Milan-based architects Iosa Ghini Associati have designed an extension to a hotel in Budapest, Hungary, called New York Residence. The project comprises an extension to the adjacent New York Palace Boscolo Hotel, including 60 new rooms and a floor of offices. A conference centre attached to the hotel will include an auditorium to seat 500 people, while a commercial gallery and business centre wi..
NEXT OPENING: NEW YORK RESIDENCE, BUDAPEST – DESIGN MASSIMO IOSA GHINI A new building ‘New York Residence’ designed by the Iosa Ghini Associates is under construction and will be ready next june 2009 in Budapest adjacent to New York Palace Hotel. The project includes four main parts: The expansion of the New York Palace Boscolo Luxury Hotel including sixty new rooms as well as a floor for office..
The guys from OFIS sent us the their latest won competition in Paris, France. Architect: OFIS arhitekti Location: Paris, France Project Year: 2008 Project leaders: Rok Oman & Špela Videčnik Design Team: Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik, Robert Janez, katja aljaz, Andrej Gregoric, Javier Carrera Structural Engineering: Matjaz Pilic - Elea IC Mechanical, Electrical engineering & sustainability: Menerga d...
290 Mulberry is defined by its context through a direct response to zoning and building code regulations. Located in Nolita, New York, this building is bound on the north by Houston Street and on the west by the historic Puck Building on Mulberry Street. A zoning district requirement specifying a masonry enclosure for the two street walls created an opportunity to respond directly to the Puck Bu..
Austrian firm Architects Collective have completed Origami, a Corian-clad penthouse on top of an existing building in Mexico City. The new extension includes two terraces and is positioned on top of an existing three-storey building. Its steel structure is covered in Corian panels. The following is from Architects Collective: – OZULUAMA RESIDENCE Origami in Mexico City In the heart of Mexico Cit..
Young Argentinian architects Adamo-Faiden have completed a new residential building in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The building, called Conesa 4560, contains twelve apartments and is situated in the Saavedra district of the city. “Every house tries to continue the tradition of the old houses of the neighbourhood by adding open spaces,” say the architects. “A central patio organises the internal cir..
Some time ago we featured a mid rise building by OMA in New York, a cantilevered volume that brings a new concept for tall buildings. A similar approach can be found at a recent competition for the Rødovre Skyscraper won by MVRDV in association with ADEPT: A 116m tall mixed use tower, based on a 60sqm module arranged around the central core of the building. It´s interesting to see the structural..
Architects: Architecture W Location: Nagoya, Japan Project Team: Michel Weenick, Ayumi Sengoku, Yukiko Iwanaga, Brian White Client: Sadao Tokuda Project Year: 2004 Constructed Area: 597 sqm Structural Engineer: Astec Landscape: KK Design Photographer: Andy Boone The design of the m/f house was driven by the desire top create an unique multifamily housing project that addresses the needs of a con..
MVRDV and ADEPT win Copenhagen high-rise competition with ‘Sky Village’ design The municipality of Rødovre, an independent municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark, announced today MVRDV and co-architect ADEPT winner of the design competition of the Rødovre Skyscraper. The 116 meter tall tower accommodates apartments, a hotel, retail and offices. A public park and a plaza are also part of the private..
Architects: Akihisa Hirata Location: Tokyo, Japan Program: Shopping Design Year: 2006-2007 Construction Year: 2007 Site Area: 538 sqm Constructed Area: 851.5 sqm Photographer: Akihisa Hirata This is a set of commercial tenant building in Daikanyama, Tokyo. From legal condition it was demanded to build several small volumes in narrow site, and we decided to make several volumes that seemed to be ..
