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Evolver
Designer: Studio: ALICE: Entrée Alpine Spring Semester 2009
Location: Lake Stelli, Zermatt, Switzerland
Image Credits: Joël Tettamanti / ALICE Studio EPFL
Evolver is an architectural artefact intervening on the panorama surrounding Zermatt. It was designed and executed by a team of 2nd year students from the ALICE studio at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. In an effort to take full advantage of the site\'s extensive and astounding views, the project sits strategically next to the lake Stelli at an altitude of 2,536 m (8,320 feet).
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Posted: 10/09/2009
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St. Jozef Health Care Center
Designer: One Architecture
Location: The Netherlands
St. Jozef, a monastery dating from the 1950’s is being transformed into a health care centre. The architectural interventions set up a dialogue with the existing characteristics of the complex.
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Posted: 10/09/2009
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Paper Tower
Designer: Shigeru Ban
Location: London
A 23-metre high cardboard tube tower designed by Shiger Ban is expected to sell for between £50,000 and £70,000 next week at auction.
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Posted: 10/08/2009
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Casa Q
Designer: asensio_mah and J.M. Aguirre Aldaz
Location: Norte De Espana
Composed of a series of offset, asymmetrical rectangular sections, Casa Q is a black obelisk in Norte De Espana. The home rests on a wood-slatted patio overlooking a pool and the town below. Inside, the home that appears to have few windows is surprisingly bright, as large skylights add to it’s architectural mystique.
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Posted: 10/08/2009
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Vertical Village
Designer: GRAFT
Location: Dubai, UAE
At first glance, Graft Lab’s dazzling complex in Dubai may appear to have a cluster of sparkling geometric pools at its base. But upon further inspection, the web-like structures are actually something even more desirable than a place to take a dip in the hot desert – a means of collecting the scorching rays of the sun and transforming them into energy. Dubbed the Vertical Village, this multi-use building and accompanying massive array of solar collectors was designed to work smarter, not harder, which is expected to earn it a LEED Gold certification when it is completed.
→ inhabitat.com
Posted: 10/07/2009
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