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 ..
The House 53 volumetry was defined following São Paulo city building laws and the site’s peculiar shape, which is just over 10 meters in front and approximately 30 meters in length. According to the legislation one can build in the neighborhood up to a two-floor building, settled upon the site’s lateral limits. A third floor is allowed as long as the lateral setbacks are respected. The house was..
drdh architects sent us this house with a long previous story. Speculatively built by 19th Century developers, it has been adapted and distorted over time to suit circumstance - acquiring a single storey shop and basement, an extra storey, a cantilevered lavatory and a garage. Of more immediate concern was the basement, where the floor had been dug out and the corbels sheared off the party walls..
Most city parts of Almere, a city with almost 190,000 inhabitants, have a petting farm. In the 'den Uyl' park there used to be one, but it burned down in the early 80's, leaving only its concrete foundation. Early 2005 we were commissioned by the municipality of Almere to design a new petting farm on the exact location and the remaining foundation. The building was finally built using almost onl..
Architects: Neeson Murcutt Architects Location: Sydney, Australia Principals in Charge: Rachel Neeson, Nicholas Murcutt Project team: Andrew Burns, Amelia Holiday, Jeff Morgan, Sean Choo, David Coleborne Builder: Coddington Constructions Pty Ltd Landscape Architect: Sue Barnsley Design Structural Engineer: Tihanyi Consulting Engineers Hydraulic Engineer: ACOR Consultants Geotechnical: Geotechniq..
Architects: Forte, Gimenes & Marcondes Ferraz Arquitetos Location: Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil Architects in Charge: Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes and Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz Collaborators: Renata Davi, Renata Buschinelli Goes, Luiz Florence, Adriana Junqueira, Paloma Delgado, Ivo Magaldi, André Malheiros, Luciana Muller, Débora Zeppellini, Marília Caetano, Nilton Rossi, Ana Paula Barbosa L..
Architects: C-Laboratory Location: Sanjhih, Taipei County, Taiwan Project and Construction team: Marco Casagrande, Frank Chen, Shi-Ding Chen, Nikita Wu, Shu-Gi Bai Local Knowledge: Missis Lee Site Area: 3,890 sqm Building foot print: 138 sqm Interior space: 62.5 sqm Materials: mahogany, concrete Completed: 2008 Photographs: C-Lab The house is realized on an old Japanese cherry-farm in the Datun ..
Architects: PROJEKTSTUDIO, ing.arch. David Kotek Location: Ostrava, Czech Republic Consultant: Hutní projekt Ostrava a.s. Constructed Area: 2,200 sqm Project year: 2006 Photographs: PROJEKTSTUDIO The fundamental concept of the design is the division of the Substance of the structure into two clearly defined buildings – hall and administration. It is dialogue between the static and the dynamic, a..
Ladderstile House: 현대 건축의 경이로움래더스타일 하우스(Ladderstile House)는 리치먼드 파크(Richmond Park) 인근, 래더스타일 게이트(Ladderstile Gate) 옆에 위치한 뛰어난 현대적 가족 주택입니다. 이 집은 모던한 디자인과 지속 가능한 요소들이 아름답게 어우러져 독특하고 친환경적인 생활 공간을 제공하고 있습니다. 디자인 개념 현대적 중정 주택 래더스타일 하우스는 중심에 조경된 중정을 배치하고, 사이트 주변에 위성 중정을 배치한 디자인을 특징으로 합니다. 건물의 각 볼륨은 하루 종일 자연광을 최대한 활용하도록 배열되었습니다. 유리, 천공된 강철, 나무 스크린을 통해 외부 공간과 다양한 시각적 연결을 제공합니다. 나무 빔 그리드 부지는 큰 노출된 나무 빔으..
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..
