Argentinian architects B4FS shared with us their proposal in the Punggol Waterfront International Housing Design competition in Singapore, which was shortlisted and awarded a Merit Prize (second prize ex aequo). The two-stage design competition was launched in December 2008 to generate fresh, innovative and new design ideas for high-rise public housing along the waterway. Participating firms wer..
Möhn + Bouman Architects have sent us photos of the Daycare Centre Felsoord. The building, located in Delft, The Netherlands, is a rare example of a modern design that uses thatch, a material more commonly associated with 19th century cottages. The project concerns the extension and renovation of an existing daycare centre for mentally disabled, situated in a natural wetland area near Delft, the..
Architects: Behnisch Architekten Location: Hamburg, Germany Client: HOCHTIEF Projektentwicklung Project Area: 38,000 sqm Competition year: 2006 Project year: 2007–2009 Photographs: Adam Mørk The new Unilever headquarter building for Germany, Austria and Switzerland is located right by the river Elbe in Hamburg’s HafenCity. It marks the end of the route out of the town centre to Hamburg’s new att..
Viva Store is a conversion by Bolivian architects Roca + Paz in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The rebuild, completed last year, involved wrapping a new curving “cover” around the L-shaped building. The “cover” is animated by changing light patterns at night. The following is by Roca + Paz estudio: – Viva Store by Roca + Paz estudio Santo Domingo City is the capital of Dominican Republic. It..
Architect: René van Zuuk Architekten Location: Oosterdok, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Client: Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Gemeente Amsterdam / NL Building Contractor: H.J.Jurrïens b.v., Utrecht/ NL Structural Ingeneering: Advies en Ingenieursbureau Van der Laar, Eindhoven/ NL Project Year: 2002-2003 Site Area: 300 sqm Constructed Area: 477 sqm Budget: US $2.03 M Photographs: Luuk Kramer The ARchitecture..
Rick Mather Architects of London have completed an extension to the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at Oxford University in the UK. The new building comprises six stories, which hold display space, a new entrance, an education centre, conservation studios and a rooftop terrace. The project combines double- and single-height gallery spaces connected by a series of walkways and two main st..
Walking around the streets of Bangkok, it is possible to find inspiration in the way building owners modify their shop houses. These buildings usually begin as concrete constructions, but owners would later add layers over existing surfaces in order to block out heat and sun. Low cost and lightweight metal materials are cut into panels or pieces to create a pattern over the existing shop house. ..
Dutch designers Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders have designed a collection of lamps made of porcelain and oak. Called Tafelstukken (Centrepieces), the project was on show at Dutch Invertuals as part of Dutch Design Week last month. Photographs are by Raw Color. Isaacs and Manders also designed the exhibition for Design Invertuals. Here’s a little information from Daphna Isaacs: – Centerpieces ..
As part of Hard Rock Las Vegas’ resort-wide remodel, Las Vegas design firm Chemical Spaces was commissioned to design several one-of-a-kind pool suites intended to accommodate VIP guests of the resort. Local designer Mark Tracy, Chemical Spaces’ owner and principal design consultant, designed and oversaw installation of the individual suites. The suites were designed with the intent to cater to ..
NL Architects have designed a stepped volume for the office of SOZAWE (Welfare Department and Work Agency) in the city of Groningen. The design includes an open marketplace which supports the architects’ intentions of creating an “open, inviting and sustainable place.” This public from archdaily
