The Austria Pavilion designed by Solid Architecture for the Expo Zaragoza 2008 was an extension of the popular 19th-century “cyclorama” art form. The viewer platform in the center of the panorama and the plastically designed historic panorama architecture in the foreground merge into a white landscape marked by contour lines, which will serve as the pavilion’s exhibition space. This abstracted l..
Architects: Blank Studio Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Structural Engineer: BDA Engineers Landscape Design: DBLD Electrical Engineer: Tony Woo Engineering Mechanical + Plumbing: Kunka Engineering Civil + Solis: Fugro South General Contractor: 180 Degrees Constructed Area: 209 sqm Project year: 2006 Photography: Bill Timmerman The Xeros project is sited within a late 1950’s era neighborhood where th..
Los Angeles architects DRDS have designed a sports complex for the Hyundai-Samsung Consortium in Hwaseong, Korea. The stadium has a perforated metal skin with openings of various size. Designed in collaboration with Junglim, DMP, Haendlim and A&U, the stadium is due to open in 2010. Here’s some more information from DRDS: Hwaseong sports complex DRDS in collaboration with Junglim, DMP, Haenglim ..
Architect: SPG Architects Location: Kechum, Idaho, USA Partner in Charge: Caroline N. Sidnam Project Team: Sandra Aranguren-Langston & William Petrone Contractor: Englemann Inc. Structural Engineering: Purdy & Associates Constructed Area: 558 sqm Project Year: 2005 Photographs: Tim Brown This 6,000 square foot vacation home is located in the high desert of central Idaho. A 5-Bedroom house with a..
New York and Beijing designers Elevation Workshop have completed the interior of a clothing store in Beijing, China. Called SongMax, the interior contains raised platforms arranged in an L-shape with dark grey walkways cutting between them. The designers wanted this division of space to simultaneously evoke a walk-in cupboard, catwalk and stage. Two red rails span three walls of the shop. Photog..
Architect: Spanjers Architect Location: Westkapelle, The Netherlands Client: Fletcher Hotel Group Footprint: 370 sqm Project year: 2009 Photographs: Spanjers Architect On the beach of Westkapelle, a small coastal town in the Netherlands, recently a new beachclub called ‘Zuiderduin’ has opened its doors for the public. A building with a maximum outdoor floor surface where people can enjoy a snack..
Architects: Architecture Paradigm Location: Bangalore, India Design team: Vimal jain, Sandeep.J, Manoj ladhad , Chinmayee Ananth Client: Mr. Manoj jain Project Area: 170 sqm Photographs: Architecture Paradigm The idea of a second home in the context of growing economic conditions is more of a reality today. These homes in some cases serve as get away spaces from the bustling and chaotic conditio..
Check out this wonderful Flickr collection of vintage oil cans, from the personal collection of the photographer's dad. Lots of juicy retro design and typography from badbanana
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Japanese design firm Case-Real have completed a boutique with two façades in an old tenement building in Oita, Japan. The existing facade was deemed inappropriate for the boutique but could not be modified, so the designers created a second glass shop-front behind it. The two façades are separated by a strip of dark grey pebbled flooring. Photographs are by Hiroshi Mizusaki. Here’s some text fro..
