This auditorium – one of the largest in the world – was awarded to Studio Nicoletti as the result of an International restricted competition. Founded in the heart of the steppes only four years after the Independence of the Country, Astana is now a decade old new capital of Kazakhstan. Astana’s central nucleus occupies a rectangular area whose organizational axis is based upon a system of three piazzas. In the largest of these, dominated...
Starting from the idea that the architectural skin of a building has an important impact on the environment, the entire building and its extension will be isolated externally, in order to prevent heat loss and to increase the building thermal inertia. Our project for the aquatic center in Annemasse was part of a process which aimed to: – Develop innovative and efficient solutions for the pool roof to limit its visual impact with high level of...
This house for vacations is located at the border of a small historical village, which is still quite good preserved. There is a beautiful view over the lake and towards the mountains. It’s only possible to reach the house by foot. There isn’t a street leading close to the site, what made the construction more difficult. The house defines the border of the historical village, so we created a sort of a boundary wall where you can live inside. It...
Conceived through joint collaboration between the fields of architecture and engineering, the bridge was designed by Bernard Tschumi and Hugh Dutton, with their respective teams in Paris and New York. The teams developed the design for La Roche-sur-Yon as both a utilitarian vector of movement and a symbol of contemporary urban relationships. The intention of the designers was to demonstrate an integration of an original structural system with an architectural...
This single modern house is located in a closed neighborhood, 30km. away from Buenos Aires. The shallow pool that divides the house in two allows the indirect light to bathe the interiors, as the northern sun reflects it’s light on the water surface. This way, light is present in every corner of the house, but never in a direct way. Both programs are connected by a glass bridge, with the water running under your feet. The living room, 10 meters...
The Happy Street is the answer on the question Better City Better Life. I think that origins in a GOOD street. with mix functions, different forms of buildings . A street mixed with different types of buildings like a house, a shop, a factory, an office, a farm, a petrol station, a sportfield , a garage, forms the condition for a social life. The people can just gaze at it, it is a wunderfull steel construction, made by a very good structural designer...
The award-winning Courtyard was designed by landscape architects Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, within an architectural renovation by Foster + Partners architects. The Donald W. Reynolds Center home of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery is a National Historic Landmark Building in Washington, D.C. The interior courtyard has been enclosed by a glass canopy designed by Foster + Partners, creating one of the largest public event...
A very small plot of land (4×15m / built 4×12.5m) in a narrow street in the Center of Antwerp, rear facade facing south. The design responds by opening up both facades to the maximum, split-levels and a void with a roof of glass on top. 3 levels house the main living areas bureau/library/kitchen/dining, and the highest split-level is the sitting room with open fire and views of the city and the sky. From there, you can access the roof-terrace...
Until recently, the first thing visitors noticed upon arriving at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein was the Vitra Design Museum, a building designed by Frank Gehry. Now a new building, which has been erected next to the museum, is destined to attract just as much attention: the VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron. In close proximity to the Swiss border and the furniture manufacture’s Basel headquarters, Vitra has created a new domicile for...
The facility is composed of two buildings that form a common public space between them that is both a gateway to the river and a staging terrace for the boats. The smaller of the buildings is a glass pavilion that houses the singles shells. Its transparency allows for a unique perspective on the boats during storage and can be viewed from the adjacent footpaths and roadway. The larger, main building holds 4-person and eight-person shells on the ground...
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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