The perfect house…
Marmol Radziner is the design architect for this 2,150 sq ft three bedroom-house at the base of a windswept slope in the Wanaka Valley in New Zealand. HMA Architects of Wellington, New Zealand is the executive architect and co ordinated the project locally.
via ArchDaily.
Stunning twin cottages connected by a glass atrium…
Dublin-based practice peter legge associates have completed ‘connemara’, a reconstruction of two degraded cottages in connemara, ireland into a single family residence.
With views of the coast, the kitchen and dining area area bordered with glass bi-fold doors which may be opened to connect with the outdoors. additional smaller windows within the thick stone walls allow daylight to enter the interior from the east and west while the bedroom and bath of the upper level are illuminated with skylights oriented towards to ocean.
via Designboom
Such an unusual shape and style, I’m still really drawn to it though…
How can the historical and spatial qualities of an old farmyard, with all its various outbuildings, be retained when the new function is that of a family residence?
The livestock barn which formed the stem of the traditional T-form farmhouse is demolished and replaced by a new building. This new extension attaches itself precisely to the opening left by the removal of the original barn, thus retaining the T-form. The new volume is skewed in plan giving it a distorting ‘pulled and dragged’ perspective.
via ArchDaily.
Stunning natural structure…
This is no ordinary path in a forest. For Tallin’s 2011 European Capital of Culture and LIFT11, a festival showcasing 11 urban installations, Japan-based architect Tetsuo Kondo was formally invited to skillfully share his innovative designs at Kadriorg Park in Tallin, the capital of Estonia. The urban designer constructed a structural installation entitled A Path in the Forest for the event that took place from May to October 2011.
via My Modern Metropolis.
In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the United Arab Emirates National Day, a magically divine light show was orchestrated by Obscura Digital, a creative agency based in San Francisco, which developed the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Projections Project. The company did its research and were clearly prepared to honor the rich history of Abu Dhabi in their light projections through their skilled employment of three-dimension mapping.
via My Modern Metropolis.
Loving this office, it’s one way to make sure no one falls asleep in meetings!
Designed by Scandinavian architecture practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen, the new headquarters for Nykredit, one of the leading mortgage banks in Denmark, is quite stunning. The 10-story-tall structure allows for an ample amount of natural light thanks to its impressive glass facade. The most striking part of the design has to be the three suspended meeting rooms that are cantilevered off of the third and fifth floors.
via My Modern Metropolis.
