Mound, hearth, enclosure, roof, and column. The way we see it, Gottfried Semper and scholars already figured out what makes honest tectonic form. We're looking for the element that satisfies our primitive urge to value architecture that's good.

March 17th 2011

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jugaad
by: sanjeev shankar
in: rajokri, india

945 cooking oil cans repurposed as a floating canopy to gather under.   

Posted at 6:46pm and tagged with: roof, rajokri, india, sanjeev shankar, oil cans, makeshift, canopy, architecture, design, re-purposing,.

jugaadby: sanjeev shankarin: rajokri, india 945 cooking oil cans repurposed as a floating canopy to gather under.   

March 1st 2011

IT Building Proposal
by: Nicolas Laisne
in: New Delhi, India

We’re big fans of the BBC show “The IT Crowd”, so whenever we see mention of anything IT, our first response is to respond “… have you tried turning it on and off again?”  Unfortunately for comedy, but to the great fortune of the intended occupants, this proposed IT building forgoes reliance on heavy mechanical systems, and instead uses cooling techniques like building orientation, double facades, and various fenestration sizes and screens to keep cool. 

For some reason “Helloooo… IT… Have you tried turning your passive cooling system on and off again?” doesn’t quite have the same ring.

Posted at 1:55pm and tagged with: India, office, hotel, mixed use, enclosure, sustainable, growies,.

IT Building Proposal by: Nicolas Laisnein: New Delhi, IndiaWe’re big fans of the BBC show “The IT Crowd”, so whenever we see mention of anything IT, our first response is to respond “… have you tried turning it on and off again?”  Unfortunately for comedy, but to the great fortune of the intended occupants, this proposed IT building forgoes reliance on heavy mechanical systems, and instead uses cooling techniques like building orientation, double facades, and various fenestration sizes and screens to keep cool.  For some reason “Helloooo… IT… Have you tried turning your passive cooling system on and off again?” doesn’t quite have the same ring.