Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku took on its first large-scale integrated architectural and interior design commission in 2003, when YTL Design Group from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, invited it to design the residence of a Malaysian power family. Completed in the latter part of 2008, the residence is the ultimate expression of the taste, influence and industrial-scale capabilities of the prominent fam..
Architects: Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido Location: Alto Rungue, Chile Constructed Area: House 150 sqm, Deck 370 sqm Structure: Patricio Stagno Photographs: Cristóbal Palma The sight towards the location of Rungue, displayed as a plane inclined looking the valley, having the Coast mountain range as background. The land suggested a large terrace, a platform from which it is possible to admire ..
Architect: Tatiana Bilbao & at103 Location: Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico D.F., Mexico Design Team: Tatiana Bilbao S.C. with Francisco Pardo, Julio Amezcua, Israel Alvarez, Aida Hurtado, Arturo Peniche, Jorge Vazquez, Carlos Leguizamo y Octavio Vazquez Structural Engineering: IESSA, Ing. Francisco Javier Ribe Contractor: MZM, Ing. Miguel Cornejo Construction Management: Elizabeth Huerta Project Y..
Architect: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway Location: Papper, Hvaler Islands, Norway Project Team: Reiulf D Ramstad, Anders Tjønneland Site Area: 80 sqm Project Year: 2004-2006 Construction year: 2005-2006 Photographs: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway, Kim Muller, Norway The house is beautifully situated on the top of a hill overlooking the ocean and the horizon, placed in the midst ..
From the street, this Edwardian house might seem unassuming, undeserving of a second glance. From the back, however, the addition to the Trojan House by Jackson Clements Burrows, where three children’s bedrooms are cantilevered above a large living space, is anything but ordinary. The entire addition is wrapped in a seamless wooden skin that conceals any obvious openings. Windows, covered by shu..
Architects: SARC Architects Location: Joensuu, Finland Building Owner: Senaatti-kiinteistöt User: The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Forest Research Institute Building consultant: ISS Proko Oy (Engel Rakennuttamispalvelut Oy) Constructed Area: 7,650 sqm Project Year: 2004 Photographs: SARC Architects The construction of The Finnish Forest Research Institutes (METLA) new building to a..
La Capital, a restaurant designed by architects Dellekamp, opened in Mexico City this week. The tall, narrow building has a glass facade at street level, below a patterned screen and opaque concrete facade concealing the entertainment venue above. Photographs by Iwan Baan. Here’s some text from Dellekamp: – La Capital 2008 La Capital has infused a modern twist on the cantina while evoking its sp..
Architect: Pedevilla Architekten Location: St. Lorenzen, Italy Project Team: Armin Pedevilla, Kurt Egger Project type: Town Hall Client: Community of St. Lorenzen Constructed Volume: 8,500 m³ Budget: US $3.7 M Project Year: 2007 Energy Consumption: 5,5 kWh/m²a Photographs: Armin Pedevilla, Günter Wett St. Lorenzen is a small community in South Tyrol, an area of the Italian Alps that lies near th..
Architects: Bernard Quirot & Olivier Vichard Location: Buillon, France Collaborator: Delphine Tempesta Structure: FDI, François Durant Constructed Area: 135 sqm Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle Located in a small village 10 kilometers south of Besançon, the main town of the region « Franche Comté », this house was built far from the center of the village, up on the hill which dominates the river..
Architects: debartolo architects ltd. Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Project team: Jack DeBartolo 3 AIA, Jack DeBartolo Jr FAIA, Aaron Taylor, Christoph Kaiser Civil Engineer: hec engineering Structural Engineer: rudow + berry Mep engineering: sullivan designs Lighting design: roger smith lighting design Contractor: arthur porter construction Landscape: e group Constructed Area: 2,415 sqm De..
