Month: April 2019

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Barnhouse / Objekt Architecten

April 3, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

To demolish or not? That was the key question the architects had at the start of this project. The clients could not agree on the preservation of the old barn next to their house. She wanted to preserve it, he wanted to start from scratch with a new construction. Objekt Architecten combined best of both worlds and came up with an unusual, surprising design. The characteristics and qualities of the old barn were defined and combined as an added value to the new volume. The roof and inner walls of the old barn were demolished and made room for a new concrete construction. Concrete offers the right esthetical result in combination with the old brick walls by which both materials reinforce each other. Facing the budget and therefor searching for a logical way of building, the architects chose to use the structural work as a finish.

VTN architects tops ‘ha house’ in vietnam with one continuous garden

April 3, 2019 macnadusa 0

VTN architects (vo trong nghia architects) has completed the design of a multi-generational brick residence in vietnam. located in an emerging residential area, a 15 minute drive from the center of ho chi minh city, ‘ha house’ forms part of a densely populated neighborhood. in addition to the usual requirements, the client asked that the […]

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Atelier Tao + C uses wooden structure to divide U-shape Room in Shanghai

April 3, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
U-shape Room by Atelier Tao+C

A plywood volume that contains sleep, study and bathing spaces adds structure to this unusually-shaped Shanghai apartment, which architecture studio Atelier Tao+C has recently overhauled. Fronted by a huge bay window that curve out from its front facade, the aptly named U-shape Room apartment has been overhauled to feature a multifunctional wooden volume that Atelier

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The Black House / Buero Wagner

April 3, 2019 Pilar Caballero 0

Rural areas in Germany are often characterized by urban sprawl, faceless villages and generic detached houses. This is especially the case for the eastern shore of Lake Ammersee, which lies inside Munich metropolitan region. A contrast is formed by a small black house that stands out from its surroundings solely on account of its carbonized facade. Unlike typical detached homes it is located between two existing houses an office building and a multifamily home. And although it directly adjoins the latter it does consciously distinguish itself from its setting, so that it is perceived as an independent building. In this manner, a further element is added to the existing heterogeneous ensemble.

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100 Public Spaces: From a Tiny Square to an Urban Park

April 3, 2019 María Francisca González 0

The key to successfully designing or recovering public spaces is to achieve a series of ingredients that enhance their use as meeting places. Regardless of their scale, some important tips are: designing for people’s needs, the human scale, the mix of uses, multifunctionality and flexibility, comfort and safety, and a right integration to the urban fabric.

To give you some ideas on how to design urban furniture, bus stops, lookouts, bridges, playgrounds, squares, sports spaces, small parks and urban parks, check out these 100 notable public spaces.

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David Adjaye’s Ruby City Set to Open in San Antonio

April 3, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

Sir David Adjaye’s Ruby City art center is set to open to the public this October in San Antonio, Texas. Home to the growing Linda Pace Foundation permanent collection, the building is designed by Adjaye Associates in collaboration with Alamo Architects. Brought to life twelve years after the building was first imagined by Linda Pace, the 14,000 square-foot art center is dedicated to providing a space for the city’s creative community works with works by both local and international artists.

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Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House Evokes the Image of an Unfolding Fan

April 3, 2019 Niall Patrick Walsh 0

Snøhetta has been commissioned for the design of the Shanghai Grand Opera House in Shanghai, China, following an international design competition. Aiming to attract a broad audience for traditional, classical, and experimental performances, Snøhetta has developed the architectural, landscape, interior, and graphic design for the sweeping complex in collaboration with Shanghai-based architects ECADI.

Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect is a desert spa and hotel made from stone and steel

April 3, 2019 India Block 0
Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect, photography by Fernando Guerra

Architecture studio Anarchitect has turned a couple of stone buildings in the UAE into Al Faya Lodge, a hotel and saltwater spa in the Sharjah desert. A complex of buildings now forms the Al Faya Lodge, which sits in the red sands at the foot of Mount Alvaah in the Emirate of Sharjah. The pair

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