LA based architects Yazdani Studio shared with us the Taj Lands End Hotel competition entry in Mumbai, India. In a single sweeping gesture, the “wave” gathers the multitude of public and private spaces within the new hotel into a seamless composition, immediately iconic against the rectilinear skyline of Mumbai. This graceful arc also echoes the form of multiple bays that make up the city’s west..
A-cero Architects have completed a modular house project in Madrid, Spain. The house is the first of two models that they will offer as prefabricated products available to the market. A-cero architecture Studio, directed by Joaquin Torres introduces a modular architecture product in the market, based on the principles of the Industrialized Construction. Applying same standardization procedures t..
In 2009, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced a competition for its new headquarters to be built in a city near Naju, South Korea. The new KEPCO headquarters, which would include nearly 120,000 square meters of office space and public exhibition program, will constitute a major anchor point of this emerging city. KEPCO has mandated an ambitious program of objectives for the fac..
Client Private Investor Architect: Future Systems Services Engineers: Arup Structural Engineers:Arup Quantity Surveyors: Savant Cladding Consultant: Billings Design Associates Completion: 2008 Architects Future Systems have completed the facade of a building on Oxford Street in London. The project involved adding an extra floor to the existing building and two new facades. The faceted glass surf..
A few months ago we featured an amazing skyscraper by Herzog & de Meuron, that will have a great impact in the skyline of New York. I’m very intrigued by the final result of this project, as it develops a pixelated unit composition that many have propossed, but no one has built. Now, a friend sent me this amazing video to market the building, done by Tronic Studios. The video reveals some portio..
Work has started on the construction of 56 Leonard Street, a 56-storey residential tower in New York designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron. The tower, the architects’ first, will be built on the corner of Leonard Street and Church Street in Tribeca. A specially commissioned sculpture by Anish Kapoor will sit at the corner of the building at street level. All images are Copyright Herzog & de ..
Architect: OFIS arhitekti Location: Bled, Slovenia DesignYear: 2001 Construction years: 2001-2005 Strcutural Engineer: Elea IC d. o. Mechanical Engineer: Celarc d. o. o. Electrical Engineer: IPE d. o. o. Constructed Area: 1,200 sqm (residential area); 150 sqm (garages); 20,000 sqm (site area) Budget: 2.5 M EURO (US $3.85 M) Photographs: Tomaz Gregoric The project involves an extension of a 19th-..
Architects: Pb Elemental Architecture Location: Seattle, Washington, US Contractor: Lead Construction Landscape: Volz Landscaping Interior Design: Modern Dwelling, LLC Constructed Area: 1.688 sqft (156.8 sqm) Design Period: 60 days Construction year: 2008 Photographs: Pb Elemental Architecture The project includes 1688 sf of living space, one car garage, driveway, and green space on a small lot ..
Architects: Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes, Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Project Team: Renata Davi, Monica Harumi Coordinator: Dante Furlan Structural Project: OPPEA Electrical and Hydraulics Projects: Ramoska & Castellani Construction: Marcelo Szprynger Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Fran Parente The program asked by the client was a commercial space, which would be t..
Architect: Eduardo Berlin Razmilic Location: Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Client: Withheld Technical Advisors: Eduardo Valenzuela, Gonzalo Santolaya, Juan Grimm Site Area: 1.600 sqm Constructed Area: 600 sqm + terraces Project year: 2005 Construction year: 2006 - 2008 Main Materials: Nude Concrete, Stone & Glass Photographs: Sebastian Sepulveda & Eduardo Berlin Through an unconventional implantat..
