Here’s a fourth house by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects: House of Depth in Shiga, Japan. FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects also designed the House of Diffusion, House of Inclusion and House of Vision in our previous stories. This house is built on a deep plot, with open space in front sheltered from neighbouring houses on one side by a high wall. Photographs by Takumi Ota. Here’s some text from FOR..
Architects: Antonia Lehmann S.B., Luis Izquierdo W. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Jorge Carrasco Location: Punta Pite, V Región, Chile Built area: Casa 1: 430.45 m2, Casa 2: 396.13 m2 Project: 2006 Construction: 2007-2008 from izquierdolehmann
German design student Elisa Stroyzk has created a rug made of wood-veneer offcuts. The geometric pieces are laser-cut or cut by hand then bonded to a textile backing. Stroyzk is currently studying at Central Saint Martins college of art and design in London. Photos are by Sebastian Neeb. Here’s some more information from Elisa Stroyzk: – I am currently graduating from Central St. Martins College..
Eric Owen Moss Architects created a mixed use tower that neighbours the capitol building in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The republic square is part of a large-scale development across the city of Almaty. The tower itself is 126,000 square feet that will be divided up between retail, office, hotel and residential spaces. The building is a long tower which is anchored to the ground by a 38 meter diameter ..
Spanish architects Camprubí i Santacana have completed a hotel consisting of timber-clad rooms set on a rocky ridge near Teruel, Spain. Hotel Consolación features ten “kubes” - cabins set in the landscape - plus communal facilities housed in a converted hermitage building. Photographs are by Jaime Font Furest. The following text is from the architects: – HOTEL CONSOLACION The luxury of the essen..
Architects: Luis Izquierdo, Antonia Lehmann, Mauricio Leniz y Mirene Elton Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Marchetti Ltda. Location: Espoz 3125 esquina Narciso Goycolea, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile Plot area: 2240m2 Built area: 2016.45m2 Project: 2007 Construction: 2008 from izquierdolehmann
Architect/Interior Designer: Slade Architecture Location: Shanghai, China Client: Mattel Architect of Record (company name): AD Incorporated (China) Ltd (Danial McCahon) Store Concept Development and Creative Direction:BIG/ Ogilvy & Mather Activities (Fashion Runway and Barbie Design Center Activities):Chute Gerdeman Retail Consultant:Vertical Retail Consulting (Formerly KSA Shanghai) Restaurant..
Austrian architects PSA have completed an interior project for a law firm in Vienna. The project involved extending the firm’s existing office and providing new circulation. The main feature is a corridor lined by walls made of 543 individually CNC-milled parts. Photographs by Hertha Hurnaus. Here’s some more information from PSA: – PSA: EXTENSION OF A LAWYERS FIRM IN VIENNA The proposal respond..
Architect: Massimo Mariani Location: Livorno, Italy Project Team: Elda Bellone, Roseda Gentile, Alessandro Mariani Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Alessandro Ciampi The project concerns the redesign of a building at Donoratico (in Livorno) located next the head office of the bank “Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Castagneto Carducci” (also designed by architect Mariani in 2002). The building is o..
Architects: Luis Izquierdo W., Antonia Lehmann S.B. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y asociados Main contractor: M3 Location: Lo Curro, Santiago, Chile. Plot area: 2834 m2 Built area: 585.3 m2 Project: 2006 Construction: 2007 / 2008 from izquierdolehmann
