Parador-Mirador en Pinohuacho. Escuela de Arquitectura, Universidad de Talca. OBRA DE TITULO Alumno: Rodrigo Sheward Año: 2006 Proceso de diseño: marzo - septiembre Proceso de construcción: septiembre - diciembre Fecha de entrega de la obra: 19 de diciembre Staff de profesores: Juan Pablo Corvalán, Kenneth Gleiser, Andrés Maragaño, Fernando Montoya, Mauricio Ramírez, Carolina Reyes, Juan Román, ..
Based in Berlin, Plastique Fantastique experiments with public architectural works to create unique spatial experiences right in the middle of a city. These giant plastic bubble installations which take on different shapes in different cities, immediately snatch people’s attention and create a temporary focal point in the city centers. he bubble not only modifies the subject’s appearance, but al..
Architects: Davide Macullo Architects Location: Lumino, Switzerland Project Architects: Davide Macullo, Marco Strozzi Design collaborator: Michele Alberio Works supervision: Ennio Maggetti Structural engineer: Ingenere Andreotti & Partners Building engineer: IFEC Consulenza SA Client: Cristina e Curzio De Gottardi Site area: 497 sqm Building area: 133 sqm Total floor area: 221 sqm Project Year: ..
Architects: Aboday Architects Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Principal: Ary Indra, Rafael David, Johansen Yap Principal in Charge: Ary Indra Team Member: Rafael David, Johansen Yap, Armeyn Ilyas, Wahid Annasir Lighting Consultant: PT. Litac Structure Engineer: In house PT. Dwamitra Mechanical & Electrical Consultant: Team Deni_N21 Contractor: PT. Batu Kali Site Area: 542 sqm Building Coverage: 275..
Architects Bell Phillips created this folded stainless steel staircase for a south London home. Entitled Origami Stair, the project links two existing apartments to form one duplex in the Victorian building. The six millimeter-thick steps are framed with a glass balustrade. Photographs are by Kilian O’Sullivan. Here’s some text from Bell Phillips Architects: ORIGAMI STAIR Camberwell, London Bell..
New ICT Park at Konza There are 4 regions that compromise the Nairobi Metro Region area. The city area of Nairobi measures 684 sq kilometres alone, with the larger metro area covering 3,000sq. km. The land of Nairobi’s region falls from the edge of the Rift Valley in the west at an elevation of 2,300 metres, to 1,500 metres to the east of the city, with the centre of the city standing at 1,700 m..
Cultural Stage The Port of Amsterdam commissioned Roos Burger & Yvon Yzermans, two collaborating art historians, to develop a cultural facility in Houthavens West. The Port wants to improve the attractiveness of the area to the public by realizing a cultural meeting place in the transforming area between city and port. The idea of NL Architects is to construct a flexible ‘base’ that can facilita..
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Richard Hardy has shared with us his short film imagining an autonomous, artificially intelligent, sustainable city Click on the symbol in the bottom right of the video player above to view the movie in full-screen HD. The city would adapt to its natural environment and derive energy from available renewable resources. In The Transcendent City, Hardy envi..
Architects: Paul Kaloustian Location: Gemayze, Beirut, Lebanon Client: Joe Mourani Project Area: 140 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Paul Kaloustian Located in the iconic night life district of Beirut, the MYU bar/restaurant inhabits an old small liquor factory. The design concept is based on creating 2 separate spaces of bar and restaurant defined by 2 vaults different in scale. These vaults which..
This is a summer beach house in the resort community of the Pines on Fire Island New York. The typology of the homes in the Pines is recognizable to anyone who has visited an East Coast Shoreline resort town. It is a builder- driven typology reflecting the pragmatism of the inhabitants of these coastal communities. Almost always the “good sense” pragmatism that allows these homes to be built aff..
