Swedish architects Visiondivision have created this undulating concrete habitat for crayfish in a stream in Sweden. Cancer City was commissioned by a crayfish enthusiast who wanted to prevent crayfish emigrating to a neighbouring lake from his stream, where there was a lack of rocks, nooks and crannies. The honeycomb surface is punctured in places to allow the fish to seek refuge underneath. The..
Portuguese photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his photographs of this museum for modern art in South Korea by architects Álvaro Siza, Carlos Castanheira and Jun Sung Kim. Mimesis Museum has a flowing concrete form that wraps around a central courtyard, and was inspired by a sketch of a cat that Siza drew upon arriving at the site. The three-storey building has services in the basement, gal..
CLIENTE Ciudad de Montreuil EQUIPO Dominique Coulon, arquitecto Steve Letho Duclos, Director de Proyecto Sarah Brebbia, Arnaud Eloudyi, Olivier Nicollas, Arquitectos de proyecto Agence Bertrand Meurice Architecte, Jefe de Obra Philippe Clément, BATISERF, Ingeniero Estructural G. Jost, Ingeniero Mecánico E3 Economie, Presupuesto ESP, Acústico PROGRAMA Teatro (400 butacas) y sala de ensayos. AREA:..
Architects: Specht Harpman Location: Austin, Texas, USA Project Team: Scott Specht, Louise Harpman, Sarah Gamble, Erica Quinones, Brett Wolfe MEP Engineering: Energy Engineering Associates Structural Engineering: Architectural Engineers Collaborative Civil Engineering: Urban Design Group Landscape Architecture: Sasaki Associates, Inc. in association with RVI Inc. Contractor: VRW Construction Com..
Architects: Davide Macullo Architects Location: Lumino, Switzerland Project Architects: Davide Macullo, Marco Strozzi Design collaborator: Michele Alberio Works supervision: Ennio Maggetti Structural engineer: Ingenere Andreotti & Partners Building engineer: IFEC Consulenza SA Client: Cristina e Curzio De Gottardi Site area: 497 sqm Building area: 133 sqm Total floor area: 221 sqm Project Year: ..
Architects: Aboday Architects Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Principal: Ary Indra, Rafael David, Johansen Yap Principal in Charge: Ary Indra Team Member: Rafael David, Johansen Yap, Armeyn Ilyas, Wahid Annasir Lighting Consultant: PT. Litac Structure Engineer: In house PT. Dwamitra Mechanical & Electrical Consultant: Team Deni_N21 Contractor: PT. Batu Kali Site Area: 542 sqm Building Coverage: 275..
Dutch architect Frank Havermans has built a sunken concrete pavilion by a stream in St. Oedenrode, the Netherlands. The KAPKAR/TO-RXD landscape observatory is built into a bank and made of concrete cast in bark. The pavilion is entered by a ramp that takes you into a space containing two benches. A second ramp takes you further down into an small enclosed space with slit that looks out onto the ..
French architects Studio Bellecour have completed a pair of office buildings near Toulouse, France, wrapped in aluminum fins and connected by a twisting concrete element. The horizontal fins curve around all sides of both offices to prevent overheating in the summer and reflect light back into rooms during the winter. Between the two volumes sits a half-raised courtyard with landscaped gardens a..
Architects: SPBR Arquitetos Location: Ubatuba, Brazil Principal in charge: Angelo Bucci Project team: Ciro Miguel, Juliana Braga, João Paulo Meirelles de Faria, Flávia Parodi Costa, Tatiana Ozzetti, Lucas Nobre, Nilton Suenaga Client: Antônio Carlos Onofre / Regina Silveira Onofre Structural engineer: Ibsen Puleo Uvo Landscape architect: Raul Pereira Lightning design: Ricardo Heder Construction:..
Architects: Mayslits Kassif Architects Location: Arlozorov Street, Tel Aviv, Israel Design Team: Udi Kassif, Ganit Mayslits Kassif, Maor Roytman Program: A mixed use building containing kindergarten cluster and municipal welfare offices. Client: The Tel Aviv-Yafo Economic Development Authority Ltd. Site Area: 6,000 sqm Built Area: 3,000 sqm Budget: $5,000,000 Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Iwan..
