Architects: Arkhefield Location: Ballandean, Queensland, Australia Project Team: Andrew Gutteridge, John Croser, Steffen Tuck, Justin Boland Project Year: 2006 Photographer: Scott Burrows, Aperture Architectural Photography The Tobin Winery is located on a North facing gently sloping site on a vineyard in the heart of the Granite Belt. The vineyard merges with remnant scrub that borders a creek ..
French car manufacturer Citroën have designed Hypnos, a diesel-electric hybrid 4×4 concept car, which was awarded concept car of the year by British motoring magazine Autocar last month. The 4.9m car features rear hinged back doors and an offset seating arrangement with seats upholstered using “prism-shaped components”. A camera installed in the ceiling monitors the driver’s facial expressions a..
Architect: Carlos Ferrater & Jimenez Brasa Arquitectos Location: Granada, Spain Collaborators: Luis Gonzalo Arias Recalde, David Molina Carneros, Cristian Eugen Boz Project Year: 2004 Construction Year: 2005-2008 Promotor: Consortium Parque de las Ciencias Structural Engineering: Juan Calvo / Pondio Main Contractor: Dragados S.A. Acoustics: Higini Arau Technical Architects: Francisco Javier Gonz..
La Casa en Bahía de los Piratas explota las virtudes de un terreno incómodo, con dos actitudes opuestas respecto del paisaje: el gesto dramático de cara al mar y la integración casi mimética en la vegetación que la respalda. La estructura ligera de acero galvanizado levita sobre el camino de acceso vehicular. El sutil detalle del perfil alado de la cubierta, con pendiente contraria y longitudina..
Bridge of Aspiration conecta la Royal Opera House y la Royal Ballet School de Londres, atravesando Floral Street a la altura del cuarto piso. El diseño expresa el movimiento de los bailarines, que son los principales usuarios del puente. 3D modelling was necessary to define the geometry which was made more complex by the slope and skew of the alignment. El diseño pertenece a Wilkinson Eyre Archi..
Architect: ARTEKS Arquitectura Location: Lleida, Spain Architects in charge: Gerard Veciana Membrado & Elisabet Faura Pavia Arteks Collaborators: Carlos Cobreros, Gemma Roca, Andrea Furlan External Collaborators: Casa O_David Tapias & Nuria Salvador Constructed Area: 270 sqm Project Year: 2007 Structural Engineering: Pascual Sandalinas Facilities Engineering: Ateci_enginyeria installations Photo..
Architects: Takao Shiotsuka Atelier Location: Oita-city, Oita, Japan Client: Private Project year: 2008 Constructed area: 119 sqm Photographs: Toshiyuki YANO (Nacasa & Partners Inc.,) It is a hairsalon built in the suburbs. A mountain type design code is repeated from facade and an opening to interior design. This brings the visual effect as an icon to construction. “Paper-cutting” will be a mot..
Architects: Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee PA Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA Constructed Area: 558 sqm Project Team: Jeffrey S. Lee, FAIA; Jennifer Olson, AIA Associate Architect: SFL+A Architects Client: City of Fayetteville Structural Engineers: Fleming & Associates Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineer: Stanford White & Associates Contractor: Ellis Walker Construction Co. Project ..
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA, 1990. 275’ x 150’: 3’ blown-glass rain gauges mounted on 18’ galvanized steel poles with 11’ pollen-yellow windsocks, 2’ x 2’ sandblasted slides of pollen samples set into 8’ x 4’ x 2’ steel booths, mowed trail connecting the four slide booths and five windsock/rain gauge poles. Installed from July to December. This piece explores the natural forces which have cr..
The “Oca” was developed as a temporary pavilion for the event “Resistance and Tradition”, which was part of the World Cultural Forum that took place in São Paulo in 2004. As a center of discussion about Brazil’s indigenous culture, it sheltered many ceremonies and meetings of representatives from the country’s various native communities. Architect: Königsberger Vannucchi - Jorge Königsberger and..