International Competition: Rehearsal Spaces for Musicians

This competition seeks proposals that define the distribution of a space within the industrial building that was acquired in Madrid to house rehearsal spaces. Continue

International Student Design Competition: Why Tall?

Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) are inviting students from around the globe to take part in the CTBUH 2011 Student Design Competition: Why Tall? Continue

LOFT London Farm Tower 2011: Design a New Skyscraper on the Thames Waterfront

In London there is still a strong demand for housing and for public functions in downtown areas where the presence of public transportation makes the site extremely strategic. Continue

Open Ideas International Competition: Redesign the Pushkinsky Cinema

Here's the chance to redesign the facade of the Pushkinsky cinema in a new international competition, with a winning price of € 10 000. Continue

These are the Design Tactics Studio LOOP Use to Create More Space

A family in Chiba, Japan, wanted a spacious house in a narrow urban area. By studying the local zoning and planning laws of the site: Studio LOOP came up with the idea of structuring an eleven-meter high residence with an irregular pitched roof for the family. Continue

Making it More Comfortable for Your Clients: Hanging Out in a Sphere Floating Café

BOOLEAN (TOKYO UNIVERSITY TETSUMON CAFE) by TORAFU ARCHITECTS
This is an interior designed project for a café space located at the side of the entrance of Faculty of Medicine Experimental Research Building in the University of Tokyo. Continue

Exhibition Underground: History in the Darkness

EXHIBITION UNDERGROUND by TORAFU ARCHITECTS. The settings for the exhibition "Underground" was held in Miraikan, Odaiba. The purpose with this exhibition was to showcase the "the underground", which was one of the largest aspects in Miraikan's history. Continue

NISSAN Y150′s Fun Pavilion

Y150 NISSAN PAVILION by TORAFU ARCHITECTS, Using Air as a Material. The NISSAN Y150 Dream Front pavilion was designed as part of the EXPO Y150 initiative commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Opening of the Port of Yokohama. Continue

Living and Working in the Same Building

The S Clinic by Office of Kenji Tagashira was not the easiest project in the world to construct as it’s located in the core of Osaka. Continue

Building Displaying Digital Messages

Mauresque Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Córdoba. This architecture catches solar energy during the day. On the building’s façade you can spot moving messages on the golden skin and also other animated information. Continue

Leisure and Exhibition Bridge Museum in Tianjin, China

The Bridge Culture Museum, by Beijing Sunlay Architectural Design Office, is located at the centre of the QiaoYuan Park in Tianjin. Continue

Urban Centre inspired by the Song Dynasty

Parcel 9, HX Urban Centre by Chris Lee and Kapil Gupta /Serie Architects. Continue

The Design of a Treehouse

Architect: Baumraum. The clients – a family with young children - wished an extraordinary and comfortable treehouse. The design and realization was dedicated totally to the architects. Continue

Shanghai Expo 2010 Finland Pavilion: Kirnu

The Finnish pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 is called “Kirnu” (“Giant’s Kettle”). It is designed by architect’s office JKMM, based in Helsinki. Continue

Slits Replacing Windows

This house is made "only" by slits, there are no windows. The wall of 105 m lengths with 60 slits surrounding the site realizes the architectural space in this narrow and long site. No other architecture has ever been realized by such a method. Continue

3 Functionality Units

The construction of the Joint Building-Pousos in Leiria, Portugal, will be made for Utilities, Shops, and Housings with related functional areas. The project will allow the area to become rehabilitated as well as a recovery of the natural heritage. Continue

Providing Your Client With Different Levels of Experience

The purpose with this architecture (Seaside Residence in Japan) was to give the client two different experiences when constructed. The first floor would give him the opportunity to be close to the tranquil garden, while the second floor would provide him a clear view of the sea. Continue

Making a Building Flow with Nature

This construction by TAKAO SHIOTSUKA ATELIER is a banquet hall, along with a marriage ceremony hall, in Oita-city, Oita, Japan. The client requested that the ceremony hall should at least be able to consist of 40 people. Continue

Architecture, as a Symbol for Justice

Campus of Justice in Madrid, Penal Court by architect Rafael de La-Hoz. RAFAEL DE LA-HOZ ARQUITECTOS found a strong inspiration for this project on the scales, symbol of justice. Continue

ROMANTICISM 3: Shop in Hangzhou

The third completed ROMANTICISM shop in Hangzhou, China was constructed by SAKO Architects. "Romanticism" is a female clothing brand that has developed about 500 stores in China. SAKO architects is a firm with Keiichiro Sako as the principle. It has 33 employees working with kaleidoscopic design. Continue

The Met – City Living in the Tropics

WOHA’s design explores strategies of high-density living in a high-rise tropical environment. The Met was awarded in the World Architecture Festival as best housing. It's designed from first principles to create a better lifestyle for central city living in the tropics. Continue