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North Carolina Wedding Photographers James and Meridith Walters with Walters and Walters Photography
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
North Carolina Wedding Photographers James and Meridith Walters with Walters and Walters Photography
Hotel Yas
at February 10, 2011
Asymptote architectural group founded in 1989 by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne couture is already well-known. Their projects are always innovative and one step forward. Recently, they have finished the Hotel Yas that houses up to 500 rooms at a surface of 85 000 square meters. This luxurious hotel is one of the most significant buildings of an ambitious 36 billion harbor Yas located near-by the F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The initial concept of the project was to give geometrical and aesthetical expression to speed and movement, as well as islam art and craft traditions. The main element of a 217 meters high facade is a steel construction that has not only an architectural importanca but engineering as well. This construction visually interconnects two individual hotel towers. The entire project reacts with its surroundings and modifies it visually.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
prechteck: national library of austria extension
prechteck: national library of austria extension
'national library of austria extension' by prechteck in vienna
all images courtesy prechteck
beijing-based architect chris precht has sent us images of his design for the extension of
the national library of austria located at the hofburg in vienna. straddling the border of a nearby park,
the project is a continuous spiral form that houses its core exhibition hall underground.
open plaza
pulling up out of the urban landscape, the seamless structure features a mosaic form of
crystal-like excisions along its body, allowing natural daylight to filter through to the interior.
public circulation on the street level is not damaged by the extension, which arches off
the ground to create a curvilinear roof garden on its roof. drop-off and fire emergency line
is placed under the arch, allowing cars to drive under the structure to access the main entrance.
roof garden
the extension features a number of cultural facilities including a 1200 m2 underground
exhibition hall, a 600 m2 multifunctional hall, creative studios, a restaurant and shops.
rendered interior
central spiral staircase
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