Rotterdam’s already-iconic cityscape will be getting a new addition in the form of a floating wooden tower. The building is designed by renowned architects Waterstudio, who have produced stunning floating buildings before.
How will the building float?
Now, you might be wondering how a solid building can float on water. The answer is deceptively simple: instead of its bulk being made out of concrete (which is, of course, very heavy) the new tower will be made mostly from wood. To be precise, it will be constructed using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), a material that Waterstudio has prior experience with. Not only does this mean that the 130-foot-tall building will be light, it also means that it will be made out of a renewable resource. It will be a beautiful, environmentally-friendly addition to Rotterdam’s skyline.
The interior of the new tower. Image: Architect Koen Olthuis/ Waterstudio.NL
Plants, natural light, and a really cool shape
The wooden tower will mostly function as office space, but some areas of it will be open to the public, including a restaurant and a courtyard, according to Inhabitat. There will be plenty of greenery inside, which makes the plant-lovers among us very happy. A large expanse of glass will cover both sides of the building, allowing lots of natural light inside (which we need, with the everlasting grey of Dutch weather). According to Koen Olthuis, the leader of the firm, the design of the tower resembles a sheet of paper, whose edges have been pushed together to create a hill-shape in the middle.
Tvrtka Arkup bogatim kupcima diljem svijeta nudi luksuzne ploveće kuće, koje su posebno popularne u Nizozemskoj. Njihov novi model nosi naziv Arkup 1, a uz pomoć dva elektromotora snage 100 kW i potisnika plovi brzinom od 7 čvorova. Sigurnosti radi, opremljena je s hidrauličnim stabilizatorima dužine 6 m, što vlasniku omogućava da je izdigne iznad površine mora tijekom velikih valova.
Svakako treba naglasiti da je otporna na oluje i može izdržati udare vjetra od 250 km/h, tvrdi proizvođač. Ploveću kuću je projektirao nizozemski Waterstudio, a interijer je izradila brazilska tvrtke Artefacto. Duga je 22,9 m, ima površinu od 404 m2, sustav filtracije kišnice, kao i solarne panele od 36 kW koji pune baterije kapaciteta 1000 kWh. Jedina mana Arkupa 1 je visoka cijena od 5,5 milijuna dolara, ali tvrtka najavljuje kako će izgraditi još tri ovakve kuće te ih prodati bogatim šeicima. (Ž. S.)
Базираната в Амстердам дизайнерска фирма Waterstudio вече е добре известна с невероятната си плаваща архитектура, но продължава да се развива в света на иновативния дизайн. Сега фирмата, ръководена от Koen Olthuis, разкри първият в света плаващ небостъргач от дървен материал. Планирана за водите на Ротердам, сградата е изградена от CLT и ще разполага с офис пространство, обществен зелен парк и ресторант с тераса.
40-метровият небостъргач ще бъде направена от напречно ламиниран дървен материал, което прави конструкцията много по-лека от бетона. Освен това работата със CLT означава, че сградата ще бъде направена с възобновяем ресурс, осигурявайки на град Ротердам авангардна устойчива забележителност. Кулата също ще използва големи стъклени пространства, за да допусне много естествена светлина в интериора. Обилна растителност, включително градини засадени със зеленчуци, ще се намира в цялата сграда – отвътре и отвън.
Според Олтюс дизайнът на сградата е близък до лист хартия, който е прегънат, докато в средата се образува кула. Основата на кулата е разположена върху равна платформа, която ще бъде покрита в растителност. Издигайки се от палубата, фасадата на небостъргача е белязана от поредица от V-образни колони. Отвътре просторен атриум ще бъде залят с естествена светлина.
Въпреки че кулата ще се използва главно като офис пространство, има няколко зони, предвидени за обществено ползване. С офиси, разположени на горните етажи, долните етажи и основната палуба ще разполагат с няколко обществено достъпни пространства като галерия и кафе бар. Също на долната палуба, ресторантът ще разполага с красива тераса, която осигурява зашеметяваща гледка към пристанището. За допълнително пространство, буйният, зелен двор ще позволи на работниците и посетителите да се насладят на чист въздух де. Тази зона е проектирана да бъде гъвкаво пространство с различни функции и за събития, случващи се през цялата година.
