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Porsche reveals plans for first residential tower in Asia

September 2, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

German car brand Porsche has unveiled the design for its third residential high-rise building, Porsche Design Tower Bangkok, which it describes as an “architectural masterpiece”. The brand’s luxury goods company, Porsche Design, worked with real estate company Ananda Development on the luxury apartment block in Thailand’s capital city. Once complete, the 95-metre-tall building will be Porsche’s

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White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower to Swedish nature reserve

August 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling “a bundle of twisted straws”. Situated within a nature reserve in Getterön, the 12-metre-tall and seven-metre-wide tower by White Arkitekter has a hyperboloid structure composed of 140 beams combined with metal rings. White Arkitekter’s design places

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Alison Brooks Architects creates “carved and animated” Tottenham Hale residential towers

August 2, 2024 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Alison Brooks Architects has completed the One Ashley Road residential development in London, with a pair of angular terracotta towers framing a square. Located near London’s Walthamstow Wetlands and Lea Valley waterways, the project forms part of Tottenham Hale’s regeneration, which aims to convert the traffic-dominated area into a walkable neighbourhood. As well

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Crystalline cafe tops Kristal Observation Tower in Slovenia by Korpnik Produkcija

July 20, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Slovenian studio Korpnik Produkcija has completed a concrete observation tower overlooking the spa town of Rogaška Slatina, topped by an angular glass cafe resembling a crystal. Designed by Celje-based Korpnik Produkcija with structural engineers Ponting, Kristal Observation Tower stands 106 metres tall and is currently the tallest building in Slovenia. The studio said it is

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Ole Scheeren reveals plans for Shenzhen skyscrapers with “waterfall” facades

July 18, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has revealed Scenic City, its design for the headquarters of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, which will feature facades designed to resemble waterfalls. The project is located in Nanshan District in Shenzhen, China, a newly established business and financial hub where several Chinese tech giants will reside. The site will comprise

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OODA designs kinked Tirana skyscrapers to evoke “the grace of ballet”

July 17, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio OODA has unveiled its design for two connected skyscrapers, named Bond Tower, that bend away and towards each other in Tirana, Albania. The towers will contain residential, commercial, office and hotel space and its kinked shape was informed by the silhouette of a ballet dancer’s bent knees when performing the plié position. “Characterised

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Marlon Blackwell Architects unveils “sentinel” design for air traffic control tower in Columbus

June 27, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Arkansas architecture studio Marlon Blackwell Architects has unveiled designs for an air traffic control tower for Columbus Municipal Airport in Indiana. At 129 feet tall (39 metres), the project will replace an existing 80-year-old, 78-foot-tall (23 metre) tower on the airport’s grounds. Designs include the addition of a lawn for public programming. Marlon Blackwell Architects

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“If it’s ludicrously expensive then it must be good” says commenter

June 5, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a report exploring the growing phenomenon of luxury car brands building skyscrapers. Dezeen’s Nat Barker reported on why car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin have all unveiled skyscrapers in the past 18 months and commenters added their thoughts. “This trend is ‘driven’ by the idling

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Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?

May 30, 2024 Nat Barker 0

The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded architecture. “Fans of the brand should not just be able to drive a Porsche, they should be able to live in one,” said Porsche Lifestyle

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Construction commences on world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” Tor Alva

March 7, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. Named Tor Alva, or White Tower, the building will become the world’s “tallest 3D-printed structure” once complete in Mulegns later this year, according to Hansmeyer and Dillenburger. ETH Zurich

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