Tung Chung Swimming Pool in Hong Kong

Located in Hong Kong, Tung Chung Swimming Pool was designed by Ronald Lu & Partners. Reflecting its coastal locality and function of an aquatic sports venue, the design takes the concept of a sea shell resting on the shore and shaped in an organic and aerodynamic profile using a double-layer PTFE tensioned membrane over a [...]

Tags: aquatic sports venue, Biological membrane, Building engineering, Construction, Cool roof, Earthquake engineering, Engineering, Heat transfer, light-weight long-span steel truss system, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Ronald Lu, Roofs, Structural system, Tensile architecture, Thermal comfort, Tung Chung Swimming Pool

Scandinave Les Bains Vieux-Montréal in Montreal, Canada

Designed by saucier + perrotte architectes, Scandinave Les Bains Vieux-Montréal  is located in Montreal, Canada. Located in the heart of historic Old Montreal and facing the vibrant piers of Old Port, Scandinave Les Bains Vieux-Montréal is an urban spa whose purpose is to provide a thermal therapy experience that engages each of the body’s senses. [...]

Tags: Bathing, Canada, Human behavior, Man-Made Disaster, Massage, Montreal, Montréal Gers, Old Port, Personal life, Sauna, Spa, steam bath, Therapy, Thermal bath

Ener[gie]nger In Munich, Germany

Located in Munich, Germany, Ener[gie]nger, Germany, was designed by peterlorenzateliers,The spiral begins at entrance of the Gienger showroom at the east of the building by means of a wide open projecting roof. Opposite, at the west side, a similar opening is put to use for the cash and carry wholesale store. The slanting external surfaces [...]

Tags: Architect, Business/Finance, educational energy trail, energy, energy-saving sector, Germany, Gienger, Grid parity, metal and glass elements, Munich, Photovoltaic module, Photovoltaics

Balmoral House in Brisbane, Australia

Located in Brisbane, Australia, Balmoral House was designed by Owen & Vokes reaction to the setting of an existing Queenslander – a site which is heavily overlooked by 5 neighbouring properties – led to the construction of a facade that idealises the setting for new rooms accommodating a bathhouse, stair room, guest room, family room [...]

Tags: Architecture, Australia, Brisbane, formal devices, Prague, Renaissance architecture, Villa Foscari, Villa Mueller, Writer

Photographer’s Studio and Boat House in Kawarthas, Ontario, Canada

Located in Kawarthas, Ontario, Canada, Photographer’s Studio and Boat House was designed by gh3. Photographer’s Studio and Boat House on Stoney Lake is a reimagination of the archetypal glass house in a landscape. A continuation of thinking about this architectural ambition, the central conceit of the glass house is reconceived through a contemporary lens of [...]

Tags: active systems, Architecture, Building engineering, Canada, Construction, Curtain wall, deciduous hedgerow guard, Engineering, Kawarthas, lakefront site, Mirror, Ontario, Optics, Photographer, Photographer’s Studio, Stoney Lake, Windows