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For anyone that knows the Piet Blom architectural icon that is the Rotterdam Cube Houses I'm sure you'll agree it's pretty hard to resist taking this shot no matter how many versions of it you've seen before......
Given it's quite hard to get a 'different' shot to everyone else I concentrated on getting the best version of this view I could. Even so I feel maybe it needs a (photoshopped ?) plane flying through the centre of the space.
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From Wikipedia "Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside."
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Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_house
10th June 2018 - Spitfire Mk IXc MK356 was built at Castle Bromwich and delivered to Digby in March 1944 fitted with a Merlin 66 engine, optimised for operations at low level and below 25.000 feet. She was allocated to 443 ‘Hornet’ Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, which became part of 144 Canadian Wing, commanded by Wing Commander J. E. ‘Johnny’ Johnson and was based at various locations on the South Coast of England.
The aircraft flew its first operational mission from Westhampnett on 14 April 1944 as part of a ‘Rodeo’ fighter sweep over occupied France. In the weeks leading up to the Invasion of France, MK356 was involved in various fighter and fighter-bomber missions. On D-Day +1 (7 June 1944) during an invasion beach head cover patrol, her pilot, Flying Officer Gordon Ockenden, a Canadian from Alberta, attacked 4 Bf109s “on the deck”. He chased one of the Messerschmitts, opened fire and obtained strikes. His wingman, Flt Lt Hugh Russell finished it off, so they were both credited with a shared kill.
MK356 was damaged 3 times herself, including 2 belly landings and on 14 June lost a wheel on take-off; the pilot completing the mission prior to making a third belly landing. Normally the aircraft would have been repaired on site but the Squadron moved to a forward operating base in France the next day, leaving MK356 behind to be picked up and stored by a Maintenance Unit.
After the war MK356 was used as an instructional airframe, as a gate guardian at Hawkinge and Locking, and she also served as a static airframe in the film ‘The Battle of Britain’ before going on display in the museum at St Athan.
In January 1992 a complete refurbishment to flying condition was commenced and in November 1997 the aircraft flew for the first time in 53 years, subsequently moving to her present home with the BBMF.
This model was on assignment and with the experts optimising their defector to brighten her face. I so happened to pass by and took the opportunity to grab a couple of shots.
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SLS AMG Coupé Black Series is a supercar version of SLS AMG Coupé inspired by the racing version of the SLS AMG GT3. It includes increased engine power to 631 PS (464 kW; 622 hp) and decreased torque to 635 N⋅m (468 lb⋅ft), increased engine's redline to 8000 rpm, fully revised high-speed valve train with modified camshafts, adapted cam geometry and optimised bucket tappets featuring a special coating which is otherwise exclusive to racing vehicles, modification of the intake air ducting (derestriction and adaptation to the new maximum engine speed), adaptation of the engine application and increase in peak pressure. This results in a 0-60 speed of 3.5 seconds (1/10 of a second faster than the non-Black Series SLS), and a top speed of 196 mph (1 mph slower than the non-Black series). The vehicle is 70 kg (150 lb) lighter than the standard model. This is accomplished by increased use of carbon fibre in body panels, mechanical components, and the spaceframe. Further, a switch from steel to titanium for the exhaust reduces weight by 13 kg (29 lb). The use of lithium-ion battery reduces weight by 8 kg (18 lb). The AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission is installed 10mm lower in order to achieve a lower centre of gravity for the vehicle and is braced against the body by gas-filled struts in order to avoid stress cycles. The transmission's "Sport plus" and "Manual" modes feature faster shifting speed. The downshifting throttle blips are more audible. The new temporary M mode enables the driver to activate manual mode without having to remove a hand from the steering wheel, by pressing the "up" or "down" shift paddle once. Other features include electronically controlled AMG rear-axle differential lock with a shorter rear-axle ratio, new AMG RIDE CONTROL performance suspension (tauter basic tuning and electronically controlled two-stage damping, coil-over spring retainers to enable adjustment of wheel loads, elastokinematics 50 / 42% more rigid (front/rear axle), track width increased by 20 / 24 millimetres (front/rear axle), new wheel carriers on front axle and new front stabiliser tuning, matte black with high-sheen AMG 10-spoke light-alloy wheels in particularly light