New York-based Julian King Architect shared with us their proposal for the Atlantic City Holocaust Memorial Design Competition, selected as one of the six finalists. The competition will announce the winning project in November. More images and architect’s description after the break. An ethereal wall of over 100,000 glass bottles-representing those who survived the Nazi death camps, and each co..
Architects: Audrius Ambrasas Architects Location: Skanstes str. 12, Riga, Latvia Design team: Audrius Ambrasas, Mindaugas Reklaitis, Monika Sriubaitė Project management: “Merks”, Ltd. Interior design: “XYZ”, Ltd. Client: “SKANSTES 12″, Ltd. Foot print: 1,530 sqm Gross area: 14,445 sqm Net area of typical floor: 1,035 sqm Project Year: 2007-2008 Construction Year: 2008-2010 Photographs: Courtesy ..
Swedish architects Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff, designed the H-House in Trosa, Sweden. A private residence in the archipelago of Stockholm situated on a beautiful site overlooking the ocean. The setting is scenic but the climate is harsh. Summers are light but short and the wind can often be a problem in these coastal areas. As in many of our projects great emphasis is put on exploring the border ..
Architects: Norman Foster, Foster + Partners Location: 257 Bowery, New York, USA Co-architects: Adamson Associates Client: Sperone Westwater Consultants: Buro Happold, Sciame, Edgett Williams, JAM Consultants Inc. Project Year: 2008-2010 Photographs: Nigel Young Nearly 35 years after its conception, Sperone Westwater continues to exhibit the work of prominent artists of diverse nationality and a..
Architect: Thomas Phifer and Partners Location: Fishers Island, New York, USA Managing Partner: Thomas Phifer AIA Project Partner: Donald Cox AIA Project Architect: Andrew Mazor Collaborators: Adam Ruffin, Eric Richey, Jonathan Benner, Lisa Tilney, Rebecca Emmons Structural Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Mechanical Engineers: Ambrisino, DePinto&Schmieder Lighting Designer: Office for Visua..
Paul McAneary Architects are delighted to announce the completion of the project Faceted House 1, an Edwardian terrace house located within a conservation area, in Hammersmith, London. The project’s brief was to remodel and extend the three bedroom two storey house that was in a decrepit state and in need of considerable refurbishment and modernisation. The client asked for a contemporary design..
Architect: al bordE / Pascual Gangotena Location: Machachi, Ecuador Client: Iñigo Salvador Technical Advisor: Bolívar Romero, Rammed Earth Specialist Builder: al bordE, Pascual Gangotena & Miguel Ramos Infographics: al bordE, David Barragán & Esteban Benavides Constructed Area: 61.95 sqm Design Year: 2006 Building Year: 2007 Photographs: Pascual Gangotena & Iñigo Salvador He requires a shelter t..
This kettle by ECAL graduate Estelle Sauvage uses a light bulb to heat water for a cup of tea. The incandescent bulb is mounted on a wooden base, while the glass jug has a recess to house the bulb close to but separate from the water. It can heat water to 90°C. Here’s some more information from Sauvage: This kettle works with the heat of an incandescent light bulb 100W, which the sale is forbidd..
아크릴 프리즘 커튼월 기존 극장에 반투명 아크릴 패턴 커튼월로 공용공간을 확보 했어요. 반투명막으로 걸려저 들어오는 태양빛은 일정한 조도를 유지하여 내부의 환경을 일정하게 유지시켜 주네요. Copenhagen-based COBE has just sent us their recently completed project for Taastrup Theater. The theater has recently been shortlisted for WAF 2010 in the group New and Old. The project for the extension and renovation of Taastrup Theatre seeks to improve the communication of the building w..
Architects: Specht Harpman Location: Austin, Texas, USA Project Team: Scott Specht, Louise Harpman, Sarah Gamble, Erica Quinones, Brett Wolfe MEP Engineering: Energy Engineering Associates Structural Engineering: Architectural Engineers Collaborative Civil Engineering: Urban Design Group Landscape Architecture: Sasaki Associates, Inc. in association with RVI Inc. Contractor: VRW Construction Com..
