Tung Chung Swimming Pool in Hong Kong

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... 

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Wood Farm Residential Annexe in Ipswich, United Kingdom

The Wood Farm Residential Annexe designed by rodney black design studios is located in Ipswich, United Kingdom.  The specific building type is the green oak barn, examples of which are still standing and sound after 800 years. This design evolves the type by tectonic treatment of the interconnecting spaces, the use of purlin arch brace arcades to give the roof structure a fugal rhythm and by the outshot... 

Tags: Barn, Building insulation, Emissivity, Energy conservation, Engineering, Heat transfer, Insulated glazing, Insulators, Ipswich, Mechanical engineering, natural clay products, Thermal protection, United Kingdom, Windows, Wood

ADIA Designed to represent modern commerce and culture in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ADIA  Designed to represent modern commerce and culture that located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. The building is responsive to natural forces. Its “active” façade comprises three layers: a low-e-coated, double-glazed outer skin; a single-glazed internal skin; and a solar-controlled blind in the cavity. This composite provides a high... 

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, building materials, e-coated, Energy conservation, Engineering, Glass, Heat transfer, Insulated glazing, Kohn Pedersen Fox, KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES P.C., Low-energy building, Mechanical engineering, Shading coefficient, Thermal protection, United Arab Emirates

Loblolly house in Maryland, United States

Designed by Kieran Timberlake Architects, Loblolly house is located in Maryland, United States. This project proposes a new, more efficient method of building through the use of building information modeling (BIM) and integrated component assemblies. The thousands of parts that make up a house were collapsed into a small number of offsite fabricated cartridges and blocks and simply attached to an industrial... 

Tags: Building engineering, Building Information Modeling, Building insulation, Construction, Door, electric and mechanical systems, Energy conservation, Engineering, Environment, Heat transfer, Insulators, Kieran Timberlake Architects, Maryland, Mechanical engineering, radiation, Thermal insulation, United States

Deptford Green School in London, United Kingdom

Designed by Watkins Gray International, Deptford Green School Located in New Cross, South East London, the £27m new build project, which is part of Lewisham‘s BSF programme, will create a 11,600 sq m school able to accommodate 1300 pupils, including accommodation for 25 children with dyslexia. The design features include larger than standard classrooms offering flexible teaching formats, the organisation... 

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