College Extension at Oxford University

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Location: St John’s College, Oxford, England
Project: Senior Common Room
Architects: MJP Architects (MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, London)
Structural Engineers: Price and Myers, London; Buro Happold, Bath
Glass Engineers: Dewhurst MacFarlane & Partners, London

AE Interests: Electrically powered oak shutters, two story glass box extension.

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Guna Villa – Latvia, Jurmala, Riga

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Guna Villa
Location: Latvia, Jurmala, Riga
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan
Construction Period: 2005-2006

AE Interest: Natural building receiving sunlight with it’s spatial design.

Hanoi Museum – Vietnam, Hanoi

Building: Hanoi Museum
Location: Vietnam, Hanoi
Construction Period: 2007-2009
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan with Klaus Lenz

AE Interest: An energy efficient inverted pyramid by providing shade to the lower levels.

Grand Theater – Chongqing, China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Grand Theater
Location: China, Chongqing
Construction Period: 2005-2009
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan with Klaus Lenz

AE Interest: Artistically unique contemporary design and location makes this theater sail as a landmark for the arts in China.

Universiade Sports Center – Shenzhen, China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Universiade Sports Center
Location: China, Shenzhen
Construction Period: 2007-2011
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan and Stephan Schütz with Nicolas Pomränke
Main Stadium: 60,000
Main Sports Complex: 18,000
Swimming Complex: 3,000

AE Interest: The crystal structure symbolizes stability and the facades illuminating at night stress the detailed shape of all three stadiums.

Arena da Amazônia – Manaus, Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Arena da Amazônia
Location: Brazil, Manaus
Scheduled for Completion in 2013
Architect: GMP Architekten
Lighting Design: Conceptlicht, Traunreut

AE Interest:  The stadium significantly symbolizes a soccer net, it’s surroundings rain forest and sea (fishing net). Roof structure has fiberglass fabric which reflects radiation and cools the spectators in a hot Amazon climate.
Capacity of 45,000 and LEED Certified.