Arup, the global design and engineering firm for the built environment, and Jay Paul Company, an award-winning real estate firm based in San Francisco, announce that 181 Fremont (the third tallest structure in San Francisco) has achieved a REDi™ Gold Rating, which will make it the most resilient tall building on the West Coast of the U.S. when completed.
The trend of eco-minimalism has become very expressive in the post-crisis architecture therefore, there is a belief that “V4 Rezidence” will gain popularity among both the residents of the quiet center and the potential apartment buyers.
The 17th-century ‘house of delight’ that began an architectural movement in Britain re-opens this October. This British Palladian villa design by architect Inigo Jones, is one of the UK’s most historically important buildings, a masterpiece of British architecture.
Design: LMN Architects. Initial design for an expansion and renovation to the Asian Art Museum in Seattle. As Seattle Art Museum’s original home located in the Olmsted-designed Volunteer Park, the building will get its first substantial renovation since it was completed in 1933.
Design: KCAP Architects&Planners. Architectural competition for the design of a train station, a 14.000 m² office building and four bridges, one of which is a pedestrian bridge. Completion of the buildings is estimated for 2020
Design: Josep Ferrando Architecture. The interior of the concrete house, L-shaped metal profiles secure wooden panels following the topography and the openings of the existing surfaces, organizing the space and conveying a warm atmosphere to the living spaces.
Design: Rubin & Rotman Architects. This building has the mission of transmitting the traditional Cree culture it draws upon to future generations. The building’s concept turns to the classic architecture of the Cree people’s traditional longhouse, the shaptuan, and to the particular context of the village of Oujé-Bougoumou.
Design: Simon Winstanley Architects. This house is sited in a rectangular natural hillside plot accessed off the main road into Kippford on the Solway Coast. Principal views range between the south-west and north-east enjoying a spectacular landscape setting of the River Urr valley and hills beyond.
Design: The Purple Ink Studio, Architects. Taking the courtyard as a focal point, the entire architecture and the landscape concept revolved around using the feature as a climate-responsive design advantage.
Design: Ranquist Development Group. A residential building on a 40’ x 100’ inner-city lot in the upper-scale River North neighborhood. Clean lines and a palette of industrial materials follow the modernist roots of Chicago’s architectural heritage.
Six winning architectural projects for the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, selected by the Master Jury from amongst 348 projects, competing for US$ 1 million in prize money. Info + images for the winning buildings and architects.
Interior Design: Molteni&Co. A few meters away from the beach Li Cuncheddi, on the granitic headland of Capo Ceraso in Northern Sardinia, CalaCuncheddi 4 Stars Superior Hotel reopens its doors to the public completely renewed.
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, an Aga Khan Award for Architecture Winner in 2016 – new building photos.
Studio Persian Primavera & Keivani Architects considered two essential factors to develop the concept of this interior design: firstly, the client’s interests in the Persian civilization, culture, and values, namely the metaphors of Mithraism and sun; secondly, the artistic character of the client.