*️⃣Shebara Resort

Architect #KillaDesign
City #RedSeaProject
Country #SaudiArabia #ME

🔤Inspired by the natural formation of pearls in the sea, Shebara’s masterplan mirrors a delicate string of pearls, where each villa is positioned like a floating orb, suspended over the pristine waters of the Red Sea. #context@simoderna

The villas, crafted from polished stainless #steel, reflect and refract the sky and sea, appearing to dissolve into the horizon.

These orbs, delicately cantilevered over the water, give the impression of floating weightlessly, minimising their environmental footprint while maximising views and guest privacy. #cantilever@simoderna

To preserve the fragile island ecosystem, all villas were entirely constructed, fitted out, and commissioned offshore allowing for a minimally invasive installation. #sustainability@simoderna

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Colour #reflective
Function #hospitality #hotel
Feature #onwater
Address: 7GQRCV69+J5 The Red Sea Destination, Res sea Saudi Arabia

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*️⃣La Muralla Roja

Architect #RicardoBofill #Bofill #RBTA
City #Calp close to #Benidorm
Country #Spain #EU

🔤The building makes clear references to the popular architecture of the Arab Mediterranean Area, a result of the architects' inspiration by the Mediterranean tradition of the casbah. The striking colors that cover the outer and inner facades are selected to either contrast with nature or complement its purity.

Formed like a fortress, the project appears as if it is emerging from the rocky cliffs it sits on. Its organization challenges the increasing division between public and private space through its reinterpretation of the casbah, which is the walled citadel typical of traditional architecture in North African countries. Characterized by a series of interlocking stairs, platforms, and bridges, this organization is a modern illustration of the circulation in a typical casbah, providing access to the 50 apartments that form La Muralla Roja.

In the words of Taller de Arquitectura , "the geometric basis of the layout is also an approximation of the theories of constructivism, and makes La Muralla Roja a very clear evocation of these."

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Colour #mixed #blue #pink
Material #concrete
Function #residential
Feature #retro
Address: Partida Manzanera, 3, 03710 Calp, Alicante, Spain
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pics by #Karanikolov and Pinterest
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*️⃣Ascensor Halo

Architect #AM2 and #NOARQ
City #Vigo
Country #Spain #EU

🔤Human beings have always been fascinated by observing the horizon. “Halo” is an answer to the right questions, an icon and a sculpture.

More important than an answer, it is a right question, and the questions were clear: can we intervene without blinding the views of the central atrium of the new intermodal station? Having asked the relevant questions, the answer is simply unavoidable, yes.

The northern route along the entire outer face is enclosed. The translucency of the outer surface ensures privacy for those living in the buildings on García Barbón.

As for the material makeup of this urban piece, the slabs and profiles of the structure are clad in #white plates of lacquered #steel, concealing the steel and concrete structures.

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Function #transportation #bridge #public #observation
Address: Rúa Serafín Avendaño, Santiago de Vigo, 36201 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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*️⃣Luce Memorial Chapel

Architect #Pei #IMPei and #ChenChiKwan #ChiKwan (Chi-Kwan)
City #Taichung
Country #Taiwan #AP

🔤The chapel was first conceived as a multi-planar, wooden structure, but the architects soon abandoned the idea of using wood due both to the humid environment and to seismic concerns.

The chapel's planes are composed of lattice beams that gradually grow thicker as they descend.

The exterior of the chapel is covered with yellow, glazed, diamond-shaped tiles echoing the diamond-shaped coffer beams on the building's interior.

The walls seem to stand independently of each other, but are actually connected by glazed slots and by small structural bow ties that are cast into the high ridge beams at the top near the ceiling.

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Material #rawconcrete
Function #religious
Feature #interior #retro
Address: 407, Taiwan, Taichung City, Xitun District, 台灣大道四段1727號
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pics by #GunnerGu and #TrevorPatt
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*️⃣Bourse de Commerce

Architect #Ando #TadaoAndo
City #Paris
Country #France #EU

🔤Tadao Ando was tasked with giving the building a new lease of life as an art museum without altering the existing structure. #renovation@simoderna

Ando decided to work with the existing shape of the building to create an internal gallery without disturbing the historic fabric of the building. #heritage@simoderna

"I sought to set up a vibrant space appropriate for a venue for contemporary art by inserting, in a respectful manner, a new space within the old walls etched with the memories of the city".

Ando’s boldest architectural gesture is the #rawconcrete cylinder that he has inserted within the rotunda. The concrete structure forms a round exhibition space whose minimalist aesthetic initiates a dialogue with the grandiose glass dome and monumental 360-degree mural hovering above.

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Function #public #museum
Feature #interior #adminvisited
Address: 2 Rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris, France
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pics by #CyrilleWeiner
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