Architects: Nicolas del Rio y Max Nunez - dRN ARQUITECTOS Location: Farellones, Chile Collaborator: Oltmann Ahlers G. Structural Engineer: Enzo Valladares Contractor: Eduardo Torreblanca Site Area: 435 sqm Constructed Area: 140 sqm Project Year: 2007 Construction Year: 2008 Materials: Steel, Stone, Wood Budget: US $792 /sqm Photographs: Felipe Camus The site was an existing void in the middle of..
These projects are part of the National Tourist Routes, unique drives through the most spectacular countryside Norway has to offer. The National Tourist Routes are being developed and operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration as a nationwide project. Its goal is to provide a network of such routes throughout Norway by 2015. Architects: 70ºN Arkitektur Location: Vestvågøy, Lofoten Isl..
two- by - block by a - asterisk 'two - by - block' is a proposal by japanese firm a - asterisk for a small shop in the town of hokkaido. with a floor area of 30 square meters the shop is constructed using leftover scraps of wood. the project involves a special construction method, where the initial structure is built in the winter time using a snow mountain as a base to create the exterior. 'two..
Architects: Tetsuya Nakazono / naf architect & design Location: Hiroshima, Japan Engineer: Kenji Nawa / NAWAKENJI-M Program: Single family residence Site area: 172.55 sqm Building area: 61.38 sqm Total floor area: 114.50 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Noriyuki Yano / Nacasa & Partners Design Concept The site is located in a district where many traditional sake breweries preserve good old Ja..
Designer: Ryder Architecture Installation: summer 2009 Client: Kielder Partnership Structural engineer: Edward Bird Associates Planning supervisor: Grit and Pearl Main contractor: Ryder / Norbuild Subcontractors and suppliers: Technosolutions / Northern Fabricators Janus Chairs was created as one of six sculptural shelters at Kielder Water & Forest Park, northern Europe’s largest man made lake a..
Cologne 2010: at imm cologne last week French design brand Ligne Roset launched a sofa by Paris designer Inga Sempé, consisting of a quilted cover draped over a wooden frame. Called Ruché, the seating is made of birch wood and is available as a sofa or chaise longue. See all out stories about Cologne 2010 in our special category. The information below is from Ligne Roset: – RUCHÉ We invited I..
Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Rhenen, Netherlands Project Architect: Paul de Ruiter Project Team: Michael Noordam, Sander van Veen, Dieter Blok, Lei Coppus, Hannes Ochmann, Mathilde Joosse, Willeke Smit, Monique Verhoef, Bjorn Peters Advice Installations: Halmos bv / Milieukundig onderzoek- en ontwerpbureau BOOM Lighting device: Van Dijk en Partners Landscape Ecology: Buro Zijaanzicht Land..
Architects: Arhitektid Muru&Pere Location: Suurupi village, Estonia Project Team: Urmas Muru, Peeter Pere, Anna -Maria Erik Interior Design: Kaido Kivi Site Area: 1,264 sqm Project Area: 320 sqm Project Year: 2006-2009 Photographs: Tarvo Varres Bit by bit have extra rooms been added to the one-storey private house, designed in 1998 and built in 1999. In the first phase the house was a simple woo..
French architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau shared with us the Rennes Metropole Museum by french architects Guinée et Potin. The project is the result of a competition held in 2006 for an Eco Museum, and it includes exhibition spaces, reception and administrative offices, wrapped in a wooden skin. from archdaily
Parliament, a graphic design/marketing company in Portland, Oregon, have shared some photos of their office interior design with us. The design features a number of pieces made from salvaged and reclaimed materials, including salvaged pizza ovens, street signs, and wood from old crates, a barn and a church. from contemporist
