The New Hamburg Science Center and Aquarium Design
The Office for Metropolitan Art (OMA) has just revealed their final design for the New Hamburg Science Center and Aquarium. The structure, which will be 23000 meters square of space, will house a science centre, aquarium, theatre, offices, laboratories as well as commercial and retail facilities. The structural design consists of 10 interconnecting blocks that will form the shape of a ring. Not only is the design of the structure trying to encourage new structural forms, but also as being a leader in adapting new environmental technologies included in its’ construction.
Architect: OMA [ Via: Archinect ]
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lol
This kind of architecture is completely ridiculous … i feel sorry for Rem that he is designing such a sh…t.
It look to me like he has no more good ideas and is just looking for interesting shapes without any reference to the location where it will be build… (an “o” build out of containers?? oh come on.. !!)
good architecture can only be build on the site for what it is designing for…
and this “thing” cullb be build in every place in the world with the same unnecessary expressiveness like it stands for in hamburg…
a less known architect would have designed a better and more innovative kind of architecture !!
i reckon a “ring” is innovative.. ive never seen one as yet… structurally challenging too…
i agree partially with ur comments but i guess he just has a different philosphy to others, that doesnt mean he is building things without any thoughts? or maybe its only becos rem is a superstar so everyone praises him..
Then what else would be innovative for a harbor/city setting then?
ok - take the innovative aspect away and reduce it to the basic things…
like mies always said “you cannot invent a new architekture every morning !”
but you must agree that this “O” lookst very … constrained … at that place
I think that building is amazing! I can’t wait to see it when it is built - in fact, the next time I’m in Germany I’ll have to stop by Hamburg.
Why doesn’t the US get cool architecture like this? Grrrrrr
Whao ….. It’s breathtaking, stunning… would love to see the interiors …..it would be even better if they suspend a park with flowing water which falls into the harbor….
Wow.. this is a stroke of genius..
challenging indeed… i wonder how rem is gonna deal with the distribution of programs…