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Dynamic facade

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about dynamic facade

NewsNews • 31 Jan 2023

Querkraft designs a community building with a playful façade offering splendid views of the Danube

Built on a unique site proposed for Viennese social housing adjacent to the Danube River, this community project by Querkraft Architekten Zt Gmbh is a development of seven residential blocks on a continuous garden landscape.  Hertha Hurnaus The project aims to enhance the quality of living amongst new and existing residents by offering Danube views for everyone. This was attained by using slender structures and adjusting the varying heights of new constructions. Hertha Hurnaus A shared outdoor area serves as a welcoming fifth facade that entices the new and existing users to gather, do gardening, or exercise. The stepped profiles of the seven new blocks retains the undulating rhythm of the older structures. The posi... More

Project • By ARCHITIMESculptures

Dynamic wall - kinetic art installation

Dynamic brick wall by ARCHITIME  The art-object is at intersection of kinetic and parametric architecture and dedicated to the highest feeling on the Earth - LOVE.    Authors: Grigory Malitskiy, Maria Malitskaya, ARCHITIME design group.Artist: Alexey Kio. Location: Russia, Moscow, Orbion transport hub, Skolkovo Date: 2020 About: The dynamic wall dance reveals, like a theatrical curtain, what is hidden in the emotions palette of love. Love kindles hearts and stirs the blood. Flaming hearts are looking for self-expression, finding it in creativity, and, in particular, street art, which has gone a way from vandalism to art, from destruction to creation. Architecture is silent and ready to accept a sensual creative impulse... More

Project • By Abramson ArchitectsOffices

Brick and Machine

A new ground-up building in the center of Downtown Culver City engages the creative energy and collaborative spirit of its cutting-edge inhabitants by providing two distinct office environments – The Brick and The Machine. Caption Caption The Brick features a dynamic shift between large, building-scale window openings and a finely textured, human-scale materiality. The exterior façade aims to compliment the many historic landmarks in the area that are largely made up of traditional brick. Caption The Machine features an operable, experiential facade that allows inhabitants to take full advantage of Southern California’s consistent and temperate climate. The ever-changing nature of the exterior screens rep... More

Project • By Comelite Architecture Structure and Interior DesignShops

Modern Commercial Building Design

Commercial exteriors are always challenging to articulate, but CAS has done a fantastic job with the facade design of the Modern Commercial Building Design in Basrah, Iraq. Featuring a bold, modernistic aesthetic, the sleek lines of this building makes the five-story midrise seem like a futuristic masterpiece. Clearly demarcating an exposed Fire Escape, a VIP restaurant at ground level & apartments on the upper levels, the exterior of this building boasts the uniqueness of each function inside. More

Project • By Comelite Architecture Structure and Interior DesignOffices

GBC Office Building Design

There are a lot of design considerations that should be respected while designing an office building. CAS designers have definitely managed to capture the functional, pragmatic and visual essence of the office space in this particular building in Michigan, USA. The GBC office building houses 1600 employees and the client wanted a design that could seamlessly conform with the community and enhance collaboration. The CAS team responded by proposing an office building design that features an instantly attractive façade with some major eco-friendly elements. The building is multistory, and each level recedes a bit back, showing a belt of green grass. The ground floor has been reserved for public activities and accommodates a lobby, café and a f... More

Project • By INNOCAD architectureOffices

C&P Corporate Headquarters

A real estate company’s corporate headquarters, located at the city’s highest traffic entrance, brings clarity and conciseness and acts as a new landmark to a transitioning industrial area within an emerging district. The projects main ambition was to create an authentic example of “Built Identity” within the context of a seven-story building, incorporating the client’s logo icon throughout the building elevation. The project name, CUBEND, translates firm values by unifying the words “cube,” relating to wholeness and persistence, plus “bend,” standing for movement and dynamics. Organized as a cube and divided by a curved atrium across all floors, the building consists of a glass-domina... More