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The Carlsberg Brewhouse Project Competition Finalists
Feb 22nd
Courtesy of Effekt The finalists of the international competition to transform the Carlsberg Brewhouse into an exciting, must-see Brand and Experience Center, was recently revealed. The competition sought to find proposals that would create a world-class attraction with a broad appeal to visitors who wish to be challenged, engaged and entertained by one of the world’s strongest brands
Museum Santiago Ydáñez Proposal / Matteo Cainer Architects
Feb 22nd
Courtesy of Matteo Cainer Architects Matteo Cainer Architects shared with us their proposal for the Museum Santiago Ydáñez in the town of Puente de Génave, Spain which expresses the relationship between the work of the artists, the site and the building program. Through an engaging, energetic and permeable design, they conceive a musical rhythm where the new museum becomes a reactive and interactive part of its landscaped setting through the intersection of the integrated and sculpted grids. More images and architects’ description after the break
Country Heights House / LOOK Architects
Feb 21st
© Amir Sultan Architect: LOOK Architects Location: Country Heights, Damansara , Malaysia Design Team: Look Boon Gee, Ng Sor Hiang, Looi Chee Kin Local Architect: y’ SHIN Architect C&S Engineers: SM1 Consulting Engineers Main Contractor: Hiap Leck Construction Completion Date: 2009 Site Area: 890 sqm GFA: 407 sqm Photographer: Amir Sultan © Amir Sultan Luxuriant scenery can transcend the role of a static vista, as the single-family home – Country Heights Damansara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – by LOOK Architects can attest to. A land parcel located on a gentle hillock within one of the several select residential districts in Damansara incited the designers to conceive of an integrative architectural approach where the house is virtually an offshoot of the natural setting it is nestled in. © Amir Sultan The existing gradient of the sloping landform is construed to underpin an elevated cascading pool that announces a sense of arrival from the main entrance
The Lanes by Mole Architects
Feb 20th
A 1960’s bungalow in Cambridgeshire is hidden behind a Siberian larch-clad extension with a row of gabled roofs. (more…)
Sanya Block 5 / NL Architects
Feb 19th
Courtesy of NL Architects As part of a resort development, the first prize proposal for Sanya Block 5 by NL Architects consists of 8 blocks of 6 stories on top of a ground floor with restaurants, bars and retail. Located in the Hainan Province and the southernmost city in China, Sanya is well known for its tropical climate and popular tourist destination.
Sanya Block 5 / NL Architects
Feb 19th
Courtesy of NL Architects As part of a resort development, the first prize proposal for Sanya Block 5 by NL Architects consists of 8 blocks of 6 stories on top of a ground floor with restaurants, bars and retail. Located in the Hainan Province and the southernmost city in China, Sanya is well known for its tropical climate and popular tourist destination. More images and architects’ description after the break
Bar La Boheme / AVA Architects
Feb 17th
© José Campos Architects: AVA – Atelier Veloso Architects – Carlos Jorge Coelho Veloso, Rui Filipe Coelho Veloso Location: Rua Galeria de Paris, Porto , Portugal Client: Alberto Nuno Oliveira da Fonseca Completion: 2011 General Contractor: ConstruPóvoas (Sr. Manuel Póvoas e Sr. Tiago Póvoas) Constructed Surface: 165 sqm Photographs: José Campos © José Campos The Bar “La Bohème” (entre amis) is located in the “Galeria de Paris” street, amidst the downtown area of Porto
Homage to Architects / Atelier Seraji
Feb 16th
© Stephan Lucas Architects: Atelier Seraji Location: Lille , France Completion: 2006 Consultants: Tech Ingénierie (engineering), Martin & Guiheneuf (quantity surveyors) Client: Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles, Nord-Pas-de-Calais Size: 2,000 sqm Budget: 3 million euros Photographs: Stephan Lucas © Stephan Lucas Designing a school of architecture after 20 years of teaching in several should be an easy task. Yet, designing a building inhabited by architects and students of architecture is a nightmare
Riga International Airport Winning Proposal / Haptic Architects
Feb 15th
Courtesy of Haptic Architects Haptic Architects , in collaboration with Narud Stokke Wiig Architects & Planners , and Griff Arkitektur recently won the open international competition for the new airbaltic terminal at Riga International Airport in Latvia. Selected from 125 entries from 70 different countries, their design features a roof for the airbaltic terminal that is influenced by the gently undulating forms of the latvian landscape, with peaks and troughs responding to the structure’s internal configuration and passenger flows. More images and project description after the break.
Suburban Studio by Ashton Porter Architects
Feb 13th
A single-storey studio at the bottom of the garden of a semi-detached house in London creates a separation between work and domestic life for its residents.
