Bardessono, LEED Platinum pursuing Luxury inn and spa completes in California, United States

The Bardessono, LEED Platinum pursuing Luxury inn and spa completes designed by WATG is located in California, United States.  The inn includes a spa with four treatment rooms, a 75-foot-long rooftop infinity pool, a fine-dining restaurant, and meeting space. The design reflects a blending of the Valley’s agrarian character, the high refinement associated with its wines, and the indoor/outdoor... 

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Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower in Tokyo, Japan

Located in Tokyo, Japan, Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower was designed by Tange Associates. The tower floor plan is simple. Three rectangular classroom areas rotate 120 degrees around the inner core. From the 1st floor to the 50th floor, these rectangular classroom areas are arranged in a curvilinear form. The inner core consists of an elevator, staircase and shaft. The Student Lounge is located between the... 

Tags: Architecture, Building engineering, Construction, Curtain wall, Earthquake engineering, Japan, Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Shinjuku Tokyo, Stairway, Student Lounge, Tange Associates, Tokyo

Eco-housing Development in Nanjing, China

Designed by BDP,  Eco-housing Development is located in Nanjing, China. The external expression of the building has significant elements that are integral to the green design philosophy. Apartments have full height louvered triple glazing on the balconies to the south east elevation. These balconies offer a changeable and dynamic representation of the passive design philosophy, allowing free flowing... 

Tags: Appropriate technology, Architecture, Balcony, Building engineering, China, Construction, Engineering, Environment, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Louver, Nanjing, Natural ventilation, Rainwater harvesting, sustainable building, Windows

Wiliam Wake House in Northampton, United Kingdom

The Wiliam Wake House designed by ADAM Architecture is located in Northampton, United Kingdom.  This is the first phase of the Cliftonville site development providing a modern purpose-built healthcare building close to the perimeter of the existing hospital campus.  It has been designed with courtyards and internal spaces, and provides facilities which aid treatment and rehabilitation while offering... 

Tags: Adam, Architect, architectural design, Architecture, Building design, Building engineering, Cliftonville, Construction, Courtyard, dom, George Wallet, healthcare building, Hospital, King, Northamptonshire, Robert Adam, Visual arts

Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices in Groningen, Netherlands

Designed by UNStudio, Education Executive Agency and Tax Offices is located in Groningen, Netherlands. A monochromatic form with repetitive projecting fins, the structure towers above its neighbours in the public realm, its asymmetric form ‘set amidst small, ancient woodland, sheltering rare and protected species’. External developments are still in progress, as concepts for a sizeable public garden... 

Tags: Building engineering, Education Executive Agency, Groningen, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Low-energy building, Netherlands, sustainable building