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Call for Submissions: MONU Magazine’s #17 Issue – ‘Next Urbanism’
May 5th
©BOARD. Original image: Photo still from Lewis Milestone's 1960 “Ocean's 11″ film starring Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey Bishop.
22 Oei Tiong Ham Park / AR43 Architects
May 5th
© Albert Lim KS Architects: AR43 Architects Location: 22 OeiTiong Ham Park, Singapore Design Team: Lim Cheng Kooi Builder: Bestec Construction: Pte Ltd Site Area: 1,203 sqm Photographer: Albert Lim KS © Albert Lim KS The design for the house commenced in the year 2009 and was completed in May 2011. Sited within a leafy up-market housing estate, it sits on a 1200 m2 linear plot of land that was originally part of a larger estate before sub-division. The house is hence hidden away from the main road and approached via a short access road that is shared by the immediate neighbor
Interview: David Chipperfield on curating the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
May 4th
Movie: in this interview filmed at the Italian Cultural Institute in London yesterday, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs speaks to architect David Chipperfield , director of the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale . Chipperfield speaks about Common Ground, his theme for the biennale, and gives his views on the contemporary architecture scene, comparing architects to “perfume brands at Duty Free, on a pedestal, singular and isolated” and says: “[Architects] don’t have common ground between ourselves and the public”
The House Box In Koukaki / Sofia Tsiraki
May 4th
Courtesy of Sofia Tsiraki Architect: Sofia Tsiraki Location: Athens, Greece Consultant: Tassos Biris Total surface: 250 sqm Completion: 2011 Structural engineers: Kostas Poluxronopoulos (Xroneas-Pagonis-Kinatos) Mechanical engineers: George Christofilis Photographs: Erieta Attali , Babis Louizidis, Sofia Tsiraki Courtesy of Sofia Tsiraki This house is part of an old Athenian neighborhood with unique character, at the base of the hill of Filopappos. It occupies a small piece of land between two existing houses
C House / ES-arch
May 4th
© Marcello Mariana Architects: ES-arch – Enrico Scaramellini Architetto Location: Madesimo , Italy Completion: 2011 Budget: 35,000 € Area: 350 sqm Project Team: Arch. Luca Trussoni, Arch
House in Megurohoncho / TORAFU ARCHITECTS
May 4th
© Daici Ano Architect: TORAFU ARCHITECTS Location: Meguro, Tokyo , Japan Project area: 123,7 sqm Site area: 109,8 sqm Completion: 2011 Structural design: OHNO-JAPAN Production: TSUKI-ZO Facility design: MAXRAY (Lightings) Photographs: Daici Ano This is a renovation project of a 40 year-old reinforced concrete building that originally housed storage and office spaces from the basement to the 2nd floor and residential spaces on the 3rd floor.
King’s College London – The Strand Quadrangle Competition
May 4th
Courtesy of RIBA RIBA Competitions recently announced the launch of a new Invited Design Competition on behalf of King’s College London . Expressions of Interest are sought from architects or architectural practices for the redevelopment of the Quadrangle and its associated buildings at the College’s historic Strand Campus in London WC2.
Genius Loci / Bates Masi + Architects
May 4th
© Michael Moran Architects: Bates Masi+ Architects Location: Montauk, NY, USA Square Footage: 7,000 sqft Builder: Davis Builders Inc. Interior Design: Bates Masi + Architects w/ Victoria Pryor Landscape Design: Bates Masi + Architects Custom Furniture: Bates Masi + Architects Structural Engineer: Steven L. Maresca Photographs: Michael Moran © Michael Moran Montauk, NY, may appear to be like any other small seaside community upon first glance; however, it possesses unique characteristics that imprint lasting memories.
The Arch by 3XN
May 3rd
Slideshow: Danish architects 3XN have completed a riverside cultural centre in Norway with glass hills outlined on its facade. (more…)
Student Village / HawkinsBrown
May 3rd
Courtesy of HawkinsBrown Architects: HawkinsBrown Location: Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England Lead Architect: Julia Roberts Area: 6,480 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Hawkin sBro wn Courtesy of HawkinsBrown HawkinsBrown has completed new student accommodation, a restaurant and CPD facility at the Royal Veterinary College’s Hawkshead Campus near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. The scheme allows for an increased number of students to live on campus, providing accommodation for 205 students, a restaurant and conference/meeting rooms. Renowned as one of the world’s leading veterinary colleges and research centres, the Royal Veterinary College operates out of two campuses; the central London Campus in Camden and the Hawkshead Campus near Potters Bar in Hertfordshire