forged design with optimised strength (10x19-inch front, 12x20-inch rear), Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 sports tyres (275/35 R 19 front, 325/30 R 20 rear), AMG speed-sensitive steering with newly defined power steering characteristic), AMG ceramic brake discs (402 x 39 millimetres front and 360 x 32 millimetres rear) with increased hardness, wide flared wings with an added width of 13 mm (front) and 26 mm (rear) on each side, darkened headlamps and black surrounds for the rear lights, front apron and rear apron with diffusor along with side sill panels in Black Series-specific design (carbon fibre-reinforced plastic front splitter, carbon inserts in the side sills and the rear apron made of carbon fibre, enlarged air intakes with carbon-fibre flics), carbon-fibre bonnet with central air outlet, Alcantara black or Alcantara black/red interior AMG Performance steering wheel with Alcantara upholstery, metal bezel features a high-gloss black paint finish to match the high-gloss black surrounds of the air vents, Alcantara strip in anthracite across the entire width of dashboard leather with red contrasting stitching in the leather, designo leather and Alcantara upholstery (including bottom section of the dashboard, door centre panels and on the AMG sports bucket seats in Alcantara), deleted COMAND APS multimedia system replaced by a carbon-fibre trim element (COMAND APS is optionally available), AMG DRIVE UNIT, red seat belts and red contrasting stitching on the AMG sports bucket seats, the upper and lower section of the dashboard and the door panelling; floor mats with red edging, optional Bang & Olufsen BeoSound AMG surround sound system. Optional AMG Aerodynamics package includes a fixed adjustable carbon-fibre rear aerofoil in the style of the SLS AMG GT3, rear aerofoil braced by aluminium elements on a special insert on the boot lid, additional carbon-fibre flics on the front apron. New body colour choice include AMG solar beam (total 7, including matte paint designo magno alanite grey) Other options include AMG carbon-fibre exterior mirror, AMG carbon-fibre engine cover, AMG Interior Carbon-Fibre package, AMG infotainment system (incl. COMAND APS, AMG Performance Media and backup camera), Media Interface. The vehicle was unveiled in 2012 LA Auto Show, with a market launch that began in June 2013. US model went on sale in summer 2013 as 2014 model year vehicle. The production breakdown for the 2014 SLS Black Series Coupe in the USA: 132 - total vehicles of which: 39 (-197 Obsidian Black), 32 (-048 designo Mystic White), 30 (-278 Solarbeam Yellow), 10 (-756 Imola Grey), 7 (-775 Iridium Silver), 7 (-044 Magno Alanite Grey), 5 (-590 Mars Red), 1 (-494 LeMans Red (pre-production car that was built before 494 was cancelled on the SLS platform)), and 1 (-777 Silver Arrow (one-off car made for internal purposes))
Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_house
Elizabeth Quay Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge
Perth - Austrália
Elizabeth Quay Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge is an integral part of Perth’s master plan to connect the city back to its waterfront and revitalise the city’s central business district. The bridge serves as the crucial link between The Island, the western promenade and Williams Landing, and it accommodates a popular access route for pedestrians and cyclists.
Officially opened on January 29, 2016, Elizabeth Quay Bridge has already achieved iconic status as a Perth landmark.
Arches and Curves
The bridge was conceived to maintain the well-used “around the bridges” circuit popular with cyclists and pedestrians, while accommodating the passage of ferries. There was also a desire to exploit the prominent location with a visually striking architectural feature.
Reaching the required clearance for the navigation channel created a substantial change in level from Williams Quay to the western end of the bridge. That led the design team at Arup Associates to curve the bridge deck to create extended ramps at the entry points. The powerful S-curve form is complemented with arches to “reinforce the experience of movement” across a bridge deck that’s described by Arup Associates as “constantly changing in height and always curving in plan.”
Customized Mesh Solution for Balustrades
The architecture called for a transparent balustrade, but it also needed to have enough solidity to withstand wind impacts. The balustrade design follows the bridge deck curves in plan and also leans in and out vertically, twisting like a ribbon along the length of the bridge. Responding to the technical challenge, Tensile Design & Construct developed a customised version of webnet mesh with a 50mm aperture and 2mm wire that was clear of obstruction, enhancing its capacity to conform to the support structure like a piece of fabric.
The result met the design intent without compromising safety – the mesh is engineered to tolerate the highest crowd loads in the National Construction Code.
