Posts Tagged ‘Alpine’

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The Nordkettenbahnen Funicular by Zaha Hadid Architects in Austria

June 19th, 2009
The Nordkettenbahnen Funicular by Zaha Hadid Architects in Austria

The Alpine funicular railways was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects at Austria’s top ski resport in Innsbruck has been enthusiastically received by the world’s media. Connecting the town centre to a nearby mountain resort. The innovative carriages, have an exo-skeleton with five gimballed passenger pods hanging within to accommodate inclines of 42 degrees. The Nordpark [...]


Sustainable Reinterpretation of an Alpine Classic by Ofis Arhitekti

April 3rd, 2009
Sustainable Reinterpretation of an Alpine Classic by Ofis Arhitekti

The beauty of design lies in finding expression in restriction. When Slovenian firm Ofis Arhitekti was commissioned to design a holiday home for their client but tasked with doing so without exceeding the pre-approved 6×11 meter footprint, the design team did exactly that. The result is an inspired and deceivingly spacious, sustainable reinterpretation of an [...]


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