Arhiidea Architects of Riga, Latvia shared with us their proposal for the Pireaus Tower 2010 Competition in Greece. Additional images and the architect’s conceptual description after the break. The core concept of the proposal for the reconstruction of Pyreaus Tower is the publicisation of private space, thus opening the building to the city and its inhabitants for multiple uses. The character o..
The city council of Slovenian capitol Ljubljana approved the project Shopping Pillow Terraces designed by OFIS Arhitekti. Construction for this new mixed-use building on Ljubljana's main pedestrian street is scheduled to start in mid-2011. Shopping Pillow Terraces is the result of an invited competition from 2009. Related news: * Ljubljana’s Rose Garden Islands by OFIS Arhitekti * OFIS Arhitekti..
Architects: Studio SKLIM Location: Jalan Besar, Singapore Client: Kido Technologies Design Team: Kevin Lim Project Area: 225 sqm Photographs: Jeremy San, courtesy of Studio SKLIM While tapping on a laptop in a cafe has become the ubiquitous platform to begin “work”, the need for a permanent work environment for any office is still necessary in the long run. Perhaps what has changed since the adv..
Nema Workshop have completed the interior design for a small cafe in New York City, where they took the concept of a library and turned it sideways. Located on Madison Avenue, the espresso bar conceptually and literally turns a normal room sideways, creating a striking identity for the emerging brand. The client approached nemaworkshop with an ambition to build a unique espresso brand and to dev..
The Tanjong Beach Club on Sentosa Island in Singapore is a refreshing presentation of clean, modern architecture by way of the 1960’s. The simplicity and restraint in the details succeeds in a first impression that stuns; the light wooden slats all facing in one direction, the skylights that allow sunshine to soak the room, and the ocean blue cushions that line the banquets in the all-day dining..
Architects: architectureRED Location: Sriperumbudur, Chennai, India Project Team: Biju Kuriakose, Kishore Panikkar, Sangeeta Kamath, Apoorva Madhusudan, Shailasri Pillai, Kani Pandian, Yasir Azami Client: ETA Star Properties Project Year: 2009-2010 Photographs: Courtesy of architectureRED ETA Star, one of Asia’s leading property developers, hired architectureRED to create a small, yet iconic off..
MOST Architecture have completed the interior design of an office for an advertising agency in Amsterdam, that uses shipping pallets to create a variety of structures and furnishings. A temporary furnishment for the new office location combined with the explicit wish to furnish the space with an authentic, recycable material, gave creative director Marvin Pupping and MOST Architecture the idea t..
Architects: Audrius Ambrasas Architects Location: Skanstes str. 12, Riga, Latvia Design team: Audrius Ambrasas, Mindaugas Reklaitis, Monika Sriubaitė Project management: “Merks”, Ltd. Interior design: “XYZ”, Ltd. Client: “SKANSTES 12″, Ltd. Foot print: 1,530 sqm Gross area: 14,445 sqm Net area of typical floor: 1,035 sqm Project Year: 2007-2008 Construction Year: 2008-2010 Photographs: Courtesy ..
Architects: BURO II Location: Wingene, Belgium Structural work and surroundings: De Coene Construct nv Safety coordination: Safety Control Earthworks: Ivan Declercq Roofing: Sanividak bvba EPIC (Energy Performance and Interior Climate) reporting: Feys bvba Site Area: 3,604 sqm Project Area: 1,980 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Klaas Verdru Wvi has chosen to commission a multipurpose buildin..
This office building in Shanghai punctuated by rectangular apertures is a renovation by Chinese firm NHDRO. The existing building is situated in the former Shanghai French Concession, and original features such as timber joists and structural walls have been left exposed. The first of five storeys is a shop for retailer Design Republic while the floors above form offices for Design Republic and ..
