Korean architects Hohyun Park and Hyunjoo Kim have completed Z-House, a residence in Gwangju Si near Seoul. Situated at the top of a steep hill, the building is surrounded by woods to the west and has views across the surrounding mountains to the south. The Z-shaped roof is made of black zinc and wraps around the upper level of the house. The upper level is clad in red cedar wood in contrast to ..
Architect: SPG Architects Location: Kechum, Idaho, USA Partner in Charge: Caroline N. Sidnam Project Team: Sandra Aranguren-Langston & William Petrone Contractor: Englemann Inc. Structural Engineering: Purdy & Associates Constructed Area: 558 sqm Project Year: 2005 Photographs: Tim Brown This 6,000 square foot vacation home is located in the high desert of central Idaho. A 5-Bedroom house with a..
Architect: Spanjers Architect Location: Westkapelle, The Netherlands Client: Fletcher Hotel Group Footprint: 370 sqm Project year: 2009 Photographs: Spanjers Architect On the beach of Westkapelle, a small coastal town in the Netherlands, recently a new beachclub called ‘Zuiderduin’ has opened its doors for the public. A building with a maximum outdoor floor surface where people can enjoy a snack..
Architects: Architecture Paradigm Location: Bangalore, India Design team: Vimal jain, Sandeep.J, Manoj ladhad , Chinmayee Ananth Client: Mr. Manoj jain Project Area: 170 sqm Photographs: Architecture Paradigm The idea of a second home in the context of growing economic conditions is more of a reality today. These homes in some cases serve as get away spaces from the bustling and chaotic conditio..
Architects: Arquitectos Anónimos® and Paulo Teodósio Location: Esposende, Portugal Client: Maria Helena Ramos Structural consultant: Ricardo Fonseca, Luís Fernandes and Luís Gonçalves Floor area: 157 sqm Site area: 8,900 sqm Built-up area: 288 sqm Start of planning: 2004 Start of construction: 2005 Completion: 2007 Photographs: Ivo Canelas An unusual and inverted process. The client convinced us..
Architects: Arquitectos Anónimos®, Maria Veloso and Vasco Aragão Location: St. Tirso, Portugal Client: Norte Golfe Structural consultant: Hélder Ferreira Floor area: 80 sqm Site area: 1,100 sqm Built-up area: 80 sqm Start of planning: 2006 Start of construction: 2006 Completion: 2006 Photographs: Abel Andrade Sometimes we dig up foundations only to cover them up again. A safe certainty to determ..
The Compass Pointe House is a recently completed contemporary home in Whistler, Canada. The home’s layout & design was the creation of Sean Anderson of Progressive Concept Design, while the interior & exterior finishes were completed by Kelly Deck, who provided contemporary touches that were inspired by the natural surroundings. from contemporist
Nearly 4 years after the competition for a new administration building of the Schwandorf Incineration Plant in Bavaria, Germany was won by Stuttgart-based archimedialab, this unique ensemble of building and landscape has now been officially inaugurated. Here is how archimedialab describe their project: The task to design a new administration building, reorganize the power station compound and cr..
Architect Pieta-Linda Auttila has completed a prototype holiday home in Helsinki, Finland, featuring a sculptural, wooden trellis between two box-like ends. Called the WISA Wooden Design Hotel and created for Finnish forest products brand UPM Kymmene, the building is made of pine, spruce and birch grown in Finland. The two solid volumes house sleeping and living areas, with large windows in each..
From dawn til dusk on Saturday, July 25, artists Heather and Ivan Morison led a crew of volunteers to build a remarkable temporary public artwork in Victoria Park in Bristol, UK. The pavilion-like timber structure, The Black Cloud, was commissioned by Situations at the University of the West of England, and designed in collaboration with architect graduate Sash Reading. It will act as a meeting ..