A mixed programme of housing, workspaces, car park and leisure is planned for the older lower levels. On top of this Mei will design about 200 loft apartments whose occupants can arrange the interiors as they wish. The apartments can be divided both horizontally and vertically, a unique concept in the Netherlands. The Fenix warehouses, located opposite Hotel New York and...
Amos Goldreich Architecture has completed the spectacular transformation of a dark, cluttered terraced house in Islington, London, into a sophisticated, light and spacious family home. The project comprises a side and roof extension, as well as extensive internal refurbishment. featuring open-plan kitchen, dining and living areas on the ground and lower-ground floor...
The firm’s design transforms the industrial complex into a mixed-use residential development that emphasizes open space and public access to the river while simultaneously respecting the industrial history of the Brooklyn waterfront and of this site in particular. Under the master plan, the landmarked refinery complex is preserved and adapted for new residential, co...
Location: Paizihutong, Beijing Project type: Residence renovation Site area: 225.4㎡ Building area: 161.5㎡ Main material: gray brick, oak panels Design time: 2016.06-2016.09 Construction time: 2016.10-2017.05 Design team: Han Wenqiang, Huang Tao Design company: ARCHSTUDIO Furniture accessories: Song Guochao Photographer: Wang Ning, Jin Weiqi Text: Han Wenqiang...
Beautifully realised as highly crafted interiors of timber and stone, the boutique apartments echo the rich, velvety materials of the building’s elegant façade. Reflecting the architectural ambiance of the whole, with deep window reveals and expansive balconies, each takes advantage of glorious views across the city and harbour. The chamfered edge to the generous granite...
Mecanoo’s Social Housing philosophy focuses on the development of affordable living spaces defined by flexibility, the right balance of private and communal spaces, mixed housing types, connection with the environment and identity. The housing complex in Kaohsiung will host 234 units between 25 and 75m², designed for a large variety of users, from students, young ...
In Aspudden, a vibrant Stockholm suburb, a new residential building is placed in sloping greenery. Two fused volumes adapts to the existing landscape, elevated in the steep terrain. The gable motif faces the street as a gesture to surrounding buildings and a direct consequence of the asymmetrical design of the plot. A simple expression is sought; the exterior corr...
Complex of three 24-storey apartment towers set on top of 3 level parking garage. The project is under construction. Anticipated date of completion - 3-rd quarter of 2020.
This 140 square meter dome house is made by merging two domes, one of 10 meters in diameter and one of 5 meters in diameter. The large dome has a mezzanine of 45 sqm of floor space and the smaller dome is a very spacious 18 square meters of bathroom. The building of this dome house is scheduled for the beginning of 2019, with a turn-key budget of 375k euros. ...
Located at the gateway of the Green Square Town Centre in Sydney, the proposed scheme aims to engage the public through architecture and to become a seamless interchange of public and residential activities. Constant pedestrian movement around the perimeter of the building, as well as public activities and traffic flow, sculpts its fluid architectural form entertaining m...
Collaboration with renowned architects, Fieldwork, Swiss appliance manufacturer, V-ZUG, and Scandinavian furniture purveyor, Great Dane, has culminated in the design of a collection of remarkable, environmentally responsible residences. Incorporating the sustainable energy technology of Tesla, each home will be equipped with solar panels and Powerwall batteries, ensuring...
Making the impossible possible is in the DNA of Delft. It has been for centuries, from the first beer brewers who innovated with water management in the 14th century. A couple of centuries later, Hugo de Groot created modern international public law and Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope. And recently, Boyan Slat, a student at the Delft University of Technolo...
This house is located in the village of Uspenskoe (Rublyovo-Uspenskoe Highway) on the bank of the Moskva River, not far from Moscow. Project site is located on the border of the protected zone of the river. Therefore, there are wonderful views on the untouched nature of the river floodplain from the terraces of the house, and the building itself becomes a bright, attract...
Construction work is expected to start in the second half of 2017. HAUT promises to be a prototype of building in an innovative, sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner. The use of timber in high-rise buildings is one of the most keenly discussed innovations in the construction industry worldwide. It represents an important step towards the carbon-neutral ci...
For the seventh consecutive year, Melbourne has been listed as the ‘world’s most liveable city’. The design translates the many attributes of the city to create apartments that blur the boundaries between building and city, exterior and interior. Taking its cues from the fluidity within Australia’s landscapes and seascapes, the façade’s composition has evolved from ...
The project, situated in the center of the city block, proposes a soothed dialogue with the urban grid and many challenges: • Contributing to the development of a low carbon territory • Developing constructive solutions leading to a reduction of the worksite disturbances • Helping in the structuration of the building timber sector with a multiplication and a higher visib...
