Danish designer Hanne Kortegaard has sent us the Mussel Chair that she created as her graduation project from the Danish Design School in Copenhagen. The Mussel is intended for young people but also children and adults. I have tried to visualize the symbiosis that can occur between child and adult in a cozy environment. Transferring the concept and form of the mussel, into a form where I have le..
The jury for the Museum of the Second World War Competition in Poland have recently announced the winner. Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat received 1st Prize and will design the new museum in Gdańsk, the city where the war broke out. 2nd Prize was awarded to Polish architects Piotr Płaskowicki & partnerzy Architekci and 3rd Prize to Greece-based BETAPLAN S.A. The Jury is of the opinion that the d..
Belzberg Architects have recently completed the Kona Residence in Hawaii. Nestled between cooled lava flows, the Kona residence situates its axis not with the linearity of the property but rather with the axiality of predominant views available to the site. Within the dichotomy of natural elements and geometric hardscape the residence attempts to integrate both the surrounding views of volcanic ..
project title: 20th street offices status: completed 2009 project type: commercial building type: new size: 5,000 sf location: santa monica, ca from belzbergarchitects
Turkish design studio Autoban have completed the interior design for the House Hotel in the Nisantasi neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. The House Hotel Nisantasi, The House Café chains second hotel Project is located in Nisantasi, Istanbul’s most stylish shopping district. The House Hotel, is a 45 room humbly luxurious hotel offering 5 types of accommodation: Classic, Deluxe, Junior, Terrace Del..
Yaohua Wang shared with us his project An Open Appeal for China, designed along with Scott Chung, Jiaohao Lu, Xiaoxuan Lu, and Lennard Ong. They recently received 2nd Prize in the AIM International Architecture Competition. More images and architect’s description after the break. The problem of architecture in the role of artistic production is that there are none. Modern artistic practices have..
This sloping Corten steel footbridge by Spanish civil engineers Alfa Polaris straddles a main road to connect two parts of Granollers, Spain. The Can Gili Footbridge provides a direct route between the densely populated area of can Gilli and the greener Terra Alta, which were previously only connected by a bridge on their outskirts. Terra Alta on the north side sits 4.3 metres higher than can Gi..
This kettle by ECAL graduate Estelle Sauvage uses a light bulb to heat water for a cup of tea. The incandescent bulb is mounted on a wooden base, while the glass jug has a recess to house the bulb close to but separate from the water. It can heat water to 90°C. Here’s some more information from Sauvage: This kettle works with the heat of an incandescent light bulb 100W, which the sale is forbidd..
CLIENTE Ciudad de Montreuil EQUIPO Dominique Coulon, arquitecto Steve Letho Duclos, Director de Proyecto Sarah Brebbia, Arnaud Eloudyi, Olivier Nicollas, Arquitectos de proyecto Agence Bertrand Meurice Architecte, Jefe de Obra Philippe Clément, BATISERF, Ingeniero Estructural G. Jost, Ingeniero Mecánico E3 Economie, Presupuesto ESP, Acústico PROGRAMA Teatro (400 butacas) y sala de ensayos. AREA:..
Architects: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos Location: Valencia, Spain Project Architects: Fran Silvestre Navarro, Maria Jose Saez Project Team: Carlos Garcia Mateo, Pedro Vicente Lopez Lopez, Jose Vicente Miguel Lopez, Jose Angel Ruiz Millo, Fernando Uso Martin, Alexandre Marcos Structural Engineering: David Gallardo Llopis Interior Design: Alfaro Hofmann Client: Naves y Fabricas, S.L. | Guillermo Ca..
