Architects: Work AC / Dan Wood and Amale Andraos Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox A Hutong on top of an Onion This house is part of the “Ordos 100″ project of 100 speculative villas to be built in Inner Mongolia, Chin..
This project is an expansion of the existing offices of the project developer Vanhaerents. Vanhaerents is a developer who consistently chooses for projects that can stand the test of time. These projects may vary from residential and office buildings, over schools, hospitals and even sports infrastructure. Managing director Joost Vanhaerents continuously seeks out new frames of thought and opted..
Designer: mlzd architekten Location: Wettingen, Switzerland Image Credits: Dominique Marc Wehrli from spaceinvading
Architects: Markus Wespi Jérôme de Meuron architects Location: Caviano, Switzerland Project year: 2008 Photographs: Wespi de Meuron The house is located in an area of new buildings outside the historical center of Caviano, with a wonderful view on the lake and the mountains. With its silver-dark-gray color and pure shape the house takes itself inconspicuously back and connects with natural stone..
Architects: f451 Arquitectura Location: Barcelona, Spain Project Year: 2006 Design team: Santiago Ibarra, Toni Montes, Lluis Ortega, Xavier Osarte, Esther Segura Quantity Surveyor: J. Hierro-Tram Structure: NATEC Mechanical: AIA Photographs: José Hevia In this project emphasis was placed on the construction process. The whole building was constructed offsite and then transported. Quality, transp..
Green renovations like this one in London are really exciting, because they show how much potential there is for taking something you already having and making it so much better, through the application of smart design. Crawford Partnership, a London based architecture firm, was responsible for this remodel and extension. They replaced a dilapidated lean-to shed with a modern and spacious extens..
Il doppio livello della zona giorno con soppalco. La modernità del cemento a vista sposa la tradizione dei materiali locali Arredi minimali e funzionali dotazioni tecnologiche organizzano l’area living. Nel grigio della pietra locale e del cemento a vista spicca il rosso delle sedie e dei complementi di arredo Il calore dei materiali naturali usati per le pavimentazioni - pietra e legno- fanno d..
Architects: Peter Zumthor, with Marc Loeliger, Thomas Durisch and Rainer Weitschies Location: Graubunden Canton, Switzerland Project completed: 1996 THE THERME VALS BUILDING Built over the only thermal springs in the Graubunden Canton in Switzerland, The Therme Vals is a hotel and spa in one which combines a complete sensory experience designed by Peter Zumthor. ONE OF THE INDOOR POOLS Peter Zum..
When architect Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen's Entenza House, aka Case Study No 9, went on the market a month ago, the listing photos were a bit confusing. The house, it seems, had been converted to a guest house or maid's quarters, while owner Barry Berkus built his main residence adjacent to the Entenza House. While Curbed commenters exercised their usual restraint ("The Berkus house is an A..
Designer: Spacebox Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands Spacebox® is a new and innovative building system. Spacebox® is a registered trademark for a light weight prefab building system for semi-permanent and permanent solutions. What is Spacebox® ? Spacebox® is a new and innovative building system. Spacebox® is a registered trademark for a light weight prefab building system for semi-permanent and p..
