KSP Engel und Zimmermann recently designed a 77,000 square meter library extension to accommodate the existing National Library of Beijing. The new addition will hold approximately 12 million books and be used by an estimated 12,000 people per day. The Si Ku Quan Shu collection, “unparalleled in its historical and cultural significance”, includes manuscripts produced during the Ch’ing dynasty (1..
The Andel’s hotel chain have recently opened their fourth designer hotel, featuring interiors by the design group Jestico + Whiles. The 278 room hotel is located in a historic 19th century building in the Polish city of Lodz. Jestico + Whiles have injected contemporary design into the former textile mill, while maintaining the industrial character of the historic building. Exposed brick, cast ir..
The Opposite House Hotel opened in the summer of 2008 in Beijing’s vibrant Sanlitun district. Designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates, the hotel’s 99 contemporary guest rooms are among the largest in Beijing with more than half being over 70 sqm. The rooms are strikingly simple with natural wooden floors and subtle touches of Chinese décor, lending each one a sense of place. The name, The Opposite H..
Danish firm schmidt hammer lassen architects has won an international design competition for a new 13,500 m2 auditorium complex for the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen University) in Aachen, Germany. Twenty-one German and international companies were invited to participate in the competition. This is the first project for the Danish firm in Germany. The new audit..
The house is located on the first row of lots and was designed so that the architecture acted like a frame to the view of the beach and the islands that are found in front of the house. The esthetic of the house celebrates the summer with modern curves that remind us of the Brazilian architecture of the sixties. The whole house has a white finish with color accents in red, in both main elements ..
Architects: Single Speed Design Location： North Cambridge, MA, USA Programme： Housing, Commercial Project year： 2008 Site Area： 2,335 sqm Constructed Area： 2,936 sqm Images: Single Speed Design Most are familiar with Boston’s ongoing “Big Dig”- the Central Artery Tunnel Project that is one of the largest construction undertakings in American urban history. Few, however, give thought to the massi..
Another project by recent Dezeen regulars Suppose Design Office: this time a house in Matsuyama, Japan, designed to offer a view of the surrounding scenery from every room. Walls integral to the structure of the building have been scattered across the floor-plan, opening various clear views through the structure while maintaining the building’s required earthquake resistance. The toilet can be h..
The House 53 volumetry was defined following São Paulo city building laws and the site’s peculiar shape, which is just over 10 meters in front and approximately 30 meters in length. According to the legislation one can build in the neighborhood up to a two-floor building, settled upon the site’s lateral limits. A third floor is allowed as long as the lateral setbacks are respected. The house was..
drdh architects sent us this house with a long previous story. Speculatively built by 19th Century developers, it has been adapted and distorted over time to suit circumstance - acquiring a single storey shop and basement, an extra storey, a cantilevered lavatory and a garage. Of more immediate concern was the basement, where the floor had been dug out and the corbels sheared off the party walls..
Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Project Architect: Paul de Ruiter Project Team: Michael Noordam, Dieter Blok, Monique Verhoef, Willeke Smit, Sander van Veen Client: Dienst Stadstoezicht Rotterdam & Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam Construction Advisor: ABT bv, adviseurs in bouwtechniek Installations Advisor: Halmos bv Car Park Advisor: Spark / Twynstra Gudde, adviseurs e..
