Architects: Ecosistema Urbano - blog - Belinda Tato, Jose Luis Vallejo, Diego García-Setién Location: Pau de Vallecas, Vial C-91, Madrid, Spain Collaborators: Ignacio Prieto, Maria Eugenia Lacarra, David Delgado, David Benito, Jaime Eizaguirre, Patricia Lucas, Ana López, Asier Barredo, Laura Casas, Fabricio Pepe, Michael Moradiellos Client: Land and Housing Municipal Company, Madrid Council, Dir..
Architects: MMBB Arquitetos Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Architects in charge: Fernando de Mello Franco, Marta Moreira, Milton Braga Project team: Marina Sabino, Marcia Terazaki, Marina Acayaba, Rodrigo Brancher, Thiago Rolemberg Client: Iran do Espirito Santo Project year: 2004-2005 Construction year: 2005-2006 Site Area: 500 sqm Constructued Area: 435 sqm Budget: US $425,000 Structural Engineer..
The Brick Accumulator BY JAZZYTHUMPER The fort unruly, wayward, neglected for hundreds of years stands on the edge of the River Medway, incomplete from years of abuse, more recently teenagers have taken away bricks but the River Medway has always. Wyllie a painter, his house Hoo lodge overlooks the Medway, he used bricks from the fort to repair his dining room. The fort is now distributed across..
L40 by Roger Bundschuh and Cosima von Bonin Construction begins on Berlin condominium project by Roger Bundschuh and Artist Cosima von Bonin. Situated on historic Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz in Berlin-Mitte, this 2500 sqm luxury condominium building takes unique advantage of its small triangular site. Breaking with the previously rigid Berlin urban planning codes, the building will present itself as a ..
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Building type: Representation and Offices (Consulate) Project Scope: Full contract Client: Statsbygg, The Directorate of Public Constuction and Property Size: 800m2 Budget: 10 MILL. NOK Schedule: Completed June 2008 The Norwegian Embassy in Nepal by Kristin Jarmund Architects The new Norwegian Embassy is to be built onthe north end of the existing embassy site in the P..
Chris Chalmers will be presenting the following essay at ACADIA 2008. It is based on research done for the Master of Architecture program at California College of the Arts, San Francisco. download it here. More background & supporting research can be found at Chris’ thesis blog site. Abstract Vegetation is divided into natural sets in which diverse species reciprocally limit each other and in wh..
Architects: King Roselli Architetti Client: Pontificial Lateran University Location: Rome, Italy Collaborators: Giandomenico Florio, Ulich Grosse, Christina Hoffmann, Arianna Nobile, Enrica Testi, Katia Scarioni, Toyohiko Yamaguchi Project chief: Andrea Ricci Building cost: 7m Euros Interior Cost: 1m Euros Materials: Concrete Project Start: 2004 Project Complete: 2006 Photographers: Santi Caleca..
Architect: Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas Location: Tokyo, Japan Programme: Multibrand - GIORGIO ARMANI, EMPORIO ARMANI, ARMANI/RISTORANTE, ARMANI/PRIVE’ Construction year: December 2005 - November 2007 Site: Ginza, CHUO-KU TOKIO Client: Gruppo Giorgio Armani Interior and Furniture Design Team: Filippo Bich, Ana Gugic & Maria Lucrezia Rendace Lighting design: Speirs & Major Associates Area: 7,370..
Venice Architecture Biennale: here are some images of Symbiotic Villa, a house designed by Zaha Hadid for the Next-Gene 20 project in Taiwan. The project has invited ten international architects and ten Taiwanese architects to design houses. More info and images in our earlier story. The project was launched in Venice last week during the architecture biennale.
Architects: Jose Maria Saez and David Barragan Client: Desiree Marin Location: La Morita, Tumbaco, Quito-Ecuador Collaborators: Alejandra Andrade Builder: Jaime Quinga Prefabricated Elements: Hector Sanchez Engineering: Cesar Izurieta Material Aspect: concrete, wood, glass Status: Complete: 2006 Photographers: Raed Gindeya, Jose Maria Saez Bearing Flowerpots A garden and a client without fear. A..
