Our green friends over Inhabitat just tipped us on a new project by NYC/Napoli based office LOT-EK, a practice that has been doing an interesting job by reusing containers. 24 containers are put together to create a 3 storey store with over 11,000 sqf, including a bar/lounge area and 2 decks. The store is currently at the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, and it´s transported to each location (Alicant..
Architects: Spacelab architects - Luca Silenzi Location: Fermo, Italy Collaborators: Roberto Sargo, Zoè Chantall Monterubbiano Structural Engineering: Giampiero Luzi Technical Inspection: arch. Luca Silenzi, arch. Roberto Sargo Contractor: G.I.L. Costruzioni, Porto San Giorgio (Italy) Constructive System: Precast concrete + metal structure; custom made precast exterior enclosure panels Project y..
Architects: H Arquitectes - David Lorente, Josep Ricart, Xavier Ros, Roger Tudó Location: Vacarisses, Catalunya, Spain Collaborator: Toni Jiménez Anglès, interior / Montse Fornés Guàrdia, architect / Artur Gispert, technical architect / Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Nevado, architect Client: Francesc Ortega & Maria Ferriol Project year: 2006-08 Constructed Area: 132 sqm Budget: 200,000 EURO (US $273,60..
Architects: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor Location: Särö, Sweden Architects in charge: Gert Wingårdh, Joakim Lyth, Danuta Nielsen, Karin Wingårdh Project Year: 2004-2005 Client: Private Construction: Elu Konsult AB, Göteborg, Paul Palmqvist Landscape: NOD, Natur Orienterad Design Interior Wood: Tranekaer-Teknik, Denmark Constructed Area: 346 sqm Photographer: Wingardh I’ve been wanting to design this ..
Architects: Dellekamp arquitectos Location: Colonia Polanco, Mexico DF, Mexico Project Leader: Alejandro Santillanes Project Team: Rodrigo Alcocer, Aisha Ballesteros, Tania Velazco, Aline Wallach, Victor Jaime Program: Apartment Building Project Year: 2004-2006 Photographs: Dante Busquets & Oscar Necoechea
Architects: Tetreault Parent Languedoc & Saia Barbarese Topouzanov Location: Montreal, Canada Project year: 1992-2006 Architect Team: Michel Languedoc (project architect), Mario Saia (director of design). Team members: Dino Barbarese, Vladimir Topouzanov, Trong Tuan Nguyen, Sylvain Bastien, Michel Beauchemin, Richard Beaudoin, Nicolas Bokobza, Patrick De Barros, Suzanne Essiambre, Naomi Frangos,..
Architects: ODOS architects Location: Wicklow, Ireland Construction: Oaklawn Construction Constructed Area: 287 sqm Design Year: 2006 Construction Year: 2007-2008 Photographs: Ros Kavanagh and ODOS architects This house is in essence a simple bold sculptural form which sits at the foot of a steep escarpment in the Wicklow hills. It is a two storey house with vehicular and pedestrian access from ..
Architects: TAMABI - Tatiana Letier Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Project Year: 2008 Two basic principles guided our project for the construction of a new penthouse foor to house a single 234-square-meter apartment, located at the base of the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro’s forested Jardim Botânico neighborhood. The first was a demand for an open space with the least possible amount of..
FARO architecten bv just shared with us their latest project, the winning entry for a sustainable residential tower design competition. Text from the architects and more images after the break. The city of Almere organized a design competition for urban villas and a residential tower for the Cascade park. These designs needed to fit within the ambition to develop the Cascade park as a ‘window of..
Architects: wHY Architecture Location: Osaka, Japan Area: 279 sqm Project Year: 2006 Program: Private Residence Photographs: wHY Architecture Casa Wakasa, home to a young family of four is located in the suburbs of Osaka, Japan. The house attempts to be both a reflection into contemporary Japan’s family life (sense of family vs. privacy) as well as a solution to balance individual freedom and sp..
