An extension to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by London architect Rick Mather has opened to the public in Richmond, Virginia, USA.The glass and limestone-clad extension centres around an atrium with five bridges connecting the five levels of the building. It includes an education centre, a library, a gift shop, conservation facilities, a lecture hall and cafe, alongside permanent and temporar..
Architects: Malcotti Roussey Architectes Location: Salins-les-Bains, France Associate Architect: Thierry Gheza Landscape: Fabienne Méline Structure Engineering: Cetel Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle & Olivier Leblanc Closed since 1962, the salt works in Salins-les-Bain have been an important productive site since the middle ages right in the centre of the French city in the F..
british architect john pawson in collaboration with salvatori and lighting specialists KKDC exhibited at the interni think tank exhibition, milan. the installation entitled ‘house of stone’ was a simple, house shaped architectural structure made from recycled stone- consisting of 99% stone scrap and just 1% natural resin to act as a bonding agent. the linear MoMo LED light source produced by lig..
Douglas Fredrikson Architects have sent us some photos of the Rusnak Residence they designed in Scottsdale, Arizona. from contemporist
Programmatically the home is split into two zones, one a 4300 sf. residence for the owners, a couple requiring a very low maintenance lifestyle, and another zone for their extensive family and friends who visit the Arizona sunshine often. While much of the surrounding homes echo themes from distant European cultures of centuries past this home speaks to its specific place in the Sonoran Desert. ..
Daniel Bonilla Architects designed the Porciúncula de la Milagrosa Chapel in Bogotá, Colombia. The chapel in la Calera has a basic geometry that tries to alter the territory as little as possible. It uses the natural features of the environment, the wind and the light, to create an essential harmony. The chapel is designed to open to the outside to allow worshipers to gather in mass, this archit..
Architect: Giancarlo Mazzanti Location: Bogota, Colombia Collaborators: Andrés Sarmiento, Juan Manuel Gil, Gina Amado, María Constanza Saade, Carlos Melo, Alberto Aranda, Ana María González, Jorge Gómez, Manuel Mendoza, Edgar Mazo Project Year: 2004 Construction Year: 2008 Photographs: Sergio Gómez, Veronica Restrepo THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY AND ITS IMMEDIATE BORDERS More than an isolated ..
Australian studio b.e. Architecture have completed a house in Melbourne clad in basalt slabs of varying size and thickness. The house, 57 Tivoli Road, is located on a sloping corner plot and has internal courtyards. A six metre-long window in the living room slides open over views of the city. The interior is primarily fitted out in wood, with a staircase twisting through the space and guest bed..
Architects: BURO II & Design Institute of China CITIC Location: Guangzhou, China Structural Design : Laurent Ney & Partners (Belgium) Landscape Design: Stefaan Thiers en Denis Dujardin (Belgium) Facade Engineering: Van Santen & Ass. (France) Interior Design: Lens°Ass (Belgium) Project Year: 2007 Photographs: Philippe van Gelooven This project recently won the civic category at the World Architec..
Architects Standardarchitecture-Zhaoyang Studio have completed a visitors centre next to a river in Tibet. The building was constructed using local vernacular techniques and brightly coloured pigments from local minerals have been painted directly onto the stone walls of the interior. Called Niyang River Visitor Center, the building contains a ticket office, changing room and bathroom. Photograp..
