Haus D is the low-energy private villa with a natural pond in Frohnleiten. Designed by YES architecture, the geometrical form gives the dynamic expression while also allow interaction with the surrounding nature and the beautiful scenery.

Haus D, image courtesy YES architecture

Haus D, image courtesy YES architecture

Haus D - Ground floor plan, drawing courtesy YES architecture

+ Project credits / data

Project: Haus D
Architect: Marion Wicher | YES architecture | http://yes-architecture.com/
Net living space: 303m2
Construction site: 1600 m2
Construction completion: 02 – 2010
Photographer: Toni Muhr

+ About YES architecture

DI Marion Wicher M.Sc. *24.6.1966

Marion Wicher graduated from the Technical University in Graz and Columbia University in New York. With her design in architecture she was able to win several national and international awards, amongst others ‚Josef-Frank-Preis', ‚Das Beste Haus 2005', ‚ZT-award2009' and ‚best architects09'.

YES architecture. Was founded in 2002 by Ruth Berktold and Marion Wicher. Since then offices where established in Munich, Graz und New York. They both met during their studies for Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University in New York in 1994. Works of YES are mostly interdisciplinary and planning and construction sites are located in different countries all over the world.

+ All images and drawings courtesy YES architecture

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FUTURE is launching an international ideas competition to identify the best design concepts with the challenge to develop visionary urban proposals with the intention of stimulating contemporary cities, in this case 4 different locations: Hangzhou, Nanjing, Madrid and Barcelona.

How to imagine the cities of the future?

The symbiosis, architecture – landscape in the contemporary city will recover its full expression in the 21st century in order to keep away from the naturalness and artificiality.

Thoughts, ideas, thoughts… art built with deployment or testing of formal structures to give arguments for city life in a society of hyperdesign media, exploring the exciting possibilities of the suggestive or unavoidable reference architecture and the environment.

+ For more information about the competition, please visit http://www.arqfuture.com/competitions/

A light sculpture with more than 7000 LED lights welcomes you to the largest hotel in Scandinavia.

When the Bella Sky Hotel launches in Copenhagen May 16th guests are greeted in the foyer by The Bella Chandelier – a living scenography of light and color created by GXN, the R&D department of Danish architects 3XN

The Bella Chandelier – an example of multidisciplinary innovation

With the aim of bringing art and science together in one unique light and color experience, the multidisciplinary team of GXN has been on a journey exploring the realm between structure, technology and design. After a development of various phases the journey has come to an end and the light sculpture will be installed this week at the Bella Sky Hotel designed by 3XN.

The Bella Chandelier for Bella Sky Hotel, image courtesy 3XN architects

The advanced geometry of the light sculpture is inspired by the stringent yet dynamic design of the Bella Sky that called for a unique collaboration of partners. Kasper Guldager Jørgensen, Head of GXN explains:

GXNs constant strive for experimenting with the unknown can only be realized by the collective effort of many partners. Our multidisciplinary way of working with technology design and advanced structures proved invaluably important in this project, since the challenges that emerged during design and construction only where solvable once the knowledge from fields of architecture and engineering were combined.

The Bella Chandelier for Bella Sky Hotel, image courtesy 3XN architects

Unique in design and technology

In several areas the Bella Chandelier is an example of pioneer work in creating light installations: Hence, the custom milled aluminum cores used as compression rods are merely 36 mm in diameter, making them the slimmest of their kind. Furthermore, the light and spacious expression of the Bella Chandelier is a result of its tensegrity structure where a perfect equilibrium of forces is reached through a precise balance of the elements. Never before has a tensegrity structure of this size been made with as high level of integrated and optimized design.

This extremely slim construction together with the integrated dynamic lighting makes the Bella Chandelier stand out worldwide as an extraordinary example of engineered art. At the same time the light sculpture perfectly reflects the architecture and design of the Bella Sky.

With its 814 designer rooms The Bella Sky will be the largest hotel in Scandinavia when launching May 16.

The Bella Chandelier for Bella Sky Hotel, image courtesy 3XN architects

+ Project credits / data

Client: The Bella Center
Location: The Bella Sky Hotel, Copenhagen S, Denmark
Team: 3XN and GXN – Concept Design and Project Management: Kim Herforth Nielsen, Jan Ammundsen, Kasper Guldager Jørgensen, Marie Hesseldahl Larsen, Henrik Leander Evers, Paul Mas and Antoine Ceunebroucke
Bæk Group – Conceptual and Structural Engineering. Scenetek – Light Engineering. Rambøll – Structural Engineering. Totalproduktion – Installation

+ Technical information

Number of units: 6 acrylic tubes of 3.5 meter each
LED lights: More than 7000

+ All images courtesy 3XN architects

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+ Designer: Studio06 (Roberto Guadrini, Massimo Guglielmotto, Paolo Mattiolo) | http://www.studio06.it/

Stissa Chair, image courtesy Studio06

Stissa Chair, image courtesy Studio06

Stissa Chair, image courtesy Studio06

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