Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Location: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia Project Team: Richard Francis-Jones, Simon Barr, Lance White, Alison Jones, Misha De Moyer, James Perry, Josephine Turner, Peter Wise Landscape Architects: Matthew Todd, Mark Brandon Structural & Façade Engineering: Taylor Thomson Whitting Contract Administrator: Altus Page Kirkland Builder: WBHO Pro Build ..
Finnish designer Tuukka Halonen has designed a range of pendant lights made of repeated interlocking parts for design brand Skandium. Called Pilke, the light shades are made of identical plywood cutouts, which interlock to form a three-dimensional shape. The shades slot together and don’t require any tools or adhesives to assemble. The collection includes two different designs that come in white..
Project Details: Title: Embassy of Czech Republic in Washington, DC, USA Status: 1. prize in design competition Architects: Chalupa architekti / Marek Chalupa, Stepan Chalupa, Tomas Havlicek, Michal Rosicky, Tomas Horalik, Jakub Chuchlik Collaborators: Adam Gebrian, Petr Babak / Laborator, Zdenek Sendler, Vit Musil + Radim Petruska / miss3 Location: 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW, Washington, DC,..
British studio P+HS Architects were recently short-listed for the international “36 The Calls” Design Competition run by the Architects Journal with developer Citu. Entrants were asked to draw up proposals for an ‘iconic’ commercial building in Leeds, England on a tight parking lot plot on the north bank of the River Aire. As one of the last remaining waterfront sites in the heart of Leeds, it i..
Architects: GLR Arquitectos Location: Monterrey, Mexico Project Team: Bernardo Chapa, Joaquín Jenis, Tomas Güereña, Diana Guerra, Eduardo Fuentes Project Area: 5,942 sq ft Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Jorge Taboada Set high in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the Torres House seeks to establish an intimate contact with the natural environment in which it is located. Discreetly open towards th..
RISCO architects has been awarded first prize in the design competition for Seixal riverside, Portugal. RISCO’s urban design concept seeking to upgrade the Seixal historical core riverside, namely Square May 1, Republic Square and Seixal Garden, stood out because of its simplicity. The spatial concept is based on a comprehensive program with a focus on creating room for pedestrians and cycling a..
Architects: Caramel Architekten Location: Pöstlingberg, Linz, Austria Project Area: 112 sqm Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Otto Hainzl Sitting on the slope of pöstlingberg in linz, the 12 x 12 meter cube takes full advantage of the lot by establishing itself as far into the north-eastern corner of the site as building codes permit. These two sides have a very hermetic appearance, thus preventin..
The proposal “LOOP” by three emerging architects, Kim Pariseau, Étienne Pelletier and Dominic Poncelet, has been named 1st Prize Winner of the “Réalisons Montréal, Ville Unesco de Design” initiative which proposes an audacious new project that transforms the public space above the Ville-Marie Expressway into a dynamic contemporary light and sonorous experience. Currently, this residual space is ..
Denmark has a proud design history, but the great masters of the past such as Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner and Poul Kjærholm have also overshadowed their young successors. This is no longer the case. A new generation of creative and skilled craftspeople and designers have demonstrated that they are capable of taking up the mantle. 14 of these innovative and talented craftspeople and designers h..
Canadian architects Blouin Tardif Architecture have designed a home in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec from contemporist
