Diverse blogs berichtten afgelopen week over UN studio, wat een appartementen gebouw heeft ontworpen in New York. Het is een bijzonder gebouw met stalen horizontale stroken.
Dezeen schrijft er als volgt over:
In discussing UNStudio’s priorities for Five Franklin Place, Ben van Berkel recently explained, “The building sits at the edge of the Tribeca Historic District, so that low lying structures fan out beneath it to the west and create amazing vistas. At the same time, the site sits squarely between two existing buildings, with the challenges this implies in an urban setting. Exploiting the light and views to the maximum extent was our priority. We started with the purpose and the program of any building: How will the users experience it, what will it be like to live and work and play inside?”
Van Berkel and UNStudio answered these questions by conceiving Five Franklin Place as a tower in three portions. For each zone, the architects chose different color schemes and material palettes related to the amount of natural light that can be accessed in apartments at various levels of the building, attempting to work with that natural light and complement it, but not necessarily in expected ways.
According to the architect, “On the lower floors where there is a need to maximize daylight, we have specified the lightest-coloured floors and fixtures and wall colors throughout. On middle floors where there is more daylight because the residences are above adjacent buildings, we have a more cream-colored palette, softer because there is more natural light and less need to push for its reflection into the homes. And on the top levels of the building, where there is very abundant light, we have used richer, deeper colors and finishes in a very luxe way.”
Wat mij vooral opviel waren de mooie, soms bijna fotorealistische renderingen van het interieur en exterieur door Archpartners. Dit in New York gevestigde bureau specialiseert zich in renderings van ontwerpen van architecten. De flash website van dit bedrijf is zeker de moeite waard. Neem eens een kijkje!



Dezelfde scene in Half Life 2, rendering en wireframe. 




