Further to our previous feature of Brazilian architect Arthur Casas’s beautiful house design – Jardim Paulista Residence. Here are two floor plans provided by architect Arthur Casas. I love the idea of the journey to hidden powder room where is reached by crossing the beautiful water court at stairwell. Ground Floor Plan courtesy Arthur Casas [...]
An ecological sustainable design (ESD) study of over 11,000 m² mixed-used building situated in the Ravel sub-area of the Zuidas in Amsterdam, Netherlands, carried out by Dutch architect Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter and commissioned by the Government Buildings Agency. The sustainability strategies achieved by adopting green house principle, building’s orientation, functional organization, re-use of rainwater [...]
SANCAL, a Spanish based furniture brand recently has released The Scala table, designed by Rafa García. Scala is the new SANCAL table. It has a total of nine sizes that adapt to the needs of any space, and its original configuration of shelves in the style of a staircase in which the shelves play the [...]
Portuguese architect Francisco Portugal e Gomes recently has completed a Restaurant + House of Tea located in Porto, Portugal. + Project description below provided by architect, Francisco Portugal e Gomes This work is located in the granite peak of Antas in the south side facing the valley of Campanhã. The toponymy evokes that in this [...]
The Yas Hotel Abu Dhabi is targeting an opening in this coming October, 2009, designed by New York-based practice architect Asymptote Architecture. This is really an beautiful iconic building located in the site of Formula 1 on Yas Island, comprised of two towers linked by a bridge spaned over the Formular 1 track. The Yas [...]
Singaporean architect firm Wallflower Architecture + Design recently has completed a multi-courtyard house located at Six Ramsgate Road, Singapore. Due to its deep site, two big courtyards have been inserted in between the major spaces. A strong axis leads from the entrance foyer, swimming pool, formal living area, internal garden court and formal dining areas, [...]
Innovative wall-hanger by German designer Julian Appelius. The drops decorate the wall not only as an interesting and innovative idea of hangers but also as a peace of art with its aesthetic forms. Coat hooks for adults and children, like a fluid dripping down the wall, available for sales in 2 sizes, L and XL [...]
TF002 is a site-specific installation commissioned by the Shoreditch based art/event space, The Corridor. It is a physical manifestation of the ongoing investigation between text and space by the multidisciplinary design group TextFields. + Design statement below provided by designer, TextFields TF002, by the group TextFields, is the boldest and most novel site-specific installation in [...]
Brazilian architect Arthur Casas has designed a Kosushi Restaurant in Cidade Jardim Shopping Mall, located in São Paulo, Brazil. + Project description below provided by architect, Arthur Casas Sushi Restaurant located in a Shopping mall with plenty of natural light and a “T” Floor plan. Lower Floor Plan courtesy Arthur Casas The Sushi bar was [...]
Jardim Paulista residence in São Paulo, Brazil, by Brazilian architect Arthur Casas. I personally like the stair well where featuring the floating of staircase on the minimal internal water court. It creates a pleasant experience when walking around the house. + Architect’s statement provided by Arthur Casas This house was constructed in two lots. One [...]
An incredible facade lighting installation in collaboration between Milan based architecture practice Piuarch and .PSLAB Beirut, the objective of this project is to explore the possibilities of an object or a building from a different perspective giving new life to existing objects. The new facade has created a contrast effect between contemporary glowing white plastic [...]
UK practice architect Foster + Partners has revealed the Aurelis masterplan for Duisburg in the Ruhr region of Germany, a 36-hectare site with commercial and residential hub. The master plan features an extensive linear green belt running along the entire site, protected by the outer edge of the buildings from the noise of the nearby [...]
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PALAZZO DEL LAVORO (Palace of Labour) \ Alberto Apostoli
Italian Architect Alberto Apostoli signs the renovation of a building in which colors and details of the facade redefine the volume through a geometrical but refined language. The project starts from a building renovation from the 60’s that was partially wrecked by the terrible earthquake that seriously damaged the old town of L’Aquila (the heart [...]
Private Colege in Oporto \ OVAL – Avelino Oliveira
Photographer João Morgado shared with us his recently photography of the Private Colege in Oporto designed by OVAL – Avelino Oliveira. A group of buildings for the new facilities of the College Cebes (secondary school), which is situated in Foz do Douro, in the municipality of Porto. The project proposes a building that is based [...]
Sejong Art Center Winning Proposal / designcamp moonpark dmp
Sejong Art Center (hereafter SAC) is designed for various performing arts such as musical, ballet, dancing and etc. There are two theaters, a main theater with more than 800 seats and a medium sized theater with 300 seats, and a film theater with 250 seats and art gallery in SAC. It is located in the [...]
