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Category: Architecture, House Tags: China architecture, OBRA Architects, ORDOS
Villa of Captured Distance designed by OBRA Architects is located in lot 16 of the ORDOS project. ORDOS100 was originally organized by Jacques Herzog and Ai Weiwei in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. Villa of Captured Distance is included in the first phase of projects which are planned for construction later this year. + Project description [...]
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Category: Design, Furniture Tags: Creative design, Modern Chair, PIE studio
Miami based design studio PIE studio recently has launched an aluminum chair – Scream, after the success of the Steel Tongue (PIE studio‘s first aluminum chair) back in 2005 (Steel Tongue became a Permanent Collection to the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution NYC in 2006). + Design statement courtesy of PIE studio Scream: Design [...]
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Category: Architecture, Commercial Tags: 10x10, India architecture
India-based architectural practice 10×10 Design Consultants has designed a Smart Kiosk in Kochi. + Design description courtesy of 10×10 Design Consultants The 10′x10′ kiosk has been designed for Smart Infocomm, to showcase their emerging products. The IT products are perhaps the most technologically advanced and the structure has to reflect their futuristic outlook. As per [...]
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Category: Landscape Tags: Architecture Award, Ireland
Tallaght Zip & Plaza by Irish architecture firm Seán Harrington architects was awarded ‘BEST PUBLIC SPACE‘ AT THE IRISH ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2009. + Project description courtesy of Seán Harrington architects The Tallaght Zip is a high-quality dedicated pedestrian and cycle corridor linking the Luas interchange to the Institute of Technology and Tallaght Village. The new [...]
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Category: Architecture, Hotel, Selected Tags: Bar Lounge, Indonesia, Lattice screen, Restaurant, Stair, Swimming pool, Tropical architecture, WOW Architects
The five-star Hilton Hotel in Bandung, Indonesia, designed in contemporary-modern style by Singapore-based architecture firm Warner Wong Design | WOW Architects, yet fused with local traditional craft. We began the entire design process by understanding the cultural, economic and geo-climatic context of the Bandung area… In order to tap into the visitors of this great [...]
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Category: Architecture, Hotel, Interior, Selected Tags: Bar Lounge, Color architecture, Concrete, Glass, India architecture, Random pattern, Restaurant, Stair, Swimming pool, WOW Architects
The Vivanta, designed by Singapore-based architecture firm Warner Wong Design | WOW Architects for Taj Group of Hotels. Taj Vivanta is located at the entrance to the International Tech Park in Bangalore, India, a contemporary 5-star hotel featuring touches of whimsy and contemporary technology. The hotel’s unique façade changes colour, texture and tone to reflect [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: Concrete, Courtyard architecture, Ireland, Minimalism, ODOS architects, Religious architecture, Timber
Irish architecture studio ODOS architects has designed an extension and refurbishment project for an existing protected friary building in Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny. A new central courtyard has been organized and surrounded by new and old buildings, and further developed as a contemporary cloister. + Project Description courtesy of ODOS architects This project is an extension [...]
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Category: Architecture, Civic, Sport Tags: City hall, Ecker architekten, Germany, Stair
Town Hall in Rosenberg, designed by German architect Ecker architekten. + Project description courtesy of Ecker architekten The town hall in Rosenberg -together with an existing school, a baroque church, and an enormous chestnut tree – completes a public square that was only partially evident before the start of construction. From the careful re-working of [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture Tags: Cladding, Community Center, Concrete, Ecker architekten, Germany, Stair
German architect Ecker architekten has designed a Community Center located in Zimmern, Germany. The project was awarded Beispielhaftes Bauen (2007) and guter Bauten (BDA 2008). + Project description courtesy of Ecker architekten Built to house cultural events in a town with active club membership, this hall also hosts sporting events and seasonal festivals. A composite [...]
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Category: Architecture, Mixed Use, Office, Residential, Selected Tags: Netherlands, Rem Koolhaas OMA, Restaurant, Skyscrapers, Waterfront architecture
Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has designed a mixed-used development – De Rotterdam ‘Vertical City’ located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with approximately 155.000 m2 floor area and 150 meters high, scheduled to be completed in 2011. + Project description courtesy of OMA Part of an effort to regenerate the Kop van Zuid area of Rotterdam, these [...]
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Category: Architecture, House Tags: Architecture Award, Europen architecture, Ireland, Lattice screen, ODOS architects
10 Grangegorman Villas by Irish architecture studio ODOS architects has been awarded the BEST HOUSE AT THE IRISH ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2009. + Project Description courtesy of ODOS architects This new residential development, for a motorcycle enthusiast, adjacent to No.10 Grangegorman Villas, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 is an alternative reaction to the more traditional city centre infill [...]
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Category: Interior Tags: dagli + atélier d'architecture
Luxemburg based architecture firm dagli + atelier d’architecture recently has completed AKBANK interior project in the Rembrandt Tower which is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. + Project description courtesy of dagli + atélier d’architecture dagli + atelier d’architecture is a young Luxembourg based contemporary architecture and design firm founded by Türkan Dagli. During the design process, [...]
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