Sonnenhof, Construction Begins on Mixed use Development in Jena, Germany

Located in Jena, Germany , Sonnenhof, Construction Begins on Mixed use Development was designed by J, MAYER H,Architects. Spanning approximately half of the lot, the complex is split into four separate building units, leaving a large area of open space for public use during the day. The buildings are situated at the edges of the plot, framing a small urban courtyard typical of many medieval city structures. A... 

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Can Gili Footbridge in Granollers, Spain

Can Gili Footbridge that located in Granollers, Spain, was designed by Alfa Polaris S.L. The construction of the Can Gilli Footbridge was an old claim of the inhabitants of two neighbourhoods separated from one another by the trench of the BV-1432 road. So far, people from one neighbourhood wanting to go to the other one had to make a detour, crossing the road through a highway bridge, placed at the... 

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Vanguardia Offices in Santiago, Chile

Vanguardia Offices that located in Santiago, Chile, was designed by Gonzalo Mardones. The intercropped office spaces and circulations are interspersed allowing an interconnected series of spaces and spatial variety. The architectural space is enhanced through a functional poly-space. Besides the use of the roof through the fifth façade (term coined by Le Corbusier), the building provides the basement... 

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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... 

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AVSLC Leisure Centre in Lonavla, India

Designed by Sanjay Puri Architects, AVSLC Leisure Centre  is located in Lonavla, India. The clients brief requested for a wide range of activities to be housed within a single ground floor shed type structure of 1500 sq.m. Since the location enjoyed beautiful landscaped surroundings on two adjacent sides it became imperative to capture the external views from the interior spaces. Rather than creating... 

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