Brittlebush / Simon De Aguero
Brittlebush was developed as a design-build experience for Simón De Agüero, graduate student, designer, and project manager. The design is an experimental desert dwelling for winter residents at Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Simón envisioned the design to be an open-air living space with protective roof and walls for the sleeping area.
Approximately 90% of the steel in the project was salvaged from the school scrap yard; 100% of the rammed earth for the walls was from the school property; 100% of the wood used for the formwork was salvaged from onsite renovation waste.
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Architect: Simon De Aguero
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Assistant Project Manager: Erik Krautbauer
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Simon de Aguero & Saskia Jorda
AD Classics: Stahl House / Pierre Koenig
The Case Study House Program produced some of the most iconic architectural projects of the 20th Century, but none more iconic than or as famous as the Stahl House, also known as Case Study House #22 by Pierre Koenig. The modern residence overlooks Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills. It was completed in 1959 for Buck Stahl and his family. Buck Stahl had envisioned a modernist glass and steel constructed house that offered panoramic views of Los Angeles when he originally purchased the land for the house in 1954 for $13,500. Stahl had originally begun to excavate and take on the duties of architect and contractor; it was not until 1957 when Stahl hired Pierre Koenig to take over the design of the family’s residence.
House In Sèvres / Colboc Franzen & Associés
Architects: Colboc Franzen & associés
Location: Sèvres, France
Client: Private
Associates : Benjamin Colbos, Manuela Franzen, Arnaud Sachet
Project manager : Arnaud Sachet
Project team: Florianne Bataillard, Benjamin Colboc, Manuela Franzen, Nadège Lachassagne, Anne Merlio
Project Year: 2008
Project Area: 879 sqm
Photographs: Cécile Septet
Residential Building in Cagliari / Dante O. Benini & Partners Architects
Architects: Dante O. Benini & Partners Architects
Location: Cagliari (Sardinia), Italy
Project Area: 3,000 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2010
Photographs: Giorgio Marturana
T Space / Steven Holl Architects
Architects: Steven Holl Architects
Location: Dutchess County, NY, USA
Design Architect: Steven Holl
Project Advisor: Chris McVoy
Project Architect: Garrick Ambrose
Project Team: Jackie Luk, Lautaro Pereyra, Jeanne Wellinger
Structural Engineering: Silman Associates, PC.
Fabricator: JLP Home Improvement
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Susan Wides
Hundred Foot House / Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects
Architects: Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects
Location: Orinda, California, USA
Project Team: Luke Ogrydziak, Zoë Prillinger, Diana Martinez
Structural Engineering: Julia Chen
General Contractor: Jon Gasparini
Project Area: 2,400 sq ft
Project Year: 2004-2009
Photographs: Courtesy of OPA
Maple Leaf Square Canopy / United Visual Artists
Authors: United Visual Artists
Location: Toronto, Canada
Commissioners: Cadillac Fairview, Lanterra Developments, Maple Leaf Sports
Public Art Consultants: Public Art Management – Karen Mills and Justin Ridgeway
Dimensions: 90 metres x 3 metres
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: James Medcraft, United Visual Artists, 2010
Salt Point House / Thomas Phifer and Partners
Architect: Thomas Phifer
Managing Partner: Thomas Phifer AIA
Project Partner: Greg Reaves AIA LEED AP
Project Team: Joseph Sevene, Christoph Timm, Jonathan Benner, Katie Bennett, Kerim Kemirkan, Ina Ko, Matthew Jull
Location: Salt Point, New York, USA
Client: Cristina Grajales and Isabelle Kirshner
Project Area: 204 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Scott Frances and Karin Kohlberg Photography
Business Park Prompt / Protim Ržišnik Perc
Architects: Protim Ržišnik Perc
Location: Šenčur, Slovenia
Investor: PROMPT d.o.o.
Design Team Leader/Project Manager: Alenka Močnik
Design Team: Alenka Močnik, Rok Knafelj
Civil Engineers: Protim Ržišnik Perc d.o.o.
Mechanical Engineers: Biro Petkovski, d.o.o.
Electrical Engineers: Winky d.o.o.
