Architects: Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners Location: Pučkorių st., Vilnius, Lithuania Sculptor: A.Šlapikas Structural Engineering: JSC KONSTRUKTORIŲ CECHAS, J. Vašeikienė Lightning: PROMODUS IO and sculptor A. Šlapikas Landscape Architects: E.Nomeikienė, I.Čepurienė Project area: 1,647 sqm Project year: 2007 Photographs: R.Urbakavičius The custumer is a banker and antique book col..
Architects: Wizja Architects Location: Burów, Poland Lead Designer: Stanisław Deńko Project Team: Łukasz Pióro, Ewa Idzikowska, Robert Koprowski Interior Design: Maria Łukasiewicz — Rudkowska Project area: 233 sqm Project year: 2007 Photographs: Wojciech Kryński The house is situated in Burow, a village that lies in vicinity of Krakow, Poland. The site is placed on a south slope that is gently d..
Photographer Nelson Garrido has sent us photos of the Star House in Bnaider, Kuwait, that has been designed by AGi Architects. Nestled into the landscape, this beach house blends with the natural topography of the coastline of Kuwait. It slowly unfolds itself to the visitor, as it is approached from the desert. Upon entry, one gets glimpses of the sea whilst going down to the public space of the..
Lolita is not just another roadside restaurant off a busy interstate – a rare species within the prestigious restaurant world. With the focus on versatile design, Langarita Navarro Arquitectos thoughtfully created a flexible space capable of setting itself up as a scenario for almost any type of activity. Follow the break for photographs, drawings, and further description. Architects: Langartia ..
Arquitectura en Movimiento have completed the Cubo House in Juárez, Mexico. from contemporist
Architects: Murphy Jahn Location: Chicago, Illinois Client: University of Chicago Lead Designer: Helmut Jahn Structural Engineer: Burns & McDonnel, Werner Sobek Engineering & Design MEP: Burns & McDonnel , Primera Project Area: 26,400 sqf Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Rainer Viertlboeck The project for a new chiller plant at the University of Chicago provided the opportunity to design for func..
Enta Yang shared with us the photographs he took of the Hsiangshan Visitor Center by Japan architect Norihiko Dan in Taiwan, winner project from the Sun Moon Lake Tourist Route International competition, featuring a really nice concrete work and a green roof cover to keep under control internal temperatures. from archdaily
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater doubles the company’s previous facilities. The design by Bing Tom Architects included restoring two historic theaters, Fichandler and Kreeger, and adding a new experimental theater, Kogod Cradle. A wood and glass structure encase all three theaters topped by a sculptural and dramatic cantilevered roof. Bing Thom Architects thoughtful site desig..
Check out this project by London based firm, Haworth Tompkins. The firm renovated a dilapidated old building situated on the Dovecote Studio campus – an internationally renowned music campus at Snape Maltings, founded by Benjamin Britten which is currently undergoing an expansion. Nestleed within the shell of an abandoned building, the firm responded to the existing conditions with a touch of se..
Toronto-based firm GH3 designed the Williams Studio on Stony Lake in Ontario, Canada. A photographer’s studio over a boathouse on Stony Lake is a re-imagination of the archetypal glass house in a landscape in the Canadian Shield. A continuation of thinking about this architectural ambition, the central concept of the house is reconceived through a contemporary lens of sustainability, program, si..
