Image courtesy Mikou design studio
Zero Energy School and Sports Complex, Saint Ouen – France
Architect : Mikou Design Studio
Salwa Mikou, Selma Mikou, Cécile Jalby, Iskra Pencheva, Samiel Musolino, Lorenzo Donati, Mickael Courtay
Client : City of Saint-Ouen
Programme : Elementary school, primary school, sports and recreation centre, cafeteria, administration, parking lot 38 places.
Budget : 11 M € HT
Surface : 4 820 m2 Gross Floor Area
Location : ZAC of the Docks in Saint-Ouen
Date : competition 2009, first prize, completion 2011 Read the rest of this entry »
Photo Courtesy Steven Holl Architects
Linked Hybrid by Steven Holl Architects named 2009 “Best Tall Building Overall” by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
New York, October 26, 2009 – The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Steven Holl Architects’ recently completed Linked Hybrid complex in Beijing the “CTBUH 2009 Best Tall Building Overall,” selecting it from among candidates from regions worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »
After making lots of attention in my home town Bangkok with Project ” Mahanakhon”, now OMA led by Ole Scheeren unveils design for The Interlace residential complex in Singapore. Here are from the architects:
Singapore, 4 September, 2009 – Ole Scheeren of OMA introduces a new residential typology to Singapore with The Interlace, a large-scale complex of interconnected apartment buildings stacked in an innovative hexagonal arrangement, developed by CapitaLand and Hotel Properties Limited.
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Photography©Kenji Arai
Nice living wall on simple form with the full connection with the garden, This extension designed by Bricault Design is well-worth to feature and buzz with you guys.
The clients for this project needed more space to accommodate the needs of a growing family, but they were reluctant to leave their location in Venice – one of the few walkable neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The solution was to maintain and remodel their existing 2000 square foot home, while creating a 1700 square foot addition and courtyard on the rear lane side.
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Photographer on behalf of the Autostadt: Uwe Walter
Personal responsibility in the sustainable use of global resources continues to play an increasingly important role in the life of the average consumer. In this context, the offices of J. MAYER H. Architects and Art+Com Berlin were commissioned to develope a permanent exhibition on the topic sustainability for the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany. The exhibition LEVEL GREEN was opened on the 4th of June 2009 and encompasses approximately 1000 m², the exhibition renders this highly complex topic tangible, providing for an aesthetic access to information. In so doing, it seeks to unfold the various aspects of the topic while creating an information environment that addresses the visitor on different sensual levels.
Diagram Courtesy J.MAYER H. Architekten
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Photograph ©Gabe Hanson
WEBER THOMPSON awarded AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Project
The Terry Thomas was designed by to provide a healthy and creative work environment that would illustrate the possibilities of sustainable design and was chosen as an AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Project for 2009. The project was driven by a future tenant who needed a new office space to accommodate a rapidly expanding architectural practice. The firm wanted to remain in the same neighborhood where it had operated for seventeen years, yet in a building that would exemplify commitment to sustainable design. Read the rest of this entry »
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All photo©tomaz gregoric
Our friend OFIS has updated us small hut design called 6X11 Alpine. They demonstrate us a sustainable modification idea on previous design which has to cope with a very strict building regulations. Here is from architect:
The hut is situated in a small Alpine village, part of Triglav national park with very strict rules of construction and architectural design. The client bought the site together with existing construction permit for the generic project. Demand was not to change construction permit but change the elements of the house to suit his family, sustainable factor and open the windows toward the views.
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Architectural designed by Hans Murman Architects
photo ©Åke E-son Lindman ( Note: except images with snow are from Hans Murman)
In Gotland Sweden the house becomes barely visible, mirroring its surroundings with its façade. From a centrally placed kitchen and living room you have the feeling of living in the nature. The façade is a playful comment on allowing modern architecture to be visual in the landscape. The house allows you to experience colour, texture, surface, material, transparency and light on and through the façades. Read the rest of this entry »
Architectural Design | Marc Koehler Architects
Image ©Marcel van Der burg
A nice little house designed by Marc Koehler Architects shows us interested Architectonic, sustainable, and eco- friendly design. The black façade will be changed to green soon by the vertical garden. Here is from the architects;
The 140 m2 house is located on a small plot in IJburg; a recently developed suburb of the city of Amsterdam. The house is designed as a vertical garden giving space to flora and fauna to grow in a densely urbanised area. Closed private spaces contrast with open collective spaces, that seem to have been ‘carved out’ from the solid volume as a continuous transparent void. In this way the interior space is visual and socially connected to the street, the garden and roof terraces. Outdoor- and indoor spaces become one and natural daylight flows into the interior.
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CALLISON SELECTED TO DESIGN MIXED-USE COMPLEX FOR NEW URBAN COMMUNITY IN CHENGDU, CHINA
Callison has been selected by major developer China Resources Land Limited (CRLL) to design phase one of 24 City, a new urban community that will house more than 60,000 new residents in the city of Chengdu. The 3.3 million square foot mixed-use project includes an indoor/outdoor retail center and a 38-story office tower. Read the rest of this entry »
