Architects: Hufft Projects, LLC Location: Springfield, MO, USA Design Team: Matthew Hufft(principal architect), Kimball Hales(principal architect), Jonathan Tramba Structural Engineer: Packard Engineering General Contractor: Howard Bailey MEP Engineer: Malone, Finkle, Eckhardt, and Collins, Inc. Civil Engineer: Olsson Associates Constructed Area: 137 sqm Photographs: Bob Linder Andy’s Frozen Cus..
The building aims to promote environmental awareness and contains an information centre and education facilities for school groups. The building is charactised by a south-facing, curved glass facade with movable sun blinds and is designed to be heated and ventilated naturally. Photographs by Andrea Lhotakova Here is some more information from the architects: – Slunakov – Centre for Ecological Ac..
Architects: FRENTE / Juan Pablo Maza + PRODUCTORA Location: Mixcoac, Mexico City, Mexico Project Team: Juan Pablo Maza, Carlos Bedoya, Wonne Ickx, Victor Jaime, Abel Perles, David Ortega, Gabriela Morales, Veronica Espinosa, Jair Calderon Constructed Area: 92 sqm Structural Engieering: Oscar Trejo Design year: 2004 Construction year: 2006 Photographs: Paul Czitrom y Juan Pablo Maza The project c..
Architect: Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas Location: Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel Programme: Auditorium, Offices, Library, Cafe, Lobby Construction year: 2008 Interior Design: Fuksas Site work supervisor: Michal Schaffer Client: Pares Centre for Peace Landscape Architects: TEMA Art Work: Mimmo Paladino Site Area: 7.000 sqm Constructed Area: 2.500 sqm Photographs: Moreno Maggi A home port for all sailor..
An interesting concept for a camouflaged hotel on a tree by Swedish architects Tham & Videgård Hansson Arkitekter: The concept is to create a shelter up in the trees, a lightweight aluminum structure hung around a tree trunk, boxes clad in mirrored glass, 4×4x4 meters. The exterior reflects the surroundings and the sky, creating a camouflaged refuge. The interior is all made of plywood and the w..
Morris Architects, a Houston-based architecture and design firm, recently took top honors for two of their submissions in the Radical Innovation in Hospitality design competition. The grand prize winner, the Oil Rig Platform Resort and Spa makes use of one of 4,000 oil rigs out in the Gulf of Mexico and transforms it into a luxurious eco-resort and spa. We love how the inspired renovation takes ..
Location: Lora, Split, Croatia Architects: 3LHD Architects Team: Sasa Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Silvije Novak, Tatjana Grozdanic Beg Matija Crnoovic, Irena Mazer, Drajen Pejkovic - IGH, Matija Crnogorac, Ivana Krneta, Zarko Perisin, Maja Ivanovski, Martina Ruzic, Gorana Barbabic, Darina Matosic Maticevic, Janja Novakovic, Filip Dubrovski Program: public, business, leisure, sport, transportation, ..
JDS architects have designed 'M6B1' - student housing in paris france. the site is located in a context that is in development. after fulfilling the required programming, the left over square meters were unfolded creating a spiral for social activities linking the ground floor to the roof terrace. considering the exterior of the building as generic as possible to respond to its unknown context, ..
Location: Saka, Latvia Architects: NRJA (Uldis Luksevics, Martins Osans) Client: Una and Andris Vitolins General Constructor: RBS Skals Object: private house Size: 200 sqm2 Year: 2002 The House of Ruins is located in Latvia on the coast of the Baltic Sea. It is a new family house built inside the19th century ruins of a traditional Latvian barn. The architects here have used the idea of contrast ..
international architectural firm coop himmelb(l)au have received first prize inthe competition to design the new 'headquarter of china insurance group' in shenzen, china. it will be part of a lively business quarter in the heart of the central district of shenzhenmade up of a carefully composed ensemble of individual towers creating a landmark silhouette. the project is a high-rise structure wit..
