{"id":594,"date":"2015-03-25T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/a-finalist-spotlight-cantilevers\/"},"modified":"2017-09-19T11:58:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T11:58:46","slug":"a-finalist-spotlight-cantilevers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/a-finalist-spotlight-cantilevers\/","title":{"rendered":"A+Finalist Spotlight: Yes We Cantilever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Public voting for the 2015 A+Awards<\/a> is now open, which means that YOU<\/i> have the power to select the very best architecture in the world. With the A+Awards, recognizing the best projects is no longer domain of a small group of judges \u2014 everyone gets a say in who will be crowned victorious in over 90 categories, and your opinion counts! Check out all of the finalists and cast your vote here<\/a><\/h4>\n

\u201cArchitects spend an entire life with this unreasonable idea that you can fight against gravity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps Renzo Piano had a point: Architects are suckers for the drama of cantilevers, and the perpetual tension that comes with that perfect structural balancing act. As always, many of this year\u2019s A+Award Finalists have employed cantilevers to create defiant, dynamic architecture, counterbalancing the functional advantages of extra space on the upper stories with the formal theatre of an architectural overhang. Here are five of the best \u2014 don\u2019t forget to vote for your favorite finalists over here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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MINI Brand Experience Centre Shanghai<\/b><\/a> by BMW China<\/a>
Category: Architecture + Branding<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

This pop-up MINI showroom in Shanghai was designed as a \u201cwalkable sculpture,\u201d comprising of three stacked display cases offering quirky branded exhibits on each floor. A luminous trim framing each box emphasizes the cantilevered nature of the structure at night.<\/p>\n

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Casa Narigua<\/b><\/a> by P+0 Architecture<\/a>
Category: Private House (L 3000-5000 sq ft)<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

This rust-colored private residence in the mountains of Mexico employs cantilevers to give its occupants a substantial amount of extra floor space without compromising the surrounding cedar trees, a key part of the region\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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Glacier Skywalk<\/b><\/a> by Sturgess Architecture<\/a>
Category: Architecture + Engineering<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Dramatic cantilevers are not just limited to buildings in this year\u2019s list of finalists. The glass and steel Glacier Skywalk, located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, gives people jaw-dropping views over the mountainous landscapes of Jasper National Park.<\/p>\n

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The Library<\/b><\/a> by COBE<\/a>
Category: Libraries<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

COBE merged two libraries and a new concert hall for this project in Copenhagen, combining a number of communal spaces to create a multifunctional \u201curban living room\u201d for the city. The four golden boxes are displaced on top of each other, like a stack of books.<\/p>\n

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Reforma 412 Roofgardens<\/b><\/a> by DLC Architects<\/a>
Category: Private Garden<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Landscape architecture can get involved with cantilevers too! This skyscraper in Mexico City includes a series of rooftop gardens for employees working within the office block, some of which are situated atop large-scale glazed structures overhanging the buildings below.<\/p>\n

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Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso<\/b><\/a> by Louise Braverman<\/a>
Category: Museum<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

A series of formal gestures creates a distinctive front elevation to this museum in Boticas Portugal: a canopy, a curved glass wall, an asymmetrical roofline\u2026 and, of course, a prominent cantilever at first-floor level.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Steven Holl Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n