Modular Advantage
The mesh was sized into eight panels, matching them to the curves on site and integrating with the balustrade. Tensile was responsible for the engineering of the balustrade and acted as consultant first before providing the final solution as a contractor. This enable an almost seamless integration of the rails and mesh enabling the sections to be joined to create two continuous pieces. With the modular strategy optimising the efficiency of the installation, the work was completed ahead of schedule.
The architects sought to achieve “simple and pure structural forms” for the Elizabeth Quay Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge; webnet mesh was one of the products that helped them reach that goal. Tensile’s ability to respond quickly with a customised, modular version of webnet mesh to meet the specifications for the design contributed to the timely completion of the bridge for our client, contractor DASSH.
Dutch Design Week 2017 in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). The (w)ego pavilion by MVRDV is a fascinating real size sketch that visualises the idea of adaptable living spaces that follow its inhabitants' changing needs for specific spaces. A very interesting concept that may pave the way to new technical developments in optimised urban living space. The striking colours mark each individual space, but the use of colours is also are a reference to its original source of inspiration: the famous children’s cartoon Barbapapa.
For those that know Rotterdam you just new photos of these Piet Blom Cube Houses would appear sooner or later. They're such a great photographic subject so I'll be uploading more shots over the coming few days........
Click here to see more of my shots from Rotterdam :
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From Wikipedia "Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside."
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Krupps motorisierte Kehrmaschine, die seit 1921 angeboten wurde, half die Säuberung der Straßen zu optimieren und zu rationalisieren. Das dreirädrige Kehrfahrzeug mit Wassertank, Rieselvorrichtung und Besenwalze löste in den 1920er Jahren von Pferden gezogene Kehrmaschinen ab. Die schräg zur Fahrtrichtung stehende Besenwalze kehrte den Straßenschmutz auf die Seite, wo er dann allerdings von Hand aufgefegt werden musste. Das Wasser diente zum Aufweichen des Schmutzes und verhinderte das Aufwirbeln von Staub. Die Dreiradauslegung sorgte für einen kleinen Wendekreis. Die automobile Kehrmaschine leistete nach Herstellerangaben soviel wie vorher zwei Pferdekehrmaschinen oder 80 Arbeiter.
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Introduced to the market in 1921, Krupp's motorised mechanical sweeper was designed to optimise and rationalise the process of street cleaning. The three-wheeled road-sweeper included a water tank, trickle mechanism and cylinder brrom and replaced horse-drawn sweepers in the 1920s. The cylinder broom was angled to the direction of travel and swept dirt to the side of the road where it then hade to be wept up by hand. The water helped soften the dirt and grime and prvented dust from rising. The three-wheel arrangement gave the vehicle a tight turning radius. According to the manufacturer, the motorised street cleaner was able to to the work of two horse-drawn sweepers or 80 workers.
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Cube houses (Dutch: kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient
space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside.
Over the years I've seen many photos of the Piet Blom Cube Houses in Rotterdam, many of them have been a variation from this view. My 8mm fisheye is one of the 'tools' that I have to try and get something a bit different to most.
Click here to see more of my shots from Rotterdam :
www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157700872931264
Click here to see my most 'interesting' shots uploaded this year : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157622741810060
From Wikipedia "Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside."
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It was a very clear day. Photo taken 152 km distance to the mountains.
Amnye Machen is one of the four main holy mountains of Tibet along with Kailash-Gangs Rinpoche, Gongga and Meili Xue. Located in Golog ,it rises to 6282m / 20,605 feet.
The higher peak on this picture is Chenrezig 6268m,more to the right is Amnye Machen 6090m,all to the right is Dradul Lungshok 6282m. Amnye Machen is situated between these two higher peaks. acording to this map; www.jonaldridge.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/0008_...
This lesser known holy mountain is equally as important to the Tibetan people as the more well known Mt. Kailash (Gang Rinpoche). Amnye Machen attracts Tibetan pilgrims from all across eastern and northern Tibet during the summer months. The only people found around the mountain are nomad Tibetans. A trek around the holy mountain normally takes 7 to 10 days. There are many rivers and streams to cross over so having yaks and horses are essential. Most of the trek is above 4600m / 15,090 feet. The best time to do the trek around the mountain is from late June to early September. Even during these months, nights can be very cold and snow is possible. During the winter, the lows can reach -30C making it a bad time to do the trek.
