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Kaufhaus Canal Hamburg Design by Topotek 1, in Hamburg, Germany Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:43 PM PDT This Kaufhaus Canal Hamburg is design by Topotek 1, located in Hamburg, Germany Their winning Kaufhauskanal housing scheme provides 80 residential units, which introduce living into a former industrial area of Hamburg. The typology for the overall plan for the Kaufhauskanal Metrozone is designed as a series of new ‘Kaufhaus Hybrids’. The scheme accommodates the existing quarter in that all the new buildings slope downwards and outwards to meet the heights of the existing buildings. The roofs are angled and inclined to maximize views to the sky and at the same time minimize the noise from the surrounding streets, roads and railway. Bjarke Ingels, BIG Partner-in-Charge "Our Kaufhauskanal vision proposes a neighbourhood where you can have both – both city and nature, both open and urban, both history and future, both identity and diversity, both work and play." The warped framework creates a layout that is varied and unique without impacting movement through its open space. The resulting urban experience fluctuates between variation and continuity. Jörg-Heinrich Penner, Harburg's Department Head for Economy, Building and Environment “Harburg's docklands and its eclectic mix of buildings and their uses are entirely unique. That is why BIG + Topotek 1's scheme, whose form is quite untraditional, can actually fit in here and succeed here. I am quite sure that their strong yet thought through forms and open spaces will quickly locate both investors and soon to be residents.” The combined efforts of German architects TOPOTEK 1 and Danish architects BIG have won the practises 1st prize in the IBA Hamburg building exhibition competition to design a metropolis of the future.

BAE Systems Reception by Capita Architecture, in Lancashire, United Kingdom Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:43 AM PDT This BAE Systems Reception is designed by Capita Architecture, located in Lancashire, United Kingdom. The facility, designed by Capita Symonds, is responsible for building the front fuselage and other parts of the Eurofighter Typhoon as well as a number of other aircraft including the Lockhead Martin F-35 Lightning II. Two major new four-storey office buildings, which have achieved a minimum BREEAM rating of 'Very Good', (the UK sustainability standard) have also opened at the site. The buildings will accommodate flexible engineering accommodation – one will house F-35 staff while the other will house customer support for BAE's Saudi Contracts. The offices feature a raft of sustainable features including low energy consumption, biomass boilers, rainwater harvesting and a central atrium providing both a wealth of natural daylight and air circulation. As part of the green travel plan, showering and changing facilities have also been provided within the office buildings to encourage staff to cycle into work and help cut down the company's carbon footprint. Dave Holmes, Director of Investment and Infrastructure Services, BAE Systems, said, “This marks another significant milestone in the transformation project. The new reception facility and improved entrance are designed to create the right image for Samlesbury site and the business, whilst at the same time being highly functional." Featuring a design inspired by the dynamic form of a Fighter Jet, the new reception building at BAE Systems' manufacturing and aerospace facilityat Samlesbury in Lancashire has officially opened.

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