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 8th 2011

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Flat Tower
by: Yoann Mescam, Paul-Eric Schirr
Bonnans, and Xavier Schirr-Bonnans
in: Rennes, France

To channel a cult favorite breakfast cereal jingle, this honeycomb tower’s big… yeah yeah yeah!  it’s not small… no no no!

It’s so big, in fact, that if the proposed structure were built, it’s diameter would be equal to length of Burj Khalifa laid on its side.  Designed in an attempt to keep the skyline of the city open, the mixed-use mound doubles as roof to protect inhabitants, while using the square footage for rain collection and solar panels. 

Posted at 12:43pm and tagged with: enclosure, roof, urban design, architecture, proposal, rennes, france, sustainable, green space, development,.

Flat Towerby: Yoann Mescam, Paul-Eric SchirrBonnans, and Xavier Schirr-Bonnansin: Rennes, France To channel a cult favorite breakfast cereal jingle, this honeycomb tower’s big… yeah yeah yeah!  it’s not small… no no no!It’s so big, in fact, that if the proposed structure were built, it’s diameter would be equal to length of Burj Khalifa laid on its side.  Designed in an attempt to keep the skyline of the city open, the mixed-use mound doubles as roof to protect inhabitants, while using the square footage for rain collection and solar panels. 

October 31st 2010

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tel aviv port
by: mayslits kassif architects
in: Tel Aviv, Israel

This rehab project, on one of Israel’s most gorgeous waterfronts, is a blend of public gathering space and private port development in Tel Aviv.  The slowly rolling decking, designed to represent the mythological dunes the project was built on, seems like it would be an awesome place to ride a bike or skateboard, or go for a stroll.   Definately a nice blend of urbanism and architecture.

(Source: dezeen.com)

Posted at 4:09pm and tagged with: mound, urban design, israel,.

tel aviv portby: mayslits kassif architectsin: Tel Aviv, Israel This rehab project, on one of Israel’s most gorgeous waterfronts, is a blend of public gathering space and private port development in Tel Aviv.  The slowly rolling decking, designed to represent the mythological dunes the project was built on, seems like it would be an awesome place to ride a bike or skateboard, or go for a stroll.   Definately a nice blend of urbanism and architecture.