Pantone Inc’s claim to fame began 45 years ago with its revolutionary color matching system that allowed designers to reproduce accurate color anywhere in the world. Currently, the company is branching out and moving into lifestyle- oriented industries using the same color numbering system to guarantee an exactness of hue. As the company began expanding, Pantone decided to construct a hotel as p..
The plot is located in the middle of Kojetín, close to Nový Ji?ín, on a hill with a view of the surrounding landscape. The investor’s intention was to reconstruct a former barn into a place for work and living in the first phase, and build a new family house in the vicinity in the future. The original sandstone walls and pillars from 1862 have been preserved. A reinforcing concrete ring was desi..
Architects: Sergey Skuratov Architects Location: Moscow, Russia Project Team: Skuratov S.A., Romanov A., Kuznetsova E. Client & Partners: Biznes Stroy Ltd \ Tehnologija Ltd of MR-group Structural Engineering: Tehnologija Ltd of TSN group of companies Site Area: 7,987 sqm Project Area: 40,000 sqm Project Year: 2005-2008 Photographs: Courtesy of Sergey Skuratov Architects The business center is co..
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the world’s first Ferrari theme park and largest attraction of its kind, has announced that it will open its doors to the public on October 28, 2010, three weeks ahead of the second Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi will pay tribute to the passion, excellence, performance, and technical innovation that Ferrari has established over th..
German architectural firm Lynx Architecture have designed the BR House in Munich. from contemporist
photo collage © by Costas Voyatzis for YatzerPredrag Pajdic curates an exhibition comprising of 40 international artists hunting for alternative ways of expression during the economic crisis and is about to set London on fire! The exhibition in named Lingering Whispers (so appropriate!) and will be held between 07 May and 06 June 2010 at the Crypt of St Pancras Church. Art and fashion, stage an..
Architects: Oltmann Ahlers W. + Oltmann Ahlers G. + dRN Arquitectos Location: Cachagua, Chile Collaborators: Eduardo Vivanco, Felipe Camus Structural Engineer: Santiago Arias Site Area: 1,000 sqm Project Area: 260 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolás Saieh & Felipe Camus Not having a direct view of the ocean allowed us to place this weekend house facing a less expected landscape. The open..
Architects: Malcotti Roussey Architectes Location: Salins-les-Bains, France Structure Engineering: Cetel Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle This project is located in the space that was left free in the ancient saline, a place that was partially destroyed. It is situated in Salins-les-Bains near the museum, which is being restored (see the museum fact sheet). In March 2007, a fi..
Allied Works Architecture in association with Fichten Soiferman et Associés Architectes was selected as one of five finalists in an international competition (won by OMA) to design a new pavilion for the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) in Québec City, Canada. Our design for the new building creates a threshold for art. The building acts as a bridge – between city and museum, betw..
Architects: Vandeventer + Carlander Architects Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget Landscape Architects: Samuel Williamson Associates Lighting: dePelecyn Studio light & shadow Energy Consultant: Ecotope Contractor: Schilperoort & Brooks, Inc. General Contractors Floor Area: 5,546 sq ft Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Ben Benschneider The site for this home i..
