*️⃣Fosun foundation

Architect #Heatherwick #ThomasHeatherwick and #Foster #NormanFoster
City #Shanghai
Country #China #AP

🔤At the heart of the project is the public plaza and cultural centre which is designed to host theatre, art exhibitions and fashion shows. Elevated and cantilevered on two pillars, the centre recalls the tradition of raised, open Chinese theatres where actors performed to those inside as well as those standing outside.

The #kinetic façade creates a link between the inside and out and is composed of individual metal ‘tassels’ arranged on three tracks. When the tracks rotate around the perimeter, the tassels overlap to produce different levels of opacity and varied apertures.

Each tassel is clad with coloured stainless #steel sleeves. Inspired by patterns of Chinese weaving, ropes and knots, the studio worked with local craftsman to develop embossed textures for the sleeves. The textures vary in scale and become more diffuse as the tubes rise, reducing the sense of weight.

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Colour #bronzen
Function #entertainment #venue
Address: 600 Zhongshan Rd (E-2), 600, Huangpu, Shanghai, China, 200120
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*️⃣Expo Station MRT

Architect #Foster #NormanFoster
Country #Singapore #AP

🔤Metro stations, like airports, are often the first buildings that people experience when arriving in a city and they therefore have an important symbolic role as urban gateways.

The station is announced externally by two highly sculptural roof elements, which overlap to dynamic visual effect and appear to hover weightlessly above the heavy concrete base. A 40-metre-diameter disc, clad in stainless steel, shelters the ticket hall and marks the station entrance, while a 130-metre-long, blade-like form, sheathed in titanium, covers the platforms, its reflective soffit constantly animated with the reflections of passengers and passing trains.

The station is used by very large numbers of people at peak times and so creating clear sight lines and a strong sense of orientation were fundamental to its design. At ground level, the concourse is open, with views on one side to the street, and on the other side to a lush tropical garden created.

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Colour #metallic
Material #steel #titanium
Function #transportation #metro
Address: 21 Changi South Ave 1, Expo, Singapur

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*️⃣Kingway Brewery Renovation

Architect #Urbanus
City #Shenzhen
Country #China #AP

🔤Kingway Beer has been the collective memory of Shenzheners, especially among the pioneers and migrants from all over China to pursue their dreams in this frontier city of China’s reform and opening-up. As Shenzhen proceeds with its radical urban development, a substantial part of Kingway Brewery was demolished, marking the city’s memories of past endeavors, glories, and entrepreneurial pioneering spirit.

On the top of the aeration tank the casted aluminum structure with the shimmering lighting is reminiscent of the rising golden bubbles of a beer.

"This project is a rare example of industrial heritage being celebrated and preserved by converting it into a public space that serves the local community. The design deftly handles the contrast between new and old elements and, despite the huge site, the architects have managed to create intimate pockets of space within it." – judjes comments of Dezeen awards.

Project was selected by #Dezeen as the project of the year in heritage category in 2023. #award

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Colour #coral
Material #ceramic #aluminium
Function #public #community
Feature #district #refurbishment
Address: 3008 Taibai Rd, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, 518019

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pics by #TAL and #KangyuHu
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*️⃣Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz

Architect #Dudler #MaxDudler
City #Leipzig
Country #Germany #EU

🔤 In the platform hall, which references Leipzig’s Mädler Passage, the defining feature is the cladding deployed on the walls and ceiling, which is made of backlit prefabricated glass brick components.

Extreme repetition of one and the same motif makes its actual dimensions almost intangible for passengers. The light-coloured, jointless terrazzo flooring of the insular platform acts as a quiet counterpoint to the seemingly endless pattern of the walls.
All necessary station furniture is arranged on the platform in the shape of geometrical concrete sculptures, all functions such as seating, timetables and ticket machines having in a sense been subtracted from or carved out of the concrete cubes.

The staircases and their inner casings are made entirely of fair-faced concrete. The minimalist, almost coarse design conveys an impression of descending towards the interior of the earth, as if it was tunneled directly into the rock.

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Material #rawconcrete #glassbrick
Function #transportation #metro
Feature #interior
Address: 89MG+W6 Leipzig, Germany
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pics by #Mueller and Petr Šmídek
text by architects and Archdaily

*️⃣VIA 57 West

Architect #Ingels #BjarkeIngels #BIG
City #NewYork
Country #USA #NA

🔤 VIΛ 57 West, designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group for the Durst Organization, introduces a new typology to New York City: the Courtscraper.

The VIΛ Courtscraper is a hybrid between the European perimeter block and the traditional American high-rise. The building peaks at 137 meters at its north-east corner, thereby maximizing the number of apartments and graciously preserving the adjacent Helena Tower's views of the river. VIΛ's volume changes depending on the viewer's vantage point. From the west, it is a hyperbolic paraboloid or a warped pyramid. From the east, the Courtscraper appears to be a slender spire.

The shared green space at the heart of the block is derived from the classic Copenhagen 'urban oasis'.

Project was selected by #Archdaily as the best building of the year 2017 in housing category. #award

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Colour #metallic
Material #aluminium
Function #residential
Address: 625 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, United States
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pics by #IwanBaan
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