More than 880 bamboo poles shipped from Malaysia were used to create this rectangular gateway by (OU) Officeuntitled co-founders Benjamin Anderson, Christian Robert and Shawn Gehle. According to the team, the material was chosen for its "grounding" qualities. They estimated that the poles used for the sculpture had a carbon sink of -7.5 metric tons...
Architecture firm
(OU) Officeuntitled
Location
Black Rock City, Nevada, USA
Photography
Benny Chan, Officeuntitled
Principal architect
Shawn Gehle, Christian Robert, Benjamin Anderson
Design team
(OU) OFFICEUNTITLED, Culver City, CA Team: Co-founders and Principals - Ben Anderson, Christian Robert, Shawn Gehle with Jillian Leedy, Kat Ślęczek, Nik Miller, Guillem Camps, Kai Kingma, Mirko Wanders, Rogelio Mercado, Panchenchen Feng, Lucca Scherraus, Noah Wali, Don and Truman Mutal and many other volunteers
Collaborators
SEAD Bamboo, Malaysia |Team: Lucas Loo, Founder & Executive Director
Structural engineer
JTK Consult, Malaysia | Dr. Kribanandan and Logithasan Krishnan. Arup, Los Angeles | Robert Pallmann, PE SE, Tohiyasu Yoza . RBHU, San Francisco | Ali Lahijanian and Alan Lum
Lighting
Felix Lighting, La Mirada, CA | Team: David McKinnon, Eric Wilson
Visualization
Kilograph, Los Angeles, CA | Team: Keely Colcleugh, Shannon Sweeney, and Tom Spall
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Enscape, V-ray
Construction
(OU) OFFICEUNTITLED, Culver City, CA Team: Co-founders and Principals - Ben Anderson, Christian Robert, Shawn Gehle Jillian Leedy, Kat Ślęczek, Nick Miller, Guillem Camps, Kai Kingma, Mirko Wanders, Rogelio Mercado, Panchenchen Feng, Lucca Scherraus, Noah Wali, Don and Truman Mutal and many other volunteers
Typology
Spectacular (Art Installation)
Earth BnB is a biomorphic desert retreat that draws its inspiration from the rugged beauty of the rocks and stones found in the Arabian Desert. These thoughtfully designed stays, constructed using earth and sand from the site, embody the essence of sustainability and reverence for the desert's natural wonders.
Architecture firm
Studio 7.83
Tools used
SDXL, Midjourney, Adobe Gen. Fill
Principal architect
Yani Ernst
Typology
Residential › Housing
Architectural concept, camping among the dunes, is first of all the maximum immersion into the world of bizarre shapes of dunes, and endless sands. The desert has its own mystical charm, where you can feel the unity with nature, away from civilization.
Project name
Dune Camping
Architecture firm
Cosmo Render
Location
Sahara Desert, Africa
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, ArchiCAD, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Dilshod Sharipov
Visualization
Cosmo Render
Typology
Hospitality Architecture
Imagine the year is 2187 and Mars has become a bustling hub of activity. Humans have been living on the red planet for over a century, and the once-barren landscape is now dotted with cities and towns!
Project name
Habitable Cacti: Sustainable Settlements On Mars
Architecture firm
Manas Bhatia
Tools used
Midjourney, ChatGPT3
Principal architect
Manas Bhatia
Visualization
Manas Bhatia
Typology
Future Architecture
The proposed Pavilion consists of a forecourt under a tent roof for the reception and greeting of the guests as well as three connected round buildings. These are on the ground floor successively walkable with the possibility by a spiral staircase "the observatory" on the roof terrace to reach.
Project name
Wildernes Pavilion at Kilimanjaro
Architecture firm
Peter Stasek Architects - Corporate Architecture
Location
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Peter Stasek
Visualization
3D-square / Simon Wagner
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Pavilion
Çol House, inspired by the design in Puembo, Ecuador. The reason we put this name on the Project is being between desert and Çol in Turkish means desert.
Architecture firm
TT Studio
Location
Grândola, Portugal
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Tina Tajaddod
Design team
Morteza Alimohammadi, Tina Tajaddod
Visualization
Morteza Alimohammadi, Tina Tajaddod
Typology
Residential › House
Have you ever encountered sandstorms? If you have ever spent some time in Dubai or any other city in UAE, especially during spring and summer, you have probably witnessed its tropical desert climate and massive sandstorms. And you might know that when they occur, they slow down or, on larger scales, completely shut down the city’s ordinary rhythm.
Project name
Absorbent Sandstorm Skyscraper Dubai
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Visualization
Shaghayegh Nemati, Sara Rajabi, Ziba Baghban
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Shaghayegh Nemati, Zahra Tavasoli, Fateme Shaerzadeh
Typology
Future Architecture
An architectural concept, a house among the canyons. Is it possible to build a house of difficult terrain? The ravines and deep drops of canyons can be used as a habitat for a retreat from nature. Deserts have their own charm, where you can gaze out from the heights and rest on the heights immersed in meditation.
Project name
Canyon House
Architecture firm
Cosmo Render
Location
Khujand Desert Canyon, Tajikistan
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Megascans, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Dilshod Sharipov
Design team
Dilshod Sharipov
Visualization
Cosmo Render
Typology
Residential › House
