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: 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..
Situación: Oñati Autores: Miguel A. Alonso del Val, Rufino J. Hernández Minguillón Colaboradores: Juan Biain, Francisco Trujillo, Isabel Gordoa, Patricia Biain, Juan Oroz, Jesús Sanz Aparejadores: Michel Aldaz García-Mina, Fernando Aspiazu, María López, Saioa Iñurrategi Instalaciones: GE & asociados Promotor: Provincia Franciscana de Arantzazu, Ayuntamiento de Oñati (Plan Especial) Fecha finaliz..
Architect: René van Zuuk Architekten Location: Almere, the Netherlands Client: René van Zuuk & Marjo Körner Program: Villa Structural Ingeneering: Van de Laar, Eindhoven / NL Project Year: 2008 Site Area: 454 sqm Constructed Area: 215 sqm Photographs: Christian Richters & René van Zuuk Behind the somewhat mysterious name ‘Project X’, hides the design of René van Zuuk and his family’s own residen..
Cliente: Hernan Ponce Autor: Mathias Klotz Colaborador: Pablo Riquelme Paisajista: Juan Grimm Año proyecto: 2000 Año de construcción: 2001-2003 Superficie del terreno: 2000 m² Superficie construida: 570 m² Empresa Constructora: Stieglitz Ingeniero Estructural: Enzo Valladares Ubicación: Perdriel 1540, San Isidro, Pcia. Buenos Aires, Argentina Fotografías: Roland Halbe
Architects Baumschlager Eberle have designed a combined clubhouse and boathouse at Port Rohner on Lake Constance in Fussach, Austria. The cube-shaped building consists of an irregular concrete structure enveloped in glass. “The irregular structure of the concrete elements is set off against the regular rectangular shapes of the sheets of glass,” say the architects. “The randomness of the glass d..
Marwan Al-Sayed Architects have completed a house in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Bedrooms and bathrooms are located on the ground floor in twoseparate, one-storey, cast concrete structures, which are partiallysunken into the ground to provide privacy and shade. The upper floor spans these two volumes and comprises living, dining and cooking spaces, as well as outdoor decking. The following informa..
Nordwesthaus by Baumschlager Eberle The construction of the port in Fußach is an undertaking that disdains any picturesque posturing. The clear geometrical structures contrast starkly with the natural environment. Since the year 2000 the port building has »hovered« over its surroundings, giving the owner, Maria Rohner, the overall view she needs. In response to the concrete tube devised for the ..
Architects: Hidalgo Hartmann - Jordi Hidalgo Tané & Daniela Hartmann Location: Vall de Bianya, La Garrotxa, Spain Project year: 2002 Construction year: 2002-2006 Client: Jordi Sala, Susanna Comamala Contractors: Estructures Olot S.L. , Libra-S.L., Plantalech S.L., Fusteria Serra S.L. Constructed Area: 362 sqm Photographs: Hisao Suzuki, Eugeni Pons Located in an agricultural valley surrounded by ..
Katsuya Fukushima and Hiroko Tominaga of FT Architects have completed a residence called Column and Slab in Tokyo, Japan. The three-storey building is situated on a narrow 5 x 14 metre site. Eight concrete columns pierce the interior and support two 100mm-thick floors, which cantilever out at the sides. The third storey is constructed from timber. “The grid frame is modernist, while the columns ..
