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AQUATICUM WATERPARK, HUNGARY BORD ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO
Aquaticum Waterpark in Debrecen, designed by BORD Architectural Studio, has reopened as a “unique multidimensional waterpark” whose design focuses on the “life-giving aspect of water and a forest environment.” Water and flora appear on both horizontal and vertical surfaces and create an unusual composition of spaces which “introduce the visitors into this water world in a truly unique way,” said the architects. The long, single-storey entrance connects a new pedestrian pathway and the waterpark like a bridge. The entrance building includes the changing rooms, the restrooms, the shops and a colourful food court. The long, flat volume of the building “settles in the landscape,” and the building’s green roof resembles the shape of a wave.
ASTRAL TOWER, BULGARIA STARH
MITOSIS, AMSTERDAM GG-LOOP & ARUP
GG-Loop, working alongside Arup, have released their vision for Mitosis, a “multi-functional regenerative collective housing complex” in Amsterdam. GG-Loop’s vision was to “deepen the understanding of the relationship with nature” in the design of the complex, which will be composed of prefabricated CLT modules, and explores how buildings can “grow, evolve, heal and self-sustain.” Due to its flexible structure and grid formation, Mitosis will be able to host a variety of typologies that are customisable to the residents’ needs. The complex is made up of a combination of off-grid single-family detached houses and high-density mixed-use urban clusters that incorporate public functions such as education, leisure, wellness, and retail. Mitosis will generate spaces that “respect both the environment and its inhabitants, reconnecting both in a balanced ecosystem.”
Astral Tower by STARH is the tallest building in Varna, Bulgaria, reaching 140 metres. The mixed- use project’s design was developed in two volumes of a similar size – a horizontal and a vertical one. The building’s rounded corners and attenuated vertical tectonics “give the illusion of a disappearing building silhouette,” said the architects. The facade has integrated LED lighting strips along all vertical elements, and using light design and engineering they are turned into changing abstract animations and light shows at night. The “classic structural scheme of a tube in a tube” allows for a full 360-degree view from all 40 floors of the Black Sea and the city.
ADF DECEMBER 2020
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