Royal Arthur Park, Corsham Building, Wiltshire

Royal Arthur Park, Architect, English Project, Property, Proposal, News, UK Royal Arthur Park Building : Corsham Retirement Community English Building at Corsham, Wiltshire, southwest England – design by ORMS 9 Jan 2009 Royal Arthur Park Trail Blazing Retirement Development Given Go Ahead by Planners Design: ORMS, Architects Architects ORMS have just achieved planning permission for … Read more

Rehovot Barber Shop, Hair Strand Israel

The hair strand project started its way by considering the idea of what a hair strand is and what kind of insights it can provide for designing the interior space of the barber shop.

Wicklow Hills House Ireland: Maytree Home

This house is in essence a simple bold sculptural form which sits at the foot of a steep escarpment in the Wicklow hills. It is a two storey house with vehicular and pedestrian access from the Bray Road.

Casa Wakasa, Osaka Home: Japan House Images

Casa Wakasa - Osaka Home

The house attempts to be both a reflection into contemporary Japan’s family life (sense of family vs. privacy) as well as a solution to balance individual freedom and space with collective activities and time.

St. Patrick’s Cottages, Ireland House Design

Design: ODOSarchitects. The client’s brief simply asked for a new family home with more light and space but they were adamant that they did not want to move from the area. So, a new dwelling was designed to sit at the bottom of their unloved and overgrown back garden.

NX House, Cascais Building – Portugal Property

NX House, Architect, Images, Arquitetos, Portuguese Architecture, Photo, Design NX House Design – Cascais Property Cascais Building design by ARX Portugal, architects 6 Jan 2009 Location: Cascais, Portugal Date built: 2006 Design: ARX Portugal, Architects Photographs: FG + SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura NX House This house took a real long time to come through. … Read more

House in Malveira, Funchal Property, Portugal

House in Malveira, Portugal property

Despite its vernacular aspect, it was built in the 80’s incorporating stonework from demolished houses. Inside all spaces were structured around a central staircase which laid on the axis of the house, thus servicing all the unleveled platforms.

Union Street Hotel Aberdeen Building News

Union Street hotel Aberdeen building design

The six-storey redevelopment of the former Esslemont and Macintosh department store buildings, which is being designed by architects Holmes for C&L Properties, will include a 100-bed hotel with retail facilities at street level.

House in Martinhal, Sagres Residence, Portugal

House in Martinhal, Sagres Residence, Portugal

This house is located in Sagres (Algarve), the furthest southwest location in Portugal. This town hosted the Navigation School behind the “Portuguese Discoveries”, established in the 15th century by the infant D. Henrique

Student design competition, caring for older people

RIBA Design Contest – Caring for Older People Student Design Competition. DWA Architects has launched a design competition for architectural students worldwide with support from one of the UK’s largest care home operators, Bupa Care Services. The competition will be managed by the RIBA Competitions Office.

Block 16 Almere Apartments Building: Flats

The block is sited on a basement car park (design OMA) serving as a pedestal. The elevated deck level is half occupied by the common entrance and the storerooms. The other part is a gym which continues on the parking level below where it ends in the fitness-café, an autonomous pavilion.

Spikvoorde II, Deventer Building: De Vijfhoek

Spikvoorde II, Deventer Building, De Vijfhoek, René van Zuuk Design Spikvoorde II Deventer : Architecture in The Netherlands Contemporary Development in Salland, Overijssel, Holland – design by René van Zuuk Architekten 5 Jan 2009 Spikvoorde II Design: René van Zuuk Architekten bv English text (scroll down for Dutch text) Spikvoorde is a part of “De … Read more