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At 160 metres tall, the Capital Gate building may not be the tallest building in the Emirates, or even Abu Dhabi. But in a city famed for ambitious projects, it is by far the biggest architectural accomplishment. Tilting 18° westward, the Capital Gate has over four times as much lean as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The 35 storey structure includes a cantilevered tea lounge and open air pool deck, as well as Abu Dhabi’s first Hyatt hotel, ‘The Hyatt@Capital Centre’. The tower’s external lighting minimises light pollution whilst optimising energy consumption, with a net of compact LED clusters integrated into the façade’s design. The Capital Gate sits on an intensive distribution of 490 piles, drilled 30 metres underground to accommodate the gravitational, wind and seismic forces caused by the building’s distinctive lean. Inter-connected with the thriving Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, the tower is one of a group of 23 towers including branded hotels, commercial buildings, residential and serviced apartment complexes and developments for mixed use. The Capital gate was the first building in the world to use a pre-cambered core, with a built-in lean of 350 millimetres engineered to straighten with the addition of the upper floors. It is this same standard of innovation that has come to define the UAE; an oasis of intelligent design built in supposedly inhospitable conditions.
Abu Dhabi World Online | The capital's magazine
From my recent travel archive
These are the iconic Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen) in Rotterdam. According to Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_house) they "are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside."
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Cube houses (Dutch: kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Helmond and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house corner upwards, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside.
The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, right above the Blaak metro station. The 1977 original plan showed 55 houses, but not all of them were built.[ There are 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.
As residents are disturbed so often by curious passers-by, one owner decided to open a "show cube", which is furnished as a normal house, and is making a living out of offering tours to visitors.
The living room of the "show cube" in Rotterdam
The houses contain three floors:
ground floor entrance
first floor with living room and open kitchen
second floor with two bedrooms and bathroom
top floor which is sometimes used as a small garden
The walls and windows are angled at 54.7 degrees. The total area of the apartment is around 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft), but around a quarter of the space is unusable because of the walls that are under the angled ceilings.
In 2006, a museum of chess pieces was opened under the houses.
In 2009, the larger cubes were converted by Personal Architecture into a hostel run by Dutch hostel chain Stayokay.
In 2019, the Art cube opened at Overblaak 30. The Art cube is a place where art and architecture come together. With the original living layout intact, this cube house forms the backdrop for the work of various local artists.
week 12 of 52, theme "Multiple Exposure
I spent Sunday morning/afternoon with a group of photographers from different camera clubs in Wicklow Mountains.
Despite a cold spell in the morning and chilly winds, we all had a great time and got some nice pictures.
I played around with in-camera double exposures and it wasn’t too difficult to find a model and the right view.
This double exposure was taken in-camera (Canon 6D )and optimised in Camera Raw and Photoshop.
1/4000 sec; f/4.5; ISO 400
First photo I’ve posted in a while and the first I’ve uploaded and edited completely on the iPad. I’ve moved over to Lightroom cc and am enjoying the move on the whole, Lightroom seems to be better optimised for mobile devices than traditional pcs and for me at least is bringing back the fun to my photo editing.
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In Venice "Barbacan" means wooden or stone beams which had the function of optimising the limited space. The upper storeys were allowed to jut out beyond the ground floor, which increased the interior living space yet didn't impede the passage of pedestrians through the streets.
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To complement recent additions to NATO’s ground hardware, modern CAS helicopters to replace their obsolete predecessors have been given increasing priority by aerospace firms. Developed as a multi-role, rapid-deployment gunship, the AH-76A Saw-Scale is one such model. A single-pilot, AI-assisted attack helicopter, the Saw-Scale is optimised for air-to-ground combat: each of its stub wings houses a Wyvern compact rocket launcher system and a single AGM-220 Brimstone missile for strikes against armoured targets, while twin chin-mounted autocannons serve for general use. In conjunction with its lightweight airframe and high manoeuvrability, these aspects make the AH-76A a contender for NATO’s next mass-produced attack helicopter.
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The end of my World in Darkness vehicles saga, with the group having shut down just recently. As with my other vehicles, this model didn’t take me long - two days was enough to complete everything except for the top of the body of the helicopter and the rotor blades, which I had to order some parts for off Bricklink. The build is also fairly sturdy, which is always nice. Instructions can be found on Rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-237359/Oshi%20Builds/world-in-da....
