Architects: Antonia Lehmann S.B., Luis Izquierdo W. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Jarco Ltda. Location: Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile Plot area: 883,21m2 Built area: 281,95m2 Project: 1998 Construction: 2000 from izquierdolehmann
Architect: Armon Choros Architects / Eleftheria Serghidou, Vasilis Pashiourtides Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Structural Engineering: Nicos Kalathas, George Demetriades Mechanical & Electrical Engineering: Giannos Zempylas, Kyriakos Ioannides Budget: US $13.5 M Design Year: 1999 Construction Year: 2006 Photographs: Christos Papantoniou The design for the Olympic House and Park sought to achieve an ..
The Yas Hotel by Asymptote architects is nearing completion in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The building forms part of the Yas Marina development accompanying a new Formula One circuit. The race track will pass through the complex under a bridge linking the two towers of the hotel. A canopy made of steel and diamond-shaped, glass panels will be supported over the towers and bridge. The 500-room hotel is due ..
Milan 09: champagne brand Veuve Clicquot present an exhibition called Out of The Box, showing work by Tom Dixon, Front and 5.5 Designers in Zona Tortona. The three exhibits include Comet Lamp by Tom Dixon (top image), Chaise Lounge by Front Design (above) and VCP cellar by 5.5 Designers (below), all made from Veuve Clicquots’ newly-designed paper gift boxes. A limited edition of 500 Comet Lamps ..
This modern contemporary home designed by Australia’s Wright Architects is as exotic as its location, steps from the beach of Port Douglas. The only thing that rivals this picturesque property is the contemporary design of the house itself, which subtly infuses water influences into its bold concrete, steel and core-filled clay brick masonry. Wooden “waves” make their way down from the home’s ro..
Latvian architects Substance have built a sports hall in Jurmala, Latvia, inspired by chunks of amber washed up on the Baltic coast. The centre is used for athletics, basketball, volleyball and handball in the summer, and transformed into an ice rink for ice-hockey and skating during the winter. Translucent polycarbonate cladding was applied inside the framework in order to reduce the building’s..
“Syn Chron” is an installation designed by Carsten Nikolai back in 2004. He wanted to create an integral sculpture of light, sound and architecture. The crystal-shaped object has a translucent skin on which lasers beam animations insync to the sounds. You can also go inside the object to get the whole light, sound and space experience. Indeed it’s that big. Gestalten.TV has a video where Carsten..
Architects: Antonia Lehmann S.B., Luis Izquierdo W. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Jorge Carrasco Location: Punta Pite, V Región, Chile Built area: Casa 1: 430.45 m2, Casa 2: 396.13 m2 Project: 2006 Construction: 2007-2008 from izquierdolehmann
Austrian architects PSA have completed an interior project for a law firm in Vienna. The project involved extending the firm’s existing office and providing new circulation. The main feature is a corridor lined by walls made of 543 individually CNC-milled parts. Photographs by Hertha Hurnaus. Here’s some more information from PSA: – PSA: EXTENSION OF A LAWYERS FIRM IN VIENNA The proposal respond..
More from Rojkind Arquitectos, who collaborated on the New Tamayo Museum in our previous story: the architects have recently completed a laboratory building for food brand Nestlé. Rojkind Arquitectos also designed the Nestlé Chocolate Museum in our previous story. Located in Querétaro, Mexico, the laboratory comprises cubic volumes with intersecting domes cut from underneath. The exterior is cla..
