• work T-STOMACH • location Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture • architects Naoki TERADA + TERADADESIGN ARCHITECTS • site area 644.85m2 • building area 186.41m2 • total floor area 170.23m2 • structure wood, partly steel frame; 1 story • pricipal use private residence • completion date May, 2006 • profile Naoki Terada 1967 Born in Osaka 1989 Graduated from Department of Architecture, Meiji University..
bangkok based aesthetics architects go group have designed the minister of municipal affairs & agriculture (MMAA) new office building in doha qatar, also known as the cactus project. the building's design draws its inspiration from the ability of cacti thriving in a desert. the energy efficient structure features sunshade panels that open and close according to the sun's intensity, as well as a ..
Our friends from 3LHD architects shared with us their latest project for a private medical center with additional facilities in Split, Croatia, which won the first prize on a private competition. Architect’s description and more images after the break. Close surrounding and historical site of Firule area are one of the most enjoyable Split’s living, working and recreation environments. Extraordi..
Architect: Paulo Henrique Paranhos Location: Brasilia, Brazil Collaborators: Eder Alencar, Ana Carolina Vaz Project year: 2005-2007 Constructed Area: 2,600 sqm Structure: Yasser Vasconcelos Installations: Promap Photographs: Joana França, Tao Arquitetura and Telmo Ximenes A neighborhood in constant changes where buildings are adapting their destination to commerce and service, this building show..
Interested in the links between art, science, and technology through the ages, New York artist, Devorah Sperber deconstructs familiar images to address the way the brain processes visual information versus the way we think we see. Using ordinary spools of thread, Sperber creates pixelated, inverted images of masterpieces, which appear as colorful abstractions to the naked eye. When viewed with o..
Holland Park School, due for completion in 2012, is a landmark education scheme within the Kensington conservation area adjacent to Holland Park in London. It will provide accommodation for 1,500 students aged between 11 and 18, and over 100 staff. The site benefits from excellent public transport links and will serve as a social and educational hub. Extended operating hours will enable the Kens..
Architects: Estudio Barozzi Veiga / Fabrizio Barozzi, Alberto Veiga Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Collaborators: Antonio Pinto, Agnieszka Samsel, Pieter Janssens, Michele Andreatta Structure Consultant: BOMA . Guillem Baraut Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009-2010 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Constructed Area: ..
Abaya Seifullina Almaty, Kazakhstan This new build commercial development forms an exciting new landmark in the practice’s continuing wave of developments procured through its Almaty office. A true mix of uses is contained within the building, the design concept for which is based upon a Jewel Box, with key ‘crystal’ features punctuating the elevations visible to the streetscape, whilst the oppo..
Dynamic Architecture – the New BMW Museum photographs: Marcus Buck, Birgit Kadatz, Sebastian Schroeter and Marcus Meyer The new BMW Museum by Atelier Bruecknen in Munich has a modern, dynamic language: the language of the automotive world. Opened on June 21st, 2008, it sets a new standard in the realm of brand-focused museums. Along with the BMW Welt, opened in October 2007, and the BMW factory ..
This house is a tower rising above the rolling topography of its cherry orchard site, peering outwards toward spectacular westward views of Lake Michigan and the surrounding agricultural landscape. The site is left minimally disturbed, other than the mounding of two earthen enclosures adjacent to the tower, utilizing the excavated earth of the foundation and offering a ground bound contrast to t..
