Principal use: Residence Building site: Okayama, Japan Site area: 1035.92m2 Building area: 288.64m2 Total floor area: 342.70m2 Number of stories: 1F Structure: Reinforced Concret + Steel Architects: Tezuka Architects - Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Chie Nabeshima, Hiroshi Tomikawa Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd Lighting design: Masahide Ka..
Architects: Jose Mª Torres Nadal y Antonio Marquerie Tamayo Location: Alicante, Spain Collaborators: Christohp Schmid, Ivan Capdevila, Andres Silanes, Mabel Toledo, Leticia Ballester Structural Engineering: BOMA, Agusti Obiol Acoustical Engineering: Jaime Llinares, Jose Forteza Rigger: Rafael Pastor + Francisco Perez Martinez Promotor: Ayuntamiento de La Vila Joiosa Project year: 2002-2004 Const..
Evoking the space of a forest, or of a group of bamboos on a surface of water, has been the main aim of the project. On the one hand there is a desire to create a building mechanism able to generate incredible possibilities from the point of view of energy logic and environmental awareness, an essential and symbolic aspect for the Spanish Pavilion at the International Exposition of Zaragoza. But..
Arquitecto: Anonimous-Led - Alfonso Jimenez Ubicacion: Queretaro, Mexico Diseno de interiores: Maru Enciso, Alfonso Jimenez Equipo: Jorge Plascencia, Noemi Diez Marina, Ainare Urien, Heliana Echavarria, Raul Cordoba, Jose Carlos Villarreal, Alicia Lopez Construccion: Anonimous (Jorge Plascencia), Raul Cordoba, Jose Carlos Villarreal, Alicia Lopez Fotografia: Maricarmen Chavez Galas Dos cajas de ..
Secretary of State for Cultura Media and Sport Andy Burnham, will officially open Alison Brooks Architect’s Quarterhouse Performing Arts and Business Centre in Folkestone, located in the Kent district, England. The ceremony will take place in March 5. The building is the centrepiece of the city’s arts-led regeneration programme spearheaded by client The Creative Foundation. The 1550 sqm includes..
Formosa 1140 by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) is a new eleven-unit housing project in West Hollywood, California. The facade is clad in red, metal panels that provide shade for the windows and separate the circulation of residents from the public domain. The building is located on one side of the site in order to accommodate a park, open to the public, on the remainder. Each apartment has a..
Architects: Studio Granda Location: Reykjavík, Iceland Client: City of Reykjavík Structural Engineers: VSÓ Electrical Engineers: VJÍ Contractor: Trésmiðjan Borg Service Engineers: VGK Project Year: 2004 Photographs: Studio Granda Two identical, three storey, school buildings built in the 60’s are connected by this new extension. To reduce the visual impact of the new building the connection to t..
Architects: Sander Architects Location: Culver City, California, USA Constructed: 353 sqm Budget: US $500.000 Photographs: Sander Architects Case Study House for the 21st Century? Whitney Sander, principal architect and founder of the firm, has developed a way of creating residential buildings that is both very green and extremely efficient in terms of construction costs. He calls this Hybrid Ho..
As always when we look at good Japanese architecture, we are seeing strong expressions in simple uncompromising houses. The house KG from Baqueratta Architectural Design Office is no exception. The two main houses compliment each other well, and provide a strong visual sensation. Inside there are stylish details, the use of an elevator instead of stairs, offers just the right New York feeling. A..
Architects: Hufft Projects, LLC Location: Springfield, MO, USA Design Team: Matthew Hufft(principal architect), Kimball Hales(principal architect), Jonathan Tramba Structural Engineer: Packard Engineering General Contractor: Howard Bailey MEP Engineer: Malone, Finkle, Eckhardt, and Collins, Inc. Civil Engineer: Olsson Associates Constructed Area: 137 sqm Photographs: Bob Linder Andy’s Frozen Cus..
