Glass Balcony at Sears Tower

Our friends from Design Crave shared with us these amazing photos of the recently opened public balconies for public viewing. The 1.5″ thick floor (which resists up to 5 tons) offers amazing views over , from 1,353 feet in the air.

As you can see on a picture after the break, the balcony cantilevers from the main structure.

More images after the break.

Ofimodul showroom / stación-ARquitectura Arquitectos + Armando Cantú

Architects: stación-ARquitectura Arquitectos
Location: Monterrey, México
Associated Architect: Armando Cantú
Project team: César Augusto Guerrero Rodríguez, Armando Cantú, Ana Cecilia Garza Villarreal, Carlos Raúl Flores Leal, María Sevilla Gómez
Programme: Showroom and design room for furniture
Client: Ofimodul S. A. de C. V.
Size of the project : 272 sqm
Project year: 2008
Construction: 2008-2009
Materials: Concrete, and
Photographs: Eduardo Hernández

Office with upstairs apartment in Oostduinkerke / BURO II & Alph’

Belgian practice BURO II sent us their latest project in collaboration with Alph’, in charge of the interiors and the furniture design.

The volume is at the head of a row of buildings, on the corner of the village square. Due to the location, its character is determined by the village square to a large extent. The designers took this into account by making the wall facing the village square completely transparent. This unique building consists of an apartment (+1), an office (0) and a partial cellar (-1). There is a separate entrance to the apartment.

Pacaembu Residence / Nave Arquitetos

Architects: Nave Arquitetos Associados – Marcio N Coelho Jr, Roberto N Fialho, Valéria S Fialho
Location: Pacaembu, São Paulo,
Structural Consultant: Eng. Ricardo Zulques
Interior Design: Juliana Mammana
Landscape: Alexandre Fabbri Paisagismo – Alexandre Fabbri e Silvio Moreira Sanchez
Lighting Design: Foco Luz & Desenho – Junia Azenha e Ana Karina Camasmie
Design Year: 2005
Construction Year: 2006
Site Area: 637 sqm
Constructed Area: 380 sqm
Photographer: Nelson Kon

House 60 / gh3

Architects: gh3
Location: Toronto, Ontario,
Design Team: Pat Hanson, Diana Gerrard, Raymond Chow, Liza Stiff, Vivian Chin
Structural Engineer: Blackwell Bowick
General Contractor: Blue Springs Construction
Project year: 2008-2009
Budget: CAD$800,000
Constructed Area: 315 sqm
Photographs: Carlyle Routh

Tracasa Office Building / AH Asociados

Architects: AH Asociados – Miguel A. Alonso del Val, Rufino J. Hernández Minguillón, Pablo Branchi Borrell, Francisco Trujillo Baute
Location: Sarriguren,
Collaborators: Lorena Borquez, Miguela Modrego, Eduardo Ozcoidi, Miren Oyanguren, Emma Alonso, Javier Gil y Clara Ojer
Riggers: Michel Aldaz García-Mina, Carlos Revenga Frauca, Idoya Alba Orduna y Aingeru Bozal Lópe
Engineering: GE & Asociados
Promotor: Tracasa
Project year: 2004
Constructed area: 19,800 sqm
Photographs: José Manuel Cutillas – Proyectar

Business Center Miramare / 3LHD

Architects: 3LHD
Location: Zagreb,
Project team: Sasa Begovic, Marko Dabrovic, Tatjana Grozdanic Begovic, Silvije Novak, Tin Kavuric, Josko Kotula, Krunoslav Szörsen
Collaborators: Freya (3D), Tehnicke konstrukcije doo, Nikola Miletic, Gadaf Zulbeari
Project year: 2009
Site area: 4,037 sqm
Gross floor area: 37,040 sqm (23,940 + 13,100 underground)
Footprint: 2,084 sqm
Images:

Zilverparkkade D / René van Zuuk Architekten

Architect: René van Zuuk Architekten
Location: Zilverparkkade D, Lelystad,
Client: Develop-Havelte, Lelystad
Design Team: René van Zuuk, Kersten Scheller
Master Plan: West 8, Rotterdam
Building Contractor: Ter Steege, Rijssen
Structural Ingeneering: Van Rossum, Almere
Project Year: 2002-2006
Budget: € 1,750,000
Site Area: 222 sqm
Constructed Area: 1,867 sqm
Photographs: Christian Richters

Ruy Barbosa Labor Courthouse / Decio Tozzi

Architect: Decio Tozzi
Location: Sao Paulo,
Architects in Charge: Decio Tozzi & Karla Albuquerque
Square’s chromatic panel: Decio Tozzi
Artistic panel in the auditorium: Claudio Tozzi
Structural engineers (concrete): SVS Engenharia
Structural engineers (): Jorge Zaven Kurkdjian, Jorge Kurken Kurkdjian
Fundations: Consultrix
Services: MHA Engenharia
Construction: Construtora Incal / Construtora OAS
Site Area: 15,228.91 sqm
Constructed Area: 124,000 sqm
Conclusion date: 2004
Photographs: Cristiano Mascaro

European Forum / Vaillo + Irigaray

Architects: Vaillo + Irigaray / Antonio Vaillo + Juan Luis Irigaray
Location: Huarte, Navarra,
Project manager: David Eguinoa, architect
Riggers: SIAT
Structure: Tadeo Errea – DASEIN
Contractor: OBENASA
Project year: 2003
Finished year: 2004
Photographs: José Manuel Cutillas

