Architects: Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes Location: Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada Principal in charge: Bruce Haden Project Architect: Brady Dunlop Project Team: Norm Hotson, Stephanie Forsythe, Tina Hubert, Julie Bogdanowicza Project year: 2006 Site Area: 1,600 acre Constructed Area: 1,115 sqm Materials: Rammed Earth, Concrete, Bluestain Pine Cladding Structural Engine..
Japanese architect Teruhiro Yanagihara of Isolation Unit has completed a hair salon in Osaka. The salon, for Japanese chain LIM, features individual rooms for each of six stylists. Photos are by Takumi Ota. See our earlier story about Isolation Unit’s Climie hair salon for LIM. Here’s some info from Isolation Unit: – The spacious salon with an area of 247 square metres is composed of six scatter..
Architects: Charles Pictet Architecte FAS SIA Location: Frontenex, France Collaborator: Philippe Le Roy, Architecte EPFZ Engineering: Jean Regad, Geneve Project Year: 2004-2006 Photographs: Francesca Giovanelli The construction is located on an old property that comprises several high-quality buildings, among which an orangery dating from the early 19th century. The project includes the building..
Architects: Garduno Arquitectos - Juan Garduno, Ernesto Flores, Ricardo Guzman, Daniel Banda Location: Polanco, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico Project year: 2008 Site Area: 1,100 sqm Constructed Area: 6,300 sqm Structural Design: Diseno y Supervision S.C. Contractor: BICYQ Construcciones Photographs: Sofocles Hernandez, Paul Czitrom The lot was located in a difficult area, originally classified as hig..
Architects group8 have completed three houses in Crans-Près-Céligny, Switzerland. The houses are constructed from red, poured concrete. Each house has a sheltered loggia on the first floor as well as an open terrace. Here’s some text from group8: – RED HOUSES The invasion of the individual villa type can be seen as a ‘plague’ or as the inevitable result of a continuous hybrid landscape; a landsc..
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: 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 ..
Ubicación: Pamplona (Navarra) Autores: Miguel A. Alonso del Val, Rufino J. Hernández Minguillón, Marcos Escartín Miguel Colaboradores:Proyecto: Miguela Modrego Jiménez, Ruth Marín Lorente, Pablo BranchiBorrell, Javier Zalacain Díez, Sara Mattivi, Susana Ruiz de GalarretaDíaz de Cerio; Dirección: María López Morquecho, Daniel Maestu Yerro Aparejadores: Miguel Aldaz García-Mina Promotor: Ayuntamie..
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..
