the project has now received conditional planning permission following public consultation. the existing structure will be renovated and converted into a 137-room hotel with restaurants, retail outlets, and events space. 30 grosvenor square is being backed by qatari diar, who purchased the site following a decision in 2013 by the united states government to relocate i...
the series brings together leading practitioners and scholars within the sharing movement to explore its spatial, social, public and private consequences — many of which are changing the future of urban life. the ongoing expansion of the non-stop processes of twenty-first-century capitalism has accelerated the proliferation of digital sharing platforms for the exchang...
the vertical site, located in hanoi’s dong da district, features a seamless envelope constructed entirely from terracotta bricks displaying a floral pattern. the gallery space is placed on the top floor overlooking the streetscape. currently, architectural models of vo trong nghia architects’ projects are being displayed, but this space can be reconfigured to offer de...
modeled after the principles of internationally acclaimed sculpture artist yu qingcheng, the structure presents a physical and philosophical representation of form, space, and thought; the structure is in constant transition along each dimension, exemplifying that the journey is more important than the destination. paying respect to the artist’s craft, the structure is c...
the perimeter serves as a corridor wrapping around a generous inner patio and on one side rises as a ramp-like element with the garage and one of the entrances underneath. the exterior, stark white and contemporary, proves to be a distinctive approach in contrast to the neighboring architecture of red-tiled roofs that is typical to the portuguese region. realized by ...
situated where midtown meets the upper west side, the trio of towers are being constructed simultaneously, offering future residents a completed neighborhood. developed by real estate organization GID, waterline square will include three residential high-rises: ‘one waterline square’ by richard meier & partners, ‘two waterline square’ by kohn pedersen fox associates, ...
the 500 square-meter home explores volume, materials and a certain form of void which leaves space for light and emotion. in it, high ceilings and long corridors lined with rooms are aligned around a U-shape. views of the eiffel tower can be seen from one side while an internal courtyard is present on the other. ‘I wanted to pull this setting out of the past and trans...
inspired by the fort-like boarding school houses of england, the ‘bathersby boarding village’ aims to offer appropriate frameworks for safety, security and community building, providing a sense of physical and psychological separation from the day school. st. joseph’s nudgee college is one of australia’s largest boarding schools with a capacity of 332 boys from years...
the project by 81.WAW.PL was visualized by 3D artist michal nowak and as the name suggests, the angular roof and its monochromatic contrast serves as definition to highlight its crown-influenced shape. start white walls and sharp lines emphasize the contrast to its context and mountainous background. meanwhile, the two storey interior offers full height-glazing and a bot...
at the press preview, we hear the thoughts of the museum’s interior designer john pawson as well as OMA’s reinier de graaf and the museum’s founder sir terence conran. in addition to renovating the landmark listed structure, rem koolhaas’ firm has also contributed towards one of the institution’s opening displays with a ‘living room’ furnished with a piece of design from...
sited in the west of norway, the cottage itself has a unique cultural place in contemporary norwegian culture due to its relation to traditional occupations such as fishing, lumbering and farming. the scheme maintains this closeness to nature. TYIN tegnestue architects approached the design with sensitivity to the fragile landscape and terrain. the structure lies 21 m...
completed by OOF! architecture, the original structure has become decrepit over the years, the original victorian weatherboard cottage inhabitable unless completely refurbished and overhauled. the triangular site dictated the outcome of the building; the geometry required an adjustment to the layout and lifestyle expectations of a conventional family house. as a result, ...
situated on an irregularly shaped piece of land, ‘pino familia’ comprises three buildings, each with their own program and distinct identity. the client, an avid collector of pinocchio dolls, desired a venue that would proudly showcase her collection. in developing the project, moon hoon positioned the three buildings towards the edges of the plot, oriented around a c...
the institution, which has tripled in size to 10,000 square meters, is housed within a landmark listed building that dates back to the 1960s. the museum’s interiors have been remodeled by john pawson, while other big names — including OMA — have restored the structure’s distinctive façade and roof canopy. the design museum’s complex renovation saw OMA, allies and morr...
the structure serves as a symbol and visitor center to the exhibit, displaying works from moroccan artisans as well as a cafe, boutique, and performance area to host scheduled events. a combination of traditional materials and construction methods applied to modern technological advances, the pavilion exemplifies its historic roots in a traditional tent-like structure. ...
the project, one of the newest additions to the iconic mountainscape. a series of practical and zoning related challenges shaped much of the overall form, as the house needed to be pushed to the lower end of the site closer to the public road while required view lines greatly informed the connected from interior to exterior. the house as an object differentiates itself f...
these structures have been placed on the roof of the field research centre in maasmechelen. the ETFE domes installed by buitink technology are brought in on behalf of HVA koeling bvba but developed by belgian studio NoA architecten. they belong to the ‘ecotron+‘ project initiated by the university of hasselt, in so called ‘eco system rooms’ where environmental and cl...
the regeneration project saw the building dating back to the 1980s, being revitalized from a state of deterioration. the firm in charge, intersticial arquitectura, chose to approach the run-down structure by understanding the pre-existing conditions. this led to the insertion of subtle interventions including the system of overlapping patios and straightforward const...
remodeled for a couple with a newly-released furniture collection, the transformed space also acts as the pair’s showroom and perfectly reflects their colorful design aesthetics. for this project, lim+lu explores the versatility of modern day living and challenges the limitations of conventional house typologies. by simply removing and restructuring the walls within t...
the project, which was revealed back in 2011, forms part of a cluster of buildings dedicated to cultural programming. the scheme involves the addition of a new structure, which has been stacked on top of a former warehouse building in the city’s dreispitz district. at ground level, BIG’s design contains commercial and retail outlets, with office space found above. mea...
