Architects: [N2X] Arquitectos Location: Azores Island, Portugal Project Leader: Pedro Furtado Project Team: Bruno Pinto, Isabel Ourique, Pedro Furtado Graphical Design: Raquel Fernandes Structural Engineering: Joao Serpa Area: 265,00 sqm Project Year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Isabel Ourique The restaurant and bakery is located in a farm composed of different arborean species of a certain age. Its ..
Architects: Bebin & Saxton – Daniel Bebin y Tomás Saxton Location: Punta Arenas, XII Región, Chile Structural Engineer: Samuel Marín Concept Consultant: Pablo Prieto Client: Patagonia Mineral S.A. – Agua Mineral Aonni Materials: Steel, Glass, Corrugated Aluminium, Timber Site Area: 5,000 sqm Constructed Area: 640 sqm Project Year: 2007‐2008 Construction Year: 2008 Photographs: Franklin Pardon & ..
Architects: Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects Location: Montecito, CA, USA Principal in Charge: Tom Kundig Year: 2008 Photographs: Tim Bies/Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects Montecito Residence is a single-family home set in the fire-prone Toro Canyon. The owners wanted a house that minimized its use of scarce natural resources and recognized the challenging environmental conditions of..
I can remember my mother telling me that in order to fall in love, you must put your energy towards the heart and the stomach. Studio Arne Quinze (SAQ) out of Brussels, Belgium clearly understands the recipe for love. Located in the heart of the city, at the Mont des Arts, lies a small yet big idea restaurant, KWINT. It sits within the recently renovated Congress Palace that was inaugurated duri..
Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur Location: St. Margarethen, Austria Collaborators: Ecki Csallner, Elmir Smajic, Ferdinand Kersten, Maria Magina, Mareike Kuchenbecker, Martin Brandt, Michael Sohm Client: Fürst Esterházy Familienprivatstiftung Project Year: 2005-2006 Contruction Year: 2006-2008 Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus A show in the Roman quarry doubtless is a unique experience for every ..
Greg Gehner, the owner of Transit Forge, a metalworking studio in northwestern Pennsylvania, has created the SOLID Table. Greg says: Often, I apply my aesthetic to a found or acquired piece of raw material to suit a function, in this case, furniture. The SOLID table started with the top, which was formed from a large piece of industrial c-channel steel reclaimed from a scrap yard. The focus of m..
Architect: Vector Architects Location: Hefei, China Client: CR Land Design-partner-in-charge: Gong Dong Project Architect: Jiajun Chen, Qun Sun Structural/Mechanical Engineer: Huanyu Design Institute, Hefei Project Area: 900 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Shuhe Photo & Vector Architects Like many other cities in China, Hefei is undergoing a rapid transformation. The original urban fabric wa..
The Pentagon memorial will be inaugurated tomorrow, 7 years after 9/11. This memorial is the result of a competition won by KBAS Studio, who worked closely with the familiars of the victims. Pre fabrication and computer modelling where vital on the design and construction process of this memorial. More pictures after the architect’s statement. “Like many people, from the moment we witnessed and ..
ROSO has launched a major art installation at Clark Shoes Headquarters in Street Somerset, South England. This was commissioned by Mr Lance Clark and is the first phase of two, of the art work situated in the communal court yard in the heart of Clarks office buildings. Concept The installation itself was developed from a single observation - Light is only seen when reflected. A light beam coming..
German kitchen manufacturer Bulthaup have shared with us some inspirational photos of their contemporary kitchen designs. from contemporist
