Architects: Forte, Gimenes & Marcondes Ferraz Arquitetos Location: Várzea Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil Architects in Charge: Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes and Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz Coordinator: Renata Davi Collaborators: Adriana Junqueira, Ana Paula Barbosa, Fernanda Alpiste Trainees: Paloma Delgado, Luciana Muller Structure: Catuta Engenharia Contractor: Construtora Linic Site Area: 6,344 ..
Authors:Maurizio Angelini / Sebastián Espinoza / Benjamín Oportot Project: 2002 Construction: 2003 Location:Coelemu, Bío-Bío Region, Chile Structural Engineer:Ignacio Vial / Oscar Buzeta Construction:Jorge Carrasco Materials: Concrete / Steel / Wood / Stone Nestled into a forest of Australian mimosa trees, a small family chapel designed by 57 Studio provides a quiet and serene place for religiou..
Architect: Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Aps Location: Albertslund, Denmark Client: Freja Ejendomme A/S Constractor: N. H. Hansen og Søn A/S Construction Engineer: Jørgen Nielsen A/S Engineering, Electricity & Plumbing: Jens-Peter Madsen ApS Landscape: Svend Kierkegaard A/S Site Area: 875 sqm Construction Area: 408 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Adam Mørk Architectural Concept Community Centre H..
Located in the outskirts of Mexico City, the project was designed for a relaxed life-styled family. The long rectangular shaped site was constrained on 3 sides by other houses leaving only a short front access face. The house lives around a patio that serves as the continuation of the interior spaces. The design created a series of episodes along the house defined by the use of natural light and..
Architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheim Location: Oslo, Norway Client: Statsbygg and the city of Oslo Water artist and consultant: Atelier Dreiseitl Technical consultant: Norconsult Constructed Area: 200,000 sqm Project year: 2008 Photographs: Bjørbekk & Lindheim An old cultivated landscape with much variation and beauty was levelled into Oslo’s international airport in the 1940 - 60’s. In 1998, the air..
Architects: Ezzo Location: Felgueiras, Portugal Architect in Charge: César Machado Moreira Collaborators: Fátima Barroso, Hugo Torres, Carla Barbosa Project year: 2008 Constructed Area: 200 sqm Photographs: Joao Ferrand The Place It’s a project for a rural hotel located in a farm with 10 hectares of land, 90% of which are used as vineyards. The interior of the land contains various previously ex..
2,400 sq ft Austin, TX Single family dwelling for a young professional couple. The site is a small 47′ by 125′ rectilinear in-fill lot situated within a twenty minute walk of downtown. The house consists of two parts, a simple rectangle along one side of the lot and an adjacent courtyard. This configuration provides privacy from the street while allowing the interior living areas to open onto de..
A year and a half ago, OMA unveiled the first images for a residential project in Singapore, on schematic design phase. Basically it was a set of stacked low-rise blocks. Today OMA sent us an update on this project, The Interlace, and more details appear. The project is located on a green belt outside the capital city, and consists on 31 stacked apartment blocks, each six-stories tall and identi..
John Wardle Architects and Office dA have been named the winners of the competition to design the landmark new Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning site at the University of Melbourne. Winning design for the new Architecture Faculty Building of the University of Melbourne by John Wardle Architects and Office dA The building will include dedicated spaces for research into sustainable pr..
Architects: Arquitectos Anónimos® and Paulo Teodósio Location: Vila Nova Gaia, Portugal Client: Fernando Afonso and Fátima Cardoso Structural consultant: Paulo Lima and Manuel Branco Leite Floor area: 90 sqm Site area: 320 sqm Built-up area: 270 sqm Start of planning: 2004 Start of construction: 2005 Completion: 2006 Photographs: Abel Andrade Two criteria lead to the final solution: 1. Geometric..