Once again, thanks to the World in Darkness story leaders for so many years of effort put into the group's contests, collabs and displays.
Although LF models are often identified from their squared off wing tips, the LF designation actually refers to a difference in the supercharger, optimised for low level flight.
The galaxy merger Arp-Madore 417-391 steals the spotlight in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The Arp-Madore catalogue is a collection of particularly peculiar galaxies spread throughout the southern sky, and includes a collection of subtly interacting galaxies as well as more spectacular colliding galaxies. Arp-Madore 417-391, which lies around 670 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus in the southern celestial hemisphere, is one such galactic collision. The two galaxies have been distorted by gravity and twisted into a colossal ring, leaving the cores of the two galaxies nestled side by side.
Hubble used its Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) to capture this scene — the instrument is optimised to hunt for galaxies and galaxy clusters in the ancient Universe. Hubble’s ACS has been contributing to scientific discovery for 20 years, and throughout its lifetime it has been involved in everything from mapping the distribution of dark matter to studying the evolution of galaxy clusters.
This image comes from a selection of Hubble observations designed to create a list of intriguing targets for follow-up observations with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, as well as other ground-based telescopes. Astronomers chose a list of previously unobserved galaxies for Hubble to inspect between other scheduled observations. Over time, this lets astronomers build up a menagerie of interesting galaxies while using Hubble’s limited observing time as fully as possible.
Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, J. Dalcanton; CC BY 4.0
Excerpt from www.mplus.org.hk/en/the-building/design/:
The M+ building is composed of a slender tower raised atop a square podium. Seen from the outside, the monolithic form and austere elegance of the building allow it to both define a distinctive presence on Victoria Harbour and remain in dialogue with the surrounding cityscape. Upon entering M+, visitors can experience the bright, open qualities of the interior, which includes a central light well and an excavated exhibition space that follows the contours of the underground Airport Express railway tunnel. The expansive podium, which houses a public roof garden and a sequence of exhibition and display spaces, cantilevers above the ground floor to provide generous shelter and shade along the perimeter of the building throughout the year. The tower rises from the centre of the podium and includes a research centre, offices, restaurants, and the members’ lounge with panoramic views of the harbour. The multiple entrances to the building allow for a porous system of spaces and encourage a sense of openness to the surrounding environment. Details—such as the facade’s custom-designed cladding, inspired by traditional Chinese roofs, and differently textured wood and concrete used across the museum’s interiors—reveal the architects’ adoption of vernacular design elements and use of durable materials.
The tower’s harbour-facing facade, measuring 65.8m x 110m, is an innovative curatorial space and an evolving digital exhibition platform that invites viewers to enjoy and participate in the museum’s programmes from afar after dark. Taking a place on the Hong Kong skyline, the space adds another viewing experience and dimension to the building at night. Inset into the facade panels are two types of LED lights that transform the building into a coarse-grained display screen. Combined, they create a hybrid LED-display system that allows viewers to encounter collection works and digital commissions from many points in the city, including the district's Art Park and Hong Kong Island. The design of the panels is optimised to maintain the visibility of the display from various angles, distances, and lighting conditions.
Another 'kaleidoscopic' flip of one of my Cube House shots.
You can see more of this kind of thing in my 'Flipped' set : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157627889661743
Click here to see more of my shots from Rotterdam :
www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157700872931264
From Wikipedia "Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside."
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RAF 100, RAF Cosford 2018,
Spitfire MK356 was part of a batch of Mk IX Spitfires built at the Castle Bromwich factory in early 1944. It was fitted with full-span wingtips and a Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 engine with a two-speed, two-stage supercharger optimised for low altitudes, making it a L.F. (Low Flying) Mk IXe. On 4th February 1944 MK356 was delivered to the RAF, being flown from Castle Bromwich to No 9 Maintenance Unit at Cosford, where it was fitted with operational equipment. This remarkable and beautiful Spitfire was 74 years old when the photo was taken
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Moving on from my shots of Deidre Rose, here's new version of this flipped Rotterdam shot, re-processed to brighten a bit and correct the overly warm colours. This was recently submitted to the CIOB ' Art of Building' photo competition so fingers crossed........
Over the years I've seen many photos of the Piet Blom Cube Houses in Rotterdam, many of them have been a variation from this view. This is my attempt to create something a little different with a fisheye photo of the iconic Rotterdam Cube Houses.
