Buenos Aires-based architects Moarqs have designed an office building in Acassuso, Buenos Aires, Argentina. All dimensions of the three-storey building are derived from the proportions of the bricks used for the facade, in order to avoid cutting them. The following is from Moarqs: – It is a small office building for rent, standing on the corner of Dardo Rocha and Tres Sargentos streets in Acassu..
Client: H&M Architecture, interiors and graphic design: Estudio Mariscal Location: c/ Portal de l’Angel 22, Barcelona, Spain Area: 1.720 m2 Year: 2008 Contractor: Dula Bau Furniture and commercial equipment: Dula Iberica Structural engineering: nb35 Technical architecture and services: MC Arquitectura e Ingenieria Leds (provider): BARCO Leds (installation): SONO Lighting: iGuzzini Renovation: Ar..
Here are some more images and plans of Alpine Capsule by Lovegrove Studio, which was officially presented by Ross Lovegrove at Alta Badia, Italy, this month. The capsule comprises a mounting living unit, where visitors can stay over night in the Italian Alps. Power is provided by several “power plants’, which consist of photovoltaic panels combined with a vertical axis wind turbine. See our prev..
Architects: nArchitects Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Project team: Eric Bunge, Mimi Hoang; Dominique Gonfard, Hubert Pelletier, Alice Wong (Project Manager), Adam Vana Engineers: Ove Arup NY; MEP (Mahadev Raman), Structures (Markus Schulte, Thomas Claassen) Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongo..
Danish designer Thomas Bentzen has designed a freestanding storage unit that looks a bit like a doll’s house on legs. Called Library, it is made of wood and powder-coated steel. The following text is from Thomas Bentzen: – Name/Library Specs Storage space and room divider Library is an extension of FBJ’s core product line furniture for receptions, offices and banks. A room divider, a cosy nook, ..
Architects group8 have completed three houses in Crans-Près-Céligny, Switzerland. The houses are constructed from red, poured concrete. Each house has a sheltered loggia on the first floor as well as an open terrace. Here’s some text from group8: – RED HOUSES The invasion of the individual villa type can be seen as a ‘plague’ or as the inevitable result of a continuous hybrid landscape; a landsc..
Our green friends over Inhabitat just tipped us on a new project by NYC/Napoli based office LOT-EK, a practice that has been doing an interesting job by reusing containers. 24 containers are put together to create a 3 storey store with over 11,000 sqf, including a bar/lounge area and 2 decks. The store is currently at the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, and it´s transported to each location (Alicant..
Architects: Spacelab architects - Luca Silenzi Location: Fermo, Italy Collaborators: Roberto Sargo, Zoè Chantall Monterubbiano Structural Engineering: Giampiero Luzi Technical Inspection: arch. Luca Silenzi, arch. Roberto Sargo Contractor: G.I.L. Costruzioni, Porto San Giorgio (Italy) Constructive System: Precast concrete + metal structure; custom made precast exterior enclosure panels Project y..
Architects: H Arquitectes - David Lorente, Josep Ricart, Xavier Ros, Roger Tudó Location: Vacarisses, Catalunya, Spain Collaborator: Toni Jiménez Anglès, interior / Montse Fornés Guàrdia, architect / Artur Gispert, technical architect / Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Nevado, architect Client: Francesc Ortega & Maria Ferriol Project year: 2006-08 Constructed Area: 132 sqm Budget: 200,000 EURO (US $273,60..
More design for London: designer Neil Barron has won a competition to design a carafe for serving tap-water in London’s restaurants, bars and hotels. Barron’s design has four spouts and a narrow neck to trap ice cubes. The carafes will be available to the hospitality industry early in 2009. Called London On Tap, the competition was organised by Thames Water and the Mayor of London, and the winni..
