Project: A 2,500 SF residence for a couple occupying a tiny, pie-shaped site with views of the Mississippi River. Solution: The house is decidedly modern as it responds to both the neighborhood and its primary asset, an unobstructed view of the Mississippi River. The design is composed of two components; a white-brick cube, which aligns itself with the established streetscape of rowhouses; and a..
Commissioned for the 2008 Coachella Valley Music Festival in California, Copper Droopscape floated over the expansive festival grounds for ten days, providing both visual spectacle and shelter from the harsh desert sun. Throughout the day, music fans sat, talked, and slept in the dappled pools of colored light and shadow produced by the canopy. At night, Copper Droopscape was lit from underneath..
Designer: Johnston Marklee & Associates Location: Rosario, Argentina Partnership with Diego Arraigada Arquitecto - AIA Next LA Citation Award 2004 from johnstonmarklee
Hiroshi Sambuichi`s ideas on making architecture are as far removed from those of his Tokyo contemporaries as the location of his Hiroshima-based office. With his latest project, a house for a couple and their three children, Sambuichi sets an example for the proper use of natural energy sources, showing that good design is first and foremost all about getting the balance between the building an..
all photos by Stephanie Lin Chris Chalmers, of BIOS design Collective, was hired as a scripting consultant by San Francisco firm Iwamoto-Scott (ISAr) for their Voussoir Cloud installation at the SCI-Arc Gallery, opening August 8th. From ISAr’s description of the project : “Voussoirs, the wedge shaped masonry blocks that make up an arch, are redefined in Voussoir Cloud using a system of three-dim..
Architect: Zaha Hadid Location: Haro, La Rioja, Spain Project Architect: Jim Heverin Design Team: Jim Heverin, Tiago Correia, Raza Hadid Local Architect: I.O.A. Arquitectura - Joan Ramon Rius, Nuria Ayala, Xavier Medina, Candi Casadevall Client: Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia Winery Structural Engineers: Jane Wernick Associates Area: 800m2 Year: 2001-2006 Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia Winer..
Alumnos: Ronald Hernández, Marcelo Valdés, Osvaldo Véliz. Año: 2006 - 2007 Proceso de diseño: marzo – noviembre 2006 Proceso de construcción: diciembre 2006 – agosto 2007 Fecha de entrega de la obra: 04 de agosto de 2007 Staff de profesores: Kenneth Gleiser, Alberto Huidobro, Juan Román, Blanca Zúñiga. Profesor guía: Kenneth Gleiser Materialidad: Madera reciclada, despuntes tablas de pino destin..
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..
