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Architects: Archivision
- Area: 67 m²
- Year: 2009
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Fujitsobo / Archivision
Mizu Spa / Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
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Architects: Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects Inc: Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
- Year: 2006
AD Round Up: Leisure Part II
It’s Friday. Time to relax. So are these great leisure projects. And in case you missed it, check our first part of leisure Round Up right here.
Sports and Leisure Center in Saint-Cloud / KOZ Architectes
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Architects: KOZ Architectes
- Area: 1600 m²
- Year: 2009
Habitable Polyhedron / Manuel Villa
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Architects: Manuel Villa
- Area: 75 m²
- Year: 2009
Beachclub / Spanjers Architect
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Architects: Spanjers Architect
- Area: 370 m²
- Year: 2009
Natasha Skin Care / TWS & Partners
Ex Arsenal at Maddalena Conversion / Stefano Boeri Architetti
Paolo Rosselli
Italian based Stefano Boeri Architetti shared with us their latest project: The requalification and recovery of the ex Military Arsenal on the island of La Maddalena, Italy. This project includes a hotel, a congress centre, a conference building, two large exhibition and commercial spaces and a quay for 700 boats.
Paolo Rosselli
It was conceived as the central point of the G8 summit at Maddalena, event that was recently moved to the earthquaked zone of L’Aquila, and it was developed in only 18 months, thanks to the work of 1600 construction workers, a dozen developers and a large group of professionals and technicians, fulfilling a vision that confirms “the level of distinction of contemporary Italian Architecture”.
The end result is impressive: over 155.000 m2, providing a series of port, receptive, formative and convention infrastructure that will transform the ex Arsenale at Maddalena into one of the principle nautical poles of the eastern Mediterranean. The mixed use project incorporates advanced systems to use solar power and seawater for heating and cooling, reflecting the strong relation of the project with the sea.
Architects description and more photos by Paolo Rosselli after the break.
4 Islands in Maldives / OFIS arhitekti
Architect: OFIS arhitekti Location: Maldives Islands Project Leaders: Rok Oman, Špela Videčnik Design Year: 2004-2006 Further Development: 2009 Design Team: Nejc Batistic, Martina Lipicer, Marisa Baptista 3d Animations & Realisations: David Lozej, Jaka Zvan, Rok Jereb
AD Round Up: Leisure Part I
After a week of hard work, nothing’s better than a perfect place to relax. So for this Friday’s Round Up, we bring you our previously featured leisure works. So relax, and enjoy.
Scandinave Les Bains Vieux / Saucier + Perrotte architectes
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Architects: Saucier + Perrotte architectes
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2009
The Therme Vals / Peter Zumthor
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Architects: Peter Zumthor
- Year: 1996
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Manufacturers: Vitrocsa, Stonecon, Truffer Natural Stones
RELAXX sport and leisure center / AK2
Jumeirah Gardens / SOM & Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
UPDATE: We wrongly credited the whole project to AS+GG, but they were only comissioned to design the three main towers, on a master plan designed by SOM Chicago.
It seems no one told Dubai about the financial crisis, as new projects keep being unveiled. This time, our green friends over Inhabitat tipped us on a mega development, owned by Maraas Holding: The Jumeirah Gardens. The master plan for this project was designed by SOM Chicago, and consists of a mixed-use development that incorporates low, medium, and high-density zones for business, residences, retail, leisure, and recreation – a city within a city, with an estimated cost of US$95 billion.
The three main towers were comissioned to Chicago based architects AS+GG (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill), The most impressive one -and the third tallest tower in the UAE- is 1 Dubai, pictured above. The tri-partite skyscraper will be 3218 ft (981m) tall, and the towers will be connected by a series of glass suspension sky-bridges. This bridges are so big, they even grow palms on them as you can see on the further renderings. At the base of the buildings, grand arched entrances allow boats to travel underneath the building and into a central atrium space. The mixed-use development includes a hotel, residential, commercial retail and entertainment space totaling 800,000-900,000 square meters.
House Place Jordan / Heri & Salli
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Architects: heri&salli
Puritama Hot Springs / Germán del Sol
- Area: 88 m²