Van Rooijen Architects designed the Van den Heuvel residence in Leidsche Rijn, The Netherlands. The urban history of Leidsche Rijn dates back to the time of the Roman Empire. Today the region is being transformed from a mainly rural area into a new quarter of the city of Utrecht. Along one of the old routes with its variety of architectural typologies a new house is added after demolishing an ol..
Currently a hot contender in the running for the new V&A at Dundee building, New York-based practice REX was asked to design a residential complex in Songdo Landmark City, Incheon, Korea in which every apartment offers direct southern exposure, cross-ventilation, and views. Korean zoning guidelines and local building practices typically produce towers that fail to provide these three key, locall..
Architects: Colboc Franzen & associés Location: Sèvres, France Client: Private Associates : Benjamin Colbos, Manuela Franzen, Arnaud Sachet Project manager : Arnaud Sachet Project team: Florianne Bataillard, Benjamin Colboc, Manuela Franzen, Nadège Lachassagne, Anne Merlio Project Year: 2008 Project Area: 879 sqm Photographs: Cécile Septet The house consists of three separate sets: the amenities..
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a transparent mobile phone. Called X-RAY, the design was created for telecommunications company KDDI and will be on show KDDI Designing Studio in Tokyo from 19 October. See all our stories about Tokujin Yoshioka » Here’s a little text from the designer: X-RAY for KDDI iida by Tokujin Yoshioka Apart from arranging visual appearance, I have pondered a..
Upon receiving first prize in an invited competition, Enota, the Slovenia-based architecture firm, shared with us their project, Podjunska House. More images and architect’s description after the break. The Podjunska residential house is located in a quiet urban area of individual houses. It is situated on a corner inbound plot; two sides opening toward the street, the other two to the neighbori..
The team of Atelier Big City, Fichten Soiferman et Associés and L’ŒUF has just been selected as winner of the architectural design competition for the future Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Cultural Centre in Montreal, Canada. The jury noted that the selected project stands out for the way the indoor and outdoor spaces are organized and activities are distributed, for its understanding of the needs of the v..
Architect: Hohyun Park + Hyunjoo Kim Location: 248 Seochang-dong, Jochiwon-eup, Yongigun, Chungchongnamdo Korea Project Team: Yonggoo Lee, Seong gon Cho Client: Korean Institute for Archaeology & Environment Construction: COA Construction Site Area: 4,298 sqm Building Area: 847.99 sqm Total Floor Area: 2,497.02 sqm Project Year: 2009-2010 Photographs: Jungmin Seok & Hohyun Park Korean Institute ..
Gaeta Springall Architects designed the 4 Casas (4 houses) project in Mexico City, Mexico. The project involves two towers that each contain two houses that have been built on the side of a steep ravine. from contemporist
Studio Guilherme Torres have designed the BL House in Londrina, Brazil. Adapting the house structure to a narrow lot in a condominium in Londrina, Brazil was the greatest challenge of this building designed by Guilherme Torres. In order to take advantage of the natural characteristics of the land in relation to its neighbours, the house was partially lowered in the social area, where it recedes ..
Hilberink Bosch Architects have designed a villa in the Dutch town of Heesch. from contemporist
