3/12/2014 news - eVolo | Architecture Magazine http://www.evolo.us/category/news/page/181/ 1/16 Home news magazine competition About Shop Jobs News architecture design art 2014 Trabeculae: Re-imagining the Office Building By: admin | May - 28 - 2010 Trabeculae is the result of re-imagining the central atrium office tower. Replacing the traditional operation of repetitive extrusion, a heliotrope branching system actively seeks out those areas within the zoning envelope with greatest access to daylight. Forking and swelling in response to varying light conditions the atrium is thus conceived as a site-specific network that traverses intelligently and freely from one façade to another. The atrium becomes the defining element of differentiation within otherwise normative floor plates while maintaining efficient floor space ratios.
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Trabeculae: Re-imagining the Office Building
By: admin | May - 28 - 2010
Trabeculae is the result of re-imagining the central atrium office tower. Replacing the traditional operation of
repetitive extrusion, a heliotrope branching system actively seeks out those areas within the zoning envelope with
greatest access to daylight. Forking and swelling in response to varying light conditions the atrium is thus
conceived as a site-specific network that traverses intelligently and freely from one façade to another. The atrium
becomes the defining element of differentiation within otherwise normative floor plates while maintaining efficient
Helices Tower conceived by Julia Koerner is a building prototype that aims to transform the modern high-rise
typology for equatorial climates through the incorporation of sustainable, bioclimatic building-systems. The designdemonstrates that passive ventilation strategies can be exploited for both energy efficiency and formal beauty.
The design features innovative building systems that transition from highly articulated, two-dimensional façade
patterns to three-dimensional bioclimatic interior spaces.
Helices Tower consists of two primary elements: opaque monolithic cores, incorporating the ventilation systemand primary structural system, and the twisting helices that span in-between to form floor slabs and interior
spaces. The cores are located on the east and west sides to shade the building from low solar angles while thehelical slabs create a fluid gradient pattern on the façade and provide additional shading for the interior. Read the
Benidorm is a Spanish town that enjoys a pleasant semi-arid Mediterranean weather. It attracts thousands of
tourists to its pristine waters and beaches. In the last few years it has been affected by unregulated construction
that destroyed most of its vegetation with catastrophic consequences. There has been an increase in temperature,reduction of humidity, and long summer droughts. Read the rest of this entry »
Urban Stakes is a new type of skyscraper designed by French architects Laurent Bariat and Yann Magnet
for the city of Lyon in France. The first urban planning for this city dates back to the Roman Empire. The second
one took place during the Middle Ages and the third one during the industrial revolution. During the last fourdecades its population has dramatically increased and the urban fabric is rapidly growing with careful
consideration of the environment. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Circle at Zurich Airport by Asymptote Architecture
By: admin | May - 24 - 2010
The Circle at Zurich Airport is a mixed-use development designed by New York-based avant-garde
architectural firm Asymptote Architecture. The complex near Zurich’s international airport seeks to become acultural, commercial, health, and educational destination to the city while serving the needs of travelers. It is
designed as four towers above a three story plinth that connects to the surrounding landscape. Between each
tower there are external galleries that connect the interior of the Circle to the city. Asymptote’s design anticipates
the evolution in transportations hubs that will become active urban environments utilizing the energy and action offlight and internationalism. Read the rest of this entry »
Rocinha, Brazil, is one of the world’s largest slums with a population over 150,000 people. It is located in the
southern part of Rio de Janeiro; a hillside the overlooks the city and the ocean. In the 1930’s the Rocinha
community emerged from the division of large farm fields and in the 1940’s and 1950’s it was the epicenter of
illegal settlements with lack of regulation. The result is an area with a strong community bonds but without anyinfrastructure or security.
One of the most interesting characteristics of the “favelas” is the non-existent boundaries between public and
private space. The unorganized construction creates residual spaces that are use by the residents for all kinds of
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community activities. Our intention is to design a high-rise building that will provide safe housing for the peoplewhile preserving these in-between areas. Read the rest of this entry »
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Asymptote’s FCD Yongsan Tower in Seoul
By: admin | May - 22 - 2010
Award-winning architecture studio Asymptote, directed by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, recently
unveiled their design for the FCD Yongsan Landmark Tower in Seoul, Korea. The tower was conceived by
Asymptote and engineered by Thorton Tomassetti. It was designed to confront the notion of a single spire,instead, proposes the idea of coupling and stringing three towers together. According to Asymptote, “the
inherent symbolism and reading of this tower will appeal to the global community and place a focus on South
Korea, specifically Seoul’s aspirations for the future. Read the rest of this entry »
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Masdar Headquarters Showcased at Smithsonian’s DesignTriennial