March 26th, 2009
An extension to an existing 3 bedroom house in Fitzroy North to provide new living and kitchen space for a growing young family.
Many of the design decisions were generated by the tight budget. The form is a simple box- the strongest form an architect can achieve at a bargain basement price.
Every element needed to perform [...]
February 16th, 2009
The deck of the 3rd story facing to the beach is connected to Dining Kitchen. The nature is near, and you can reach the branches of the trees. The deck that faces to the moutain is shaped like a head of the ship, and Mr.K sometimes hangs out fishes to dry. There, you can see [...]
January 2nd, 2009
The Von Trapp family, memorialized in The Sound of Music and The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp, fled from the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany and ended up in the state of Vermont. In 1950, a 27-room ski lodge was opened. In 1983, the old lodge was shut down [...]
December 30th, 2008
This building is designed by the prestigious architect from Barcelona Enric Miralles and by Benedetta Tagliabue, who won the call for ideas for the Gas Natural Group’s new head office. The proposal by the EMBT studio is characterised by a spectacular 20-storey glass tower which, given its sinuous, modern architecture has already become a landmark [...]
December 23rd, 2008
Put together a world-renown Japanese ceramic artist, a world-class German architect, 35 acres of pristine land in the mountains of Utah, a quest for spirituality, and the result is probably not what you would expect.
After 14 years of rented office space converted into sanctuaries and classrooms, the Jewish community of Park City, Utah has opened [...]
December 23rd, 2008
A new vision for Battersea Power Station has been launched that will see power being generated at the iconic London landmark for the first time in 25 years. Developers say that renewable sources of fuel will be used trather than coal.
Work on the £4bn development, subject to planning permission from Wandsworth Council, is due to [...]
December 23rd, 2008
The Mansion House, in the heart of the Square Mile, has been the residential home and a working office for the Lord Mayor of the City of London for over 250 years.
Explore the building as Keeper of Walbrook Hall, John Davies takes you on a tour of this amazing building in the City of [...]
December 15th, 2008
When Philippe Starck designs luxury apartments, his collections for Axor, which have created a furore in the world of design since 1994, are always part of the concept. One of Starck’s clients is Yoo, one of the most innovative and successful real estate companies of our time. London, Miami, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Hong Kong, [...]
December 14th, 2008
A return to simplicity. The Puro from Kaldewei is a new bathtub for devotees of pure, clear design contours. The purist design of the Puro in durable Kaldewei steel enamel reflects the modern approach of architects and interior designers in reducing everything to the essentials. Bathroom design, in particular, still attaches special importance to [...]
December 14th, 2008
Kaldewei is introducing a new dimension in bathing with the first free-standing, elliptical bath panelling for the Ellipso Duo Oval. The panelling has been designed by the Phoenix Design design studio of Stuttgart / Tokyo and harmoniously takes up the flowing contours of the Ellipso Duo Oval to envelop the Kaldewei steel enamel bath like [...]