Tag: architecture

Tumbletown

Puzzle Tirana, Albania
“If built, the high-rise will be composed of stacked volumes that are intended to resemble the shape of the archetypal village house with a gabled roof.”

Located on Rruga Medar Shtylla, near Tirana’s city lake, Puzzle Tirana sits on a 75 x 25-meter lot in a densely built urban area. The design reflects Albania’s transition from rural homes to modern apartments, embodying the city’s rapid growth. The tower will replace an existing structure and introduce:

    • 160 apartments ranging from 70 to 130 m²
    • A hotel integrated within the lower levels
    • A commercial area on the first two floors

Designed by Network of Architecture (NOA) and Atelier4.
[Photos and more found here.]

Centennial Hall, Wrocław

Centennial Hall, Wrosław, Poland. Max Berg architect, Günther Trauer structural engineer, 1911-13. © А. Barhin

[ Image found here, more here.].

Fungal in the Jungle

The Nido de Quetzalcóatl, Naucalpan, Mexico. Javier Senosiain, Architect.
The main body of the Quetzalcoatl’s Nest offers ten apartment units in a structure that coils around a manicured park. Javier Senosiain, Architect.

[Found here, story here.]

Bolwoningen

In 1968 the Dutch government allocated funding for an experimental housing project in the city of Hertogenbosch. Responding to a call for submissions, artist/designer Dries Kreijkamp proposed Bolwoningen (Ball Houses), and his unusual concept was chosen. The design sat on the shelf until 1980 when construction of fifty of the small homes began.

Each 18-foot diameter sphere consists of prefabricated panels made of fiberglass-reinforced concrete mounted on a cylindrical base. Weighing only 2.8 tons, it can be disassembled and relocated.

The experimental neighborhood of Bolwoningen remains as a tourist curiosity, and holiday rentals are available.

[Images and story found here.]

The .Gif Post No. 785 – Grillin’ the Veggies, Rockin’ the Ballers & The Bamboo Curtain

[Found here and here. The 2nd was sliced and diced from here.]

Soviet Era Mass-Produced Housing

[Found in here.]

*blooorp*

Ark Nova, Japan

Ark Nova was created as a result of joint efforts of British sculptor Anish Kapoor and Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and it is the only inflatable concert hall currently in the world.

[Found here, h/t Gorehound.]

Sears & Roebuck Ads 1908-1913

Very nice house design from 1908 with a 1908 price of under $2,500. That’s about $70,000 in 2022 dollars. Click on images to enlarge.

Materials only. You provide property, labor, utilities, permits, fees and beer. All advertisements found in here:
http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/1908-1914.htm

Lafuente’s Bunkhouse

Julio Lafuente was a Spanish architect who worked mainly in Italy. This is a summer cabin he built with structural engineer Gaetano Rebecchini on Capocotta Beach near Rome in 1965.

[Found here, caption from here.]

Indiana Bell Building 1930

“In 1930 the Indiana Bell Building was rotated 90°. Over a month, the 22-million-pound structure was moved 15 inches/hour, all while 600 employees still worked there. There was no interruption to gas, heat, electricity, water, sewage, or the telephone service they provided. No one inside felt it move.”

Built in 1907, the 8-story, 11,000-ton building was moved to provide room for a larger facility, all while providing uninterrupted telephone service to the State of Indiana. It was relocated 52 feet (16 m) to the south and 100 feet (30 m) west of its original location. The move began 14 October and was complete on 12 November 1930.

Most of the power needed to move the building was provided by hand-operated jacks assisted by a steam engine. Each time the jacks were pumped, the house moved 3/8ths of an inch.

[Animation and caption found here; more here.]