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Upon completion of its construction, the architects of RO & AD did not hesitate to baptize it with the title of one of the most quoted biblical passages. But nothing could be further from the truth: the Moses Bridge.

It has little or nothing to do with the ephemeris represented in the sacred text, not even in an aesthetic sense. Its inspiration must be sought many centuries later, specifically during the seventeenth century. The Netherlands built a series of moats and fortifications in the region of West Brabant.

In order to provide protection against the incursions of the French and Spanish forces. One of these forts was known as Fort de Roovere. It was surrounded by a small fosse that served as protection against attacks and floods produced when the tide rose.

From a distance, the Moses Bridge is invisible to the eye. The flow around the fosse seems continuous, as the water level is parallel to that of the moat that crosses it, reflecting its natural environment. As visitors approach the fortress, the bridge is visualized as a break that divides the watercourse, creating a unique visual phenomenon.

READ IT IN SPANISH: RO & AD - Moses Bridge, un puente que cruza a ras del agua

The tank that divides the watercourse is a structure anchored to the bed by steel piles. Lined with wooden slats for the walls, which are made of the same material as the pillars. The bridge and its components are made of sustainable wood.

The wood is Accoya, a type of material that, when properly treated, makes the bridge waterproof and reliably resists the erosion produced by the current. Protecting it from fungi and increasing its durability. Being an ideal material for a bridge of these characteristics.

It has recently been recognized by the Dutch College of Architects as the best structure of the year 2011. In addition, the sponsors are among the finalists for the Dutch Design Awards 2011.

Inspired by the first recorded house in Japanese culture, built during the Yayoi dynasty (200 BC - 250 AD). Known as Tateana Jukyo house, the peculiarity of this type of archaic constructions.

It is that they were the result of digging in the rock, or houses that were built by digging a hole in the ground about seventy centimeters, covered in a second phase with a pyramid-shaped roof made of plant material.

The young architect Makoto Tanijiri from Suppose Design Office, a studio specializing in single-family homes, asked his future residents, a young couple from Hiroshima. A solution that was practical, comfortable and respectful of their privacy.

It is a three-storey house with a living area of 100 square meters. Partially sunk into the ground, it is surrounded by an elevation built with the earth resulting from the hole, acting as an organic barrier and natural protection for the house.

In addition to marking the natural perimeter of the property. The structure of the building is supported by four steel plates. The problem of the lack of lighting on the first floor was solved by replacing the partition walls with large windows.

READ IT IN SPANISH: Suppose Design Office arquitectura Japonesa de vanguardia que mira al pasado

From the center of the room is the staircase that allows access to the other two remaining floors, where the double bedroom and a space for the children's room are located. Finished in a claraboya that culminates the house.

Although what is most remarkable is its exterior facade, consisting of four sheets one on each side, black upholstered and whose first height has been installed terrace for solarium, a place of social character where residents have the opportunity to establish a dialogue with the outside.

A structure housed inside a similar structure, like a set of Russian dolls, is more or less the concept used by architect Xavier Claramunt, founder of the Barcelona-based design and architecture studio EQUIP XCL.

To design the plans for The Sphere, he chose to approach it from an inclusive perspective. In this way the two spheres nested one in the other would concentrate both residential uses, as well as those related to services and commercial.

With a total surface area of 1,600,900 square meters, The Sphere skyscraper project. It is distinguished in several aspects, apart from the design, which is very attractive, such as in the planning of the different elements that contribute to its habitability.

These are designed to give its future residents and the professionals who install and exercise their activity in it, autonomy, comfort and dynamism. The inner sphere or core would be destined to the economic activity, locating the commercial and leisure area, in addition to community services and administration of the two spheres and cultural facilities.

Glazed with bioclimatic glass, the panels would be distributed in such a way that they would coincide on its axis with the huge holes drilled on the outside, allowing the entry of natural light. With which to illuminate their facilities.

In the outer sphere or permeable membrane would concentrate the residential fabric, offering different types of housing, due to its unique location. They have views both to the exterior and to the interior facilities, giving them a high degree of interrelation with their immediate surroundings.

READ IT IN SPANISH: EQUIP XCL/The Sphere, dos esferas para un rascacielos

Apart from the large circular openings, The Sphere has pedestrian accesses and discretional services in its lower part. In the neutral or common area, a surface located between the two spheres, landscaping has been planned, with species that favor oxygenation and air circulation inside.

The viewpoints oriented to the outside, become extensions of the public space, becoming improvised viewpoints where to interact contemplating the rest of the city.

In this urban planning project, the maxim that the weight of history was imposed could be applied. Due to the archaeological remains found on the land destined to become a car depot, the square in the center of Seville (Spain).

