It keeps intriguing me, the way in this project the fluid concrete bands on the ground with just a fold continue into the facade, and how these flat forms are reflected behind the mirror glass in three-dimensional structures in the interior. As a whole it has a rare sensibility to it. Simply continuing the structure found on the ground onto the facade does not always work out fine, as the Thiais..
Spikvoorde II byRené van Zuuk Architekten Dutch architects René van Zuuk Architekten have completed Spikvoorde II, a building containing a school and apartments in Deventer, Netherlands. A primary school occupies the first three floors of the building, with nine private apartments on the upper floors. All photos are copyright Christian Richters except where specified. The following is from René ..
Mensa Karlsruhe Mensa Karlsruhe is an elastic space, that sits in the center of the Karlsruhe University Campus. As an extension of the already existing facilites, the city of Karlsruhe is building a canteen that will serve the growing number of students. The building becomes the new adress of the campus, negotiating between the identities of three universities as well as between the urban fabri..
Villa MRMM near Ludwigsburg Germany 2005 - Team J. MAYER H.: Jürgen Mayer H. Georg Schmidthals Thorsten Blatter Simon Takasaki Ausschreibung / Bauleitung: Architekturbüro Uli Wiesler, Stuttgart The geometry of the Dupli.Casa is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site, originally built in 1984 and with many extensions and modifications since then. The new bui..
Architects: Triptyque - Greg Bousquet, Carolina Bueno, Guillaume Sibaud e Olivier Raffaelli Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Project chief: Tiago Guimaraes Project year: 2005- 2006 Construction year: 2007 Site area: 1,059 sqm Constructed area: 1,000 sqm Landscape: Peter Webb Contractor: Bassani Arquitetos Construtores Structure: Osmar Baptista Antunes Photographs: Leonardo Finotti Located in the neig..
Klein Dytham architecture_Sin Den Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 6.2007 Jingumae - the area has its own creative vibe,which is not quite as same as the one with Harajuku, Aoyama and Shibuya. People with their strong style and view in fashion and their lifestyle have injected the more exciting and creative feelings in the area. This project was carried out in the area for a young couple and a baby a..
By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Selected , Sports Architecture , Green Roof, Japan, Steel Architects: Shuhei Endo Location: Hyogo, Japan Collaborator: Wataru Horie Project year: 2008 Client: Hyogo Prefecture Consultant: Masashi Ouji,Design-Structure Laboratory (structure) / Setsubi Giken (service) Structural System: Steel truss Site Area: 1,124,000 sqm Constructed Area: 16,168 sqm Complex functione..
Architects: Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor Location: Mortensrud, Oslo Design Period: 1998 - 1999 Construction period: 2000-2002 Building Leader: Øivind Moen AS, Dag Solvang, Haavard Slaatten Client: Kirkelig Fellesråd i Oslo, Terje Oterholt Project Architects: Jensen & Skodvin, JanOlav Jensen (project leader), Børre Skodvin, AnneLise Bjerkan, Torunn Golberg, Torstein Koch, Siri Moseng, Einar Bj..
Architects: Snøhetta Location: Alstahaug, Norway Project year: 2001-2007 Collaborators: Kjetil Traedal Thorsen, Tarald Lundevall, Astrid Renata Van Veen, Jim Dodson, Bartek Milewski, Maria Svaland, Jenny B. Osuldsen, Lars Jørstad Nordbye, Heidi Pettersvold Client: Alstahaug kommune Constructed Area: 1350 sqm Photographs: Snøhetta, Aake E. Lindman, Inge Ove Tysnes Introduction The project involve..
Architects: Ramirez Buxeda Arquitectos Collaborators: Jorge F. Ramirez-Buxeda, Francisco Matta, Nelson Cotto, Robin Planas, Beatriz Fernandez, Bryan Copp, Migda Colon, Luis Maldonado, Hanelore Freer Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, USA Structural: Jose Espinal Vazquez y Asociados Electrical: Juan R. Requena y Asociados Mechanical: Torres y Velez Contractor: Maridian Construction Corp. Site Area:..
