The latest project from the architectural design firm Studio RAP utilises its own bespoke, custom-built 3D printing technology to transform a boutique facade on Amsterdam’s P.C. Hooftstraat. According to Studio RAP, The Ceramic House reshapes architectural expression by seamlessly blending tradition and innovation, reintroducing bespoke details to...
Project name
Ceramic House
Architecture firm
Studio RAP
Location
P.C. Hooftstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Photography
Studio RAP / Riccardo De Vecchi
Principal architect
Wessel van Beerendonk & Lucas ter Hall, Team Studio RAP
Collaborators
Royal Tichelaar
Interior design
Gietermans & Van Dijk
Supervision
Wessels Zeist (VolkerWessels)
Tools used
Rhino, Grasshopper
Construction
Wessels Zeist (VolkerWessels), Royal Tichelaar
Material
Bespoke Ceramics, 3d ceramic printed panels.
Client
Warenar Real Estate
The folded façade was designed based on works by Lyonel Feininger (expressionist painting) and the colored sculptural supports as an homage to the Triadic Ballet by Oskar Schlemmer (both master teachers at BAUHAUS Weimer). The back wall of the stage as well as the entire dome of the theater will be covered with LED panels.
Project name
Shakespeare Theatre Concept
Architecture firm
Peter Stasek Architects - Corporate Architecture
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Grasshopper, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Peter Stasek Architects
Visualization
South Visuals
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Theater
As part of our efforts to find an architecture that belongs to the spatial and temporal context and meets the needs of the less fortunate groups in societies, this project comes to express a design proposal for a sustainable development center in Mayukwayukwa Refugee Camp, one of the oldest refugee camps in Africa, in Zambia.
Project name
Mayukwayukwa Refugee Camp: A Sustainable Development Center in Zambia
Architecture firm
Wael Al-Masri Planners & Architects - WMPA
Location
Mayukwayuka settlement, Kaoma District, Western Province, Zambia
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Wael Al-Masri
Design team
Wael Al-Masri and WMPA Team
Visualization
Wael Al-Masri Planners & Architects - WMPA
Client
Mayukwayukwa Refugee Camp Community
Typology
Residential › Refugee Camp Community
A vertical airport, also known as a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) airport, can play a significant role in enhancing communication and transportation in the Maldives. The Maldives is an archipelago nation composed of over a thousand islands scattered across the Indian Ocean. Its unique geography, with many small and remote islands, presents ch...
Project name
Vertical Airport Maldives
Architecture firm
GAS Architectures
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Germán Sandoval
Design team
GAS Architectures
Collaborators
Interior Design: GAS Architectures
Typology
Transportation › Airport
'The Pavilion of Floating Lights' aims to reinvent East Asian timber architecture, especially '-ru', the East Asian equivalence of a pavilion in bigger scale. Traditional assembling technics and structural systems such as wooden brackets are re-created in six tree-like columns of the project.
Project name
Pavilion of Floating Lights
Location
Jinju, South Korea
Principal architect
Jae K. Kim
Design team
Jisun Yoon, Na Young Jung, Gyu Tae Kim
Collaborators
Mingu Cho (passive design consulting)
Civil engineer
Daejo Construction
Structural engineer
Whan Structure
Environmental & MEP
Yuseong Engineering
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper
Construction
Daejo Construction
Material
Birch plywood, white oak plywood, T30 cedar deck, SYP(Southern Yellow Pine) wood siding, aluminum sheet roofing
Typology
Hospitality › Pavilion, Civic (observatory, cafe)
ARK2.0 is an ambitious architectural concept that aims to revolutionize the way we generate electricity by tapping into the vast potential of seawater. This visionary project seeks to create a futuristic facility that harnesses the power of chemical components present in seawater to produce renewable and sustainable energy.
University
Cairo University
Teacher
Mohamed Noeman, Toka Hassan
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Futuristic Architecture
The Sinuating Flow high-rise proposal pays homage to Sichuan’s unique geography, which is surrounded by magnificent mountain ranges and situated in a basin. The design draws inspiration from the region’s characteristic landforms and lush natural resources that flourish along the water bodies from the mountains to the valleys.
Project name
Sinuating Flow
Architecture firm
StudioTiltedCircle
Visualization
StudioTiltedCircle
Tools used
AutoCad, Adobe Creative Cloud, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk Maya, Enscape
Principal architect
Xie Qilin
Landscape
StudioTiltedCircle
Client
Skyrise 2022 Competition
Status
Concept - Design, Shortlisted
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
Giles Miller Studio’s first completed residential property sits 100 m² from the cliffs and sandy beaches of Broadstairs, Kent. The house breaks down barriers between the building’s internal spaces and the glade of natural planting and trees that surround it, through a unique sculptural facade which invites nature to grow up the outside of the house...
Architecture firm
Giles Miller Studio
Location
Broadstairs, Kent, United Kingdom
Photography
Edvinas Bruzas, Rachel Ferriman
Principal architect
Giles Miller
Design team
Giles Miller, Robin Sjoholm, Tom Housden, Laura Nica
Collaborators
Outpost Architects
Interior design
Giles Miller Studio, Despina Curtis
Structural engineer
Steelwork: Design4Structures, Steelwork (CLT): Structure Workshop, Facade: Michael Alexander Eng
Landscape
The Big Green Leaf, Thorn Services
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD
Construction
Future Construction Kent, Construkt CLT
Material
Steelwork, CLT, Glulam Timber Structure, Glass, Aluminium Framework, Recycled ABS Modules
Typology
Residential › House
