this tiny house on wheels has a raising roof that reveals a second floor

October 25, 2018 macnadusa 0

the family-owned tiny house designers behind tinyhousenyc have built a mini home on wheels with an extendable roof that when elevated reveals a second story. devasa is a novel home that once parked up and expanded can sleep up to a family of four and when on the road, is legally towable. images courtesy of […]

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architect turns an old storage in thailand into a home library

October 25, 2018 macnadusa 0

the new project of thailand-based architect skarn chaiyawat is a renovation of a rear part of a typical thai house built in the 50s, currently owned by a historian. originally, the space was used mainly as a book storage with a small kitchen, toilet and dining area. the height of the sloped ceiling was lower than 2.2 […]

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paul rudolph’s LOMEX proposal for a new york city that could have been

October 24, 2018 macnadusa 0

celebrating what would be paul rudolph’s 100th birthday, designer lasse lyhne-hansen revisits one of the late american architect’s most famous unbuilt proposals: the lower manhattan expressway, one of the last mega plans radically transforming new york city.    in 1967, rudolph was commissioned by the ford foundation to do a study on the implications of the LOMEX, as […]

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paul rudolph’s LOMEX proposal for a new york city that could have been

October 24, 2018 macnadusa 0

celebrating what would be paul rudolph’s 100th birthday, designer lasse lyhne-hansen revisits one of the late american architect’s most famous unbuilt proposals: the lower manhattan expressway, one of the last mega plans radically transforming new york city.    in 1967, rudolph was commissioned by the ford foundation to do a study on the implications of the LOMEX, as […]

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snøhetta selected to design el paso children’s museum in texas

October 24, 2018 macnadusa 0

snøhetta is set to design a new children’s museum in downtown el paso, a city in west texas that borders mexico. the practice, whose primary offices are in oslo and new york, were chosen to complete the project ahead of the other shortlisted firms, TEN arquitectos and koning eizenberg. the el paso children’s museum will […]

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shogo onodera renovates tokyo apartment with reflective closet spanning its entire width

October 23, 2018 macnadusa 0

architecture & design office shogo onodera has completed the renovation of a 40-year old flat in tokyo, converting it from a three-bedroom apartment to a large open area. a large closet spanning the entire width of the main room divides the space according to daily functions and loosely defines a ‘place’ for life, while light, wind, […]

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marte marte dornbirn exhibition hall shows dramatic red and black interiors

October 23, 2018 macnadusa 0

in the mid-1970s the construction of a fairgrounds project began in the western austrian city of dornbirn. as the development took place in several stages, the resulting trade fair center has since been renovated step by step. famous architecture firms had been responsible for certain elements of the 14 exhibition halls. the latest addition to […]

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angelo renna proposes artificial mountain that absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere

October 22, 2018 macnadusa 0

preoccupied with the issue of air pollution, amsterdam-based designer angelo renna proposes to build an artificial mountain to make the environment cleaner. made of soil excavated from the construction site of the railway tunnel connecting turin to lyon, the 90-meters-high ‘sponge mountain’ will be able to absorb the CO2 from the atmosphere. at the top, a […]

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arbol’s family house in takarazuka is covered with corrugated aluminum

October 22, 2018 macnadusa 0

designed by osaka-based studio arbol, the family house in takarazuka city aims at providing a sense of natural beauty throughout the spaces. the monolithic structure’s sloped roof descends from north to south, where an open courtyard fenced with metal pillars is located.  all photos by yasunori shimomurae     the L-shaped plan of arbol’s one-story house is very simple — […]

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stefano boeri architetti to construct urban forest in treviso, northern italy

October 21, 2018 macnadusa 0

stefano boeri architetti signs its residential ‘urban forest’ entitled ‘cà delle alzaie’ to be constructed in the northeastern italian city of treviso. integrated into the facades of the three residences is an immense amount of lush vegetation including both trees and bushes. the research and design of the studio of stefano boeri focuses on a […]

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