Close to Bloemendaal, on the edge of the Kennemer dunes, the site of Villa Bloemendaal is situated. A sustainable home that follows a minimalistic design and shows respect for man and nature alike, in a unique residential area where the existing flora and fauna are given full rein. i29 interior architects worked on the interior [...]
Japanese architectural firm Coo Planning has designed a private house for a single family in Konan. The house is located in the quiet residential area of Kobe-city, Hyogo prefecture. It is small, but the basic required functional spaces has been efficiently planned and distributed in 3 floors and 1 mezzanine floor. We believe ‘Power of [...]
ARCHMOV shared with us their recent completed video 227 Flat. The house was designed by OODA and located in Porto, Portugal. The intention was to make use of void space and play with the light that strongly flows into the apartment… Read more in our earlier story here.
BAU.UAU ARQUITECTURA has completed a private house in Viseu, Portugal. The conditions are similar: the limits of the intervention are defined by the exterior walls and by the sloping planes of the roof, the accesses are defined by the two existing stairways, the solar orientations are brought to the interior by the existing openings of [...]
In 2012 Space Group completed the refurbishment of the former industrial building designed by architects Ove Ekman and Einar Smith and erected from 1896 to 1899. This area along the Akers River was historically referred to as Ny York (New York) due to its explosive development in 1858. Today the area reflects a transformation towards a [...]
A young family with three children wants a house that will fulfill their dreams: a paradox of a house that is simple yet surprising, open yet specific, minimal yet luxurious. Powerhouse Company, responsible for the design, resolved these paradoxes with a design for a house based on a radical differentiation of spatial experiences on three [...]
Established in 2005, the Ipera Group quickly became one of the most prestigious Turkish property development companies. They specialize in building some of the most exclusive and design-forward properties in Galata, the urban center of Istanbul. Ipera has greatly contributed to the emergence of the area as a hip new urban center. After successfully completing [...]
sparch SAKELLARIDOU / PAPANIKOLAOU ARCHITECTS won the 4th Prize on the Architectural Competition Redesign of the existing cereals’ stock house building facilities (SILO) and its surrounding open space into a Museum for Underwater Antiquities and Regeneration of part of the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) Coastal Zone – transformation into an open public space for outdoor [...]
Autodesk asked Goring & Straja Architects to design the interiors of a new office within an existing condominium complex. Autodesk’s goals for the office were to achieve a high level of sustainability while blending Italian flair with an international spirit. The LEED-CI Gold-certified office relies on green design strategies such as natural light, energy-efficient lighting, [...]
Joao Morgado shared with us one of his architectural photography. Designed by Paulo Merlini, the project is a Dental Clinic located in Oporto, Portugal. The uncommon form, narrowness, vertical amplitude of the space and the two big glass façades placed on the main and back façade defined mainly the organization of the spaces. The reception [...]
The new building adds 6 classrooms, toilets and dressing room to the existing school building dating from modern era of the last century. The old building represents an exemplary antetype of the school object. The new extension is designed to leave it its importance and endorse it by the shape. Though it respects the old [...]
South Korean design architect Sae Min Oh 0f bang by min emerging design group designed the H-House (Hyun Deok Jae). It was awarded ‘The 30th Seoul Architecture Prize in 2012’ and ‘Korea Interior Design Best Awards 2012’. Located at the alley of Seongbuk-dong where community of village has formed for a long time, ‘H-House’ is [...]
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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 [...]
