Images courtesy of Bruno Helbling
In a Zurich municipality, better known for its industrial and shopping facilities, nimmrichter cda compiled a study dealing with the long term development of a plot of land with an existing building on site. A comprehensive survey of various factors revealed the plot’s development potential for the next generation. Competing against a modular house manufacturer, the unconventional design submitted by Rolf Nimmrichter’s architecture office was awarded the commission.
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09
Architecture, Home, nimmrichter cda, Residential, switzerland, wood
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Images courtesy of Ake E-son Lindman
By Widjeal Racki Bergerhoff Architects
A private house located in Ingarö-Evlinge east of Stockholm.
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Architecture, Home, Stockholm
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Images courtesy of Söhne and Partner
Söhne & Partner Architekten have created the first self check-in hotel near Vienna, Austria. The structure of Hotel Caldor emerges along the road. From the centre cross point the hotel is buckling. The buckling gives the Hotel a high profile from the main road – both directions. At the cross point you find the lobby, the main access, the check in machine, etc. Continue Reading
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Images courtesy of Juergen Eheim
The hotel telling about itself
A new hotel in Rimini-Italy. Interior design by Simone Micheli. External design by Giovanni Quadrelli.
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Architecture, Design, Hotel, Interior
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Images courtesy of: Natura
Natura Cosméticos is one of the Brazilian leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, solar filters, cosmetics, perfume and hair care products. It is known as the leading company in the sustainable utilisation of Brazil’s biodiversity for use in these products.
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09
Architecture, Brazil, Natura Cosmetics, Sao Palo, Sustainable
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for Architecture by the Japan Art Association
“It is indeed an honour to receive this recognition from the Japan Art Association.” said Hadid. “Working in Japan has been critical to the development of my work around the world. I will always be grateful for this support early in my career. My Japanese clients shared a passion for architecture – allowing us to investigate many things and design very powerful projects, interesting in their complexity and essential in developing our repertoire of work. Through our architecture, we can enthuse people and make them excited about new ideas.”
The other Praemium Imperiale Laureates for 2009 are: Painting – Hiroshi Sugimoto; Sculpture – Richard Long; Music – Alfred Brendel; Theatre/Film: Tom Stoppard. www.praemiumimperiale.org
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Award, Japan, Praemium Imperiale, Zaha Hadid
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This self-sufficient house on the water is for nomadic life offshore. Designed as a rental house for people who want to feel independent. It is located by Navagio beach, NW coast of the Greek Zante island and its sun orientation was developed to maximize the use of solar energy. Strong decisions and consequence in driving its proportions guarantee the uniqueness of the design. The core, made of concrete, is combined with steel cantilever structures. Foundation for the house is a concrete counterweight foot stabilized with the sea bed pile system.
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09
Architecture, Formodesign, Greek Zante Island, House on the Water, Luxury, Sustainable, Travel
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Alderman Brendan Reilly and chairs of the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee made public two temporary architectural pavilions that will be installed this June in Millennium Park, to symbolize the forward-looking agenda of the 220 organizations that are actively commemorating this year’s 100th anniversary of the Plan of Chicago.
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Images courtesy of: Shift Architecture www.shiftarchitecture.net
DIY Reykjavik is a Do-It-Yourself, non-profit design experiment initiated and designed by Arnaldur Schram and Simon Stigsby of New York-based design firm Shift, in collaboration with Angelica Biddle and Dr. Sigurður Gunnarsson. The pavilion is a temporary installation situated in front of the Nordic House in Reykjavik and coincides with the 2009 Reykjavik Design Days and 2009 Reykjavik Art Festival. The structure is declared ownerless and represents a stepping stone for the local community to question Iceland’s future.
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Designed by Asymptote Architecture
Asymptote Architecture, the award-winning, New York-based practice, nears completion of The Yas Hotel project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Yas Hotel is a 500-room, 85,000-square-meter complex now under construction by Aldar Properties PJSC. Asymptote was awarded the commission to design the buildings and environs from a closed competition two years ago targeting an opening date of October 30, 2009 to coincide with the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Abu Dhabi, Architecture, Asymptote, Hotel, Luxury, Yas
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