It has become a space where the visitor, apart from wondering at the relics found in the course of the excavations, can admire a unique architectural work in the world. And whose wooden structure, although at first it may seem to be out of tune with the environment, can be interpreted as a coherent element with the rest of the rich heritage found in the area.

Located in the center of the city, the undulating megastructure that represents the cells of a poultry panel, is the largest surface built in height in the world. Seven years after the local authorities launched the competition, which was won by J. Mayer H. Architects.

the huge Metrosol Parasol mushroom after its inauguration, joining the map of outstanding buildings in the city as an icon and a tourist landmark. It boosts economic development and stimulates social and cultural activity in the public space.

This huge honeycomb apart from fulfilling a bioclimatic function, has meant the redevelopment of an area with a high heritage value of special significance. So much for the resident citizens as for the hundreds of thousands of visitors that every season cross a network of streets.

Where the cultural links of a town as unique as the capital of the river Gualdaquivir, are present through the different architectural styles that can be seen in its ancient buildings. The majority of religious character being present in almost every corner of the historic center.

GAINING HEIGHT WITHOUT LOSING IDENTITY

In the outline of Metropol Parasol, where its large wooden structures stand out. It houses the archaeological museum, a market of organic products, an elevated square and multiple stores dedicated mainly to the hospitality industry. As well as a panoramic terrace on top of the parasols.

Built with an innovative method, the porous cover is made of wood, with a layer of polyurethane treated to withstand adverse weather conditions. The parasols thus make the archaeological excavation a point of reference.

The columns become important points of access to the museum giving continuity to its sinuous layout. As well as on the roof of the square and the panoramic terrace, defining a unique relationship between the historical and the contemporary.

THE COLOSSAL MUSHROOM HAS DOUBLED THE PUBLIC SPACE IN THE AREA.

Conceived as a social structure, the canopy provides shade during the day, creating a comfortable microclimate and a place for relaxation. At night, the sunshade becomes an artificial sky that creates the ideal setting in which to program a variety of artistic, musical and recreational activities.

These two qualities allow for a range of urban activities, such as sports (beach volleyball, boxing, street basketball, etc.), cultural events (cinema, theater, concerts, etc.). As well as commercial uses (fashion shows, corporate events, presentations, etc.) that emphasize the cultural and economic role of the Plaza de la Encarnación.

READ IT IN SPANISH: J. Mayer H. Arquitectos/Metropol Parasol, como ganar espacio público sin alterar el entorno

As one of the city's main places for communication and interaction. The elevated plaza responds to the need for a large multifunctional urban meeting space in the old town of Seville. It is connected to the street level through large staircases that function as activators of everyday life.

While large enough to mark the plaza as a public space, the stairs make it easy to reconfigure in the case of restricted access. While most of these activities take place in the afternoon or evening.

In the daytime, the plaza becomes an attractive destination for retreat from urban life and a place for play, conversation or contemplation. The architectural proposal doubles the original footprint and creates an additional 4,500 square meters of high quality programmable spaces.

Walking among its narrow streets flanked in many by very precarious constructions made in an almost handmade way, and in most of the occasions recurring to materials obtained in garbage dumps, or subtracted from some construction site located in the surroundings.

You have the feeling of being in a movie set, the disposition of its houses, located following a layout whose final and most significant destination, is a place full of symbolism and meaning. Surrounding the main monument is "The Music Box".

An installation that combines architectural expression with a vocation for you to be an active part of its representation, it is this immersive characteristic that vertebrae and energy charge this unique site. That despite being in the center of the city transmits the feeling that it is beyond in an ethereal world where creativity is contagious through the symphony of melodies that floods each and every one of its spaces.

And that has been created by the association Street art Swoon, as well as a good part of the constructions that are part of Dithyrambalina. A community populated mostly by musicians, is located in one of the many lots that were generated in the city of New Orleans, as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

The project started in the fall of last year, when under the baton of urban artist Swoon, who met with a select list of sound change theorists, kinetic experimental musicians, musicians of different tendencies and Gamelatron (myspace) a robotic orchestra.

All those present set themselves the goal of creating from creative processes and through experience with instruments with the purpose of creating a method that blends architecture and music. The buildings, built in miniature with abundant reclaimed materials, are designed according to the score of each musician who participated in this initiative.

A CITY WHERE THE MUSIC IS THE ARCHITECTURE

Visitors can interact with the structures according to the sounds they emit, actively participating in an architectural-musical experience, gaining an understanding of the space they usually relate to.

Three monthly live performances are bringing together stellar groups of local and international musicians to play these unique scores. Quintron, little more or less than a legend within the local community. He leads this experimental orchestra.

READ IT IN SPANISH: Dithyrambalina, una ciudad construida por músicos

Dithyrambalina is an experimental prototype of sound architecture that allows to explore architecture from another perspective. Located in the St. Claude Arts District, a shantytown, this sound laboratory resembles a dream symbolized by architectural melodies.