Architect Ben Naqoka of Point has completed an installation featuring plywood archways at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan. Called Labyrinth of Woods, the wooden profiles branch out lower down to form extra display stands and include arms forming chandeliers where several sections meet. The installation opened last week and will remain in place until 10 July 2010. More Dezeen stor..
Architect: Fantastic Norway Location: Fosen Coast, Norway Contractor: Abygg AS Constructed Area: 77 sqm The cabin is situated on the top of a rocky hill at the outermost coast of Fosen (Norway). The building is carefully placed and designed in relation to the local terrain, the panoramic view and the specific climactic conditions in the area. A variety of sheltered outdoor spaces enables a dynam..
This contemporary modern house by Replinger Hossner Architects is up for sale in Seattle, WA. Amazing views and good interior spaces. I just got this on my mail and I thought any of our readers could be interested. More pictures and plans after the break. upper floor plan
La Casa Buzeta es una vivienda de veraneo ubicada en Maitecillo sur, sobre un talud que desciende abruptamente al mar desde 120 metros de altura. Buzeta house is a vacations family home located southof Montecillo, over a creek 120 meters high from the sea. El lugar presenta excelentes condiciones para el vuelo en parapente, por lo que sugería un volumen que se enfrentara al viento, acentuando la..
Italian designer Giorgio Biscaro will exhibit during the upcoming Milan Design Week at Salone Satellite, the showcase for young designers from all around the world. This year, the collection counts almost twenty new products, and includes light fixtures, furniture, kitchenware and more. The item previewed here is Offset Stool. It’s the result of a deep research into bent plywood, its possibiliti..
A new house, guesthouse, and garage form a community of buildings on a rural hilltop site, evoking a rural homestead. The buildings define a formal courtyard that opens to specific views of the Berkshire and Catskill Mountains. Copper, wood, and bluestone are the primary materials, deployed to affect a minimal and sculptural vocabulary. The buildings are embedded to varying degree within the roc..
Architect: Harald Opitz Location: Camino a Ensenada, Puerto Varas, Chile Contractor: Inmobiliaria Cielos del Sur Ltda Structure Engineer: Jose Torres Herrera Site Area: 14.000 sqm Constructed Area: 1.500 sqm Project Year: 2006 Construction year: 2007-2008 Materials: Wood, Steel & Concrete Photographs: Francisco Negroni Young chilean architect Harald Opitz shared with us this impressive hotel lo..
Architects: White arkitekter AB Location:Kastrup, Denmark Landscape:White arkitekter AB Engineering:NIRAS Rådgivende ingeniører og Planlæggere A/S Contractor:Københavns Dykkerentreprise A/S Construction year: 2004 Photographs: Ole Haupt, White Arkitekter, Erco Lighting, Åke E:son Lindman Reaching out into the Øresund from Kastrup Strandpark in Kastrup, Kastrup Sea Bath forms a living and integra..
Architects: IwamotoScott Location: North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA Principals in Charge: Lisa Iwamoto & Craig Scott Collaborators: Dan Sullivan & Blake Altshuler Diagrams: Ryan Gollenberg Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Craig Scott PS House offers a way of densifying the inner block of an already fairly dense San Francisco neighborhood (North Beach), while bringing an unexpected degree of sp..
Architects: Choi Ropiha Location: Mona Vale, NSW, Australia Client: Graeme Jessup & Barbara Elkan Environmental Systems: Graeme Jessup Landscape: ExParrot Engineering: Simpson Design Associates - Northrop Engineers Construction: Graybuilt Photographs: Brett Boardman The client for the project has a long standing interest in building sustainability developed through working at the Sustainable Ene..
