Narrabundah House, Canberra Suburban Property

Narrabundah House

Design: Adam Dettrick Architects. Form follows function in this new home in Narrabundah, with different activities within the house uniquely expressed on the exterior. Spatially the home is defined by the separation of living areas from sleeping areas with a central hallway.

Parkark in Utrecht, Netherlands Property

Parkark

Design: BYTR architects. The ParkArk of Hieke and Sietze, located next to a busy cycling route through a park, has been completed. The combination of the publicly visible moorage and the client’s residential needs were central concerns during this design.

Ras Al Khaimah Gateway, UAE: Snøhetta

Ras Al Khaimah Gateway

Design: Snøhetta, Norway – this landmark building in the desert 150 km east of Dubai was designed as a gateway to the emirate and an entrance to the new capital city of Ras Al Khaimah. The urban master plan for the city was by architectural practice OMA, The Netherlands.

House Colunata in Lagos Property

Colunata House

Design: Mario Martins Atelier. Designing a house in Luz-Lagos, in the south of Portugal, in a truly interesting location facing the sea, was defined by a set of guidelines, namely: Respect for and connection with the surrounding area, natural and built upon.

Porter School Tel Aviv – PSES Building

Porter School of Environmental Studies Building

Design: Geotectura / Axelrod-Grobman Architects / Chen Architects. In a milestone for sustainable building in Israel, the Porter School of Environmental Studies Building has been inaugurated, providing space for environmental teaching, research, exhibitions, conferences and demonstrations of environmental technologies. The EcoBuilding includes a Capsule suspended high over the atrium and the EcoWall, a thermal-solar tubes system for energy production.

Guardians of Time: Art Dubai 2013

Guardians of Time Dubai

Design: Manfred Kielnhofer – Guardians of Time Art Dubai 2013 Installation: “The Guardians of Time” are sculptures created by Manfred Kielnhofer, from Austria. The story behind these mystique illuminated creatures is about observing and protecting the world. They appear worldwide at historically important places.

House Three in Morumbi, Sao Paolo, Brazil

House Three, Morumbi 1

Architect: Flavio Castro. The slope of the land and height of six meters over the neighbor later allow distant view that opens from the street level. This panorama establishes continuity between the treetops the Morumbi neighborhood in São Paulo and the skyline buildings.

Casa VR Tapalpa, Mexico Property

Casa VR Tapalpa Mexico 2

Design: Elías Rizo Arquitectos. Casa VR, located in a secluded area near the town of Tapalpa, is an exercise in clarity and functionality. The program is arranged on four quadrants, which are defined by the intersection of two main circulation axes. Within this system, spaces are distributed according to privacy requirements and affinity.

Eteläpuisto Park Tampere Competition winner news

Eteläpuisto Park Tampere Competition Winner 4

Design: KCAP Architects&Planners

KCAP Architects&Planners with a team of international collaborators has been chosen as one of two winners in the competition Eteläpuisto Park Tampere. The competition is part of the Tampere city center development program. The design of team KCAP with as title ‘Sunny Side of the City’ has been chosen unanimously as shared first prize out of a selection of six competing entries.

Itahye House in Sao Paolo Property

Itahye House, Brazil 1

Architect: Flavio Castro. Created as a large pavilion that offers many possibilities of occupation, the enclosed space of the house are comparable to the islands strategically positioned because of functionality. Inspired by Le Corbusier’s Domino concept, the structure is composed by horizontal slabs and pillars displaced off the facades.

West Kowloon Arts Pavilion 2013, Hong Kong

Westkowloon

Design: Atelier Zündel Cristea. This building design envisions the Arts Pavilion as a place combining leisure and art, in creating a popular spot welcoming to all.

The architects designed a space for learning, relaxation, and discussion; an architectural and cultural icon in the heart of the park.

Gongora Theatre in Spain, Córdoba Building

Refurbishment of the Teatro Gongora

Design: Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys. A cubic body of glass emerging into view on top of the old theatre. Rafael de La-Hoz has designed a multipurpose box on the rooftop of the classical Teatro Góngora in Cordoba; an innovative and unique new space for the city

West Kowloon Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong

Music Graz Theatre 4

UNStudio, in a joint venture with AD+RG, has been selected to design the Lyric Theatre in the West Kowloon Cultural District, scheduled for completion by 2019.

Building design is due to be unveiled in autumn. UNStudio (via their Shanghai + Hong Kong offices) is the Lead Architecture Designer and AD+RG is the Lead Architecture Consultant.