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Category: Architecture, Culture, Installation, Selected Tags: Cladding, Color architecture, Features, Germany, modulorbeat, Pavilion, Perforated, Skin
This golden structure is a temporary pavilion designed by Germany practice architect modulorbeat, use of striking color for perforated skin has successfully drawn our attention, while creating a new street images to the city. + Project description below provided by architect, modulorbeat switch+, a golden pavilion for sculpture projects muenster 07 The switch+ information centre, [...]
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Category: Architecture, Industry, Office, Selected Tags: Concrete, Damilano Studio, Europen architecture, Features, Italy
Italian architect Damilano Studio Architects has designed a factory for door manufacturer Iridium Doors located in Cuneo, Italy. The important administrative and creative work places are shaped by dynamic surface set inside a rigid prefabricated box, the interplay between dynamics and static is enhanced by a reflective pool next to the entrance plaza. + Project [...]
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Category: Architecture, Hotel, Selected Tags: Abu Dhabi architecture, Asymptote, Color architecture, Features, Fluid form, Glass, Skin, Structure
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 [...]
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Category: Architecture, House, Selected Tags: Courtyard architecture, ESD design, Features, Lattice screen, Singapore, Swimming pool, Timber, Wallflower, Wood
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, [...]
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Category: Architecture, House, Interior, Selected Tags: Arthur Casas, Brazil, South American architecture, Stair, Swimming pool
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 [...]
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Category: Interior, Selected Tags: Design Act, Singapore, Spa, Timber
UrBan Homme, a face and body studio for men located in Singapore, designed by Singapore practice architect Design Act. The cocoon-like form provides the process of incubation and life-recuperating experience to every men emerging from it, connected by a floating bridge which leads to the rest of spa rooms.
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Category: Architecture, Education, Selected Tags: Cladding, Features, Laboratory, LEED, Library, Morphosis, School, Skin, USA architecture
Los Angeles practice architect Morphosis (led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne) has designed the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology, located in Pasadena, California. The Cahill Center conceptually acts as an astronomical instrument, pierced by a vertical volume, tilted its lense to maximize the penetration of natural daylight [...]
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Category: Architecture, Office, Selected Tags: Concrete, Europen architecture, France, Glass, LAN Architecture, Landscape architecture
French architects LAN Architecture has designed a headquarter office for Marchesini France in Paris. The new building is composed of two distinct volumes, one of volume contains flexible work spaces while the other encloses a showroom, maintenance space and storage areas. Entrance is defined by intersection of two volumes. The office spaces are raised above [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: Aquarium, Behnisch, Cladding, Europen architecture, Features, Fluid form, Germany, Museum, Skin, Waterfront architecture, White
Germany-based architecture and planning firm Behnisch Architekten has designed a very large public aquarium in the German city of Stralsund – Ozeaneum German Oceanographic Museum. The new museum is an open structure flooded from all sides by light, similar to the way stones in the sea near the water’s edge are flooded by the surrounding [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: Concrete, Italy, Minimalism, Pavilion, Religious architecture, Tamassociati
Italian architect Studio Tamassociati has designed a minimal architectural prayer and meditation pavilion located in Khartoum, Popular Republic of Sudan. The pavilion is consisted of two white cubes which are attached to each other, and floating on a large water pool that used to create a spiritual separation between inside and outside. The cubes are [...]
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Category: Architecture, Culture, Selected Tags: BIG, Competition, Features, Iconic architecture, Lattice screen, Mexico, Museum, Perforated, Rojkind Arquitectos, Skin, South American architecture
Copenhagen architects BIG and Mexico practice Michel Rojkind architect have won cultural competition in Mexico. The New Tamayo Museum will sit on steep hillside with large cross-shaped roof-top platform overlooking Mexico city. + Project description provided by architect, BIG New Tamayo Museum overlooking Mexico City – BIG and Michel Rojkind win cultural competition in Mexico. [...]
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Category: Architecture, Hotel, Interior, Selected Tags: Camprubí i Santacana, Europen architecture, Minimalism, Spain, Timber
Spain based Camprubí i Santacana Arquitectes has designed a wonderful hotel located in Teruel, Spain. The Consolación is a small hotel with just 12 rooms. The 10 cubes are oriented to get the best view to the landscape and another 2 rooms are in old residence at first level. + Press release below and images [...]
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