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
Architects: BOB361 Architects Location: Niklaas, Belgium Project Architect: Jan Opdekamp Collaborators: Eveline Vyncke, Maarten Deconinck, Gunther Slagmeulder, Nathan Ooms, Bram Aerts, Maureen Heyns Project Area: 3,838 sqm Budget: $5,500,000 Euro Project year: 2005 Photographs: André Nullens, Jan Kempenaers & Frederik Vercruysse Concerning the implantation of the building, the volume is entirely..
British designers Dan Ziglam and Elliot Brook have created the Capsule Collection of seating for their furniture brand Deadgood. This fully upholstered collection of seating utilises off cuts of fabric to create a graduated run of colour tones and textures that cover an arrangement of irregular sized buttons. The forms themselves are derived from a simple three-dimensional capsule shape which cr..
Architects: Elenberg Fraser Architecture Location: Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia Client: Zacamoco Project team: Callum Fraser, Valerie Tan, Hazel Porter, Frank Olbrich, Lorenzo Nuti, Kathrin Wheib, Marcus Ieraci, Caroline King, Iva Foschia, Andrew Prodromou, Beth Solomon, Karl Engstrom Project Management: PDS Group Structural consultant: Bonacci Group Pty Ltd & VSL Australia Pty Ltd Builder: ..
