Austrian architects Synn have completed a house in Vienna with all the living areas oriented towards the garden. Called Haus Elise, the project consists of three raised volumes of differing heights connected by a ’spine’. The only room in the house not facing the garden is the study, which overlooks the street. Photos are by Manfred Seidl. Here’s more information from the architects: – The wish ..
Designer: stoosarchitekten Location: Switzerland Image Credits: Reinhard Zimmermann, Adliswil from spaceinvading
wHY Architecture has shown us their expertise on cultural projects at different scales: the Grand Rapids Art Museum (the first LEED Gold certified museum) on the large scale in one side and the Royal/T Gallery on a smaller scale, among other cultural projects shown on their website. And now they share with us a cultural project on the infrastructure scale that I had the chance to see when I visi..
Further to the first project - Ruth Hiller Residence. Here is the second project submitted by Michael P. Johnson Design Studios Ltd - Yoder/Doornbos Residence. Of the multitude of structures built across the country each year, few ever become elevated to a level considered the “art of architecture” by architectural critics and/or historians. The vast majority of these houses and buildings remain..
House KvD is located in the woods of Teteringen, close to Breda. Important, from the residents point of view, was to experience the green environment in a most intense way. This ambition has formed the main concept of the building: A house that feeds in between the trees, giving every arbitrary movement a surprising perspective on the forest. The square-shaped volume keeps you, while moving thro..
Mexican designer Emiliano Godoy has created the Camouflage armchair for the Mexico City based manufacturer Pirwi. “Camouflage” is a low armchair made in Oriented Strand Board (OSB). The material is surfaced with a stained-black veneer, and has oversized lateral panels that partly hide the user. These panels feature a carved camouflage pattern that emphasizes the trench-like character of the piec..
Architects: b720 Arquitectos Location: Barcelona, Spain Architect in Charge: Fermin Vazquez Project Chiefs: Peco Mulet, Fernando Luna, Andreas Moser Project Team: Pablo González, Laura Marticorena, Carles Martínez-Almoyna, Eduard Miralles, Manuel Rivas, Giussy Ottonelli On Site Team: Andreas Moser, Eduard Miralles Client: Layetana Inmobiliaria Developer: Layetana Inmobiliaria General Contracto..
Architects: BGP Arquitectura / AT 103 Location: Colonia Juarez, Mexico City, Mexico Architects: Bernardo Gomez-Pimienta, Julio Amezcua, Francisco Pardo y Hugo Sanchez Coordinator: Hermenegildo Acoltzin Collaborators: Jessica Barba, Margarita Flores, Daniel Ramirez, Jorge Vazquez, Tiberino Wallentin Design Year: 2005 Construction Year: 2006 Services: GLM Ingenieria S.A. de C.V. Contractor: SARE S..
In 2006, with its centennial approaching, St. Albans School, a private boys’ school founded in 1909, decided to embark upon its first new construction project in nearly 30 years. The institution hired Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) to complete a 25,000-square-foot expansion and 30,00-square-foot of renovations to provide a student center, new classrooms, faculty offices, library and auditorium..
Architects: Izquierdo Lehmann / Luis Izquierdo W., Antonia Lehmann S.B. Location: Santiago, Chile Structural engineering: Santolaya y Asoc. Main contractor: Echeverría Izquierdo Site Area: 3,987 sqm Project Area: 43,129 sqm Project Year: 2006-2007 Construction Year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Cristobal Palma & Luis Izquierdo The project consists of an office tower with a commercial complex in the ba..
