The Wyly Theatre in Dallas is almost finished. This project is very interesting, and REX shows once again how designing a building goes way beyond that working on the volumes and the skin, but to rethink the program itself. Anyone familiar with a theatre knows the program order hasn´t changed much, as it´s pretty much the same you find on Neufert. But REX takes this a step further, by re-studyin..
New Country House - Fernden Lane, Haslemere, West Sussex Since its conception the project has been driven by the idea that a design of exceptional value can become an important heritage for the area in which it is located. Moreover if the landscape surrounding the site is of outstanding natural beauty then there is potential for a strategic synergy where the two components, natural and manmade, ..
Multi unit residential block- San Candido, Italy completed 2007 Tetris House is derived from turning very pragmatic parameters into a spatially engaging concept: multiple programmatic demands (five self-contained units, parking space and other covered exterior areas) have initiated two volumes. L-shaped in plan and section they are spatially interwoven as to produce a range of dynamic in-between..
Architects: X-Architects Location: Dubai marina, Dubai Program: Leisure home Constructed Area: 220 sqm Photographs: X-Architects X-Architects closely collaborated with Leen Vandaele, interior decorator ar￢chitect and design consultant from Squisito, to create a houseboat that in￢ventively combines the nautical lifestyle of relaxation and enjoyment with crisp architectural tectonics. The fundamen..
Architects: Ezzo - Cesar Machado Moreira Location: Oporto, Portugal Design Team: Fátima Barroso Project year: 2005-2006 Client: Marta Mello Sampayo Structural Engineering: Eng.Lopes de Oliveira Services: Oval Engenharia Photographs: Joao Ferrand The earliest records of the construction of the house at Outeiro Street date back to the last 19th century where the road to Romanticsm started. Built u..
Architects: Studio Granda Location: Skagafjörður fjord, Iceland Client: Lilja Pálmadóttir & Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson Structure & Environmental Engineers: Víðsjá Electrical Services: VJÍ Contractor: Trésmiðjan Borg Constructed Area: 294 sqm Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Studio Granda Hof is a country residence in the Skagafjörður fjord, less than 100km from the Arctic Circle. The spectacl..
Portuguese architect Ana Reis has completed a family house in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The 2-storey home is characterised by white, clean-cut volumes arranged around an internal courtyard. Photography by NG Photo. Here’s some more information from Ana Reis: – House RA The house is for a young couple with two kids. The building volume, shape and location are the result of different restrictio..
Santiago studio Guillermo Hevia Architects have completed a factory for olive oil manufacturers Olisur, located 200 km south of Santiago in Chile. The building comprises the company offices and factory, and is made of concrete clad in wood and glass. The factory uses geothermic energy, natural lighting and natural ventilation. According to the architects, all materials used in production of the ..
Architects: EM2N Location: Liestal, Switzerland Project team: Bernd Druffel, Marc Holle, Fredrik Johansson, Katharina Klinger, Thilo Kroeschell, Satu Marjanen, Claudia Meier, Mathias Muller, Daniel Niggli, Claudia Peter, Christoph Rothenhofer Programme: Shelter rooms for cultural assets / Archive extension / New office spaces for archivists / Customers‘ area and reading room Client: Department f..
Architects: LAN Architecture Location: Saint Mesmes, France Client: Marchesini France Programme: Design and construction of a company headquarters Constructed Area: 1,250 sqm Project year: 2008 Photographs: Jean-Marie Monthiers The primary intention of the programme is to explore the relationship between the building and its surroundings and between the building users and the landscape. One of t..