Click here to see more of my 'flipped' shots : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157627889661743
From Wikipedia "Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside."
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Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_house
Drifting a nymph down the bubble line, on the Upper Murray at Tom Groggin Station.
Scanned and optimised from a print: Pentax P30t SLR, Kodacolour. www.pentaxforums.com/camerareviews/pentax-p30t.html
This stretch of river forms the NSW - Victoria border. The border runs down the opposite bank so I'm still in NSW and the fishing licence is legal, phew!
Tom Groggin has operated continuously as a cattle station since around 1860. Banjo Patterson visited the property in 1890 and Jack Riley, the then manager, is widely thought to be the inspiration behind Banjo’s poem “ The Man from Snowy River “. www.tomgrogginstation.com.au/
The money shot. A brand new Nikon camera to hand, and the photo optimising software in my phone takes this without raising a sweat. Showoff.
The trick is to use a VERY small aperture for depth of field, manually focus to get the swarm AND background sharp, and do lots of trials juggling ISO and shutter speed to balance the mosquitoes (flash) and background (effectively, available light).
Yes, it's grainy. You can't optimise for every variable! Hand held. MANY thanks to Mathias Perlet on alerting me to this being in EXPLORE! If your lens won't close down to very small apertures, get one that will! In my view this matter is the most serious limitation of even the very best point and shoot cameras.
... and mobile phones? Well, no! You need a proper camera.
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 macro. Not picked up correctly in the EXIF, which I don't know how to edit.
Location: Seaton Pits, Kent UK
Subaru Impreza P1 (2001) Engine 1994cc H4 Turbo
Prodrive Batch Number 0712 (of 1000)
Chassis No: JF1GM8KDGYG003031
Registration Number X 813 NGH (London South West)
SUBARU ALBUM
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The first generation Subaru Impreza production run ran from 1992 to 2000 and offered in either front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) versions and as a four-door sedan or five-door hatchback (Touring). The car used a shortened version of the Legacy's floor plan. Subaru chose to continue their longstanding use of the boxer engine in the Impreza, which according to Subaru, their configuration of the engine inline with the transmission minimizes body roll due to the lower centre of gravity compared with offset engines in most other vehicles, and it was the Impreza that the company decided would be their weapon of choice in the WRC (World Rally Championships .With their rally operations run from Prodrive in Banbury. There have been since been seven noted versions of the WRX dating back from Subaru's original World Rally Cross staging vehicles. WRX versions (1992 to present) feature rally inspired technology, including all wheel drive, stiffened suspensions and turbocharged four cylinder engines. The STi versions were the high performance models, homologated for rallying and are labelled as versions 1 through to 6. These come in three different body styles; sedan, Coupé (type R only) and hatchback.
The UK proved an attractive, grey import market for high performance models. To counter the grey imports of high-performance Japanese variants, Subaru UK commissioned Prodrive to produce a limited edition of 1,000 two-door cars in Sonic Blue, called the WRX P1. Released in March 2000, they were taken from the WRX Impreza STI Type R lines and used for the P1. The P1 and Australian Subaru delivered WRX Impreza STI Version 5 were the only coupe versions of the WRX STI GC chassis to receive ABS. In order to allow for ABS, the DCCD was dropped. Engine output was boosted to 276 bhp and the suspension optimised for British roads. Options were available from Subaru consisting of four-piston front brake calipers, electric Recaro seats, 18-inch wheels and a P1 stamped backbox. Aerodynamically honed by Peter Stevens and based around a lighter / stiffer two-door bodyshell, the limited edition P1 had more in common with the legendary 22B than its lesser four-door Subaru Impreza WRX siblings.
Prodrive Batch Number 0712 (of 1000)
Chassis No: JF1GM8KDGYG003031
This car was by The Concours Motor Co Ltd of Haslemere to Oliver Chadwick on February 2nd, 2001,
This car was offered for sale at the H and H Buxton Pavilion Gardens sale of 10th April 2022, selling for £ 54,000 including buyers premium
Diolch am 93,605,871 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 93,605,871 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 27.04.2022 at the H+H Auction, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 159c-070
A simple Interregio train with a restaurant coach and a panorama one: IR37 2272 from Zürich HB to Basel employs a consist normally used on the Eurocity trains Zürich-München (plus some extra stuff at the back) in order to optimise rolling stock rotations. After this train, the clouds moved in, and so the time came to travel onwards... Itingen, 26-03-2019.
whoops, got a hole in my trousers
used 3 curves layer masks to optimise colours for me, the sand and the sky
On 11 March 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) team completed the stage of mirror alignment known as "fine phasing". Although there are months to go before Webb ultimately delivers its new view of the cosmos, achieving this milestone means the team is confident that Webb’s first-of-its-kind optical system is working as well as possible.
