* Architecture: Institute for Contemporary Art by Steven Holl Architects

Architecture: Institute for Contemporary Art by Steven Holl Architects: “..will contain program to facilitate visual art, theater, music, dance and film performances for both the academic and public audiences..three storeys of galleries radiate within forked arms shaping the garden arrangement. accessed through large pivoting doors, the ground level boundary is blurred to create a seamless circulation from inside to outside. translucent glass walls introduce natural daylight while the pre-weathered satin finish zinc panels enclose the rest of the structure..geothermal wells will heat and cool the building, while green roofs will insulate the ceiling as well as absorb storm water runoff. the curtain walls will exhaust the strong solar gain of summer while insulating from the cold winter weather.”  Distinctive form, ambitious all-embracing program, geothermal energy..

See our posts on other outstanding work by Steven Holl Architects: Architecture: Knut Hamsun Centre by Steven Holl Architects, Residential Architecture: Sun Slice House by Steven Holl Architects, Architecture: Hangzhou Music Museum by Steven Holl Architects, Architecture: Museum of Ocean and Surf by Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabiao, Architecture: In China: Linked Hybrid by Steven Holl Architects, Architecture: In China: Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects and Architecture: Sustainable Architecture: Vanke Center by Steven Holl Architects.

image: courtesy of steven holl architects; article: Designboom

designalog: contact

* Residential Architecture: Sun Slice House by Steven Holl Architects

Residential Architecture: Sun Slice House by Steven Holl Architects: “..This weekend house..is organized to frame slices of sunlight. While the owner’s profession revolves around artificial light, slices of natural light and their change in space throughout the day and year is the focus of the house. While most elevations are simple rectangles strategically sliced and cut for the play of light within, the north façade is made of glass with views of Lake Garda..The steel frame and concrete structure is skinned with an alloy of copper, steel, chromium, and nickel, which weathers to a leathery red color. Interiors are white plaster with terrazzo floors on the ground level while bamboo floors cover the second. Natural ventilation and geothermal heating and cooling are part of the energy plan..”  With the weathered look of Corten Steel, extensive glazing, natural light, creative form, sharp interiors..

See our other posts on work by Steven Holl Architects: Architecture: Sustainable Architecture: Vanke Center by Steven Holl Architects, Architecture: In China: Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects, Architecture: In China: Linked Hybrid by Steven Holl Architects, Architecture: Museum of Ocean and Surf by Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabiao, and  Architecture: Hangzhou Music Museum by Steven Holl Architects.

image + article: Arthitectural

designalog: contact

Architecture: Sustainable Architecture: Vanke Center by Steven Holl Architects

Architecture: Sustainable Architecture: In China: Vanke Center by Steven Holl Architects: “..The Vanke Center will be the first, highest rated USGBC, LEED Platinum Certified Project in China..Hovering over a tropical garden, this ‘horizontal skyscraper’ – as long as the Empire State Building is tall – is a hybrid building including apartments, a hotel, and offices for the headquarters for China Vanke Co. ltd. A conference center, spa and parking are located under the large green, tropical landscape which is characterized by mounds containing restaurants and a 500 seat auditorium. The building appears as if it were once floating on a higher sea that has now subsided; leaving the structure propped up high on eight legs..”  Excellent completed project photos by Iwan Baan..

image: Iwan Baan/Arthitectural; artice: Arthitectural

designalog@live.fr