Ninotsminda Border Checkpoint by Luka Machablishvili
The latest in a string of infrastructure projects in Georgia is a twisted cascade of concrete forming a checkpoint at the border with Armenia by architect Luka Machablishvili.
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Construction is already underway in Ninotsminda on the structure, which will be over 100 metres wide and will divide traffic from both directions into a total of eight lanes.
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Stained glass panels will infill the spaces between some of the concrete slabs, surrounding two floors of staff facilities at both ends of the building.
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Other architects to design infrastructure projects for Georgia include J. Mayer H. and UNStudio. See all our stories about Georgia »
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Here's a project description from Luka Machablishvili:
Revenue service
Border Checkpoint Ninotsminda
Project Ninotsminda Custom Terminal is a modern two storied building with 39.4x107.4 meters in size, with a total area of 1.78 hectares and it is located between the old custom building and border.
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Project is considering all modern and necessary requirements, both visual and functional terms, which will make maximum comfort for consumers.
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Due to its architectural appearance of the building type is best suited to the function.
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At the same time it has modern conceptual dimensional elements, which visually set rotational form effects around the axis on the façade.
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The architectural solution is converting building into static dynamic position, which responds dynamic cycle of movement and motion of the custom terminal.
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It is used modern constructive materials in the project.
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Lateral and longitudinal facades facing materials of dimensional elements are: metal panels, stained-glass windows: black aluminum profiles, internal and external high quality lightings.
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The building is a iron-concrete carcass from the construction point of view (columns, plates and crossbars) with flat roofing and banding basement.