‘Trattoria Urbana,’ Restaurant by POINT Studio
TRATTORIA URBANA project were realized by Marco Verrando & Francesca Rossotti Architect from POINT studio. The idea behind this project was to convey the feel of a traditional, old fashioned eatery using contemporary design. The central focus of the space is a large cupboard placed opposite the entrance. Made of white lacquered and natural matte medium density wood, this object is both a functional element (it accommodates a wardrobe, shelves, seating and counter space) and the only decorative piece in the room.
It was designed around the idea of open and closed drawers and as such contextualizes the rest of the space including the large crossbeam that extends right up to the exterior. The purposefully oversize and plump sofa adds that cosy and welcoming touch for the guests.
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Origami Restaurant by Archinteriors
Archinteriors from Bucharest just sent us the photographs of their latest project, the ‘Origami Restaurant.’ The starting point for the project, was the Japanese art of paper folding:’the origami’. Folded surfaces, play of light and shadow gives the interior a soothing air and color that comes to support feelings of calmness and purity. The restaurant bar, highlighted by a strip light is located on the lateral side of the space. The light coming the back of the bar gives rise to the wall. A very nice project, both enchanting and zen.
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Brooks + Scarpa Architects & KZF Design Release Proposal for the New Interfaith Chapel at the University of North Florida
Famous architects Brooks + Scarpa in association with KZF Design have just released their proposal for the new Interfaith Chapel at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL.
The proposal consists in 7000 square foot Interfaith Chapel designed to be a special place where students and others can slow down their lives, re-focus on their spiritual needs and reflect. At the same time, the Chapel will support a variety of diverse religious services, student ceremonies, weddings, other intimate events, lectures, meditative practices and musical performances.
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Zaha Hadid Handling with Architecture Project Piracy in China
A Beijing building project by renown architect Zaha Hadid is proving so popular that the design is being imitated around the country.Hadid said in an interview, she is now being forced to race these pirates to complete her original project first. The project is reportedly dealing with a pirated design being built in the inland city of Chongqing, a complex of three towers that resemble curved sails, sculpted in stone and etched with wave-like aluminum bands, that appear to swim across the surface of the Earth when viewed from the air. According to ‘Der Spiegel,’ the architect’s firm is being forced to compete with pirates to get the original structure finished before the copy.
Barcode Room by Studio 01
Barcode Room created by Alex Knezo and Akinori Hamada from Studio 01 features furniture-walls which move freely from side to side. The sliding partitions includes a kitchen, a bedroom and dining room that can be change depending the occupants’ daily needs.
The walls are attached to a ceiling rail and mounted on wheels. Additionally, when different furniture are unfolded or pulled out of the walls, windows through the space are created as both sides of the wall become connected by large openings. The dynamic quality of the space’s changeable size and continuity create a feeling of connectivity through the space which seems to virtually enlarges the small floor area. Read More…
Wadi Resort by Oppenheim Architecture & Design
Florida-based firm, Oppenheim Architecture, won a design competition with these plans for a new desert lodge proposal.
Here, where desert sand meets desert stone, we see a singular opportunity to devise a new contract between man and nature. Reinterpreting the way we have dealt with the earth, our proposal establishes a new benchmark for design, quality and sustainability in the natural environment. To live in harmony with the natural world, we must learn how to re-engage the land.
Earnest and timeless, the architecture is simultaneously powerful, yet comfortable; primitive, yet innovative; casual, yet elegant; raw, yet refined. The built form merges silently with its wondrous setting, exploiting and enhancing the natural beauty of the site to establish luxury lodge accommodations – that are uniquely beautiful and luxurious. Read More…
Residence in Ramat Hasharon by Levy:Chamizer Architects
We found on Contemporist these pictures about this amazing construction built in Israel by Levy:Chamizer Architects. This house is both sleek and refined, but the most impressive is the smoothness of the stucture of glass doors that brings lightness to the house.
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Bicycle Club Project, China by NL Architects
Housing Corporation Vanke Asked NL Architects to make a proposal for a Bike Club as part of a big resort in Souther China. TheClub should accomodate bike rental and a cafe. A protruding roof could be very welcome in the very tropical climate of the area. The elegant curvature of the steeply banked oval bike track creates an optimistic gesture: eaves curled upward; a surprisingly functional pagoda. Read More…
Stairway Cinema in Auckland by OH.NO.SUMO, Architectural Collective
An urban installation involving the public, was born in a street corner in Auckland. OH.NO.SUMO, Architectural collective has built a miniature cinema to fit on to a building’s staircase. Inspired by the lack of socialization and interaction between people at local bus stops and laundromats, the designers of OH.NO.SUMO displayed the Stairway Cinema as their third major installation – an engaging project offering passers-by the same type of content they search for while waiting around, only displayed in a small, socializing environment.
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‘City in the Sky,’ Project by Hrama
‘City in the sky’ by architects Hrama is a concept about an imaginary tranquil oasis above the mega-developed and polluted city, where one can escape from the everyday noise and stress. It was developed as part of the ‘Megatropolis’ project, which started in London with few companies and artists, invited to create their own visions for the future mega-developed city.
The metropolis depicted in the video is New York City because that’s where most of the production happened.
