An art museum, with a series of narrow rectangular slits across the façade, was designed by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten in Nanjing, China. It was called Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum. The building showed two u-shaped structures which a central glass-roofed atrium engaged. Tall widows broke up the travertine stone façade. The sheet metal panels that [...]
Project Text – General The new districts head office along the highway in Assen, The Netherlands, were designed by 24H-architecture for Rijkswaterstaat, who were building and maintaining highways, waterways and nature. Creating a sustainable building that explicitly showed the identity of Rijkswaterstaat was the ambition of the client and the architect. Representing their three core [...]
This resort is unique and offering something unusual for the guests. Named as Library Resort , this amusement facility was designed by Tirawan Songsawat in Koh Samui, Thailand. The resort was built in minimalist structure while intruding as little as possible on the site by building around old-growth trees. Among the vegetation, there is artwork [...]
Pascal Arquitectos is Mexico city based architect who has designed the Galileo Apartments Building located in Polanco, Mexico. The design of this residential building is intended to achieve the degree of privacy to the residential units, meanwhile creating the variation of pattern on the façade by applying the combination of materials. The materials like crystal, [...]
I am sure that this house becomes a favorite house for you, who need a vacation or a staying home. The Strekov House takes the name of the location: Strekov, Czech Republic. Designed by 3 +1 Architekti, it is located on the border between a highly populated area and the countryside. About the exterior design, [...]
The Architect was Zaha Hadid Architects. It was located in Rome, Flaminio, Italy. The Client was Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali – Fondazione MAXXI. The Structural engineers were Anthony Hunts Associates OK Design Group. The Lights and illumination were Equation Lighting. It was built in 1999-2009. The Constructed area was 27,000 sqm. The Photographs was [...]
Rafael de La-Hoz, the Spanish base architectural firm has completed the two cylindrical white towers. This high rise building is called as Torres de Hercules, located in the Bay of Algeciras in Southern Spain. This mix-use building will accommodates office space, although some of the floors will have commercial space and services, such as: coffee [...]
Technical Information The Client was EDF. It was located in Bure-Saudron / France. The Budget reached € 10,1M excl. VAT. The Site Area was 3.30 hectares. The Built UP Area was 6800 m². The Competition was in 2008. It was completed in 2011. The Team was LAN Architecture (lead architect), Franck Boutté (HEQ consultant), Batiserf [...]
– May 31, 2011
Central Institute of Technology Introduction To undertake a limited design competition sponsored by Central Institute of Technology (CIT), Lyons, an Australian wide architectural practice, in association with Perth architectural company T&Z were prepared in April 2006. CIT Senior Executive and Geoffrey London, the WA Government Architect, judged the competition at that time. Incoming search terms [...]
– May 23, 2011
The Client was DEC. The Area was 50.000 m2. The Guest Rooms were 436. The Budget achieved 64m euro Credits The design was King Roselli Architetti. The project leader was Riccardo Roselli. The project architect was Arianna Nobile. The interior design was Daniele Del Prete. The design team was Andrea Ricci, Mario Augusti, Katia Scarioni, [...]
– May 23, 2011
The Client was KIVI NIRIA. The Architect & Interior was AAArchitects. The Design team was Amer Alhassan, Wim Smits, Florence Paul, Luigi Depperu, Matteo Frongia. The Construction: was ABT. The Ceiling was Atlier de Rijk. The Installations was ABT. The Contractor was DB Bouw. The Furniture was Van Eijk meubel – interieurbouw. Incoming search terms [...]
– May 21, 2011
The Architect was +31ARCHITECTS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Project team was Jasper Suasso de Lima de Prado and Jorrit Houwert. It was located in Omval 4, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Client was private. The Construction was Pieters bouwtechniek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Alferink-van Schieveen, Zwolle, The Netherlands. The Building contractor was Dijkhuis Aannemersbedrijf b.v. / Ardesch, Hardenberg, [...]
– May 18, 2011
Education Executive Agency & Tax offices, Groningen, the Netherlands, 2006 – 2011. The Client of the consortium was Dutch Government Buildings Agency (RGD). The Client UNStudio was Consortium DUO² (Strukton, Ballast Nedam, John Laing). The Program was Office building (phase A); underground parking (phase B); public city garden, pavilion (phase C). The Building surface was [...]
– May 14, 2011
The ProJect TEK was Technology, Entertainment & Knowledge Center Taipei. The Client was Taiwan Land Development Corporation. The consultants were Realities United, Arup. The area sized 53.000m2. It was located in Taipei, Taiwan. m = distance I m2 = area I m3 = space . Technology + Entertainment + Knowledge = TEK. TEK3 was Space [...]
– May 9, 2011
Official opening of the Masdar Institute campus, first solar powered building at Masdar City . Lessons which had evolved over centuries of traditional Arabian architecture were incorporated by the masterplan of Foster + Partners. The first building of its kind to be powered entirely by renewable solar energy was the Masdar Institute. For the sustainable [...]
– May 9, 2011
Golf’s Tower – Apartments San Isidro, Lima, Peru “Panorama Apartments” which embraced the view over the Lima Golf Club was provided. The users were allowed to individual configure the inside-out relations by the graded rooms and the multiple ways. Transforming an enclosed sequence of spaces at the south side to an open plan towards the [...]
– May 5, 2011
WORKSHOP KYMENLAAKSO UAS, KOUVOLA Architect’s short description (by Teemu Tuomi) A part of Kymenlaakso UAS campus, was workshop building. Placing relatively large workshop spaces at the campus area consisting of old army barracks without disturbing the hierarchy of the built environment was the task. The building design was designed for students studying design and restoration. [...]
