La ubicación de la casa, sobre el borde de un impresionante acantilado de 300 metros con vistas a una playa de arena negra, al volcán Teide y a una gran extensión de la costa norte de la isla de Tenerife, ha resultado decisiva para la propuesta arquitectónica. La idea de la casa consiste en insertar una pieza monolítica de hormigón y vidrio sobre una plataforma de madera en el borde del acantila..
Addition to Residence Koenigswarte, Sesto- Italy completed November 2007 Located on a steep hillside in the Italian Dolomites this new-built hotel has been developed as the interweaving of the free-flowing topography- indexed and organized by series of timber strips- and the serial sequence of apartment units perpendicular to it. Skin organisation as strata Since the overall shape was developed ..
Casa H está situada en un lugar prestigioso, un barrio residencial de Rožna Dolina. El proyecto consiste en integrar con el jardín una introvertida casa de los 60. Para ello se añadió un pabellón a modo de jardín de invierno y sala de estar extra que actúa como transición entre la casa y el jardín. Aunque el pabellón es una cáscara de hormigón armado, flota leve sobre el suelo y preserva la cont..
A sólo 50 kilómetros de Tromsø, Noruega, el fiordo Skarsfjord esconde un paraíso de islotes y playas de mar. La cabaña mira hacia el paisaje panorámico y las puestas de sol, más allá de la cadena de colinas que emergen en el fiordo. Los grandes paneles acristalados permiten vistas en 180º, y parte de la pared sur se desliza comunicando el living con la terraza. De los 40m2 de superficie total, l..
Swiss Re London Headquarters is a landmark 40-storey office building in the heart of London’s financial centre, developed by Swiss Re and designed by architects Foster and Partners. Located on the former site of the Baltic Exchange, the distinctive form of the building adds to the cluster of tall buildings. This London’s first ecological tall building is instantly recognisable, rooted in a radic..
In March 2001 the Danish Public Education Ministry hosted an international design competition, invited tenders for the design of an extension to the Ordrupgaard museum. The purpose was to provide new exhibition space for the permanent collection, targeted to incorporate special events facilities, a restaurant, a foyer, a bar and a multipurpose hall. Seven architectural studios were honoured to p..
' JOHN LEWIS DEPARTMENT STORE AND CINEPLEX by FOA Leicester, UK This project involves the design of a block housing, a department store and a Cineplex. The ground floor is occupied almost entirely by the department store, leaving the upper area to be divided between the two functions. The Cineplex is a large blank volume, that will be clad in stainless steel shingles. No communication can be exp..
In 2006, Foundation Greenland Street invited Office for Subversive Architecture to develop the first of their annual architecture commissions which will inhabit the roof of The Blade Factory. More pictures by Johannes Marburg and text form the architects after the break. “Kunsthülle LPL” is a temporary installation for a major new venue for contemporary art in Liverpool. The rooftop structure is..
Santiago Calatrava _Gare de Saint-Exupéry TGV Gare de Saint-Exupéry TGV (formerly Gare de Satolas) is a railway station near Lyon, France. This is a new station built to serve the TGV line from Paris to Marseille. It is situated 20km from Lyon city centre. Saint-Exupéry station was designed by, cost 750 million Francs and opened on 3 July 1994, at the same as the high speed line to Saint-Marcel-..
Architects: Querkraft - Jakob Dunkl, Gerd Erhartt, Peter Sapp Location: Neuhaus, Carinthia, Austria Project Architect: Erwin Stättner Project team: Sandra Denk, Dominique Dinies, Vera Kittler, Janine Hochrieser, Jan Geldermann, Charlotte Lieske, Tobias Colz, Petra Meisenbichler, Dana Rakova Client: dkfm herbert liaunig Project year: 2006 Construction year: 2007-2008 Constructed area: 4,810 sqm G..
