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thx1038
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the two green cubes in toronro. I think its in the east side near a high way..
what is this thing called?
where can i find more info on it?
what is this thing called?
where can i find more info on it?
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Investwhore
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Here you go:
www.bigthings.ca/bighomes.html
www.bigthings.ca/bighomes.html
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Archivistower
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Here are some "facts" about this building.
- Each of the three cubes provides 1200 square feet of floor space on an 800 square foot footprint.
- The cubes are set upon 18 foot columns allowing for the removal of the lower walls.
- Each cube is 24x24x24 feet, 42 feet from point to point.
- The building is a UniTriModule using a "cube-on-its-point" pre-engineered structural form.
- The design of UniTriModules enables it to be built on most types of sites and environmental conditions.
- The UniTriModule design stems from Dutch Structuralism.
- The UniTriModular design, because of its elevated cubes, allows for the implementation of UniTriModulars around other landforms and existing uses on the ground level.
- The UniTriModular design, because of its design and low development & operating costs, is ideal for infill, redevelopment, and intensification for uses such as medium to high density housing, commercial mixed-use, recreation, and student housing.
- The UniTri design is classified as a "horizontal-span building system" designed as a "living roof".
- The UniTri design uses air rights to bridge or span over land and open spaces.
- 1 Sumach St. was designed to be a "modular spacestructure" similar to Buckminster Fuller's 1929 Dymaxion House, but with the difference of its original organic design.
- The actual project for 1 Sumach St. was supposed to have 7 modules that could become a "fuel cell station".
Last Doors Open I was wandering by these (on my way to the BMW dealership) and the door was, well, open, and my friends and I ended up chatting with the guy who lives there and he invited us in, both into the ground level base (which is being used as a studio of some sort) and the upper levels (which are a combination of office/living space). Although he was very nice, the whole idea of these cubes is not really that interesting, they belong in a sort of "curiosity" category of building. I don't find the building nice to look at (the materials used couldn't be cheaper, and the big ads don't help), and the interior is full of useless spaces that nonetheless would have to be heated. Without even knowing what question the building was meant to solve, I'm sure this isn't the answer.
- Each of the three cubes provides 1200 square feet of floor space on an 800 square foot footprint.
- The cubes are set upon 18 foot columns allowing for the removal of the lower walls.
- Each cube is 24x24x24 feet, 42 feet from point to point.
- The building is a UniTriModule using a "cube-on-its-point" pre-engineered structural form.
- The design of UniTriModules enables it to be built on most types of sites and environmental conditions.
- The UniTriModule design stems from Dutch Structuralism.
- The UniTriModular design, because of its elevated cubes, allows for the implementation of UniTriModulars around other landforms and existing uses on the ground level.
- The UniTriModular design, because of its design and low development & operating costs, is ideal for infill, redevelopment, and intensification for uses such as medium to high density housing, commercial mixed-use, recreation, and student housing.
- The UniTri design is classified as a "horizontal-span building system" designed as a "living roof".
- The UniTri design uses air rights to bridge or span over land and open spaces.
- 1 Sumach St. was designed to be a "modular spacestructure" similar to Buckminster Fuller's 1929 Dymaxion House, but with the difference of its original organic design.
- The actual project for 1 Sumach St. was supposed to have 7 modules that could become a "fuel cell station".
Last Doors Open I was wandering by these (on my way to the BMW dealership) and the door was, well, open, and my friends and I ended up chatting with the guy who lives there and he invited us in, both into the ground level base (which is being used as a studio of some sort) and the upper levels (which are a combination of office/living space). Although he was very nice, the whole idea of these cubes is not really that interesting, they belong in a sort of "curiosity" category of building. I don't find the building nice to look at (the materials used couldn't be cheaper, and the big ads don't help), and the interior is full of useless spaces that nonetheless would have to be heated. Without even knowing what question the building was meant to solve, I'm sure this isn't the answer.
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samsonyuen
Guest
I never knew they were residences! I would love to see pics of the interior. All the angles must make for awkward rooves.