H-16, Stuttgart, Germany
Building: H-16 House
Completed: 2006
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Client: H. & G. Link, Balingen/Germany
Architect: Werner Sobek
Structural Engineer: Werner Sobek Engineering and Design
AE Interests: Sustainable design, fully recyclable with zero emissions and zero energy usage, design blends with landscape
Municipal Offices and Station – Delft, The Netherlands
Building: Municipal Offices and Station
Location: Delft, The Netherlands
Completion: 2014 (expected)
Architect: Mecanoo Architecten
Structural Engineer: ABT bv
AE Interests: Energy efficient: uses 35% less energy than government standards, vaulted ceiling, long curtain wall for ground floor, blue and white tiles for most of the inerior.
La Llotja Theatre and Congress Centre – Lleida, Spain
Building: La Llotja theatre and congress centre
Location: Lleida, Spain
Completion: 2010
Architect: Mecanoo Architecten
Structural Engineer: BOMA, ABT
Contractor: UTE Dragados + Obrum
AE Interests: Extruded Cantilevered volumes protect visitors from sun and rain, Stone walls with concrete core ties absorb heat, sustainable design: roof contains garden to help reduce heat and solar panels to absorb energy for haeting and cooling.
FiftyTwoDegrees – Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Building: FiftyTwoDegrees Businees and Innovation Centre
Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Completion: 2008
Architect: Mecanoo Architecten
Structural Engineer: ARUP
Contractor: Ballast Nedam Speciale Projecten
AE Interests: Aluminum and glass façade with pixelated pattern, lower 8 floors of 17 are tilted 10 degrees, bent structural form made possible with hybrid construction of concrete and steel.
National Performing Arts Center – Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Project: National Performing Arts Center
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Completion: 2018
Architect: Mecanoo Architecten
Structural Engineering: Supertech
Acoustics: Xu Acoustique
AE Interests: Sustainable design in response to subtropical climate, undulating topographical roof is partially covered by grass and plants, creating natural and efficient building cooling. Structure contains concert hall, opera house, and semi-open theatres totaling 6000 seats.
New Carver Apartments – Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Building: New Carver Apartments
Location: 1624 South Hope St., Los Angeles, California
Completion: 2010
Architect: Michael Maltzan Architecture
Structural Engineer: B.W. Smith Structural Engineers
General Contractor: Westport Construction
MEP: IBE Consulting Engineers
AE Interests: Wood and concrete frame clad in stucco, trapezoidal fan shape minimizes transmission of traffic noise and exhaust into building, galvanized sheet metal fins line the courtyard to desguise structural steel columns, guardrails, roof drains, and form privacy screen for residents.
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