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Apartment Sombrerería / BABELstudio

July 7, 2021 Alexandria Bramley 0

The interior renovation project for Sombrerería is located in one of the most emblematic streets of the Old Quarter of Bilbao. Due to its corner position, the interiors have the advantage of having large window openings that provide abundant light and views of the neighbourhood streets.

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MAD designs Cloud Center in China to resemble a floating cloud

July 7, 2021 James Parkes 0
It has a white reflective exterior

Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for a multi-purpose cultural centre in China that was informed by clouds and space. The Cloud Center will be located in Qinhuangdao, near the Beidaihe coastline in northeastern China, where it was created for arts and culture community Aranya. The centre was designed to resemble a “floating cloud

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Twelve Architects unveils plan for elevated park in Manchester

July 7, 2021 James Parkes 0
The viaduct will become a modern park

London studio Twelve Architects has revealed its plan to transform the disused Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester into a “green oasis” reminiscent of New York City’s High Line. The design, which was informed by James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s New York City High Line, is a 330-metre long linear park that will

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A Double-Height Conservatory Is The Heart Of This Home

July 7, 2021 Erin 0

Architect Nadine Engelbrecht has designed a home on an underutilized 35-hectare farm outside of Pretoria, South Africa, as a retreat for its occupants from a hectic urban lifestyle. The exterior of the home showcases materials chosen for durability and low maintenance, and includes cement-washed bricks, exposed steel, and concrete soffits. Key to the design of […]

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ZHA’s First Exhibition at MAM Shanghai is Now Open to the Public

July 7, 2021 Dima Stouhi 0

The first exhibition by Zaha Hadid ArchitectsZHA Close Up – Work & Research‘ at the Modern Art Museum in Shanghai is now open to visitors. The exhibition displays an in-depth look at the evolution of Zaha Hadid Architects’ projects over the last 40 years, from the MAXXI Museum and the Leeza SOHO in Beijing, to the studio’s current ongoing projects across the world. The exhibition is the first by the architect to be held in in mainland China and will run until August 29, 2021.

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Pale pink tiles create distinctive new facade for London terrace renovated by Archmongers

July 7, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Rear facade of Mount View house renovation by Archmongers

London studio Archmongers has used a colour palette of yellows, browns and pinks in a renovation of a Victorian terraced house in north London. Called Mount View, the project involved overhauling the ground floor of the family house, to create a spacious kitchen and dining room connected to the garden, and converting the basement into

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3D Printing and Robotic Construction: HANNAH Office on their Experimental Protoype Ashen Cabin

July 7, 2021 Paula Pintos 0

HANNAH office, founded by Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, is a US-based architecture and research practice that has been experimenting with digital design and fabrication techniques across all types of projects ranging from furniture to urbanism. Both professors at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Leslie and Sasa lead a studio focused on an innovative design where technology plays a crucial role in their work, combined with a sharp study of materials and new applications and construction techniques, resulting in highly creative projects.

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Park Union Bridge / Diller Scofidio + Renfro

July 7, 2021 Paula Pintos 0

Designed by the same team as the adjacent U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum complex, the Park Union Bridge takes its inspiration from the gravity-defying motion of athletes, with a 250-foot curved steel structure that floats above an active railyard.