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The Modern Style of the Hirshhorn Museum

Posted by admin on October 14th, 2011 and filed under Building | 1 Comment »

Museum is identic to the classic building that sometimes it is not interesting anymore. However, we can get the unique museum with the interesting designs, which is the Hirshhorn Museum. It is the museum of art that takes place in Washington DC. We could not imagine that it will be the classic and old buildings because it will be totally wrong. This art museum is really modern. The architect, Gordon Bunshaft, choose the modern style for this art museum. With the great design and construction of this museum, it becomes the interesting modern museum.

There are only few art museums that use the modern style for the building. The architect uses the concrete as the system of the construction for this art museum. This building consists of three stories that are quite great with the unique design of the building. With the curve design of the whole building make this art museum becomes really unique and modern.

It becomes more unique yet beautiful by the existence of the courtyard that is round with the sculpture that is around the building. It looks so unique outside and it does not look like an art museum. However, the modern design makes it to be interesting.

The AEG Factory Building

Posted by admin on September 16th, 2011 and filed under Building | 1 Comment »

The building of the factory of AEG in Moabit, Berlin is the great master piece from the architect of Peter Behrens. It is the great building architecture that uses the unusual designs. The system of the construction is also great by using the steel and glass as the great combination even it is the unusual thing. It is the great master piece of the architectural for the factory or working place that grab the attention of some people to give their comments.

Behrens give the great effects by designing the great truss construction for this factory building. The trusses are pulled outside and through the iron truss and the glass area that is drawn inside. The façade which is monumental with the corner pylon that is built from the thin shell of concrete grab the criticism and comments from another architects, such as Ludwig Hilberseimer. The use of the corner pylon can be said as the unnecessary construction.T2C77G7X5MS4

Behrens actually produce the great structure for the building that can be the great attention of this building. He does not use the tradition from the architecture that is commonly used. He combines the art and the architecture as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Ribera del Duero Offices, Roa, Spain

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2011 and filed under Building | No Comments »

The site along the edge of town, has been carved by the city and the landscape, and the project interprets this condition, showing the essential trace us closer to understanding things.

The building becomes a transition element. Attentive to the rebuilding of small-scale context, and while talking with the horizon and the monumentality of the landscape through the tower element. A timeless monolith hovering over the plateau.

The implementation of the project, through the stone, understood as an intensification of the character of the place that lets you compose a sensory evocation of the landscape. The job openings dissonant, however, open the space of difference in the project expressed radically contemporary condition.

Register Office of St Vincent, Portugal

Posted by admin on August 22nd, 2011 and filed under Building | 1 Comment »

The building is located on the northwest coast of the island of Madeira, Portugal, in a wide valley, near the center of a small rural village on the coast, between the natural landscape of the region. The program design of this public service center houses an office, file area and a private office, meeting room and a reception for the public. Built on an underground parking garage, the new translucent building lets in natural light and stunning views of the surrounding green mountains. It is a wood and glass structure, with several rectangular concrete boxes, previously used as retail outlets in the city park, arranged on top. Instead of demolishing the existing small buildings, it was decided to use some of them as part of the new building, and so maintain the original staircase and an elevator giving access to parking.

Situated on the northwest coast of the island of Madeira, Portugal, in an Extensive river valley, it is near the center of a small rural coastal village, nestled Between the region’s natural landscape, Which extends Towards the building is Where the area located.

Standing on top of an underground car park, the new translucent building allows natural light of an influx and the impressive view of the surrounding high mountains and rugged green. It is a wooden and glass structure arranged on top of rectangular shaped concrete Various boxes, kiosks Previously Used as in the urban park. Instead of demolishing the buildings to make Existing small room for the new one, It Was Decided to use as part of Them Some of the new building, and the original staircase Also keep and lift Which Gives Access to the car park Located below.

The design program of This public services’ building is a simple one. It houses an office and workspace open space for the register office personnel, an archive area and a private main office, at meetings and a reception room for the general public counter. Read the rest of this entry »

The Woodstock Farm

Posted by admin on July 27th, 2011 and filed under Building | No Comments »

They call it being a farm building rural appearance, because from the outside what you see is a simple nave gable, when in reality it is a modern detached house, accompanied by a larger structure for guests in a place with lake Vermont (USA).

A sequence of metal frames is the main structure of the house, are seen inland, the rest is wood, except for extreme walls have been built with thick stonewalls. Modern furniture, a few doors, large lamps on the kitchen island, an area of study in a side aisle … these are small details that give life to this temple from home in the countryside.

Is a project of Rick Joy Architects. Photos of Jean-Luc Laloux.