Project Area: 1,715 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Miran Kambič
Stone Creek Camp / Andersson Wise Architects
Architects: Andersson Wise Architects
Location: Bigfork, Montana, USA
Project Team: Arthur Andersson, Chris Wise, Christopher Sanders, Becky Joye
Contractor: Bigfork Builders, Martel Construction
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Art Gray
Eagle Copters / Nicolás Lipthay | L2C
Architects: Nicolás Lipthay | L2C
Location: Colina, Chile
Associated Architects: Barceló + Baile Arquitectos Asociados
Contractor: Constructora Esperanza
Site Area: 10,457 sqm
Project Area: 2,602 sqm
Project Year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Nicolás Saieh
Sigal Museum / Spillman Farmer Architects
Architects: Spillman Farmer Architects
Location: Easton, PA, USA
Project Team: James Whildin, Joseph N. Biondo, Randy Galiotto, Michael Metzger, Wayne Stitt, Joanne Titcomb, Brian Brandis, David Wrigley, Sierra Krause, Deirdre Kwiatek
Project Area: 31,626 sq ft
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Steve Wolfe
Sala Visitor Centre / Soh Design Studio
Architects: Soh Design Studio
Location: Hua Hin Hills, Thailand
Client: Siam Winery
Collaborating Partner: OSS Architects and Engineers
Main Contractor: Effective Construction
Interior Contractor: Pure Thai Decoration
Project Area: 800 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2008
Photographs: Courtesy of Soh Design Studio
North Carolina Museum of Art / Thomas Phifer and Partners
Architect: Thomas Phifer
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Partner in Charge: Thomas Phifer AIA
Project Partner: Greg Reaves AIA LEED AP
Project Architect: Gabriel Smith AIA LEED AP
Project Team: Adam Ruffin, Katie Bennett, Jonathan Benner, Eric Richey, Daniel Taft, Kerim Demirkan, Len Lopate, ChristophTimm, Joseph Sevene
Local Architects: Pierce Brinkley Cease + Lee, Raleigh, NC
Structural Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Chicago, IL
Mechanical Engineer: AltieriSeborWieber LLC, Norwalk, CT
Landscape Architect: Lappas + Havener, PA, Durham, N.C.
Lighting Design: Fisher Marantz Stone, New York, NY
General Contractor: Barnhill, Raleigh NC
Project Area: 136,000 sf
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Scott Frances
Kaunas Airport Passenger Terminal / Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners
Architects: Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners
Location: Karmėlava, Kaunas distr., Lithuania
Project Team: G.Natkevičius, J.Skalskytė, M.Mickevičius, G.Čepurna
Structural Engineering: Konstruktoriu Cechas
Lighting: Promodus IO
Site Area: 504,976 sqm
Project Area: 7,378 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: G. Česonis
Samitaur Tower / Eric Owen Moss Architects
Architects: Eric Owen Moss Architects
Location: Culver City, CA, USA
Owner: Frederick and Laurie Samitaur Smith
Builder: Samitaur Constructs
Structural Engineer: Arup, Los Angeles
Project Year: 2006-2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Eric Owen Moss Architects & Tom Bonner Photography
Warragamba Dam / Lahznimmo Architects & Spackman, Mossop+Michaels
Architects: Lahznimmo Architects & Spackman, Mossop+Michaels
Location: Haviland Park, Sydney, Australia
Client: Sydney Catchment Authority, SCA
Budget: US$ 12M
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Brett Boardman
B-99 House / DADA & Partners
Architects: DADA & Partners
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Main Contractor: Sumit Arora Constructions
Civil Consultant: M K Gupta Consultants
Structural Consultants: C.I.E.S; Hari Om Gupta
Project Year: 2006
Photographs: Lightzone; Ranjan Sharma
Tianjin Elementary School / Vector Architects + CCDI
Architects: Vector Architects + CCDI
Location: Tianjin, Xiqing, China
Design Architect: Gong Dong
Partners of Vector Architects: Gong Dong, Chien-ho Hsu
Collaborating Architects of CCDI: Qiang Lv
Project Architect & Site Architect of Vector Architects: Nan Wang
Client: County Government
Project Area: 18,000 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: ShuHe
