*️⃣National Library of Kosovo – NULK

Architect #Mutnjakovic #AndrijaMutnjakovic
City #Pristina
Country #Kosovo #EU

🔤The author's architectural concept was deeply influenced from architectural regional elements such as cube and dome, two main geometric shapes coming from byzantine and ottoman tradition very present in the Kosovo.

Ninety-nine domes of different sizes are distributed in unique order, creating the dynamic structure with multiplied elements of different size. #Steel grid used as sunlight protector helps create pleasant environment for readers within the library. It acts at the same time as decoration element coming from Kosovo filigree, relating closer the building with local tradition. #context@simoderna

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Colour #grey
Function #public #library
Feature #retro #nightlight
Address: M556+2V Pristina
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*️⃣l'EssenCiel hotel

Designer #JeanPaulLegendre #Legendre
City #PireChance close to #Rennes
Country #France #EU

🔤The structure was imagined by Jean-Paul Legendre the owner of the premises. This retro-futuristic design is inspired by the structure of a supporting tree, on each of its branches, a suspended bubble.

The Domaine du Château des Pères hotel will offer 42 rooms. Lovers of unusual experiences will be able to enjoy a stay in one of the 36 perched rooms, the highest of which rises to more than 28 meters high with a view of the surrounding countryside.

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Colour #golden
Material #aluminium
Function #hospitality #hotel
Address: Domaine du Château des pères, 35150 Piré-Chancé, France

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*️⃣Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad

Architect #Stjepanovic #AleksandarStjepanovic
City #NoviSad
Country #Serbia #EU

🔤After the war, Yugoslavia was in dire need of rebuilding a country devastated by war. At play were the most cost-effective solutions that would address both the housing shortages and administrative needs. And exactly, it was the brutalist style that could fit such a vision perfectly.

Regarding this, Aleksandar Stjepanović, author of the Faculty of Philosophy, formed one interesting conclusion regarding the bonding of architecture for directions Brutalism and states that:

"Brutalism is not the result of the philosophy, but the consequences of possible conditions".

#quote@simoderna

The facility's curved concrete interior atrium alcoves are particularly distinctive. Despite this extensive use of cold concrete, its red brick walls, copper roofing, #red tile floors and rich wooden interior adornments give the structure a warm atmosphere.

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Material #rawconcrete #wood
Function #education
Feature #retro #interior
Address: Dr Zorana Đinđića 2, Novi Sad 402904, Serbia
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*️⃣Changzhou Culture Plaza

Architect #gmp
City #Changzhou
Country #China #AP

🔤The design reflects elements of Changzhou’s southern Chinese culture and the city’s prominent water features. The building modules – which #cantilever bridge-like in a large arc - consist of six 50 meter-high pavilions.

The space between the art gallery and the science museum forms the public plaza in the center of Changzhou. With its water features and generous landscaping, it provides an inviting ambiance and serves as a meeting point in the district.

A water course running diagonally through the 17 hectare site links all the modules together and acts as a source of lighting for the restaurants in the basement.

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Colour #monochrome
Material #aluminium@simoderna
Function #public #community
Address: China, Jiangsu, Changzhou, Xinbei District, 655, 西北方向170米 邮政编码: 213002
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*️⃣Sendai Mediatheque

Architect #Ito #ToyoIto
City #Sendai
Country #Japan #AP

🔤With the intentions of designing a transparent cultural media center that is supported by a unique system to allow complete visibility and transparency to the surrounding community, the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito is revolutionary in its engineering and aesthetic.

Six level steel-ribbed slabs appear to float from the street, supported by only thirteen vertical steel lattice columns that stretch from the ground plane to the roof. This striking visual quality, which is one of the most identifiable characteristics of the project, is comparable to large trees in a forest and functions as light shafts as well as storage for all of the utilities, networks, and systems.

The four largest tubes are situated at the corners of the plates, which serve as the principal means of support and bracing. Five of the nine smaller tubes contain elevators, while the other four are more crooked and carry the ducts and wires.

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Colour #white
Material #steel@simoderna
Function #public #library
Address: Japan, 〒980-0821 Miyagi, Sendai, Aoba Ward, Kasugamachi, 2−1 1F
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