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Project • By INI Design StudioCultural Centres

Aquatic Gallery at Science City, Ahmedabad

Project introduction: In this emerging environment of knowledge-driven economic growth, it is imperative to inculcate a scientific temper in the community. The Gujarat Council of Science City, established by the Government of Gujarat, has developed the Aquatic Gallery to realize this vision. This 5th generation facility, part of the sprawling 200 acres Ahmedabad Science city, is India’s largest and first planned public inland aquarium, catering to the vision of edutainment. Attracting more than 1 million people annually, the Gallery is designed to bridge the gap between formal science education and the community at large.  Vinay Panjwani, India Concept note: The design of the Aquatic Gallery is inspired by the intricate a... More

Project • By Estudio Piloti ArquiteturaPrivate Houses

COURTYARD HOUSE GUAPURUVU

The property is located at 1250 m altitude in the Mantiqueira mountain range, in the municipality of Camanducaia, with a mountain climate. The land, sloping towards the north face, favors the positioning of the house, which opens up to the views of the mountain range and closes to the cold wind from the south. Pedro Kok Pedro Kok Pedro Kok The resident, newly moved from São Paulo, has extensive experience in environmental education. The pleasure of teaching and hosting visitors combines into a larger life project. Living in the countryside seeks this reconnection with nature. For this, the guest rooms can be used by the family or by visitors who rent them, generating income that helps maintain the property. Activitie... More

Project • By Spark ChicagoOffices

Komatsu

Komatsu is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of earth-moving equipment. Branded elements spanning four floors draw inspiration from Komatsu's global reach, employee culture, physical impact on earth, and appreciation for their clients, while seamlessly integrating into the architecture. More

NewsNews • 23 Dec 2020

The future of architecture through 10 biobased materials

As more architects, and their clients, prioritize sustainability goals and the connection to site and history, biobased materials are being more frequently used to create buildings around the globe. These materials, viewed through the lens of contemporary architecture, are creating distinctive structures that lean on the past but are decidedly of the moment. From timber frames to biobased plastics, these elements are creating new spaces that will help define the trajectory of architecture for years to come. Encompassing exhibition spaces, private homes, and more, 10 examples show us where this attention to natural materials may take architecture in the coming decades.  Matthew Millman 1. Earth -  House of Earth and Sky by Ai... More

Project • By ULMA Architectural SolutionsSports Centres

Fronton Miribilla

The Casa del Deporte y Frontón Bizkaia, also known as the Frontón de Miribilla is a professional pelota court located in the Miribilla neighbourhood of Bilbao. It was inaugurated in 2011 and with its 3,000 seats it is the largest pelota court in Spain.The need to restore its facade arose after some parts fell to the ground. After several analyses, it was determined that we needed to replace all the parts of the façade and the fastening system installed. We removed all the slate slabs and anchoring, to then install a new grid on which the new ULMA polymer concrete panels were installed.ULMA ventilated façade solution with polymer concrete panels The ventilated facade solution is a system that leaves an air chamber be... More

Project • By ULMA Architectural SolutionsHousing

DIAGONAL SKYSCRAPER

It is a building of huge dimensions and great complexity in execution, as the tight project execution deadlines required the facade to be installed while they finished constructing the 6 new floors on the building.With exceptional views, it has become one of the most avant-garde buildings in the cityULMA Architectural Solutions has installed its ventilated façade solution on the avant-garde tower with 124 apartments, 26 floors and a height of 100 metres in the very modern area of Diagonal. This spectacular skyscraper is located on the corner of Avenida Diagonal and Pere IV and is the ninth tallest building in the city. The project was carried out by Moliner Office Architects, a Barcelona-based architectural studio run by Jordi Mol... More

Project • By ULMA Architectural SolutionsOffices

Green Ray Malaga

ULMA’s solution complied with the technical requirements and offered a technologically suitable material.The Green Ray building belongs to Andalusia Technology Park, with headquarters at the University of Malaga campus. It is a business incubator, with a programme consisting of offices of different sizes, with a technological focus, for new entrepreneurs as well as already consolidated companies. The ventilated facade is an exterior cladding system for the walls of a building, leaving a ventilated chamber between the cladding and the insulation. It is the most effective system to improve a building's insulation, eliminating undesirable thermal bridges, as well as condensation problems. For this and other r... More