Month: December 2019
NEXXU Building / AIM Architecture
AIM’s projects usually start from within, also here, where we created a hybrid work landscape with shared functions and a commercial ground floor that adds amenities to work landscape. But in this case, very quickly the focus moves to the outside. How should this building interact with its surroundings? Can this building stand out in a sea of sameness? And can the façade contribute to its interior environment so it’s not just a cosmetic intervention?
An Old General Store Was Transformed Into This Family Home In Australia
Studio Tom has transformed a general store in Melbourne, Australia, into a house for a Melbourne couple and their two young daughters. The design retains much of the original construction, but also includes a new extension at the back. The new extension allowed the designers to add more light into the home. Skylights that run […]
This Foldable Wall Desk Is Ideal For Small Spaces
Designer Michael Hilgers has created RADIUS, a fold-down work station for people who don’t need a desk every day. The desk, created for furniture manufacturer Radis, has a simple round shape when folded up, however when the desk is dropped down, it reveals a couple of shelves and a hidden light with an integrated motion […]
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine / WEISS/MANFREDI
Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is an internationally recognized leader in veterinary education, research, diagnostics, animal care, and biomedical science. The design transforms the original complex—an ad-hoc collection of individual buildings—into a cohesive campus through strategic demolition of nonadaptable structures, renovation of existing buildings, and new construction. It signals the importance of the College and enables the school to advance research while offering innovative curriculum for training future practitioners and researchers. Through outreach that ranges from Ebola virus prevention to healthy pet clinics, and research ranging from invasive diseases to species tracking, the College works to support communities across the world by leading in research on animal health and infectious disease prevention.
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine / WEISS/MANFREDI
Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is an internationally recognized leader in veterinary education, research, diagnostics, animal care, and biomedical science. The design transforms the original complex—an ad-hoc collection of individual buildings—into a cohesive campus through strategic demolition of nonadaptable structures, renovation of existing buildings, and new construction. It signals the importance of the College and enables the school to advance research while offering innovative curriculum for training future practitioners and researchers. Through outreach that ranges from Ebola virus prevention to healthy pet clinics, and research ranging from invasive diseases to species tracking, the College works to support communities across the world by leading in research on animal health and infectious disease prevention.
moreau kusunoki and genton to design powerhouse parramatta museum
french firm moreau kusunoki and australian practice genton have won an international design competition to complete a landmark museum and cultural destination in sydney. the winning design was chosen ahead of 73 competing schemes, with other shortlisted studios including amanda lavete’s AL_A and steven holl architects. titled ‘powerhouse parramatta’, the creation of the project will […]
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ANM House / Jacobsen Arquitetura
Design to a vey welcoming family in a wooded residencial neighborhood in Melbourne, Australia. Their intention was to fully attend the constructive potencial of the plot while having the biggest garden possible, where the pool and entertainment area are of big importance.
Cerrado house (Prata-Lopez) / Aline Coelho Sanches e Lucas Corato
This house was imagined as a sturdy shelter, a haven for the family’s children to grow up in. It was designed with rich areas of shade against the region’s harsh sun and, at the same time, with generous openings to facilitate a close relationship with the landscape, making the home “visual device” that can take the city’s profile and the forms of nature in the surroundings and frame them, making them a part of itself, evidencing the singular natural light that bathes everything in the region in gold.
moreau kusunoki and genton win contest for sydney’s powerhouse parramatta museum
the winning design seeks to re-connect the river with the city, create generous open space, and present the museum as an innovative cultural platform.
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