Architects: SARC Architects Location: Joensuu, Finland Building Owner: Senaatti-kiinteistöt User: The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Forest Research Institute Building consultant: ISS Proko Oy (Engel Rakennuttamispalvelut Oy) Constructed Area: 7,650 sqm Project Year: 2004 Photographs: SARC Architects The construction of The Finnish Forest Research Institutes (METLA) new building to a..
Architects: Bernard Quirot & Olivier Vichard Location: Buillon, France Collaborator: Delphine Tempesta Structure: FDI, François Durant Constructed Area: 135 sqm Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle Located in a small village 10 kilometers south of Besançon, the main town of the region « Franche Comté », this house was built far from the center of the village, up on the hill which dominates the river..
Principal use: Weekend House Building site: Chino-shi, Nagano, Japan Site area: 1054.10m2 Building area: 80.74m2 Total floor area: 80.74m2 Structure: Wood Architects: Tezuka Architects -Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Makoto Takei, Ryuya Maio Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd Lighting design: Masahide Kakudate (Masahide Kakudate Lighting Archit..
Principal use: Residence Building site: Okayama, Japan Site area: 1035.92m2 Building area: 288.64m2 Total floor area: 342.70m2 Number of stories: 1F Structure: Reinforced Concret + Steel Architects: Tezuka Architects - Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Chie Nabeshima, Hiroshi Tomikawa Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd Lighting design: Masahide Ka..
The building aims to promote environmental awareness and contains an information centre and education facilities for school groups. The building is charactised by a south-facing, curved glass facade with movable sun blinds and is designed to be heated and ventilated naturally. Photographs by Andrea Lhotakova Here is some more information from the architects: – Slunakov – Centre for Ecological Ac..
Architects: Pushak Location: Lillefjord, Finnmark, Norway Project Year: 2006 Client: Norwegian Road Administration, The National Tourist Road Project Photographs: Pushak The program for the road stop is benches, toilet, waste bin and a wind shed. It is also the start of a trail to a waterfall in the end of the wally. The path was originally on the parking side, with a run down bridge crossing th..
Client: DesignMai 2005 / Projekt 0047 Project: Cabin for exhibition, 7 sqm Location: Berlin Contractor: Klöpferholz GmbH from bkark
Woodhead Architects designed this building over a beautiful landscape in Western Australia, integrated with it through the use of wood. The exterior spaces offer a shaded place to contemplate this landscape. The ritual burning of the Pinnacles Interpretive Centre in Western Australia, as part of its design and building process underscores the unique role of fire both culturally and environmental..
loft, designed by shelly shelly bernhart to design, was the first winner of the IDA for students. emphasize the clean lines making it a timeless chair. from spaceinvading
Stockholm Design Week 09: Swedish designers Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF Arkitektkontor created an installation of wooden office furniture at Nordic light Hotel in Stockholm last week. The concept was developed for furniture producer RH Chairs, and is used in their showrooms and trade fair stands (also designed by TAF). “The wooden furniture works as a low tech contrast to the h..
