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 Romeirão, Ericeira Building, Portugal

New House in Romeirão, Ericeira building, Portugal

The site has a strong rural character, with small plantations, orchards and pathways limited by roughly made stone property walls and, once in a while, houses, scattered in the landscape

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.

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.

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

Project X Almere House: Rene van Zuuk

Project X Almere House: Rene van Zuuk Architekten

Behind the somewhat mysterious name ‘Project X’, hides the design of René van Zuuk and his family’s own residence. The villa with a small office space is located right next to the architect’s former residence Psyche in Almere’s The Fantasy district, an area for experimental housing.

Zilverparkkade Lelystad, Rene van Zuuk Building

Zilverparkkade, Lelystad, Holland, Architect, Dutch Project, Images, Design Zilverparkkade Lelystad Lelystad building, The Netherlands – design by Rene van Zuuk rchitekten 5 Jan 2009 Zilverparkkade Design: René van Zuuk Architekten b.v. Text by Maarten Willems The project derives its romantic name (Silver Park Quay) from its location: the office cluster on the Zilverparkkade in Lelystad. … Read more