The plot is located in the middle of Kojetín, close to Nový Ji?ín, on a hill with a view of the surrounding landscape. The investor’s intention was to reconstruct a former barn into a place for work and living in the first phase, and build a new family house in the vicinity in the future. The original sandstone walls and pillars from 1862 have been preserved. A reinforcing concrete ring was desi..
Architects: Sergey Skuratov Architects Location: Moscow, Russia Project Team: Skuratov S.A., Romanov A., Kuznetsova E. Client & Partners: Biznes Stroy Ltd \ Tehnologija Ltd of MR-group Structural Engineering: Tehnologija Ltd of TSN group of companies Site Area: 7,987 sqm Project Area: 40,000 sqm Project Year: 2005-2008 Photographs: Courtesy of Sergey Skuratov Architects The business center is co..
German architectural firm Lynx Architecture have designed the BR House in Munich. from contemporist
Architects: Oltmann Ahlers W. + Oltmann Ahlers G. + dRN Arquitectos Location: Cachagua, Chile Collaborators: Eduardo Vivanco, Felipe Camus Structural Engineer: Santiago Arias Site Area: 1,000 sqm Project Area: 260 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolás Saieh & Felipe Camus Not having a direct view of the ocean allowed us to place this weekend house facing a less expected landscape. The open..
Architects: Malcotti Roussey Architectes Location: Salins-les-Bains, France Structure Engineering: Cetel Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle This project is located in the space that was left free in the ancient saline, a place that was partially destroyed. It is situated in Salins-les-Bains near the museum, which is being restored (see the museum fact sheet). In March 2007, a fi..
Architects: Vandeventer + Carlander Architects Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Structural Engineer: Swenson Say Faget Landscape Architects: Samuel Williamson Associates Lighting: dePelecyn Studio light & shadow Energy Consultant: Ecotope Contractor: Schilperoort & Brooks, Inc. General Contractors Floor Area: 5,546 sq ft Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Ben Benschneider The site for this home i..
Perhaps the most prominent feature of the house is the dramatic front roof that slants from the attic to the car porch, giving the house the presence it needs from the narrow entrance and street. One of the main design challenges for this house was the rather tight triangular site. The entrance and façade from the street was very narrow, giving the house little presence. The layout, orientation ..
Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Location: Sydney, Australia Quantity Surveyor: Page Kirkland Partnership Pty Ltd Archaeology: Godden Mackay Logan Landscape Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Contractor: St Hilliers Heritage Architects: Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners Pty Ltd Structural Consultant: Taylor Thomson Whitting Mechanical / Environmental Consultant: Steensen Varming Elec..
The Jewish Museum Berlin held a press conference yesterday to reveal the design by Daniel Libeskind for the Jewish Museum Berlin Academy. Mr. Libeskind designed both the Jewish Museum Berlin (completed 2001) and the Glass Courtyard (completed 2007) which is an extension to the original building. More images and complete press release after the break. “We are delighted that we could again win Dan..
An extension to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by London architect Rick Mather has opened to the public in Richmond, Virginia, USA.The glass and limestone-clad extension centres around an atrium with five bridges connecting the five levels of the building. It includes an education centre, a library, a gift shop, conservation facilities, a lecture hall and cafe, alongside permanent and temporar..
