*️⃣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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*️⃣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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*️⃣Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Architect #Neutelings #Riedijk #NeutelingsRiedijk #NRA
City #Leiden
Country #Netherlands #EU

🔤The design of the atrium consists of a three-dimensional concrete structure in the form of interlocking molecules as a lace of ovals, triangles and hexagons. The filtered light that enters through the circular windows as a ‘glass crown’ where scientists, staff, students and families meet, reinforcing the monumentality of the space.

The layers of stones are interrupted by friezes of white, concrete elements designed by Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. Invited by Neutelings Riedijk Architects, she designed a total of 263 panels, inspired by the natural shapes of the collection which seem to be smooth as silk, thanks to a special technique developed for Naturalis.

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Colour #white
Material #concrete
Function #public #museum
Feature #interior
Address: Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, Netherlands
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*️⃣ZILart museum

Architect #SPEECH
City #Moscow
Country #Russia #EU part

🔤The architecture of the building deliberately draws on the industrial aesthetic historically associated with the former ZIL factory. The museum’s exterior takes the form of a cubic volume wrapped in a continuous trapezoidal lattice structure, clad with copper cassettes. #context@simoderna

Particular attention is given to the large-scale entrance hall. With a height of 30 meters, #copper panel finishes, and artworks by contemporary street artists, the atrium becomes a visually striking space.

All levels of the museum are oriented toward this central volume, allowing visitors to intuitively understand the building’s layout and navigate it with ease.

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Colour #bronzen
Function #public #museum
Feature #interior #nightlight
Address: 55.6970331, 37.6393070
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*️⃣Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza

Architect #MAD
City #Shenzhen
Country #China #AP

🔤"Situated between the CBD of a modern, international metropolis and nature, our primary consideration was to create a public civic space where everyone can enjoy the city's precious bay resources."

"Architecture should be integrated into nature and become a landscape that can be experienced." – Ma Yansong. #quote@simoderna

Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza is located at the heart of this international bird corridor. Therefore, ecological conservation was prioritized from the outset of the design, with extensive planting of native vegetation to recreate intertidal feeding areas and habitats for passing birds. #sustainability@simoderna

Furthermore, a pedestrian- and vehicle-separated slow-moving network will allow people to traverse the cultural precinct freely and safely, avoiding traffic interference and enjoying public experience.

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Colour #white
Material #stone
Function #mixeduse #public #park #entertainment #venue
Feature #greenery
Address: GW8R+23X Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

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