Mechatronik / Caramel Architekten
Architects: Caramel Architekten
Location: Linz, Austria
Contracting Party, Client: BIG
User: Johannes Kepler University, Linz
Structural Engineering: Werkraum ZT gmbh, Vienna
Project Area: 18,521 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2009
Photographs: Caramel Architekten
Fonte Wine Bar / Floisand Studio
Architect: Floisand Studio
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Owner: Name Withheld
Contractor: Wilcox Construction
Project Area: 1,800 sq ft
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Matt Vaagsland
First Santa & Cole Landscape Architecture Competition
Santa & Cole, the Spanish Association of Landscape Architects and the European Biennial of Landscape Architecture announce the first Santa & Cole Landscape Architecture Competition, a Europe-wide competition of ideas intended to promote and reward good professional landscape architecture work in Spain, as a new culture which modifies and enriches the surroundings. Held biennially within the framework of the European Biennial of Landscape Architecture, each competition will consider a different sphere of action.
This first competition will reward the landscape architecture intervention in the Valle de Sant Pere, within the Belloch property, situated in the municipality of La Roca del Vallés, Barcelona. For more information, go to the competition’s official website.
Chameleon House / Anderson Anderson Architecture
Architects: Anderson Anderson Architecture
Location: Lake Michigan, MI, USA
Collaborators: Dan Brondyk, Terry Nettles Engineer, Comstock Construction
Project Area: 1,600 sq ft
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: Anthony Vizzari
Design Against the Elements competition
Design Against the Elements is a global architectural design competition meant to find a solution to the problems presented by climate change. Spurred by the devastation wreaked in the Philippines by tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana) and driven by a powerhouse multidisciplinary group of organizations from the private, institutional, and government sectors, the project aims to draw together the most innovative minds in the fields of architecture, design, and urban planning to develop sustainable and disaster-resistant housing for communities in tropical urban settings.
More information on submission, schedule, prizes and requirements on the competition’s official website. Seen at Arquideas.
[KO]mic / synn architekten
Architects: synn architekten
Location: Gainfarn, Bad Vöslau, Austria
Director in Charge: Bettina Krauk
Collaborator: Petra Riegler
Structural Engineering: Dipl.-Ing. Peter Spitzer
Site Area: 1,405 sqm
Project Area: 125 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2007
Photographs: Manfred Seidl
Knarvik Kindergarden / M3 Architecture
Architects: M3 Architecture
Location: Knarvik, Nordhordland, Norway
Cladding: Kebony
Project Area: 1,000 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Thomas Tysseland
The Box Mix / Manuel Márquez
Manuel Márquez, an architect from San Luis de Potosí, Mexico shared with us “The Box Mix”, a two unit apartment building. You can see more images and architect’s description after the break.
AD Round Up: Projects photographed by Iwan Baan
Iwan Baan is a dutch photographer that has been documenting works from the best contemporary architects, such as OMA, SANAA, Steven Holl, Sou Fujimoto, Toyo Ito, Zaha Hadid, Michael Maltzan and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, moving away from the traditional static architecture photography. As you may have noticed, we’ve been featuring many projects photographed by Iwan Baan, so here’s a little selection for you to see his works. Check them all after the break.
Selgas Cano Architecture Office by Iwan Baan
Once again, Iwan Baan amaze us with this great project between the woods by Spanish practice Selgas Cano: Their own architecture office. You can see the complete photoset after the break (photos here)
Urbanisms: Steven Holl + Li Hu 4 Projects in China exhibition
On Saturday, May 15, 2010, Steven Holl Architects opens the exhibition Urbanisms: Steven Holl + Li Hu, 4 Projects in China by Steven Holl Architects in the Linked Hybrid, in Beijing, China.
The exhibition tracks the process of designing four projects in China from 2003-2009: Nanjing Museum of Art and Architecture, Beijing Linked Hybrid, Shenzhen Horizontal Skyscraper, and Chengdu Sliced Porosity Block.
