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Chapultepec Space / at103

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Housing , Selected , , , ,

Architects: at103 / Julio Amezcua + Francisco Pardo
Project Team: Tiberio Wallentin, Aida Hurtado, Gerardo Pérez, Mauricio Valadez, Daniel Ortiz
Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Contractor: Desarrolladora Espacio 5
Project year: 2004
Construction year: 2006
Photographs: at103, Espacio 5

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Black House / BGP Arquitectura

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Housing , Selected , ,

Architects: BGP arquitectura / Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta con Hugo Sánchez
Location: Valle de Bravo, México
Collaborators: JN Morones Esquivel, Ximena Díaz
Project year: 2005-2006
Construction year: 2007
Site Area: 500 sqm
Construction Area: 300 sqm
Structure: Jaime Fragoso
Mechanical Engineer: Arturo Guerra
Digital Model: Hugo Sánchez
Model: at. 103
Photographs: Rafael Gamo

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Tacna Hill Beach House / dRN Architects

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Housing , Selected , , ,

Architects: dRN Arquitectos - Nicolás del Rio & Max Núñez
Location: Cerro Tacna, Maitencillo, V Región, Chile
Collaborator: Olivier Tayeb
Structural Engineer: Enzo Valladares
Contractor: Eduardo Torreblanca
Site Area: 525 sqm
Constructed Area: 122 sqm
Project Year: 2007
Construction Year: 2007
Budget: US $770 / sqm
Photographs: Felipe Camus

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Arrebol Patagonia Hotel / Harald Opitz

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Hotels and Restaurants , Selected , , , ,

Young chilean architect Harald Opitz shared with us this impressive hotel located in the deep chilean south, that uses local wood for its skin, made in part of sticks.

Architect: Harald Opitz
Location: Camino a Ensenada, Puerto Varas, Chile
Contractor: Inmobiliaria Cielos del Sur Ltda
Structure Engineer: Jose Torres Herrera
Site Area: 14.000 sqm
Constructed Area: 1.500 sqm
Project Year: 2006
Construction year: 2007-2008
Materials: Wood, Steel & Concrete
Photographs: Francisco Negroni

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House on the road to Farellones / Max Nuñez & Bernardo Valdes

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses , Selected , Uncategorized , , , , ,

Architects: Max Núñez B., Bernardo Valdés E.
Location: Camino a Farellones, Santiago, Chile
Collaborator: Nicolás del Río L.
Site Area: 7000 mts2
Constructed Area: 230 mts2
Project Year: 2004/2005
Construction Year: 2005/2006

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House at Jardin del Sol / Corona y P. Amaral Arquitectos

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses , Selected , , , ,

Architects: Corona y P. Amaral Arquitectos
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Project year: 2005
Consultants: DD7 Aparejadores, S.L. (José Manuel Alonso Delgado y Fermín Gutiérrez Hernández ), Diego Estévez
Client: Arsenio Pérez Amaral
Contractor: Construcciones Francisco Rodríguez
Structures: Arquiestructuras Tenerife (Benjamín Cova), Dionisio Castro
Garden: Poa Jardinería (Eduardo Zárate)
Site Area: 626,79 sqm
Constructed Area: 388,97 sqm

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In Progress: Mountain Dwellings / BIG

By David Basulto — Filed under: Housing , In Progress , , , ,

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Right next to their VM Housing project, BIG is currently finishing their new project: Mountain Dwellings. But this time, the client asked for a specific program with 2/3 parking and 1/3 living. Rather than doing 2 separate buildings, BIG decided to combine the splendours of the suburban backyard with the social intensity of urban density, resulting on a terraced housing over the parking area.

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Oslo Opera House / Snohetta

By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Institutional Architecture , Selected , , , , , , , ,

Architects: Snohetta
Location: Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway
Client: Ministry of Church an Cultural Affairs
Area: 38.500sqm
Construction start: 2004
Completion: 2007
Contractors: 55 contracts
Geological Engineer: NGI
Structural Engineer: Reinertsen Engineering ANS
Electrical Engineer: Ingeniør Per Rasmussen AS
Theatre Planning: Theatre Project Consultants
Acoustics: Brekke Strand Akustikk, Arup Acoustic
Artists, integrated artwork: Kristian Blystad, Kalle Grude, Jorunn Sannes, Astrid Løvaas og Kirsten Wagle
Photos: Snohetta, Nina Reistad, Statsbygg, Erik Berg & Nicolas Buisson

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nothing special!!!!11[+]
i like the stair!!! i love the bookshelf!!!...[+]
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