Brazilian architects Alan Chu and Cristiano Kato remodeled an old stone construction into a brand new house on an island, North coast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Nice white volume over a stone basement.
Postopolis! LA, a 5 day blogathon organized by architecture blogs at the stylish rooftop of The Standard Hotel in downtown LA, free and open to the public.
Selected projects by Colombian architects Paisajes Emergentes. This practice takes landscape architecture way beyond. Nice renderings and representation!
The Ar de Rio Bar Esplanade in Portugal features an interesting vibrating hexagonal skin. Designed by Guedes + DeCampos, the building frames a perfect view over the water.
Interesting combination of opaque/transparent volumes for this modern house a few blocks away from the ‘hip’ strip of Sawtelle Blvd. in Los Angeles. By Studio 0.10
Skene Catling de la Peña have converted a former Dairy to a five-bedroom house with a small pool. During day it looks like a solid box, revealing its transparency during nights.
Deck House by Felipe Assadi, a wooden folded plane encloses a simple house, but with one of the best terraces i´ve seen, the perfect platform for a pool in front of the landscape.
Breuillots House by Bernard Quirot & Olivier Vichard, a house for a grandma who takes care of her daugther´s kids every day. A mix of traditional building techniques and modern materials, resulting on sleek interior spaces.
The new headquarters for Telefonica in Madrid feature an interesting glass skin, which acts a brise soleil to protect the buildings from the sun. By Rafael de La-Hoz.
The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center adds a new 32,800sf campus nexus for Parsons The New School for Design. The project designed by Lyn Rice Architects, integrates the new campus with the urban context of busy Manhattan.
Huffy Projects designed a new Andy´s Frozen Custard franchise restaurant, incorporating passive strategies for energy saving, use of recycled materials and water reuse. Result is a transparent lamp at night.
FRENTE´s villa for ORDOS 100 is my favorite so far. The main space of the villa is located on the basement, perforated by a central patio for family gathering. A private volume floats above, isolated but with a panoramic view.
Danish architects PLOT designed this cool youth center, converting a run down factory into a base camp. This answers the question "How do you create something that even street kids would find cool?"
The stylish Tierra Atacama Hotel is an oasis in the middle of the most dry desert of the world, using local materials to create an architecture that blends with the landscape.
Architecture of fear, Architecture of war. Different views on how architecture has served to war and fear techniques during history, with some photos from Architecture of Authority by Richard Ross.
A very delicate work by Tezuka Architects. The house is located at the bottom of a hill in Japan, and it allows the slope to continue through the interior thanks to its openness.
A pavillion by Canadian Saucier + Perrotte architectes uses simple materials to integrate through transparency with the surroundings at the First Nations Garden in Montreal.
Another impressive house by dutch architect Paul de Ruiter. To create openness and lightness, the house is entirely oriented to a secluded garden. It has the most impressive bathroom ever!
The recently inagurated Peace Peres House in Tel Aviv, designed by Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas. A big open space with a layered skin creates a peaceful atmosphere.
Danish architects JAJA revealed their new proposal for an office and shop complex in Sandnes - Norway. The building is named after an ancient Viking Ship, which was called worm Lange.
3XN just won the international competition for the new Randers Museum of Art in Denmark. A red sinuous roof becomes the wall at some points, perfectly set over the landscape.
Spaladium Center in Split, Croatia. A handball arena for 12,000 spectators, which also includes a wellness center, a sky bar and an exclusive restaurant on the top floor overlooking the city.
The old walls of a barn in the middle of the Latvian countryside serve as a shelter to a new contemporary house, creating a new comfy interior in the middle of the openness. One of my favorite houses so far.
