uvre lens by SANAA, imrey culbert and mosbach paysagistes
Construction has begun for the louvre lens atop an abandoned mine field near the cityof lille in northern france. Co-designed by tokyo-based SANAA, New york-based imrey culbert,and Paris-based mosbach paysagistes, the new branch of the louvre will span 300,000 squarefeet of new construction, devoting over 75,000 square feet of galleries and visitable storage areas for hundreds of treasures from the louvre’s collection. Read the rest of this entry »
Photograph by Nigel Young, image courtesy of Foster + Partners
CircleBath is Foster + Partners’ first hospital and represents a radical departure from orthodox approaches to hospital planning. The three-storey building is set into the hills on the edge of protected green belt nine kilometres south east of Bath and its compact arrangement provides a ‘corridor-less’ environment, encouraging a sense of community and well-being. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo©Dianna Snape
Designed by Marcus O’Reilly Architects, this single story house is located on a leafy well established street in Kyneton. While appropriately scaled for the neighbourhood it is a variation on the local typology. Whereas the typical suburban model of a distinct front yard and back yard is the norm in the area, this design focuses the house to a generous north facing outdoor room. Read the rest of this entry »
Image courtesy of Schmidt hammer lassen architects
A crystalline landmark for Helsingborg
Schmidt hammer lassen architects have won a competition for a Congress and Hotel Centre on the central harbour front of Helsingborg in Sweden, which is a 15-minute ferry trip from Elsinore in Denmark. The property development competition was won in conjunction with Swedish developer Midroc and engineering/architect consultants Sweco. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo©Scagliola/Brakkee
This private residence, completed in June 2009, is situated in a lush, leafy neighbourhood in Bussum, a small town near Amsterdam. The neighbourhood is known for its 19th century villas, designed in a vast array of revivalist styles. Read the rest of this entry »
Image©Eriksen Skajaa Architects
Project: Shuffle – Europan 10 competition
Location: Oslo, Norway
Year: 2009
Type: Competition
Category: Urban plan and buildings
Status: 1st prize
Size: 15000 m²
Architect: Eriksen Skajaa Architects
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Wood Block Residence
Architect : Chadbourne + Doss Architects
Mercer Island, WA
3,000 s.f. single family residence
Photography by Benjamin Benschneider – http://www.benschneiderphoto.com/ Read the rest of this entry »
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Designed by Australian Architects Coop Himmelb(l)au, the construction of the new premises of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, to start in spring 2010
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) informed today during a press conference about the positive outcome of the Europe-wide public tendering procedure and announced that therefore construction of the main construction works for its new premises will start in spring 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo©Ken’ichi Suzuki
Project Details:
Project: PLUS house
Architects: Masahiro Harada, Mao Harada / MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO
Principal use:weekend house
Site area 988.58m2
Building area :232.77m2
Total floor area :279.92m2
Number of stories :2 story + 1 basement
Structure :reinforced concrete structure
Design: 2007.5 – 2008.4
Construction: 2008.5 – 2009.7
Project Description:
“The site is located on mountainside of Izu-san, where Pacific Ocean can be looked down on the south. The untouched wilderness, covered with deciduous broad-leaved trees such as cherry trees and Japanese oaks, gives little level ground.But we saw faint glimmer of architectural possibility along the ridge.The architecture would be used as villa for weekends. I didn’t want to just form the undulating landscape dotted with great trees as normal, nor design an elaborate architecture bowing down to the complex topography. Read the rest of this entry »
photo©Iwan Baan
We still continue on the work form Design Vangard 2009 issued on Architectural Record December 2009 issue. Here we are today with DnA from China with one of their key projects, Songzhuang Artist Residence ;
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