The crisis was perhaps most visible in the design of the booths at the fair. Whereas on previous occasions Milan always proved to be a festival of temporary architecture, this year we had to look hard for innovative concepts. Here's a selection of the most attractive booths at Milan 2009: Horm Wogg / Ycami Caimi / Moroso Giovanetti / Leolux Green Lammhults Arketipo Potocco Flaver / Flexform Magi..
René van Zuuk Architekten have completed a pavilion for the pedestrianised central market square at Roosendaal in the Netherlands. The pavilion, built over the entrance to an underground car park, features a rooftop performance area. The pavilion also houses shops and offices. The pavilion and car park are elements of ongoing improvements to the square, which was pedestrianised in 2001. Over the..
This contemporary live / work home in Nikko, Tochigi by architect Japanese Katsutoshi Sasaki artfully balances life’s essentials with a modern aesthetic, all in a compact 1,752-sq.-ft. space. This small but sweet structure houses a single-family home and a hair salon, all within its two-storey frame. The home's slanted-pentagon shape is covered by an innovative roof that extends from the top alo..
* Address: Lundehaven 8-12, 2740 Skovlunde * Area: 8.180 m² * Number of flats: 67 * Client: Ballerup Kommune / Baldersbo * Client Advisor: Dansk Boligselskab * Engineer: Christensen & Hoffmeister A/S * Landscape: Henrik Jørgensen A/S * Prizes: Ballerup Municipality 2005 The project is located on an irregular site on the west side of Skovlunde Square and consists of 48 elder care single living un..
Bluepoint Sales Pavilion Area: 63 m2 Location: Phuket, Thailand Status: Built Serving as the sales pavilion for the Bluepoint Residences in Phuket, Thailand, this project provides an ideal lounge setting for potential clients to enjoy spectacular views while reviewing development plans and observing construction progress. The pavilion’s expression responds to the powerful contextual site conditi..
spanish architecture studio menis arquitectos has been awarded 1st prize for the design of the auditorium and congress center in morro jable. the center is located on a rocky hillside right above the beaches south fuerteventura. the building will be embedded into the terrain, emerging from within the rocks. the design of the whole structure has been deliberately textured, coloured and finished t..
Dutch interior architects i29 have completed an office suite for an advertising agency using used furniture bought from online auction sites and charity shops. The offices, for Gummo in Amsterdam, will only be used for two years so i29 persuaded the client to go for an affordable and sustainable solution. The second-hand furniture has all been painted dark grey while all the walls are white. See..
Young Mexican architects Arquitectura en Proceso have completed the headquarters of developers Darcons in the suburbs of Delicias City in the Chihuahua state of Mexico. The building consists of three stacked, orthogonal volumes with glazed opposite sides. The western facade is shaded by opaque, concrete walls. Photographs are by Francisco Lubbert and Jorge Cajiga. Here are some further details f..
Studio Shift received an honorable mention for their design of the Taiwan Center for Disease Control. The complex, which fuses public landscape with scientific research, is poised to be one of Taiwan’s most important scientific centers. ”The complex will set a new standard in laboratory and research facilities design, paralleling the work that will inevitably take place behind its walls,” stated..
Israeli architects SO have completed an ice cream and yogurt parlour in an old carpentry shop in Ramat Ishay. The shop features two linear elements that rise and fall to form benches and tables to draw customers towards the seating area at the rear. Graphic design is by FIRMA. Photographs are by Asaf Oren. – Here’s some info from SO Architecture: – In the industrial zone of Ramat Ishay northern ..