Lo studio olandese Waterstudio ha adottato da anni la “mentalità del legno”, approfondendo l’uso del legno lamellare incrociato in una particolare situazione
L’architettura in legno si sta spingendo oltre ogni limite. Un esempio arriva da Rotterdam, grazie a uno studio olandese, Waterstudio, che ha progettato una torre unica al mondo. Cosa la rende diversa dalle altre? Andiamo a scoprirlo.
Waterstudio ha adottato da anni la “mentalità del legno”, approfondendo in particolare l’uso del legno lamellare incrociato nelle strutture galleggianti.
Da questo know-how nasce la prima, unica e innovativa torre galleggiante in legno. Si tratta di una struttura alta 40 metri che accoglierà uffici, realizzata in collaborazione con Hercules Floating Concrete presentata al MIPIM 2019, il più grande evento mondiale dedicato al real estate.
Perché una torre galleggiante in legno lamellare incrociato?
Innanzitutto, i prodotti in legno massiccio possono essere pre-assemblati. Poi, le costruzioni in legno lamellare sono più leggere delle strutture in cemento. Il legno, inoltre, è una risorsa rinnovabile, può assorbire le tensioni ed è un materiale molto duttile.
La torre di Rotterdam, dunque, potrebbe davvero fare scuola per quanto riguarda le strutture galleggianti.
Alors que nos mégalopoles saturent, l’urbanisme du futur passera nécessairement par une dimension plus écologique : dès à présent, les architectes imaginent des réalisations ambitionnant de répondre aux enjeux climatiques actuels. Tour d’horizon des prototypes les plus spectaculaires.
Les « Mountain Towers », implantées rue de Rivoli, dans le 1er arrondissement. (Illustration : Vincent Callebaut Architectures)
Dans le prolongement du Plan climat air énergie de Paris, la municipalité a fait pencher l’architecte belge Vincent Callebaut sur un prototype de ce à quoi pourrait ressembler la capitale française en 2050.
Il a imaginé huit immeubles à placer dans différents arrondissements parisiens afin de lutter contre le phénomène d’îlot de chaleur urbain, tout en augmentant la densité de la ville. Tours dépolluantes, façades en algues, jardins potagers ou ferme verticale composent ces bâtiments futuristes.
Stockolm Royal Seaport (Suède)
Des locataires ont déjà emménagé dans cet écoquartier qui devrait être opérationnel en 2030. (Illustration : Stockholm Royal Seaport)
Contrairement à beaucoup d’autres qui risquent de ne jamais sortir de terre, le Stockholm Royal Seaport dépasse les simples projections. Initié en 2009, cet écoquartier devrait accueillir 10 000 nouveaux logements d’ici 2030. Il prendra place sur une superficie de 236 hectares où se trouvait une ancienne usine à gaz, au nord de la ville.
Un budget de 60 milliards de couronnes suédoises (un peu plus de 9 milliards d’euros) doit lui permettre de voir le jour. Parmi les points forts, un système de gestion des déchets lié à un réseau de récupération sous-terrain les acheminant vers une unité de traitement. Une innovation qui évite la pollution occasionnée par le passage des camions bennes, et reconvertit l’énergie générée par le passage des déchets pour chauffer les bâtiments.
Smart City Forest (Mexique)
L’eau serait distribuée par un système de canaux de navigation dans la Smart City Forest. (Illustration : Stefano Boeri Architetti / The Big Picture)
557 hectares pour accueillir 130 000 habitants : pour le compte d’un groupe immobilier mexicain, le cabinet d’architecture Stefano Boeri Architetti a imaginé Smart Forest City, une ville implantée sur un site actuellement utilisé comme carrière de sable pour les hôtels, près de Cancun.
