Architects: A+F Arquitectos - Cristián Ayçaguer F., Cristián Ferrari C., Carlos Cavagnaro I. Location: Santiago, Chile Acoustics: Acusticos.cl, Mario Parma Structural Engineering: RSA Ingeniería, Raúl Sepúlveda Electrical Engineering: Incoseelig, Bruno Meneses Lighting: DIAV, Ximena Muñoz y Paulina Villalobos Contractor: Faser, Rodrigo Beltrán Total room Area: 400 sqm Lecture Room Area: 125 sqm ..
The flexible mixed use design of KLab architecture’s Emerging Landscapes allows the project’s function to change as the seasons progress. The project is a small convention center for the winter months, and switches to become a summer camp for children during the second half of the year. Located in Karpenisi, a small city in the Pintos central mountain range of mainland Greece, the project is sit..
Architects: Drost + van Veen architecten Location: Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands Project Architects: Evelien van Veen, Simone Drost Client: Bedrijventerrein De President Structural Engineer: ABT Delft Project year: 2006 Photographs: Drost + van Veen architecten Accents in a new rustic business park The business park ‘ De president’ is located in the municipality Haarlemmermeer. As an underlay ..
Belgian designer Alain Monnens has designed a leather armchair for Belgian company Durlet. The seating, called Bertus, has a metal framework that has been formed from a single piece, which acts as the support for the stitched upholstered leather seat and backrest. The upholstered elements are tilted back by the framework, making the armchair slightly reclining. Bertus comes in three colour varia..
Entering Barcelona's 5 star Raval Hotel website two words appear on the screen 'Designer Hotel' and it certainly is. An avant garde renovation acting as a paradise for design addicts. The grandest names in one space Jaime Hayon, Marcel Wanders for Mooi, Vitra and the list goes on and on. For designers the Raval Hotel is what a candy shop is to a five year old. This renovation has raised everybod..
Carbon Neutral master plans are being adopted in several countries, in times when energy and emissions are becoming very important. And that´s exactly what Azerbaijan will do to develop Zira Island on the Caspian Sea, located in the bay of the capital city Baku. The master plan was developed with danish BIG Architects and Ramboll engineers, with an architectural proposal based upon the country’s..
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photographs of the recently-completed academic building for The Cooper Union in New York, designed by Thom Mayne of American practice Morphosis. Located at 41 Cooper Square, the building houses the college’s three schools teaching art, architecture and engineering. The building is wrapped in a perforated stainless steel skin. A six metre-wi..
At first glance, Graft Lab’s dazzling complex in Dubai may appear to have a cluster of sparkling geometric pools at its base. But upon further inspection, the web-like structures are actually something even more desirable than a place to take a dip in the hot desert – a means of collecting the scorching rays of the sun and transforming them into energy. Dubbed the Vertical Village, this multi-us..
Amsterdam studio Bureau Ira Koers have completed a holiday home on the edge of Dwingeloose Heide (Dutch heath) in the Netherlands. Called Merry-Go-Round, the house has narrow floor-to ceiling windows on all sides, which can be covered with shutters. The interior is divided into eight rooms, connected by a passageway around the edge that opens up to the surroundings. The project was commissioned ..
Architect: Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas Location: New York, USA Programme: Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, Armani Casa, Armani Dolci, Armani Ristorante Design Team: Sara Bernardi, Alfio Faro, Andrea D’Antrassi, Chiara Marchionni, Rossella Mastronardi Furniture Design: Ana Gugic, Farshid Tavakolitehrani, Lucrezia Rendace Model Makers: Nicola Cabiati, Lucrezia Rendace, Jaim Telias 3D Model & Rend..
