One of Peter Saville’s recent projects with perhaps less cult appeal than his seminal record covers, but definitely no less verve for anyone with an eye for design, is his consultancy for Danish textile giants Kvadrat. Over the last five years he’s tweaked the graphic identity of the family-run company, gently and always appropriately updating the brand for a new generation of fabric fanatics. N..
Architect: Smiljan Radic Clarke Location: Santiago, Chile Collaborators: Danilo Lazcano, Cristobal Tirado, Gonzalo Torres Contractor: Constructora Alcoy Ltda. Structural Engineer: Luis Soler y Asoc. Lighting: Eduardo Godoy Project Year: 2005 Construction Year: 2007 Constructed Area: 652 sqm Photographs: Gonzalo Puga This Project won a public competition convoked by the Municipality of Vitacura i..
Obra: “Distrito C” de Telefónica en Las Tablas, Madrid Arquitecto: Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys Ubicación: Ronda de la Comunicación s/n 28050 Las Tablas, Madrid, España Promotor: Telefónica de España S.A. Superficie construida: 390.000 m2 Directores de Proyecto: Hugo Berenguer, Siegfried Bürger, Francisco Arévalo, Miguel Maiza, Jesús Román, Carolina Fernández y Belén Rivera. Directores de Gestión: ..
Turkish design firm Autoban, have completed the design of another location for The House Café, located in the Kanyon Shopping Mall in Istanbul, Turkey. From Autoban: The latest branch of The House Café chain at the shopping mall Kanyon, is an integration of the mall’s original architecture, The House Café brand identity and the Atutoban design approach. A site-built structure made of steel and g..
bangkok based aesthetics architects go group have designed the minister of municipal affairs & agriculture (MMAA) new office building in doha qatar, also known as the cactus project. the building's design draws its inspiration from the ability of cacti thriving in a desert. the energy efficient structure features sunshade panels that open and close according to the sun's intensity, as well as a ..
Architect: Paulo Henrique Paranhos Location: Brasilia, Brazil Collaborators: Eder Alencar, Ana Carolina Vaz Project year: 2005-2007 Constructed Area: 2,600 sqm Structure: Yasser Vasconcelos Installations: Promap Photographs: Joana França, Tao Arquitetura and Telmo Ximenes A neighborhood in constant changes where buildings are adapting their destination to commerce and service, this building show..
Abaya Seifullina Almaty, Kazakhstan This new build commercial development forms an exciting new landmark in the practice’s continuing wave of developments procured through its Almaty office. A true mix of uses is contained within the building, the design concept for which is based upon a Jewel Box, with key ‘crystal’ features punctuating the elevations visible to the streetscape, whilst the oppo..
statoilhydro office, norway eco office, a-lab eco office, sustainable architecture, green design, energy-efficient architecture, green building This stunning energy-efficient office recently won a competition to design the 2012 location for Norway’s oil company StatoilHydro. Conceived by Oslo’s A-lab, the modern and flexible office compound took the winning bid from a pool of some 40 entries. Th..
RECENT CBD’S... Many recent Central Business’ Districts (CBD) consist of series of more or less straightforward office towers without much coherence, each of them celebrating individuality over the collective. These developments are leading to very similar CBD’s. Is this desirable? Or can we find a way to combine individuality with more collective urban qualities? Can there be a more distinguish..
Architects: Hufft Projects, LLC Location: Springfield, MO, USA Design Team: Matthew Hufft(principal architect), Kimball Hales(principal architect), Jonathan Tramba Structural Engineer: Packard Engineering General Contractor: Howard Bailey MEP Engineer: Malone, Finkle, Eckhardt, and Collins, Inc. Civil Engineer: Olsson Associates Constructed Area: 137 sqm Photographs: Bob Linder Andy’s Frozen Cus..