The new King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art in Jordan designed by Zaha Hadid Architects has been announced this week. The project comes after a competition awarded in June 2008, which included Snøhetta (Norway), Atelier Christian de Portzamparc (France), Delugan Meissl (Austria), Henning Larsens Tegnestue (Denmark) and Kerry Hill Architects (Singapore). The project consists in a performing a..
The house is located on a 3.500 m2 plot presenting a light slope that is used by the access ramp to the garage. The floor plan has the form of a greek cross, and is delimited by the access pathway and the other properties on both of its sides. The design of this 1.200 m2 compact single-family house is guided by two main concepts: a great functionality in the distribution of the interior spaces a..
Architects: SVESMI/Atelier MS B.V., Rotterdam Location: Northwich, England Collaborators: Alexander Sverdlov, Gonzalo Rivaz, Francesco Vedovato, Victor Vila Grarcia, Mick van Gemert, Orcun Koken, Magnus Svensson, Maria Lisogorskaya, Durk Landman, with participation of Wessel Vreugdenhil External advisor: Felix Madrazo (IND) Surveyors: Leo de Jong (1st phase) Dooley Associates, Manchester (2nd ph..
A few weeks ago I watched the movie Twilight, and noticed that the house of the vampires was actually very interesting, with separated volumes and big openings that potentiate the views into different directions of the surrounding woods. This house in Portland´s Forest Park was designed by US Architects Skylab Architecture. Project description by the architects after the break. M1 is a private r..
Over the years the Vitra Campus has become an architecture museum, featuring works by the most renowned architects: Frank Ghery, Zaha Hadid, Alvaro Siza, Tadao Ando, Jean Pruvé, Nicholas Grimshaw, Buckminster Fuller and SANAA (under construction). The latest addition to the complex is the VitraHaus building, a series of stacked pitched-roof boxed, designed by Herzog & de Meuron for Vitra’s Home ..
Architect: Massimiliano Fuksas Location: Strasbourg, France Programme: Zenith Music Hall (10.000 seats) Construction year: 2008 Site: Municipality of Eckbolsheim, Strasbourg Client: Citta di Strasburgo (CUS) Delegate Consultants: Concrete Betom / Acoustics Altia / Scenography Architecture and Technique Area: 14.000 sqm Photographs: Moreno Maggi & Philippe Ruault by Moreno Maggi by Moreno Maggi b..
CANOPEE? AUDITORIUM ET SALLE VIDEO TRANSMISSION HAUTE RESOLUTION (VTHR) Saint Cyprien (66) Laureat Concours, 2007 Maitre d’ouvrage: Communaute de Communes du Sund Roussillon Site: Saint Cyprien (66) Surface: 1500m2 Cout de construction: 3 300 000 € Principes HQE : Protection des vitrages par canopee, ventilation passive, eclairage naturel des espaces, Design : SERERO Architectes, David Serero , ..
Architects: SO Architecture Location: Kibbutz Yechiam, Israel Project Team: Oded rozenkier, Shachar Lulav Project year: 2008 Graphic Design: Maya Eyal-Rozenkier On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the convoy to Yechiam, the memorial site for those who were killed in the convoy, and for the fallen Kibbutz members, was designed. The project is situated in Kibbutz Yechiam on the north of Is..
Architects: AK2 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Designers: Andrea Klimková, Peter Kručay Project Year: 2008 Site Area: 5,418 sqm Construction Area: 9,271 sqm Photographs: Andrea Klimková, Ľubo Stacho Einsteinova Road is probably the most frequented artery in Bratislava, situated misfortunately, like a big cut through Petržalka town quarter. But some architects show us it is possible to refine suc..
Reiser + Umemoto RUR Architecture PC along with joind tenderer Fei & Cheng Associates received first prize at the Taipei Pop Music Center Competition. With the Taipei Pop Music Center, Reiser + Umemoto and ARUP have fundamentally rethought the live music and entertainment venue to meet the challenges and opportunities of pop music and digital media in the 21st century. The Taipei Pop Music Cente..
