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Kengo Kuma Builds Upon Historic Facade in New Seattle Skyscraper

July 26, 2019 Eric Baldwin 0

Kengo Kuma & Associates have proposed a new 40-story mixed-use skyscraper incorporating a historic Gothic Revival facade in Seattle. Located in the Belltown neighborhood, the project would reuse the ornate five-story Bebb & Gould’s Terminal Sales Annex facade. Made in collaboration with Ankrom Moisan Architects and the landscape architecture firm Berger Partnership, the project aims to reinforce the Gothic and Art Deco heritage of Seattle’s downtown.

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Schierker Feuerstein Arena / GRAFT

July 26, 2019 Rayen Sagredo 0

At the foot of the Harz Mountains, in the Schierke district belonging to Wernigerode, a historic and listed ice stadium has been renovated. In 2013, GRAFT won the European architecture tendering for the reactivation of the former natural ice stadium and convinced the jury with their unique roof construction. The task of the competition was to transform the stadium area into a multi-functional arena. Cultural as well as sport events should be possible throughout the year- independent of weather conditions. The existing natural stone terraces and the listed wooden referee tower were asked to be retained and included into the new design. Sanitary facilities, technical services, administration, and changing rooms as well as the gastronomy should find its place in two functional buildings completing the arena.

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yoneda completes shed-like house in rural japan with an intricate wooden interior

July 26, 2019 macnadusa 0

yoneda architectural design has completed a house on a field nearby kameyama city, japan, built as a shed-like structure to fit with the surrounding farm equipment huts and dwellings. designed for a husband and wife who grew up in the area and have now created their own family, the two-story residence is characterized by an […]

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Witherford Watson Mann builds “unorthodox” opera theatre within old stable block

July 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Nevill Holt Opera by Witherford Watson Mann

Witherford Watson Mann has overhauled a former stable block in Leicestershire to create the rural Nevill Holt Opera theatre, which is shortlisted for this year’s Stirling Prize. Located on a listed estate in the English hamlet Nevill Holt, the building seeks to echo the “imaginative space of opera” by challenging the typical aesthetic of a

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James Parkes designs high-rise for women “burdened by capitalism”

July 26, 2019 Fiona Hartley 0

Central Saint Martins graduate James Parkes has proposed creating a tower in Brixton where disadvantaged women who are “burdened by the effects of capitalism” can create art after being released from prison. Called Vertical Loom: Re-appropriating Capitalism, the project envisions a high-rise with numerous workshops and exhibition spaces where former inmates can engage in art therapy.

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