Kilmallock Library, Irish Civic Building: ABK

The 1630m2 project for the town of Kilmallock proposes to reinvigorate the social and cultural life of the town, concentrating a series of key social functions to generate a new Civic Precinct – a District Court for the Department of Justice, a Local Area Office for the Local Authority, and a Branch Library together with public parking (40 spaces) for the village.

Arcadia/Suburbia Exhibition: Heckscher Museum

Curated by Erik H. Neil PhD, the exhibition Arcadia/Suburbia: The Modern House on Long Island 1930-2010 presents a new narrative of the history of modern architecture on Long Island in the 20th century.

Zaandam Hotel, Dutch Building: Inntel

The new Inntel hotel in Zaandam is without a shadow of a doubt already the main eye-stopper in the revamped town centre and a building that has set many tongues wagging in the Netherlands.

Villa Valk, Homeruskwartier Residence

Villa Valk Homeruskwartier home

Blok Kats van Veen realised this triangular shaped villa in big contrast to the traditional housing around it. ThisDutch house is along the edge of the Homeruskwartier neighbourhood, facing the Almere forest stroke.

Santa Caterina Market Barcelona, EMBT

Mercat de Santa Caterina Barcelona building

Most photos of this building are taken looking down on its colourful roof, made up of tessellations with the colours of the fruit sold within the St Caterina Market. Seen from the street the dominant forms are the rippling vaults of the roof edges

Ballymahon House, Ireland: County Longford Home

Traditional Portland Cement was replaced with environmentally friendly Eco-CEM and the house boasts a renewable energy source in it’s high-efficiency wood pellet boiler which supplies the underfloor heating.

Carysfort Road House: New Dublin Home, Property

Originally No. 31 Carysfort Road was a mid-terrace, one bedroom dwelling, with a single storey rear return and small back garden. The brief for ODOSarchitects was to refurbish the existing dwelling

Formtexx, Double-curvature surfaces, UK

Formtexx, Double-curvature surfaces

Formtexx Double-curvature Architecture: the ability to create double-curvature forms in a controllable manner was an essential requirement of this new building typology.

Douglas Wallace Architects Dublin, Ireland

Douglas Wallace Architects Dublin, Ireland

Douglas Wallace Architects Dublin, Ireland – buildings by Irish architecture practice, design office news led by Hugh Wallace, Gerry Hand, Joe Gallagher, Adrian Lambe