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AD Interviews: Santiago Calatrava
May 11th
Redesdale Residence / Space International
May 11th
© Steve King Photography Architects: Space International Inc Location: Los Angeles , CA, USA Principal in Charge: Michael Ferguson Project Architect: Kelly Van Oteghem Year: 2008 Area: 2,000 sqm Photographers: Joshua White Photography , Steve King Photography © Joshua White Photography This custom residential renovation lies on a hillside outcropping at the perimeter of the Silver lake reservoirs. The knoll-like cross section of the property organizes a series of terraced interior levels which cascade across the topography of the site. The street side facade is defined by a series of interlocking plaster and wood volumes which visually protect the interior from the public way
Redesdale Residence / Space International
May 11th
© Steve King Photography Architects: Space International Inc Location: Los Angeles , CA, USA Principal in Charge: Michael Ferguson Project Architect: Kelly Van Oteghem Year: 2008 Area: 2,000 sqm Photographers: Joshua White Photography , Steve King Photography © Joshua White Photography This custom residential renovation lies on a hillside outcropping at the perimeter of the Silver lake reservoirs.
Dandenong Government Services Offices / HASSELL
May 11th
© Peter Bennetts Architects: HASSELL Location: Melbourne , Victoria, Australia Completion: 2012 Scale: 27,000 sqm Client: Grocon / EPC Partners Photographs: Peter Bennetts © Peter Bennetts The Government Services Offices development is one of the key projects of the Revitalising Central Dandenong initiative, a major urban renewal project being led by Places Victoria and the Victorian State Government. Developed and built by Grocon, the challenge of this landmark development was to create a high standard of urban design and quality workplace in this outer-suburban region, and to assist in the rebirth of the precinct as a major mixed-use activity centre. © Peter Bennetts The building is fully occupied by four government departments, with more than 14,400 square metres of office space over eight levels, an underground car park and staff bicycle facilities.
The Mill / Rural Design
May 11th
© Andrew Lee Architects: Rural Design Location: Dingwall , Scotland Size: 375 sqm Completion: June 2011 Photographs: Andrew Lee © Andrew Lee Incorporating the few remaining freestanding walls of a former mill building, the project engages with the buildings past, without replication of its traditional forms. © Andrew Lee The starting point for the Mill project was the few freestanding walls that remained on the site. The existing walls created a series of courtyards, some of which has begun to be re-inhabited by nature
soma’s Thematic Pavilion opens tomorrow!
May 10th
Courtesy of soma Designed by the Austrian architecture office soma for EXPO 2012 , the Thematic Pavilion dubbed One Ocean will celebrate it’s grand opening tomorrow (May 11) in Yeosu, South-Korea. Since winning first prize in an open international competition in 2009, One Ocean has captured the attention of the international community with its gill-like kinetic façade and sustainable climate design. Continue reading after the break for more images and information.
Frieze Art Fair NYC by SO-IL
May 10th
The first New York Frieze Art Fair took place last weekend inside a 450 metre-long snaking white tent designed by Brooklyn architects SO-IL .
Arganzuela Footbridge / Dominique Perrault Architecture
May 10th
© Georges Fessy / DPA / Adagp Architects: Dominique Perrault Architecture Location: Parque de la Arganzuela, Madrid, Spain Engineering: MC2 – Julio Martínez Calzón (stucture) / TYPSA (mechanical engineering) Built area: Footbridge 150 m (section 1) 128 m (section 2) length, 5 to 12 m width Completion: 2010 Photographs: Georges Fessy, Ayuntamiento de Madrid © Georges Fessy / DPA / Adagp The burying underground of the highway that ran along the edges of the Manzanares river provided the opportunity to open up a new urban territory to the inhabitants of Madrid: the Manzanares Park. A series of bridges over the river will allow passage from one side of the park to the other.
Arganzuela Footbridge / Dominique Perrault Architecture
May 10th
© Georges Fessy / DPA / Adagp Architects: Dominique Perrault Architecture Location: Parque de la Arganzuela, Madrid, Spain Engineering: MC2 – Julio Martínez Calzón (stucture) / TYPSA (mechanical engineering) Built area: Footbridge 150 m (section 1) 128 m (section 2) length, 5 to 12 m width Completion: 2010 Photographs: Georges Fessy, Ayuntamiento de Madrid © Georges Fessy / DPA / Adagp The burying underground of the highway that ran along the edges of the Manzanares river provided the opportunity to open up a new urban territory to the inhabitants of Madrid: the Manzanares Park. A series of bridges over the river will allow passage from one side of the park to the other
Dezeen Mail #100
May 10th
The 100th issue of Dezeen Mail features an interview with David Chipperfield and Sou Fujimoto’s house with hardly any walls and the first story we’ve ever had to censor , plus all the latest jobs , competitions and music . Check it out here . Subscribe to Dezeen Mail »
