Archeology Museum of Vitoria| Francisco Mangado
Museum of Archeology in Vitoria is a competition-winning project designed by Spanish architect Francisco Mangado. We like to think of an archaeology museum as a compact jewel box concealing the treasure that history has entrusted to us piece by piece. But not any kind of history, or at least not the scientific history of experts, [...]
Barcelona New Church | Jon Tugores
Spanish architect Jon Tugores recently has designed a new contemporary church located in Barcelona, Spain. 2 distinct glass boxes designed to symbolize between the city and the sky. + Project description courtesy of Jon Tugores Designing the project of a church without using traditional and rhetorical arguments that are easily understood by the public, was [...]
Eco-friendly Modern Furniture | Gursan Ergil Design Studio
Istanbul based Gursan Ergil Design Studio has designed an eco-friendly modern furniture, with traditional craftsmanship of wood shaping and joinery. Each furniture carefully retreated, handcrafted and finished with environmentally friendly methods. The furniture is made of reclaimed materials. + About Gursan Ergil Design Studio ‘ENVIRONMENTAL MODERNISM’ Gursan Ergil Design Studio is an Istanbul based Design [...]
New Retro-Futurism design | Samal Design
Paris-based design studio Samal design recently has designed three contemporary products – Sphery chair lounge, Alien lamp and Human table. The style of which combines both: the futuristic and retro vision on design. I call it “New Retro-Futurism”, mix of retro design with futuristic and advanced elements. I think that the future of design is [...]
Houses on the Shelf | Ryszard Rychlicki of H3AR
Ryszard Rychlicki of H3AR has won the 3rd prize of London Bridge 800 Competition organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects & Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects. + Project description courtesy of H3AR If we treat a house as a product with a programmed product life, which after the expiry of the guarantee period [...]
The ‘Alley-way’ House | Formwerkz Architects
The ‘Alley-way’ House, is an intermediate terrace house designed by Singapore-based Formwerkz Architects for a family of four and their pets in Singapore. The transparency of the alleyway spaces is only fleetingly noticeable from the street when the dwelling is viewed head-on, blurring the boundary between the street and the “alleyway’. Formwerkz Architects + Architect’s [...]
The Germany-based Bionic Motion GmbH has developed a new and innovative ventilation system that is based on the principles of ‘bionic air circulation’. The i:wing was shaped on nature’s example: it was derived from the beat of a bird’s wing. Its movements are silent – for comfortably smooth ventilation without draught. That makes the i:wing [...]
Synergetic Regionalism | William Alfredo Villalobos Fernàndez
Synergetic Regionalism by William Alfredo Villalobos Fernàndez is a theoretical endeavor for a site in the south of Venezuela (in the “La Gran Sabana” area) near the border with Brazil. + Project description courtesy of William Alfredo Villalobos Fernàndez Synergetic Regionalism establishes a syncretic relationship between emergent occidental architectural models and existing indigenous organizational strategies [...]
Slice House | Studio ST Architects
New York-based Studio ST Architects has designed a Zero Energy Home – Slice House located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Slice House is an extruded box from which slices were cut to reduce the square footage and create an intelligent and beautiful house. Cuts into the basic form reveal its shape and functions. A slice in [...]
House OR | Hugon Kowalski of H3AR
House OR, designed by Polish architect Hugon Kowalski of H3AR for an older marriage couple. + Project description courtesy of H3AR House has been designed for an older marriage couple. Therefore, the aim of all major functions should be concentrated on the ground floor. There were bedroom, kitchen, dining room, laundry room, pantry and living [...]
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 [...]
