Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Rhenen, Netherlands Project Architect: Paul de Ruiter Project Team: Michael Noordam, Sander van Veen, Dieter Blok, Lei Coppus, Hannes Ochmann, Mathilde Joosse, Willeke Smit, Monique Verhoef, Bjorn Peters Advice Installations: Halmos bv / Milieukundig onderzoek- en ontwerpbureau BOOM Lighting device: Van Dijk en Partners Landscape Ecology: Buro Zijaanzicht Land..
MECANÍSMOS OF INTERVENTION The problems of tackling a social, urban, economic intervention, of rehabilitation, put in value of pre-existences, as well as landscape and sustainable it does that it occurs by means of partial visions of the environment, that isolate the problems to give concrete, concise and local solutions. These " partial looks " are not isolated but sometimes they are performanc..
This family house faces onto views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. The house explores the maximisation of light, space, ventilation and views on a tight sight. We are exploring a more environmentally sensitive form of design called ‘micro design’. Micro design utilises parametric modelling software which can respond to very small changes to design input criteria. In this case issue..
Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan plays with space in a way that makes you think that if he ever gets bored, a second career as a movie set designer awaits. Based in São Paulo, Kogan’s 20-strong firm continues to be busy with projects in every corner of Brazil. Of his four most recent offerings, three (the Corten House, Panama House and C16H14O3 House) are located in São Paulo while the fourth (t..
Architects: Longhi Architects Location: Pachacamac, Peru Principal in Charge: Luis Longhi Collaborators: Hector Suasnabar, Christian Bottger, Carla Tamariz, Veronica Schreibeis Construction: Longhi Architects / Hector Suasnabar Project year: 2006-2008 Site Area: 5,000 sqm Constructed Area: 480 sqm Photographs: CHOlon Photography, Elsa Ramirez A hill in Pachacamac, located 40 km south of Lima nea..
Caltech's Newest Shining Star: The Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics press release by Morohosis Architects The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientists who study the outer reaches of space got some space of their own with the official opening of the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. The opening on January 27,2009, not only marks the beginning of a new era fo..
Architects: Amordad design developer Location: Esfahan, Iran Principals: Kamran Kopaei, Farshad Shagoshtasbi, Golrokh Kopaei Owner: Sepahan beyond research (structure & mechanic office) Project year: 2008 Photographs: Amordad design developer The matter of design is an old residential building in the city of Isfahan which was supposed to be remodeled as an office. Regarded to the traditional ele..
La obra, aunque de arquitectura interior, se inscribe en la recuperación de un edificio histórico, altamente protegido, de la antigua ciudad de Maribor. El edificio data de los 60, se encuentra en la zona peatonal de la ciudad y es un conocido monumento cultural de la arquitectura moderna diseñado por el arquitecto local Borut Pečenko. The building is a quality modernistic architecture from 60’s..
London-based interior architecture and design office Blacksheep have designed the interior for Inamo, a restaurant in London, UK, with interactive projections on the tables. A projector and computer are suspended above each table; cutomers can use a touch panel to order food, access the kitchen webcam, play games, change the pattern projected onto the corian table top and source local informatio..
Architects: Arhitektid Muru&Pere Location: Suurupi village, Estonia Project Team: Urmas Muru, Peeter Pere, Anna -Maria Erik Interior Design: Kaido Kivi Site Area: 1,264 sqm Project Area: 320 sqm Project Year: 2006-2009 Photographs: Tarvo Varres Bit by bit have extra rooms been added to the one-storey private house, designed in 1998 and built in 1999. In the first phase the house was a simple woo..
