Architecture News
Archive for July, 2011
Law Street House by Muir Mendes
Jul 31st
A drawbridge-like flap lowers from the steel-plated facade of this Melbourne bunker to reveal a bedroom window.
Ujpalota Main Square / HMS-Plan
Jul 31st
Courtesy HMS-Plan HMS-Plan has presented ArchDaily with their plans for the 2011 architectural competition of the main square of Ujpalota, in Budapest. Images of their proposal and a narrative from the architects after the break. Courtesy HMS-Plan The starting point – the so-called analogy – of our concept is the nearby small hill, where many children sledge each winter
Breiavannet Park / Helen & Hard
Jul 31st
Courtesy of Helen & Hard Architects: Helen & Hard Location: Stavanger, Norway Client: Breiavannet Eiendom AS Project Area: 880 sqm Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Courtesy of Helen & Hard The project’s location, in the center of Stavanger’s historical wooden house district, produced interesting architectural challenges. With the district regulated as a special zone for preservation, the project aimed to knit the language of the local vernacular with that of contemporary architecture
Sainsbury Laboratory / Stanton Williams
Jul 31st
© Hufton+Crow Architect: Stanton Williams Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom Client: The University of Cambridge Main Contractor: Kier Regional Civil and Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor Building Services Engineer: Arup Landscape Architects: Christopher Bradley-Hole Landscape and Schoenaich Landscape Architects Project Area: 11,000 sqm Project Year: 2010 Photographs: Hufton+Crow Cambridge University Botanic Garden was conceived in 1831 by Charles Darwin’s guide and mentor, Professor Henslow, as a working research tool in which the diversity of plant species would be systematically ordered and catalogued.
Quotel by Mode:lina
Jul 31st
One piece of plywood furniture inside this Polish apartment encompasses a bed, bookshelf, nightstand and wardrobe. (more…)
Jean-Perrin High School / Atelier d’Architecture Brenac-Gonzalez
Jul 31st
© Stephane Chalmeau Architects: Atelier d’Architecture Brenac-Gonzalez Location: Nanterre, France Project Year: 2011 Photographs: Benoit Fougeirol , Stefan Tuchila , Stephane Chalmeau Often the construction of a high school creates a shift in scale and typology of the urban tissue. The new Jean Perrin High School shelters 632 students and 32 interns in the heart of a housing district in the city of Nanterre
Dezeen’s top ten: robots
Jul 30th
Two of our most popular movies on Dezeen Screen this month featured a robot that wakes its owner then poos on the floor and rioting robots on the streets of London , so we’ve compiled Dezeen’s ten most popular stories about robots.
EVERREST / Simon Takasaki
Jul 30th
Courtesy of Simon Takasaki Simon Takasaki shared with us his competition entry for a monument in Duhamel, Germany. Holding the path of the history of the place and its use to its open, undefined future, the 30 meter high walk-in sculpture is characterized by the special treatment of the history of the site and the end of the mining industry. More images and architect’s description after the break.
Panscape Bakery / ninkipen!
Jul 30th
© Hiroki Kawata Architects: ninkipen! Location: Kyoto, Japan Project Area: 26.53 sqm Photographs: Hiroki Kawata This project is the interior design for a bakery shop in Kyoto, Japan. The bakery shop is located on the first floor of the building, which has a unique character after surrounding buildings were rebuilt.
