Here are some more images and plans of Alpine Capsule by Lovegrove Studio, which was officially presented by Ross Lovegrove at Alta Badia, Italy, this month. The capsule comprises a mounting living unit, where visitors can stay over night in the Italian Alps. Power is provided by several “power plants’, which consist of photovoltaic panels combined with a vertical axis wind turbine. See our prev..
Architects group8 have completed three houses in Crans-Près-Céligny, Switzerland. The houses are constructed from red, poured concrete. Each house has a sheltered loggia on the first floor as well as an open terrace. Here’s some text from group8: – RED HOUSES The invasion of the individual villa type can be seen as a ‘plague’ or as the inevitable result of a continuous hybrid landscape; a landsc..
More design for London: designer Neil Barron has won a competition to design a carafe for serving tap-water in London’s restaurants, bars and hotels. Barron’s design has four spouts and a narrow neck to trap ice cubes. The carafes will be available to the hospitality industry early in 2009. Called London On Tap, the competition was organised by Thames Water and the Mayor of London, and the winni..
Architects ONL (Oosterhuis Lénárd) have designed a whale-shaped building between two existing warehouses on the banks of the river Danube in Budapest, Hungary. The project also involves the renovation of the warehouses, which will be shortened by 20 metres to make way for a new square. The 27,000 square metre development is due for completion in 2010. Here’s some more information from the archit..
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have designed a new headquarters for Spanish banking group BBVA. The building, due for completion in 2013, will be located on the outskirts of Madrid. Here is an architectural statement from the architects: – New Headquarters for BBVA Madrid, Spain 2007 –, planned completion 2013 Herzog & de Meuron Architectural Statement The site BBVA has procured for its new headq..
Zaha Hadid Architects have won a competition to design a library and learning centre for the University of Economics & Business in Vienna, Austria. The 28,000 square metre building forms the central part of a new campus for the university. The learning centre will include a library, tutorial rooms, administration offices, student centre, book shop, cafeteria, and event space. The project is due ..
Architects: Architects Collective & at103 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Client: Yoshua Okon Collaborators: Kurt Sattler, Julio Amezcua, Francisco Pardo Structural Consultant: Colinas de Buen Contractor: Factor Eficiencia Site Area: 150 sqm Construction Area: 120 sqm Project Year: 2004 Construction Year: 2007-2008 Budget: US $250.000 Photographs: Architects Collective In the heart of Mexico City ..
A ski jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, designed by Munich-based architects Terrain: loenhart&mayr has been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009. The cantilevered, 100 meter long inrun track is accessed via 332 steps or a diagonal elevator, which lead to three competition decks. The jump will be officially opened during the International Four Hills Tournament 2009, at the end of..
Knarvik Kinder garden by Juice Arkitektur The architectural language bases on the areas basic character. The rocky hills makes the building twist and turn around it. This is showed by the waving roof, adapting to the surroundings. The site is completely surrounded by unspoilt landscape, therefore it was important to keep the concept as close as possible to the “natural palette”. The outer skin i..
Paris-based Explorations Architecture have sent us these images of a temporary entrance-pavilion they have designed for the Chateau de Versailles in France. The 350 square metre structure provides crowd regulation, a visitors’ centre, security checks and cloakroom. Building was completed this summer; the pavilion will remain in place until 2011. Photographs by Michel Denancé. The following text ..
