Steven Holl Terrazo Floor

Sited adjacent to three ponds with existing dams the stretto house projects the character of the site through a series of concrete spatial dams with metal framed aqueous space flowing through them.

Steven holl terrazo floor. The main house is aqueous space. But back to earth. The grey black and white terrazzo floors carry over a theme from the law building. Interiors are white plaster with terrazzo floors on the ground level while bamboo floors cover the second.

Steven holl architects has completed a new building on the historic campus of franklin marshall a liberal arts college in lancaster pennsylvania. The main house is aqueous space. Materials continue the concept in poured concrete cast glass in fluid shapes slumped glass and liquid terrazzo. In the dramatic rotunda atop the main foyer steven holl architects design itself is a mind bender that expresses intentions as bold as the trapezoidal structure led filled tubular skin and floaty cloud inspired roof of the exterior.

Terrazzo floor specified with recycled glass aggregate gallery floors comprised of fsc certified wood local precast and cast in place concrete constitutes more than 30 overall building material. Appearing as raised pavilion the distinctive. Steven holl s entire project for the ica the institute for contemporary art in richmond virginia revolves around the concept of opening. Materials continue the concept in poured concrete cast glass in fluid shapes slumped glass and liquid terrazzo.

Everything seems to invite visitors to metaphorically enter the world of art through a spectacular portal with diverging volumes alluding to different disciplines. Floor planes pull one space to the next roof planes pull space over walls and an arched wall pulls light from a skylight. Natural ventilation and geothermal heating and cooling are part of the energy plan. Designed by steven holl.

The museum of fine arts houston mfah has announced that its new building the nancy and rich kinder building will open to the public on november 21 2020. The steel frame and concrete structure is skinned with an alloy of copper steel chromium and nickel which weathers to a leathery red color. Steven holl architects steven holl design architect.