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  • N Offline
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    last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:48

    Love the concept, very well done, materialisation could use some work perhaps some green walls, plants growing off walls etc etc. But the concept is great. Perhaps look into more ways to make it energy friendly. solar panals as sun screens or something like that, there are a lot of ways to do make a building more energy friendly. Perhaps you can make a stronger connection between the shape and the energy and eco friendly concept, that would really make the building worth more.

    Also are the gardens in full sunlight? And could you provide us with a floorplan of the appartements?
    [/quote]
    Thanks for the feedback!
    And yeah i could indeed make a stronger connection between the shape of the building and the energy friendly concept. I wanted to add sun screens , but i need to find a place for them πŸ˜•

    And yes not all the gardens are in full sunlight, and that is the main problem of this concept lol ( and the construction ). But i want to solve this with mirrors or something.
    By the way i don't have a floorplan , but there are foor appartements at ech level, with an atrium in the middle where the stear cases and elevators are situated around.
    ( 2 stair cases and 2 elevators )

    poster: gforce

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    • N Offline
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      last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:50

      @gaieus said:

      When you enter this site (PΓ©cs, Hungary):
      http://www.pecs.hu/varosnezes/index2.php?lang=1
      you are facing north (the "Γ‰" sign on the top indicates it). On the left you see the cathedral with 4 steeples and behind it some residential blocks where I used to live for instance until about 10 years ago. There we had a shaft like this but we didn't use it.

      These buildings were built of pre-fabricated elements/panels - one whole wall for instance - when the city wa rapidly growing.

      And yeah, we have those "terraced" buildings also (the reverse of your concept) I'm now living in one of those, too (top floor though so for me it would be all the same πŸ˜„)

      Oke! , i can't see the building you are talking about ( it is to far away and i can't zoom ) , but the city itself look's beautifull. Looks a bit like boedapest.

      And yeah working with pre fabricated elements is the one of the main construction way's in holland so i know what you mean. And we also have these terrace buildings, but not the way around i did it . By the way if you had a appartement in a top floor at my building you had a the biggets garden, and now you have the smallest garden, or not.
      So it makes quite a difference :esmile:

      poster: gforce

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        Paul Russam
        last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:51

        In London at Hammersmith Roundabout there is a building whose walls pitch out like yours, I can't remember its name but its quite famous. It produced a problem that nobody foresaw, the sound of the traffic bounced off the walls and was reflected back down to the local residents.
        If you were to add louvres/fin etc. to break up the smooth reflective suftace it would prevent this problem.

        Paul Russam
        English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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          Gaieus
          last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:52

          @unknownuser said:

          ...By the way if you had a appartement in a top floor at my building you had a the biggets garden, and now you have the smallest garden, or not.
          So it makes quite a difference :esmile:

          Actually the terraces are of the same size - the apartments are getting smaller as you go up.
          But since I'm on the top floor, my apartment is two-storey (plus the attick) πŸ˜„

          Paul, see thet's now a very good "contribution" to this topic; a point maybe otherwise not thought of.

          Gai...

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          • N Offline
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            last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:52

            @paul russam said:

            In London at Hammersmith Roundabout there is a building whose walls pitch out like yours, I can't remember its name but its quite famous. It produced a problem that nobody foresaw, the sound of the traffic bounced off the walls and was reflected back down to the local residents.
            If you were to add louvres/fin etc. to break up the smooth reflective suftace it would prevent this problem.

            Good point indeed, but this building is not one massive wall, the gardens are open, so i think it will not produce so much sound. But maybe i can put plant material on those walls or something.

            poster: gforce

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              Gaieus
              last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:54

              The ceilings of the gardens could indeed reflect noise from the streets onto the gardens themselves so anything that breaks it would be useful...

              Gai...

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              • N Offline
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                last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:54

                I now know what this building design look's like!
                Look at Gizmo form the gremlins, this building look's like him a bit E Smile
                ( from the front i mean )

                poster: gforce


                gizmo.jpg

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                  Gaieus
                  last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:55

                  Yeah, and he has his ears set up like your gardens to collect more noise!
                  πŸ˜„

                  Gai...

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                    last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:56

                    @gaieus said:

                    Yeah, and he has his ears set up like your gardens to collect more noise!
                    πŸ˜„

                    πŸ˜› yeah indeed πŸ˜„
                    ths bulding is gonna be the new home of the gremlins.
                    ( they can't handle sunlight )

                    But atleast i have a name for the building now; The gremlin, or gizmo.

                    poster: gforce

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                    • D Offline
                      dylan
                      last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:56

                      I like your idea and concept, although im not sure if you could get enough sunlight into those gardens.

                      At the moment im finding the building not that pleasing to look at, but I think a lot of that is to do with your colours/materials. Im not keen on all that red and also those cross members in black. Maybe play around with these materials and it will look better imo.

                      http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                        alpro
                        last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:57

                        I also love the concept and agree with Dylan that it's a little harsh on the eyes right now. I also think getting more sunlight to the gardens using mirrors could be problematic, it could be very distracting to near by buildings and traffic. There was a thread on the pro forums I believe, concerning sun glare reflecting off of a building and becoming a safety issue for motor traffic and pedestrians.

                        Mike

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                          last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:58

                          @unknownuser said:

                          I like your idea and concept, although im not sure if you could get enough sunlight into those gardens.

                          At the moment im finding the building not that pleasing to look at, but I think a lot of that is to do with your colours/materials. Im not keen on all that red and also those cross members in black. Maybe play around with these materials and it will look better imo.

                          Yeah you are right about the materials, i have changed it a bit.
                          Do you think it is better now? ( see attachements )

                          poster: gforce


                          hyper modern woongebouw 3.jpg

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                            last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 12:59

                            The building is now almost finished.
                            It isn't very realistic anymore but it look's quite futuristic now.

                            poster: gforce


                            44.jpg

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                              Gaieus
                              last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 13:00

                              Ready to take off you mean?
                              πŸ˜„

                              Gai...

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                                jenujacob
                                last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 13:00

                                now all it needs is a render! πŸ˜„
                                nice work BTW! i like the last version with the "lookout" posts on the pillars! πŸ˜‰

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                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 13:01

                                  The bridge over the Danube in Bratislava has a lookout post like these

                                  http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/travel/tg/lp/7e/500x500_7ee0d2df8a18c291a9a2d6cb363cfa73.jpg

                                  Gai...

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                                    jenujacob
                                    last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 13:02

                                    the view would be sweeeeeet from up there... :thup: :thup:
                                    how do u suppose they reach up there????? 8O

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                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 13:02

                                      There are some lifts/elevators in the pillars or what they are. I haven't been up there just under - when we were travelling over to Slovakia.

                                      Gai...

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                                        dylan
                                        last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 13:03

                                        It's grown πŸ˜„
                                        I like it Gforce, well done. Looks better without the red.
                                        As Jenu just mentioned, it would look interesting with a render.

                                        http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                                          Paul Russam
                                          last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 13:03

                                          I remembered the name of the building in London, its called 'The ark' and its by Ralph Erskine, here's a link:
                                          http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/ark/index.htm

                                          Paul Russam
                                          English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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