We just received this from OMA: After almost 12 years in the boards, OMA announced that the De Rotterdam complex will enter construction during December 2009, expecting completion in 2013. Tree stacked towers with a total height of 150m, will result on a gross floor area of approximately 160,000m2, making De Rotterdam the largest building in the Netherland, with a total cost of €340m. The mixed-..
Architects: Emmanuel Combarel Dominique Marrec Location: Epinay, France Project Manager: Aliette Chauchat Client: Espacil Habitat Project Management Associate: Betom, BET - Michel Larsonneur Constructed Area: 9,000 sqm Project year: 2003-2008 Photographs: Benoit Fougeirol The conception of our project joins in a second reading of the landscape of the road of Saint leu, by integrating its history..
Architects: Stefano Boeri Architetti Location: Seregno, Italy Client: Muinicipality of Seregno Constructed Area: 2,700 sqm Budget: 2,600,000 euro Project Year: 2003-2009 Photographs: Paolo Rosselli This housing block is conceived as an L-shaped building, strictly included by the area edges; three-dimensional articulation is obtained by alternating full volumes and voids over the given surface. T..
Architect: Roberto Rijo + Arquitectos Asociados Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Collaborators: Elaine Rodriguez & Franklin Garcia Electrical Engineer: Ing. Gabino Hernandez Contractor, Lighting and Landscape: Roberto Rijo + Arquitectos Asociados Sanitary Engineer: Ing. Rafael Ramirez Site Area: 9,894 sqm Constructed Area: 7,340 sqm Project year: 2007?2008 Photographs: Roberto Rijo + ..
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Architects: TYIN Tegnestue Location: Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand Project team: Pasi Aalto, Andreas Grøntvedt Gjertsen, Yashar Hanstad, Magnus Henriksen, Line Ramstad, Erlend Bauck Sole Client: Ole Jørgen Edna Program: 6 sleeping units Budget: 68.000 NOK (Approx. 10.000 USD) Project year: November 2008 - February 2009 Photographs: Pasi Aalto TYIN tegnestue is a non-profit organization working humanitar..
* Address: Lundehaven 8-12, 2740 Skovlunde * Area: 8.180 m² * Number of flats: 67 * Client: Ballerup Kommune / Baldersbo * Client Advisor: Dansk Boligselskab * Engineer: Christensen & Hoffmeister A/S * Landscape: Henrik Jørgensen A/S * Prizes: Ballerup Municipality 2005 The project is located on an irregular site on the west side of Skovlunde Square and consists of 48 elder care single living un..
Standard Architecture’s conceptual design, Co-Op Canyon, has recently received an honorable mention for the Re:Vision Dallas competition. The competition provided participants with the opportunity to create an innovative and sustainable prototype for an urban community. Standard’s radical approach focused on how the residents could potentially gain equity through participation in construction, a..
With urban density expected to soar over the next 100 years, what will the future city look and feel like for its inhabitants? Across the street from City Hall in downtown Dallas, a neglected parking lot spanning one square block will soon be transformed into one of the world’s most sophisticated models for sustainable urban development. Today, Urban Re:Vision announced the winners of its intern..
Architects: LOHA Architects Location: West Hollywood, California, USA Principal in Charge: Lorcan O’Herlihy Project Team: Kevin Southerland, Tracy Smith, Franka Diehnelt Contractor: Archetype, Inc. Client: Habitat Group Los Angeles, LLC Project year: 2006 Photographs: Lawrence Anderson As a model of courtyard housing development, Gardner 1050 utilizes a variety of design strategies to elevate it..