Architect: GROUP A Location: Arnhem, The Netherlands Project Team: Adam Visser, Folkert van Hagen, Maarten van Bremen, Birgitta Rottmann, Edwin Larkens, Jos Overmars, Mike von Tiesenhausen, Fatima El-bouyahyaoui, David Moreno Romero, Paulo Moreno, Nolly Vos, Daniël Gijsbers, Niclas Frenning Client: Vivare Contractor: Klaasens Bouwtechniek Structural Engineer: DHV Installations: Deerns Raadgevend..
Shanghai Expo 2010: Here’s a movie of British designer Thomas Heatherwick’s UK Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo 2010, which opens next month. The movie explores the interior and exterior surface of the Seed Cathedral, which features seeds encased at the tips of 60,000 fibre-optic rods. from dezeen
Design Against the Elements is a global architectural design competition meant to find a solution to the problems presented by climate change. Spurred by the devastation wreaked in the Philippines by tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana) and driven by a powerhouse multidisciplinary group of organizations from the private, institutional, and government sectors, the project aims to draw together the most..
Programmatically the home is split into two zones, one a 4300 sf. residence for the owners, a couple requiring a very low maintenance lifestyle, and another zone for their extensive family and friends who visit the Arizona sunshine often. While much of the surrounding homes echo themes from distant European cultures of centuries past this home speaks to its specific place in the Sonoran Desert. ..
Suppose Design Office designed a renovation proposal for the Hill of Water and Sculpture in Japan. The project is situated in an industrial area along the Tokyo Bay. In the proposal, existing structures are converted into individual tower like sculptures. The sculptures meet the ground in an interesting manner, as each rests upon a curved base. The structures are connected to the existing beams ..
Architect: TEN Arquitectos/Enrique Norten Location: Irapuato, Guanajuato. Mexico Project Team: Enrique Norten, Salvador Arroyo, Victoria Grossi, Verónica Chávez, Carlos Marin, Mateo Riestra, Ernesto Orrante, Ricardo Orozco, Alejandro Mantecón, Gabriela Puente, Dionisio Arras, Uvaldo Arenas Structure: Colinas de Buen, SA de CV, Ing. Óscar de Buen MEP: DIIN, SA de CV. Ing. Alejandro Borboa Client:..
Architects: SPBR Arquitetos Location: Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Director in Charge: Angelo Bucci Project Team: Ciro Miguel, João Paulo Meirelles de Faria, Juliana Braga, Suzana Jeque, Tatiana Ozzetti Structural Engineer: Jorge Zaven Kurkdjian Landscape Architect: Fernando Magalhães Chacel Lighting: Ricardo Heder Services: Alberto Chagas Barreto Site Area: 4,488.65 sqm Constructed Area..
Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Location: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia Project Team: Richard Francis-Jones, Simon Barr, Lance White, Alison Jones, Misha De Moyer, James Perry, Josephine Turner, Peter Wise Landscape Architects: Matthew Todd, Mark Brandon Structural & Façade Engineering: Taylor Thomson Whitting Contract Administrator: Altus Page Kirkland Builder: WBHO Pro Build ..
Project Details: Title: Embassy of Czech Republic in Washington, DC, USA Status: 1. prize in design competition Architects: Chalupa architekti / Marek Chalupa, Stepan Chalupa, Tomas Havlicek, Michal Rosicky, Tomas Horalik, Jakub Chuchlik Collaborators: Adam Gebrian, Petr Babak / Laborator, Zdenek Sendler, Vit Musil + Radim Petruska / miss3 Location: 3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW, Washington, DC,..
British studio P+HS Architects were recently short-listed for the international “36 The Calls” Design Competition run by the Architects Journal with developer Citu. Entrants were asked to draw up proposals for an ‘iconic’ commercial building in Leeds, England on a tight parking lot plot on the north bank of the River Aire. As one of the last remaining waterfront sites in the heart of Leeds, it i..
