The Dune House in Pape Property
Architects: ARCHISPEKTRAS. This house is located in the dunes by the Baltic sea in western Latvia. A sharp linear thatched structure elegantly engages with the curvy lines of the surrounding landscape.
New Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art in Prato
Design: NIO architecten. The project for the extension of the Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, designed by architect Maurice Nio, is part of a mostly industrial area, economically vibrant but void of any noteworthy architecture.
Warborne Farm in The New Forest National Park
Design: Pad Studio, Architects. This building in a conservation area of the New Forest National Park was built in 1880 as a model farm. Now operating as an organic farm, redundant buildings have been converted to holiday accommodation
Richard Murphy Architects, Scotland
Richard Murphy Architects will be 25 years on 1st October: conference in the National Museum of Scotland Auditorium, party in the evening, and the next day Richard Murphy’s new home is open
Smiley Zeeburgereiland Apartment Complex
Design: Studioninedots, architects. How to make 364 students smile? New residents enjoy sunshine on the shared terraces that form the stepped roof in Zeeburgereiland. Outdoor spaces facilitate a collective culture and the dynamic use of the building.
Constitution Garden Kuwait City Park, Landscape
Design: SdARCH Trivelli&Associati. The government agency Al Amiri Diwan have built a park in Kuwait City to celebrate the Constitution of Kuwait’s 50th anniversary. “The Constitution” is a monument celebrating the path to democracy of the state.
Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque, Mukhtarah Building
Design: L.E.FT, Architects. This building occupies a renovated cross-vaulted space, adding a veiled steel structure and a plaza in front. The slender minaret is formed of thinly-sliced steel plates, linked horizontally through a canopy to a curved entry wall.
Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool Building
Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool design by Biq Architects, oldest surviving city centre building: Arts centre extension, English Grade 1 Listed building restoration (originally built as a school in 1717) and a new 2250 m² extension built – a new arts wing housing a flexible performance space and four art galleries.
Seven-Star Bay Yacht Club in Shenzhen
Design: Rongor Design & Consultant Co. This resort is designed to let the guests have a comfortable and relaxed experience throughout their stay. The designers have emphasized the transition between spaces and scales to create a positive rhythm of a holistic space.
Bluecoat Liverpool City Centre Building
It is Liverpool’s oldest surviving city centre building and a fine example of Queen Anne-style architecture, yet the builders and architects responsible for creating Bluecoat have remained unconfirmed – until now. New research has discovered fresh information about the origins of this much-loved Liverpool building, which dates from 1717 and started life as a charity school before becoming a centre for the contemporary arts.
DuPont Tyvek Roofing Underlays Testing
Concerned by multiple reports of some alternative vapour-open underlays failing in their secondary water shedding role, DuPont™ Tyvek® instigated a thorough investigation into ‘real world’ performance.
The Surface & Materials Show Programme 2016
The Surface & Materials Show announces a dynamic programme of issue-based seminars, talks, workshops and features. This year’s show (18-20 Oct) will come at a crucial time for the construction industry, when the sharing of knowledge and ideas is ever more vital.
Zwarts & Jansma Architecten: Architects NL
Zwarts & Jansma, Netherlands – Dutch architects office, architecture studio Holland – Zwarts & Jansma Architects: Dutch building images + project information
Metropolitan Opera House in Busan by moh
Design: moh architects. The new ‘Busan Metropolitan Opera’ sits at the intersection point of the two bridges leading up to the competition site, tying the Opera into the city fabric while at the same time interweaving it with the picturesque waterfront promenade.