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..
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 ..
Sieht im Bild expressiv aus, drängt sich an Ort und Stelle nicht auf: die neue Agora Fotos: Roland Halbe, Stuttgart Die S-Bahn hält vor dem Werkstor des Unternehmens, das auf den Kühlmaschinenerfinder Carl von Linde (1842-1934) zurückgeht. Gleich links vom Eingang steht ein neuer Solitär, in dem ein Mitarbeiterrestaurant, ein Café, ein Bereich für Gäste, ein Schulungs- und Konferenzzentrum sowie..
Concept Cornell’s College of AAP is currently confined to linear, compartmentalized corridor buildings that limit the potential for connection or collegiality within and among different departments and programs. The departments of AAP are essentially isolated in four separate buildings. The Art Department is housed in Tjaden Hall and the Foundry, the Planning Department occupies Sibley West, whi..
Architects: Jasmax Location: Auckland, New Zealand Client: IAG New Zealand Building Owner: M6 Investments Project Area: 9,250 sqm Project Completed: 2008-2009 Photographer: Jasmax Introduction The NZI Centre is a commercial office building located in Auckland’s CBD. It is an integrated design, with the architectural and interior/workplace elements both designed by Jasmax alongside one another, b..
Danish architects MAPT have won first prize in a competition to design a cafe in the Anker Brygge harbour in Oslo, Norway. The building has 7 wooden columns that branch out to support the roof. The curved external walls are clad in timber boards that overhang the glazing. Another seating area on the roof terrace can be accessed by an internal staircase. The project, designed in collaboration wit..
Dorobanti tower, a new project by Zaha Hadid Architects in Bucharest moves away from the works we have been seen lately, with a very expressive structure. The 200m tall iconic tower will be located in the heart of the capital city of Romania, at junction of Calea Dorobanti and St. Mihail Eminescu, with over 100,000 sqm for mixed-use development which include a 5-star hotel (with restaurants and ..
The A.L.X. office (Architect Label Xain) creates architecture that speaks for itself. There is no symbolism, no hidden meaning no process that you have to go through to connect with their works. The whole concept is understood with a glance. A pure example of this interpretation is the ‘Sorte’ project. A four-story residence with a lower ground level, which was completed on June 2008 in Shibuya,..
