'dancing apartment' has been designed by korean firm unsangdong architects. located in south korea the apartments are built using oblique lines in which each unit consists of a terrace. the building consists of various community spaces which include parks, leisure facilities, event space, a library, media space and performance space. from designboom
Formosa 1140 by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) is a new eleven-unit housing project in West Hollywood, California. The facade is clad in red, metal panels that provide shade for the windows and separate the circulation of residents from the public domain. The building is located on one side of the site in order to accommodate a park, open to the public, on the remainder. Each apartment has a..
Architects: Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Design year: 2008 Construction year: 2009 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox The starting point of this proposal is a vertical experience as a complement to the horizontal condition of the Ordos plateau, a new topo..
As always when we look at good Japanese architecture, we are seeing strong expressions in simple uncompromising houses. The house KG from Baqueratta Architectural Design Office is no exception. The two main houses compliment each other well, and provide a strong visual sensation. Inside there are stylish details, the use of an elevator instead of stairs, offers just the right New York feeling. A..
JDS architects have designed 'M6B1' - student housing in paris france. the site is located in a context that is in development. after fulfilling the required programming, the left over square meters were unfolded creating a spiral for social activities linking the ground floor to the roof terrace. considering the exterior of the building as generic as possible to respond to its unknown context, ..
Architects: 3+1 Architects Location: Tallinn, Estonia Architects in charge: Markus Kaasik, Andres Ojari, Ilmar Valdur & Merjer Müürisepp Garden Design: atelier le balto / Marc Pouzol, Véronique Faucheur, Chloé Sanson Project Year: 2002-2004 Construction Year: 2004-2005 Constructed area: 694 sqm (renovation) / 1,267 sqm (extension) Photographs: 3+1 Architects Building is located close to the Kadr..
Designer: Spacebox Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands Spacebox® is a new and innovative building system. Spacebox® is a registered trademark for a light weight prefab building system for semi-permanent and permanent solutions. What is Spacebox® ? Spacebox® is a new and innovative building system. Spacebox® is a registered trademark for a light weight prefab building system for semi-permanent and p..
Arons & Gelauff Architects - Dormitory, Enschede (Copyright Jeroen Musch) Arons & Gelauff Architects send me photographs of their recently finished dormitory building in Enschede, a city in the east of the Netherlands. One of the sides of the nine story building features a climbing wall. According to the architect it is the second highest one in the Netherlands. The addition of the climbing wall..
Paris architects ECDM have completed this 63-unit social housing development in Paris. It is located between existing buildings, at the intersection of two streets. A courtyard, hidden from the street, separates the building into two volumes connected by a basement car park. The front facade is composed of coloured glass in different shades of green. The text below is from the architects: – Coll..
Architects: Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects Location: London, England Client: The Peabody Trust Design team: Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects; Ellis & Moore (Structural Engineering); Max Fordham LLP (Building Services) Contractor: Sandwood Construction Design year: 2001-2005 Construction year: 2006-2007 Photographs: James Morris Antony House on the Pembury Estate in Hackney provides 30 units of..
