Month: July 2023
Francis Kéré & Minik Rosing: Rethinking Resources – How To Do More With Less
Shifting from an exploitative to a restorative and circular design ideology is fundamental in changing architecture and the built environment to become more sustainable. We look at strategies for a new resourcefulness in architecture and discuss how to bring the built environment back inside the planetary boundaries.
MUDA-architects’ coastal haikou visitor center enclosed by a fluid, cascading rooftop
the visitor center is shaped by a sinuous roof which cascades gracefully to recall the gentle movement of water.
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Hotel Eterna / Arista Cero
ETERNA is a 25-suite hotel located in the center of La Veleta, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
D House / Lavan Architects
In the heart of the bustling city of Tel Aviv, on a 225 sqm, 9 m narrow plot, we created an urban green dream for a family of five. One person wanted a pool to swim in (and practice surfing), another wanted a luscious natural wild garden, the grown-up kids wanted their own space, and everyone wanted to create a sense of home and being together. The planning concept was to treat the boundaries of the plot – the external fence walls – as the actual external house walls. The main living area is enclosed by glass, extending a wrap-around view to the plot borders, which invites the outside greenery inside the house. The surrounding fruit trees and garden maintain privacy, from being overlooked by the nearby buildings – indeed, they are an architectural “material” of their own.
adidas Asia Pacific Flagship Seoul / Various Associates
First Asia Pacific adidas flagship in Myeongdong, Seoul – Featuring the “Home of Sport” concept, adidas has opened its first Asia Pacific flagship store in the unique and bustling shopping district Myeongdong, a must-visit spot in South Korea. Various Associates, the only Chinese design firm that participated in the flagship design, partnered with adidas to extract local Korean elements and blend them with adidas brand personality, creating a “home of sport” with closer connections and deeper resonance with local customers. The store integrates into the bustling streets of Myeongdong, where diverse types of business and public activities take place. Surrounded by the cooking aroma among small stalls, this flagship creatively conveys the core value of friendliness and inclusiveness from the overarching concept of “Home of Sport”.
bebunch’s wooden pavilions, ponds, and canopied umbrellas weave through public park
the newly constructed bodies of water recall the history of the bel-val spring that once existed in the park.
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The Ridge – V&A Waterfront / StudioMAS
The design involved a close collaborative process between studioMAS and Arup. The result is a rational design in which architecture and engineering are thoroughly integrated, having been developed side by side from the earliest conceptual stage. The façade, executed using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), gives the building its distinct identity.
The Ridge – V&A Waterfront / StudioMAS
The design involved a close collaborative process between studioMAS and Arup. The result is a rational design in which architecture and engineering are thoroughly integrated, having been developed side by side from the earliest conceptual stage. The façade, executed using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), gives the building its distinct identity.
Johnston Marklee converts historic Los Angeles car showroom into art gallery
A vaulted ceiling punctured with skylights features in a 1940s auto dealership that architectural studio Johnston Marklee has converted into a bright home for the Roberts Projects art gallery. Roberts Projects chose the local studio to transform the brick and cinder-block building into its new home as it moved from Culver City to the mid-Wilshire
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