|
BGP Arquitectura - TELEVISA CHAPULTEPEC |
|
|
|
|
Written by John Morales
|
|
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 |
|
BGP arquitectura produced this remarkable landmark design that cerefully integrates within the dense and complex urban texture of downtown Mexico City.
The site was a trapezoidal urban lot was proposed as the site of a mixed use building for a major television network. This void, formed by colliding, haphazard street geometries, terminates a procession of densely packed blocks occupied by TELEVISA administration facilities. Immediately adjacent to the east, an eight story network executive office building as well as a TV transmission tower creates a physical urban edge. A solitary, unique floating island of space anchored in this urban setting, the site is part of a fragile urban context.
|
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 18 February 2008 )
|
|
|
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects - 9 Stock Orchard Street, Islington, England |
|
|
|
|
Written by Camille Chami
|
|
Sunday, 28 October 2007 |
|
When architects design a project for their own use, they usually get the freedom to experiment and develop new ideas. They also get to convey their philosophies without the hurdles that are usually put there by the client.
The Straw House - is an unusual design by the Architects for their house and associated studio office located in Islington, North London, England. What makes the building stand out is the use of a number of innovative technologies based around principles of sustainable design, many of which were being used in an urban context for the first time. These include a new system of walling incorporating straw-bales.
|
|
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 January 2008 )
|
|
|
Le Corbusier and Villa Savoye Remembered |
|
|
|
|
Written by Camille Chami
|
|
Thursday, 25 October 2007 |
2008-09 will mark the 80th anniversary of Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye, an outstanding achievement from a leading figure of Modern Architecture. It was the embodiment of Le Corbusier’s philosophies.
Years of research done through previous works, painting and architecture, that helped in bringing his ideas to maturity. The Architect transformed a simple week-end country house into a thoughtful project that brought in innovative concepts, volumetric ideas, and spatial organization still present in Architecture as we know it today.
|
|
Last Updated ( Thursday, 21 February 2008 )
|
|
|
Pugh + Scarpa’s Dwell House II |
|
|
|
|
Written by Camille Chami
|
|
Monday, 22 October 2007 |
|
Pugh + Scarpa’s Dwell House II seeks to redefine the concept of a home
into a flexible, multifunctional and adaptable space addressing the
needs of today’s modern family, on a limited budget.
 Finding shelter and comfort through its access to the very environment that surrounds it, Dwell House II breaks the prescriptive mold of the traditional home by creating public and private “zones” in which private space is de-emphasized, in favor of large public living areas, with commanding views of the surrounding environment. Because the heating and cooling systems in both “zones” can be divided according to their public/private function, more efficient systems can be used, leading to a house which, upon completion, will set a new standard for innovation in design and sustainability.
|
|
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 January 2008 )
|
|
|
Machado and Silvetti Associates - Provincetown Art Association and Museum |
|
|
|
|
Written by Camille Chami
|
|
Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
|
The project by Machado and Silvetti Associates consisted of the renovation and expansion of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum located in the small Massachusetts seaside town of Provincetown.
The project posed two challenges. The existing Museum is a historic 19th century building 'The Hargwood House'. The first challenge was therefore building a large extension that doesn’t conflict with the exiting building. The second challenge was to develop a large scale building, without overpowering the surrounding residential area of the small town. Machado and Silvetti Associates turned out this smart solution at the same time elegant, contemporary, and well integrated in its surroundings.
© Photographs are the copyright of Anton Grassl/Esto
|
|
Last Updated ( Friday, 29 February 2008 )
|
|
|
Office for Metropolitan Architecture's Seattle Central Library |
|
|
|
|
Written by Camille Chami
|
|
Friday, 12 October 2007 |
Architect Rem Koolhaas of The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) designed a definite city Landmark. The Seattle Central Library is a delightful experience rich with volumes and spaces that reveal themselves differently depending on the position they are viewed from. Interesting to know that the main form givers are the functionality of the Library and the site restrictions.
Architect Joshua Ramus, partner at the Rem Koolhaas-led Office for Metropolitan Architecture explains: "Although the library is sculptural, it is not in any way an attempt to make a form. The library's appearance comes from pushing boxes around to stay within the height and setback restrictions and zoning codes."
|
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 18 February 2008 )
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next > End >>
|
| Results 61 - 70 of 70 |
All Featured Projects 
