Architects: Markus Wespi Jérôme de Meuron architects Location: Caviano, Switzerland Project year: 2008 Photographs: Wespi de Meuron The house is located in an area of new buildings outside the historical center of Caviano, with a wonderful view on the lake and the mountains. With its silver-dark-gray color and pure shape the house takes itself inconspicuously back and connects with natural stone..
Architects: f451 Arquitectura Location: Barcelona, Spain Project Year: 2006 Design team: Santiago Ibarra, Toni Montes, Lluis Ortega, Xavier Osarte, Esther Segura Quantity Surveyor: J. Hierro-Tram Structure: NATEC Mechanical: AIA Photographs: José Hevia In this project emphasis was placed on the construction process. The whole building was constructed offsite and then transported. Quality, transp..
Arquitecto: Danilo Matoso, Paulo Trajano Ubicación: Condominio Vila Alpina - Minas Gerais, Brasil Ingeniería estructural: José María Machado Cliente: Edimundo Bicalho de Melo Superficie: 1,065mt2 Supeficie construida: 704mt2 Año: 1998 Año de construcción: 1999 - 2003 Fotografía: Daniel Mansur Esta casa esta ubicada en un sector privado en las cercanías de Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Las condiciones ..
Green Gadget fans have been waiting for the holy green grail of gadgets for awhile now: the solar-powered mobile phone. And now it seems that Samsung has finally delivered on this promise with their brand new Blue Earth phone. Blue Earth is a gorgeous green touch phone that has a full solar panel on its back which can generate enough power to charge the phone. And yes - the gadget is still small..
Architects: 3+1 Architects Location: Tallinn, Estonia Architects in charge: Markus Kaasik, Andres Ojari, Ilmar Valdur & Merjer Müürisepp Garden Design: atelier le balto / Marc Pouzol, Véronique Faucheur, Chloé Sanson Project Year: 2002-2004 Construction Year: 2004-2005 Constructed area: 694 sqm (renovation) / 1,267 sqm (extension) Photographs: 3+1 Architects Building is located close to the Kadr..
Green renovations like this one in London are really exciting, because they show how much potential there is for taking something you already having and making it so much better, through the application of smart design. Crawford Partnership, a London based architecture firm, was responsible for this remodel and extension. They replaced a dilapidated lean-to shed with a modern and spacious extens..
Obra: Casa Tuscania Ubicación: El Salvador Arquitectura: Cinco Patas al Gato / José Roberto Paredes Equipo de diseño: José Roberto Paredes, Fátima Guevara, José Luis Cruz, Luis Herrera, Helen Navas (diseño de interiores). Construcción: Lopéz-Hurtado S.A. de C.V. Estructuras: Narváez-Hinds S.A. de C.V. Superficie terreno: 1500m2 Superficie construida: 260m2 Año proyecto: 2006 Año construcción: 20..
'ecocoons' by mathieu collos all images courtesy mathieu collos london based architect mathieu collos has designed 'ecocoons', a series of eco retreats. with a split level system, the space works as a whole volume more than just a flat surface. the project is about the space between the different levels, views and angles from the platforms. the volume is subdivided into spaces all linked by a ce..
Designer: Neil M. Denari Arhitects Location: Los Angeles, California The clients for this house renovation / extension, a couple with three daughters, are a creative, democratic unit. The father directs film trailers, the mother is a graphic designer and illustrator, while the high school / middle school / elementary school aged daughters are all immersed in their own versions of their parents v..
loft, designed by shelly shelly bernhart to design, was the first winner of the IDA for students. emphasize the clean lines making it a timeless chair. from spaceinvading