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Architect Bjarke Ingels says the Amager Bakke plant exemplifies “the idea that sustainability is not a burden, but that a sustainable city in fact can improve our quality of life.” The smokestack was designed to blow a smoke ring every time a ton of carbon dioxide is released.
Architect Bjarke Ingels says the Amager Bakke plant exemplifies “the idea that sustainability is not a burden, but that a sustainable city in fact can improve our quality of life.” The smokestack was designed to blow a smoke ring every time a ton of carbon dioxide is released.
Elevation looking out over the sheepfold. The cantilevered living room extends over an outdoor fireplace and sitting area, and the smokestack extends through.
Elevation looking out over the sheepfold. The cantilevered living room extends over an outdoor fireplace and sitting area, and the smokestack extends through.
The original smokestack from the roof of the showroom was retrofit to house a wood-fired pizza oven. Rumor has it that this smokestack oven can cook 10 pizzas in 90 seconds.
The original smokestack from the roof of the showroom was retrofit to house a wood-fired pizza oven. Rumor has it that this smokestack oven can cook 10 pizzas in 90 seconds.
Like stepping back in time, the Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing Company transports its patrons to the Prohibition era (ironically) with an architectural patina that works perfectly with more contemporary details and beer hall-style seating.
Like stepping back in time, the Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing Company transports its patrons to the Prohibition era (ironically) with an architectural patina that works perfectly with more contemporary details and beer hall-style seating.
Copenhagen's future waste-to-energy plant features the a ski slope and a smokestack that will blow "rings" of CO2, which each represent one ton of emissions. Combining a environmentally sustainable building with a social program—the ski slope—represents Ingels' theories of "hedonistic sustainability" and "bigamy." Photo via B.I.G.
Copenhagen's future waste-to-energy plant features the a ski slope and a smokestack that will blow "rings" of CO2, which each represent one ton of emissions. Combining a environmentally sustainable building with a social program—the ski slope—represents Ingels' theories of "hedonistic sustainability" and "bigamy." Photo via B.I.G.