Folding House
Folding house is a concept exploring movable building envelope that allows to convert outdoor into indoor spaces.
Continuous spiral circulation spine connects internal spaces and rises from the ground floor spa up to the top floor master bedroom.
The building features terraces with panoramic views on to Hollywood and its hills. The outdoor spaces can be transformed into enclosed rooms.
Continuous spiral circulation spine connects internal spaces and rises from the ground floor spa up to the top floor master bedroom.
The building features terraces with panoramic views on to Hollywood and its hills. The outdoor spaces can be transformed into enclosed rooms.
Borders of the house are protected by a baleen-like fence that provides privacy, erosion and fire control.
The fence directs rainwater into underground reservoirs that work in symbiosis with the house’s chore, a green tower for interior air cooling, grey-water treatment and bacterial energy production.
The fence directs rainwater into underground reservoirs that work in symbiosis with the house’s chore, a green tower for interior air cooling, grey-water treatment and bacterial energy production.
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Design
Bilska de Beaupuy
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Location
Hollywood, USA
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Client
Private
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Project year
2016
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Project status
Competition
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Visuals
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Bird Observation Tower
The bird observation tower is located on the shoreline of Lake Pape, in the Latvian rural districts of Rucava.
The shape of the tower is inspired by Auseklis, a Latvian folklore deity and a symbol of hope.
Auseklis is an eight-sided star with magical powers to understand the secrets of Nature and can be found on traditional Rucava objects.
The star-shaped platform enhances birdwatching experience by increasing the viewing perimeter.
Auseklis is an eight-sided star with magical powers to understand the secrets of Nature and can be found on traditional Rucava objects.
The star-shaped platform enhances birdwatching experience by increasing the viewing perimeter.
The tower merges innovation with tradition.
Cradle to Cradle’s philosophy of ‘design for disassembly’ is integrated with local, non-toxic building materials — wood and reed with mechanical steel connections.
Off-site rapid prototyping along with robotic cutting enables building iconic, light and free-form shape with robust structure.
Cradle to Cradle’s philosophy of ‘design for disassembly’ is integrated with local, non-toxic building materials — wood and reed with mechanical steel connections.
Off-site rapid prototyping along with robotic cutting enables building iconic, light and free-form shape with robust structure.
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Design
Bilska de Beaupuy
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Location
Pape, Latvia
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Client
WWF
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Project year
2017
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Project status
Competition
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Design team
Bilska de Beaupuy × Agata Banaszek
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Structural Engineer
Nous Engineering
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Diagrams and Visualisations
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