Yenikapı Transfer Point and Archaeo-Park / MVRDV + ABOUTBLANK
With Istanbul as the immutable intersection of vast and diverse mobilities, the rich design by MVRDV + ABOUTBLANK for the Yenikapı Transfer Point and Archaeo Park offer a unique possibility to combine and transpose contemporary transportation intelligence with a remarkable historical heritage. Layers in time will be combined with numerous lines through the city of Istanbul, a myriad of interactions of time and space. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Stelmat Headquarters / Aboutblank
Architects: Aboutblank Architecture
Location: Cuiabá, Brazil
Client: Stelmat Teleinformática
Project year: 2010
Images: Metrocúbico Digital
Istanbul Kayabasi Housing Design Competition / First Prize for Aboutblank
We shared Aboutblank‘s honorable mention housing project for the Istanbul Kayabasi Housing Design Competition earlier, yet the firm was also awarded first prize for their second design scheme. Aboutblank created “a non-centralized rhizomatic urban tissue” that promotes interaction between users by providing large green areas running the length of the building complex.
More about the housing project after the break.
Istanbul Kayabasi Housing Design Competition / Honorable Mention for Aboutblank
Turkey based Aboutblank Architects have been awarded an honorable mention for their housing project for the Istanbul Kayabasi Housing Design Competition. The young firm focuses on urban design approaches, while working on a multidisciplinary level.
More about the housing project after the break.
