Spacespace designed this long tall house of five floors that occupies a narrow plot in Tokyo, Japan. The two basement floors are build in concrete to resist soil pressure, while the three upper floors are made of wood for lightness and economy. The first floor has a bedroom, bathroom and parking. The second floor has […]
The Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies, designed by MC Architects, focus on the diffusion of sustainable technologies such as solar power, photovoltaic energy, wind power and so forth. The building, inspired by Chinese lanterns and traditional wooden screens, accommodates a visitors centre, research laboratories and classrooms for masters courses. The fa�ade folds dramatically to create […]
FKL Architects designed a single-family house located on a mews lane, in a Victorion suburb of Dublin. The house is an exploration of diagonal space within an orthogonal form and the possibilities of integrating environmental concerns at a fundamental level. A concrete tube provides the structural and spatial organisation and encloses the public areas of […]
FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects designed a minimal residence for a young couple located in Shiga, Japan. The client desired an open and varied space connected with the outward world while closed inward to protect privacy from neighborhood. Reason why the windows of the home are positioned to afford views of the nearby hills but […]
The new Kolumba Art Museum designed by Peter Zumthor transfers the sum of the existing fragments into one complete building. The Kolumba Art Museum in Cologne’s city center, holds a secret garden, stone ruins, a uniquely dense archaeological site that are the most impressive symbol of the city�s almost complete destruction during the Second World […]
Aesop‘s new store in Armadale, Australia, has been designed by Ryan Russell. The store is a small space that offers enormous potential thanks to the use of light, color and texture. Like the Aesop Shop in Sydney, one of the largest walls of the shop is used to display Aesop‘s products. Originally Posted On Coolboom
Alan Chu & Cristiano Kato projected this small construction with a simple program located on an island of the North coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The old existing one-story house becomes a new building with 2 floors. The 3×5 meters white box is supported on one side by an existing retaining wall and on the […]
After opening the first Aesop London Store in 2008, Aesop decided to open a new one in the cosmopolitan district of Notting Hill. Located in an old jewel-size store, they decided to change little, respecting its classically understated elegance, inherent warmth and hearteningly abundant light. Originally Posted On Coolboom
MoRE Arquitectos projected this 460 square meter house located outside Madrid on a sloping lot with South access. The program of the house is divided in three different spaces: private area, household servants and guest rooms. The project is created around the fold of a plane and the creation of spaces. A horizontal plane, white, […]
Puresang designed a full operating bar in the headquarters of Grey Goose in Brussels. The design became a very exciting play of blue mirrors, cut in triangles and mounted in 3d against the wall to create more depth and tactility in the rather small space. Grey Goose asked for a high-roller drinking environment that could […]
