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School “la ruche” Perthes-en-Gâtinais / TRACKS
The project is placed in an arboreous and pedestrian area, in the heart of the historic town of Perthes-en-Gâtinais, located in the south of region Seine and Marne (77),
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Stoned / ELASTICOSPA+3
Redevelopment of an area in the historical centre of San Quirino. Several sort of interventions, from recovery to demolition and reconstruction, investigated the role of materials in the renovation of the historic urban core of small Italian towns. The reinterpretation of the use of traditional stone walls had to deal with their fragility, in a region considered an highly risky seismic area.
bedrock house in croatia absorbs the surroundings with its transparent façades
it has no distinct windows, no façade, no separate spaces — it is made of two walls, two roofs, and two volumes.
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YMT House / GENETO
Walking down a Midosuji main street to the area with mid-to-high-rise residential and commercial buildings, suddenly a residential area filled densely with two storey wooden houses appeared. YMT-house is located in this area and measures just 49.5 square meter with 4m open width and 11m depth. In this limited condition, the client firstly required spacious living room for family of four, and then private rooms, enough storage, and the rooftop. To enrich and enhance life style while meeting all these requirements, the project focuses on the scale difference between each room.
A Seating Terrace Was Added To This Barbershop In Japan
Photography © Montse Zamorano Jorge Almazán Architects together with Keio University Almazán Lab have designed a public terrace with seating and plants, that acts as a barbershop waiting area. With a limited budget the designers proposed the terrace idea as a way to potentially increase the number of customers for the barbershop, improve the […]
A Seating Terrace Was Added To This Barbershop In Japan
Photography © Montse Zamorano Jorge Almazán Architects together with Keio University Almazán Lab have designed a public terrace with seating and plants, that acts as a barbershop waiting area. With a limited budget the designers proposed the terrace idea as a way to potentially increase the number of customers for the barbershop, improve the […]
Tim Spicer Architects Have Completed The Renovation Of The Shoreham House
Photography by Willem-Dirk du Toit Tim Spicer Architects have completed the renovation and extension of a house, originally designed by architect Hugh Tuffley, that’s located in Shoreham, a seaside town south of Melbourne, Australia. Additional windows and skylights were introduced into the existing building, which provide views of the new courtyard garden, designed […]
New York’s “beloved” Chrysler Building is for sale
The art-deco Chrysler Building in New York City, one of the world’s most recognisable skyscrapers, has gone up for sale for an undisclosed price. Designed by American architect William Van Alen, the Chrysler Building is being sold by current owners Abu Dhabi Investment Council, which purchased the tower in 2008 for $800 million. The sovereign
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Xizhimen Port Apartment / SZA
On the urban stage, “Iconic” buildings play a leading role which attracts the most attention, but those “unremarkable” buildings act the invisible role in our daily life which to a greater extent form our city, affecting our lives. In Beijing, many of these old buildings have been built in recent decades, and a large proportion of them are no longer in line with the needs of urban development and are facing with the need for functional and structural transformation. A wider range of urban renewal has gradually become a new subject for architects.
Venturi Scott Brown’s postmodern Sainsbury Wing wins AIA 25 Year Award
The American Institute of Architects has bestowed its 25 Year Award upon Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown’s Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in London. Described by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) as a “decorated shed”, the postmodern extension to the National Gallery has won this year’s 25 Year Award for a building “that has stood the test
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