Sentences with phrase «glass facades»

With mirrored glass facades — reminiscent of Portuguese prefabs inspired by minimalist artists — ÖÖD homes blend into their surroundings, appearing especially sublime in rural or natural landscapes.

So if a building is designed with large windows facing the sun (or with all glass facades!)

In cold temperatures windows and glass facades function like a thermal bridge: The warm air escapes and it becomes unpleasantly chilly in the living area.

Glass facades, windows and skylights offer natural light and visual sightlines to central courtyards and a network of walkways that incorporate adaptations of traditional architectural features.

With the Boulevard Raspail and the institution's Lothar Baumgarten — designed gardens as backdrop, Milhazes will transform the front and back glass facades of the Fondation Cartier's Jean Nouvel building into a translucent spectacle of collaged adhesive film.

This includes an installation made of cardboard boxes by Carlos Bunga and photographs of glass facades by Veronika Kellndorfer.

Prominent in his paintings are the reflective surfaces of glass facades and storefronts, shining cars and buses, ferry boats and the mighty bridges that connect the city's boroughs.

Her photographs of the glass facades of modernist architectural landmarks are silkscreened onto large glass panels.

According to Colsmann, another field of application is the integration of solar cells into buildings: Since the glass facades of high - rise buildings must often be shaded, it is an obvious option to use organic solar modules for transforming the absorbed light into electric power.

«We are envisioning solar cell layers on glass facades, which let part of the light into the building while at the same time creating electricity,» says Thomas Mueller.

«Presently, we are surrounded by towering cranes and glistening glass facades of high rise properties which local residents can not afford to buy.

The design called for glass facades rather than the brick exteriors of suburban drive - thrus, allowing potential customers passing on foot to see the interior.

All three towers that make up the development have either topped out or are close to topping out, and one of the three is now nearly fully clad in its glass facade.

The renovation includes the addition of a glass facade, allowing passersby to see into the space even when the garage door is down in the winter, they noted.

By Jack Zemlicka Milwaukee County is shedding the metal and glass facade for the O'Donnell Park parking garage and the extra $ 1.2 million cost of the panels.

«In the case of the Oberbaum Bridge there is a massive glass facade, a shiny railing and the running water of the Spree river, all within the scanner's field of view,» says Matthew Shaw of ScanLAB Projects, a 3D - scanning company based in London.

Seven - story hotel with blue glass facade, located in the business district, near traditional souks and 2 km from the Gold Center...

Contemporary Hotel with all - glass facade situated overlooking Lafayette Square on historic St.Charles Avenue streetcar line...

The en - suite bathroom is home to a vast Amazon shower with 3 shower - heads and a glass facade that looks straight out over the bay, a lavish bathtub, and an art deco - styled vanity.

The striking blue glass facade is comprised of 7,300 blue - colored glass panels, forming a curtain wall around the tower.

Designed by the Norwegian firm Snøhetta, the 150,000 - square - foot building has a distinct glass facade comprising numerous hexagonal panels, a recurring geometric motif that shaped the theme of «Evolving Geometries: Line, Form, and Color,» curated by Margo Crutchfield.

[25] At the time of his death, he was working on designs for a fountain commissioned by the city of Winterthur in 1991, Switzerland, and a new glass facade for a railroad station in Basel, Switzerland.

The architecture's changing spatialities and glass facade facing the city reflects on Bonniers Konsthall's desire to be an open and accessible venue, sensitive to new movements and changing expressions of contemporary art.

The best thing about the James Goldcrown's «love wall» may be the fact that it's displayed on the four - story glass facade of Henri Bendel — which faces Trump Tower.

The front glass facade will receive new glass panels designed to maximize control of the amount of light that enters the museum regardless of the time of day or season; the use of shades will no longer be necessary during visiting hours.

The redesigned building replaced the original white Vermont Marble with a glazed terra - cotta and glass facade.

Certain exterior features that at first look like Gehry mannerisms redeem themselves completely in the visitor's experience, notably the nearly block - long two - story curved glass facade that can give the front of the museum the aspect of a vitreous blimp.

«The Studio Museum is designed to be accessible from the street, the glass facade is meant to be inviting,» Hallie described the Studio Museum with endearment and was determined to resolve how museums could serve artists and audiences alike, and what methods could function to bring viewers into the often exclusionary world of contemporary art.

With a curvy green roof — somewhat similar to the one seen at Birchway Eco-Community — Wave House has a double - skin polycarbonate glass facade and a vegetated surface to shield against summer heat and winter cold.

The impermeability of the glass facade to water vapor can cause moisture to accumulate in the adhesive layer, increasing the risk of frost damage.

The large glass facade allows the sun to warm the concrete shell.

Then because of the uproar, Eb Zeidler was brought in to jazz it up with a glass facade, a dramatic improvement.

«They wanted to build a new plant with a glass facade in the middle of the desert because it would become a tourist attraction,» this person says, which other sources support.

The biggest change of all, however, is right there on the front, though tragically for those who like to make appearances the black (or white) glass facade looks exactly the same as it did before.

Not exact matches

This is a song I wrote some years ago when all the facade had come crumbling down, and some rose - colored glasses were ripped off of my face.

It is a handsome art deco structure with a brick, glass and wrought - iron facade.

In buildings, for example, new and existing glass surfaces such as facades, shop windows, stairwells and balustrades can be utilised to their full potential.

The redesign includes a new facade, new flooring and furniture in the terminals, a regional aviation history museum, a glass pedestrian bridge and an eco-friendly roof over the main entrance.

Among the specifics in the redesign plan are new flooring and furniture in the terminal building, a regional aviation history museum, new exterior facade that will allow natural light in the passenger drop off area, a glass pedestrian bridge from the parking garage and a cold weather green roof.

Recently posting a hilarious, but relatable face mask and glasses selfie, the CoverGirl ambassador gave a behind the scenes peek at what helps keeps her facade looking so bomb.com.

He is quietly menacing, formidably intelligent, and uses a facade of sophistication and knowledge to conceal anger that runs deep: He is enraged that his bones break, that his body betrays him, that he was injured so often in grade school that the kids called him «Mr. Glass.»

Waving around a martini glass with a disdainful manner, Pike's socialite is a wonderfully hilarious example of the sham behind David's sophisticated facade.

It took him a disorienting second to realize what he was seeing, the swelling black mass against the white stone and glass of the hotel facade, and then it was finished, with a sound that he knew he would carry to his grave.

Although Paul needs thick glasses, his instinctual vision allows him to «see» behind the facade of Tangerine County, Florida, where his family has recently moved.

A stylish building with attractive facades and plenty of glass contains spacious apartments with every amenity you could want.

The gleaming white Belle Epoque facade sums up the essence of Monte - Carlo ritz and glitz: inside, it boasts one of the most famous lobbies in Europe, with a glass domed cupola designed by Gustave Eiffel (as in, the tower).

Unique artwork adorns what solid wall space there is, while the front facade of the living pavilion is an abstract notion of floor - to - ceiling glass doors and windows that remain open to the elements.

Valuable and renowned artworks line much of what solid wall space there is, while the front facade of the living pavilion is an abstract notion of floor - to - ceiling glass doors and windows that remain open to the elements.

The villa's limestone facade is broken by large windows with sliding glass doors and trimmed in polished wood.

One of the features we love is that the glass and white metal 18 — story facade is positioned at an east — west angle.