The VM Houses, shaped like a V and an M when seen from above, is the first residential project to be built in the new district of Copenhagen known as Ørestaden.

The upcoming neighborhood is connected to the center of the city by the new metro system The manipulated perimeter block of the V building is clearly defined in its four corners, but opened internally and along the sides. The vis-à-vis with the neighbouring M house is eliminated by pushing the slab in its centre, ensuring diagonal views to the vast, open fields around.

Experimental Project Serves as a Model to Solve Housing Shortages.
 
BIG ISLAND, HI—Solving a major housing problem for Hawaii, MVE Pacific and UniDev Hawaii are embarking on a major community and housing development to serve the growing workforce of Hawaii’s Big Island.  Kamakoa at Waikoloa—a 275-acre, 1,200-unit workforce housing development on the Kona side of the Island—broke ground December 29, 2007.  The first buildings are expected to be complete in 2009.  Honolulu-based MVE Pacific is a full-service architecture, interiors and planning firm that has created significant housing, commercial, resort, retail, mixed-use and hospitality projects in Hawaii for the past 20+ years.

The customer for this project is a retired couple with a substantial art collection. It is built in upscale community of Montecito, California, adjacent to Santa Barbara, on a site that features beautiful mountain and ocean views.
The program called for a new, three-bedroom residence built from the ground up that would accommodate art collection in a restrained and economical building.

The Oriental Arts Centre in Shanghai is an impressive cultural project designed by French Architect Paul Andreu.

It looks like a large sculpture, shaped as an orchid that is opening up towards the sky. This lobed structure allows the spatial articulation of the different venues and their complexities while giving the project an aspect of unity.

Zhangjiang Semiconductor Research Park, Phase II is an important component of the Zhangjiang High-tech Park.

Located in the heart of Shanghai, the park attracts top-notch technology and research companies and has established Shanghai as a world leader in technology. MulvannyG2 Architecture designed phase II as a complementary 118-acre addition to the existing park, creating one of the largest, and one of the most unique, high-tech parks in the world.

Photos © Sheng Zhonghai