wHY Architecture has shown us their expertise on cultural projects at different scales: the Grand Rapids Art Museum (the first LEED Gold certified museum) on the large scale in one side and the Royal/T Gallery on a smaller scale, among other cultural projects shown on their website. And now they share with us a cultural project on the infrastructure scale that I had the chance to see when I visi..
description: Arena Zagreb is multifunctonal hall with the footprint of 90340 m2. It is located in the southwestern part of Zagreb, Croatia, at one of the main city entrances. Also it lies opposite of popular Zagreb recreation and sports center Jarun. Arena Zagreb became a new city emblem in one of its main axes, offering to the citizens a large palette of amusement events. The shell shape is fol..
Architects: SeARCH & CMA Location: Vals, Switzerland Design: Bjarne Mastenbroek & Christian Müller Interior design cardboard bedroom: Studio JVM, Jeroen van Mechelen Interior design excluding cardboard bedroom: Bjarne Mastenbroek Interior advises: Christian Müller, Monica Ketting & Thomas Eyck Contractor main structure: Kurt Schnyder Bauunternehmung, Vals, CH Structural engineering: Alex Kilchma..
Architects: Izquierdo Lehmann / Luis Izquierdo W., Antonia Lehmann S.B. Location: Santiago, Chile Structural engineering: Santolaya y Asoc. Main contractor: Echeverría Izquierdo Site Area: 3,987 sqm Project Area: 43,129 sqm Project Year: 2006-2007 Construction Year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Cristobal Palma & Luis Izquierdo The project consists of an office tower with a commercial complex in the ba..
August 31st, 2008 Harmonia 57 by French-Brazilian architects Triptyque is an office building in Sao Paulo with a planted facade irrigated by a mist system. Plants grow in ¡°pores¡± set into the concrete facade and will eventually cover the building. The Harmonia 57 concept will be on show at Venice Architectural Biennale from 13 September, as part of the French Pavilion. More information about t..
A dwelling of generous proportions developed over a single storey to facilitate the indoor-outdoor connection and to make the most of the environment in which it stands. Surrounded by meadows, tree groves, chestnut, pine and oak trees and wildlife represented by stags, wild boar and roe deer, the edifice establishes a recognised link with the traditional architecture and vernacular customs. Ston..
Architects: LGLS Arquitectos / Antonio Santos, Pedro Gaspar and Nuno Gaspar Location: Setúbal, Portugal Collaborators: André Rodrigues, Joana Lousada, Sara Oliveira Enginnering: PTV Ltd (Structure, Lighting, HVAC, Fluids, Communication) Promotor: SANTANDER-TOTTA BANK Built Area: 120 sqm (65 sqm enclosed) Project year: 2008 Photographs: FG + SG – Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra The Campus of the S..
Architect: McBride Charles Ryan - Rob McBride & Debbie-Lyn Ryan Location: Mornington Peninsula, Australia Project Team: Drew Williamson, Fang Cheah Clients / Builders: Donna & Mark Constructed Area: 258 sqm Photographs: McBride Charles Ryan The Klein bottle is a descriptive model of a surface developed by topological mathematicians. Klein bottle, mobius strips, boy surfaces, unique surfaces that..
The benign climate that prevails during the whole year in the Caribbean island, as well as the situation of the plot of 7.000 m2 first coast line, they determine in advance the project executed by A-cero Studio. With a singular architectural idea and a certain level of risky, peculiar of the team that Joaquin Torres directs. There appear two blocks well separated from that there arises a game of..
Architect: AMP Arquitectos, S.L. Location: Playa de las Americas, Adeje, Tenerife, Spain Collaborator: Andreas Weihnacht (arquitect), Esther Ceballos (arquitect), Ana Salinas (arquitect), Rafael Hernandez (master builder), Andres Pedreno (master builder) Project year: 2005 Strcutural Engineers: Victor Martinez, Juan Jose Gallardo Services Engineers: Milian Associats S.A., Audioscan Contractor: C..
