Iconic road sign structure

These road signs have been installed at three industrial parks in Madrid by Brut Deluxe Architecture + Design of Madrid and Lisbon.

Called Totem de.dos, the illuminated sign posts have a glavanised steel structure, white celular polycarbonate cladding and safety glass roofs.

At night the signs are illuminated from within by white LEDs linked to the local street lamp timers, while galvanised steel steps and walkways inside allow for maintenance.

A map of the industrial district and business listings are printed around the base of each post.

Source: http://www.dezeen.com/2010/12/21/totem-de-dos-by-brut-deluxe-architecture-design/

Medellín Sports Coliseum

source http://www.ecofriend.com
By: Andrew Michler evolo magazine

The Coliseum was completed in only 18 months for the 2010 South American Games in Medellín, Colombia by Mazzanti Arquitectos and plan by arquitectos. The green ribbons of roof lines create a distinctive character and utilitarian design for the complex which echoes the surrounding topography of the mountainous countryside. Six types of layered roof trusses are repeated in different patterns over four separate spans simplifying fabrication and installation. The undulating roofs extend beyond the inner volume to create public outdoor space.
The environmental design is an act of democratization and participation.The venue hosting sporting events for the cities residences is skinned in open air brise soleil wall partitions to allow passer-bys to witness events from the exterior. The open skin also allows the local temperate breezes to provide natural cooling. The various relative heights of the roof truss ribbons allow room for vertical polycarbonate panels to provide natural lighting conditions. Orientation of the fenestration is north-south to reduce solar heat buildup and collect northern prevailing breezes.
The 493,000 square foot mixed use project contains semi-pubic venues weaved together by pubic zones under a single roof span. The program allows for multiple and varied recreation and competition sport activities, at the same time providing a community hub for the city.

Source: http://www.architecture-balar.com/2012/01/medellin-sports-coliseum-mazzanti.html

Modular Design

Reclamation Drive Thru of Starbucks

Reclamation Drive Thru, inspiration for the design of container recovered from the increased use of former ship coffee and tea from around the world. Perhaps the design of the new brand strategy Starbucks. Stores in Tukwila, Washington.

Source: http://designexhibit.net/reclamation-drive-thru-of-starbucks/2012/03/07/

Symmetrical Architecture Photography

By: Minji Hur

Sydney, Australia

3FORM ,, For Interior ~

3FORM for Interior

3form is the leading manufacturer of award-winning, eco-friendly materials and hardware systems for the architecture and design industry. Our signature material platform, Varia Ecoresin®, encapsulates color, organic materials, textures and custom images in translucent ecoresin panels. Among our material offerings, you’ll find a range of aesthetic and performance options for virtually any application. From doors and partitions to custom and pre-designed sculptural installations, 3form provides complete solutions.

Types:

Properties:

Uses: 

Communal Areas

Corridors

signs

Early Education

Public Library

 Partitions

  Interactive Museum

Concert Halls

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3form design-forward materials are specifically engineered for exterior use. Bring translucency, shape, design impact and proven performance to your exterior project for a stunning installation that allures from the outside in.

Types:

Properties :

Exterior:

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‘Quadro curve luce’ panels

 By: Raffaello Galiotto for Lithos Design (IT)

Lithos Design is specialised in wall panels and decorative elements made from marble and stone. Together with the industrial designer Raffaello Galiotto, who has already realised various objects and surfaces for Lithos Design, the North Italian company developed ‘Quadro curve luce’ a system of wall panels which is composed of two different tiles – a flat connecting part and a curved one which contains a hidden light source.

source: http://www.dailytonic.com/stone-gate-by-raffaello-galiotto-for-lithos-design-it/

Lexan installation

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Source: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/20244396/tech-manual-SPL-2315B

Polycabonate (LEXAN) ~

Polycarbonate (LEXAN)

Properties:

1-          Legendary strength 200 greater than glass it’s virtually unbreakable.

