Plant Café: Pier 3 San Francisco Building

Plant Café Pier 3 San Francisco interior

The Plant: Cafe Organic occupies two historic, waterfront buildings at Pier 3, straddling what was once a railroad passage, which CCS Architecture has modified to create a full-service, 112-seat restaurant and a separate, counter-service cafe.

Copenhagen Bridge Competition, Denmark

London based STUDIO BEDNARSKI and FLINT & NEILL (bridge engineers), working with New York based HARDESTY & HANOVER (mechanical engineers), and SPEIRS and MAJOR (lighting designers), have won an invited two stage high-profile competition involving an opening bridge, to which 10 design teams were invited from a worldwide expression of interest.

Crevasse Vase, Alessi Zaha Hadid Design

Crevasse Vase Alessi Zaha Hadid design Italy

The two vases are cut from a single block, and scored along two diagonal lines, creating a warped, inverted surface. They can be assembled together in alternative configurations, creating solid forms, or they can stand alone as distinct objects.

Zaha Hadid Boat: Z-Boat Design, Fibre Glass

Zaha Hadid Boat design

Zaha Hadid Boat, Z-Boat Design – images & information – ZHA fibre glass body structure, Mercruiser, LOA: 7.47 m, LW: 6.60 m, WOA: 2.46 m. Full hull design, all accessories embedded, accommodates eight passengers.

Eco Chimneys Madrid Buildings: Barrio

Eco Chimneys Madrid Buildings

This project is about 5 ECO chimneys – “ECOndicionadas” – that are now being built in Madrid in a new residential area called “ECO BARRIO” (Eco neighbourhood) integrated in a programme of sustainable architecture.

Filmoteca de Catalunya: Barcelona Film Library

Filmoteca de Catalunya: Barcelona Film Library

Filters are juxtaposed on the wall. This cinematographic metaphor is not just conceptual; it is above all physical, sensible. In the old town, with very close relations between buildings, interaction must be mediated, filtered.

Media-ICT Barcelona, Cloud9: Media-TIC

Media-TIC Barcelona World Building of the Year 2011

This project transpired after VillaNurbs, Aviario Zoo Marino Bcn, Forest, and other projects that involved concepts such as: digital manufacturing processes, ubiquitous technology, cloud computing, off grid, self sufficient energy, distributed intelligence

World Architecture Festival Awards 2009

Kring Culture Complex South Vietnam - World Architecture Festival Awards 2009

Projects hail from 67 different countries including emerging markets such as Iran, Syria, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Ghana, South Korea, and India, as well as countries such as Canada, Australia, USA, UK, China, Russia and Scandinavia, which all have strong representation on the shortlist.

Calatrava Bridge Barcelona, La Sagrera

Calatrava Bridge Barcelona, La Sagrera

The bridge was constructed to a design by Santiago Calatrava, as part of the preparations for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The bridge connects the Carrer de Bac de Roda, to the south in Sant Martí, with the Carrer de Felip II, to the north in Sant Andreu.