Architects: Oltmann Ahlers W. + Oltmann Ahlers G. + dRN Arquitectos Location: Cachagua, Chile Collaborators: Eduardo Vivanco, Felipe Camus Structural Engineer: Santiago Arias Site Area: 1,000 sqm Project Area: 260 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolás Saieh & Felipe Camus Not having a direct view of the ocean allowed us to place this weekend house facing a less expected landscape. The open..
Architects: Malcotti Roussey Architectes Location: Salins-les-Bains, France Structure Engineering: Cetel Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle This project is located in the space that was left free in the ancient saline, a place that was partially destroyed. It is situated in Salins-les-Bains near the museum, which is being restored (see the museum fact sheet). In March 2007, a fi..
Architects: Vandeventer + Carlander Architects Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget Landscape Architects: Samuel Williamson Associates Lighting: dePelecyn Studio light & shadow Energy Consultant: Ecotope Contractor: Schilperoort & Brooks, Inc. General Contractors Floor Area: 5,546 sq ft Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Ben Benschneider The site for this home i..
Perhaps the most prominent feature of the house is the dramatic front roof that slants from the attic to the car porch, giving the house the presence it needs from the narrow entrance and street. One of the main design challenges for this house was the rather tight triangular site. The entrance and façade from the street was very narrow, giving the house little presence. The layout, orientation ..
Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Location: Sydney, Australia Quantity Surveyor: Page Kirkland Partnership Pty Ltd Archaeology: Godden Mackay Logan Landscape Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Contractor: St Hilliers Heritage Architects: Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners Pty Ltd Structural Consultant: Taylor Thomson Whitting Mechanical / Environmental Consultant: Steensen Varming Elec..
Architects: A-cero / Joaquin Torres Location: Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain Associate Architect: Rafael Llamazares de la Fuente Technical Architect: Sandra Moreno Contractor: Formas & Entornos S.L. Project Area: 1,021.57 sqm Project Year: 2006-2008 Photographs: Courtesy of A-cero The Architecture Studio A-cero, managed by Joaquín Torres and his associate architect Rafael Llamazares, presents..
An extension to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by London architect Rick Mather has opened to the public in Richmond, Virginia, USA.The glass and limestone-clad extension centres around an atrium with five bridges connecting the five levels of the building. It includes an education centre, a library, a gift shop, conservation facilities, a lecture hall and cafe, alongside permanent and temporar..
Architects: Malcotti Roussey Architectes Location: Salins-les-Bains, France Associate Architect: Thierry Gheza Landscape: Fabienne Méline Structure Engineering: Cetel Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle & Olivier Leblanc Closed since 1962, the salt works in Salins-les-Bain have been an important productive site since the middle ages right in the centre of the French city in the F..
Architects: Vandeventer + Carlander Architects Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget Marine Engineer: Headway Marine Residence Contractor: dBoone Construction Float Contractor: Trend Construction Floor Area: 2,824 SF Interior / 887 SF Exterior Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Ben Benschneider Continuing a long and distinguished history of floating homes in Seat..
With the combination of design, quality and functionality arises this new A-cero´s work: a house of 1.500m2 defined by a set of clean lines and perfect volumes. The grey colour of the concrete that make up the whole building and an architectural wide black pergola, there are the elements that, at first sight, stand out in the house exterior. Furthermore, huge windows have been included in the fa..
