Starbucks recently commissioned starchitect Kengo Kuma to design an outpost in Dazaifu, a small city in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture, that, with walls covered in a matrix of wood planks, is a striking departure from the company’s typical uninspired (if familiarly friendly) interiors filled with tacky pendant lighting and faux-wood finishes.
No, this isn’t some sort of spaceship, it’s the proposed plan for Apple’s new campus in Cupertino, CA. Known as “Apple Campus 2,” the site will feature 2.8 million square feet of offices and R&D and a 1,000 seat auditorium.
This tree-top hotel room by Swedish architects Cyrén & Cyrén is accessed via a bridge leading from the hilly forest to an entrance on the roof.The Cabin hangs from the trees and has a roof terrace overlooking the forest.
Located beside a highway between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the bright red Nestlé Chocolate Museum is visible to passing traffic.
Dutch architects LAM have completed a sustainable giraffe enclosure for Rotterdam Zoo, which opens next week.The architects adopted a “Cradle to Cradle” approach to the design and construction of the project, claiming the enclosure is the first such building designed for animals and is the most sustainable animal house in the Netherlands.
The enclosure, modeled on African coral, has been designed to take advantage of passive solar heating and natural ventilation and lighting.Specially designed ‘cuddle walls’ – steel elements heated by the burning of wood chips – provide warmth for the giraffes without the need to heat the whole enclosure.
The building is located in Querétaro, Mexico, the laboratory comprises cubic volumes with intersecting domes cut from underneath.The exterior is clad in metallic, reflective glass while the interiors are painted in bright colours.The cut-away parts of the facade are highlighted in bright yellow.
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