Posts tagged steel

New Santa Lucía University General Hospital / CASA sólo arquitectos | ArchDoc

325 days

by mr926 in Uncategorized

© Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectosArchitects: CASA sólo arquitectos Location: Murcia, Spain Project Year: 2010 Project Area: 114,369 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos Other than spaces for health related activities, the building of the new Santa Lucia Teaching Hospital aslo includes other spaces such as sports, leisure and commercial areas. It’s objective is to encourage a stronger integration of the community into the hospital building area, and to develop a better sense of health prevention.© Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectosThis University General Hospital, with a maximum capacity of 630 beds, has all of the medical services for its category in the Cartagena health area. This general access concourse is an unheated umbraculum, providing a transition between exterior and interior, that extends to the roof where the shops, leisure and sports facilities are located.© Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectosFrom the second floor the configuration of the building changes, with the inpatient units arrayed along a vertebral axis, looking south across the port and the city. These units are positioned over the two-level roof-garden on top of the diagnostic and outpatient units. A linear block to the rear houses the logistical support units.© Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectosGood exposure to natural light is a factor of great importance in this type of building, and the design thus incorporates a system generously sized patios, for the use of both staff and patients, to provide the various departments with fresh air and sunlight.Diagramatic Section#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: © Courtesy of CASA sólo arquitectos

: Sections

: Diagramatic Section

: Third Floor Plan

* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

Istanbul Sapphire / Tabanlioglu Architects | ArchDoc

325 days

by mr926 in Uncategorized

© Thomas MayerArchitects: Tabanlioglu Architects / Melkan Gürsel & Murat Tabanlioglu Location: Istanbul, Turkey Project Year: 2011 Project Area: 165,169 sqm Photographs: Helene Binet, Thomas Mayer Istanbul Sapphire, the highest structures in Istanbul and Turkey, is a residential, leisure and shopping center project located in the “business administration” center of the city. The building rises in agreement with the surrounding high-rises and is still of nature-friendly facilities like vertical gardens. In addition to the comfort provided by modern technology, Istanbul Sapphire has the infrastructure and the location that will ensure easy transportation.© Thomas MayerThe building façade consists of two independent shells. The interiors are protected from adverse weather conditions and noise on account of the outer shell. This transparent shell also serves as a buffer zone between the indoor area and the outside, and has a positive effect on structural solutions.© Thomas MayerThe space created between the two shells is used as gardens and terraces of each apartment; every three floors is a component with a garden floor and two floors overlooking the gardens. Around the atrium there are nine or fewer apartments, depending on the size of each unit. Residents are living in a tower, yet have the feeling that they are sharing a 3-floor house with close neighbors. Its the same feeling t hey would have in country side or in a traditional Istanbul house, with the indoor gardens offering a natural and a warm setting for those living at higher levels.plansThe garden zone is naturally ventilated though the louvers, taking the air in at lower lever and pushing it out at the top. The louvers automatically open and close according to weather conditions and the interior temperature is always almost equal to the exterior temperature. Environmental friendly systems of the construction grant low energy consumption.© Thomas MayerIn different levels of the building, there are 187 residences of different sizes. The building is planned as 4 separate housing zones, linked with 4 common areas between the sections. Besides the inner gardens, recreation areas, such as a mini golf course with a great Bosporus view or a swimming pool overlooking the cityscape, are programmed. The buffer zones also house the maintenance and support facilities and the mechanical systems of the building.© Thomas MayerWhen viewed from the outside, the building gets slightly thinner as it rises upward. At the fourth level, it expands downwards and the glass covering the surface of the building earns a sort curve and then extends horizontally as the skirt of the building, covering the shopping facility with cafés, restaurants and stores. This area is perceived as a multi-layered, dynamic, large single space, benefiting from the natural light to the maximum extent.SectionThe basic structure of the building is composed of concrete supported by steel elements. The thin building form is supported by the two cores at the narrow ends. The vertical circulation is provided by 14 elevators, eight of which are express elevators at high speed. In addition, there are eight conveyor belts and 13 escalators. Two elevators have direct access to the observation desk on the very top floor, where the privacy of the residences are preserved by private access.© Thomas MayerBeing the highest structure in Maslak, Istanbul Sapphire claims a new way of life, relying on the opportunities of contemporary architectural and urban manner. Possessing a smart cityscape, the elegant and transparent structure contributes to the image of the city.© Thomas Mayer#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: © Thomas Mayer

: plans

: Section

: Site Map

: System Section

: Common Area Plan

: Lobby Plan

: Retail Ground Floor

* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

concrete glass housing istanbul mixed use retail selected skyscrapers steel tabanlioglu architects turkey

Four Sport Scenarios / Giancarlo Mazzanti + Felipe Mesa (Plan:b) | ArchDoc

325 days

by mr926 in Uncategorized

© Iwan BaanArchitects: Giancarlo Mazzanti + Felipe Mesa (Plan:b) Location: Medellín, Colombia Constructor: Coninsa-Ramón H Structural Engineering: Nicolás Parra y Daniel Lozano – CNI Ingenieros Electrical Engineering: EBINGEL Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Iwan Baan COLISEUMSUrban permeability + built continentThis competition asked participants to design 4 independents sports units, all of them have to be in the same area and very close to each other. Our proposal understood a group of buildings as a single one, like a built continent that could participate in the same technical and spatial strategies, adapting to the timeframe of the construction program. In this way we proposed mixing a semi-covered public space with the sports areas and gardens.Basketball Coliseum: Third FloorUrban situationThe solar position and the Aburrá valley winds, linked to the existing planning of the site allows, define the buildings localization. The north and south façades are open to the let the major winds pass and the east and west façades have the tribunes and eaves that control the morning and the afternoon sun. In this way we are inside of a single and perpendicular bioclimatic diagram.© Iwan BaanStripesWe proposed a geometrical roofing system of parallel strips, aligned with the sun path to control it. These parallel bars act again as technical, spatial and bioclimatic patterns. They can stretch in the east-west direction, and they can be added or repeated in the north-south direction. They can also gain height to fit the different sports requirements (basketball, gymnastics, fight and volleyball), or go down to make a cover from the sun.Volleyball Coliseum: West ElevationRelationship with the mountains, structure and detailsThese stripes are really a 7 parallel metallic trusses system which geometry changes and relates directly with the city mountainous or topographic context. A metallic columns system, made by three assembled columns, supports the roof system and acts as a rain gutters, conducting water to the city drainage system. With a unique constructive detail, perforated façades, projecting stripes, we are able to solve, in reiterative ways, bioclimatic, spatial and relational aspects.© Iwan BaanTransparencyWe proposed sports scenarios that do not require mechanical acclimatization, using the perforated façades that decrease wind speed. yet allow it to go across the inside of the building. This façades also allows the people to see the activities inside the building and merge the public exterior life with the recreational and sportive activities.#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}