constellations of form and social realm
constellations of form and social realm
Freitag Tower ✖️ Architects: Spillmann Echsle Architekten ➕ Location: Zurich ◾️Year: 2006 ➗Drawings:section diagramplan diagramsperspective at eye level ✔️Concept: A vertical landmark built from reused shipping containers, combining retail and cultural branding. The Freitag Tower transforms temporary logistics into a permanent urban…
Mobile housing unit ✖️ Architect: John Hejduk ➕ Location: Milan Triennale ◾️Year: 1986 (temporary) ➗Drawing: eye level view
Sky House ✖️ Architect: Kiyonori Kikutake ➕ Location: Tokyo, Japan ◾️Year: 1958 🟰 Annotations: A- stair B- movable bathroom C- open plan space (living room & master bedroom) D- exterior corridor/ engawa E- movable kitchen F – 1958 – bedroom…
Prada Transformer ✖️ Architect:OMA ➕ Location: Seoul, South Korea ◾️Year: 2007-2009 🟰 Annotations: A – hexagon. Fashion exhibitionB – rectangle. CinemaC – cross. Art exhibitionD – circle. Special eventE – translucent membrane Temporary structure picked up by cranes and rotated…
Capsule House K (Kurokawa’s own countryside home) ✖️ Architect: Kisho Kurokawa ➕ Location: Nagano Prefecture, Japan ◾️Year: 1971 🟰 Annotations: A – outdoor staircase descending to the entrance B – main staircase C – kitchen capsule D – capsules with spherical…
Nakagin Capsule Tower ✖️ Architect: Kisho Kurokawa ➕ Location: Tokyo, Japan ◾️Year: 1972, demolished 2022 🟰 Annotations: A – prefabricated capsulesB – central cores (vertical circulation) ➗Drawings: cross section diagram floor plan diagram aerial view
Nomadic Museum ✖️ Architect: Shigeru Ban ➕ Locations: Santa Monica. New York. Tokyo. Mexico City ◾️Years: 2005 – 2007 🟰 Annotations:A – shipping containers B/C – PVC membrane D – tubular cardboard structureE – recycled wood ➗Drawings: facade and cross section axonometric view eye…