A Brutalist Landmark and Skateboarding Mecca in London Is Restored
The Southbank Centre’s famous Undercroft was a global destination for skateboarders, though it was threatened by closure and decay.
Month: August 2019
House Renovation / Tsolakis Architects
In the center of P. Psychiko, a typical two-flat residence of 1955, is transformed into a 3-residences contemporary building. The reinterpretation of its functional and geometrical rules results in the transformation of both the building and its surrounding area. Τhe intervention is crucial. Only the structure of the building, as well as part of the external walls, are preserved, while all internal walls are demolished.
LANG architects nests ‘splinter creek’ cabins among forests of mississippi
new york city-based studio LANG architecture nestles twenty six lakeside homesites among the forested hills of north mississippi. entitled ‘splinter creek,’ the development integrates seamlessly into 650 acres of rolling pine forest. splinter creek offers private cabin retreats, sited on plots ranging from two to eighteen acres each with its own distinctive character. beneath the […]
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Exhibition Hall of the Architecture and Engineering Faculty in SICC / Narmal
Entrusted by Xie Archi-Structure Design, NARMAL designed the exhibition hall of the Department of architecture and civil engineering of Suzhou Institute of Construction & Communications. As the exhi-bition hall and teaching classroom of “prefabricated assembly building”, we use the concept of “full assembly library” to convey our interpretation of this exhibition space and the return of teaching space.
Canopy by Hilton in Chengdu / CCD
The interaction of ancient and modern, the mutual penetration of art and life, the compatibility of local and world, all of these has created the rich texture and unique impression of Chengdu. It is not a surprise that Chengdu has always been ranked at the top for the charming cities in the world for many years. The first Canopy hotel in Asia Pacific – Hotel Canopy by Hilton Chengdu City Centre is located in the city that is customer-focused that emphasized on the experience of ‘body’, ‘heart’, ‘senses’ and ‘enlightenment’. The design of the hotel blends Chinese and Western charms, intertwined with old-fashioned feelings and vitality, elegant and unconventional style, bringing guests a lively Chengdu style and the comfort and warmth of home.
Beach Shack Residential Retreat / Bryden Wood
Architects Bryden Wood have completed a stunning beach-side residential retreat in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida. Inspired by both its tropical location and industrial design, the Beach Shack is a 900sqm home fitted with concrete interiors, innovative interventions, such as a retractable hydraulic staircase, and sustainable elements throughout.
LANG architects nests ‘splinter creek’ cabins among forested hills of mississippi
down to the smallest details, the design intent for splinter creek cabins was to foster a life closer to nature.
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Los Angeles firehouse becomes boutique hotel fronted by red garage doors
A new boutique accommodation, envisioned as a “dreamy mix of the elegant and bizarre”, has opened up inside a 1970s firehouse in Los Angeles. The property marks the first boutique hotel in the city’s up-and-coming Arts District, and is aptly named the Arts District Firehouse Hotel. The property is housed in an old firehouse, which
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Environmental Interpretation Centre in São Jorge Island / Ana Laura Vasconcelos
An interpretive center is a building devoted to a didactic-pedagogic perspective that seeks, above all, to make known “in situ” space, theme, or content in which it appears. Thus, the Interpretation Centre of the Faja da Caldeira de Santo Cristo is part of a global intervention idea that the Regional Secretariat of the Environment and the Sea has been developing in the region, which was established with a set of criteria for the suitability of the place, as well as a specific program that appeals to the “internalization”, dissemination and development of the natural heritage in question./
Spa Querétaro / Ambrosi I Etchegaray
The assignment was to create an Integral Yoga and Spa Center in an area of 418 irregular square meters, located in Colonia Carretas, two blocks from the historic Arcos, in the city of Querétaro.