Japanese studio Takuro Yamamoto Architects have completed a small house in Kashiwa, Japan, centred around a rectangular courtyard that has been rotated at an oblique angle to the rest of the building. Named F-WHITE, the one storey house has few outward-facing windows with most of the natural light coming from the courtyard, a private space with views only to the sky. F-WHITE is an independent on..
Architects: XPIRAL / Javier Peña Galiano Location: Murcia, Spain Collaborators: Lola Jiménez, Susana Velasco, Malte Eglinger Structural Engineering: IDEEE Services: Federico Garcia Salmerón Construction Engineering: Luis Fernando Perona, Miguel Ángel Carceles Promotor: Juan Carlos López Orenes Project year: 2003-2006 Budget: US $1,15 M Constructed Area: 467 sqm Photographs: Juan de la Cruz Megía..
location : Euralille 2, Lille, France competition : May 2005 start of conceptual design : 2005 estimated beginning of construction : 2008 estimated completion : end of 2009 built-up area : 13 000 m² client : Icade Capri, Lille; Loger Habitat, Lille engineers : Perrault Projets, Paris : architectural engineering Khephren Ingénierie, Arcueil : structures Alto Ingénierie, Champs-sur-Marne : buildin..
Architects: Angelo Bucci, Alvaro Puntoni Location: Carapicuíba, SP, Brazil Collaborators: Ciro Miguel, Fernando Bizarri, Juliana Braga Structure: Ibsen Pulleo Uvo, Ruy Bentes Services: Mauro Rodrigues Pinto Landscape: Klara Kaiser Construction: Alexsandro Bremenkamp Project year: 2003 Construction year: 2008 Site area: 450 sqm Construction area: 415 sqm Lighting: Reka Steel panels: Perfilor Scaf..
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo - Japan Architect : Kengo Kuma & Associates Design: 2004 - 2006 - Construction: 2006 - 2007 Client : Private client Engineering Firm : Ejiri Structural Engineers Contractor : Eiger Co. Ltd. Photographer : Mitsumasa Fujitsuka Using 3.2mm thick corrugated steel plates, a house of monocoque construction which resembles a freight car was made, with out having any beams or columns. T..
Tangible Dots are designed for a new video experience that allows users to manipulate the physical boundaries of a video screen, taking the “square” out of the fixed, rectangular screen. A dynamic and tactile screen emerges when users shift the arrangement of small magnet pieces on a projection surface. Tangible Dots from Minsoo Lee on Vimeo. “I love this project. Instead of exhausting ourselves..
Architects: Nicolas del Rio y Max Nunez - dRN ARQUITECTOS Location: Farellones, Chile Collaborator: Oltmann Ahlers G. Structural Engineer: Enzo Valladares Contractor: Eduardo Torreblanca Site Area: 435 sqm Constructed Area: 140 sqm Project Year: 2007 Construction Year: 2008 Materials: Steel, Stone, Wood Budget: US $792 /sqm Photographs: Felipe Camus The site was an existing void in the middle of..
Architects: Manuel Ocaña Arquitectos Location: Madrid, Spain Collaborators: Roberto González García, Lucía Martínez, Sebastian Camacho Promoter: C.R. Project year: 2006 Constructued Area: 163 sqm Budget: 130.000 EURO (US $177.112) Photographs: Miguel de Guzman This project contemplates the refurbishment of an old house, on which the client wanted a swimming pool. The result is amazing, with a ve..
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Location: Silkeborg, Denmark Ingeneering: The DAI Group Contractor: SKANSKA Danmark A/S Project Year: 2005 Construction Year: 2006-2007 Constructed Area: 3,700 sqm Photographs: SHL The project – centred on a 19th-century paper mill - was commended for the simplicity of the design, characterised by the choice of materials as well as the successful trans..
These projects are part of the National Tourist Routes, unique drives through the most spectacular countryside Norway has to offer. The National Tourist Routes are being developed and operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration as a nationwide project. Its goal is to provide a network of such routes throughout Norway by 2015. Architects: 70ºN Arkitektur Location: Vestvågøy, Lofoten Isl..
