Canopea

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:16:11 +0000

Discover Canopea® through a series of interactive panoramic views !

Team Rhône-Alpes has designed Canopea®; a sustainable solar housing project, competing for the 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe. Canopea® is a group of small buildings, called "Nanotowers", and is located in the Grenoble peninsula. We propose a reasoned form of vertical densification as an remedy to urban sprawl:

> In the Nanotowers, each floor is an apartment with the comfort of a house. Each apartment boasts a 360° view on the surrounding landscape, as well as a number of annexes and private outdoor extensions. In addition, each Nanotower contains pleasant common spaces (ground floor, top floor and circulation). The sharing of certain activities and the mix of uses promote social ties and neighbor’s interaction.

> The Nanotowers are designed to function with their environment as a real urban eco-system. Energy and resources are pooled to optimize their use and respect the environment. As an alternative to the private car and for a better integration into the city, the project also features multimodal transport. Moreover, near the Nanotowers, a vertical farm paves the way for sustainable urban agriculture.

Recent changes:
- introductory movie
- brief reports
- contextual info in panoramic views
- dynamic map
- interface improvements

Cluny Vision

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:18:40 +0000

Discover some amazing virtual reconstructions of the great church of Cluny, and the romanesque houses in the medieval city !

Features :
- Interactive panoramic views inside the great church of the abbey
- 3D manipulation of ancient sculptures
- GPS-guided tour of the medieval city
- High-definition pictures and engravings
- Texts in English, French and German

Cluny has one of the largest densities of medieval houses, mostly Romanesque, still standing in Europe. To showcase this exceptional heritage, Arts et Métiers ParisTech (the engineer school in Cluny) joined the Tourist Office of Cluny, the Cluniac Studies Centre and the City of Cluny, and together we decided to design this unique app.

Recent changes:
Corrected following bug in version 2.0 :
- The package file which contains all the media was not loaded correctly, so the app usually failed to access to the map screen.

Android apps by Paztec

Canopea

Cluny Vision