the prefab parasite is to populate the unused space found in urban landscapes. to achieve sustainable densification the dwelling attaches itself to a blank building fabric found in the city. it grows on empty facades, rock faces and bridges. it finds value by turning dead public space into lively private space. the prefab parasite was completely designed using a parametric 3d modelling system. a..
Located in Niihama in Ehime, Japan, the Café la Miell lacked the space needed to accommodate the number of daily customers. To combat this shortcoming, the client wished to open a new café across the street that would be able to hold 80 customers. To create the new Café la Miell, Suppose Design Office utilized the one meter drop of the site so that instead of having a standard two story café, as..
Architects: Kanner Architects Location: Oakland, California, USA Client: Craig and Terri Rubenstein Project Area: 394 sqm Budget: $2.5 million Project year: 2007 Photographs: Tim Griffith Located in Oakland, California, on a down-sloping site high above the San Francisco Bay, this home was designed to capture the magnificent vistas spanning from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate Bridge. Floor-to..
Another house that will be part of the Fall Home Tour put on by the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects is the Tree House by KAA Design Group. Located in the desirable “tree section” of Manhattan Beach, this home reinforces the viability of indoor/outdoor living along the Southern California coast. Locally sourced sustainable materials are, whenever possible and relevant ..
Architects: Max Pritchard Architect Location: Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia Engineering Consultant: Engineers Pocius & Associates Project year: 2008 Project Area: 1,548 sqm Photographs: Sam Noonan & George Apostolidis Sam noonan - Copyrighted 2009-05-6422-06-Southern Ocean Lodge-George Apostolidis Sam noonan - Copyrighted Sam noonan - Copyrighted Southern Ocean Lodge is being described as Austr..
Architects: monovolume architecture + design Location: Dörfl, Austria Project team: Juri Pobitzer & Patrik Pedó Collaborators: Rita Rabensteiner, Simon Constantini, Cecile Dobler, Benjamin Gaensbacher Client: Hydroelectric power station consortium limited company Project year: 2008-2009 Photographer: Simon Constantini & Marion Gelmini The hydroelectric power station is located near Winnebach bro..
Architects: TANK Architectes / Olivier Camus & Lydéric Veauvy Location: Proville, France Client: City Hall of Proville Architect Chief of Project: Mathieu Berteloot Site area: 531 sqm Constructed area: 610 sqm + 90 sqm of terrace Project year:2008 Photographs: TANK Architectes The new mediatheque of Proville has to open onto the village and become a place of exchange and culture, a public librar..
Architects： DnA Location： Ordos, Inner Mongolia Project team： Tiantian Xu，Guillaume Aubry，Yingnan Chen Program： Museum Client： Ordos Jiangyuan Water Engineering Co. Ltd Design year： 2005-2006 Construction year： 2006-2007 Site area： 420 sqm Building area： 270 sqm Photographs： Savoye/Ruogu Zhou, Iwan Baan Ordos Art Museum is the first building of Ordos’ new civic center on a stretch of sand dunes ..
The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced that their 2009 Fall Home Tour will take place on October 4th, featuring a variety of architect designed homes in the picturesque community of Manhattan Beach. For one day only, architecture and design fans are welcome to wander through some of the most striking modern Manhattan Beach homes, including the Kuhlhaus 02 h..
Architects: Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas Site: Mainz, Germany Client: Wohnbau Mainz GmbH Structure: Knippers Helbig beratende Ingenieure Total area: 9,000 sqm Budget: 14M Euro Project Year: 2003-2008 Photographs: Moreno Maggi The building complex is located in the middle of the city center of Mainz, Germany. Its existing “historical” facade shown to the Cathedral in Mainz and its new facade to ..
