Adrian Welch
The next stage of renewal at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa will be unveiled on New Year’s Eve. The Kipnes Lantern is a three-storey, multi-sided signature element of the NAC’s architectural rejuvenation, a $225-million project by Diamond Schmitt Architects.
Nestled into a Mercer Island hillside, across Lake Washington from Seattle, this intimate two-story residence emphasizes craft, materiality, and connection to the outdoors. The clients’ desire for privacy from neighbors is achieved through the home’s protective, L-shaped design.
A new winery and tasting room for COR Cellars that was designed by Seattle-based architecture firm goCstudio. The winery is located in Lyle, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
The key aim of the proposal by these Lithuanian architects is to balance the high-density development and the existing public park. ‘Park Canopy’ enhances the green space with its natural potential and reaches new human-scale intervention in the park.
The aim of the project design by H&P Architects is to help improve public capability to adapt and respond to climate change via re-use of waste items and efficient use of energy.
MVRDV & The Why Factory stage a series of interventions for Seventh Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen) (UABB) jointly curated by curator and critic, Hou Hanrou and founding partners of URBANUS, Liu Xiaodu and Meng Ya. The Biennale’s theme of Cities, Grow in Difference takes place across multiple sites in Nantou Old Town.
PDP London Architects achieve Planning Consent for Luxury Hotel and Residences at the former In & Out Club on Piccadilly. Heritage driven scheme approved at Westminster City Council committee paving way for 102 key five star hotel and 7 apartments on site of the former In & Out Club and adjacent properties.
Second Home opens a new 15,000 sq ft rooftop space in its critically-acclaimed building in Spitalfields, East London, designed by Spanish architects SelgasCano. Surrounded by pools filled with aquatic plants on all sides and featuring over 800 tropical trees and plants, it extends the original building.
Bogle Architects appointed to design the façade envelope of a 19-storey, high-end residential tower in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The architecture office has developed an innovative, layered façade system that respects the local context while maximising views across the city.
London-based architecture practice Sybarite designed a new Japanese restaurant, Yen in London. The restaurant design includes Japanese materiality, design cues and construction techniques.
The new high quality housing project in Ski Vest will offer innovative apartments sheltered in a green new neighborhood. Designed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter on the site of a former military camp, the residential building relates to adjacent historical landscape and buildings from the 1890s.
Construction work on Manchester hub for the Henry Royce National Institute, the national body promoting research and applications in advanced materials. The University of Manchester has now entered into contract on the creation of the 46m high building, to be a prominent new landmark on the skyline.
Building design by Danish architects COBE for 11,000 sqm visitor center and brewery on the waterfront in Stavanger. A brewery will be the heart of the building, surrounded by a visitor centre, harbour bath, roof garden and the first ‘street-food’ market on the west coast of Norway.
Jouney café in downtown Montreal is a Lebanese café/bakery concept created by Patrick Abdelahad. The long narrow restaurant can seat 40 in an array of different seating options. Banquette seating lines the 16-foot-tall brick walls, while an I-beam spans the sloping floor to accommodate a large communal table.