– May 1, 2011
An infill building that would unite 2 period terraces on a narrow site in North London was 76A Newington Green Road. The result of a genuine social and sustainable approach by the client and design team was the house design. As a self build project, Fiona Sail, a long standing tenant of Stadium Housing Association, [...]
– May 1, 2011
Building Details The Architect was Takeshi Hosaka. The Structural Engineers was Hirofumi Ohno. The Photographer was Koji Fujii / Nacasa&Pertners Inc. The Client was Masanori Yoshida. The Name was Yoyogi Office Building. It was located on Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan. The Structure was Steel. The Site was 398.88 m2. The Building area was 209.13 m2. The [...]
– April 26, 2011
CoralHouse Housing estate Area “Chandieu”, Petit-Saconnex 70-70D, Rue du Grand-Pré 1202 Geneva lot 5028 City of Geneva. The Housing was 8’450sqm. The Commercial premises were 1’930sqm. The Basement was 1’029sqm Total of 58 housing units Commercial premises on the ground and first floors Energy standard Minergie® The Client was A&A Real Estate Grand-Pré SA Incoming [...]
– April 21, 2011
The Design team was Ben van Berkel, Astrid Piber with Ger Gijzen, Marc Herschel and Marianthi Tatari, Sander Versluis, Albert Gnodde, Jorg Lonkwitz, Tom Minderhoud, Lee Jae-young, Woo Jun-seung, Constantin Boincean, Yu-chen Lin. The Interior were Ben van Berkel, Astrid Piber with Ger Gijzen, Cristina Bolis and Veronica Baraldi, Lee Jae-young, Felix Lohrmann, Kirsten Hollmann, [...]
– April 17, 2011
The planning was Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky + Wolfdieter Dreibholz. The design principal was Wolf D. Prix. The project partner was Helmut Holleis. The project team was Volker Kilian, Luzie Giencke, Alexander Ott, Marcelo Bernardi, Claudia Buhmann, Daniel Kerbler, Markus Tritthart, Penny Rüttimann, Markus Wimmer, Hannes Wohlgemuth, Matthias Eckardt, Quirin Krumbholz, Robin Heather, Sergio [...]
– April 15, 2011
Koen van Velsen finalist Mies van der Rohe Award 2011 As one of the six finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2011, Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal in the Netherlands was selected. The highest European distinction in architecture was the Mies van der Rohe Award. To distinguish [...]
– April 11, 2011
Project details The Stadium was Soccer City. It was located in Johannesburg. It was built in 1987. The Construction was major upgrade. It was completed in 2009. The Gross Capacity was 88,460. Soccer City by BOOGERTMAN URBAN EDGE + PARTNERS in partnership with POPULUS. The modern stadium consisted of 80 000 cubic metres of concrete, [...]
– April 11, 2011
The mental food for our soul was an art. Its demand on sensibility was what made art outstanding. The content, the idea was the heart of an architectural project. The project the body, thoughts that are free to reach unforeseen dimensions, was given by the art. The beginning and the collection of thoughts and feelings [...]
– April 9, 2011
The Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban In its competition brief of 2006, the city of Durban invited designs for a multi-functional stadium for 70,000 to 85,000 spectators that would become an architectural icon and city landmark. The competition was won by Our Ibhola Lethu Consortium to build the new Durban stadium. It was responsible for the [...]
– April 7, 2011
The Dynamo Moscow stadium was situated at Petrovsky Park in the heart of Moscow, which had a rich history in 1782, when Catherina the Great ordered the construction of the Petrovski Palace. Over time, there were restaurants, terraces, concert pavillions and even a cinema studio in the park. It would be a main Moscow cultural [...]
– April 4, 2011
Table Mountain, Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean dominated Cape Town Stadium. A landmark was formed at the foot of Signal Hill. It was suitable respectfully into its environment. To create a standalone building in this unique location that enriches rather than mars the world-famous picture-postcard setting was the challenge. To design a stadium on [...]
– April 2, 2011
It was completed on November 2005. It was planned on January to July 2006. It began to construct on January 2007. The Completion was on May 2008. The Area was approx. 810 m2. The Gross floor area reached approx. 3150 m2. The Residential floor area reached 2688 m2. The Commercial floor area was 272 m2. [...]
– March 31, 2011
The type was Sports Civic Center, National Games Taekwondo Arena, and Swimming Arena. The size was 123,000 m2. The Design Team was Tom Wiscombe, David Stamatis, Bin Lu ,Robbie Eleazer, Amber Bartosh, Josh Moratto, Ryan Lamb, Matt Moran, Esteban Ochogavia, Brent Lucy. The Status was Competition Winner January, 2011 . Incoming search terms for the [...]
– March 31, 2011
To design in total 3 phases of Future Towers with in total approximately 3,500 apartments or 400,000m2 of housing and amenities City Corporation Ltd. had commissioned MVRDV. Besides MVRDV the team was based in Pune: Project Management was Northcroft India, co-architecture and MEP was Neilsoft, Structural Design was J+W. Future Towers. MVRDV won a competition [...]
– March 31, 2011
The Architects were Architrend Architecture. It was located in Ragusa, Italy. The Client was Team s.r.l., Polis s.r.l. The Structural Engineer was Rosario Tomasi. The Project area reached 2,200 sqm. It was built in 2006 – 2008. The Photographs were Umberto Agnello. The office design was made of reinforced concrete and covered in glass, so [...]
– March 25, 2011
The Building Design of Long Studio on Fogo Island by Saunders Architecture
The Bridge-like Design for Landmark of Chao Praya River
The Building Design of Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum by KSP Jurgen Engel Architekten in Nanjing, China
The Beehive Office Building for Medschool.com
The Building Design of Umeå School of Architecture in Sweden