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Balancing Barn
The MVRDV project is built on a beautiful site by a small lake in the English countryside near Thorington in Suffolk. From the road, the barn is almost invisible; the front being only 7 metres wide, with a pitched roof, faces the long straight driveway approach, suggesting a small house with a traditional shape. The volume, however, has a length of 30 metres. At the midpoint it starts to cantilever over the descending slope; a balancing act made possible by the rigid structure of the building; resulting in 50% of the barn being in free space, and giving a wide view over the Suffolk landscape, adjacent lake and surrounding gardens. The long sides of the structure are well hidden by trees allowing privacy inside and around the barn. The exter... More
China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters
Today OMA participated in the official construction completion ceremony for the China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters in Beijing, which will start to be used later this year. Designed by OMA as a reinvention of the skyscraper as a loop, construction on the building began in 2004. At approximately 473, 000m2, CCTV – accommodating TV studios, offices, broadcasting and production facilities – is OMA’s largest ever project and its first major building in China.
Philippe Ruault
CCTV defies the skyscraper’s typical quest for ultimate height. Rising from a common platform, two towers lean towards each other and eventually merge in a perpendicular, 75-metre cantilever. The design combines the entire process of T... More
Product • By Studio Roosegaarde • Sustainable Dance Floor
Sustainable Dance Floor
SUSTAINABLE DANCE FLOOR is the interactive dance floor which generates electricity through the act of dancing. Studio Roosegaarde created the design and interaction of the first Sustainable Dance Floor.
We believe sustainability is about doing more, instead of less. Via smart technologies a sensual and interactive environment is created in which dancers are engaged with the sustainable experience.
Specifications: 2008. Modular system, length 65 cm, width 65 cm, height 30 cm. Sustainable materials, energy harvesting mechanism, software and embedded electronics. Produces up to 25 Watts per module. Installed in Club WATT, Rotterdam, NL.
Client: Sustainable Dance Club, Rotterdam NL. More