The Za-Koenji Public Theatre designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, is an impressive black volume in the middle o the city of Suginami in Tokyo, Japan. Managed by Creative Theatre Network (CTN), the contemporary performing arts theatre produces, presents and supports a wide range of cultural activities for the community of Suginami, enabling people of […]
To create Heineken‘s first shop, Tjep decides to pour furniture into the six monumental building located in the heart of Amsterdam, as if they were filling a cold fresh glass of extra cold Heineken. This concept translates into displays that evolve seamlessly from the floors to the walls and ceilings in abstract dynamic wave movements. […]
The museum, designed by Gluckman Mayner Architects, is located in the historic city center of Malaga, Spain, birthplace of Pablo Picasso. A 16th century palace was fully restored to house the Main Entry and Permanent Collection galleries. Six new buildings were carefully inserted into the urban fabric to house the ambitious program. A large building, […]
Suppose Design Office designed a black pyramid in Saijo, Japan, inspired by the earliest house in Japanese architecture called pit dwelling or “tateana jukyo”. A young couple and their three children wanted a unique house, in which the open public part would preserve privacy. The site which was formerly an open field was excavated and […]
Claudio Silvestrin Architects have completed the new Princi bakery in Via Speronia, in the heart of Milan. This significant project offers a new experience to the Milanese: a bread baked with organic flour, but without yeast, in a solid brick fire oven positioned in the bakery shop itself. A simple expanse of clear glass is […]
The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, was conceived by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects as a dynamically formed organism, inviting new ideas on the use of gravity and space to establish a new basis in the foundations of architecture. The central draft concept was the translation of the versatile and vivid brand into the language of […]
The super-yacht company YachtPlus launched The Ocean Emerald designed by Foster + Partners. The new concept private luxury yacht has four genuine deck levels offering more outdoor and indoor space than any yacht in her category. Special attention was paid to the quality of light and views, with all major areas of the yacht benefiting […]
Studio Junction designed an infill housing as an alternative urban typology. By converting a contractor warehouse in a mixed-use industrial neighborhood, the ambition was to create a modern, affordable home and studio for a family of four. The design of the house is generated by an emphasis on the views and activities of the interior […]
Claesson Kovisto Rune created a new interior for Stockholm’s Royal Opera House without interfering with the ornately decorated 1895 interior, protected as cultural heritage. The strongest architectural component is a series of free-standing, giant, angled mirrors, defining the space and separating the passageway from seated guests. The gold-tinted mirrors are laminated with a film that […]
To provide the privacy that the client demanded, FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects decided to enclose the lot with the trench extended beyond the building and provide an interior courtyard as the center. The enclosed space clips images from the surrounding landscapes, creating a comfortable outdoor living room that in not exposed to the outside […]
