To save the plateau, the building was pushed towards the eastern perimeter of the site, suspended above the slope on slender steel columns. The entrance stair rises along the slope through the house up to the plateau. This strategy avoids costly blasting, hiding the technical connections in the stair. It saves at the same time the existing characteristics of the site, creating a dramatic interplay between volume and site. The entrance condition and...
A dry-constructed outer wall stimulates an open and voluntary dialogue with the different aspects of the local climate. Seeing, lighting, ventilating or heating are various operations associated with two independent systems of openings and shutters that imbue the northern and southern faces with an ambiguous and enigmatic look. The interior reproduces the original and primitive compartments (for animals, shepherds and forage) in two directions: North...
The amorphous design of the building allows it to nestle comfortably into its urban context. Its edges are soft and enriched by a series of smaller public spaces. As visitors sweep across the large square and into the building the flowing threshold means that they are hardly aware of the main entrance as they pass through it. One moves through the entire complex in a similar fashion – with the secondary entrance to the supermarket being conceived...
Benjamin Garcia Saxe used the inspiration of the forest to design his ‘Bamboo House’ in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The house inverts the role of the forest by bringing it inside the house. An internal patio provides space for functions to rotate about. The house is divided into two living modules, one private bedroom and one public kitchen/living area.
The hotel complex is situated in the newly developed Schwabinger Tor area, along the northern part of the Leopoldstrasse. The challenge in the competition was to bring the architectural characteristics of Munich into this new and modern part of the city. schmidt hammer lassen architects’ design concept has its origin in three themes: the analysis of the historical city with its arches, vaults and arcades; a close relation to the masterplan with...
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...
The design for the 3-story, 15,000 SF expansion needed to meet the changing functional requirements of this 30 year old fitness facility, complement the existing architecture, and maintain a quality and scale compatible with the adjacent single-family residential neighborhood. Influenced by Asian-inspired northwest architecture, the design achieved these goals through the use of a combination of elements including sloped roofs with large overhangs,...
Baby nursery bedding crib sets and matching accessories by Trend Lab. Beautiful unique baby bedding. Baby nursery bedding crib sets manufactured by Trend Lab. Bright colors and vivid designs allow your baby to grow and explore their creative side. Themes range from classic baby bedding designs to more modern baby bedding sets.
Urban Aqualoop is public space created from infrastructure and natural cycles, creating spaces for lounging, eating, playing and physical relaxation in combination with a living, working hydroponic fish farm. Urban Aqualoop celebrates the cycles of organically feeding, growing and eating fish through an exchange of nutrients with plant life – all within a sinuous loop of a soft that bends around itself to create different spaces for lying upon,...
The extension of the Apprentice Formation Center is a compact and economic building. It achieves the composition of the complex of the Chambre des Métiers of the Val-de-Marne Departement, near Paris. In a game of inversion, the new building backs its concrete facade and is based on a complex steel structure. The long span (20m) of the plumbers workshop is assured with full height beam that frames the second floor. The triangulations of these beams...
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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