The 27-story tower will be designed to Passive House standards, consuming significantly less energy than a conventional housing project. It will house a charter school, medical facility, and cultural and community spaces, including a social services facility, as well as a supermarket. The development also includes a new, accessible walkway as part of the Garrison Playgr...
infact studio has incorporated well-designed residential functions within the built envelope, with the proposed bedrooms and living spaces placed on the structure’s edges and the utilities along the central core. finished with a common parking on the ground level, the sway house features a façade that is both functional and aesthetically intriguing.
rintala eggertsson architects recognizes that shaping a space for a writer is a demanding task – the space must stimulate the inhabitant’s creative process while simultaneously offering a firm framework for their physical needs. with these constraints, the studio saw the opportunity for a dialogue between conflicting needs. in designing the ‘in praise of shadows’ cabin, ...
the rectangular space of the SML’s room tricks the visitor’s perception — due to the lack of arris corners, the suite looks like a vacuum oval-shaped spaceship cabin. the white bed, set on a suspended podium illuminated from underneath, and lights, hidden behind the floating ceiling, complete the futuristic image of the space. the other side of the room features four...
indonesian based firm RAW architecture‘s hotel has been planned to inject a new design by splitting building masses from the north-south side. the splitting achieved by few lightwell corridors — placed in linear manner — allows light to penetrate from a transparent roof to the first floor. each 1 m x 4.5 m lightwell is installed on the highest point of the building’s 4th...
invisible studio used scavenged materials for various parts of the house, including insulation, doors and lighting. externally, ‘trailer’ is clad in corrugated fiberglass and steel, while its interior is fitted with used shuttering ply and handrails made from blue rope offcuts. gable ends ‘glazed’ with high-performance, interlocking polycarbonate provide ample natural li...
triangular elements were also used on the facade. in this way, polish based firm reform architekt has formed a sharp, dynamic and original building, perfectly fitting the shape of the plot and the surrounding environment.
200 meters from the myvatn lake shore is a protected area, where permanent building constructions are forbidden. opposite office’s houses have no foundations, which legally makes them temporary structures. visitors can move their rented cabin and put it in nature where they want and perceive the landscape from different perspectives. the layout of the cabin itself is ...
the scope of pedro gerales’ ‘POC ermida’ is part of the conception of an industrial facility for a global energy company EDP, to act as a base for the observation and control of a dam in case of emergency. located in ermida, portugal’s midlands, an area defined by a beautiful course of water and surrounded by a large forest, this contemporary industrial building aims to ...
WOMhouse has worked around the idea of ‘landscape architecture’ to create a group of buildings that appear as part of the land itself, and sometimes disappear within it, while at other times they emerge from it. the buildings are situated on different levels of the land, while each one accommodates different functions, a typical feature of traditional balinese architectu...
emerge architects’ first impression of toucheng village and wishi harbour in yilan, taiwan was the smell of salty waves, the sound of splashes on the glossy shingle beach, and the sight of distant guishan island. the image of dissolving waves and glittering sea foam became the source to the guesthouse’s design element. clusters of round openings on the black facade allow...
the 18-unit complex is currently under construction at 8600 wilshire boulevard, an affluent area in the california city. MAD has designed the site to comprise three townhouses, two studios, five villas and eight condominiums that are arranged to cultivate a private neighborhood feeling in the middle of the city. individual balconies and patios peppered with greenery e...
in uruguay’s idyllic landscape of sacromonte, young vineyards grow among lush, hilly grasslands, natural spring water reservoirs and several streams that run through a valley densely surrounded by pristine vegetation. scattered throughout this landscape are the thirteen cabins which make up the sacromonte landscape hotel. designed by MAPA studio, the project retains the ...
Slated to open this month in Tribeca, the cafe is located on a corner lot with floor-to-ceiling windows that bring natural light into the space. Summer Day Cafe is an Italian-American restaurant with nautical interiors, which were designed by locally based Savvy Studio. The restaurant has various seating areas that were specially designed for the project, along with s...
Upper East Side Townhouse was reconstructed using a steel and concrete structure, expanding the building's footprint to 9,600 square feet (892 square metres), and improving circulation and natural light. Local firm by Michael K Chen Architecture (MKCA) added a sculptural stairwell, an elevator, and double-height windows to the back of home, as part of the extensive re...
The local firm renovated the ground floor of a 100-year-old townhouse on Hemlock Street, in the city's South Granville neighbourhood. Taking its name from its location, the project involved retaining the home's character while updating many of the features."A thoroughly modern interior with nods to its heritage roots was the brief for this 110-year-old South Granville...
Called the Mono apartments and commissioned by construction company Glommen & Lindberg, the building was designed by local architects Koncept Stockholm, with Stockholm-based Note Design Studio creating the interiors. The building has a restaurant that opens to the street on the ground floor, with 59 two- and three-bedroom apartments above it, which measure from 23 to ...
Designed for the privately-owned space exploration company, Axiom Space, Starck's habitation module will house paying individuals on expeditions to the space station. Axiom commissioned Starck to create the interiors of the crew quarters, dining area and galley habitation module for the Axiom Station, which is connected to the International Space Station (ISS). "Th...
Surrounded by a rapidly urbanizing village settlement, the site is on the outskirts of New Delhi. The project brief was to create a large warehousing facility that would be equipped with a high degree of automation. A comprehensive environmental and energy strategy became essential required to maintain habitable temperatures throughout the year. Planned in three increme...
The client asked the designers to create a refuge in the heart of the city that he and his family could relax in. The rooftop terrace embraces the vision of a ‘hut in the sky’ with an indoor entertaining area that has plants that greet you as you enter. The space is home to a gabled wood ceiling with hidden lighting. There’s also a small kitchen/bar area and a larg...
