Уникальные архитектурные проекты

Exspozita building // L’Arca International. — 2020. — № 155. — P. 36-41. — 7 pict.

Переведенное заглавие: Здание «Экспозита».

… Extensive landscaping on the apartment terraces creates the feeling of a green oasis, while the inward-facing balconies create a sense of being protected from the city’s hub-and-bub. The building, which has been rotated in relation to the shape of the building lot, has no closed fronts and a variety of openings that widen out to improve circulation and open up to its south courtyard along Bly Gergi Fishta, one of the main tree-lined avenues in the capital of Albania. These features make it really stand out from the rest of the densely packed and highly impermeable surrounding buildings.

Constructed over 24 levels, the building is tallest at the rear and is inspired by the mountainscapes of the Balkans, particularly Mount Dajti. Ekspozita Building’s distinctive geometric layout means it only takes up 44% of the building lot….

Opus // L’Arca International. — 2020. — № 156. — P. 52-61. — 16 pict.

Переведенное заглавие: Многофункциональный комплекс

The precise orthogonal geometries of the Opus’ elemental glass cube contrast dramatically with the fluidity of the eight-storey void at its centre.

The cube’s double-glazed insulating façades incorporate a UV coating and a mirrored frit pattern to reduce solar gain. Applied around the entire building, this dotted frit patterning emphasizes the clarity of the building’s orthogonal form, while at the same time, dissolving its volume through the continuous play of light varying between ever-changing reflections and transparency.

The void’s 6,000 m2 façade is created from 4,300 individual units of flat, single-curved or double-curved glass. The high-efficiency glazing units are comprised of 8 mm Low-E glass (coated on the inside), a 16 mm cavity between the panes and 2 layers of 6 mm clear glass with a 1.52 mm PVB resin laminate. This curved façade was designed using digital 3D modelling that also identified specific zones which required tempered glass.

Pearson, C. A. Food for Thought / C. A. Pearson // Architectural Record. — 2021. — № 1. — P. 46-50. — 6 pict.

Переведенное заглавие: Пища для ума.

… A simple reinforced-concrete structure, the 8,775-square-foot Book vForest combines a mostly solid eastern half with a large covered porch on the west. This duality accommodates the twin functions of the library —housing books that need to be protected from too much day-light and connecting visitors to the nearby park and river. Ando says he envisioned the open western portion of the building as a modern engawa, a veranda-like element in traditional Japanese architecture that is usually raised above the ground. Due to the soft soil of the water-front site, Ando’s team used a «columnar improvement method» to reinforce the building’s concrete foundation.on.

While the library reaches out to its surroundings with a terrace on the north and a grand stair on the south, it turns inward once you enter. A three-story atrium wrapped with floor-to-ceiling linden-wood book-shelves and animated by a central stair and crisscrossing bridges serves as the focus of the interior spaces. Desks and chairs are made from linden too, while a broad set of curving stairs leading from the second floor to the third features white oak coated with clear urethane. Railings for all stairs and balconies are steel painted dark gray….

Restaurant de plein air // Le Moniteur Architecture AMC. — 2020. — № 287. — P. 102-103. — 5 phot.

Переведенное заглавие: Ресторан под открытым небом.

La région de Chengdu est réputée pour son climat agréablement chaud et le hotpot, fondue chinoise traditionnelle érigée en art de vivre. Ce contexte a guidé la conception de ce restaurant de plein air, situé à Sansheng, le poumon vert de la mégalopole. L’étang de lotus et la forêt d’eucalyptus constituent un cadre unique dans lequel l’architecture ne devait pas imposer de présence forte….

West 57^th residences tower // L’Arca International. — 2020. — № 156. — P. 70-77. — 12 pict.

Переведенное заглавие: Башня Стейнвей.

… The tower design accentuates its setbacks along 57th Street with a series of elegant, feathered steps that delicately taper the south façade as it reaches skyward. Each step corresponds with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters cladding the east and west facades. The intricate façade is designed to be viewed from multiple scales and vantage points.

Terra-cotta panels with 22 different sets of contours create a sweeping play of shadow and light from the city scale, while their glazed finish contrasts with decorative bronze filigree to provide extraordinary richness from up close.

Inlaid horizontal and vertical bronze mullions accentuate the glass curtain wall with over-sized floor-to-ceiling panels. With only one residence per floor, the design of each of the tower’s 46 full floor and duplex residences maximize the astounding Central Park and New York’s skyline views….