The main entrance is designed from the western side, combining with the existing building entrance to create a large entry platform with benches. The entry platform serves to functionally and perceptively combine two dislocated entries into a unified whole. The connection to the existing building is also obvious at the level of facade design, as it resumes the composition scheme of the existing building. The façade dynamics reflect the functional...
In 2009, this concept for an apartment complex was the winning entry by Slovenian OFIS Arhitekti in an invited competition. The main request was to develop 100 quality housing units with terraces surrounded by green. The concept proposes three enclosed islands starting from layout of typical house with garden in the area. Apartment village is formed from individual houses with gardens and furthermore imposed on top of each other. In this way, green...
On a very small site of 33 square meters of frontage 3.3m / 10m deep, I planned a building of frontage 2.7m / about 9m deep. I draw the biggest curve on there with width and depth of a building, I distributed a place of a roof and a place of a sky with the curve. And I planned the stairs which went up from the first floor to the second floor with this curve. The main space of the building which these created, it is it with the space that it “is...
The eight-suite Bed & Breakfast Hotel opened just three months ago, in a small town 90 miles north of Las Vegas. The town attracts visitors with in an interest in wildlife due to its proximity to the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. This B&B Hotel in the Wild West is a tribute to the deceased Mr. Charlie Frias, the beloved husband of Mrs. Phyllis Frias. It seemed only natural that it be brought about by the fulfillment a dream they’d...
The ‘Villa Dali’ clients asked for a very personal house which would reflect their passions. They are nautical minded and have a love of art, sculptures and especially the work of Salvador Dali. During the initial design discussions 123DV architecture were also showed pictures of ancient Spanish architecture. They were fascinated by the closed white stucco facades and metal fences in Jugendstill design. So the challenge was to combine...
Located on a flag lot, a steep sloping grade provided the opportunity to bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house. A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music. This house evades the mechanics of the camera; it is difficult to capture the way the interior space flows seamlessly through to the exterior....
East Village Studio by Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture
Economy, functionality and privacy were the primary drivers in the design of this sixth floor...
Datong Sports Park by Populous
The win for Populous, which has its Asian base in Queensland, comes as its first sports park...
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