Estação Ciência Cafe / Una Arquitetos

Architects: Una arquitetos / Cristiane Muniz, Fábio Valentim, Fernanda Barbara e Fernando Viégas
Location: Sao Paulo,
Collaborators: Ana Paula de Castro, Gabriela Gurgel, Jimmy Liendo, José Carlos Silveira Junior, Luis Eduardo Menezes, Maria Cristina Motta, Sílio de Almeida
Structure and Fundation: Stec Engenharia
Hydraulic Instalations: Nestor Caiuby
Electric Instalations: Pascoal d´Aprile
Industrial Kitchens: Nucleora
Lighting design: Ricardo Heder
Construction: Fina Engenharia
Estação Ciência´s Coordination: Francisco Medeiros (in memoriam) e Maria Alice Gonzales
Coesf´s Coordination : Valmir do Val
Photographs: Bebete Viégas

Gardner 1050 / Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Architects: LOHA Architects
Location: West Hollywood, California,
Principal in Charge: Lorcan O’Herlihy
Project Team: Kevin Southerland, Tracy Smith, Franka Diehnelt
Contractor: Archetype, Inc.
Client: Habitat Group Los Angeles, LLC
Project year: 2006
Photographs: Lawrence Anderson

GKK Dental Ambulatory / x Architekten

Architects: x Architekten
Location: Oberösterreich, Austria
Client: APK Pensionskasse AG
Construction: Polycarbonate, PVC, Glass,
Constructed Area: 525 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2008
Photographs: Max Nirnberger

El Bosque offices / Mas y Fernández Arquitectos

Architects: Mas y Fernández arquitectos / Cristóbal Fernández, Andrés Mas
Location: Santiago,
Associate Designers: Francisca Goycolea, Anita Domínguez
Collaborator: Claudio Tapia
Constructed Area: 2,260 sqm
Project year: 2008
Photographs: Nicolás Saieh & Daniela Vicuña

House Q / Vaillo + Irigaray

Architects: Vaillo + Irigaray / Antonio Vaillo + Juan Luis Irigaray
Location: Gorraiz, Navarra,
Project manager: Ibón Ibarlucea Ochandiano, architect
Graphic design of facades: Alex Viladrich, ALDRICH
Riggers: José Ingacio Sola y Julián Damboriena
Structure: Gonzalo Díez
Contractor: GOSA S.L.
Project year: 1998
Finished year: 2004
Photographs: José Manuel Cutillas, Albert Font, Joan Mundó

Barbie Shanghai Store / Slade Architecture

Architect/Interior Designer: Slade Architecture
Location: Shanghai, China
Client: Mattel
Architect of Record (company name): AD Incorporated (China) Ltd (Danial McCahon)
Store Concept Development and Creative Direction:BIG/ Ogilvy & Mather
Activities (Fashion Runway and Barbie Design Center Activities):Chute Gerdeman
Retail Consultant:Vertical Retail Consulting (Formerly KSA Shanghai)
Restaurant Consultant: David Laris, Founder. David Laris Creates
Graphics: BIG/ Ogilvy & Mather (façade frit pattern)
MEP Engineer (company name): Scott Wilson LTD
Structural Engineer (company name): Scott Wilson LTD
Lighting consultant (company name): Radiance Lightworks
General Contractor (company name): EDG
Furniture Fabricator: Strads Design Co, LTD
Fixtures vendor/fabricator: Kingsmen
Woodwork (company name): EDG
Façade Supplier/Installer: King Engineering Co, LTD
Construction area: 2,790 sqm
Completion: 2009
Photographs: Iwan Baan

Saxo Bank / 3XN

Danish architects just sent us their latest finished project, a building for an online bank. This building was finished 4 years after winning an international competition back in 2004.

I like how the central stair adds dynamism to the interior, enhancing vertical relations.

Architect´s description, photos and drawings below:

Architect: 3XN
Engineer: Rambøll
Address: Philip Heymans Allé, 2900 Hellerup,
Client: Carlsberg Properties / Saxo Bank
Award: 1st prize in invited international competition 2004
Size: 16,000 m2 + 6,700 m2 basement
Completion: 2006-2008
Budget: DKK212m / €28,4m

Rouen Grand Mare / Beckmann-N’Thépé architects

Architect: Beckmann-N’Thépé architects – Aldric Beckmann, Françoise N’thépé
Location: Rouen,
Project Manager: Alice Auriau
Project Architect: Nicolas Gaudard, Laura Giovannetti
Assistant Architects: Nathanaëlle Baes, Frank-David Barbier, Caroline Huybrechts, Camille Lacoste
Landscape: Florence Sylvos (Paris)
Constructed Area: 950 sqm +
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Stephan Lucas

Kamran Kopaei / Amordad design developer

Architects: Amordad design developer
Location: Esfahan,
Principals: Kamran Kopaei, Farshad Shagoshtasbi, Golrokh Kopaei
Owner: Sepahan beyond research (structure & mechanic office)
Project year: 2008
Photographs: Amordad design developer

Khyber Ridge / Studio NminusOne

Architects: Studio NminusOne
Location: Whistler, British Columbia,
Client: Marc Morisset
Construction Year: 2005
Contractor: Michael McGillion
Engineering: David Strandberg and C. A. Boom
Photographs: Studio

Telefonica Headquarters, Madrid / Rafael de La-Hoz

Architect: Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys
Location: Madrid, España
Client: Telefónica de España S.A.
constructed Area: 390.000 sqm
Project’s directors: Hugo Berenguer, Siegfried Bürger, Francisco Arévalo, Miguel Maiza, Jesús Román, Carolina Fernández y Belén Rivera
Management directors: Rafael Quintana y Manuel Doménech
construction directors: Pilar Anastasio, Daniel González , Concha Peña y Félix Falcone
Landscape: Marion Weber