June 2009
7 posts
Bowkunde Proposal by Sid Wichienkuer →
On May 13, 2008, Bouwkunde, the faculty of architecture building at Delft University, was unexpectedly consumed by a devastating fire. Before the incident, the building had created a social and education environment where ideas and criticism were shared freely. The faculty saw this terrible loss as a positive opportunity to take a fresh and critical look at the education of the future. Thus,...
Yoyogi House by frontofficetokyo →
Architects: frontofficetokyo Location: Tokyo, Japan Structure: Alan Burden (structured environment) Construction: Tokyu Kensetsu Project year: 2008 Construction year: 80 sqm Photographs: Daisuke Akita
How do we come to terms with the modern city? How do we LIVE in the modern city?
These are large questions for what is, after all, such a small house. But it is at this scale, where...
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Hotel Fouquet Barrière by Edouard François →
Architect: Edouard François Location: Paris, France Client: Groupe Lucien Barrière, Groupe ACCOR Structural engineers: COTEBA Ingénierie Decorations: Jacques Garcia Gardens: Pré Carré, Marc Vatinel Lights and illumination: Light CIBLES, Louis Claire Year of enchargement: 2003 Year of completion: 2006 Constructed area: 18,000 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Agence Edouard François
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Yaya house / Manuel Ocaña →
This is a project where one cannot dismiss the personal dimension of the commission: the refurbishment of an attic for my mother-in-law, Canadian, my daughters’ grandmother. It is a project that detects traces, records them, and leaves new prints for the ‘next one’ that may wish to search. And the idea is to build it following a different protocol. This new construction protocol, its agents and...
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Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekts: apartment at... →
departing from the traditional swedish interior use of colour and patterns, developed by artists and architects like carl larsson and josef frank, this apartment also relates directly to the setting at the park humlegården where the greenery outside changes with the season. from winter grey and black, to summertime bright and deep green, to orange, red and yellow in autumn. tham &...
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Leather Belt Floors →
Nate Berkus Chicago Home Tour →
