If natural occurrences could change the climate easily, how should we control it?
Taal volcano in the Philippines is one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world. It has erupted many times, and people are always threatened, but the Taal volcano has more geothermal energy than others.
Project name
TRANS-Nature
Architecture firm
Zhiyi Zhang
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, UE, V-ray
Principal architect
Zhiyi Zhang
Visualization
Zhiyi Zhang, Qian Yu
3XN, B+H and Zhubo Design were recently awarded first place in an international design competition for the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum, set to be one Shenzhen’s "Ten Cultural Facilities of the New Era" and the first large-scale comprehensive natural museum Southern China once complete.
Project name
Shenzhen Natural History Museum
Architecture firm
3XN, B+H Architects and Zhubo Design
Location
Yanzi Lake, Pingshan Dist., Shenzhen, China
Collaborators
B+H Architects and Zhubo Design
Visualization
Courtesy of 3XN
Built area
42,000 m² (Planned construction area), 100,000 m² (GFA: tentatively)
Budget
About 3.5 billion yuan (excluding costs for the tender)
Client
Engineering Design Management Center of Shenzhen Municipal Construction and Public Works Administration
Typology
Cultural › Museum
This project is a conceptual design of a house located in a private cenote. The cenotes were sacred sites for the Mayans. They were considered symbols of life and death as they provided fresh water and were believed to be the gateway to the underworld.
Project name
Cenote House 0004
Architecture firm
MORFA Architecture
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Javier Zubia
Visualization
MORFA Architecture
Typology
Residential › House
SAP Garden is a new multipurpose sports arena to be built on the site of the former Olympic cycling track stadium in Munich Olympic Park owned by Red Bull Stadion München GmbH.
Location
Olympic Park, Munich, Germany
Collaborators
CL MAP. LATZ+PARTNER
Client
Red Bull Stadion München GmbH
Typology
Sport › Multipurpose sports arena
Meta mansion concept design for metaverse world without limitation. Imagine a magnetic field holding your jet in its parking in real life, and your jet is a smaller version of your mansion.
Project name
Palm Meta Mansion
Architecture firm
Negar Akd
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Negar Akd
Collaborators
Keys company
Typology
Residential › House
We imagine the future that must confront the consequences of climate change, destructive human patterns, food deserts, and resource depletion. In this time, the reality of pandemic is experienced among the duality of controlled design, and natural life. Our response to middle school education in this context is a new ecosystem built high above the...
Project name
Futura: Post Pandemic Middle School
Architecture firm
Jeanne Schultz Design Studio
Location
Texas, United States
Principal architect
Jeanne Schultz
Design team
Jeanne Schultz, Danielle Eke
Visualization
Deckor Inc.
Client
AIA Austin, AIA Austin Design Voice, AIA Austin Women in Architecture
Status
Concept - Design, Competition
Typology
Education, Middle School
The woven texture of the exterior ribbons is inspired by the traditional wicker hats and baskets that are still being used by farmers and fishermen in the region. The parametric tessellation of stone tiles adds a layer of sophistication to the vernacular pattern, a metaphor to the technological transformation of the once primitive village.
Project name
The Vortices - Shenzhen Opera House
Architecture firm
LUKSTUDIO
Location
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Principal architect
Christina Luk
Design team
Munyee Ng, Edoardo Nieri, Andrei Smolik, Dong Wu, Weifeng Yu, Yicheng Zhang
Visualization
Infinite Vision Technology Co. Ltd
Client
Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality
Typology
Cultural › Opera House
Since we are committed to reach the highest levels in finding architectural solutions that fits the requirements of the era, we have directed our efforts to move from the ordinary to the optimum levels. We came up with the idea of Lyx yacht that will enable you to enjoy your marine trip with a fancy and stylish sense with all of its eight hundred s...
Architecture firm
LYX arkitekter
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Enscape, Quixel Bridge, Autodesk Revit, Chaos Phoenix fd, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects
Visualization
LYX arkitekter