Singaporean architect firm Wallflower Architecture + Design recently has completed a multi-courtyard house located at Six Ramsgate Road, Singapore. Due to its deep site, two big courtyards have been inserted in between the major spaces. A strong axis leads from the entrance foyer, swimming pool, formal living area, internal garden court and formal dining areas, while creating a sense of balance...
Project: Private house Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Architect: PRODUCTORA - Carlos Bedoya, Wonne Ickx, Victor Jaime, Abel Perles Collaborators: Fernando Sánchez, Ross Adams, Jorge Cárdenas, Iván Villegas, Thorsten Englert Area: 375m2 Year: 2008 Construction: Baraka Structural engineering: José Ramón Castillo Window Framing: Window Concept Air conditioning: Corbik Heating: Enrique Wide Carpentry: ..
Architects: Antonia Lehmann S.B., Luis Izquierdo W. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Jarco Ltda. Location: Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile Plot area: 883,21m2 Built area: 281,95m2 Project: 1998 Construction: 2000 from izquierdolehmann
Architect: Armon Choros Architects / Eleftheria Serghidou, Vasilis Pashiourtides Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Structural Engineering: Nicos Kalathas, George Demetriades Mechanical & Electrical Engineering: Giannos Zempylas, Kyriakos Ioannides Budget: US $13.5 M Design Year: 1999 Construction Year: 2006 Photographs: Christos Papantoniou The design for the Olympic House and Park sought to achieve an ..
Wabi House is an understated, down-to-earth residence inspired by time-honored Japanese design. Located in Carlsbad, California, this contemporary home designed by Sebastian Marsical Studio is described by the architects as “a modern and introspective take on an old tradition.” Street side, the house is barely visible through a densely planted garden, which conceals the home from the public view..
This modern contemporary home designed by Australia’s Wright Architects is as exotic as its location, steps from the beach of Port Douglas. The only thing that rivals this picturesque property is the contemporary design of the house itself, which subtly infuses water influences into its bold concrete, steel and core-filled clay brick masonry. Wooden “waves” make their way down from the home’s ro..
Architects: Hauvette & Associés Location: Cayenne, French Guyana Design project manager: Christian Felix Site project manager: Stéphanie de Lajartre, interior designer Collaborators: Pierre Champenois, Laetitia Delubac, Stéphanie de Lajartre, Marie Menant and Elena Ranaletti Client: Ministry of National Education Engineering: CERA Ingénierie Project year: 2007 Constructed Area: 5,520 sqm Photogr..
Latvian architects Substance have built a sports hall in Jurmala, Latvia, inspired by chunks of amber washed up on the Baltic coast. The centre is used for athletics, basketball, volleyball and handball in the summer, and transformed into an ice rink for ice-hockey and skating during the winter. Translucent polycarbonate cladding was applied inside the framework in order to reduce the building’s..
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Architects: Antonia Lehmann S.B., Luis Izquierdo W. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Jorge Carrasco Location: Punta Pite, V Región, Chile Built area: Casa 1: 430.45 m2, Casa 2: 396.13 m2 Project: 2006 Construction: 2007-2008 from izquierdolehmann
