu from the top of Longquan Mountain. The result is a sprawling building made from undulating forms that are connected at various heights, designed to create the impression that they are a part of the rising surface of the mountain.

Roofing 98

Roofing Diagram Consulting Design 98

aasarchitecture

MAY 8, 2022

Adopting a classic ‘contrapposto’ movement, the mixed-use tower faces in almost every direction and offers public areas high up in the building. UNStudio’s design is closely interlinked with the engineering and sustainability concept developed by Werner Sobek. In total the building provides 17 lifts, of which 5 are service elevators.

Consulting 93

Consulting Engineering Engineering Diagram 93

aasarchitecture

MAY 19, 2022

The new industrial park will drive innovation in the field of construction engineering and usher in a new era of intelligent, digital and green construction. The angular main building is wrapped in transparent floor-to-ceiling glass and cantilevers twelve meters over the site, appearing to float above the folded stone landscape.

Diagram 97

Diagram Industrial Innovation Site 97

aasarchitecture

MAY 11, 2022

The brief requests the reconstruction of the Town Hall of Prerov, a building which dates back at 1969 outcome of an intensive political period of Czechia. erov respecting the character of the building and emphasizing the aim of the town hall as a social generator rather than a power imposer. Existing building. Site Plan.

Zoning 95

Zoning Diagram Structural Engineering Safety 95

aasarchitecture

JUNE 20, 2023

Designed and developed by Waechter Architecture, the Mississippi Workshop was conceived as a proving ground for sustainable building systems and “all-wood” construction technologies and equally, as a forum for new creative conversations. The building already accommodates an array of uses. Source by Waechter Architecture.

Architecture 59

Architecture Commercial Diagram Structural Engineering 59

aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The whole forms a unitary and airy volume, with the vertical passages located in the corners of the building open and transparent. Concept Diagram. The architectural composition is rigorous and restrained, composed of simple and pure lines. Image © Coldefy. Axonometric View.

Diagram 59

Diagram Urban Development Transportation Exterior 59

aasarchitecture

JUNE 23, 2022

The scheme is comprised of 12 residential buildings collectively providing 4000 households. The interface between buildings form semi-enclosed spaces, promoting a sense of intimacy and community across the site on a human scale. Ltd Second Stage Construction: Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co., Function diagram.

Housing 52

Housing Diagram Residential Real Estate 52

Architizer

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From conceptual designs to projects under construction to completed buildings, we are proud to serve as a platform for showcasing the talent and innovation of architectural designers, visualizers, engineers, manufacturers and photographers from across the globe. Click here to learn how to start uploading projects to Architizer.

Project 93

Project Firms Diagram Masterplanning 93

aasarchitecture

JUNE 19, 2023

With an overall site of 11,600 sqm and a total building area of 26,000 sqm, the concert hall is one of the most significant cultural projects in the nation’s capital. On the south side of the building, a 350-seat rehearsal hall is nestled within curved wooden walls shaped to optimize acoustics. Photo © Zhengdong.Li Photo © Zhengdong.Li

Architect 52

Architect Diagram Consulting Structural Engineering 52

aasarchitecture

MARCH 22, 2022

The site at Caobao Road has been used as a university campus since the 1950s and, over the years, a number of teaching and residential buildings have been built. The existing campus consists of a range of diverse buildings and the brief stipulated that some of these be retained and integrated into the new campus. Diagram functions.

Diagram 52

Diagram Students Management Structural Engineering 52

aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 3, 2022

With future rising seas, the buildings and sites are designed for flood resilience and adaptation by raising the courtyard to the second floor and strategically adjusting elevations of ground level amenities and lobby spaces. The buildings also utilize alternative reinforcing and concrete materials that are less susceptible to corrosion.

Civil Engineering 52

Civil Engineering Engineering Engineering Diagram 52

aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Openings have been introduced to the current building façade on Via Duse, inviting the public into the museum and Piazza Egizia for various daily leisure activities. Image © OMA A central Spine connects the six urban rooms together, also to both of the museum’s entrances on Via Accademia and Via Duse.

Diagram 52

Diagram Restoration Foundation Events 52

aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The wetlands feature a boardwalk that serves both as a scenic route and an educational tool for employees, including plant identification, informative diagrams, and seating areas amidst nature. Additionally, roof-sourced stormwater can be efficiently recycled for internal building use.

Diagram 69

Diagram Roofing Environment Site 69

aasarchitecture

JANUARY 20, 2022

The University’s shared facilities and laboratory spaces unfold around this green space, providing equal access and visibility and delivering a first-class R&D building to attract the best research talent from across the world. A series of cascading gardens within the building’s frame create a lush green oasis. Image © 10 Design.

Technology 52

Technology Technology Diagram Design 52

aasarchitecture

MAY 14, 2024

Located in the Liuxiandong Headquarters Base of Shenzhen, the T33 Full-Time Center (T33 for short), also known as Transsion Tower, is a vertical green building that stands out amidst the city’s skyline dominated by steel frames and glass curtain walls, providing a connection to nature.

Commercial 64

Commercial Environment Glass Visualization 64

aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Image © Schmidt Hammer Lassen While the original building sits at the top of the park, the extension is weaved into the sloping terrain, consciously subjecting itself to the landscape’s conditions in an effort to minimize its footprint in the park. The expected start of construction is late 2025. Source by Schmidt Hammer Lassen.

Diagram 59

Diagram Zoning Landscape Cities 59

Deezen

AUGUST 5, 2022

Additionally, the structure itself resembled a simplistic low-polygon render so I thought that using a decades-old video game engine to depict it was fitting.". Douglas is building Duke Smoochem 3D as a modification of the popular 1990s first-person-shooter game Duke Nukem. Dan Douglas (@dandouglas) July 31, 2022.

Diagram 122

Diagram Installation Structure Engineering 122

aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Diagram Sustainability. The upgrade of the natatorium removed nonconforming exterior additions, and the south façade’s 1980 diptych mural “Primal Sea” was restored by its creator, Precita Eyes. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte. Photo © Bruce Damonte.

Consulting 52

Consulting Civil Engineering Design Engineering 52

aasarchitecture

JUNE 1, 2022

The abundant greenery helps to cool the surroundings, reducing the amount of energy needed to cool the building and making the valley itself a comfortable, welcoming environment for both residents and visitors. Diagram Sustainability. Image © MVRD. Image © MVRD. Source by MVRDV. Image © MVRD. Image © MVRD. Image © MVRD. Image © MVRD.

Diagram 52

Diagram Structural Engineering Residential Development 52