Spiegel Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany

Was designed by Henning Larsen Architects, Spiegel Headquarters, Located at the gateway of HafenCity, Spiegel HQ, Hamburg, Germany, visually connects and contrasts with Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie building to the west. The Spiegel building and Ericus building sculpt two distinct plazas: one arrival plaza for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles from Brooktorkai and one public [...]

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Caserne de Bonne, A bioclimatic shopping centre in Grenoble, France

Was designed by Groupe-6, Caserne de Bonne, A bioclimatic shopping centre, that located in Grenoble, France, The site, located between the city centre and the ‘Grands Boulevards’, was sold to the city in 1990 in order to develop a model green ZAC (concerted development urban area) with high environmental quality (HQE), partialy funded by the [...]

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Passivhaus for social housing in United Kingdom

Designed by bere:architects, Passivhaus for social housing that located in United Kingdom, The first Passivhaus homes in Wales for social housing, including the UK’s first zero carbon Passive House, have just been completed during summer 2010. Designed by bere:architects, the two progressive houses are the central features of Future Homes, a demonstration centre for sustainable [...]

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5** Spa Hotel in Andalusia, Spain

Located in Andalusia, Spain, 5** Spa Hotel was designed by Amin Taha. Through a competitive interview process of an international shortlist of architects that included Thomas Heatherwick and David Adjaye, Amin Taha were selected to conduct a masterplan for this Residential Hotel Resort. The brief called for a 5** Spa hotel and 200 homes that [...]

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Kidbrooke Village in London, United Kingdom

The Kidbrooke Village  designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands is located in London, United Kingdom.  The Kidbrooke masterplan covers 109 hectares of land in South East London, immediately to the east of Blackheath Park with Greenwich Park and the Royal Observatory beyond. The project presented the significant challenge of establishing a cohesive new Kidbrooke community in [...]

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