J-Tea International is an importer and seller of Taiwanese oolong teas. Designed by Atelier Waechter and located in Eugene, Oregon this adaptive re-use project gracefully transforms an existing single family house located in a commercially zoned area into a retail space for tea sales and sampling. The goal of the project was to achieve this with as few moves as possible. The transformation is co..
Architects: pvanb architecten Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Client: Lefier StadGroningen Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Courtesy of pvanb architecten The family homes and apartment blocks designed by pvanb architects display brick architecture applied with great care and craftsmanship. They form a tangible translation of the varied residential programme, and continue the brick tradition ..
RDAI have designed the Hermes Boutique at the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, France. Hermès has entrusted the RDAI agency, which is reponsible for designing all the Hermès stores worldwide, with the design of a new space, singular and unexpected in Paris. Hermès is setting up shop in a swimming pool…An immense volume, empty. An impression more of space than of surface area. And now, at the end of a pro..
Project: Skien Brygge, Norway Type: International Competition with prequalification [4 teams selected from 33 applicants] Client: ROM Eiendom, Skien Municipality and Grenland Harbor Program: Housing, offices, retail and urban spaces Site area: Approx. 4 hectare Proposed built area: 56,000 m2 Team: A-lab & SEA Consultants: Buro Happold Ltd A collaborative design effort by A-lab (Oslo, Norway) and..
메가 블록 중정 마치 건물 몇개가 합쳐져 하나의 건물화 되었네요. 각 블록군의 외부 테라스는 1층부터 천장까지 뚫린 보이드와 만나 멀티레이어층을 연출하네요. 빅보이드 공간은 친환경적으로 유리한 공간이에요. 층별로 적재되어 있는 뜨거운 공기나 차가운 공기를 한 곳으로 모아서 별도의 공조시스템을 구동하는 것보다 훌륭한 순화시스템을 제공해요. Architects: Hassell Location: 833 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Client: ANZ Access Consultant: Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting Acoustics Consultant: Marshall Day Acoustics Building Certifie..
Check out Reiser + Umemoto’s latest win for the Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Center in southern Taiwan. Working with Taipei-based Fei and Cheng and Associates, New York-based Ysrael A. Seinuk, PC and Hong-Kong based Arup, the new development exploits its waterfront placement as tumbling organic wave-like volumes cascade out toward the waves. The port terminal is an experiment of “dynamic 3-..
plexus no. 2: convergence + site specific installation + gütermann thread, wood and nails + 14' x 10' x 13' + 2010 from gabrieldawe
Architects: Architecture3s Location: Frisco, TX, USA Project area: 10,000 sq. ft. Project year: 2009 Photographs: Architecture3s This is the completion of a 10,000 sf. training facility as part of the FieldhouseUSA in north Texas. The facility is specifically designed to deliver world-class training to athletes. It’s features include a 7,000 sq/ft training floor, state-of-the-art equipment, ener..
Beijing studio Sunlay Design have designed this building to house the headquarters for a technology park in Huainan City, Anhui Province, China. The building will consist of two structures – a tower block and a two-pronged cantilevered building – which will be connected by a glazed walkway on the second floor. The building will comprise a five-storey office building, an exhibition centre, an und..
Architects: Kokaistudios Location: Beijing, China Team: Andrea Destefanis, Filippo Gabbiani, Li Wei, Fang Wei Yi, Liu Wen Wen, Yu Feng Local Architect: BIAD Structure: BIAD Mechanics & Electricity: BIAD Project Area: 10,000 sqm Photographs: Charlie Xia BALANCE ARCHITECTURE WITH LIGHTA challenging project for the most prestigious University in China in the heart of its historical campus. In 2009 ..
