Architects: Razan Text & Context Location: Tehran, Iran Principals: Alireza Taghaboni & Parisa Alimohamadi Constructed Area: 300 sqm Project year: 2008 Photographs: Razan Text & Context We had suggested a house to a friend: “we will make you a home; fitting the best friend”. He didn’t wait for something special; a normal villa, just safe and out of harm’s way, as possible as it could. Municipali..
Morphosis Architects is currently completing a massive project in Shanghai: The Headquarters and offices for Giant Group, including residence for the chairman & all Giant Group employees, hotel, training center and clubhouse, with a total of 258,300 sqf (23,996 sqm). Thom Mayne’s architecture has pushed building techniques in order to take his organics form to reality, and I think that the best ..
Architects: Vaillo + Irigaray / Antonio Vaillo + Juan Luis Irigaray Location: Navarra, Spain Project manager: Daniel Galar Irurre, architect Rigger: Pacho Jiménez Structure: Tadeo Errea- LANDABE Engineer: Luis Miguel Navarro Lighting: Anton Aman - ALS LIGHTING Facades: VITROCSA Client: Restaurante Marisol Project year: 2007 Photographs: Vaillo + Irigaray The organizational scheme is due to simil..
제 주도 서귀포 핀크스 골프 클럽 가까이 조성된 비오토피아는 이타미 준과 유이화가 설계한 연립주택, 생태공원, 미술관, 교회 등으로 구성된다. 기존의 황폐한 자연을 개조해 자연과 함께할 수 있는 적극적인 건축 프로그램을 만들었다는 것이 특징이다. 2004년에 시작해 2005년부터 계획된 연립주택은 2010년에 완성된다. 비오토피아는 제주도가 지닌 휴양 요소를 충분히 도입한 저층 집합 주택이다. 자연에 대한 개념은 독일의 뒤셀도르프에서 실험된 예를 적용했다. 이는 황무지에 가까운 자연을 인공적으로 개조하면 10~20년 후에 새로운 자연으로서 다시 태어난다는 점을 확인하는 실험이다. 우리는 자연에 광범위하게 손을 대는 것이 아니라, 인공 요소를 최소한으로 가미하고 인프라를 정비해 미개척 벌판을 새로운 자연으..
Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur Location: Arlberg, Austria Collaborator: Jan Schröder Client: Gemeinde Project Area: 625 sqm Construction Year: 2007 Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus & AllesWirdGut Architektur The compact building block is situated at the upper north area of the plot. The north corner of the mainly 1-storey high kinder- garden rises up into a second floor annex to correspond wit..
SsD Architects designed the Big Dig house in Lexington, Massachusetts. As a prototype building that demonstrates how infrastructural refuse can be salvaged and reused, the structural system for this house is comprised of steel and concrete discarded from Boston’s Big Dig utilizing over 600,000 lbs of salvaged materials from elevated portions of the dismantled I-93 highway. Planning the reassembl..
Project: A 2,500 SF residence for a couple occupying a tiny, pie-shaped site with views of the Mississippi River. Solution: The house is decidedly modern as it responds to both the neighborhood and its primary asset, an unobstructed view of the Mississippi River. The design is composed of two components; a white-brick cube, which aligns itself with the established streetscape of rowhouses; and a..
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence CLIENT : SCEA Dominique Hauvette YEAR : 2006 SIZE : 500 m² SHON COST : 0,5 M€ HT Chef de projet étude : Christian Félix, architecte Collaborateur : Cédric Renaud adresse : Quartier de la Haute-Galine - 13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Situé sur le flanc nord des Alpilles, berceau géographique de la vigne, ce petit domaine produit un vin biologique de haute réputation tenant sa..
Step into a modern fairytale with these luxury bedroom ideas by Cattelan Italia. Everything is on a grand scale here – oversized beds that look just like ‘grown-up’ sofas take centre stage! These bedrooms decor ideas are, of course, all about the beds… portrayed as pristine, yet subtly sensual. Massive, sumptuous details such as huge mirrors, floor lamps and regal statues complete the look. All ..
