Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Designed by HMC Architects, Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Terminal is located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The design solution is purposeful – its form emerges from various environmental and programmatic factors. The undulating skin is carefully calibrated to the path of the sun and wind in order to minimise the solar radiation, and the building envelope achieves [...]

Tags: adaptive and sustainable design solution, Cruise Terminal, energy performance, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Port, Los Angeles International Airport, radiation, Taiwan, transportation hub

TEXO®, Versatile panel system proves effective across a wide range of applications in United Kingdom

Designed by Tensoforma, TEXO®, Versatile panel system proves effective across a wide range of applications  is located in United Kingdom. TEXO® consists of an aluminium extrusion frame system which can be clad with a huge variety of solid and mesh fabric types. An elastomeric strip attached to the fabric performs like a spring and ensures [...]

Tags: Earthquake engineering, Engineering, Extrusion, Lightbox, Roofs, Structural engineering, Structural system, Tensile architecture, Tensile structure, United Kingdom

Elenko Residence is New Home in Osoyoos, Canada

Located in Osoyoos, Canada, Elenko Residence is New Home was designed by CEI Architecture Planning Interiors.The building site is small and compact, facing eastward across the lake. Provincial legislation requires a 30-metre setback from the high water mark of the lake. The owner, a city planner, was able to convince the Ministry of Environment and [...]

Tags: Canada, city planner, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, energy consumption, functional solutions, Garden, Geography, Geography of British Columbia, Local government in the United States, Ministry of Environment, Okanagan, Okanagan Country, Osoyoos, Variance, Zoning

Amagansett a New Family House in New York, United States

The Amagansett House designed by Francois de Menil Architect PC is located in New York, United States.  With its roots in Eastern Long Island’s modernist design explorations during the 1950s and 1960s, the Amagansett House exemplifies functional simplicity and energy conservation in its resolution of client program and site conditions. The poetry of the house [...]

Tags: acre site, Amagansett, Atlantic ocean, Building insulation, East Hampton (town) New York, Energy conservation, energy efficient goals, Engineering, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Francois de Menil, Geography of New York, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Long Island Rail Road stations, Louver, Mechanical engineering, New York City, The Whaleboat House, United States, Ventilation

United Real Estate Company Residential Complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The United Real Estate Company Residential Complex designed by KEO International Consultants is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The design solution led by Senior Principal Designer Raj Patel carves a void out of the podium’s center to create a ceremonial entrance court. A landscaped boulevard from the main road leads to the center of [...]

Tags: Apartment, Dubai, Podium, Raj Patel, Senior Principal Designer, Townhouse, United Arab Emirates, United Real Estate Company Residential Complex