Portuguese photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his photographs of this museum for modern art in South Korea by architects Álvaro Siza, Carlos Castanheira and Jun Sung Kim. Mimesis Museum has a flowing concrete form that wraps around a central courtyard, and was inspired by a sketch of a cat that Siza drew upon arriving at the site. The three-storey building has services in the basement, gal..
The jury for the Museum of the Second World War Competition in Poland have recently announced the winner. Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat received 1st Prize and will design the new museum in Gdańsk, the city where the war broke out. 2nd Prize was awarded to Polish architects Piotr Płaskowicki & partnerzy Architekci and 3rd Prize to Greece-based BETAPLAN S.A. The Jury is of the opinion that the d..
Belzberg Architects have recently completed the Kona Residence in Hawaii. Nestled between cooled lava flows, the Kona residence situates its axis not with the linearity of the property but rather with the axiality of predominant views available to the site. Within the dichotomy of natural elements and geometric hardscape the residence attempts to integrate both the surrounding views of volcanic ..
project title: 20th street offices status: completed 2009 project type: commercial building type: new size: 5,000 sf location: santa monica, ca from belzbergarchitects
CLIENTE Ciudad de Montreuil EQUIPO Dominique Coulon, arquitecto Steve Letho Duclos, Director de Proyecto Sarah Brebbia, Arnaud Eloudyi, Olivier Nicollas, Arquitectos de proyecto Agence Bertrand Meurice Architecte, Jefe de Obra Philippe Clément, BATISERF, Ingeniero Estructural G. Jost, Ingeniero Mecánico E3 Economie, Presupuesto ESP, Acústico PROGRAMA Teatro (400 butacas) y sala de ensayos. AREA:..
Architects: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos Location: Valencia, Spain Project Architects: Fran Silvestre Navarro, Maria Jose Saez Project Team: Carlos Garcia Mateo, Pedro Vicente Lopez Lopez, Jose Vicente Miguel Lopez, Jose Angel Ruiz Millo, Fernando Uso Martin, Alexandre Marcos Structural Engineering: David Gallardo Llopis Interior Design: Alfaro Hofmann Client: Naves y Fabricas, S.L. | Guillermo Ca..
Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture & Design have completed a bank branch in Tokiwadai, Tokyo, with recessed brightly coloured windows. The facade also features a tree motif depicted in the perforations of the cladding. The motif continues through the interior with colourful graphics of trees and leaves. Living plants and trees have been introduced to the interior in seven vitrines illuminated with..
Danish architects C. F. Møller have won a competition to design a new ferry terminal in Stockholm, Sweden. The terminal will service Stockholm’s ferry connection to Finland and the Baltics. The massing of the new building is inspired by traditional maritime architecture and its exterior will be clad in expanded mesh. The new terminal will form part of Norra Djurgårdsstaden, aresidential and comm..
name Dalarna Media Arena type invited competition task University Library + Plaza client Högskolan Dalarna, Falun Municipality size 3000 m2 year 2010 collaboration Sou Fujimoto, Topotek1, Rambøll A/S and Bosch & Fjord The new library, placed centrally at the Dalarna university campus, is organized as a ”spiral of knowledge”. The sloping terrain continues in a ramp through the building. Wrapping ..
Arcsine Architecture and Bellusci Design have completed the Vesu Restaurant in Walnut Creek, a small city near San Francisco, California. Arcsine Architecture and Bellusci Design transformed a piano store with little curb appeal into a vibrant and engaging restaurant, fitting the bustling downtown Walnut Creek. The clients sought an inviting, modern environment to complement the globally inspire..
