*️⃣ GES-2 House of Culture

Architect #Piano #RenzoPiano #RPBW
City #Moscow
Country #Russia #EU

🔤When thinking about what kind of building would be perfect to create a space for contemporary culture, a power station comes to mind immediately. This is what RPBW found in Moscow: a magnificent historical power station built between 1904 and 1908 specifically to supply the the first Moscow tram network with electricity. #heritage

For the last decades of its life, GES-2, although it generated electricity, was itself growing darker and darker. Renzo Piano suggested dismantling the rubble, freeing the blocked window openings and making the roof transparent. At the same time, the architect tried to preserve and even restore historical elements as much as possible. #refurbishment

Renzo Piano immediately said that he was going to change the entire landscape around the building, because architecture needs air. So on the slope behind the House of Culture there appeared its own Grove with 620 birch trees. Although it solves quite practical problems (it blocks the neighboring industrial buildings and serves as a cover for parking).

Thanks to the reconstruction, GES-2 has become a space open for experiments and impressions, where the energy of creation is generated instead of electrical energy. That is why the interiors of the House of Culture are dominated by a neutral background of different shades of light grey, ready to accept any form of art.

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Colour #white #blue
Material #steel
Function #public #museum
Feature #interior #adminvisited
Address: Bolotnaya Naberezhnaya, 15 Moscow, Russia, 119072
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pics by #Denance, Gleb Leonov, Anya Marchenkova and #DanielAnnenkov
text by Archdaily and ges-2.org

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*️⃣The Museum Hotel Antakya

Architect #Arolat #EmreArolat #EAA
City #Antakya
Country #Turkey #ME

🔤Situated nearby the Saint Peter’s Church on Mount Starius in Antakya, which is claimed to have housed the first Christian congregation, the hotel is erected on a site of archaeological findings dating back to antiquity.

The Museum Hotel Antakya pays homage to the amazing mosaics, baths, piazzas discovered during the first drills of the site and draws on the tensioned relationship of Archaeology and Architecture by intertwining the ancient and the modern.

An understanding of the unique context was a vital part of this project; becoming familiar with archaeological preservation, re-interpreting the architectural program of the hotel typology made it possible to design a building that would fit within this place and to receive the approval of the Heritage Committee. #heritage

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Colour #grey
Material #steel
Function #mixeduse #public #museum #hospitality #hotel
Feature #interior
Address: St. Pierre Mevkii, Haraparası, Hacılar Sk. No: 26/1, 31060 Antakya/Hatay, Türkiye
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pics by #ThomasMayer and #EmreDorter
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*️⃣UCCA Clay Museum

Architect #Kuma #KengoKuma #KKAA
City #Yixing close to #Huzhou
Country #China #AP

🔤"We designed an art museum to showcase the ceramic culture in Yixing, known as the "ceramic capital" and renowned for its production of pottery using purple clay. The site was once the center of Yixing's ceramic culture, with its numerous pottery factories and ateliers. This project aligns with the master plan to redevelop the area and envisions a cultural center for ceramics, incorporating ateliers and workshops while preserving the remnants of decommissioned factories."

The volume resembling a mountain of pottery is inspired by Shushan Mountain, located near the project site and cherished by the Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo, as well as by the dragon kiln, a climbing kiln that has been in continuous use for 600 years. #context

The facade, which evokes the "temperature" of pottery in the manufactory, was developed in collaboration with local artisans. Warm and slightly coarse to the touch like Chinese tea ware, these ceramic panels embody the history and culture of the ceramic city, which has been passed down through the generations for more than 1,000 years.

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Colour #coral
Material #ceramic
Function #public #museum
Address: 31.2651001, 119.8572574

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pics by #FangfangTian and #EiichiKano
text by Archdaily

*️⃣Bahrain World Trade Center

Architect #KillaDesign
City #Manama
Country #Bahrain #ME

🔤During the site analysis a constant northwesterly onshore breeze was noted, and further investigation revealed this to be consistent and surprisingly strong. To harness it, three aerodynamic bridges were introduced, spanning the space between the towers and each bearing a 29m diameter wind turbine – the first such installation in the world. #kinetic

The turbines will provide up to 15% of the total energy requirements for the project. #sustainability

The relatively standard design brief for the initial stages had metamorphosed into a groundbreaking development on the world stage.

Towers stand on a large podium that incorporates much of the original shopping mall, which has been extended and reworked into a high-end retail centre, offering the world’s foremost brands through compact, luxurious shops with the intimacy of a traditional Arabian souk.

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Function #office
Feature #skyscraper
Address: Isa Al Kabeer Ave, Manama, Bahrain
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