Steven Holl Architects have been selected as the winning firm for the design of the master plan of the “Shenzhen 4 Tower in 1” competition by unanimous decision. Bird’s eye view of the winning “Shenzhen 4 Tower in 1” master plan proposal by Steven Holl Architects This competition was for an office tower complex around the new Shenzhen Stock Exchange Headquarters located in Shenzhen’s Futian comm..
Brazilian architecture has produced interesting works in the business/retail area, often limited to just interior design. Recent works by Marcio Kogan, Marcelo Alvarango or Tao Arquitetura are good examples of a tradition that, in my personal opinion, has a peak at Mendes da Rocha’s Forma store in Sao Paulo. If you ever go to Sao Paulo to visit local architecture, don´t be afraid of your girlfri..
autor/autor mathias klotz, edgardo minond mandante/client Turner Internationational, Argentina colaboradores/colaborators rafael hevia, francisco reyes, hernán araujo calculist alberto fernstein superficie construida/built surface 2700 m² superficie de terreno/terrain surface n.d. año concurso/proyect year 2006 ubicación/location buenos aires, argentina The Turner Studios project started as a pr..
Nearly 4 years after the competition for a new administration building of the Schwandorf Incineration Plant in Bavaria, Germany was won by Stuttgart-based archimedialab, this unique ensemble of building and landscape has now been officially inaugurated. Here is how archimedialab describe their project: The task to design a new administration building, reorganize the power station compound and cr..
Turkish architects Uğur Köse and Batu Palmer have designed a tapas restaurant inspired by ocean currents in Istanbul, Turkey, Located in a historic building, the renovation involved hiding mechanical elements and pipes behind a wooden shell, shaped to resemble waves. İzz Cafe&Restaurant, being faithful to a historic building and still creating a contemporary space, was created with the leadershi..
The Re: Vision Dallas competition named three winners, two of which we previously featured on AD (DB + P and Atelier Data + Moov). The third winner is Little, a studio based in North Carolina, with their Entangled Bank proposal. “Entangled Bank combines heavy duty technological prowess with artistic integration of systems. The building is designed as a holistic, integrated design…The Entangled B..
Our friends from F451 Arquitectura, a Barcelona-based office have shared with us their design of a ferry terminal that won a competition in Spain. The terminal will be located in the Mahón Port, on the island of Menorca. More images after the break. from archdaily
My House is a new nightclub in Los Angeles that has been designed by Dodd Mitchell. The club’s interior reinterprets the classic house party by feeling and functioning like you’ve entered someone’s private home. According to David Judaken, the club’s owner, “Discerning Angelenos are seeking a new paradigm to replace the current dichotomy of tiny lounges and large, anonymous clubs that proliferat..
Romanticism is a women’s clothing brand with about 500 stores in China. Japanese architects Keiichiro Sako and Takeshi Ishizaka of SAKO Architects, have now designed a few locations for the brand in the city of Hangzhou. Seen below is the second Romanticism shop they designed. In an interview with movingcities.org, Keiichiro Sako has described the design: The client asked me for a design that no..
Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Project Architect: Paul de Ruiter Project Team: Michael Noordam, Dieter Blok, Monique Verhoef, Willeke Smit, Sander van Veen Client: Dienst Stadstoezicht Rotterdam & Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam Construction Advisor: ABT bv, adviseurs in bouwtechniek Installations Advisor: Halmos bv Car Park Advisor: Spark / Twynstra Gudde, adviseurs e..