September 19, 2010

Obus Lofts.

For the past several weeks, wacdesignstudio has been working on a paper architecture project entitled Obus Lofts, a design experiment for the city of Houston of how to redesign the city based on a future of oil and water scarcity while maintaining the core landmark of the city, it’s freeway system.

Inspired by Le Corbusier’s Plan Obus for Algiers of 1933-1944, a massive high-rise development will be proposed under Houston’s freeway system. This project will place several twenty first century narratives together in a proposal to rebuild sprawling American cities in the form of a new condo development.

Obus Lofts will include its own product and furniture line intended for Obus Lofts’ residents, writings, drawings, an architectural model and an animation.

Periodically, we will post progress images and additional writings outlining this project. Here are some still images from the animation video that we are currently working on. For questions please contact us electronically by writing us to mail@wacdesignstudio.com.

2 comments:

  1. Wow!!! Your site is beautiful!! I love the artwork.

    Deirdre G

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  2. There are no people on the renderings,
    is this the purpose as well?

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