The classic Copenhagen amusement park or known as the Concert Hallin Tivoli has been renovated with modern touch. The works has been done with the help of 3XN. As you can see in the picture, now the hall has modern expression by implementing light and transparent facade.
A new extension has been realized in a light, transparent and modern expression in keeping with the existing Tivoli pavilion architecture. Moreover, the added feature comprises improved staff facilities, a family restaurant, and a conference centre. The new building replaces the former “Winter Entrance”, which in turn has been demolished.
The Contemporary Art Museum of Latvia is the latest revitalization of abandoned building in the former Soviet states, Latvia. Located in Andrejsala, this new museum is created as an expansion of the Latvian National Art Museum where its space is limited.
The new museum, which will incorporate a former power plant, will feature 4,000 square meters of exhibition space as well as a lecture hall, cafe, library, and a few workshop spaces.
Located in Chile, the Hotel Tierra Atacama was designed by Architects Rodrigo Searle y Matías González. The hotel was built using stone, mud brick (adobe) and rammed earth.
The architecture, interiors, grounds and spa of Tierra Atacama were designed by Chilean professionals with an aim to preserving local cultural influences while also creating a place that speaks to guests, saying… relax, enjoy, share tales of your day’s adventure, sit back, laugh with friends, take a nap, savour your dinner and wine, wonder at the stars, and fill yourself with the awesome beauty of this unusual part of the earth.
Serero Architects’s proposal has been chosen as the best design for the restructuration of the well known Paris’s ladnmark, Eiffel Tower. The competition was done to celebrate the 120th birthday of Eiffel. The restructuration expand the floor area by 375% and utilizing carbon kevlar as the main structure.
Generative Design
The design is based on a generative script, creating branches out of the primary structure of the tower. Inspired by the structural concept of Eiffel of three-dimensional cross bracing beams, the script unfolds along curved lines the “DNA” of the tower. The script used the existing structure at the top of the tower ( a 10 by 10 meters cube) to generate 3 structural weaves, which are interconnected. These layers are combined to create a woven complex, which is based on the redundancy and the non-repetition of patterns to increase its structural performance. In opposition with modern engineering (based on the concept of repetition and optimization), the project for the Eiffel tower extension is based on an alternative model of high performance.
Located in St Petersburg, the Okhta Tower will be the tallest tower in Europe as well as become the greenest one. This 396 tower designed by RMJJ for Russia based oil company, Gazprom.
The Okhta Centre will become the new contemporary headquarters of Russia’s state-controlled gas company Gazprom. The 77ha centre will include a 396m-tall glass tower – set to become Europe’s tallest building – as well as several other office buildings, a concert hall, a museum, a sporting arena and public green areas. Built on the city’s main waterway, the River Nera at a derelict industrial site, the pentagonal tower will be made of glass that will reflect the movement of the water. The frame is made of steel, with stainless steel cladding and a concrete core. The column twists up from the ground, and as the light hits it at different angles at different stages throughout the day the tower will give the appearance of changing colour. The tower is due to start in 2008 and be completed in 2012. The development is being funded with the St Petersburg City Administration paying 24.9 billion rubles ($1 billion), and Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft providing 30.6 billion rubles ($1.4 billion). UK-based international architectural firm RMJM was appointed in December 2006 to design the new headquarter of Gazprom and the wider Okhta Centre. RMJM beat off 5 other internationally-renowned architects for the commission.
