Thursday, 31 January 2013

Haewoojae, Suwon, South Korea



Haewoojae



Better known as toilet-shaped house, the Congress of South Korean SIM card slaughter ducks, also known as demonstrate excellence pipeline kin toilet and his World Toilet Organization.

This is to celebrate the cultural center of the toilet and raise awareness of the plight of the toilet in the world. "We should learn to see the toilet place defecation," the late Mr. Shen once said, "but as a place of culture, the people can rest there, meditation, very pleased."

The house has four toilets, including a spectacular central bathroom floor-to-ceiling glass walls, open the opaque facilities are in use, and provides a soothing classical soundtrack and sound system.

Wonderworks, Pigeon Forge, TN, and Orlando, FL



Wonderworks, Pigeon Forge


Who does not love an upside down building? No, it is not a state-of-the-art design from some wunderkind architects, it is just an amusement park, completed a slightly frightening "owl Ň" Ole Dinner Show "(Tennessee) and" out-of-control control magic comedy dinner Show "(Orlando) to see two or more of these wrong side of the building, to open in Panama City, Florida (this summer), and Myrtle Beach, SC (2011)

Montreal Biosphere, Montreal




Montreal Biosphere


Not like the World's Fair to inspire odd architecture. This is the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal, in the end occurs when the architect Buckminster Fuller designed the dome of what. His structure filled from the tree at St. Helen's Island, 200 feet high, 250 feet in diameter.

This is a closed structure, in 1976, until a fire destroyed the outer layer. Today, with a thin shell structure and run by Environment Canada as a museum, interactive exhibits on biodiversity and climate change.

Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo



Nakagin Capsule Tower


Do you know the Japan Bachelor of office workers living in pods story?

This architect Kisho Kurokawa 140 cube behind the idea, to be completed in 1972. It opened the curtain capsule architectural movement and comfort space, 8 × 12 × 7 feet is designed to be at least in its minimum life, with a bed, the wall electrical appliances, small bathroom, and a small round window . Although the building has fallen into disrepair, as of late, but it is still representative said, the New York Times, as a powerful reminder not to take the path, different values ​​shape the world of possibilities. "

The Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland




The Church of Hallgrimur


In the land of fire and ice, it makes sense, even if it is the most sacred place similar to the natural phenomenon.

When architect Guojon Samuelson started the church in 1937, Iceland basalt lava flows, the thought in his mind. It is hard to miss this magnificent building, located in the city center, you will not want to miss the views of an observation tower.

Agbar Tower, Barcelona



Agbar Tower


474 feet high tower might look like the construction of a small cucumber in London, but it's open, Jean Nouvel, said his inspiration, rather than by Sir Norman Foster (Norman Foster), but by the Spanish constructionteacher Antonio Gaudi.

To appreciate Agbar4500 multi-window to give it a fountain-like shimmer, while the structure should evoke the mountains around Barcelona.

Monday, 28 January 2013

Office Center 1000 3 a.k.a. Banknote, Kaunas, Lithuania



Office Center 1000 3 a.k.a. Banknote



Table certainly fits the bill wrapped in Lithuania's second largest city in the construction of the function.

Housing international bank offices and Lithuania enterprise in the walls of capitalism, the illusion of the structure itself in the Baltic region, the most daring and original construction projects.

The 10-storey facade is linked to 4,500 hand-painted enamel Square to create 1925 image 1000 Tasman banknotes.