2-          Resistant to fracture.

3-          bullet-resistant or shatter-resistant

4-          low weight in comparison to other high strength materials

5-          Maintain in a good mechanical properties between 40°F and 280°F.

6-          Absolutely transparent up to 2 In. in width

7-          Electrical and heat resistance

8-          Design flexibility: high ductility (used in lenses)

9-          Flame retardant.

10-      When blended with Silicone, it become a hard thermoplastic that doesn’t get scratched.

11-      Many options:

•      Thicknesses: 2-12mm

•      Tints: Clear, Bronze, Green, Blue, Opal, Grey

•      Specials: Special transparent, translucent and cloudy options are available.

•      Textures: Embossed

•      Protective Coatings: Double sided UV, IR Heat Block, Condensation Control

12-      Easily coloured.

13-      Non-toxic.

14-      Environmentally friendly processing,

15-      Recyclable ( Can be re-melted and reprocessed.).

Where to use?

• Roof lights and glazing

• Curved roof lights

• Covered walkways

• Sunrooms

• Architectural roofing

• Exterior signage

• Industrial and architectural applications which require weather and UV protection.

Available in sheets:

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Source: http://www.theplasticshop.co.uk/plastic_technical_data_sheets/oversized-polycarbonate-sheet-factsheet-technical-data.pdf

http://www.ptsllc.com/intro/polycarb_intro.aspx

Presentation: Polycarbonate (PC) By: Carlos Buitrago

My awesome Nottingham ~

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Spray Painting ~

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Leeds, GB

Pre-final Topic ~

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Gender differences in wayfinding in virtual environments with global or local landmarks

Experiment 


The virtual maze environment was implemented with a custom software system that displayed 3D environments and allowed users to navigate using a first-person view. The field-of-view (FOV) of the
VE was approximately 37 degrees (which is almost the human's scope of vision) . The participants used four arrow keys on  keyboard to move forward, backward, left, and
right inside the maze.
The layout of the maze included a 5 5 grid of interweaving roads and cubic blocks surrounded by walls (Fig. 1a).

Fig. 1. (a) A bird’s eye view of the simple maze structure adopted in the current study; (b) First-person view of the global-landmark condition; (c) First-person view of the locallandmar condition.

Two environments with different types of landmarks were created:

global (Fig.1b) and local (Fig.1c) landmarks which would lead to differential performance,
* global landmarks, has eleven enormous structures (for example, a tower, lighthouse, water tower, windmill,
and other buildings), which participants could see from everywhere inside the maze, and they were placed outside the surrounding walls. 
* local landmarks, eleven different cartoon
pictures (an axe, banana, bell, bird,bow, radish, deer, fish, desk lamp,scissors, and umbrella) were placed on the sides of the cubic blocks inside the maze. Each one will appear on only one side of
a given cube. 

Four targets an airplane, bicycle, grape, and penguin were under the global landmark condition; and a candle, duck, flag, and kettle under the local landmark condition) were placed at different locations under each type of landmark condition. 



All participants were tested in both global and local landmark mazes: half of the participants were first tested with global landmarks, whereas the other half were first tested with local landmarks. Before the formal experiment started, the participants were briefed about the procedure and stimulus configuration, and they practiced using the arrow keys for controlling movement in the VE for approximately 5 min.


Result:
Generally, males tended to engage in a more exploratory mode of way-finding  which led to quicker moves but not necessarily to optimal routes. 
By contrast, females adopted a more conservative strategy by making more stops to change their viewing orientation, which led to slower moves but not fewer detours. These gender differences were most obvious for VEs with local landmarks, most likely due to the different strategies adopted during way-finding  males learned the map from a configural perspective, whereas females focused on local features (Coluccia et al., 2007).

Source:  Chin-Ten Lin et al ,(2012). Gender differences in wayfinding in virtual environments with global or local landmarks:Journal of Environmental Psychology. Pp:89e96

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