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Timisoara’s Highseat / Prechteck
Aug 13th
Courtesy of Prechteck Designing a gathering point for the city of Timisoara , Prechteck’s main focus for the pavilion was to stand out as an attractor and fit in the context at the same time. Located within the green lung of the city with direct connection to its surrounding districts and due to its vertical orientation, the highseat has a great potential to serve as a cultural, social and urban focal point to attract people back to the park. More images and brief project description after the break
Historical Park of Medieval Bosnia / FILTER Architecture
Aug 12th
Courtesy of FILTER Architecture FILTER Architecture’s design for the Historical Park of Medieval Bosnia was prompted by the idea of an exhibition space forming an integral point of the large Kamberović Park alongside the River Bosna, in the center of the town of Zenica . The concept was based on a deterministic approach to history – as a series of causes and consequences, while avoiding falling into a trap of a pathos-ridden and artificial representation of a part of our national history.
House in Yotsukaido / Studio NOA
Aug 10th
Courtesy of Studio NOA Architects: Studio NOA Architect & Associates Location: Chiba, Japan Project Year: 2011 Project Area: 160 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Studio NOA Located in suburb area, House in Yotsukaido is a residence that looks to merge the boundaries between the private interior space and the context, a non transference glass terrace connected to the home. Courtesy of Studio NOA Thick walls surround the outdoor area, shielding the residents from outside eyes, while maintaining a sense of openness and exposure to nature. A single square opening cuts through the enclosure, framing a nearby retention basin and the neighborhood beyond
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
Hard Rock Cafe Facade / Architectkidd
Jul 28th
© Courtesy of Architectkidd Architects: Architectkidd / Udomsak Komonvilas, Jariyawadee Lekawatana, Luke Yeung Location: Bangkok, Thailand Project Year: 2011 Project Area: 550 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Architectkidd axonometric The Hard Rock Cafe in Bangkok marks a new approach for the venerable Hard Rock brand. Designers Architectkidd and Prinda Puranananda have completed the new restaurant in the Siam Square district of Bangkok with focus on connecting music and architecture.
Gerrit Rietveld Academy / Benthem Crouwel Architekten
Jul 27th
© Courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architekten Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architekten Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Project Year: 2004 Project Area: 6,500 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architekten The Rietveld Academy of Art has been expanded with a studio building of nine storys, including the basement.
Ningbo Digital / Synarchitects
Jul 24th
Courtesy Synarchitects Synarchitects has shared with us their forward thinking design for Ningbo Digital in Ningbo, China . A skew of images can be seen after the jump in addition to a brief description from the designers.
Barbican Foodhall and Lounge / SHH
Jul 21st
Courtesy of SHH SHH ’s redesigns of the Barbican’s restaurants have won three major design awards in the space of just two weeks.
Deutsches Bergbau-Museum / Benthem Crouwel Architekten
Jul 18th
© Courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architekten Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architekten Location: Bochum, Germany Project Year: 2009 Project Area: 1,800 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Benthem Crouwel Architekten The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum, a German Mining Museum, lies in the heart of the Ruhr Area, in the city of Bochum. The museum is one of the most important mining museums and one of the most popular museums in Germany.
