zaha hadid architects finalizes plans for aljada’s ‘central hub’ in the UAE

October 6, 2018 macnadusa 0

zaha hadid architects (ZHA) has finalized its plans for a major leisure and entertainment development in sharjah, a united arab emirates city on the arabian gulf. the first phase of the project’s ‘central hub’, which was announced earlier this year, will complete in the first quarter of 2019. according to the architects, the design of […]

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Sun City Kobe Tower / Richard Beard Architects

October 5, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

With breathtaking views of Mt. Rokko to the north and a vast waterscape to the south, Kobe sits as a strip of land with phenomenal views both inland and to the sea. Located one block from the Kobe Sea on a tree-lined boulevard that includes the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art and several national museums, the 500,000-square-foot Sun City Kobe Tower complex provides the ultimate in senior living through attention to detail and amenities, resulting in a vibrant community in which residents can thrive. The design seeks to create a living environment that represents a seamless merger of architecture, landscape, and interiors, and that celebrates this unique city and environment.

Design Detail – A Wood Slat Accent Wall Surrounds The TV In This Living Room

October 5, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Ryan Fung   Toronto-based RZ INTERIORS have designed a contemporary and minimal feature wall for this family room, that would help to achieve a simplified sense of calm, rather than a cluttered and overpowering TV wall unit.   Photography by Ryan Fung The slatted wood wall panel that surrounds the TV has been made from […]

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AD Classics: Pennsylvania Station / McKim, Mead & White

October 5, 2018 Rennie Jones 0

This article was originally published on February 11, 2014. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section.

New York City’s original Pennsylvania Station was a monument to movement and an expression of American economic power. In 1902, the noted firm McKim, Mead and White was selected by the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad to design its Manhattan terminal. Completed in 1910, the gigantic steel and stone building covered four city blocks until its demolition in 1963, when it ceded to economic strains hardly fifty years after opening.

This Organic Food Cafe Makes Effect Use Of Metal Grid Shelving

October 5, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Amit Geron   Amit Design Studio has recently completed Bana, an organic food cafe that’s located in Tel Aviv, Israel. Throughout the interior, the color scheme is specifically guided by the ‘super-foods’. Along one side of the cafe is a long central worktop and bar that’s clad in granite marble, while above it hangs […]

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AQUA LUNA / Open AD

October 5, 2018 Martita Vial 0

Restaurant AQUA LUNA is currently located in Andrejsala. The mobile building is a light timber structure and as such it can be easily relocated. The simple formed building is characterised by the façade finish – white diagonal planking and finely split, untreated wooden segments in the frontal façade.