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White O / Toyo Ito

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses , Selected , , , ,

White O_Toyo Ito (75)

Architect: Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Location: Marbella, Chile
Local Architect: Christian de Groote
Project Area: 370 sqm
Project year: 2009
Photographs: Nicolas Saieh

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Za Koenji Public Theatre / Toyo Ito by Iwan Baan

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Public Facilities , Selected , , , ,

Once more, Iwan Baan shared with the Za Koenji Public Theatre by Toyo Ito in Tokyo, Japan. An impressive black volume in the middle of the city of Suginami in Tokyo and managed by Creative Theatre Network (CTN), a non-profit organization led by president Ren Saito.

You can see the complete photoset on Iwan’s website.

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Tama Art University Library / Toyo Ito by Iwan Baan

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Museums and Libraries , Selected , , , ,

Once again, Iwan Baan shared with us another impresive photoset. This time, we are presenting the Tama Art University Library in Tokyo, Japan, by Toyo Ito.

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Taiwan Solar Powered Stadium / Toyo Ito

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Sports Architecture , ,

Construction is finished for Japanese architect Toyo Ito’s Solar Powered Stadium in Taiwan. The stadium’s roof is covered by 8,844 solar panels. The stadium is located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and it was built to coincide with the opening of the World Games, to be held this July.

The “World Games Stadium” holds 55,000 spectators and it cost $150 million to build. The stadium will hold the record for largest solar-powered stadium in the world with it’s 14,155m2 roof. It could potentially generate  1.14 gigawatt hours of electricity every year, enough to power up to 80% of the sorrounding neighbourhood.

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In progress: Porta Fira towers in Plaza Europa by Toyo Ito

By Ethel Baraona Pohl — Filed under: Hotels and Restaurants , In Progress , Offices , ,

The extension of the fira de barcelona in montjuïc is planned half inside and half outside Barcelona’s municipal term, at the back of the Montjuïc hill, following the Gran Via avenue straight to L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.

Japanese architect Toyo Ito won the competition for the masterplan of the project.

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In Progress: Ocho al Cubo house / Toyo Ito

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses , In Progress , , ,

Photos on the construction of a new house by Toyo Ito in “Ocho al Cubo“, a project with 8 houses by contemporary chilean architects in Marbella, plus international guests. All houses are required to be made out of concrete. This one features a big rounded inner patio. See more pictures after the break.

See also our previously featured house by Sebastian Irarrázaval at Ocho al Cubo.

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fantastic[+]
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maybe it always has been ! just more out there now[+]
thats how everything seems to be nowadays. I think...[+]
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Great! What are the dimensions of each floor? No...[+]
construction detail 1:10?[+]
any possibility of seeing some wall construction...[+]
Very fun. And to put the bathroom beneath the former...[+]

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