Savill Building, Windsor Great Park that located in United Kingdom, was designed by Glenn Howells Architects. The main feature of the building is its larch gridshell roof, which is clad with green oak. Both the larch and the oak are from The Crown Estate’s own sustainable sources from within the Windsor Estate. It was designed in conjunction with Buro Happold and Robert Haskins Waters Engineers along...
Designed by Kebony, High quality, cost-effective wood that is environmentally-friendly and sustainable is located in United Kingdom. Kebony uses a patented ‘Kebonization’ process that makes sustainable wood more durable, harder and dimensionally stable using liquids from bio waste; produced without harmful substances, such as toxic metal usually contained in preservative treated wood, Kebony...
The Engineering Facility, National University of Ireland designed by RMJM is located in Galway, Ireland. In an unusual twist, sections of the building’s foundations and structural engineering have been unveiled so that tutors may use them as reference points during lessons. Similarly a range of green treatments are on show for educational gain, such as large-scale rainwater harvesting systems, a...
The Sûreté du Québec Mlll District Regional Headquarters designed by Services intégrés Lemay et associés is located in Mascouche, Canada. The distribution in a cross shape, slightly off-centred, allowed the public entrance to be moved away from the secured entrances. The architects proposed a compact volumetry, reducing the building’s footprint and envelope, maximising interior / exterior...
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 light-weight long-span steel truss system. This tensile membrane performs...