Sberbank Technopark Competition Skolkovo
Architecture Contest in Moscow – winning design by Zaha Hadid Architects. Five leading architecture firms were selected to participate in the competition.
The Twins in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada
Design: YH2 Architecture
Built in Caraquet village, les Jumelles are two small sister constructions link in order to create a single family holiday house oriented towards the grandiose scenic view of the Baie-des-Chaleurs.
Boarding House Saint-Genis Laval
Design: rue royale architectes. A co-educational 96-bed boarding house with communal areas in addition to the teaching facilities composed of several heterogeneous entities, located on the Coin estate, 12 kilometres from Lyon.
Mountain House Nova Lima, Minas Gerais residence
Design: David Guerra, architect
The idea was to create a house linked to nature which works as a big deck of contemplation and sociability using natural material to make an atmosphere of snugness in a contemporary proposal.
Ski Jump in Moscow, Vorob’evi Hills Facility
Design: Architects of Invention. The proposed ski jump type K-75 is designed for training and demonstration jumps. The idea behind the scheme is allegorical representation of a “Beam of Light” as a symbol of speed and flight.
Battersea Square Housing in London SW11
Design: Assael Architecture. The Royal Academy of Dance will move to the Homebase site on York Place, Battersea, paving the way for the £55 million residential development comprising 34 apartments and five townhouses.
St Mary Redcliffe Competition Shortlist, Bristol
Images of designs by the five finalist teams selected to develop concept designs in the second stage of this architecture competition: Carmody Groarke, dRMM, Eric Parry Architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Purcell.
Maritime Terminal in Salerno Harbour Building
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. Like an oyster, the terminal’s hard, asymmetric shell protects the softer elements within; sheltering passengers from the intense Mediterranean sun during the popular tourist season.
Ramp House in Patagonia, Contemporary Villa
Design: Andrés Remy Arquitectos. This home is located in a privileged plot surrounded by forests and incredible views to Limay River. The 650m2 property develops in section, obtaining three levels of uses interconnected by a central space.
Hans Christian Andersen Museum Odense building
Design: Cornelius+Vöge and Kengo Kuma
The design features a series of cylindrical volumes with glass and latticed timber facades, and scooped green roofs. The building design revolves around the writer’s popular fairy tales.
Rhythm of Light Public Service Center Taipei City
Design: Cai-In Interior Design Co., architects. The building integrates natural elements into a workable composition. The fish-scale-like exterior design is composed of the repeating and overlapping blocks: sunshine sifts through those gaps among the ‘scales’.
IN|OUT House on Stinson Beach
Design: WNUK SPURLOCK Architecture. This residence is situated along the mountainous coastline north of San Francisco and sited to take advantage of spectacular views towards the Pacific Ocean and surrounding state park.
MNBAQ Quebec Museum building design by OMA
Design: OMA, Architects with Provencher Roy + Associés architectes. The musée national des beaux-arts du québec (MNBAQ) will open its new building, named the ‘Pierre Lassonde Pavilion’, on June 24, 2016.
A House for Essex in England: Grayson Perry
A House for Essex design by FAT Architecture + Grayson Perry. Stirling Prize awards chief blames communication blunder for oversight and vows to give it second chance. This fascinating building missed out on an RIBA East Award despite many believing it would win a regional accolade