” The spiky, donut-shaped pavilion was designed using 3D-modeling software. The porous structure measures 37.5 feet in width, over 7.5 feet in height, and has a round seven-foot opening in its center. The seats are held together with metal connectors and are carefully positioned to maintain a stable form that can withstand strong gusts of wind. “Due to its aggregation a...
The office building is located in Sandton, area situated within the metro area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It replaced a single-storey building constructed in 1991 that was being dwarfed by neighboring developments. MDS Architecture designed the building to manage heat build-ups of its west-facing facade and control glare issues. The west-facing facade features massiv...
The Homegrown Trailer features a pop-up roof which can be fitted with 400 watts of solar panels, and lithium batteries with the capacity of 2400 watt-hours. Users can upgrade the panels to 800 watts and the batteries to and a 6000 watt-hours of storage. Sustainably harvested cedar, maple and poplar are combined with wool and cork floors for additional insulation. The ch...
A retired Vietnamese couple commissioned a quiet home with a small garden in which they can spend their free time. The architects responded with a design that prioritizes natural light, introducing a small garden to the back of the house where the couple can grow their own vegetables. This green area includes concrete planters of varying sizes, giving an interesting rhyt...
A re-purposed building is allowed not only to survive, but to begin a fresh new chapter, building on history rather than destroying it. This act of creation without the need for destruction is one of the ideas that inspires Dutch architect Ruud Visser and his design firm Ruud Visser Architects. “The main question we always encounter,” Visser says, “is why should we pres...
The architects used white brick for the exterior of the house, as well as elements of the interior, including the fireplace. Natural materials such as cedar timber and hardwood dominate the verandah and extend into the interior. This combination reflects the varied mix of industrial and residential buildings, garages and outbuildings in the neighborhood. A simple white ...
After initial plans to build the museum in Chicago were nixed late last year following public backlash, Lucas set his sights on the West coast, but the final location for the museum has yet to be determined. As a result, MAD created designs for San Francisco and Los Angeles, each uniquely customized to integrate into the proposed sites. MAD principal architect Ma Yanson...
The main challenge for designers Ho Khue Architects was the spatial constraints of the plot. Despite the fact that the house is only four meters (13 feet) wide, the team managed to optimize the design to create a naturally ventilated, light-filled family home that feels spacious and relaxing. They created two separate blocks with a beautiful garden located in the central...
Huazhong University of Science and Technology’s Baofeng Li, Jianmin Ding and Changshun Xu designed the museum to adapt to Hubei province’s mountainous terrain and the location of dinosaur eggs distributed over an area of 10 square kilometers. The building’s angular form was created to evoke the shape of a dragon, an image reinforced by its rough craggy skin made from ca...
The first such structure to appear in an urban area in North America, as far as we can tell, has emerged in Calgary, Alberta in Canada, but it won’t be a residential abode. According to Grow Calgary, the nonprofit farming venture behind the build, the 500-square-foot earthship is nearing completion and will soon become a greenhouse to aid the organization in its mission ...
Completed as part of a larger mixed-use development, the 55,000-square-meter university campus is built from specially designed brick fired from locally sourced earth. The brick buildings reflect the region’s history of brick masonry and are interspersed with public spaces and landscaping to “encourage interaction and a sense of wellbeing.” Set atop a hill, the new Chin...
John Shenton, an architect involved with TADA, Tourism and Agribusiness Development Company of The Azores, wants to avoid the kind of ecological and socio-economic decline that usually accompanies such a sudden, unplanned influx of tourism with a network of low-impact solar-powered EcoPods designed to uplift local landowners. “We recognize a window of opportunity to dev...
Boston-based Payette Architects and D.C.-based Ayers Saint Gross Architects designed the $75 million LEED Platinum-certified academic building, located just a few blocks away from the White House. The architects designed a beautiful, centrally located stairway to encourage physical exercise over taking the elevator, and did away with vending machines and coffee bars in f...
with nostalgia in mind, the eatery is defined by a palette of bright yellow and black tile, a choice the studio hopes will appeal to a more youthful frame of mind. located in an area of urban decline, construction union’s aim for the project was to help kick-start the economic rejuvenation of the district by drawing in a younger crowd. this emphasis on youth and nosta...
Although the façade of the maison’s flagship store in Ginza appears as a deep multi-layered structure, in reality it is made of two layers of 5mm-thick modular aluminum panels. Characteristic star- and funnel-shaped elements are produced in five different sizes and clad the entire building. The LED lamps hidden behind the star panels are integrated in the funnel plates a...
The 918-square-foot house sits on a 28 acre forested site in Rhinebeck, New York called T2 reserve. It is an experimental landscape slated to be subdivided into five different plots. By intersecting spheres and tesseract trapezoids, the architects came up with a design that features dynamic spatial relationships. This is first felt at the entry porch, where an orb of woo...
