Design: Irving Smith Architects. The government remediation of New Zealand’s “most contaminated site”, a former chemical fertilizer plant in the small rural town of Mapua, left the site bare, emotionally scarred, unused and fiscally under resourced.
Design: The Evolved Architectural Eclectic Limited. The architecture develops a triangular-shaped site containing two civic buildings – built in 1964 and 1970. A central open atrium provides indirect sun light and natural ventilation which saves energy costs.
Design: MVRDV
The fully transparent kitchen installation takes the typical modern day modular kitchen and looks at progressing the typology to improving the culinary experience and challenging the immense, yet generic, kitchen industry.
Design: Lina Toro, architect. Burbucar is a carwash located at Costa Rica Street in Madrid. It is an established business, which uses clean and innovative processes and seeks to visualize its philosophy by means of a renewed image.
Casa Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil home design by Denise Macedo Architects – Minas Gerais residence, Brazil property development, Brazilian architecture
Casa Rio Bonito is a weekend home located in Rio Bonito de cima, a mountain region east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The proximity of the river was a significant factor in the siting of the project
Ushida Findlay Architects – studio, images, Homes for the Future – contemporary British / Japanese architecture practice, Japan architects, housing: Kathryn + Eisaku, UK
FXFOWLE architects news. Statue of Liberty Museum plan – proposal to erect a new building with a sloping “green” roof, a gallery area, an immersive theater, a bookstore and administrative space.
Design: Austin-Smith:Lord, architects. Helensburgh’s revitalised town centre public realm has been recognised by another national award – a short-listing in the forthcoming Scottish Design Awards which will be announced in May.
Design: Agence Search Architects
The Châteaulin swimming pool will be located on the edge of town, along a curve in the banks of the Aulne river. The project is part of a larger ensemble of public works, which together will constitute a sports and recreation center at the scale of the provincial city and the extended region.
Design: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop. The Hupomone Ranch had been fallow for over 30 years and the owners, a young family with three children, wanted to build a barn house that would reflect their commitment to sustainable farming.
Design by Allies and Morrison, architects for redevelopment of the Elephant and Castle shopping centre, a new campus for the London College of Communication and the University of Arts London, a new underground station, over 1,000 units, commercial space and a retail town centre.
The owners came to Klopf Architecture with a clear vision: Create a brighter home with clean lines and visual surprises – but that enhances the Eichler vernacular – that blurs the boundaries between inside and outside and supports “modern living”.
Florey Building Oxford proposal by Avanti Architects approved: the Grade II-listed design is a key Modernist building, a rare surviving work of architect James Stirling. The building setting is improved through removal of a car park and enhanced public realm.