Dental clinic KU64 Berlin, Germany by GRAFT Architects

March 21, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture
Dental clinic KU64 Berlin, Germany by GRAFT Architects

The general concept for the dental clinic creates a radically new typology. The model of a dune landscape with high points and hollows to hide in, as everybody knows it from the beach, was used as a metaphor for an artificial landscape of undulating folded floors reflected by a ceiling of a similar shape. This creates a space that provides a lush definition of introverted protection without distinct enclosure. Visitors to the Dentist KU64 in Berlin... 

New Orleans Houses, Lower Ninth Ward by Graftlab

December 6, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
New Orleans Houses, Lower Ninth Ward by Graftlab

Graft’s proposal for housing in the Lower Ninth merges metaphorical abstractions of traditional and modern architecture, driven with the purpose of capitalizing on the more successful components within each as a means with which to generate a more robust whole. Sustainable features include: Solar panels, Water Catchments system, Geothermal system, With Heat pump, thankless water heater, high ceilings for stack ventilation, operable windows which...