We recently shared Albert McDonald’s winning entry for the COD competition, and now SO Architecture just shared their proposal with us. The proposal entitled “Free Plan (T)” incorporates the free plan of Le Corbusier in an effort to leave the inner organization undisturbed. Yet, the free plans also means “no walls shall disturb one to live among nature”. Taking inspiration from Raymond’s work an..
Our friends from F451 Arquitectura, a Barcelona-based office have shared with us their design of a ferry terminal that won a competition in Spain. The terminal will be located in the Mahón Port, on the island of Menorca. More images after the break. from archdaily
Architect: SOMOS Arquitectos Location: Madrid, Spain Project Architects: Luis Burriel Bielza, Pablo Fernandez Lewicki, Jose Antonio Tallon Iglesias Structural Engineer: Deroman S.L. Engineering: GD Inco S.L. Quantity Surveyors: Miguel Asensio Rivera & Maria Jose Lapuerta Morante Façade Consultant: Proesga Project year: 2006 Construction year: 2007-2009 Budget: $6,115,627.97 Euro Project Area: 14..
Architect: Aboday Architects (Indonesia) Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Project Architect: PT. Parama Loka Cipta Developer: PT. Asiana Lintas Cipta Management Construction: PT. Arkonin Structure Consultant: PT. Agoes Kurnia M & E Consultant: PT. Policipta Multidesain Quantity Surveyor: PT. Korra Antarbuana Lighting Consultant: PT. Litac Consultant Photographs: Happy Lim This 16 storey apartment pr..
The new Louisiana State Sports Hall of Fame and Regional History Museum designed by Trahan Architects has just entered its construction phase. The museum’s donated memorabilia embodies “the contributions of the diverse cultures that have shaped the state and are crucial to understanding the unique traditions and legacy of Louisiana and the Gulf South.” Principal Trey Trahan, FAIA, describes the ..
D-Project – Villa in Progress Design Development Phase, 2009 Location: Lebanon, New Naccache Type: Residential Project Total Area: 1.700sqm Type: Residential Architects in Charge: Y.TOHME/ARCHITECTS Architect: Youssef Tohme Project Architect: Rani Boustani Collaborate Architects: Anastasia Elrouss, Joanne Hennaoui Consultant Architects: Christophe Hurgon Project Description: “The site is situate..
if you're going to build a castle, make it sturdy enough to survive attacks; or, so decided the 16th century japanese. they started building castles, like himeji castle, with stone rather than wood. then again, at the time japan was in the midst of civil war and the arrival of the cannon forced a change in architecture. today the owners of himeji observatory house may just fear the dissolution o..
This villa is located in plot #52 of the ORDOS project. Architects: Tatiana Bilbao Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009-2010 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox The design is based on the archetype form of a house. The concept is composed of a study of seve..
name: n house place: warsaw design: 2008 construction: 2009 status: design designers: jakub majewski, lukasz pastuszka collaborator: tomasz bierzanowski, katarzyna kazimierczyk investors: private usable floor area: 265㎡ from moomoo
Polish architecture practice moomoo architects have designed a house that will be clad entirely in a plastic insulating material normally used for roofing. To be located in Łódź, Poland, the design is based on that of traditional Polish houses but the roof rises steeply towards one end of the building. One wall will protrude from the residence at an angle to accommodate planning laws that mean t..
