Charleston Museum – Entry by Dow Jones Architects

Thursday, January 28th 2010
Charleston Museum - Entry by Dow Jones Architects

Charleston has existed as a group of agricultural buildings for at least the last 500 years. Its inhabitation by the Bloomsbury Group for most of the last 100 years has marked it as an extraordinary place, telling the story of the lives of a group of artists in the most direct and intimate way. Our proposal adapts the buildings surrounding the farmhouse to make new spaces for the creation and display of art, continuing the pattern of use started by... 

House on the Mountain by Alric Galindez Arquitectos

Thursday, January 28th 2010
House on the Mountain by Alric Galindez Arquitectos

The house is a result of several stone boxes piled up on the side of a sloping area. Each one of these cases points and frames an outstanding view, where we can find Catedral, Otto, and Ventana mountains, as main characters of the landscape seen from inside. The space is organized so that it can be divided in different zones, depending on the number of persons that are actually using the place. During most of the year, the house can be used by areas,... 

The Heart of Europe, Dubai

Thursday, January 28th 2010
The Heart of Europe, Dubai

The project consists of urbanizing six islands located in the “heart of Europe” in “the World” that counts on a total of 300 islands. This project is one of great complexity regarding design and technical level, because the development takes place in the middle of the sea 5 km from the coast, with a very complex construction on artificial islands. This project is one of the most emblematic within those that are being built...