At this key stage in the commissioning of Webb’s Optical Telescope Element, every optical parameter that has been checked and tested is performing at, or above, expectations. The team also found no critical issues and no measurable contamination or blockages to Webb’s optical path: the observatory is able to successfully gather light from distant objects and deliver it to its instruments without issue. At this stage of Webb’s mirror alignment, each of the primary mirror segments has been adjusted to produce one unified image of the same star using only Webb’s primary imager, the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), and NIRCam has been fully aligned to the observatory's mirrors.
While the purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the centre (called 2MASS J17554042+6551277) for alignment evaluation, Webb's optics and NIRCam are so sensitive that galaxies and stars in the background also show up. This image uses a red filter to optimise visual contrast.
Credits: NASA/STScI
Cube houses (Dutch: kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Helmond and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house corner upwards, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside.
The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, right above the Blaak metro station. The 1977 original plan showed 55 houses, but not all of them were built.[ There are 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.
As residents are disturbed so often by curious passers-by, one owner decided to open a "show cube", which is furnished as a normal house, and is making a living out of offering tours to visitors.
The living room of the "show cube" in Rotterdam
The houses contain three floors:
ground floor entrance
first floor with living room and open kitchen
second floor with two bedrooms and bathroom
top floor which is sometimes used as a small garden
The walls and windows are angled at 54.7 degrees. The total area of the apartment is around 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft), but around a quarter of the space is unusable because of the walls that are under the angled ceilings.
In 2006, a museum of chess pieces was opened under the houses.
In 2009, the larger cubes were converted by Personal Architecture into a hostel run by Dutch hostel chain Stayokay.
In 2019, the Art cube opened at Overblaak 30. The Art cube is a place where art and architecture come together. With the original living layout intact, this cube house forms the backdrop for the work of various local artists.
The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1 is a signals intelligence (reconnaissance) aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Air Force. The aircraft was a conversion of the existing Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft, with all of the electronic equipment and armament optimised for anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and search and rescue, replaced by equipment for the gathering of communications intelligence and electronic intelligence.
XW665 served with 51 Sqn alongside XW664, XW666 and XV249.
The airframe was grounded on 27th October 2010 at RAF Waddington where she was later scrapped in the summer of 2011. Thankfully the front fuselage was saved and sold to the Tecknik Museum in Sinsheim, Germany. XW665 was delivered to the museum in August of that same year and was put into a storage yard.
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti working on the NutrISS experiment aboard the International Space Station. By analysing changes in the astronauts' body mass and composition, teams can optimise their diet and gain a better understanding of how the human body behaves in space. As part of the NutrISS experiment, Samantha used a Bio-Impendance Analysis device to get information about fat and lean mass.
ID: 610H4805
Credit: ESA/NASA
Cube houses (Dutch: Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space on the ground level, since its main purpose is to optimise the space inside. Blom tilted the cube of a conventional house 45 degrees, and rested it upon a hexagon-shaped pylon. His design represents a village within a city, where each house represents a tree, and all the houses together, a forest. The central idea of the cube houses around the world is mainly optimizing the space, as a house, to a better distribution of the rooms inside
The houses in Rotterdam are located on Overblaak Street, right above the Blaak metro station. There are 38 small cubes and two so called 'super-cubes', all attached to each other.
As residents are disturbed so often by curious passers-by, one owner decided to open a "show cube", which is furnished as a normal house, and is making a living out of offering tours to visitors.
The living room of the "show cube" in Rotterdam.
The houses contain three floors:
ground floor entrance
first floor with living room and open kitchen
second floor with two bedrooms and bathroom
top floor which is sometimes used as a small garden
The walls and windows are angled at 54.7 degrees. The total area of the apartment is around 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft), but around a quarter of the space is unusable because of the walls that are under the angled ceilings.