German designers KARO have designed an outdoor library in Leipzig, Germany. Developed from an installation in 2005 made of beer crates, the new building comprises sheltered seating areas and niches to store books. The new building is clad in wood and materials from a former warehouse. Photographs are by Anja Schlamann. Here’s some text from KARO: – We established in 2005 in an abandoned district..
Architect: bittonidesignstudio Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Project Team: Mark Bittoni, Ross Jeffries, Salomé Reeves Client: Private Structural Engineer: C.W. Howe & Associates Area: 185.8 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Eric Staudenmaier Photography Los Angeles-based bittonidesignstudio has recently completed the evansHOUSE, located in the modernist landmark community of Crestwood Hills. ..
The Jerde Partnership’s Namba Parks, in Osaka, Japan, was just named one of the winners of the Urban Land Institute’s 2009 Awards of Excellence: Asia Pacific competition. When asked to create a gateway to redefine Osaka’s identity, the architects responded with this project that would become a natural intervention in Osaka’s dense and harsh urban condition. The rooftop park offers a sloping park..
Architect: Denton Corker Marshall Location: Manchester, England Project Instigator: Her Majesty’s Court Service Tenant: Ministry of Justice (North West) Developer: Allied London Properties Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease Engineers: Mott MacDonald Project area: 34,000 sqm Project year: 2008 Photographs: Tim Griffith An international competition-winning design for the headquarters of the Ministry of ..
Architects: J. MAYER H. Architects Location: Hamburg, Germany Architect on Site: Imhotep, Donachie und Blomeyer Sturctural Engineers: Lydia Thiesemann, CBP Building Services: Energiehaus, Sineplan Light Engineers: Andres – Lichtplanung Landscape Architects: Breimann & Bruun Project Year: 2007 Constructed Area: 5,436 sqm Photographs: fotografieSCHAULIN, Hiepler Brunier, Dirk Fellenberg & Schraubv..
Architects: Suppose Design Office Location: Hiroshima city, Hiroshima, Japan Program: Wedding Hall Site area: 1,816.46 sqm Building area: 779 sqm Total floor area: 1,241.86 sqm Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano from Nacasa&Partners Inc. From the first time that you see the Marriage Hall, you will want no other place for your ceremony.The site is in the south of the city of Hiroshima, in the prefecture..
Architects: Mozas Aguirre arquitectos - Javier Mozas & Eduardo Aguirre Location: Madrid, Spain Project year: 2005 Construction year: 2007 Client: Local Savings Bank: Caja Vital Kutxa Headquarters Structural Engineer: NB 35, Madrid Artists: Javier Perez: two walls and ceiling of the main hall / Miguel Gonzalez de San Román: paintings on the basement Site Area: 11,042 sqm Constructed Area: 16,578 ..
Architects: REX | OMA Location: Dallas, USA Key Personnel: Joshua Prince-Ramus (Partner-in-Charge) and Rem Koolhaas, with Erez Ella, Vincent Bandy, Vanessa Kassabian, Tim Archambault Executive Architect: Kendall/Heaton Associates Client: The AT&T Performing Arts Center Consultants: Cosentini, DHV, Donnell, Front, HKA, Magnusson Klemencic, McCarthy, McGuire, Pielow Fair, Plus Group, Quinze & Mila..
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photographs of the recently-completed academic building for The Cooper Union in New York, designed by Thom Mayne of American practice Morphosis. Located at 41 Cooper Square, the building houses the college’s three schools teaching art, architecture and engineering. The building is wrapped in a perforated stainless steel skin. A six metre-wi..
Danish architects MAPT have won first prize in a competition to design a cafe in the Anker Brygge harbour in Oslo, Norway. The building has 7 wooden columns that branch out to support the roof. The curved external walls are clad in timber boards that overhang the glazing. Another seating area on the roof terrace can be accessed by an internal staircase. The project, designed in collaboration wit..
