A collective of Colombian architects have designed a memorial museum for Medellín, Colombia, to commemorate victims of conflict. Architects on the project include Juan David Botero, Maria Fernanda Vasco, Carla Cristina Gil, Jorge Adrian Gaviria, Catalina Jaramillo, Daniel Santiago Herrera, Elías José Gomez, Víctor Hugo Rodriguez, Alejandro Naranjo and Oscar Santana. Separated into three floors, ..
This staircase curls between two floors of an apartment designed by Hong Kong studio Davidclovers. Called Barker Residence, the home commands a view over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. Twisting and sloping walls join together storage, entertainment systems and a fireplace, with the floor and lower part of the walls finished in wood. See all our stories featuring spectacular staircases » Here’s so..
In an adaptive re-use project, Serie Architects, Grimshaw of London and Pysall Ruge Arkitekten of Berlin were asked to renovate four factories in Hangzhou that would form a new urban core for the city center. For Serie’s factory, the firm decided to preserve the unique16 ft tall main hall of the factory and to “accentuate the industrial drama of this massive void by restoring the concrete truss ..
Van Rooijen Architects designed the Van den Heuvel residence in Leidsche Rijn, The Netherlands. The urban history of Leidsche Rijn dates back to the time of the Roman Empire. Today the region is being transformed from a mainly rural area into a new quarter of the city of Utrecht. Along one of the old routes with its variety of architectural typologies a new house is added after demolishing an ol..
Architects: Colboc Franzen & associés Location: Sèvres, France Client: Private Associates : Benjamin Colbos, Manuela Franzen, Arnaud Sachet Project manager : Arnaud Sachet Project team: Florianne Bataillard, Benjamin Colboc, Manuela Franzen, Nadège Lachassagne, Anne Merlio Project Year: 2008 Project Area: 879 sqm Photographs: Cécile Septet The house consists of three separate sets: the amenities..
Upon receiving first prize in an invited competition, Enota, the Slovenia-based architecture firm, shared with us their project, Podjunska House. More images and architect’s description after the break. The Podjunska residential house is located in a quiet urban area of individual houses. It is situated on a corner inbound plot; two sides opening toward the street, the other two to the neighbori..
The British design agency Cxpartners has a nice little infographic showing the phylogeny of video game controllers since those prehistoric days of Odyssey and Atari. The diagram maps key design transformations, from wireless control (Atari’s 2600) to motion detection (Mattel’s disastrous Power Glove), against time. The conclusion: Innovation doesn’t necessarily mean "better." Take the Power Glov..
The team of Atelier Big City, Fichten Soiferman et Associés and L’ŒUF has just been selected as winner of the architectural design competition for the future Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Cultural Centre in Montreal, Canada. The jury noted that the selected project stands out for the way the indoor and outdoor spaces are organized and activities are distributed, for its understanding of the needs of the v..
Architect: Hohyun Park + Hyunjoo Kim Location: 248 Seochang-dong, Jochiwon-eup, Yongigun, Chungchongnamdo Korea Project Team: Yonggoo Lee, Seong gon Cho Client: Korean Institute for Archaeology & Environment Construction: COA Construction Site Area: 4,298 sqm Building Area: 847.99 sqm Total Floor Area: 2,497.02 sqm Project Year: 2009-2010 Photographs: Jungmin Seok & Hohyun Park Korean Institute ..
Gaeta Springall Architects designed the 4 Casas (4 houses) project in Mexico City, Mexico. The project involves two towers that each contain two houses that have been built on the side of a steep ravine. from contemporist
