The competition for a new primary school addresses the expanding residential district to the north of Zurich. Anticipating further growth in the next decades, the brief asks for 18 classrooms as well as common facilities such as a library, sports hall, and cafeteria on a site that would require a 5 to 6 story structure. More specifically, it lays out a pedagogical structure in the form of small clusters of classes, each functioning as semi-autonomous groups. Beyond the programmatic requirements, the brief had one very particular design imposition. All entries must integrate a vertical planting system into the design concept. Unsatisfied by the seeming artifice and randomness of this last rule, the project became an opportunity to rethink the relationship of the classrooms to its environment. Returning to models such as the open-air schools in which the space of learning embraced the physical and mental health of being outdoors, the proposal saw the school as a series of platforms that blurred the boundary between inside and outside. Each cluster would open onto large outdoor terraces shielded by the vertical planting as gardens in the sky, turning a two-dimensional system of vertical planting into a three-dimensional space. The exposed concrete structural system underscores the robust infrastructural character of the building. Prioritizing the spatial relationships, the straightforward constructive logic brings a material economy but also a robust expression that allows for future adaptation.
Innovation Comes Through Asking the Right Questions The dichotomy of 'experimental' and 'real-world constraints' is thought-provoking and acts as a fuel fo
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Image 32 of 66 from gallery of Argul Weave / Smart-Architecture + BINAA. Photograph by Thomas Mayer
Spatial Effects with Midjourney 2.0 will focus on generating images of provocative spatial volumes (interior or exterior), along with effects and atmospherics.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way architects and designers bring their concepts to life. One of the latest advancements in this field is the use of AI text-to-image generators, such as Stable diffusion, to generate visual concepts for a variety of projects
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Project Name: A Contemporary Buddhism Temple Architects: Miliy Design (www.miliy.com) Location: Taichang, Jiangsu, P.R.China Architect In Charge: Steven Wang, Design Team: Jeff Ding, Chenjia Tang, Wen Zhang, Xin Qi Project Year: 2011 Project Area: 1,200 sqm Developer: Shanghai Kingswel Industry...
Image 10 of 10 from gallery of Sam Jacob Studio Creates a "Soft Baroque" Backdrop to New Design Museum's Inaugural Exhibition. Photograph by Sam Jacob Studio
Studenten und Touristen leben im „The Student Hotel“ zusammen. Kann das funktionieren? AD glaubt: Ja, sogar sehr gut!
