British architect Will Alsop of Alsop Architects has completed a residential building called Chips in Manchester. The eight-storey building, for developer Urban Splash, was conceived as “three fat chips stacked on top of each other.” Each “chip” is covered in text referring to the area’s history. The building forms part of Alsop’s urban plan for the New Islington area of Manchester and contains ..
The new Dublin Veterans Park (in Dublin, Ohio) was awarded to PLANT after an invited international two-stage competition. Our project, entitled The Grounds of Remembrance, is organized into a Walk, Loggia, and Grove, all surrounding an historical 1840s cemetery. Together they define the limits of the grounds and guide movement through the site on days of significance, including Memorial Day and ..
-Mode de construction -Radier et dalle sur rez en béton -Dalle sur premier et dalle toiture en bois lamellé collé -Façades ventilées -Ossature bois et isolation -Couverture et revêtement façades en ardoises naturelles -Revêtement intérieurs -panneaux à particule en bois peints -Production de chaleur : chauffage au mazout -Distribution à basse température dans dalles actives réalisation 2003 Conc..
Location: West Lake Hills Dates: 2002-2005 402 Redbud Trail is a speculative modern residence in the wooded hills of Austin, Texas. The project was programmed for a family of five with multiple living areas for simple living. With few gadgets, the house focuses on permanence and craftsmanship. The house is sited to capture the views from the rear of a steep site that is accessed from the bottom...
For a lake residence on a diminutive lot in rural Iowa, we conceived of a house as a series of spatial frames that offer a focused and private experience on an otherwise densely populated shore. This second home sits in a resort area that appears as an oasis in the midst of the Midwestern “corn desert”. Not at all nostalgic for the cottages of years gone by, the owners nevertheless wanted a hous..
Architects: Map Architect, Josep Lluis Mateo Location: Cornellà, Barcelona, Spain Competition Project leaders: Jordi Pagès, Virginia Daroca, Victoria Llinares Competition Team: Adriana Porta, Bianca von Geyr, Jaume Prat, Daniel Blüm Architectural Project leader: Yolanda Olmo Project team: Paula Vallejo Client: World Trade Center, WTC Almeda Park, SA Structural Concept: BOMA, Agustí Obiol Technic..
Spanish architects Ensamble Studio shared with us their building for the SGAE Offices in Spain (the equivalent to the RIAA in the USA). Once again, Ensamble Studio shows us an impressive use of mass, using stacked stone slabs to create an intermediate space with filtered light. It also has a wall built with used CDs on the inside. The SGAE (General Society of Authors and Publishers) Central Offi..
Singaporean architect firm Wallflower Architecture + Design recently has completed a multi-courtyard house located at Six Ramsgate Road, Singapore. Due to its deep site, two big courtyards have been inserted in between the major spaces. A strong axis leads from the entrance foyer, swimming pool, formal living area, internal garden court and formal dining areas, while creating a sense of balance...
Our friends from MVRDV sent us their latest project with Living Architecture, the Balancing Barn, a cantilevered holiday home near the village of Thorington in Suffolk, England. Living Architecture, a British organization devoted to architecture as experience, has commissioned a series of outstanding holiday homes in the UK. MVRDV and co-architect Mole Architects from Cambridge will create a hou..
Our friends from Sponge Architects sent us their design of a temporary art pavillion for which they received an Honourable Mention recognition by the Art Alliance Austin. The project was designed for a competition called TOGS (Temporary Outdoor Gallery Space) in March of this year, where 200 entries from all over the world were received by the organizers. The temporary architecture installation ..