This family house faces onto views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. The house explores the maximisation of light, space, ventilation and views on a tight sight. We are exploring a more environmentally sensitive form of design called ‘micro design’. Micro design utilises parametric modelling software which can respond to very small changes to design input criteria. In this case issue..
Architects: Longhi Architects Location: Pachacamac, Peru Principal in Charge: Luis Longhi Collaborators: Hector Suasnabar, Christian Bottger, Carla Tamariz, Veronica Schreibeis Construction: Longhi Architects / Hector Suasnabar Project year: 2006-2008 Site Area: 5,000 sqm Constructed Area: 480 sqm Photographs: CHOlon Photography, Elsa Ramirez A hill in Pachacamac, located 40 km south of Lima nea..
Caltech's Newest Shining Star: The Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics press release by Morohosis Architects The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientists who study the outer reaches of space got some space of their own with the official opening of the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. The opening on January 27,2009, not only marks the beginning of a new era fo..
‘pedestrian’ 2007 ‘shower’ 2007 ‘cyclops’ 2007 ‘sentinel (orange)’ 2008 ‘watchman’ & ‘sentinel (tusk)’ 2008 'trophy’ 2008 ryan johnson is a young artist born in karachi, pakistan who now lives and works in brooklyn new york. he recently closed his third solo show ‘watchmen’, displayed at new york’s guild & greyshkul gallery. http://www.guildgreyshkul.com
Mar Azul is a seaside town at 400km south of Buenos Aires, characterized for his large dune beach and his leafy coniferous forest. The owners, has chosen a field in the forest with a challenging topography, away from the sea and from the most lived zone, to construct a cottage without loosing the important presence of the landscape. The proposal With the experience of a constructed house in the ..
French architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau shared with us the Rennes Metropole Museum by french architects Guinée et Potin. The project is the result of a competition held in 2006 for an Eco Museum, and it includes exhibition spaces, reception and administrative offices, wrapped in a wooden skin. from archdaily
Architects: Razan Text & Context Location: Tehran, Iran Principals: Alireza Taghaboni & Parisa Alimohamadi Constructed Area: 300 sqm Project year: 2008 Photographs: Razan Text & Context We had suggested a house to a friend: “we will make you a home; fitting the best friend”. He didn’t wait for something special; a normal villa, just safe and out of harm’s way, as possible as it could. Municipali..
Morphosis Architects is currently completing a massive project in Shanghai: The Headquarters and offices for Giant Group, including residence for the chairman & all Giant Group employees, hotel, training center and clubhouse, with a total of 258,300 sqf (23,996 sqm). Thom Mayne’s architecture has pushed building techniques in order to take his organics form to reality, and I think that the best ..
This vortex-shaped, temporary outdoor installation at Materials & Applications in Los Angeles warped the flow of space with a featherweight rendition of a celestial black hole. Hovering over M&A's courtyard, Maximilian's Schell was a spectacle the size of an apartment building constructed in tinted Mylar resembling stained glass. The piece functioned as a shade structure, swirling overhead for t..
Architects: AllesWirdGut Architektur Location: Arlberg, Austria Collaborator: Jan Schröder Client: Gemeinde Project Area: 625 sqm Construction Year: 2007 Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus & AllesWirdGut Architektur The compact building block is situated at the upper north area of the plot. The north corner of the mainly 1-storey high kinder- garden rises up into a second floor annex to correspond wit..
