“Modern Solitude”, a composition by OFL.
December 17, 2010, 3:02am Comments
Oscar Falcón Lara
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“The Shack”, a mystery weapon of Dark-Pink Faction. More at The Toddler Superhero.
December 07, 2010, 12:03am Comments
Geo Residential Tower, Miami: the recent stagnation in luxury apartments in mainland cities in the USA, Panama, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands is contrasted by a steady demand for these types of buildings in coastal areas; three years ago when the market had a positive outlook I drafted a proposal for an energy recycling complex of two towers, one smaller than the other (the tallest being 36 stories, a sketch of which you see above).
Time delays and budget changes kept this project shelved, but I wanted to show that the ideas preceding the design are still valid today and even more so in fact, where energy and access to clean water and storage is an ever growing concern. The core ideals were: A) to have a set of apartments that were powered partially or totally (depending on the season) on wind generated electricity and solar energy (the ‘tips’ on each corner of the upper structure containing wind generators, solar cells and electrical distribution systems); B) to use captured rain water for auxiliary supply and cooling; and C) require minimum maintenance, use long lasting, locally sourced materials (recycled when possible) to comply with LEED Gold standards.
December 05, 2010, 5:24am Comments
11 years ago we were brainstorming on alternative storage and transportation for beverages and from one of those sessions came the concept you see in the image above. The idea was to see if by displacing the neck of a typical wine bottle we could create one that was easy to handle, store, transport and serve to aerate wine if needed by simply placing the bottle on its side, making it its own decanter. The sediment could be contained and the wine would then have time to open. We didn’t pursue the matter further although the sessions gave us fuel for perfecting our research techniques.
We are in a process of un shelving plenty of old projects and this one seems to us that it would be relevant if more time is given to perfect it, also any interested manufacturers would be appreciated if only for the sole purpose of testing it in real world scenarios.
October 23, 2010, 6:16am Comments
