Tag ‘jduartemiller’
Minecraft California Plaza Map
Situated in the heart of the Bunker Hill District of Downtown Los Angeles, the entire complex was built over the course of ten years, being completed in 1992. Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects, noted for designing a number of education and government buildings around California, […]
Minecraft Twisting Tower Map
Twisting Tower Map is a design based heavily on the Cayan Tower in Dubai by Kyrgyzstani and the Evolution Tower in Moscow by Tony Kettle and RMJM, but it attempts to make a 180 degree twist (technically 165. revised this in the description. sorry). The […]
Minecraft Olympic Aquatics Centre Map
The structure on top of ground is heavily influenced by Zaha Hadid’s Aquatics Centre in London for the 2012 Summer athletics. The London Aquatics Centre is meant essentially as 2 separate structures, one being the stands, and also the different being the roof. The roof […]
Minecraft Olympic Stadium Map
The design of the stadium is defined by the four arches that span the entire stadium. These are designed to partially carry the load of the second tier seating, and to support the glazing (as there is both an enclosure outside of the seating, and […]
Minecraft The Broadway Leaf Map
Continuing in my British-based starchitect binge, this is a 40-story apartment building by Norman Foster planned to go up in Ealing, outside of London. The tower employs a striking braced structural shell around the two joined towers, and the two towers meet at the ground […]
Minecraft One Thousand Museum Tower Map
Designed by Zaha Hadid, this tower is a 215m 60-story high rise condominium designed for Miami. It has many luxury units and a pool above the plinth. The plinth (the platform below the tower) is for commercial use and amenities for the residents. Hadid described […]
Minecraft 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) map
The Gherkin is a 40 story, 180m tower designed by Norman Foster and Partners. It utilizes a diagrid structure on the exterior to add to the stiffness of the building while reducing the amount of steel used. The building’s unique design also lowers the wind […]
Minecraft Echo Tower Map
This is Echo Tower. It was a project i did for one of my studios back in 2012. The project was to design an apartment building in Portland, Oregon, had to have a minimum of 60 units, and had to incorporate habitats for bats in […]
Minecraft Infinity Tower / Cayan Tower Map
The Cayan Tower, formerly known as the Infinity Tower before it was opened, is a residential tower built in Dubai by Cayan Real Estate Investment and Development. The tower is 306m tall and rotates a full 90 degrees from its base to the top, and […]
