CBS building, Shinbashi, Tokyo, by Dasic architects

Friday, February 12th 2010
CBS building, Shinbashi, Tokyo, by Dasic architects

Located in Shinbashi,Tokyo this recently completed small office building has been designed by Dasic Architects. The perimeter of the office has been pulled away from the street creating an open public space for visitors while providing room for occasional parking and repairs of the office workers cars. The building is clad in white painted cut steel panels, creating the image of a structural skin. The roof of the building is constructed of louvered... 

Laurie Frick Residence by KRDB

Thursday, February 4th 2010
Laurie Frick Residence by KRDB

The program requirements were for a 1600sf one-bedroom, two-bathroom house with an office and a 700sf studio on an infill lot in Barton Heights. The previous home was moved off the site, leaving a constricted buildable area located between a Diadora Cypress at the street and a magnificent Live Oak and swimming pool to the rear. Based on programmatic adjacencies the design is comprised of a series of 16’ structural steel bays wrapped with a metal-clad... 

Diamond House by XTEN Architecture

Tuesday, February 2nd 2010
Diamond House by XTEN Architecture

The Diamondhouse is a sound studio and office extension to a house located deep in a canyon, against a severely sloping hillside, with minimal access and little space upon which to build. Direct sunlight reaches the site for only a few hours a day. The geotechnical condition is challenging, requiring 30-foot caissons to underpin new walls and foundations. A complex web of regulations governed the height, width, depth and specific relationship to the... 

House in Kujyukuri by Office of Kimihiko Okada

Monday, February 1st 2010
House in Kujyukuri by Office of Kimihiko Okada

A residence for an individual who retired from work to spend rest of his life enjoying his hobby. The house was requested to be built simple and with low construction fee, therefore, I decided to minimize the operations and materials to achieve the maximum effect. It is built on the peaceful village of the gently-sloping ground with a few residences and wood. The wall of the house starts as a site boundary. It draws a continuous spiral and ends as... 

The New York Korea Center by SAMOO Architecture PC

Sunday, January 31st 2010
The New York Korea Center by SAMOO Architecture PC

SAMOO Architecture PC, the New York studio of SAMOO Architects and Engineers based in Seoul, Korea, announced that it has won an international competition for the design of The New York Korea Center, a new home for the Korean Cultural Service in New York. The eight-story, 33,000 square foot facility will offer spaces for exhibitions, performances, lectures, and administration. Korea House will be located on East 32nd Street, extending the vibrancy... 

Parliament Creative Company Office Interior Design

Saturday, January 30th 2010
Parliament Creative Company Office Interior Design

Parliament, a graphic design/marketing company in Portland, Oregon, have shared some photos of their office interior design with us. The design features a number of pieces made from salvaged and reclaimed materials, including salvaged pizza ovens, street signs, and wood from old crates, a barn and a church.

Creative Time Offices Interior Design

Friday, January 29th 2010
Creative Time Offices Interior Design

Creative Time, the public arts institution, moved their offices to the 4th Street Cultural District. The challenges lay with the length of the space – how to distribute natural light and a sense of openness while providing privacy. The cubicles have face panels at different heights to create a sense of variety and motion. Reflective materials maximize light. Translucent orange sliding walls hide service rooms and ‘Cones of Silence’ –... 

Pavilion in Roosendaal by René van Zuuk Architekten

Thursday, January 28th 2010
Pavilion in Roosendaal by René van Zuuk Architekten

In 2001 the city of Roosendaal decided to ban cars from the New Market in the centre of town by building a huge two storey underground parking. In order to create a new public square the city of Roosendaal asked the urban design office Quadrat to make a proposition. In their scheme they proposed to pave the square with red and brown brick, plant 15 trees, make three exits for the underground parking and as the most visible and important element they... 

Center for Human Rights Education Building by Moshe Safdie

Thursday, January 28th 2010
Center for Human Rights Education Building by Moshe Safdie

The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation (PHRF) today announced plans for its Center for Human Rights Education. PHRF has secured a long-term lease/sublease for the 10,000 square foot parcel of land at 16th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, which is the site of North America’s first Holocaust Monument – The Monument to the Six Million Jewish Martyrs. Mayor Michael Nutter was instrumental in producing the 80-year lease for the historic...