Tools have evolved since the beginning of time. What started as a primary element to assist the human body has evolved as the human mind keeps finding ways to make them more efficient, aesthetically pleasing and generally cheaper for us to consume. With every improvement comes change but for the most part, we have seen change in tools as a gradual process due to the fact that adopting change is ..
Spanish studio Hoz Fontán Arquitectos have completed this rectangular office tower in Irun, Spain. The eight-storey tower sits atop an elliptical plinth, which in turn is built on top of an existing car park. The building has a double-glazed facade and features gardens on the upper two floors. The tower houses the headquarters for the Zaisa transportation hub and its offices are located in the h..
Project : House_TN Architect : Teruo Miyahara Builder : Three ef Co. Design : Oct. 2003 – May 2005 Construction : July 2005 – Feb. 2006 Location : Kanagawa Japan Total Floor Area : 160 sqm House TN is a residence that stands along the Tama River in western Tokyo. It was designed for two sisters and their respective families. Though the sisters may be close, they do have separate families and sep..
Created by Karl D.D. Willis, Beautiful Modeler is an iPad and Desktop openFrameworks application for gestural sculpting using iPad as a multi-touch controller. Each finger is used to control a single touch point in the model, with multiple layers working to build up 3D volume. As the controller is connected over the wireless network, it can be moved freely to change the viewing angle of the mode..
Architects: Square One Interiors Location: Vancouver, Canada Project area: 535 sqm Project year: 2010 Photographs: Ihor Pona from archdaily
敷地面積: 110.55㎡(33.44坪) 構造 / 規模: 鉄筋コンクリート造 / 7階建 延べ面積: 341.38㎡(103.27坪) 設計期間: 2006.03 - 2006.04 施工期間: 2006.05 - 2007.03 構造設計: エスアンドエフ 一級建築士事務所 施工: 真柄建設株式会社 参考価: 10500万円～ （本体工事 ＋ 設計監理） ｢繰り返しパターンの窓に同じ間取り｣ アパート／マンションだからと諦められていた部分がデザインの大きな課題となっています。その中でコスト的に厳しい小さな集合住宅で挑戦し、そして生み出されたのがこの集合住宅です。 ｢片山集合住宅｣は全10戸の小さな集合住宅。基本はフラットプランだが一部に2層の天井高を持つメゾネット住戸が積み木細工のように組み込まれていま す。その様子は南側正面のファサードを見れば一目瞭然。断面のカタチがそのままフ..
Architects: Huus og Heim Architecture Location: Ullensvang, Hardanger Fjord, Norway Client: Norwegian Public Roads Administration Structural engineer: Dipl. Ing. Florian Koche AS Landscape architect: Thor Sigurd Thorsen Project area: 500 sqm Design year: 2009 Images: Courtesy of Huus og Heim Architecture The project is located along Sørfjorden in Hardanger, Norway. The project is a part of the N..
Architect Werner van der Meulen has sent us photos of a redevelopment of an old house situated in the Northern part of South Africa. from contemporist
Bercy Chen Studio have designed a multi-use building in Austin, Texas. 1111 East 11th is a three story mixed use project in the revitalized 11th Street Corridor of Austin TX. The ground floor is divided between a musical instrument shop and boutique retail outlet. The second floor is reserved for office tenants, with residential spaces on the top floor. Volumetrically, the shifting floor plates ..
Brazilian architect Guilherme Torres designed the AS House in Cornélio Procópio , Brazil. An expressive architecture in terms of volume that takes advantage of the existing topography, structurally and economically wise. Through a pragmatic, but also poetic perspective, the young Brazilian architect shows how neat and rational an elegant house can be. “Less is more” are the words that best trans..
