Green facade

In the bustling urban landscape of Tehran, a metropolis in perpetual motion, one of the prevailing architectural endeavors is the construction of five-story infill residential projects. Rooted in market dynamics, these structures often materialize solely on the foundation of the owner's trust in the developer, leaving architects with a limited role in these ongoing developments. Arash Ashornia Arash Ashornia Arash Ashornia "5+1 Residence" exemplified this trend. The project adhered to urban regulations and standards, encompassing occupancy levels, permissible construction sites, density restrictions, stairwell enclosure zoning compliant with fire safety regulations, and others. In our pursuit to elevate architectural quality... More

A Visionary Creation in Pune's Thriving Suburb Strategically nestled in Pune's thriving Pimple Nilakh suburb, our architectural marvel transcends conventional urban development, embodying visionary creation. With a commercial frontage facing the main road and serenity in the residential expanse opposite, our mission harmonizes the commercial façade with neighbouring row houses and low-rise structures while ensuring elevated views. The site's ingenious zoning places commerce upfront, residences in the middle, and tranquil amenity space at the rear. Clever design decisions, like double-height terraces, mitigate the western sun's impact, infusing dynamism into the project. perspective pixels - Varun Shingwekar Defining the Fa&cc... More

The Project site is located in a middle low class area in eastern part of Tehran. As this are cover by the traditional culture we decided to use the full potential of local materials and culture to create a building in line with the architecture of the place but sustained by modernity and innovation. The main material of Persian architecture is brick and this has greatly facilitated our guidelines for this sustainable project. Ideh Haghighat Gou First of all we had to organize the floor plans of the apartments in order to have the most of natural light, since we only have an only eastern facade exposed to the sun, and having only 6 meters away from the opposite buildings, we have given greater importance to the living room and the kit... More

A unique green residential tower is rising above the city in the centre of Frankfurt's business district. The iconic Eden Tower project, designed by architects Helmut Jahn and Magnus Kaminiarz, combines impressive architecture with brightness and lush greenery in the form of several SemperGreenwalls. These green walls reach a whopping 98 metres in height and include a total of 185,000 plants spread over more than 2,000 m². That is almost 3 times more area of greenery than the square metres on which the building is located! It is the first ever application of green facades at this height. The vertical gardens merge with the glass facades to form a living masterpiece.   Vertical gardens add green to the city The quality of living... More

Lead architects: Marin Binički, Siniša Blaženka & Marko Salopek Design team: Marin Binički, Siniša Blaženka, Marko Salopek and Vlasta Binički (KAT d.o.o.)  Client: City of Zagreb / Contractor: AB gradnja  Collaborators: Electrical engineering: Darko Žerjav - ELAG, Technology: Marko Bajič - Alarm automatika, Mechanical engineering: Nikola Zadravec - Eco Plan, Fire Protection/Life Safety: Martina Gajdek - FLAMIT, Landscape design: Ivanka Mlinarić, Road design: Robert Gojani - ROBUR, Land survey: Miroslav Sokolaj - GEO 88, Geotechnical report: Ivan Matković - IGH Project design start: 2005 / Project design completion: 2019   The Vrbani II kindergarten was built in 2020 in the Zagreb neighbo... More

In the past the living of human being has been besides the nature, but nowadays due to definition of architectural space for living in floors above the ground, this relationship has been almost gone. Also In the past 40 years, the greenery of urban landscape in north Tehran gradually has been missed under continuous constructions.   The main idea of this project was formed through an attempt to find an approach making the relationship with the nature stronger both physically and visually.   In project design process, wherever it was possible to create a green area, an appropriate detail were designed according to the limitations and criteria. Generally, except living spaces and circulation paths, all other surfaces designed to... More