Plus; World's Most Eco-Friendly Furniture Factory
Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a factory for Vestre; award winner Norwegian furniture manufacturer. Named The Plus, the factory development is set to be built within a forest in the east of Norway. With a completion date of late 2021/early 2022, Vestre claims that The Plus will be the "world's most eco-friendly furniture factory". The 6,501-square-metre factory takes its name from its cross shape. It will consist of four green-roof-covered wings, containing the furniture…
Airside, Hong Kong
Situated in the center of the former Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong, this 176,000 square meters building merges a 200-meter tower with a base in one continuous form. The Airside building is crafted by Snøhetta, an internationally acclaimed architecture and design firm. This flagship mixed-use development, including an over 30-storey Grade-A office and a multi-story retail complex with an interconnected underground shopping street. The building offers visitors access to generous public spaces and green…
Ho Chi Minh City Central Park, Vietnam
LAVA with partner ASPECT Studios has won the international competition to design the 16 hectare Central Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with construction due to start in 2020. Designed to have an informal layout, LAVA and Aspect Studios' masterplan is centered around a series of elevated, undulating ramps and walkways. These replicate the positions of entwining railway tracks that occupied the site in the 19th century. The site has always been about transportation.…
Dalian International Conference Center, China
Dalian International Conference Center, located in China, is designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au Architectural Firm. The building, with an area of 40000 m2 has both to reflect the promising modern future of Dalian and its tradition as an important port, trade, industry and tourism city. The footprint of the building on the site is therefore arranged in accordance with the orientation of the two major urban axes which merge in front of the building. Dalian International…
Green Spine (Beulah Southbank), Australia
UNStudio and Cox Architecture have officially been announced as the winners of Melbourne’s landmark Southbank Precinct overhaul. UNStudio's vision for the $2 billion project includes a pair of twisted towers. The project is integrally organized by one Big Detail: a ‘Green Spine’ of vertically networked platforms, terraces and verandas. Situated on a 6,000-square-metre site, the taller tower will be entirely residential and reach a height of 356.2 meters, with a "publicly accessible" garden at the…
