Ocno Archipelago in Mantova, Lombardy
Design: Joseph Grima/Space Caviar. Arcipelago di Ocno, a new aquatic installation on the Italian Capital of Culture 2016 waterfront by this Genoa-based architectural studio. The outline evokes the lotus.
Urban Rigger in Copenhagen
Design: BIG architects
BIG has stacked 9 container units in a circle, and created 15 studio residences framing a centralized winter garden; this is used as a common meeting place for students.
Blumenhaus in Zürich, Schiffbaustrasse: WAA
The Blumenhaus building design by Wiel Arets Architects (WAA) is an integral component of a larger effort by the city of Zürich to upgrade its Escher-Wyss district through a metamorphosis of new developments.
New Majestic Hotel in Singapore
Architect: Ministry of Design. Responding to the global appetite for unique hospitality experiences, the progressive Majestic Hotel boldly defies simplistic definitions of style. Rather, it is a collection of veritable encounters where design is given full license to surprise, thrill and even confound.
Modern Mansion near London, England
Design: Maciej Grelewicz Architects
1st Prize in the ‘Design a Beautiful House’ competition for a luxurious residence located near London: ‘A classic and well-judged representation of Architectural Beauty’.
Chateau Margaux Winery Building, France
Design: Foster + Partners architects. New photos of the first new visible building on the estate since the Château and the existing cellars were completed 200 years ago: a large new winery building, a new Vinothèque, and the refurbishment of existing buildings and the historic Orangery.
Lodève Childcare Center in France, Hérault
Design: A + A R C H I T E C T U R E – new images of this building at the angle of two narrow streets. It shares its site with a nursing home: a rich intergenerational relationship in the middle of a beautiful garden and of chestnuts
Balancing Barn by MVRDV in Suffolk
Design: MVRDV with Mole Architects. The Barn is 30 m long, with a 15 m cantilever over a slope, plunging the house headlong into nature. Living Architecture – devoted to the experience of modern architecture – commissioned MVRDV in 2008. The Barn is now available for holiday rentals.
1/JBR Residential Tower Dubai, UAE
Design: Edge Design, architects. A high-rise, 46 storey luxurious tower building. The building canopy is designed as a metaphor for crashing waves on the beach, reflecting the rhythm of the Gulf and emphasises the height of the tower.
IGN and Météo France Geosciences Centre
Design: Architecture Patrick Mauger. This major renovation transforms a 1980’s block into a Very High Energy Performance building of 15,900 sqm area. The buildings are opened out through the creation of a new shared garden.
Breiavatnet Lanterna Stavanger building design
Design: schmidt hammer lassen architects with SJ Arkitekter. This dynamic winning design aims to create a new benchmark for a sustainable and creative work environment. It includes a new 101m-high tower containing 18,000 sqm of highly flexible space for offices, restaurants, exhibitions and conferences. Ground and top floors will open to the public.
Zalando Headquarters Berlin-Friedrichshain building
The new Zalando Headquarters building design by HENN groups two new buildings in the corporate campus in Berlin-Friedrichshain. The seven-storey buildings provide 42,000 sqm of office space for the largest European online supplier of shoes and fashion goods.
Woodpeckers House in the New Forest
Design: Strom Architects. A house in the New Forest, designed as a two-storey replacement for a 1930s bungalow. The site sits amongst fields and woodland just outside the National Park, with a heavily-treed and well-established garden.
Crew Offices and Café Montréal workspace
Design: Henri Cleinge, architect. Located in a bank building on rue St-Jacques, the design includes 12,000 sqft office area, a café and space for freelance workers and the public. Two distinct design challenges were forming boundaries between program functions and the context of a heritage building.