Architects: Antonia Lehmann S.B., Luis Izquierdo W. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Jorge Carrasco Location: Punta Pite, V Región, Chile Built area: Casa 1: 430.45 m2, Casa 2: 396.13 m2 Project: 2006 Construction: 2007-2008 from izquierdolehmann
Eric Owen Moss Architects created a mixed use tower that neighbours the capitol building in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The republic square is part of a large-scale development across the city of Almaty. The tower itself is 126,000 square feet that will be divided up between retail, office, hotel and residential spaces. The building is a long tower which is anchored to the ground by a 38 meter diameter ..
Spanish architects Camprubí i Santacana have completed a hotel consisting of timber-clad rooms set on a rocky ridge near Teruel, Spain. Hotel Consolación features ten “kubes” - cabins set in the landscape - plus communal facilities housed in a converted hermitage building. Photographs are by Jaime Font Furest. The following text is from the architects: – HOTEL CONSOLACION The luxury of the essen..
Architects: Luis Izquierdo, Antonia Lehmann, Mauricio Leniz y Mirene Elton Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Main contractor: Constructora Marchetti Ltda. Location: Espoz 3125 esquina Narciso Goycolea, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile Plot area: 2240m2 Built area: 2016.45m2 Project: 2007 Construction: 2008 from izquierdolehmann
Architects: Luis Izquierdo W., Antonia Lehmann S.B. Structural engineering: Luis Soler P. y asociados Main contractor: M3 Location: Lo Curro, Santiago, Chile. Plot area: 2834 m2 Built area: 585.3 m2 Project: 2006 Construction: 2007 / 2008 from izquierdolehmann
Architects: Izquierdo Lehmann - Luis Izquierdo W., Antonia Lehmann S.B. Location: Punta Caracoles, IV Region, Chile Structural Engineering: Luis Soler P. y Asociados Services: Kenneth Page (PVT) Constructed Area: 350 sqm Project Year: 2005 Construction Year: 2006-2007 Main Materials: Concrete, Stone,Glass Photographs: Izquierdo Lehman from archdaily
This remarkable residential property is a prime example of how the Dutch landscape is being transformed. Historic farmhouses are making way for new, artificial ones or abstract dwellings. The land itself is increasingly being used for recreational purposes rather than for agriculture. Where, in the past, houses were screened from their surroundings, a good view is now regarded as an attractive f..
More from Rojkind Arquitectos, who collaborated on the New Tamayo Museum in our previous story: the architects have recently completed a laboratory building for food brand Nestlé. Rojkind Arquitectos also designed the Nestlé Chocolate Museum in our previous story. Located in Querétaro, Mexico, the laboratory comprises cubic volumes with intersecting domes cut from underneath. The exterior is cla..
Rojkind Arquitectos and Copenhagen architects BIG have won a competition to design a museum overlooking Mexico City. The cross-shaped museum will occupy a hillside above the city and incorporate a large viewing platform on the roof. Cantilevered exhibition spaces provide shade for the social spaces beneath. Packaging, restoration and storage areas will also be open to visitors. The information b..
Here’s another project from FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects who designed the House of Vision in our previous story: this time, House of Inclusion in Shiga, Japan. The residence includes a courtyard sheltered from the street by a high wall. Photographs by Takumi Ot. Here’s some text from the architect: – House of inclusion This house, located in a new residential area, is for a 30-something couple..