Avec ses toits et ses façades recouverts de végétaux, elle parviendrait à un « équilibre parfait entre la quantité d’espaces verts et l’empreinte du bâtiment » et absorberait 116 000 tonnes de dioxyde de carbone par an. Entourée d’un anneau de panneaux solaires et de champs agricoles irrigués via une conduite maritime sous-marine, la ville serait caractérisée par « une économie circulaire complète », explique le cabinet d’architecture sur son site.
SeaTree (Pays-Bas)
Cette structure entièrement végétalisée serait exclusivement dédiée à la faune et à la flore. (Illustration : Waterstudio)
C’est en bordure des grandes villes, en milieu marin, que pourrait être implantée cette structure, entièrement végétalisée et imaginée par le cabinet Waterstudio. Objectif : offrir un habitat supplémentaire à la biodiversité, aussi bien dans l’eau qu’en dehors, afin d’avoir un effet positif sur l’environnement de la ville à proximité en captant ses émissions de carbone.
Réservé aux animaux, à qui il offrirait un refuge, cet « arbre marin » serait amarré au fond de la mer avec un système de câble. L’équivalent d’un grand parc urbain y a été divisé en plusieurs parties, placées verticalement les unes sur les autres.
DragonFly à New York (États-Unis)
Les habitants de DragonFly cultiveraient eux-mêmes en partie les potagers présents sur le bâtiment. (Illustration : Vincent Callebaut Architectures)
Comme pour Paris 2050, c’est l’architecte belge Vincent Callebaut qui a pensé ce prototype futuriste au cœur de New York, entre l’île de Manhattan et le Queens. En forme d’aile de libellule, ces deux tours de 575 mètres de hauts formeraient une gigantesque ferme urbaine. Aux côtés de logements, bureaux et laboratoires de recherches, se trouveraient des potagers urbains et des champs bio. De nombreux systèmes écologiques, allant du recyclage des eaux usées à l’utilisation d’énergies renouvelables, seraient intégrés.
« Afin d’éviter l’asphyxie de la planète et de nourrir ses 9 milliards d’habitants d’ici 2050, il s’agit de réinventer le schéma énergétique traditionnel entre ville et campagne », avance l’architecte dans la présentation du prototype.
Ova nevjerojatna dizajnerska plutajuća kuća kreće se kamo i kada god vi to poželite!
Danas vas vodimo u kuću koja nas nije oduševila samo svojim interijerom i dizajnom, već i funkcionalnošću kojom se, ni manje ni više, nego kreće na vodi. Naime, ova plutajuća dizajnerska kuća jedinica je napravljena od visoko kvalitetnih odabranih materijala, a osim nevjerojatnog interijera, dolazi sa izuzetnim završnim eksterijerom. Projektiranje ove moderne, efikasne i profesionalno izgrađene kuće sa shvaćanjem prave suštine modernog života potpisuje nizozemski Waterstudio.
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Ova plutajuća kuća namijenjena je svima onima koji od svoga doma prvenstveno traže visoku kvalitetu, moderan dizajn, udobnost, stabilnost, ali i određenu dozu sigurnosti. Ono što je dodatna vrijednost ove nekretnine jest činjenica da se bez ikakvih problema savršeno uklapa u okolinu prirode il postojećeg gradskog pejzaža.
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Arkup je nevjerojatna plutajuća kuća koja se kreće po vašim željama po svim vodenim površinama, ali je ujedno vrlo samodostatna, izdržljiva i ekološka, za razliku od mnogih drugih jahti i brodova koji zagađuju okoliš. Ovaj je zanimljiv i nesvakidašnji projekt osmišljen kako bi odolio ili, možemo reći, izbjegao ekstremne vremenske prilike te ima vlastite autonomne sustave koji omogućuju lagodan boravak.
S ukupnom površinom od gotovo 400 kvadrata, ova je divna kuća izuzetno stabilna i idealna za sve one koji se jutrom najviše vole buditi uz more.
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Sve fotografije ove besprijekorno uređene plutajuće kuće pogledajte u našoj galeriji. Moramo priznati da je nas naprosto oduševila, a kako se sviđa vama?
