Touted as Singapore’s answer to W Hotels, Quincy aims to fill the niche of providing sleek, ultra modern contemporary digs for the consummate urbanite. A place discreet yet chic and luxe – 400 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets, top of the line balms and potions are de rigueur, service impeccable and intuitive. Each bathroom is designed to ensure complete rejuvenation to the tired executive wit..
Our friends from XTEN Architecture shared with us their entry to the ThyssenKrupp elevator competition in Dubai. The observation tower is located in a cultural park just off axis from the main skyscraper boulevard in Dubai, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road. I. Site Strategy The site plan for the Za’abeel Park Observation (ZPO) Tower is organized according to a traditional Islamic geometric pattern ..
Jonas Lindvall A&D have designed the Villa M2 in southern Sweden. From the designers: Villa M2 is situated in a village south of Malmö next to a disused lime quarry that has now become a lake. The part of the building facing the lake incorporates generous windows and minimally defined space to encourage the integration of the house’s interior with its stunning natural surroundings. The north and..
Architects: medusagroup Location: Gliwice, Poland Architects in Charge: Przemo łukasik, Lukasz zagała Associate Architects: Rafal Dziedzic, Kuba Pudo, Tomasz Majewski, Dominik Jaksik, Dawid Beil, Krzysztof Drozda, Justyna Siwińska, Agnieszka Szewera, Jakub Magoń Structural Engineer: Statyk Client: Wektor Inwestycje sp. z o.o. Project area: 5,000 sqm Design year: 2007-2008 Construction year: 2008..
Barcelona architects and designers Deardesign have completed a flagship store for mother-and-son fashion designers Lurdes Bergada and Syngman Cucala in Barcelona. The store, located in the L’illa Diagonal shopping mall, is divided in two by a faceted beech tunnel stretching the length of the shop. The wall comprises 1,000 uniquely shaped wooden panels held together by 2,400 screws. The interior ..
Project Facts & Credits: Location: St Patrick’s College, Old Dublin Road, Carlow Gross External area: 4,679 sqm Gross floor area: 3,726 sqm Project value: €18 million Construction value: €12.7 million Architect: Terry Pawson Architects Commissioning Client: Carlow County Council Project Funding: Carlow County Council, Department of Arts Sport & Tourism Structural Engineer: Arup, Dublin Services ..
Architects: Kanner Architects Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Architect in Charge: Stephen H. Kanner Project team: Damian Lemons, Nicolas O.S. Marques, Jay Fukuzawa, Clare Olsen, John Mebasser, Claudia Wiehen, Lincoln Tobier, Stephane Corbel Client: United Oil Project Area: 630.8 sqm Project year: 2009 Photographs: John Linden & Nicolas O.S. Marques Situated at La Brea and Slauson avenues..
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) have designed Koerner Hall in Toronto, Canada, as part of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning. The design of the 1135-seat concert hall is based on the classic shoe-box shape of some of the world’s finest concert halls, and features two balcony tiers above the main orchestra level, and a third technical bal..
Beijng architects MAD have designed a convention centre for Taichung, Taiwan. The project will consist of a series of mountain-like buildings with pleated exterior surfaces, allowing natural ventilation and accommodating photovoltaic panels. The architects wanted to seamlessly integrate the topology of the landscape and the architecture. Here are some more details from Mad: – TAICHUNG CONVENTION..
Architects: Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas Location: Pescara, Italy Client: De Cecco Spa Structure: Studio Ing. Toniolo, Sirmione (BS) Total area: 6,300 sqm Budget: 20M Euro Project Year: 2001-2009 Photographs: Moreno Maggi The New Business Centre for Pescara is the result of integration of two simple elements: a low height building with a punctured plane and the “annular” building sitting on top..
