'ecocoons' by mathieu collos all images courtesy mathieu collos london based architect mathieu collos has designed 'ecocoons', a series of eco retreats. with a split level system, the space works as a whole volume more than just a flat surface. the project is about the space between the different levels, views and angles from the platforms. the volume is subdivided into spaces all linked by a ce..
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..
Architects Aboday have completed a holiday home called Villa Paya-Paya in Bali, Indonesia. The two-storey building is arranged around courtyards and surrounded by water of varying depth, which creates a shallow pond at the entrance, jacuzzi and large swimming pool. The building itself consists of a concrete, box-shaped facade with a separate master bedroom, made using traditional wooden construc..
Architects: Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor Location: Bad Gleichenberg, Austria Design Period: 2005-2007 Construction period: 2005-2008 Client: HCC/Kappa Project Architects: Olav Jensen(pl), Børre Skodvin (pl), Ane Forfang, Carl Patrik Larsson, Helge Lunder, Minna Riska, Dagfinn Sagen, Thomas Knigge, Torunn Golberg, Torstein Koch, AnneLise Bjerkan Collaborating Local Architect: Domenig Wallner, ..
Project: 4-star Hotel Aire de Bardenas / Location: Tudela, Navarre, Spain / Client: Aire de Bardenas S.L./ Commission 2004, Completed 2007/ Built area: 1,500m2 / Scope of work: Full architectural services, interior, landscape and furniture design / Contractor: Alejandro Ahedo / Quantity Surveyor: Leticia Montes / Collaborators: Gillermo Zuaznabar, María E. Seligra, Karen Pinheiro, Carla Isern, G..
London-based designer and curator Rabih Hage has opened a hotel in a Georgian terraced house in London, UK. The hotel has nine rooms and incorporates partially sanded walls, chipped paint and bare floorboards alongside opulent furnishings chosen by Hage. Murals created from photographs of interiors by artist Massimo Listri cover some of the walls. “The rough texture of the walls now celebrates t..
Architects: Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor Location: Gudbrandsjuvet, Norway Design Period: 2004-2007 Construction period: 2007-2008 Client: Knut Slinning Project Architects: Jan Olav Jensen (pl), Børre Skodvin, Torunn Golberg Helge Lunder, Torstein Koch; Thomas Knigge Budget: 1.000.000 EURO (US $1.28 millions) Constructed Area: 800 sqm Photographs: JSA One of the local residents at Gudbrandsjuv..
CitizenM is a hotel made of prefabricated room modules at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, designed by Dutch architectural firm Concrete. Each of the 230 rooms was built ad furnished in a factory and then stacked like shipping containers to form the hotel. The following is from CitizenM: – Project: CitizenM Hotel Client: CitizenM GENERAL INFORMATION: citizenM is a new Dutch hotel group that opens th..
The following text and images are courtesy of Croatia's 3LHD for their 2006 competition-winning design for Hotel Lone in Rovinj, Croatia. The 26,290 square meter (86,250 square foot) hotel is expected to open in 2010. Click on images for larger views. The future Lone Hotel is situated in the attractive tourist area of Monte Mulini, the green oasis of the town of Rovinj. The hotel is loctated i..
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to design a new city hall for Budapest, Hungary. The project combines restoration of the existing 18th century building with 40,000 square metres of new construction. The ground floor will comprise a public square, retail facilities, cafés, restaurants and a theatre to be used for conferences and exhibitions. The upper floors will consist o..
