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Aluminium “wizard hat” tops New York library renovation by Mecanoo

June 25, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library by Mecanoo

A sculptural aluminium crown tops New York’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, which has been renovated by Dutch practice Mecanoo and American firm Beyer Blinder Belle. Formerly called the Mid-Manhattan Library, the steel and granite library dates from 1914 and was built as a department store. Its original structure has been retained and the renovation introduces a

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Birk Heilmeyer und Frenzel uses air-raid shelter as foundation for red daycare centre

June 1, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

A sandpit is located at the rear of the day care

A bold colour palette of red and green enlivens a new daycare centre in Stuttgart that has been built on top of an abandoned air-raid shelter. Designed by local practice Birk Heilmeyer und Frenzel Architekten for daycare provider KiTa Parkstrasse, the two-storey building sits in a residential area close to the Park Villa Berg. It

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MIA Design Studio creates pavilion designed to look like a giant pile of straw

May 27, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture office MIA Design Studio has used a delicate lattice of timber battens and metal mesh to create this pavilion for architectural events in Thủ Đức in Vietnam. Commissioned by built environment media company Ashui, The Straw Pavilion has been designed by local practice MIA Design Studio. Thủ Đức is a sub-city in the northeast of

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Sky Yards Hotel by Domain Architects has deep balconies that frame mountain views

May 25, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

The balconies of Sky Yards Hotel in Xiuwu County, China, are designed to focus views upwards, framing the sky and mountains instead of the construction sites below. Located in an industrial area in Henan Province, the 48-room hotel was designed by Shanghai-based practice Domain Architects and includesa restaurant, banquet hall and swimming pools. The building sits

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Sunken concrete floor expands Victorian terrace house in London

May 20, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Concrete Plinth House has a brutalist look

DGN Studio has extended and renovated a Victorian semi-detached terraced house in East London, introducing a sunken concrete floor to maximise the ground floor ceiling height. Called Concrete Plinth House, the original brief – to transform a disconnected and dark north-facing kitchen into a bright and open space for gatherings – expanded to include lighter-touch

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Sunken concrete floor expands Victorian terrace house in London

May 20, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

DGN Studio has extended and renovated a Victorian semi-detached terraced house in East London, introducing a sunken concrete floor to maximise the ground floor ceiling height. Called Concrete Plinth House, the original brief – to transform a disconnected and dark north-facing kitchen into a bright and open space for gatherings – expanded to include lighter-touch

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Uzbekistan’s first Venice Biennale pavilion celebrates a dwindling form of community living

May 20, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

A full-scale replica of a house in an Uzbek mahalla aims to highlight a historic and endangered form of community living in the Republic of Uzbekistan’s first contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale. Called Mahalla: Rural Urban Living and curated by Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein of Swiss practice Christ & Gantenbein with Victoria Easton,

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Uzbekistan’s first Venice Biennale pavilion celebrates a dwindling form of community living

May 20, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

A full-scale replica of a house in an Uzbek mahalla aims to highlight a historic and endangered form of community living in the Republic of Uzbekistan’s first contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale. Called Mahalla: Rural Urban Living and curated by Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein of Swiss practice Christ & Gantenbein with Victoria Easton,

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Cluster of hull-like roofs form The National Maritime Museum of China

May 31, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

Australian practice Cox Architecture designed The National Maritime Museum of China in Tianjin as four metal-clad wings that fan out to overlook Bohai Bay. China’s first National Maritime Museum, the building is located in the Binhai New Area. This wetland area has been recovered from the bay and extensively developed over the past decade. Cox

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Charged Voids draws on Le Corbusier for multi-generational home in Chandigarh

May 25, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

A prayer room occupies a white turret in this house in Chandigarh designed by architecture studio Charged Voids to reference the work of Le Corbusier. Called Residence 1065, the home is located in Sector 27 of the Indian city. Chandigarh was planned by Le Corbusier and features many buildings designed the Swiss modernist architect. Charged

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