Architects: FRENTE / Juan Pablo Maza Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox The immediate context drove the decision of designing an introvert villa. As a result of the extreme weather, it has been chosen to bury the house ..
* Location: Herzelia pituah * Site area: :500m2 * Total floor area: : 375m2 * Design& build: 2006- 2008 * Program: single family house from pitsou
Turkish design firm Autoban, have completed the design of another location for The House Café, located in the Kanyon Shopping Mall in Istanbul, Turkey. From Autoban: The latest branch of The House Café chain at the shopping mall Kanyon, is an integration of the mall’s original architecture, The House Café brand identity and the Atutoban design approach. A site-built structure made of steel and g..
Principal use: Weekend House Building site: Chino-shi, Nagano, Japan Site area: 1054.10m2 Building area: 80.74m2 Total floor area: 80.74m2 Structure: Wood Architects: Tezuka Architects -Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Makoto Takei, Ryuya Maio Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd Lighting design: Masahide Kakudate (Masahide Kakudate Lighting Archit..
• work T-STOMACH • location Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture • architects Naoki TERADA + TERADADESIGN ARCHITECTS • site area 644.85m2 • building area 186.41m2 • total floor area 170.23m2 • structure wood, partly steel frame; 1 story • pricipal use private residence • completion date May, 2006 • profile Naoki Terada 1967 Born in Osaka 1989 Graduated from Department of Architecture, Meiji University..
bangkok based aesthetics architects go group have designed the minister of municipal affairs & agriculture (MMAA) new office building in doha qatar, also known as the cactus project. the building's design draws its inspiration from the ability of cacti thriving in a desert. the energy efficient structure features sunshade panels that open and close according to the sun's intensity, as well as a ..
Our friends from 3LHD architects shared with us their latest project for a private medical center with additional facilities in Split, Croatia, which won the first prize on a private competition. Architect’s description and more images after the break. Close surrounding and historical site of Firule area are one of the most enjoyable Split’s living, working and recreation environments. Extraordi..
Architect: Paulo Henrique Paranhos Location: Brasilia, Brazil Collaborators: Eder Alencar, Ana Carolina Vaz Project year: 2005-2007 Constructed Area: 2,600 sqm Structure: Yasser Vasconcelos Installations: Promap Photographs: Joana França, Tao Arquitetura and Telmo Ximenes A neighborhood in constant changes where buildings are adapting their destination to commerce and service, this building show..
Interested in the links between art, science, and technology through the ages, New York artist, Devorah Sperber deconstructs familiar images to address the way the brain processes visual information versus the way we think we see. Using ordinary spools of thread, Sperber creates pixelated, inverted images of masterpieces, which appear as colorful abstractions to the naked eye. When viewed with o..
Holland Park School, due for completion in 2012, is a landmark education scheme within the Kensington conservation area adjacent to Holland Park in London. It will provide accommodation for 1,500 students aged between 11 and 18, and over 100 staff. The site benefits from excellent public transport links and will serve as a social and educational hub. Extended operating hours will enable the Kens..