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Universidad del Istmo Master Plan and Implementation / Sasaki Associates
Mar 31st
Courtesy of Sasaki Associates The new campus of Universidad del Isthmo is located on a beautiful hillside in the rapidly growing community of Santa Isabel near Guatemala City, Guatemala. Sasaki Associates designed the 49-hectare site, and the first phase of the plan, which consists of the heart of campus, is currently undergoing implementation. The university aims to enroll approximately 6,200 students in successive stages of implementation over 20 years
Universidad del Istmo Master Plan and Implementation / Sasaki Associates
Mar 31st
Courtesy of Sasaki Associates The new campus of Universidad del Isthmo is located on a beautiful hillside in the rapidly growing community of Santa Isabel near Guatemala City, Guatemala. Sasaki Associates designed the 49-hectare site, and the first phase of the plan, which consists of the heart of campus, is currently undergoing implementation.
City Hall Harelbeke / Dehullu Architects
Mar 31st
Courtesy of Dehullu Architects Architect: Dehullu Architects Location: Harelbeke , Belgium Structural Engineer: Dehullu Architects & Lieven Vangeluwe Engineer HVAC & Electricity: Studiebureau Clauwaert Construction Year: 2010 – 2011 Surface : +- 1,000 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of Dehullu Architects Courtesy of Dehullu Architects The works that have been conducted are part of a masterplan that was developped in 2007.
Rouge / APOLLO Architects & Associates
Mar 30th
© Koichi Torimura Architects: APOLLO Architects & Associates - Satoshi Kurosaki Location: Bunkyo, Tokyo Structure Engineers: Denbo Nakamura / Denkohbo Facility Engineers: Zenei Shimada / Shimada Architects Construction: Honma Construction Date of Completion: 2012 Site Area: 55.00 sqm Photographs: Koichi Torimura © Koichi Torimura The client, who works as a manager of a publishing company, wanted a life surrounded by his favorite books and other objects. He purchased a corner plot in a dense, mature residential area located in an uptown Tokyo neighborhood. As we had to maximize what we could accomplish with this project using the limited budget available, we decided to incorporate the wooden structural frame into the design, and treat the floor, ceiling and walls of the house as a complete, integrated entity – in short, a house where all the furniture and fixtures would already be built into it.
wNw Bar / Vo Trong Nghia
Mar 30th
© Phan Quang Architects: Vo Trong Nghia Location: Phu Tho district, Thu Dau Mot Town, Binh Duong, Vietnam Project Completion: 2008 Construction Area: 250 sqm Photographer: Phan Quang © Phan Quang The Nw bar is located in an artificial lake next to the wNw café. To create a contrasting space to the cafe, the bar is designed as an enclosed space which can be used for different purposes such as music concerts, shows, ceremonies etc. © Phan Quang A structural bamboo arch system was designed for this dome; 10m high and spanning 15m across
New Valer Church Proposal / Krill Architecture
Mar 30th
Courtesy of Krill Architecture In the competition for the church of Våler , Krill Architecture focused on a concept of an open ring in the woods. Tapping on a source of collective creativity in modern architecture, their design offers the chance to bring the development of church architecture to a new level.
Bird Watching Spot / Pedro Barrail + Marcelo Barrail + Lourdes Mendez
Mar 29th
Courtesy of Pedro Barrail , Marcelo Barrail, Lourdes Mendez Architects: Pedro Barrail + Marcelo Barrail + Lourdes Mendez Location: Asuncion , Paraguay Client: Fundacion Milenio & Hsbc Bank Paraguay Built Area: 57 sqm Completion: April 2011 Collaborators: Ing. Martin Barrail Materials: Wood and Steel. graphite color paint
Update: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Mar 29th
© Adjaye Associates We have been covering the progress of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture over the last several months, our most recent being President Obama’s speech at the ceremony for the official ground breaking.
New Church of Våler Proposal / Francesco Fiotti
Mar 29th
view from the woods / © Sergio Capasso Placed in the southern part of the project area in continuity with the ancient church, the proposal for the New Church of Våler by Francesco Fiotti architects attempts to recover not only the orientation of it, but also the memory. Their design makes reference to the boat as a symbol of Christianity that welcomes and protects within it the faithful; the Drakkar as tribute at the exploratory tradition of the Norwegian people
Roses IES Cap Norfeu Extension / Javier de las Heras Solé + Bosch Tarrús Arquitectes
Mar 28th
© Adrià Goula Architects: Javier de las Heras Solé + Bosch Tarrús Arquitectes Location: Roses, Spain Arquitecture Contributors: Mercedes Sánchez Hernández, Asunción Belda Esteban Contributors: Blàzquez-Guanter Arquitectes, Proisotec, Jordi Roig Fontseca Completion: 2011 Photographs: Adrià Goula © Adrià Goula The aim of this project is the alteration and extension of IES Cap Norfeu in Roses. The intervention involves the enlargement of the school complex in the site’s north region with two small buildings on the ground floor that surround one of the existing buildings in operation. © Adrià Goula Two strategies are considered to face this programme: 1a.
