Japanese studio Takuro Yamamoto Architects have completed a small house in Kashiwa, Japan, centred around a rectangular courtyard that has been rotated at an oblique angle to the rest of the building. Named F-WHITE, the one storey house has few outward-facing windows with most of the natural light coming from the courtyard, a private space with views only to the sky. F-WHITE is an independent on..
location : Euralille 2, Lille, France competition : May 2005 start of conceptual design : 2005 estimated beginning of construction : 2008 estimated completion : end of 2009 built-up area : 13 000 m² client : Icade Capri, Lille; Loger Habitat, Lille engineers : Perrault Projets, Paris : architectural engineering Khephren Ingénierie, Arcueil : structures Alto Ingénierie, Champs-sur-Marne : buildin..
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo - Japan Architect : Kengo Kuma & Associates Design: 2004 - 2006 - Construction: 2006 - 2007 Client : Private client Engineering Firm : Ejiri Structural Engineers Contractor : Eiger Co. Ltd. Photographer : Mitsumasa Fujitsuka Using 3.2mm thick corrugated steel plates, a house of monocoque construction which resembles a freight car was made, with out having any beams or columns. T..
Architects: Nicolas del Rio y Max Nunez - dRN ARQUITECTOS Location: Farellones, Chile Collaborator: Oltmann Ahlers G. Structural Engineer: Enzo Valladares Contractor: Eduardo Torreblanca Site Area: 435 sqm Constructed Area: 140 sqm Project Year: 2007 Construction Year: 2008 Materials: Steel, Stone, Wood Budget: US $792 /sqm Photographs: Felipe Camus The site was an existing void in the middle of..
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Location: Silkeborg, Denmark Ingeneering: The DAI Group Contractor: SKANSKA Danmark A/S Project Year: 2005 Construction Year: 2006-2007 Constructed Area: 3,700 sqm Photographs: SHL The project – centred on a 19th-century paper mill - was commended for the simplicity of the design, characterised by the choice of materials as well as the successful trans..
Auftraggeber: Offenburger Stadthallen- und Messeimmobilien GmbH Realisierungszeit: 2007-2008 Projektkosten Brutto: 26 Mio Euro, KG 200-700 Leistungsphasen: 1-8 Auszeichnung, Preise: Wettbewerb 2001, 2.Preis Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photographs of a conference centre in Offenburg, Germany, designed by Freiburg architects Hetzel & Ortholf. Called Stadthalle Offenburg..
PROJECT AND DIRECTION: ANDRES REMY ARQUITECTOS DESIGN TEAM: ANDRES REMY, HERNAN PARDILLOS, JULIETA RAFEL, CARLOS ARELLANO, GISELA COLOMBO. BUILDING DIRECTION: ANDRES REMY, ASOCIATED HERNAN PARDILLOS. STRUCTURAL STUDY: CLAUDIO. SURFACE: 330m YEAR: 2007 The black house was born by the request of a young couple, brought to us by another of our projects “The Waterfall House”, which gave us the chall..
Architects: Lucio Morini Location: Ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina Project Team: Lucio Morini + GGMPU Arquitectos – Gramática/Morini/Pisani/Urtubey Project Manager: Arq. Iciar Lecuona Client: IECSA S.A. – Electroingeniería S.A.-U.T.E. Contractor: IECSA S.A. – Electroingeniería S.A.-U.T.E. Project Area: 950 sqm Project Year: 2006-2007 Photographs: Lucio Morini, Sosa Pinilla These studios belong to t..
Panoramic sea views and wind protection were strong design determinants of this spectacular holiday home. Timber decked terraces either side of the living area provide outdoor seating options for different wind directions. The sheltered rear courtyard, framed by the building, large water tanks and timber screens focuses on a wood fired pizza oven. Corrugated colorbond, timber windows, flooring a..
Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Rhenen, Netherlands Project Architect: Paul de Ruiter Project Team: Michael Noordam, Sander van Veen, Dieter Blok, Lei Coppus, Hannes Ochmann, Mathilde Joosse, Willeke Smit, Monique Verhoef, Bjorn Peters Advice Installations: Halmos bv / Milieukundig onderzoek- en ontwerpbureau BOOM Lighting device: Van Dijk en Partners Landscape Ecology: Buro Zijaanzicht Land..
