A-Cero Strikes Again: Amazing Concrete House in Madrid

We’ve seen so many incredible displays of design and architecture from A-Cero that now our expectations (and probably your as well) are getting higher and higher when it comes to a company with such an amazing portfolio. So far it seems that the architects at A-Cero live up to their prestige and their latest residential project stands as a solid proof. The Concrete House II is a family project located in Madrid and stretches over a surface of no less than 1.600 square meters. The first impression when seeing its unusual architecture with gray concrete and vegetation ramps is that you are looking at an bunker entrance. The facade reveals large windows and uncommon shapes. The roof ensures this home’s ecological features as it contains solar tubular collectors, making this residence a sustainable project. The site also includes a beautiful garden and a picturesque lake which complete the “dreamy” image that this home inspires.

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Dancing Apartment: Adding green to the concrete jungle

Designed by Unsangdong Architects, this fabulous building is set to take shape in the heart of South Korea and will boast not just a unique blueprint, but a special feel that is not matched by any other modern structure. Dubbed as the ‘Dancing Apartment’, the structure is planned using oblique lines unlike straight ones that are penciled down in most cases. The advantage of the design is not just a visibly outstanding structure, but the fact that it created an edifice with various community spaces that include parks, leisure facilities, event space, a library and media space. With a swimming pool acting as a seismic dampener at the top and plenty of green all around, who wouldn’t love to live in one of those apartments with a terrace? – via

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Dancing Towers by Studio Daniel Libeskind

Skyscrapers in Seoul: the first of two stories about buildings that architect Daniel Libeskind has designed for the Yongsan International Business District that he masterplanned for Seoul, South Korea, features three towers inspired by the movements of a Korean Buddhist dance.

Named Dancing Towers, the 41-storey skyscrapers will each have a curved body that the architect likens to the twisted sleeves of traditional Seung-Moo dancers’ costumes.

All three towers will be positioned on a single podium, which will house the shared foyer for 834 apartments on the upper storeys.

Just like SOM’s proposals nearby, the towers will contain structural columns within their curtain wall facades, so as not to interrupt the spaces within.

See more stories about the Yongsan International Business District, including a slideshow of all the projects commissioned by developer DreamHub.

Here’s a project description from Studio Daniel Libeskind:

Dancing Towers

Dancing Towers, a project that is part of the new Yongsan International Business District YIBD development in Seoul, is a mixed used development that consists of three 41 story residential towers,( a total of 834 total residential units) with amenities, retail, parking and a connecting commercial podium base.

The design for the Dancing Towers is inspired by the traditional Korean Buddhist Dance known as Seung-Moo. The subtle rotation of the towers creates the illusion they are dancing, as inspired by the long sleeves of the Seung-Moo dancer’s traditional costumes, gracefully propelled by the dancer’s movements. The towers are engineered with a unique structure of a central concrete core and alternating cantilevered fin walls to support the floors that create column free buildings that allow the forms to ‘dance’ and twist while opening up panoramic views from the apartment interiors.

While creating an interrelated composition, the location of the three towers in the site and each tower’s rotations are oriented to create maximum light and views toward the water, the YIBD project, the city of Seoul and the mountains beyond for the residents.

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Building size: 265,000 sq.m

Structure: Concrete central core with cantilevered concrete fin walls and floor slabs

Client: Dream Hub, AMC – Yongsan Development Co., Ltd.

Structural engineer: ARUP

Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing engineer: ARUP

Landscape architect: Martha Schwartz Partners

Lighting designers: Focus Lighting

Status: In design

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