2012年8月29日星期三

Magic Paper House in America

It was reported that in order to test insulation of paper, engineer and inventor Ellis Stenman in Massachusetts began to build paper house with waste newspapers in 1922. Surprisingly, besides the wall is made of papers, the furniture inside the architecture is also made of papers. 88 years have past, the house is as solid as it was except some outermost wall papers peeling off. Now the magic paper house has become architecture wonder of advocating environmental protection of life concept and local landmark tourist attractions.
All the house walls are suppressed step by step with one paper and the other and reaches 1 inch (2.54 centimeters) thick. In order to prevent water leakage, Stenman coated walls with a layer of light waterproof lacquer.

Let's see the furniture inside the house. The table, chairs, lamp holder even a piano are all made of papers and sturdy & durable. How to do this? He made a kind of bond with flour, water, and apple peels and bond newspapers together. Magic! Now the house is taken care of by Stenman's niece, Edna Beaudoin.
At Stenman's time, there are not vogue words like "Low-carbon green" "recoverable garbage", etc., but Stenman has had environmental consciousness. He knew how to use recyclable material to build house.

I'm expecting to see the real and magic paper house. But I have no chance now. If possible, somebody draws architectural renderings and makes architectural animation for it, we can see more realistically. Architectural visualization can reach the realistic effect.

2012年8月27日星期一

2012 Venice Biennale

2012 Venice Biennale is coming and will be opened from 29th August – 25th November 2012. Many architects, urban designers, developers, etc. will participate. Zaha Hadid Architects, famous architects,  pays homage to the historical lineages of collective research that has led to the major works of today’s contemporary architecture at the 2012 Venice Biennale with the installation ‘Arum’. This year’s Biennale theme ‘Common Ground’ shows how the work of the major protagonists of contemporary architecture – often regarded as independent individual creations – is in fact based on historical lineages of collective research. This is also true of the work of Zaha Hadid Architects. It is well known that the early work was initially inspired by Russian Suprematism. It is also a good exhibition for architectural rendering, architectural animation and architectural visualization companies.

Architecture Design Theory

Every country, even every city has its own architecture style. I have seen different country's architecture through architectural rendering and architectural visualization & 3d architectural animation our artists mcreated. Let's talk about the Design Theory in architecture.

Modernist Design Theory. Modernism in architecture was established in the early 20th century. Le Corbusier's iconic Unite d'Habitation in Marseilles, France, exhibit the principles and qualities of modernist architecture. Reacting against prior ornate architectural designs, modernist architects were interested in creating space and structure that simply provided the space and structure as needed. The idea of a simple building that framed the natural world outside is integral to the architecture of the modernist time period. Often, modernist buildings were referred to as machine versus nature, rather than integrating the building into nature surrounding it. The phrase "less is more" coined by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is implicit in the ideology integral to the clean, simple lines in modernist design theory in architecture.

Post-modernism. A direct reaction to modernism that began in the early 1970s, post-modernism integrates more ornamental and decorative elements into buildings. The architecture itself initially had roots in its modern counterparts, but with more decoration and inadvertent angles. As time has passed, the buildings have become more sculptural and less rigid. The sculptural forms show an apparent reaction to the simple modernist lines, creating a new look and movement. As time has progressed, post-modernist architecture has evolved into more sculptural and playful forms, such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, designed by Frank Gehry, and the Centre Georges Pompidou museum in Paris, France, designed by Richard Rogers.

Contemporary Architecture. Generally describing architecture created in the past 20 to 30 years, contemporary architecture has greatly changed with the times. The advancement of computers, heightened conceptual thinking and insight into recent architectural styles have created a unique style that has not been created with architecture before in this contemporary era. Rooted in post-modernist principles and arguably sometimes existing as post-modernist architecture, contemporary architecture continues to push the envelope, aiming to create something new. While these periods continue to influence and overlap with one another, the modernist, post-modernist and contemporary theories continue to influence each other, evolving from and building off one another.

2012年8月22日星期三

3D Rendering for Multi Family Apartment Project

In Napa Valley, a 3D rendering was created to provide a better visualized idea of how the community looks like once it is built. It (architectural rendering or architectural visualization) is welcomed by the residents as it brings a 360 3D accurate portrayal designed to a more human perspective and integration of well into the community.

The new Multi Family Apartment Project scored by St. Anton Partners, was just approved by the City Council. There will be 27 unites of residents who are affordable, said by the winner, who will make 50% or less then the area's median income.

2012年8月17日星期五

Interoperability in Architecture Company

First, BIM means building information modeling. BIM dynamically consolidates all team members' input into one package to produce rich, three-dimensional plans. It optimizes the sharing of electronic information throughout a project, demonstrably reduces construction costs and speeds project delivery. It also enhances scheduling, cost estimating and code checking capabilities.

Architectural design teams use different software packages to produce building designs. While BIM software can deliver seamless and effective interoperability.

Industry leaders have appealed for greater software interoperability at the code level. As of 2010, leading design software producers are expanding interoperability between their software portfolios.

BIM's limited interoperability with other software, as well as its cost, learning curve, and robust hardware requirements discourage many design and construction professionals from using it.

Frontop supplies superb 3d rendering, architectural rendering, architectural visualization and architectural animation for architecture firms.

2012年8月6日星期一

Coolest University Dormitory in the World (2)

In the inner courtyard of the residence hall, you see the main common areas, the kitchens and the common rooms, that contrary to nature seem to be hanging freely in the air, with a depth of up to 8 meters.
On the outside, the front of the residence hall is clad with the cobber-based alloy tombak and oak. The indoor areas are characterised by the smooth, unpainted concrete walls clad with birch ply and floors of magnesite
The raw, natural materials are both complemented and contrasted with the decoration of the residence hall created by the artists Mathilde Aggebo and Julie Henriksen. In the residence corridors, there are plywood-clad walls decorated with printed patterns contributing to all the corridors having their own unique characteristic.
The cylindrical main shape is transected by 5 vertical lines that visually and functionally divide the building into sections and appear to be continuous, open passages providing access from the outside to the central courtyard.
The total 360 rooms are all facing the outer side of the round structure. Common to them all is also the basic shape that can be clearly seen from the layout: as slices of a pie, the rooms are widest at the outer end.
We are undertaking a school 3d rendering and it's architectural animation. It also very cool,but it cannot catch up with the coolest one.

Coolest University Dormitory in the World (1)

Today I saw the world’s coolest university dorm. That is Tietgenkollegiet, Located on Orestad, a newer district in Copenhagen, Denmark. We have cooperated with several university on creating architectural rendering, architectural visualization and architectural animation for them. University architectures are great, while Tietgenkollegiet is the greatest one. The building was completed in 2006 and was designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter. The building's circular form – a symbol of equality and the communal – is contrasted by projecting volumes expressing the individual residences. Below you will find information about the building and its unique features, along with a complete gallery of both the interior and exterior and of course the incredible communal courtyard. The seven storey structure contains 360 rooms, comprising a total area of 26,800 square meters