Curving buildings
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Curving Modern
The most striking feature of this home are the razor-edge roof profiles and the fact that those roofs swoop both vertically and horizontally. It is really an evolution of modern design. It uses all of the typical architectural rules of modern home design and takes it to the next level.
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The roof forms serve functions on the exterior. They overhang to provide shade during the warmer months and then create a really unique transition from the single story portion of the home to the second story. Plus, they take form in the great room with a curved ceiling form above that transitions up to the second floor, creating a timeless architectural element.
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News • News • 27 Jun 2021
Snøhetta completes a curving design for Polestar’s Chengdu production facilities
A new production facility for electric car producer Polestar, this latest project from Snøhetta is a bright, spacious and open building that brings together employees, clients and visitors. Environmentally friendly measures such as outdoor spaces and generous amounts of light inform the design along with energy-efficient solutions to ventilation and water usage.
Polestar China
Visually the building is defined by its curving shape. This curve acts as a structuring gesture, creating associations to the movement and dynamics of the car industry and car racing as well as tying landscape and building together.
Polestar China
The building curves out of the main factory volume to create areas for offices, canteens, and a... More