*️⃣The Geisel Library

Architect #Pereira #WilliamPereira
City #SanDiego
Country #USA #NA

🔤The building was designed in the late 1960s by William Pereira & Associates. Considering the location, Pereira originally conceived of a spherical building resting atop a pedestal, with the structural elements on the inside. After several drafts of this ball-shaped design, the structural elements were deemed as being too space-consuming, and they were moved to the outside of the structure, essentially resulting in the current "lantern" design.

The arches of the building, in combination with the design of the individual floors, are intended to look like hands holding a stack of books. The concept of changing space influenced many other works, including the Seattle Central Library.

Pereira envisioned that future additions to the original building would form terraced levels around the tower base descending into the canyon. The tower is a prime example of brutalist architecture.

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Material #rawconcrete
Function #public #library
Feature #retro #cantilever
Address: 9701 Hopkins Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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*️⃣Panorama Resort

Architect #Rihak #ZdenekRihak
City #VysokeTatry
Country #Slovakia #EU

🔤This gravity-defying construction was inaugurated on the occasion of the World Ski Championships in 1970. The original raw concrete version of Hotel Panorama was part of the new village of Štrbské Pleso, a project to construct a ski resort in the heart of the Slovak Tatra Mountains. #retro

The hotel displays Řihák's background is sculpture, with a massing composed of stacked rectangular prisms supported by unevenly spaced steel supports located on top of the hotel's core amenities.

The hotel's original brutalist exterior and interior finish has not been retained due to modernisation, however its unique shape has.

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Colour #white
Material #concrete #wood
Function #hospitality #hotel
Address: Štrbské Pleso 4020, 059 85 Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
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*️⃣Antinori Winery

Architect #Archea
City #Bargino close to #Florence
Country #Italy #EU

🔤The winery is designed to merge almost invisibly with the rolling vineyards and hills of the Chianti landscape, making the building appear as part of the natural terrain rather than a separate structure. #context@simoderna

The roof of the building is planted with vines, creating a continuous landscape that blurs the boundary between architecture and the surrounding fields. #greenery@simoderna

The project was conceived as a sacred place of silence, where architectural space respects the ritual and tradition of winemaking. Natural materials such as #corten steel were used so the building harmonises with the Tuscan environment and reflects local craftsmanship.

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Material #corten@simoderna
Function #industrial #winery
Address: Via Cassia per Siena, 133, 50026 Bargino FI, Italy
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*️⃣Hongqiao Park

Architect #LOLA
City #Shenzhen
Country #China #AP

🔤LOLA, TALLER and L+CC won the international competition for a forest and sports park in Guang Ming, Shenzhen, China. Since the opening in 2020 the forest and sports park is a destination for the people of Big Bay area. As this metropolitan region finds its success in innovative industries, the park focuses on innovation in sports and ecology.

Two R&D centers, one for sports, one for botany, are centrally located in the park. In a natural forest setting, people will be able to get to know new and forgotten sports, and the latest techniques in sports.

The elevated #red path connects the park to the city and the forest forming a scenic route crossing different types of forest.

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Function #public #park #observation
Address: QX47+FCQ Dadingling Shanlin Park, 宝安区 Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, 518107

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