1. ABOUT Concrete Canvas Shelters are rapidly deployable hardened shelters that require only water and air for construction. The 16m2 variant can be deployed by 2 people without any training in under 40 minutes and is ready to use in only 12 hours. The key to CCS is the use of inflation to create a surface that is optimised for compressive loading. This allows thin walled concrete structures to ..
Dutch architects UNStudio have sent us these images of a planned arts and retail complex in Dubai, UAE, to include the Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art. The 25,000 square metre project will house a number of museums, including the Museum of Middle Eastern Art, as well as performance areas, a hotel, and a shopping centre. The complex will form part of Dubai’s ‘Culture Village’ with constructio..
Architects: Albert France-Lanord Architects Location:Stockholm, Sweden Collaborators: Frida Öster and Jonatan Blomgren Geology Consultant: Geosigma AB Construction: Albert France-Lanord Architects Client: Bahnhof AB Construction Area: 1,200 sqm Project year: 2008 Photographs: Åke E:son Lindman The project takes place in a former 1200 square meter anti-atomic shelter. An amazing location 30 meter..
concours : lauréat maîtrise d'ouvrage : ministère de la Culture et de la Communication + ministère des Affaires Etrangères + EMOC (Etablissement public de maîtrise d'ouvrage des travaux culturels) maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée : Ubifrance maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée : Société Immobilière du Québec SIQ architecte mandataire : Franklin Azzi Architecture design meubles spécifiques : Robert Carr mise ..
En busca de una asimilación del entorno y desde un lenguaje arquitectónico actual, el proyecto incorpora la madera y la estructura metálica, hunde el volumen del frontón aprovechando las dos paredes ciegas para lograr un menor impacto visual y dialoga con las cubiertas tradicionales de los caseríos del valle. El edificio del concejo se resuelve en un pequeño volumen que respeta la altura de corn..
Architects: Localarchitecture & Danilo Mondada Location: Hôpital de St-Loup, Switzerland Project year: 2008 Structure: IBOIS - Hani Buri, Yves Weinand Client: Deaconess Community of St-Loup Photographs: Milo Keller ©2008 In the summer of 2007, Localarchitecture and architect Danilo Mondada were awarded the contract to renovate the mother house of the Deaconess Community of St-Loup. The commissio..
En una azotea de Colonia Anzures, en Ciudad de México, se sustituyeron las áreas de servicio comunitario por cuatro penthouses. PH-N es uno de ellos. En la planta baja se encuentra el área pública: comedor, sala, cocina, servicios y estudio; en planta alta los dormitorios. En la doble altura, una escultórica escalera helicoidal de acero remata las principales visuales interiores. La luz es abund..
Architects: Graça Correia e Roberto Ragazzi Location: Lousado, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal Site Area: 3,013 sqm Constructed Area: 355 sqm Promotor: Joaquim Agostinho Carneiro da Costa e Sá Collaborators: Ana Neto Vieira, Susana Silva, Telmo Gomes, Katharina Wiederman, Pedro Gama Structure and foundation engineering: GOP Hydraulic Services: GOP Technical Facilities Engineering: GET Coordinat..
Dezeen podcasts: in this latest in our series of podcasts for the Design Museum, illustrator Alan Aldridge gives a talk recounting stories from his career, which spans nearly 50 years. A retrospective exhibition of his work is on show at the museum until 25 January. Involving characters from Princess Margaret to the The Beetles, the stories cover Aldridge’s early experiences of illustration, his..
290 Mulberry is defined by its context through a direct response to zoning and building code regulations. Located in Nolita, New York, this building is bound on the north by Houston Street and on the west by the historic Puck Building on Mulberry Street. A zoning district requirement specifying a masonry enclosure for the two street walls created an opportunity to respond directly to the Puck Bu..
