Design: Atelier Jérôme Lafond. The Festival des Architectures Vives raises public awareness of the wide range of architecture. It highlights the work of a young generation of architects, landscape architects and urban planners, but also seeks to discover unexpected urban areas.
Design: Orange Architects. Ten luxurious apartments, on top of a double-height commercial plinth – ultimately suitable for a nice club or restaurant – on the shore line of Limassol, Cyprus. Closed competition winner, commissioned by Masharii & The Land.
Design: Swatt | Miers Architects, USA. In addition to passive strategies, the house uses a hydronic system to provide both radiant space heating as well as hot water, and high efficiency cooling equipment provides air conditioning in the summer.
Design: Gijs Van Vaerenbergh. The installation invites the spectator to walk through one kilometre of steel corridors. A series of Boolean transformations create spaces and perspectives that reinterpret the traditional labyrinth
Design: Studio Libeskind, architects / H2a. Conceived as a new architectural landmark for Mons, the new convention center is a key element in a plan for economic revitalization, and serves as a connector between the old and the new.
Design: Truong An architecture – House for an artist, the building had to be harmonic with nature and his pets: a beautiful dog, a naughty cat, birds, a friendly pig and a turtle – regarded as his ‘friends’.
Design by Chad Oppenhiem Architect, USA. Also known as the Ark, this three-level, single-family residence is located on the Atlantic Ocean. The property features 9,000 sqft of interior space with 3,000 sqft of ocean-view terraces, a lap pool, pool cabana, a two-car garage and an elevator.
Design: RLP Rüdiger Lainer + Partner. Vienna – Due to its setting on the urban fringe, the project layout is based on a small-scale transition between urban and rural areas.
Design: Finne Architects, USA. This residence is a compact, 2400 sqft modern house located on a wooded waterfront property at the north end of the Hood Canal, a long, fjord-like arm of western Puget Sound.
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects. A research laboratory space for the OICR at the MaRS West Tower in Toronto. The project includes new flexible wet and dry laboratories for genomics and informatics research and a statement staircase to inspire interaction among staff.
Design: RLP Rüdiger Lainer + Partner, Architects. The revitalisation preserves the spatial generosity of the original historic building but halves its energy consumption. It also satisfies the EU Directive regarding earthquake resistance. Awarded the Green Building Award by the European Commission.
Design: Balance Associates architects, USA. This 1,600 sqft building is built into a steep hillside overlooking a stream with a view to the mountains in the distance. The cabin is anchored into the hill with a concrete base that contains the garage and other utility spaces.
Architects: SpAce. Patriotism Tower 580 is a new office building in Mexico City. The facilities provide users with the latest technology, efficient plant, significant savings in energy consumption as well as a modern and attractive image for both the user and the spectator.
Design: Richard Olcott / Ennead Architects
One of the largest art museum campaigns in the US, the building expansion includes the addition of a 40,000 sqft wing along with 17,500 sqft of renovation to adjacent structures.
In the 125 years since William Le Baron Jenney’s ten-storey Home Insurance Building in Chicago became the world’s first skyscraper, the spectacle of soaring towers has become increasingly common wherever land is scarce, allowing cities to stack life ever taller, denser and more dynamic.
Architects: CAS. Crepe Bechamel modern restaurant serves with its elegance for it has gained power through its fresh interior fashion, achieved by Comelite Architecture & Structure.
Design: Luigi Rosselli Pty Ltd – Architects. Shoulder to shoulder with other apartment buildings, the original 1920s two-storey flats were transformed into a four storey block with a basement carpark and cellar, a ground floor garden apartment and a two-storey penthouse.