A month ago we presented you the finalist entries for Stadskantoor, a new mixed used building at Rotterdam’s City Hall. After a process of public feedback and a presentation to the professional jury, OMA’s entry was awarded with the 1st prize. The strategy of the project is very simple: a modular flexible structure spans between existing buildings, supporting the mixed use program, while freeing..
Architects: Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects Location: San Francisco, CA, USA General Contractor: Clandmark Building Engineering Construction Inc Project/Construction Manager: Clive McCarthy Structural Engineer: GFDS Engineers Project year: 2007 Photographs: Rien van Rijthoven A robust Mission district industrial building, built in the 1930’s, has had many lives. First as a Lucky Strike war..
Architects: Mozas Aguirre arquitectos - Javier Mozas & Eduardo Aguirre Location: Madrid, Spain Project year: 2005 Construction year: 2007 Client: Local Savings Bank: Caja Vital Kutxa Headquarters Structural Engineer: NB 35, Madrid Artists: Javier Perez: two walls and ceiling of the main hall / Miguel Gonzalez de San Román: paintings on the basement Site Area: 11,042 sqm Constructed Area: 16,578 ..
Architects: ADD+ Arquitectura - Manuel Bailo Esteve, Rosa Rull Bertran Location: Igualada, Spain Collaborators: O.Florejachs, N.Canas, D.Franz, E.Grammont, M.Hita, P.Juarez, J.Maroto, A.Romero, M.Rull, M.Cabestany, J.Vives Client: Godo Family Constructed Area: 200 sqm Budget: US $627,000 Project year: 2003 Photographs: Jose Hevia The house has been designed in a parcel with extremely high topogr..
Various Architects is a collaborative design office based in Norway, and they shared with us a very innovative project: a Mobile Performance Venue. Designed to host the performance “ID - Identity of the soul” (touring worldwide in 2009), the client requested a unique and iconic structure. Also, this venue needs to be mobile, so volume/weight were key on this design developed as a flexible ellips..
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In the ‘new European architecture’ magazine A10 I came across this marvelous project by Moxon architects. It is a design for an office building in Preston, in the North West of England. The exterior of the building is dominated by ‘an array of anodized aluminium fins suspended from tensile rods’. All fins are oriented in the same direction. The brilliance of the three-dimensional cladding is tha..
Architects: REX | OMA Location: Dallas, USA Key Personnel: Joshua Prince-Ramus (Partner-in-Charge) and Rem Koolhaas, with Erez Ella, Vincent Bandy, Vanessa Kassabian, Tim Archambault Executive Architect: Kendall/Heaton Associates Client: The AT&T Performing Arts Center Consultants: Cosentini, DHV, Donnell, Front, HKA, Magnusson Klemencic, McCarthy, McGuire, Pielow Fair, Plus Group, Quinze & Mila..
Architect: Jordi Badia Collaborators: Daniel Guerra, Rafael Berengena, Andreu Orradre Location: Salt, Girona, Spain Structure: Eduard Doce, architect Measurement: FCA Forteza Carbonell Associats Services: Consulting Lluís Duart Client: GISA. Gestió d’infraestructures S.A. - Departament de Sanitat Project year: 2004 Construction year: 2006-2008 Photographs: Pedro Pegenaute Summary The project gua..
Architects: Drost + van Veen architecten Location: Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands Project Architects: Evelien van Veen, Simone Drost Client: Bedrijventerrein De President Structural Engineer: ABT Delft Project year: 2006 Photographs: Drost + van Veen architecten Accents in a new rustic business park The business park ‘ De president’ is located in the municipality Haarlemmermeer. As an underlay ..