Amsterdam-based design firm Waterstudio is already well-known for its incredible floating architecture, but it continues to break ground in the world of innovative design. Now, the firm, which is led by Koen Olthuis, has unveiled the world’s first floating timber tower. Slated for the waters of Rotterdam, the tower is made out of CLT and will house office space, a public green park and a restaurant with a terrace.
Waterstudio’s most recent project is a contemporary take on floating architecture. The 130-foot-tall tower will be made out of cross-laminated timber, making the structure much lighter than concrete builds. Additionally, working with CLT means the building will be made with a renewable resource, providing the city of Rotterdam with a cutting-edge sustainable landmark. The tower will also make use of large expanses of glass to let plenty of natural light into the interior. Abundant vegetation, including pocket gardens planted with vegetables, will be found throughout the tower — inside and out.
According to Olthuis, the building’s design is akin to a sheet of paper that has been pushed together until a tower forms in the middle. The base of the tower is located on a flat platform, which will be covered in vegetation. Rising up from the deck, the tower’s facade is marked by a series of V-shaped columns. Inside, a spacious atrium will be flooded with natural light.
Although the tower will be mainly used as office space, there are several areas slated for the public. With offices located on the upper floors, the lower floors and main deck will house several publicly accessible spaces, such as a gallery and a coffee bar. Also on the lower deck, a restaurant will feature a beautiful terrace that provides stunning views of the harbor. For additional space, a lush, green courtyard will let workers and visitors enjoy fresh air day or night. This area is designed to be a flexible space for various functions and events happening year-round.
Today we take you to glamorous South Beach in Miami, Florida to tour a truly one-of-a-kind offering. At 400 Alton Road sits the Arkup, a $5.5 million yacht house powered entirely by solar energy. The floating villa has 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, an extendable deck for entertaining large groups, and a full kitchen – all with the freedom and functionality of a yacht. If you’ve pondered what the evolution of luxury sustainable living may look like, the Arkup feels like looking into the future.
The Arkup is a glamorous way to live a life at sea – as long as you can afford it.
Imagine living inside a fully sustainable floating villa – pretty cool right?
Take that and move it to the middle of nowhere and you’ll get the Arkup.
The Arkup is a floating yacht that uses 119 solar panels on its roof to store electricity.
Stored in 182 kilowatt battery packs, it can then be used for air conditioning, appliances and manning the vessel for up to 3 days on a full charge.
It can also collect 4000 gallons of rainwater and filter it for everyday use.
In the event of adverse weather , the floating yacht can lift itself out of the water by 18 feet at the press of the button.
Hydraulic spuds built into the four pillars anchor the villa in place and category 4 hurricane resistant windows can withstand winds up to 155mph.
The solar power villa fetches a high price
It’s even suitable for hurricanes
Think you could settle for a life at sea? Then you better start saving as the Arkup comes at a price.
Starting at £4.27 million unfurnished, the Arkup is supposedly the first of its kind: A luxury floating villa with all amenities included and there are no bills.
There is a total of 4350 square feet of living space across two floors with four beds and four and a half bathrooms.
On portside there is a retractable deck that can be used as extra floorspace when the villa is docked and slides into the hull when the Arkup is seaborne.
Just around to the stern, there is a lifting platform that can take passengers down to the water for a dip. There is also an outdoor shower equipped so you can wash off.
Inside what would be the “galley” is the main living space with shared kitchen and living room area. The kitchen comes fully equipped and even comes with a wine fridge.
Just opposite, a full size living room extends out over the view with full surround sound and large flat screen TV.
The living room offers amazing views
The master bedroom comes with its own bathtub
Around the corner from the kitchen is a separate bathroom and laundry area with double washing machines for large loads.
There is also an area for crew members that comes equipped with its own bathroom and foldout bunkbeds.
Up the stairs on the upper floor there are 3 bedrooms.
One guest bedroom has its own private terrace and double sinked bathroom.
All bedrooms boast incredible views through their floor to ceiling windows on the portside of the villa and the master bedroom even has a bathtub installed in the corner.
There is also a master bathroom with two walk in showers, of course.
To find out more about the Arkup you can visit their website.
