Shelter Global Dencity Competition 2017
Shelter Global is pleased to invite architects, planners, students, engineers, designers, thinkers, NGOs and organizations from all over the world to take part in the 2017 Dencity Competition
Knockroon School in East Ayrshire, Learning Campus
Architects: Sheppard Robson. The first images released of the scheme illustrate a design that will share resources across all age-groups as well as the wider community.
AirGuard for Passive Treehouse in UK material
Aiming High with a Grand Design: DuPont™ Tyvek® and DuPont™ AirGuard® ensure great results for the UK’s first Passive Treehouse.
Breeze Apartments Mooloolaba, Maroochydore
Design: Tony Owen Partners. Mooloolaba is a resort town on the southern coast of Queensland. It has expansive beaches and a laid back feel. The Breeze Apartments are located on the main beachfront promenade.
Casa Caldera in Patagonia, Arizona
Architect: DUST – the house emerges from the native grasses, Emery Oaks, and open ranges beyond in a simple rectangular form of 18” mass walls constructed of poured lava-crete.
Taikoo Place Public Space Development
Swire Properties HK$15 billion redevelopment project in Quarry Bay, with international architecture firms including Hugh Dutton Associés, Gustafson Porter and Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
Sakura Housing in Vienna Property
Architects: Nerma Linsberger. A large variety of apartment ground plans are made possible through the particular body structure of the building. Openness and the dynamic of the space structure may add to the diversity of housing units.
Lévesque Home in Laval, Quebec, Canada
Architects: Mélissa Ohnona Design
The owner/designer Mélissa Ohnona wanted to maximize the space as well as the natural light and exterior views from the house, to create a welcoming and functional family home.
Friars Bridge Court in London Office Building
Design: PLP Architecture. The proximity to the City of London and an influx of telecoms, media and tech companies has resulted in a recent wave of high-rise commercial and residential developments, resulting in a profound change of the character of this area.
Kulm Eispavillon St Moritz, Swiss pavilion
Architects: Foster + Partners. The new Kulm Eispavillon in St Moritz opens to the public today, a regeneration project that is set to reinstate Kulm Park as the social focus of this part of the resort by returning it to the community.
Verma Residence in Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Architects: Untitled Design. The clients appreciate art, hence it was natural that the house would have unique art pieces in the way of paintings and sculpture; these were sourced by them from upcoming artists.
Forbidden City – Imperial Palace Beijing, China
Almost 1000 traditional, mostly wooden-framed structures. Rectilinear in plan it is surrounded by an 8m high wall and 52m wide moat. Each corner is celebrated with an elaborate tower. It became the ‘Palace Museum’ in 1924.
Itahye House in São Paulo Property
Design: Apiacás Arquitetos. It was possible to develop the Itahye House project with the contribution of the client, who agreed with the proposal to build a house that established a direct relationship with the street.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France Paris
Design: Bruno Gaudin & Virginie Brégal Architectes. This historical site has just reopened after ten years of complete building renovation by the architects Bruno Gaudin and Virginie Brégal.