* Residential Architecture: Pentomonium Towers – Yongsan International Business District by Murphy/Jahn

Residential Architecture: Pentomonium Towers – Yongsan International Business District by Murphy/Jahn: “..pair of towers are set diagonal to each other and connected with a bridge at the midpoint and gridded rooftop canopy. reaching 320 meters tall, the slender profile emerges from a small square footprint, minimizing the number of units on each level while maximizing seclusion offering dwellers an urban living experience previously only found with individual homes. the scenic southwestern views are enhanced by internally shifting the vertical circulation cores towards the northeastern elevation. the resulting U-shaped configuration may be subdivided, maintaining their outward perspectives while penthouses use the entire floor..”  Another rather spectacular project for the Yongsan International Business District, interior gardens, views, exclusivity, flexibility..

See our other posts on project for the Yongsan International Business District: Residential Architecture: Project R6 – Yongsan International Business District by REX Architecture and Architecture: The Blade – Yongsan International Business District by Dominique Perrault, as well as two other posts on projects by Murphy/Jahn: Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn and Architecture: Cologne Bonn Airport by Murphy/Jahn.

image: Courtesy of Murphy/Jahn; article: Designboom

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* Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn

Architecture: Post Tower by Murphy/Jahn: “..The split, shifted oval..facilitates views from the city, and minimizes negative wind effects through its aerodynamic shape. The building rethinks the type of high-rise office tower in relation to function, technology and user comfort..In plan the split oval halves are separated by a 7,20 m wide space. The connecting glass floors at 9-story intervals form skygardens, which serve as communication floors and elevator crossovers. The glass elevators of the low and high zones run in the center of the skygarden, providing views and orientation..”  A distinctive high-tech, low-energy office tower..

See our post on another project by Murphy/Jahn: Architecture: Cologne Bonn Airport by Murphy/Jahn.

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image: Courtesy of Murphy/Jahn; article: King , Victoria . “Flashback: Post Tower / Murphy/Jahn” 07 May 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/231521&gt;

* Architecture: Cologne Bonn Airport by Murphy/Jahn

Architecture: Cologne Bonn Airport by Murphy/Jahn: “..The existing Cologne/Bonn Airport is a landmark. The demands of wide-body jets, the associated requirement for additional functional and circulatory areas, intensified security arrangements and baggage handling all combine to demand a restructuring of the airport..Both on the air and landsides, the solution consists of tensioned steel umbrella structures that also provide roofing over the new vehicle access driveway. Outside the existing building, the same steel umbrellas form a light and translucent terminal hall with adjacent terminal gates..The roof membrane, with north facing skylights flooding the departure hall with daylight and thus eliminating the need for artificial light. The skylights are protected from high sun angles by exterior sunshades of perforated steel. The solid roof areas are clad in terne-coated stainless steel..”

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image: Courtesy of Murphy/Jahn; article: King , Victoria . “Flashback: Cologne Bonn Airport / Murphy/Jahn” 03 May 2012. ArchDaily. <http://www.archdaily.com/231388&gt;

Architectural Sandcastles From Las Vegas to Dubai – Architectural Record

CityCenter, Las Vegas; Pelli Clarke Pelli, Rafael Vinoly Architects, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Murphy/Jahn, KPF, Foster+Partners

image: MGM Resorts International/Architectural Record

Architectural Record has published a number of interesting articles and slide shows reviewing the Burj Khalia in Dubai and the Las Vegas City Center looking at, among other things, lighting, construction and economics, notably the boom to bust global economic conditions more or less coinciding with the debut of construction of these two structures and their final completion dates.

LIGHTING

Burj Khalifa lighting, here.  (Slide show, here.)

Las Vegas City Center lighting, here.  (Slide show, here.)

PRODUCT REVIEW – Burj Khalifa, Dubai & CityCenter, Las Vegas

Slide show with detailed descriptions, here

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

“Beyond Limits”, by Josephine Minutillo, here.

“Burj Khalia, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); The completion of the world’s tallest skyscraper raises intriguing questions about the significance of this gleaming, spiraling form.”, by Blair Kamin, here.

Adrian Smith website (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture), here.

Perhaps not quite all-encompassing, but certainly with serious pretensions…

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