Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku took on its first large-scale integrated architectural and interior design commission in 2003, when YTL Design Group from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, invited it to design the residence of a Malaysian power family. Completed in the latter part of 2008, the residence is the ultimate expression of the taste, influence and industrial-scale capabilities of the prominent fam..
Architects: Saucier + Perrotte architectes Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Project team: Gilles Saucier, André Perrotte, Jean-Philippe Beauchamp, Anna Bendix, Trevor Davies, Yves De Fontenay Structural Engineer: Stavibel Mechanical & Electrical engineer: Leroux,Beaudoin, Hurens et associés Contractor: Société Desjardins-Larouche Client: Gestion Rivière du Diable Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm Pr..
Architects: Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido Location: Alto Rungue, Chile Constructed Area: House 150 sqm, Deck 370 sqm Structure: Patricio Stagno Photographs: Cristóbal Palma The sight towards the location of Rungue, displayed as a plane inclined looking the valley, having the Coast mountain range as background. The land suggested a large terrace, a platform from which it is possible to admire ..
Architect: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway Location: Papper, Hvaler Islands, Norway Project Team: Reiulf D Ramstad, Anders Tjønneland Site Area: 80 sqm Project Year: 2004-2006 Construction year: 2005-2006 Photographs: Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Oslo Norway, Kim Muller, Norway The house is beautifully situated on the top of a hill overlooking the ocean and the horizon, placed in the midst ..
From the street, this Edwardian house might seem unassuming, undeserving of a second glance. From the back, however, the addition to the Trojan House by Jackson Clements Burrows, where three children’s bedrooms are cantilevered above a large living space, is anything but ordinary. The entire addition is wrapped in a seamless wooden skin that conceals any obvious openings. Windows, covered by shu..
Architects: SARC Architects Location: Joensuu, Finland Building Owner: Senaatti-kiinteistöt User: The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Forest Research Institute Building consultant: ISS Proko Oy (Engel Rakennuttamispalvelut Oy) Constructed Area: 7,650 sqm Project Year: 2004 Photographs: SARC Architects The construction of The Finnish Forest Research Institutes (METLA) new building to a..
Architects: Bernard Quirot & Olivier Vichard Location: Buillon, France Collaborator: Delphine Tempesta Structure: FDI, François Durant Constructed Area: 135 sqm Photographs: Nicolas Waltefaugle Located in a small village 10 kilometers south of Besançon, the main town of the region « Franche Comté », this house was built far from the center of the village, up on the hill which dominates the river..
Principal use: Weekend House Building site: Chino-shi, Nagano, Japan Site area: 1054.10m2 Building area: 80.74m2 Total floor area: 80.74m2 Structure: Wood Architects: Tezuka Architects -Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Makoto Takei, Ryuya Maio Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd Lighting design: Masahide Kakudate (Masahide Kakudate Lighting Archit..
Principal use: Residence Building site: Okayama, Japan Site area: 1035.92m2 Building area: 288.64m2 Total floor area: 342.70m2 Number of stories: 1F Structure: Reinforced Concret + Steel Architects: Tezuka Architects - Takaharu+Yui Tezuka, Masahiro Ikeda, Chie Nabeshima, Hiroshi Tomikawa Architectural and Structural desing: Tezuka Architects + MASAHIRO IKEDA co., ltd Lighting design: Masahide Ka..
The building aims to promote environmental awareness and contains an information centre and education facilities for school groups. The building is charactised by a south-facing, curved glass facade with movable sun blinds and is designed to be heated and ventilated naturally. Photographs by Andrea Lhotakova Here is some more information from the architects: – Slunakov – Centre for Ecological Ac..
