Polish architecture practice moomoo architects have designed a house that will be clad entirely in a plastic insulating material normally used for roofing. To be located in Łódź, Poland, the design is based on that of traditional Polish houses but the roof rises steeply towards one end of the building. One wall will protrude from the residence at an angle to accommodate planning laws that mean t..
Architect: QVE Arquitectos Location: Vitoria, Spain Architects in charge: Jose Maria Garcia del Monte, Ana Maria Montiel Jimenez & Fernando Garcia Colorado Cost consultant: Rafael Valin Alcocer / Project Phase Structure Consultant: Jose Luis Fernandez Cabo Cost consultant: Jose Luis Montoya & Luis Alberto Martinez de Sarria / Construction Phase Services Consultant: GEA S.L. Project year: 2002-20..
KSP Engel und Zimmermann recently designed a 77,000 square meter library extension to accommodate the existing National Library of Beijing. The new addition will hold approximately 12 million books and be used by an estimated 12,000 people per day. The Si Ku Quan Shu collection, “unparalleled in its historical and cultural significance”, includes manuscripts produced during the Ch’ing dynasty (1..
Danish firm schmidt hammer lassen architects has won an international design competition for a new 13,500 m2 auditorium complex for the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen University) in Aachen, Germany. Twenty-one German and international companies were invited to participate in the competition. This is the first project for the Danish firm in Germany. The new audit..
Architects: Single Speed Design Location: North Cambridge, MA, USA Programme: Housing, Commercial Project year: 2008 Site Area: 2,335 sqm Constructed Area: 2,936 sqm Images: Single Speed Design Most are familiar with Boston’s ongoing “Big Dig”- the Central Artery Tunnel Project that is one of the largest construction undertakings in American urban history. Few, however, give thought to the massi..
Another project by recent Dezeen regulars Suppose Design Office: this time a house in Matsuyama, Japan, designed to offer a view of the surrounding scenery from every room. Walls integral to the structure of the building have been scattered across the floor-plan, opening various clear views through the structure while maintaining the building’s required earthquake resistance. The toilet can be h..
The House 53 volumetry was defined following São Paulo city building laws and the site’s peculiar shape, which is just over 10 meters in front and approximately 30 meters in length. According to the legislation one can build in the neighborhood up to a two-floor building, settled upon the site’s lateral limits. A third floor is allowed as long as the lateral setbacks are respected. The house was..
Architect: Prax Architects Location: Auch, France Project year: 2006-2007 Project Area: 180 sqm Photographs: Arnaud Saint-Germès This house project is founded on the concept of Louis Kahn: a company of space: the project consisted in organizing spaces with different uses related to the individual, around the space of family, gathered in a coherent space unit. This project is based on the followi..
Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos Project Principal: Michel Rojkind Project leader: Agustin Pereyra Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Project team: Juan Carlos Vidals (3D massing) Alejandro Biguria, Moritz Melchert, Mónica Orozco, Phillip Jung, José Moreno, Laura Rodriguez , Roberto Gil Will, Tere Levy, Alan Rahmane Structural Engineer: Juan Felipe Heredia Design year: 2008 Construction year:..
Location: Gojo, Kyoto, Japan Type of Project: Single family residence/ craft studio Project Architects: EASTERN design office /// Anna Nakamura and Taiyo Jinno Construction area: 140.2 m² Total floor area: 259.8 m² Year of Construction: 2007 House with Crest is located in the city of Gojo in Kyoto, Japan, where architects Anna Nakamura and Taiyo Jinno of EASTERN design office reveal their talent..