Month: February 2019

Austin Maynard Architects creates cylindrical holiday house on Australian beach

February 11, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
St Andrews Beach House by Austin Maynard Architects

The cylindrical St Andrews Beach House in Victoria, Australia, designed by Austin Maynard Architects does away with unnecessary circulation space to create a laid-back communal atmosphere. The owner of the timber holiday home wanted to buck the growing trend for large second homes in Australia. Instead they wanted a modest building that sits unobtrusively in its surroundings, nestled among the

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Call for Entries: A’ Design Awards & Competition

February 11, 2019 Zoë Montano 0

The A’ Design Award was “born out of the desire to underline the best designs and well-designed products.” It is an international award whose aim is to provide designers, architects, and innovators from all design fields with a platform to showcase their work and products to a global audience. This year’s edition is now open for entries; designers can register their submissions here.

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Basic Principles of Acoustics: Why Architects Shouldn’t Leave It All To Consultants

February 11, 2019 Lindsey Leardi 0

More than half the world’s population lives in dense urban areas. Uncomfortably loud restaurants, stores, hotels, or offices are enough to keep patrons away. When planning a meeting or even a night out with friends, we are conscious of selecting a location where we can focus and hear one another. The noisier our world gets, the more difficulty we have focusing on the sounds we actually want to hear.

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Bela Fisterra Hotel / CREUSeCARRASCO Arquitectos

February 11, 2019 Clara Ott 0

Built in the vicinity of Playa de Langosteira (Fisterra). A large, flat plot with road access from the AC-445 road (straight from Anchoa) and pedestrian from the road to the beach, Santiago-Fisterra. Replaces an abandoned chalet under construction.

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AULA K / BCQ Arquitectura

February 11, 2019 Clara Ott 0

First talks of teachers to their disciples were made under the shelter of a tree. Thus, the tree was the first school, the first classroom. The project consists of the design and construction of a prototype module for environmental education classrooms, a learning and discovery space, to be installed in different locations of the metropolitan area of Barcelona park’s network. It is proposed that it is also a habitat for some species of animals, insects, invertebrates, birds… It must be an open space to the outside; it is necessary that one could see the trees from the classroom, to perceive the light and feel the climate.

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Around Follie / Z_Lab

February 11, 2019 María Francisca González 0

Around Follie is located on a wide ground next to Nasiri-Oreum (Oreum: the rising small defunct volcano in the Jeju, the Jeju dialect). Z_Lab leading this project saw the potential of the land and combined two concepts: outdoor and community.

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The Abacus House / studioXS

February 10, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

The Abacus house is designed around two paradoxical ideas: Over build on a small site and considering we are overbuilding how do we maximize the minimal resources of light and ventilation that are still available to us?
An abacus is a device for making a mathematical calculation. On the Ground floor and the first floor being able to see across the length of the site, one experiences the length of the site creating a feeling of expanse and openness. Horizontal circulation was completely eliminated with the vertical circulation opening into common spaces on all floors.