Architects: Ecosistema Urbano - blog - Belinda Tato, Jose Luis Vallejo, Diego García-Setién Location: Pau de Vallecas, Vial C-91, Madrid, Spain Collaborators: Ignacio Prieto, Maria Eugenia Lacarra, David Delgado, David Benito, Jaime Eizaguirre, Patricia Lucas, Ana López, Asier Barredo, Laura Casas, Fabricio Pepe, Michael Moradiellos Client: Land and Housing Municipal Company, Madrid Council, Dir..
Architects: King Roselli Architetti Client: Pontificial Lateran University Location: Rome, Italy Collaborators: Giandomenico Florio, Ulich Grosse, Christina Hoffmann, Arianna Nobile, Enrica Testi, Katia Scarioni, Toyohiko Yamaguchi Project chief: Andrea Ricci Building cost: 7m Euros Interior Cost: 1m Euros Materials: Concrete Project Start: 2004 Project Complete: 2006 Photographers: Santi Caleca..
Grimshaw architects have converted a decommissioned blast furnace into a museum of steel in Monterrey, Mexico. Called Horno 3: Museo del Acero, the project involved converting the 70-metre-high furnace structure and adding an extension to create 9,000 square metres of interior and exterior exhibition space. “Grimshaw responded appropriately with new design elements that advance the limits of ste..
Of the things i really love about maintaining this blog is that it gathers architects from all around the world. In this case, the people from ZLG Design in Malaysa sent us their project for the BOH Visitor Center through our contact form - same as many other offices we will publish in the next days. Everyone is invited! This great building -my personal favorite in the last month- is located in ..
Architects: wHY Architecture Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Client: Grand Rapids Art Museum Area: 125.000sqf Construction start: 2004 Completion: 2007 General contractors: Rockford / Pepper Construction Concrete contractor: Grand River Construction Structural Engineer: Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners Environmental Engineer: Atelier Ten / Design Plus, Inc. Lighting Consultant: Isometrix L..
NAM JUNE PAIK MUSEUM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Video art and site-specific installations museum for Nam June Paik. 2003 Client: Kyonggi Cultural Fondation, Korea Site: Kyonggi Province, Korea Size: 5200 m2 Cost: $ 14 million Design: David Serero + Elena Fernandez + dZO (Descombes +Regnault) In the logic of integration of the museum in its surrounding landscape, the building is thought as an alte..
Icelandic Opera House by Arkitema and Arkthing Architects Arkitema of Denmark and Arkthing of Iceland have won a competition to design the Icelandic Opera House in Reykjavik. The 820 seat concert hall will be situated on Borgaholt hill, near the city’s landmark the church of Kópavogs, in an area supposedly inhabited by elves. The competition involved three teams of international architects prese..
MEDIATHEQUE Media Center and Library Invited competition 2003 Site: Carnoux-en-Provence, France Client: French Ministry of Culture Program: Reception area, multimedia space, Conference room, children books, reading area, offices, atrium-garden, storage Area: 700 m2 Provisional Cost : 1.200.000 ? Design team : David Serero + Elena Fernandez + dZO + Esther Sperber Instead of celebrating a forthcom..
Architect: OFIS arhitekti Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Design Year: 1998-2000 Construction Year: 2000-2004 Project leaders: Rok Oman & ?pela Vide?nik Design Team: Rok Oman, ?pela Vide?nik, Rok Gerbec, Josip Konstantinovi?, Karla Murovec, Damjan Brada? Competition Design Team: Rok Oman, ?pela Vide?nik, Lidija Dragi?i?, Marko Coloni Client: Mestni muzej Ljubljana Constructed Area: 2,650 sqm (exis..
2006 INTERMEDIAE - CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER OF MADRID Contemporary Art and Research Center of Madrid, Museum Network of the Caixa Fundacion and the Reina Sofia Museum Site: Serreria Belga, Calle Alameda y Cenicero, Madrid, Spain Client: Ciudad de Madrid Area: 6000m2 Competition Finalist Design Team : David Serero, Elena Fernandez with Lionel Leotardi, Yves Ubelmann, Alice Sabatier, Fabrice Zaini ..