More information after the break.
DEV House / GutGut
Sky Residence II + Sky Business towers / Risco Architects
One of the most ambitious projects of Risco architects is the concept design for the new towers – Sky Residence II + Sky Businees – located in Luana Sky Center. Two towers with great programmatic diversity, aiming for high urban density and encouragemente of further developments around this so-called Sky Center, the future new town.
More images and architect’s description after the break.
Allandale House / William O’Brien Jr
Young architect William O’Brien Jr was one of the practices invited to this years P.S.1 competition (awarded to SO-IL). He shared with us this cabin project based on an extruded A-frame. Interesting wall configuration, take a look at the section.
Check all the images, some drawings and description after the break.
Shirakuchi House / Design nico Architect Associates
Architects: Kazuya Matsuda / Design nico Architect Associates
Location: Shirakuchi, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Site area: 365 sqm
Floor area: 126 sqm
Built-up area: 101 sqm
Project Year: 2005-2006
Photographs: Kousei Miyawaki & Kazuya Matsuda
Van Leeuwenhoek Laboratory / DHV Architects
Architects: DHV Architects
Location: Delft, The Netherlands
Principal Architect: Robert Collignon
Client: TNO Finance & Real Estate
Structural Engineer: DHV B.V.
Building Physics: DHV B.V.
Mechanical, electronic and control systems: Deerns B.V.
Contractor: Heijmans (Civil), Burgers Ergon (Utilities)
Project Area: 10,300 sqm GFA of which 5,600 sqm GFA laboratories
Project Year: 2004–2009
Photographs: Rene de Wit & Koos Rensen (only IMG_9257.jpg)
DesCours 2010: Request for Proposals
DesCours is a free, public, week-long architecture and art event now in its fourth year, held the second week of December in New Orleans. This event invites internationally renowned architects and artists to create 14 architecture installations within ‘hidden’ locations in the heart of New Orleans, including private courtyards, rooftops, abandoned buildings and walkways, all locations normally unseen, inaccessible or unused by the public.
AIA New Orleans is presenting the event in partnership with the Downtown Development District (DDD), the City of New Orleans, the Louisiana Architecture Foundation and numerous private businesses, organizations, and individuals. AIA New Orleans is proud to present this event free of charge and open to the public.
You can find more information and download the request for proposals details in the official website.
Czech Republic Embassy in USA / Chalupa Architekti
Czech architects Chalupa Architekti shared with us their winning proposal for the competition of the new Embassy of Czech Republic in Washington DC, USA.
More images and architect’s description after the break.
Dolni Dobrouc Sport Hall / Alexandr Skalický Architekt
Architect: Alexandr Skalický Architekt
Location: Dolni Dobrouc, Czech Republic
Client: Municipality Dolni Dobrouc
Engineering: AS2000, ASSPRO
Buget: EUR 1,250,000
Project Year: 2007-2008
Construction Year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Ester Havlova
Saudi Arabia Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010
The Saudi Arabia Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010, which starts in two days, is a combine effort of Chinese and Saudi designers. The pavilion has a “moon boat” shape and is surrounded by deserts and seas, just like Saudi Arabia. Along with the 150 date palms that are now planted in the pavilion, it’s main attraction is a huge IMAX screen. The 1,600-square-meter screen is larger than any other cinema screen on earth. Short films will be presented on the screen.
You can see more images and a video after the break.
Two Houses / Zerodegree Architecture
Architect: Yushi Uehara / Zerodegree Architecture
Location: Lonekeer Spoorlaan, Enschede, The Netherlands
Completion: 2004-2009
Photographs: Jeroen Musch
SMOG / Sebastián Bravo
Architect: Sebastián Bravo
Location: Patronato, Santiago, Chile
Client: SMOG
Contractor: Catbas Servicios Limitada
Project Area: 140 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Martín Bravo
