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Jøssingfjord Museum Proposal / Superunion Architects & Powerhouse Company

Sep 2011

By Alison Furuto — Filed under: Museums and Libraries , Jøssingfjord, Norway, Powerhouse Company, Superunion Architects

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The Jøssingfjord Museum proposal, by Superunion Architects and Powerhouse Company, is both a testimony to the power of man as well as to the power of nature. They have conceived it in a few simple elements to create a roof that shelters and directs the light and views. Under this roof, all functions are simply laid out according to its most preferable position. As an underlying basis, a flexible orthogonal grid allows for future changes. More images and architects’ description after the break. read more »

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Student Center for the Erasmus University Campus / Powerhouse Company and De Zwarte Hond

Jun 2011

By Irina Vinnitskaya — Filed under: Cultural , De Zwarte Hond, Netherlands, Powerhouse Company, ROTTERDAM

The student centre as vibrant heart of any University Campus and the concept behind Student Center for the Erasmus University Campus by the collaboration of Powerhouse Company and De Zwarte Hond is no exception. The new center will be the heart of a new masterplan of the university campus in Rotterdam, Netherlands as a vibrant and central meeting point where research meets business and science meets culture.

Read on for more after the break. read more »

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H2Otel / Powerhouse Company + RAU

Jul 2010

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Hotels and Restaurants , Amsterdam, Powerhouse Company, RAU, The Netherlands

RAU and Powerhouse Company developed H2Otel, a luxurious and completely sustainable hotel for Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The project, a prototype for luxury hotel typologies, is shown at the National Design Triennial ‘Why Design Now?’ at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New York.

More images, a video and architect’s description after the break. read more »

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Spiral House / Powerhouse Company

Oct 2009

Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses ,Selected , Powerhouse Company, Stéphane Chalmeau, The Netherlands, Wood

Architects: Powerhouse Company
Location: Burgundy, France
Partner in Charge: Charles Bessard
Client: Withheld
Contractor: Covre Charpente Sarl, Berthoud toiture, Ets Favérial, SA Gandin
Project Area: 200 sqm
Budget: 300.000 €
Project year: 2005–2008
Photographs: Stephane Chalmeau

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Rien ne va Plus, an exhibition by Powerhouse Company

Oct 2009

By Sebastian J — Filed under: Exhibition , Powerhouse Company, The Netherlands

Over the last few months architectural firm Powerhouse Company have been working on the project Rien ne va Plus. This project consists of a research on the economic crisis and its intricate relation with architecture. This research resulted in an exhibition, that takes place at the architectural instute NAiM/Bureau Europa in Maastricht (The Netherlands), a reader that was published in collaboration with the magazine A10 and a series of debates.

You can also find the architect’s description after the break, along with photos of the exhibition taken by Johannes Schwartz and Christiaan van der Kooy, and a video created by Powerhouse Company. read more »

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