Architects: Carlos Castanheira & Clara Bastai, Arqtos Lda. Location: Gerês, Portugal Collaborators: Pedro Carvalho, João Figueiredo (3D) Engineering: HDP, Gabinete de serviços e projectos de engenharia civil, Lda. / CONCILIARUM, Projectos e soluções de engenharia, Lda. Carpentry & General Contractor: Carpicunha madeiras Lda. Copper Works: ASA, Antonio Sousa Alves Lda. Metal Works: Val e Quintão ..
SsD Architects designed the Big Dig house in Lexington, Massachusetts. As a prototype building that demonstrates how infrastructural refuse can be salvaged and reused, the structural system for this house is comprised of steel and concrete discarded from Boston’s Big Dig utilizing over 600,000 lbs of salvaged materials from elevated portions of the dismantled I-93 highway. Planning the reassembl..
Brazilian photographer Leonardo Finotti sent us the latest Bernardes Jacobsen’s house photos, with an impressive ocean’s view. You can see the complete photoset, drawings & architect’s description after the break. The whole idea of the project was created when Thiago was visiting the site. There, in front of the client, he sketched what later would be the transverse section of what was being pro..
all photos by Stephanie Lin Chris Chalmers, of BIOS design Collective, was hired as a scripting consultant by San Francisco firm Iwamoto-Scott (ISAr) for their Voussoir Cloud installation at the SCI-Arc Gallery, opening August 8th. From ISAr’s description of the project : “Voussoirs, the wedge shaped masonry blocks that make up an arch, are redefined in Voussoir Cloud using a system of three-dim..
Architect: Zaha Hadid Location: Haro, La Rioja, Spain Project Architect: Jim Heverin Design Team: Jim Heverin, Tiago Correia, Raza Hadid Local Architect: I.O.A. Arquitectura - Joan Ramon Rius, Nuria Ayala, Xavier Medina, Candi Casadevall Client: Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia Winery Structural Engineers: Jane Wernick Associates Area: 800m2 Year: 2001-2006 Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia Winer..
Alumnos: Ronald Hernández, Marcelo Valdés, Osvaldo Véliz. Año: 2006 - 2007 Proceso de diseño: marzo – noviembre 2006 Proceso de construcción: diciembre 2006 – agosto 2007 Fecha de entrega de la obra: 04 de agosto de 2007 Staff de profesores: Kenneth Gleiser, Alberto Huidobro, Juan Román, Blanca Zúñiga. Profesor guía: Kenneth Gleiser Materialidad: Madera reciclada, despuntes tablas de pino destin..
Danish designer Tom Rossau has sent us some photos of him making one of his ST 903 lamps. Tom works mainly with natural wood veneers to create his contemporary sculptural lamps. All of his pieces are handbuilt in Denmark. from contemporist
Architects: LOHA Architects Location: Mill Valley, California, USA Principal in Charge: Lorcan O’Herlihy Project Manager: Kuo-Huei Tsai Project Team: Michael Poirier, Juan Diego Gerscovich, Su Yingzi Structural Engineer: Paul Francheschi Client: Tony and Rachel Sherman Project year: 2005 Constructed Area: 386 sqm Photographs: LOHA The house sits on a south facing hillside on a ridge overlooking ..
Architect: Li Xiaodong/atelier Location: Pinghe, Fujian, China Project Area: 240 sqm Budget: RMB650,000 Project Year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Li Xiaodong Located at a remote village, Fujian Province in China, the project does not only provides a physical function – a school + a bridge, but also presents a spiritual centre. The main concept of the design is to enliven an old community (the village..
Project information Project: Competition Ossuary Orthen Client: BAi, Den Bosch for Cemetery Orthen, Den Bosch Architects: buijsenpennock architects (Ard Buijsen, Iris Pennock) Collaborators: A2 Studio, Rotterdam (renderings); Reynoud Homan (typography) Year: 2009 Price: 2nd price Program: last resting place for 12.000 dead people Gross floor area: 883 m2 Gross content: 5300 m3 Main materials: Oa..
