COEN! created a new working environment and identity layer for the ‘Besturenraad / BKO’. These two organizations are going to cooperate more intensively at a new location and take care of two denominational types of education in the Netherlands: Catholic and Protestant. The aim of this project was to visually connect the shared goals and [...]
London-based Blacksheep has designed the first ever restaurant for the owners of the award-winning Provencale vineyard ‘Chateau du Galoupet’ in Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge. The innovative new London restaurant, entitled simply ‘Galoupet’, will open in late Spring 2011 and will house both public and private dining areas as well as a retail fine wine store, offering [...]
In a successful collaboration with German manufacturer Nachtmann and Riedel, Alvaro Uribe has created a collection of three Crystal Lead products (Petals Collection) that poetically reflects the purity of the material and the expertise of Nachtmann as a worldwide leader in the production of glass. These products were launched during the Messe Ambiente in Frankfurt [...]
Maison Carlos Ortega, is an ultra low cost apartment refurbishment designed by ROW Studio for fashion designer Carlos Ortega. With an extremely low budget of $6000 dollars the refurbishment for the apartment of fashion designer Carlos Ortega was done in a period of just 6 weeks and with the client already occupying the site. The [...]
Every year, the internationally renowned eVolo Skyscraper Competition takes place. The award seeks to discover young talent, whose ideas will change the way we understand architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments. This year, Benjamin Feenstra and Jelmer Frank Wijnia, two young Dutch designers, won an honorable mention. Their entry; The ‘On [...]
In Bangkok Architect fair 2011, another Apostrophy’s favorable circumstances from our companion, Diamond Building Products Public Company, their product lines are ceramic, laminate, construction hardware and construction service in Thailand. Apostrophy’s role play for this project is “artist” for concept “Diamond Art – Diamond Lounge” 2011. Imagine you walking into an aesthetic place, where you [...]
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates has designed the new Laboratory Schools, Early Childhood Center for University of Chicago. Founded by John Dewey in 1886, the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools have been a successful and evolving experiment in an educational model that prioritizes the learning environment as teacher. In 2007, the Schools embarked on one of [...]
Last month, we’ve introduced the Dare to Design competition held by Crystal Stone, which gave designers the chance to submit ideas for the stone presentations at the Home Design Show and Artist Project NY exhibits. Well, how was that? Did you join it? It is the time now to visit the showcase at the Architectural [...]
Australian lighting designer ilan.el has created this pendant light Kah-du Collection. The kah-du collection features hand crafted lampshades based on a mathematical composition of a high-impact pattern. Its invasive effects are irresistible, and while intriguing, also visually striking. These bespoke pieces appear to be ‘breathing’ and give the impression of movement and depth, reminiscent of [...]
Streckhof Reloaded is a family house designed by Austria-based firm Franz Architekten. The spatial organization is clearly divided and determined by 3 volumes (parking, living, sleeping) linked up by a glazed passageway. Viewing from the street, the first black box serves as the parking and storage spaces with the entrance located in between. Once entering [...]
A NEW ONLINE CINEMA EXCLUSIVELY STREAMING CUTTING EDGE FILM ABOUT PARKOUR , ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS SPORTS IN THE WORLD, ARCHITECTURE AND THE FUTURE OF URBAN SPACE Kaspar Astrup Schröder’s Film, My Playground, Showcases The Connection Between Buildings and the Human Body Objective Cinema, an online cinema streaming rare and socially conscious documentaries, is [...]
International Award organised by the Architecture Israel Quarterly (AIQ) magazine, in collaboration with the European Union, and the Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel. Open: Architects, interior designers, landscape architects, and researchers are invited to submit works planned or written since 2007. Jury Chaired by Siamak G. Shahneshin and Lui Levi Galati, founders and [...]
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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 [...]
