The Danish architects Lundgaard & Tranberg designed the Harbour Isle apartment buildings in Copenhagen, Denmark. The buildings are part of the new Havneholmen area of Copenhagen, which is a former industrial area that has been transformed into a residential and business zone, taking better advantage of the harbour front location. The project consists of 236 apartments in two U-shaped blocks with..
Jordanék Music Hall Torún. Poland - 2008. Competition 1st Prize Architect: Fernando Menis. The Jordanek plot is located between the Torún’s old town, protected by the UNESCO, and the new development area of the city. This is why the Municipality of Torún asked for a building which, inserted into a wider programme, could solve its planning by a fine integration of the cultural and natural landsca..
Canadian-based ACDF Architects have designed an International Financial Center for Dubai (DIFC). The DIFC draws inspiration from geographical and geological properties to create a structure that becomes a natural extension of the site. ACDF Architects work to link the architecture with the region to “give the impression that the building takes root from these natural components instead of simply..
project: Slit house Architects : Eastern Design Office location: Japan Client: NIWAKA, INC. Site Area: 318 square meters Building Area: 210 square meters Total Floor Area: 210 square meters Structure: Reinforced Concrete Levels: At ground level Materials used: Concrete, Glass, Timber, Hemp carpet Slit House by Eastern Design Office text by Marcia Argyriades for Yatzer To my amazement once some a..
Architects: Birrelli Architects Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Project Architects: Jack Birrell and Todd Henderson Project Team: Phil Dingemanse, Gary Fleming Collaborators: McBride Charles Ryan Structural Engineer: Engineering Edge Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: Engineering Solutions Building Contractor: Matthews Constructions Project Year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Rob Burnett Th..
the prefab parasite is to populate the unused space found in urban landscapes. to achieve sustainable densification the dwelling attaches itself to a blank building fabric found in the city. it grows on empty facades, rock faces and bridges. it finds value by turning dead public space into lively private space. the prefab parasite was completely designed using a parametric 3d modelling system. a..
Located in Niihama in Ehime, Japan, the Café la Miell lacked the space needed to accommodate the number of daily customers. To combat this shortcoming, the client wished to open a new café across the street that would be able to hold 80 customers. To create the new Café la Miell, Suppose Design Office utilized the one meter drop of the site so that instead of having a standard two story café, as..
Architects: Kanner Architects Location: Oakland, California, USA Client: Craig and Terri Rubenstein Project Area: 394 sqm Budget: $2.5 million Project year: 2007 Photographs: Tim Griffith Located in Oakland, California, on a down-sloping site high above the San Francisco Bay, this home was designed to capture the magnificent vistas spanning from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge. Floor-to..
Another house that will be part of the Fall Home Tour put on by the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects is the Tree House by KAA Design Group. Located in the desirable “tree section” of Manhattan Beach, this home reinforces the viability of indoor/outdoor living along the Southern California coast. Locally sourced sustainable materials are, whenever possible and relevant ..
Architects: Max Pritchard Architect Location: Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia Engineering Consultant: Engineers Pocius & Associates Project year: 2008 Project Area: 1,548 sqm Photographs: Sam Noonan & George Apostolidis Sam noonan - Copyrighted 2009-05-6422-06-Southern Ocean Lodge-George Apostolidis Sam noonan - Copyrighted Sam noonan - Copyrighted Southern Ocean Lodge is being described as Austr..