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Enel Pavilion, Piuarch
Enel Pavilion, Piuarch
Building Case Studies
650 polycarbonate vectors. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent
The Cola-Bow, Penda Architects
The Cola-Bow, Penda Architects
Building Case Studies
Canopy was made up of more than 17,000 bottles were collected from the citizen. Surrounded by increased pollution every, the sculputure can also be seen as a reminder for creating awareness to recycle plastic waste.
Aia Pavilion, Gernot Riether (Design Build Studio At Git)
Aia Pavilion, Gernot Riether (Design Build Studio At Git)
Building Case Studies
Each template was cut from PETG (glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate) sheets, before being thermoformed into shape using a neatly designed adaptable mould. This material can either be produced from recycled plastic, or more pertinent to this location, from sugar cane: a plant that has been an integral part of the culture of Louisiana for over 200 years.
World Expo 2010-Wanke (2049), Xiang Lu
World Expo 2010-Wanke (2049), Xiang Lu
Building Case Studies
The first impression of this building would be seven golden wheat buttresses. And the actural material of this building is wheat straws. Known as agricultural discards, 95% of wheat straws and 5% environmental friendly adhesive made this unique material. And instead of burning these wheat straws and producing more CO2, it is more sustainable to make them into building materials.
Gucklhupf, Hans Peter Wörndl
Gucklhupf, Hans Peter Wörndl
Building Case Studies
A skeleton of studs and beams constitutes the bearing framework onto which the outer fiber-board cladding is applied. Retractable panels at different height transform the space and enhance the relationship between interior and exterior.