Permak Yalikavak in Bodrum, Turkey

Located in Bodrum, Turkey, Permak Yalikavak was designed by Emre Arolat Mimarlik Ltd. Sti, Like nearly all projects in similar regions, Yalikavak has been formed with an approach that gives priority to its relation with the topography; in the Yalikavak region where building bylaws are relatively looser than in the centre of the Bodrum Peninsula, in a physical environment where the buildings that have... 

Tags: Bodrum, Building, Emre Arolat Mimarlik Ltd., Geography, Geography of Turkey, Geomorphology, Physical geography, Topography, Turkey

Glamis Apartments in Santiago, Chile

Located in Santiago, Chile, Glamis Apartments was designed by  Gonzalo Mardones Arquitecto, Glamis Apartment’s main facade consists of two large walls which contain a series of openings and windows of different sizes that reflect the project’s internal program. From a constructive point of view the building is resolved with concrete incorporating titanium dioxide and a system of phenolic molds... 

Tags: Architecture, Building, Chile, Construction, Engineering, Framing, Gonzalo Mardones Arquitecto, Santiago, Structural system, Window, Woodworking

Chapel of Deaconesses in Versailles, France

The Chapel of Deaconesses designed by Marc Rolinet is located in Versailles, France. On an area of private parkland in the town of Versailles, this stunning new chapel has been built to replace a simple canvas marqueen,for the religious community of the Deaconesses of Reuilly. They asked Marc Rolinet to design their new chapel as a symbolic echo of the tent – a discreet, but warm and welcoming... 

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The City of Calgary Water Centre in Calgary, Canada

The City of Calgary Water Cent that located in Calgary, Canada, was designed by The City of Calgary. Completed in fall 2007, the Water Centre is a new sustainable office building for approximately 800 City of Calgary staff. Re-mediated from an existing 85-acre brownfield site to meet Canadian reclamation guidelines, this building revitalised an important region in Calgary, and sets a new standard for... 

Tags: Alberta, brownfield site, Building, Building engineering, Calgary, Canada, Construction, Efficient energy use, energy, Energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy performance, energy savings, Environment, Green building, less energy, sustainable building, Water Centre

Robert Bateman Art & Environmental Education Centre in Victoria, Canada

The Robert Bateman Art & Environmental Education Centre designed by Iredale Group Architecture is located in Victoria, Canada. The Bateman Centre is an initiative of Royal Roads University to offer environmental stewardship training within the context of a traditional art gallery and natural science museum. Named after famed Canadian wildlife artist Robert Bateman (who has donated a large portion... 

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