London-based artist Gayle Chong Kwan has created a fantasy landscape out of used plastic food packaging for an exhibition in London. The exhibition, called Atlantis, is commissioned by Arts Co. Atlantis is at 29 Thurloe Place, SW7 until 6 December. The exhibition also features photographs of previous incarnations of Atlantis completed by the artist. The following text is from Gayle Chong Kwan: –..
La Casa en Bahía de los Piratas explota las virtudes de un terreno incómodo, con dos actitudes opuestas respecto del paisaje: el gesto dramático de cara al mar y la integración casi mimética en la vegetación que la respalda. La estructura ligera de acero galvanizado levita sobre el camino de acceso vehicular. El sutil detalle del perfil alado de la cubierta, con pendiente contraria y longitudina..
Architect: Gwenael Nicolas - Curiosity + Tomoyuki Ustumi - Milligram Studio Location: Tokyo, Japan Project Year: 2005 Client: Curiosity Structural Engineering: Mitsuhiro Kanada Main Contractor: Shin Site Area: 189 sqm Constructed Area: 113 sqm Photographs: Curiosity The originality of the c-1 project started from the design process. it is designed as a product, unique independant, a seamless spa..
In 2004, DSDHA won first prize to develop a new urban landscape and public space at Tickle Cock Bridge in Castleford, West Yorkshire. The commission was part of the Castleford Project; an initiative to support the regeneration of the former mining town as part of a major new Channel 4 Television series. The underpass acts as the main pedestrian gateway into the town for over 10,000 people a day...
Bridge of Aspiration conecta la Royal Opera House y la Royal Ballet School de Londres, atravesando Floral Street a la altura del cuarto piso. El diseño expresa el movimiento de los bailarines, que son los principales usuarios del puente. 3D modelling was necessary to define the geometry which was made more complex by the slope and skew of the alignment. El diseño pertenece a Wilkinson Eyre Archi..
Architects: Atelier Phileas (member of PLAN01) Location: Chennevières-sur-Marne, France Client: Conseil Général du Val-de-Marne Program: Archery hall, outside shooting field, offices, cloakrooms Consultant: BETIBA Constructed Area: 1,600 sqm Budget: 1.5M Euro + tax (US $1.91M + tax) Project year: 2005 Photographer: Pauline Turmel The archery centre of Chennevières-sur-Marne is located in an area..
Architects: Sou Fujimoto Architects Location: Gunma, Japan Principal Use: Residence Project Year: 2005 Structure material: Wood Site Area: 144.47 sqm Constructed Area: 90.82 sqm Photographer: Daici Ano & Sou Fujimoto Intoned Open-Plan : Architecture of “Distance” Site is within a calm residential suburb in Maebashi, Gunma, JAPAN. Being a housing for a family of four, this is also a place to disp..
Boston City Hall2.0 Originally designed to be porous and accessible to the public. Boston City Hall today stands monumental and impenetrable. Focused on issues of pulic space and accessibility, our open menu of design proposals includes strategies that outfit City Hall with public imterfaces at a range of scales. Taken a few at a time or in combination, these structure with the city. Extending t..
DOMO Arquitetos Associados sent us this temporary art gallery built for an exhibition in Brasilia that took place between august and october of 2008. The project is a 60sqm temporary art gallery built for an exhibition in Brasília that took place between august and october of 2008. The gallery´s exhibition displayed paintings and portraits of contemporary and modern brazilian painters such as Zi..
Architect: Quim Larrea y Katherine Bedwell Location: Barcelona, Spain Project Year: 2008 Technical Architect: Emili Manrique Client: Rembed Structural Engineering: Marc Gual Site Area: 1,717 sqm Constructed Area: 312 sqm Photographs: Rafael Vargas, K. Bedwell The site is located nearby a natural park 20 miles NW of Barcelona. It is a magical place, surrounded by pine trees, oaks, and holm oaks a..