While the overall ‘Megatropolis’ project didn’t reach a final stage, the presented concept grew into this architectural
utopia.
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Aquaria Grande Towers by Wadhwa Group
Aquaria Grande residential towers currently undergoing construction, will be equipped with one of the most stunning architectural feats when the project is completed, transforming standard balconies into swimming pools. This distinctive project includes two 37 storeys soaring residential towers, a fully facilities equipped clubhouse, a sustainable podium garden and an enormous car park, which create a novel and luxury lifestyle to the Borivali district. Read More…
‘Scientific Center,’ Project by Kois Associated Architects
Kois Associated architects goal was to create an artificial elevated dreamy landscape which combined functionality with aesthetic poetics, a centre which will be the landmark and the backdrop to the city. The emirate of Umm Al Quwain is located just 40 kilometres from Dubai, and is a place of rich history full of ancient villages and archaeological sites, which contrasts Dubai’s architecture.
The project site, located at the fringe of the proposed master plan.The program of the project called for a hybrid of a scientific centre and a conference centre. The scientific centre would promote the sciences and inform about the latest advancements in technology. The conference centre would accommodate conferences and conventions from all over the emirates and the rest of the world. The centre includes conference rooms, library, planetarium, learning centre, lecture theaters, science exhibition spaces, restaurant-bar and shops. The concept was the fusion of three iconic phenomena associated with the dessert, the oasis the whirlwind and the mirage. Read More…
BIG St. Petersburg Pier Concept by West 8 Urban Design & Landscape Architecture
Wave Pier is one of three shortlisted proposals for the St. Petersburg Pier International Design Competition. The Wave tries to connect the water and the city of Petersburg by emphasizing the possibility of achieving unity through physical contact. The programmatic concept includes a museum, observation deck, playgrounds and green areas. The loop-shaped structure mimics the physiology of the water wave: it goes underwater and rises in order to frame a swimming pool and holding areas for kayaks, canoes and small boats.
Tai Pei Art Museum by Kois Associated Architects
Greek firm kois associated architects has sent us their proposal for Tapei Art Museum.
When we started the design process we noticed that the site was a so-called terrain vague, urbanistically speaking a no man’s land with remnants of industrial installations. While it had some elements of exterior design like the sculpture garden on its west boundary with the prominent sculpture feature, on its south east boundary the amphitheater and on the north east boundary the art resource center. These facilities although present within the strong boundaries of the site appear disconnected and the site gives the image of a vacant land. According to the established schedule the site was to become a part of the architecturally organized and well defined city. Our aim was to convert this area into a prominent and recognizable district within the urban landscape of Tai Pei. For that reason we decided that we wanted a building that will act as landmark within the city and could become an icon for the new image of Tai Pei.
We decided since the beginning that we did not want to merge the two programs in one but instead we wanted two separated programs consecutively two separate museums that will develop a dialectic relationship between them.
We followed different patterns of organization for the two museums. The children’s art museum is organized and structured in a free fluid manner in comparison with the more rigid ortho-kanonic organization of the art museum located below it. The reason is that we felt that it was more appropriate to give its users the children the freedom of exploration and the spontaneity of discovery.
Mario Cucinella’s One Airport Square in Ghana
On September 8th, Mario Cucinella Architects will break ground on his One Airport Square project in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. Accra, capital of Ghana is swiftly becoming one of the strongest economic hubs in West Africa. The Italian design studio Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) has been commissioned to envision a 17,000 sq m mixed use complex to be situated in the heart of the city.
Actis Boston & laurus development partners commissioned a 21,000 sqm mix used development with retail facilities and an office bock. According to the particular topography of the site, the project is organized in order to create a public square towards the north east side of the area, concentrating the building mass on the opposite side. Read More…
Garden of the Bay, Singapore by Wilkinson Eyre
Architects Wilkinson Eyre and structural engineers Atelier 10 reveals the master-plan for the Singapore’s garden project alongside the Marina Bay. This is a £350 million project on a 54 hectare site on Singapore Marina front. The scheme is a combination of buildings, conservatories, structures and gardens.
With a total covered area of 16,500m2, they will be among the largest climate-controlled glasshouses in the world, employing low-energy and renewable systems. Each has its own distinct character, but both explore the horticulture of those environments most likely to be affected by climate change, the Mediterranean zone and tropical cloud forests. The cool-dry biome will tell the story of ‘plants and people’ in the Mediterranean zone, and how the plants cultivated in these regions will gradually become endangered as temperatures rise.
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Tena Tower Project at Tena Lakes, Burkina Faso by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
Tena Tower Project by architect Manuelle Gautrand is mainly up-market residential, and proposes to mix different type of housings with a hotel, offices and a lot of equipments like a swimming pool, some restaurants, a SPA-fitness place, a conference center, sports facilities (Golf and tennis club).
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Water Box by Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe and Associates
Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe and Associates recently won third place in the Miami Water Box competition for their roaming proposal. The construction of the water cube uses traditional steel structure and the not so traditional cladding of water. The water cladding is achieved with small reservoirs made of structural Plexiglas along the edge of the structure and laying flat across the top of the structure. These reservoirs are constantly being filled with pumps that bring water up from the bay and keeping water constantly flowing over the edge.
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