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..
Drucker Architects have completed the Makenna Resort in Itacaré, Brazil. The challenge of this project was to transform a natural place in an architectural space, or build a territory in which the physical landmark is no longer a backdrop to become an active part of their own construction, identifying those key elements of the landscape to emerge through a system of relations that go beyond the ..
Architects: Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners Location: Utriai, Vežaičiai, Klaipėda, Lithuania Partners in Charge: G.Natkevičius, A.Adomaitis, R.Babrauskas Structural Engineering: V.P.Čiras Site Area: 3,000 sqm Project Area: 424 sqm Project Year: 2006 Photographs: R. Urbakavičius The client is an entrepreneur in the agricultural production business (chickens(eggs), pigs rearing). His..
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..
This office building in Shanghai punctuated by rectangular apertures is a renovation by Chinese firm NHDRO. The existing building is situated in the former Shanghai French Concession, and original features such as timber joists and structural walls have been left exposed. The first of five storeys is a shop for retailer Design Republic while the floors above form offices for Design Republic and ..
Architects: Supermachine Studio Location: Varinchuprap, Ubonratchathani, Thailand Client: Prakit Chaisongkram Project Area: 500 sqm Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Jaroonrat Vithoosuwan & Pirak Anurakyawachon The villa is built around the exciting core idea of the young couple owner. The husband would like to make his working and living life even more inseparable by placing his working room hove..
Here are some more of the villas from Athens developer Oliaros‘ project on the island of Antiparos, Greece including designs from Tokyo architects Atelier Bow-Wow, Swiss firm Harry Gugger Studio and Greek firm decaArchitecture (see our earlier story). Above and top: Panagia I&II by Katerina Tsigarida Architects Antiaros Design Properties comprises 24 residences of which seven have already been b..
Architects: Radionica Arhitekture Location: Zagreb, Croatia Project Team: Blanka Gutschy, Vedrana Ivanda, Kristina Jeren, Goran Rako, Nenad Ravnić, Josip Sabolić, Marusja Tus Structural Engineering: Branko Galic Project Area: 18,000 sqm Project Year: 2004-2008 Construction Year: 2009 Photographs: Boris Cvjetanovic Cascade commercial center is situated in the center of Zagreb, about 500m to the n..
Architect: Barnes Coy Architects / Robert Barnes and Chris Coy Location: St. Barthelemy, France Project Architect: Charles Sferrazza Interiors: Lynne Grossman Builder: Xavier David EURL Floor Area: Interior 3,000 sq. ft.; Terraces 3,500 sq. ft. Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Robert Moore Brown The house is sited on a high, thin peninsula, affording 270 degree views from South through West to No..
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..
