FARO architecten bv just shared with us their latest project, the winning entry for a sustainable residential tower design competition. Text from the architects and more images after the break. The city of Almere organized a design competition for urban villas and a residential tower for the Cascade park. These designs needed to fit within the ambition to develop the Cascade park as a ‘window of..
Knarvik Kinder garden by Juice Arkitektur The architectural language bases on the areas basic character. The rocky hills makes the building twist and turn around it. This is showed by the waving roof, adapting to the surroundings. The site is completely surrounded by unspoilt landscape, therefore it was important to keep the concept as close as possible to the “natural palette”. The outer skin i..
Architects: wHY Architecture Location: Osaka, Japan Area: 279 sqm Project Year: 2006 Program: Private Residence Photographs: wHY Architecture Casa Wakasa, home to a young family of four is located in the suburbs of Osaka, Japan. The house attempts to be both a reflection into contemporary Japan’s family life (sense of family vs. privacy) as well as a solution to balance individual freedom and sp..
Ubicacion: Tecamachalco, Estado de Mexico Proyecto arquitectonico: rojkind arquitectos (Arq. Michel Rojkind) Colaboradores: Agustin Pereyra, Beatriz Diaz, Alvaro Sordo, Maria Carrillo, Gianpaolo Fusari Construccion: Factor Eficiencia, Arq. Fermin Espinosa, Arq. Ricardo Brito Calculo Estructural: Ing. Jorge Cadena Instalaciones: Ing. Jose Ignacio Baez, Ing. Jesus Saldana Fotografias: Javier Navar..
Architects Bernhardt + Partners have designed an astronomy centre in Heidelberg, Germany. Called House of Astronomy, the building will be used to give workshops and presentations about astronomy to school pupils, teachers and the public. According to the architects, the structure is based on the shape of a spiral galaxy; offices and seminar rooms wrap around a central auditorium, which seats app..
Bergen-based architect Thomas Tysseland of Juice Arkitektur has designed a nursery in Knarvik, Norway. The structure comprises a cluster of cube-like forms, where one corner of each has been raised to create an undulating roof. The building is clad in local timber. Light boxes illuminate the site at night. Construction began this month and is due for completion by July 2009. The following inform..
project: House S/B, Ljubljana, Slovenia project: 2002-03 execution: 2003-04 site area: 500 m2 total built area: 190m2 client: Maja Stefula, Gasper Blejec contractor: GAAP d.o.o. (general) architect: bevk perovic architects: Matija Bevk, Vasa J. Perovic structural engineer: Ivo Hafner, sp mechanical engineer: Tomi Celarc, Celarc d.o.o. electrical engineer: GT project d.o.o. project management: GT..
Architects: Atelier Phileas (member of PLAN01) Location: Bondy, France Client: Town of Bondy - SODEDAT 93 Program: 15 classes, Youth center, Multifunction room, Library, canteen Contractor: COLAS Consultants: BETOM Ingénierie / CAP TERRE / AVEL Acoustique Constructed Area: 3,100 sqm Budget: 5.7M Euro + tax (US $7.18M + tax) Project year: 2007 Photographer: Stephan Lucas The project is developed ..
Situación: Oñati Autores: Miguel A. Alonso del Val, Rufino J. Hernández Minguillón Colaboradores: Juan Biain, Francisco Trujillo, Isabel Gordoa, Patricia Biain, Juan Oroz, Jesús Sanz Aparejadores: Michel Aldaz García-Mina, Fernando Aspiazu, María López, Saioa Iñurrategi Instalaciones: GE & asociados Promotor: Provincia Franciscana de Arantzazu, Ayuntamiento de Oñati (Plan Especial) Fecha finaliz..
Amsterdam-based architect Yushi Uehara of Zerodegree Architecture has completed two office buildings in Groningen, the Netherlands. The buildings have identical plans but one is to be used as offices and the other for scientific laboratories. Photographs by Jim Ernst. The following text is from Yushi Uehara: – Shaken Office How far have we matured our architecture? How truthfully have we made ou..
