Architect: Alberto Mozo Collaborators: Francisca Cifuentes, Mauricio Leal, Luis Fernandez Location: Suecia & Bilbao, Providencia, Santiago, Chile Client: Nicolas Moens de Hase Site Area: 1654 sqm Constructed Area: 623 sqm Project Year: 2006 Construction Year: 2007 Structure Ingeneer: Juan Lopez Ingeneers Electric project: Gaston Villarroel Services: Jaime Uribe Structure: Arauco & Constructora..
for the 11th annual venice architecture biennale, frank gehry looked to what he considers as one of the most fundamental design tools, the model. large-scale models have always played an important role in the realization of an architectural project, giving one a sense of space, construction details, scale and materiality of the design before it is actually built. for inspiration, gehry looked to..
Belgium-based designers Draw Me a Sheep presented chairs and stools upholstered in real tree bark at 100% Design London, which ended yesterday. The pieces, which feature ash bark formed over timber and resin, are based on the notion that if trees had square trunks, less wood would be wasted. Above: Square Tree Trunk/ stool_I Above: Square Tree Trunk/ bench_I Above: Square Tree Trunk/ bench_II ..
Architect: Sami Rintala Landscape Architects: Eedo Space Architectural Design, Seul, Republic of Korea Location: Anyang Park, Anyang, Seul, Republic of Korea Materials: Steel, Wood, Concrete, Gravel, Glass Construction: October-December 2005 Finish: January 2006 Constructed Area: 72sqm Client: Anyang City / Public Art Project Collaborators: John Roger Holte, Artist, Norway; Finnforest, Wood Ph..
Architects: Fiona Winzar Architects Location: South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia Client: Joanne Higginson Project year: 2007 Builder: Third Pig Constructions Pty Ltd. Photographs: Emma Cross Context and Core Ideas Turning this tight and difficult inner city site into a home for a family of five is an important contribution to contemporary and sustainable design practice, where issues of energy ..
Dutch architecture office FARO architecten bv sent us this amazing experimental house, where the main idea was to give big spaces to the client. Be sure to check out the lounge hanging from the ceiling. Architect: FARO architecten bv Location: Steigereiland, Netherlands Construction Year: September 2006 - February 2007 Contractor: Kerkhofs montagebouw Finishing: Dick Caarls Technical advice: P..
Architects: German del Sol Location: Provincia de Última Esperanza, Magallanes, Patagonia, Chile Project team: José Luis Ibañez G. / Architect, Francisca Schüler M. / Architect, Carlos Venegas / Architect, Rodrigo Arenas P. / Graphics Arts Contractor: Salfa, Punta Arenas Constructed Area: 5,213.46 sqm Project year: 2004 - 2005 Construction year: 2004 - 2005 The inspiration The inspiration are ..
Architects: Alejandro Beals, Christian Beals Location: Lago Rupanco, Region de los Lagos, Chile Design Year: 2004-2005 Construction Year: 2005-2006 Collaborator: Loreto Lyon Structure: Patricio Stagno Contractor: Nicolas Aranguiz, Mauricio Carrasco Site Area: 5,000 sqm Constructed Area: 280 sqm The house is located on the edge of lake Rupanco, in the south of Chile. The 160 x 30 meters site has ..
British furniture designer Matthew Hilton will launch his new collection at 100% Design London later this month. New pieces include Fracture table (above), Tapas chair (top image), Manta chair (below) and Hepburn sofa, which has been shortlisted for a 100% Design/Blueprint Design Award. Hilton launched his own brand at 100% Design last year. See our previous story. The solid wood furniture is pr..
Taylors Island, Maryland Named for the tall pines that characterize its site on the Chesapeake Bay, this 2,200 square-foot single family residence seeks to deeply fuse the natural elements of this barrier island to architectural form. Positioned between a dense grove of loblolly pines and a lush foreground of saltmeadow cordgrass and the bay, the architecture is formed about and within the eleme..
