Tuesday 31 March 2015

aqualand’s “lindfield village” sales fury | michael banak architect

aqualand’s “lindfield village” sales fury | michael banak architect


Aqualand’s signature residential development named “Lindfield Village”, has experienced extraordinary high sales since its launch earlier this month. A sales fury, occurred during the opening Saturday of the marketing campaign, with over 90% of the 88 apartments sold within 2 hours. Over 100 apartments have now been sold and the investor and home owner market is nervously waiting for the final trench of 40+ apartments to be released. The fast sales are testament to a successful collaborative design alliance between Crone Architects and the Aqualand Development team. Good design, perfect location and a highly professional marketing campaign have proven a winning combination.
Some images below of the Development.







Wednesday 25 March 2015

How good would it be to have our buildings clean the environment rather than destroy it? | michael banak architect

How good would it be to have our buildings clean the environment rather than destroy it? | michael banak architect


The ideas generated from this Student Design competition run by CTBUH are highly commendable. In Particular I liked the “Clean Air Tower” by Alec Balchin which responds to issues of air quality. His design for Tianjin uses industrial air-cleaning technology together with a stack effect air circulation system to clean 8.5 million cubic meters of air per year. How good would it be to have our buildings clean the environment rather than destroy it?

Monday 2 March 2015

Curtin University Masterplan First to Receive 5 Green Star-Communities Rating in Australia | ArchDaily

Curtin University Masterplan First to Receive 5 Green Star-Communities Rating in Australia | ArchDaily

Apartment Building on Forsterstrasse / Christian Kerez | ArchDaily

Apartment Building on Forsterstrasse / Christian Kerez | ArchDaily

what’s so special about the 20 martin place facade? | michael banak architect

what’s so special about the 20 martin place facade? | michael banak architect


Well for starters, its a shingle roof style curtain wall system. A dichroic glass sill is used at the base of the “shingle” allowing the facade to change colour as the outside light conditions are altered. A dynamic facade that constantly changes throughout the course of the day. Crone worked closely with AECOM facade engineers, GJames facade manufacturers and BUILT to transform the Concept into reality.