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Back Bay Station, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1987 designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood
The station acts as a covered day-lit concourse between two important streets. Its architectural image recalls the train terminals of the 19th century – one of which it replaces. A sequence of curved wooden arches dominate the interior and are highly visible through the glass facades. --
architect's web site
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Slow House, Long Island, New York, USA, 1990 unbuilt designed by Diller + Scofidio
Knowing that the client would arrive at his weekend hideaway after an automobile trip (with its own windshield-framed view), the architects extended the journey with a long driveway up to a narrow building facade that was just a doorway. The house curved like a banana; once you were inside, the shape prevented you at first from seeing the window in the back. When you finally got to the window-framed view, it was partly obstructed by a video monitor, displaying the same vista. --
Arthur Lubow, "Architects, in Theory", NYT Sunday Magazine, 16Feb03, pp.36-41.
An interactive exhibit from
MOMA
Architectural Record 4:96, P.70-75
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SHIP, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan, 2006 designed by Katsuhiro Miyamoto & Associates
An optimal use of curved surfaces designed in response to the site’s L-shaped plan was adopted in order to effectively support the large cantilevered volume. -- ArchDaily
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| Source: Kentaro Kurihara archdaily.com |
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Curved Little House, Nagoya, Japan designed by Studio Velocity
The shape of the building is something like the volume of the entrance door stretched, and the section at the entrance is only the size of the door. However, the section becomes larger both vertically and horizontally, as one walks into the back, and becomes subtly smaller again at the end.
The volume of the curve was determined by a study to maintain the overall balance of the continuous interior space on its very edge. -- ArchDaily
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Firstsite Arts Center, Colchester, UK, 2011 designed by Rafael Viñoly
its horn-shaped golden curve contrasts with the Roman town’s orthogonal urban grain, and its stepped section, reminiscent of Wright’s Taliesin West, allows daylight deep into the galleries. --
Architectural Record
Is Rafael Viñoly’s $44.3 Million Firstsite Arts Center Green?
Although RVA made an effort to achieve a
BREEAM rating for the arts center, because the new 2010 requirements are more stringent than the earlier standards they were aiming for, they were not successful. However, ... --
Inhabitat
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Psychiko House, Athens, Greece, 2012 designed by Divercity Architects
The house is divided into three distinct zones: a stone core inspired by the defensive rock of the Acropolis, an amphitheatrical upper floor, imagined as a pair of binoculars framing the expansive city views, and a transparent living area that occupies the space between them. Each zone is connected through a notional ribbon running through the site. -- ArchDaily
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