Architects: Blank Studio Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Structural Engineer: BDA Engineers Landscape Design: DBLD Electrical Engineer: Tony Woo Engineering Mechanical + Plumbing: Kunka Engineering Civil + Solis: Fugro South General Contractor: 180 Degrees Constructed Area: 209 sqm Project year: 2006 Photography: Bill Timmerman The Xeros project is sited within a late 1950’s era neighborhood where th..
Los Angeles architects DRDS have designed a sports complex for the Hyundai-Samsung Consortium in Hwaseong, Korea. The stadium has a perforated metal skin with openings of various size. Designed in collaboration with Junglim, DMP, Haendlim and A&U, the stadium is due to open in 2010. Here’s some more information from DRDS: Hwaseong sports complex DRDS in collaboration with Junglim, DMP, Haenglim ..
Architect: SPG Architects Location: Kechum, Idaho, USA Partner in Charge: Caroline N. Sidnam Project Team: Sandra Aranguren-Langston & William Petrone Contractor: Englemann Inc. Structural Engineering: Purdy & Associates Constructed Area: 558 sqm Project Year: 2005 Photographs: Tim Brown This 6,000 square foot vacation home is located in the high desert of central Idaho. A 5-Bedroom house with a..
Architect: Spanjers Architect Location: Westkapelle, The Netherlands Client: Fletcher Hotel Group Footprint: 370 sqm Project year: 2009 Photographs: Spanjers Architect On the beach of Westkapelle, a small coastal town in the Netherlands, recently a new beachclub called ‘Zuiderduin’ has opened its doors for the public. A building with a maximum outdoor floor surface where people can enjoy a snack..
Architects: Architecture Paradigm Location: Bangalore, India Design team: Vimal jain, Sandeep.J, Manoj ladhad , Chinmayee Ananth Client: Mr. Manoj jain Project Area: 170 sqm Photographs: Architecture Paradigm The idea of a second home in the context of growing economic conditions is more of a reality today. These homes in some cases serve as get away spaces from the bustling and chaotic conditio..
TSC Architects have completed a 1,180 square ft single family residence in Ichinomiya City, Japan. The two story home is constructed primarily from reinforced concrete. The materiality gives a strong character to the residential design as the concrete creates a harsh and bold exterior. The architects do not attempt to soften that effect as the concrete stays exposed throughout the interiors. Sli..
Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Rhenen, Netherlands Project Architects: Paul de Ruiter & Rob Hootsmans Project Team: Sander van Veen, Willeke Smit, Monique Verhoef Client: Private Constructed Area: 491 sqm Project Year: 2004 Photographs: Pieter Kers The starting concept of the design of Villa Room was to allow the daily activities of the residents to form the main structure of the building. ..
Architect: HyoManKim, IROJE KHM Architects, Seoul Location: GaPyeong, GyeongGi Site area: 955 square meters Building area: 337.33 square meters Gross floor area: 728.02 square meters Stories: Basement and Two Floors Photo: Sergio Pironne // seen @ wallpaper Year: 2008 Island house by IROJE KHM Architects in Kangwon-do, South Korea text by Marcia Argyriades for Yatzer Island House is built on the..
Architect: archimania Location: Smyrna, TN, USA Client: Baker & Rhonda Raborn General Contractor: Homeowner, consulting with Architect Project year: 2006 Budget: US$ 289,000 Project Area: 278.7 sqm Photographs: © Jeffrey Jacobs Photography House in the Woods is a progressive home for a young family in rural Tennessee. The home responds to their needs for functionality and practicality, while sta..
This project to us is a platform to establish a critical dialogue within our built environment; to raise questions as much as it is to finding solutions. The project is a critique on our cultural attitudes and how we determine them. A critique on what we consider to be of heritage significance and how to narrate such ideas in a critical and contemporary manner. This once vacant site is nestled a..