http://potorumahminimalis.blogspot.com/

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Other Side of MACBA

Other-Side-of-MACBA,exterior-design

It seems a bit obstruse of the Architect Richard Meier to create a wall of South facing glass, particularly in a Mediterranean climate, and then cover it in brise-soleil. It does however create a dynamic internal space for the ramped circulation.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Amazing Houses Near of the River

exterior-design
lots of amazing houses by the canals, this one sort of stood out a bit more than the rest... i felt like i was in miami when looking at this

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Exterior of Pacific Century Place

Exterior-of-Pacific-Century-Place,exterior-design

"Beijing CHINA" Shopping Exterior "Pacific Century Place Shopping Center" Sidewalk in Front "Lit up" at Night AGJP7P 14th Floor, IBM Tower, 2A Workers Stadium Road North, Chaoyang District 100027 Beijing/ China
This Regus centre offers a prominent address at the heart of Chaoyang, the new central business and finance district and most sought after location for businesses operating in Beijing. It is home to many embassies and leading Chinese companies, plus multi-national companies such as Goldman Sachs, Daimler, Alcatel and Credit Suisse First Boston. The Regus centre in Beijing is part of an expanding global network which includes other centres across the Far East. Beijing International Airport is only a 25 minute drive away and there is easy access to the extensive road and motorway network, and underground connection.

The Regus centre offers a prominent address at the heart of Chaoyang, the central business and finance district and most sought after location for businesses operating in Beijing. It is home to many embassies and leading Chinese companies, plus multi-national companies such as Nokia, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Boeing, Mitsubishi, Beijing International Airport is only a 25 minute drive away and there is easy access to the extensive road and motorway network, and underground connection.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Modern Contemporary Exterior of MACBA Museum

Exterior-of-MACBA-Museume,xterior-design
It's quite unusual to see the plaza in front of Richard Meiers MACBA museum completely devoid of people as it's become a popular skateboarding spot.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Exterior Design of MACBA

Exterior-Design-of-MACBA,exterior-design

This shot of Richard Meiers MACBA in Barcelona seems to be quite random and abstract but it is created from a very rational floor plan.

"The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, or MACBA) is situated in the Plaça dels Àngels, in El Raval, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Spain.

It was designed by Richard Meier & Partners (1987-1995). The building’s architectural style has strong references to Modernism. This large (120 by 35 meters) white building has much of its southern elevation glazed, providing the visitor with views across the plaza, and allowing natural light into the interior. It includes a La Central library, specialized in art books and publications." Source : Wikipedia

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Friday, May 22, 2009

COntemporary Exterior of Patzcuaro House

COntemporary-Exterior-of-Patzcuaro-House,exterior-design
Dome with stained glass on the roof of a contemporary house in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Georgian Houses Exterior

Georgian-Houses-Exterior,exterior-design
Pretty grand, and of course that was the intention. Baths Georgian houses were largely built by speculative developers like John Wood the elder and John Wood the younger. I wonder what they would think if they knew how much these houses are worth now.

' "The Circus" consists of three long, curved terraces designed by the elder John Wood to form a circular space or theatre intended for civic functions and games. The games give a clue to the design, the inspiration behind which was the Colosseum in Rome.

Like the Colosseum, the three façades have a different order of architecture on each floor: Doric on the ground level, then Ionic on the piano nobile and finishing with Corinthian on the upper floor, the style of the building thus becoming progressively more ornate as it rises. Wood never lived to see his unique example of town planning completed, as he died five days after personally laying the foundation stone on May 18, 1754.' (Source : Wikipedia)

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Custom House Exterior

Custom-House-Exterior,exterior-design
Exeter lies about 10 miles inland from Exmouth so you might be surprised to learn it once had a thriving port. Now it's a pleasant place to spend an afternoon by the river, full of cafes, bars and antique shops.

Friday, May 15, 2009

La Pedrera Building Exterior

exterior-design,La-Pedrera-Building-Exterior
The nickname of Gaudis Casa MIla, 'The Quarry' seems quite apt. The building looks like it's been carved from a solid lump of rock rather than built up stone by stone.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Exterior Timber Framed Building

Exterior-Timber-Framed-Building,exterior-design
Near the Topkapi Palace there's an area of elegant timber framed buildings. Or so I thought. It turns out that having been destroyed by an earthquake they were re-built with concrete frames.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Dali Museum Exterior

exterior-design
The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dalí was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown. The old theater was bombed in the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades until Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son in 1960. The museum also occupies buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theater building.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Modern Contemporary Exterior of Oxford

exterior-design,Modern-Contemporary-Exterior-of-Oxford
Exterior detail of a newly completed apartment building on the edge of Oxford
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...