Architects: Charles Pictet Architecte FAS SIA Location: Colony, Switzerland Collaborator: Anjéla Aubert, architecte DPLG Engineering: ESM, Jérôme Ponti, Genève Project Year: 2003-2005 Photographs: Francesca Giovanelli Standing on a steeply inclined plot of land, this house articulates its layout of over 800 sqm in two volumes. The two-level residential area in light-colored masonry is set on a d..
Architects: Francisco Portugal e Gomes Location: Santiago/Penafiel, Portugal Collaborators: Fernando Gabriel, architect / João Alexandre Abreu, practice architect Structure and Foundations: Fernando Gonçalves, engineer Water Supply and Water Installations: Fernando Gonçalves Electric Installations and Communications: MEGAVAR - Engenharia, Lda Project leader: Sónia Almeida, engineer Constructed A..
Architects: Enrique Browne y Asociados Arquitectos Location: Concepción, Chile Associated Architect: Patricio Browne Collaborators: Enrique C. Browne, Sebastián Morandé, Davor Pavlovic Project year: 2003-2004 Site Area: 1,096 sqm Constructed Area: 3,789 sqm Structural Consultants: Ruiz y Saavedra Ingenieros Contractor: Ignacio Hurtado y Cia. Technical Inspection: Juan Eduardo Mujica Photographs:..
A competition was set up to rehabilitate the Ground Floor of this emblematic Palace in the outskirts of the city. The Palace was constructed as the local residence for the Kings of Spain during 1929'World's Exhibition in Barcelona, and stayed as their local habitation in the city until it was trespassed to the local government a few years ago. It was build under an eclectically thinking, where s..
Greek architecture practice KLab architects have transformed an existing industrial building into an office space for digital media company F-zein. The interior consists of a sequence of open-plan spaces using simple structures, which can be easily dismantled and rearranged if needed. Commonplace or inexpensive materials are used to keep costs to a minimum, such as partitions constructed from st..
Mexican architects DCPP Arquitectos have completed a textile warehouse and office building in Mexico City. Completed in 2007 for textile company Bayon Artell, the building features an entrance clad in white stone. Here’s some more information from DCPP Arquitectos: – The complex is located in south Mexico City, consisting of 4180 square meters. The project is marked by the horizontality of the w..
Architects: ACXT Location: Bilbao, Spain Architect in Charge: César Azcárate Project Architects: Gonzalo Carro, Raimundo Bambó, Javier Vergara, Jorge Minguet, Manuel Andrades, Marc Rips, Iñigo Arana, María Labastida, Ruth Mendoza, Javier Oteiza, Cruz Lacoma, Eloy Olabarri Project year: 2005 Constructed Area: 450,000 sqm Project Managment: Alexander Zeuss, Eva Madariaga, Álvaro Gutiérrez Structur..
Architects: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor Location: Washington DC, USA Principal Architects: Gert Wingårdh & Tomas Hansen Architects in Charge: Gunilla Murnieks Competition Team: Gert Wingårdh, Thomas Hansen, Ulrika Davidsson, Fredrik Gullberg, Pål Ericsson, Jacob Sahlqvist, Jacek Zalecki, Petter Leyman, Ola Frödell, Henrik Schulz, Tobias Fasth, Robert Hendberg Building Team: Gert Wingårdh, Thomas Han..
Architect: Eduardo Cadaval & Clara Solà-Morales Location: Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico Collaborator: Eugenio Eraña Lagos Structures: Ricardo Camacho de la Fuente Construction Managment: Marcial Burgos & Hugo López Solano Constructed Area: 350 sqm Project Year: 2005-2006 Photograhs: Santiago Garcés / Cadaval & Solà-Morales Where are the limits of materials? Are they in their apparently implic..
Architects: Workr - Ashton Cates Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Project Year: 2008 Construction Area: 274 sqm Budget: US $722.750 Contractor: Southwest General Contractors Photographs: Ashton Cates A new donut shop in the Panhandle of West Texas celebrates post-war roadside Architecture along Route 66. This is the fourth new building completed by the Donut Stop in the past five years, all design..
