Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Melting Building Mural


This building is on King George V in Paris. It is Trompe-l'œil, which is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. Forced perspective is a comparable illusion in architecture. It wasn’t photoshoped.





Poseidon Undersea Resorts


This is the Nautilus Undersea Suite at The Poseidon Resort, Fiji . It's located 40 ft under the water.





Crescent Moon Tower


The Crescent Moon Tower is the architectural design project submitted to the 11th ThyssenKrup Elevator Architecture Award by the California-based firm Transparence House.  In response to the challenge to design a tall emblem structure for Za’abeel Park, one that should signify the modern face of Dubai, Transparence House chose a larger than life crescent shape that has a two-fold statement.  First it boldly identifies Dubai as part of the Islamic world, and second, because of the technical difficulty of building such a structure, it proclaims Dubai’s advanced level of technical and economic development.
The Crescent Moon Tower is designed to accommodate a children’s library, a conference facility, a restaurant, multiple cafes, and an open-air observation platform.



Infosys Building in Kuwait


This design for a spiraling interwined building in Kuwait is clever, creative and devastatingly original. 



Mirrorcube Treehotel


Mirrorcube offers an extraordinary opportunity to experience nature on nature’s terms, without compromising on design or comfort.
The exterior creates a feeling of space and weightlessness. By reflecting its surroundings, Mirrorcube remains more or less invisible wherever it’s mounted.
The interior is light and fresh with a strong focus on the warm shades of the wood. The many windows enable a spectacular view of the surrounding area and create beautiful natural light.
For more info: mirrorcube.se





Rotating Domespace by Solaleya


Designer Patrick Marsilli proposes a revolutionary solar structure. Domespace's unique system and design allows for the entire structure to rotate. This enables you to orient your home's windows to either face or oppose the sun anytime you want in order to passively balance the internal temperature and reduce energy consumption. 
This feature also permits a change of scenery any time you wish.



The Pearl by Solaleya


The Pearl designed by David Fanchon. His aim was a truly optimized passive solar structurewith numerous advantages:
  1. Energy efficiency

  2. Protective
  3. Balanced and convivial