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House V, a family house by 3LHD
House V, a family house by 3LHD
Posted on 12/18/2008
House V, the latest project from Croatian architects 3LHD is located beneath Zagreb Mountain Medvednica, on a relatively mild hill that stretches from the South to the East in Zagreb, Croatia. The family House V was designed to satisfy residential needs of a family. It has comfortable living area for a family since common rooms and individual rooms have been connected into single room. It is closed on north side along the street, opens up into a large private garden and creates a sense of ...
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Frameless glass ‘cube’ by 3Deluxe
Frameless glass ‘cube’ by 3Deluxe
Posted on 12/17/2008
Leonardo Glass Cube, a glass-fronted brand pavilion in Bad Driburg, Germany has been designed for informal meetings and corporate hospitality by 3Deluxe. The pavilion consisting of six meters high frame-less glass panels, fitted with disc springs to reduce stress from wind pressure was completed in May last year. The glass frontage of the building represents not only the interface between interior and exterior, but also the passage to a hyper-naturalistic world. Three white sculptural structures ...
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18th Century building redesigned as Budapest City Hall
18th Century building redesigned as Budapest City Hall
Posted on 12/16/2008
Dutch Architect Erick van Egeraat is appointed to redesign 18th century building as ‘Budapest City Hall’. This project includes to construct ground floor as a public square and café etc, whereas upper floors consist of rented and city offices. The project is supposed to be completed by 2012. Let’s know what Erick van Egeraat says Erick van Egeraat has won the international competition to design the City Hall in the centre of Budapest. From a field of 18 participants, an international prof ...
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Winery Design
Winery Design
Posted on 12/12/2008
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Architects from London has done a project for a well established firm of wine-growers “Bodegas Protos”. Rogers was assigned to construct a winery facility at Peñafiel, a small village near Valladolid in Castille, northern Spain. The new winery will process 1 million kilos of grapes and will be operational for the 2008 harvest. From the architect’s site.. “The construction of the building began in Spring 2005. Following the excavation of the site, the 13 metre hig ...
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Late 60’s auditorium gets a new look.
Late 60’s auditorium gets a new look.
Posted on 12/10/2008
Amer Alhassan of AAArchitects renovated an auditorium from 60s utilizing the existing elements in flooring, walls and other elements. The auditorium, situated behind the Royal Institute of Engineers in Huge (Kivi Niria), Netherlands, had typical 60s features such as grey green natural stone cladding in narrow sttips and a wenge parquet flooring. Read further about this project on the architect’s site.
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“Curved” cover with animated lights.
“Curved” cover with animated lights.
Posted on 12/6/2008
Viva Store in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic redesigned Bolivian architects Roca + Paz last year. The project, based in an area of high consumption over stimulated by the advertisement signs, required a totally different approach in order to create a visual impact. In this renovation project the demolition of the building was not possible due to some legal reasons so the architectural firm worked with the existing structure and main columns of the original design were kept. The design is ...
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Using Cardboards to design a book store
Using Cardboards to design a book store
Posted on 12/2/2008
In August, 2007 a London based designers Blustin Heath had complete the interior of Magma Book Shop situated in Earlham Street in London. Blustin Heath have designed a cardboard interior for the shop which include shelving systems, counter surfaces and changing rooms. All these are made from treated cardboard. Elements can be replaced simply and cheaply. Total amount on this project was £60,000 Blustin Heath describes the project as following:- “ We designed the first product store for Magma ...
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Moving Forest on Shopping Carts
Moving Forest on Shopping Carts
Posted on 12/2/2008
Ever imagine of a forest on shopping carts? Here it is, Dutch architects NL created a forest of 100 trees planted in shopping carts. NL called this project “Moving Forest”. This project was inspired by a children’s story about a forest that moves at night so people trapped in it can never escape. According to NL’s Gen Yamamoto the idea comes from a story he heard as a child about a forest where the trees move at night so that people would loose their way and could never get out. This story has ...
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Exciting Two color exterior façade design for Residential complex
Exciting Two color exterior façade design for Residential complex
Posted on 11/28/2008
Located near the edge of the forest in Hamburg, a new residential building is now finished as a home for children and adolescents. This project is done by J. Mayer, a Berlin based architect. The uniqueness of the building is that the theme is based on a two color facade of compact house. A staircase in center of the building penetrates the division between floors in favor of communication to create a central open space for the community.
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The glass exterior design that shows the reflection of surrounding buildings!
The glass exterior design that shows the reflection of surrounding buildings!
Posted on 11/27/2008
Architects Future Systems from London was commissioned to add an extra floor to the existing building and two new facades in a building in Oxford Street. The glass surface reflects the surrounding buildings from the outside, and allows views along the street from inside the building. The objective was to transform the quality and appearance of a tired 1960’s building at the undeveloped end of Oxford Street. Design team suggested to removes the brick and glass façade and replaces it with a slight ...
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