Podkowa Lesna Residence, Poland
Design: Jakub Szczęsny architects. A triangular, forested plot in one of pre-war garden cities around Warsaw. The house had to retain existing trees by fitting around them.
GM Architects: Architecture
The Key ApartHotel’s distinctive interior designed by GM Architects offers a new take on luxury accommodation in the heart of one of Beirut’s most fashionable neighborhoods in the cultural sector of the city.
Dulwich College Masterplan: London School
Architects: Grimshaw. The Laboratory at Dulwich College is a state-of-the-art science building situated in the centre of the school’s historic campus in south London. The £14 million Grimshaw-designed scheme has officially been opened and is the first completed school project in the practice’s education portfolio.
The Kite House in Melbourne, Residence
Design: Architecture Architecture. Drawing near to the doorway of Kite House, the visitor is welcomed by pockets of shade nestled among sheltering brick walls. A vast pivot window and a large pivot door throw themselves wide open, exposing the full throat of the house to the garden.
Botel in Amsterdam: Accommodation
Design: MMX architecten with Jord den Hollander. A bold, zany architectural project – improving the look of a Dutch hotelboat to make it fit in with the dynamics and creativity of the wharf
UTC Cambridge: University Technical College
Design: Hawkins\Brown, Architects
An innovative 5,300sqm building combines a new syllabus and a new way of teaching for 14-19 years olds to inspire its pupils and prepare them for the real world.
Vanke-Shoukai Retail and Leisure Centre in Daxing
Design: SPARK, architects
A 127,000 sqm mixed-use development. The building design represents a dedicated effort to provide an open realm for community interaction and enjoyment in Daxing.
Changbaishan Ski Resort in China
Design: GRAFT! Changbaishan Ski Resort facilities with integrated Hotel and panorama restaurants, as part of a large scale tourism development project. After two decades of infrastructural and urban development, China is now experiencing a fast build-up of tourism activities.
Holiday House on Vlieland Island, Netherlands
Design: Bloem en Lemstra Architecten. Set on the Dutch island of Vlieland, this small holiday home features a fully retractable façade that allows it to open up to the outside environment. The house has been designed by architecture studio Bloem and Lemstra Architects on the behalf of a client.
Baubeginn Haikou Tower South Building, Hainan
Design: HENN, architects. Construction has started on Haikou Tower South, which lies in the new business quarter of the South China city of Haikou and is due to be completed by 2020.
Martello Tower Home in Clontarf, NSW
Design: Luigi Rosselli Architects. Gentle adjustments to the existing building have left ninety-five percent of the original structure standing, at the same time the additions to the front of the house and the new lower ground floor level at the back have rejuvenate its somewhat neutral appearance.
Black Pearl House Rotterdam
Design: Studio Rolf.fr i.p.w. Zecc Architecten. The 100 years old facade of a property in a row of terraced houses, is totally painted black. Both brick-work, frames and “windows” are covered with a shiny black oil.
Visang House, Goyang-si by Moon-Hoon
Korean architect Hoon Moon typically throws out questions such as: ‘Why so serious? Why not laugh more?’ His works are home to a wide array of faces.
Red Dot Award: Amorphous at Milan Design Week
Glass installation “Amorphous” presented at Milan Design Week 2016 has won this year’s Red Dot Design Award in the category of Communication Design.
Trout Lily Ranch, Oregon screen porch
Design: beebe skidmore architects – The screen porch at Trout Lily vineyard is a 300 sqft open-air structure designed to enhance the experience of life in Oregon’s wine country.
Gold Souk in Beverwijk
Design: Liong Lie Architects
The Bazaar in Beverwijk is the biggest indoor market of Europe. The Goud Souk building is for the gold dealers and goldsmiths. The building and its surroundings are designed in such a way with safety and ‘crash’ protection as part of the design.
Skyline Residence in Portland: Oregon House
Design by Nathan Good Architects – The 1.7 acre site is relatively level and within a mile of downtown Portland. The house was positioned on the lot to reduce noise from the Skyline Boulevard, optimize the daylighting, and allow views out to the yard.