Spire London, Docklands skyscraper building
Design: HOK, Architects. Previously unseen images of London’s new £800+m resi-skyscraper, built by China, the tallest resi-tower in Western Europe, a 235m (771ft) high, 67-storey building.
Hicks Gates Fire Station in Keynsham, UK
Architects: AHR. The 1,700 sqm station is split into two main volumes: 5 appliance bays and a two-storey accommodation block. The building has service and operation on the ground floor and living spaces above, reducing internal response distances.
Canyon Residence in Los Angeles, Net-Zero Villa
Design: Lehrer Architects. A timeless and comfortably elegant agrarian villa, with Workshop and Sculpture Studio spaces, at one with the landscaped garden.
White Lodge House, Upper Richmond Road
Design: Studio Octopi Architects. House extension and refurbishment with two new bedrooms, a playroom and resolution of the disjointed ground floor plan. Petersen handmade bricks reference the late Georgian gault brickwork.
Wategos Residence Byron Bay, NSW
Design: Zaher architects. The Wategos house is a modern concrete house that sits on the beach front in Byron Bay. The conceptual framework is to create a clean form and language against the ad hoc of the projects immediate context and surroundings.
Hi-Tech Start-Up Incubator Shanghai
Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen. The building is overclad, unifying existing rendered concrete facade with a corrugated and perforated PPC aluminium skin. Shading is provided to every workspace whilst optimising both view and daylight via the perforated aluminium facade.
Mt. Beautiful Tasting Room Cheviot, New Zealand
Design: The Buchan Group, Architects. Premium wine brand showcase – polished concrete counters coloured to mirror Hurunui stone from the local riverbed, while the counter dips to follow the alignment of the gully across which the vineyard spans.
The Wool Resource Centre Hong Kong
Architects: HASSELL. The Wool Resource Centre includes a library, a showroom and an events space for visitors to develop and enhance their education on wool. There are six separate zones including open-plan workspaces, a meeting room and an auditorium.
Coorabell Residence Byron Bay, NSW
Design: Zaher architects. Free and easy – this NSW house, with open-plan living area makes the most of the far stretching views in Byron Bay, with’s picture windows and generous covered veranda.
Ibis Styles & Pullman Hotels in Roissypôle
Design: Arte Charpentier Architectes. Despite its thin silhouette and irregular facade in front of the Dome, the hotel center creates a strong visual impact, making those buildings appear as doors to the city.
ESSEX Architecture Weekend: Buildings
Essex architecture news – Radical Essex present events celebrating county’s pioneering role in 20th century architecture: Modernist architecture & experimental community models
Bridge for Salford Design Competition
Design: Tonkin Liu with Arup. This footbridge will not progress without further funds. The proposed new pedestrian bridge across the River Irwell won a Royal Institute of British Architects competition in 2014.
Football Stadium ADO, Den Haag building
Football stadium ADO, Den Haag Building, Dutch Sports Project, Photo, Architecture Design Football stadium ADO Den Haag Sports Development in Den Haag, The Netherlands design by Zwarts & Jansma Location: The Hague Date built: 2004 Design: Zwarts & Jansma Architects Undulating roof landscape of gleaming aluminium photo : Rob ‘t Hart page updated 5 Sep … Read more
Ocean Eye in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Architect: Benjamin Garcia Saxe. The client bought a beautiful plot of land with two breath-taking views: towards the ocean and into the jungle. Architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe decided to rest the house against the back of the steep hill of the site in order to stabilize the soil and protect the property from falling debris.