EARTH HOUSE PROJECT by molos group

EARTH HOUSE PROJECT

a project by Molos Group

Tirana, Albania, completed 2014

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The Earth House Project located in Tirana, Albania was designed by the Molos Group from Kosovo as an innovative contemporary structure integrated with the landscape by replacing most of the exterior walls with vegetation.

CLIFF HOUSE by Modscape

CLIFF HOUSE

a project by Modscape

Victoria, Australia, 2014

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Prefabricated architecture specialists Modscape have planned a conceptual property perched above the ocean in the Australian state of Victoria. The project, which is designed for a couple exploring options for a holiday home, hangs off the cliff face in the same way that barnacles cling to the side of a ship. Envisioned as a natural extension of the landscape, the dwelling shares a direct relationship with the sea below, utilizing modular design technologies and prefabrication methods. 

EL BLOK by FUSTER + Architects

EL BLOK

a project by FUSTER + Architects

Vieques, Puerto Rico, completed 2014

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El Blok is a boutique hotel located in Esperanza, a quiet town on the south side of the island of Vieques, located 13km off the east coast of Puerto Rico.  The hotel is situated on a small commercial lot along Esperanza’s waterfront. The compact form of the hotel houses a program of 23 guest rooms, a restaurant, a roof terrace with Jacuzzi, parking and service areas.

ISSAM FARES INSTITUTE by Zaha Hadid Architects

ISSAM FARES INSTITUTE

a project by Zaha Hadid Architects

Bliss, Lebanon, completed 2014

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The ‘Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs’ (IFI), designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, has been completed at the American University of Beirut as part of an on-going campus redevelopment. The facility immediately serves the school’s students and administrators, but on a larger scale is a hub for local, regional, and international academics, researchers, and politicians. The IFI comprises a rigorous educational program that the design of this building seeks to facilitate. It aims to harness, develop, and initiate research of the arab world, in order to enhance and broaden debate on public policy and international relations.

SHONAN CHRIST CHURCH by Takeshi Hosaka

SHONAN CHRIST CHURCH

a project by Takeshi Hosaka

Kanagawa, Japan, completed 2014

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In order to create a spatially emotive worship hall, Takeshi Hosaka Architects has composed the ‘Shonan Christ Church’ with curving concrete roof forms separated by banded skylights, resulting in a striking lighting condition. The convex shapes produce a gradient tonality, while bands of direct sunlight accent the space and surfaces. Located in the coastal Japanese city of Fujisawa, the building is a five-minute walk from the Shonan Sea.

KEŽMARSKÁ HUT by Atelier 8000

KEŽMARSKÁ HUT

a project by Atelier 8000

High Tatras, Slovakia, competition entry 2014
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Atelier 8000 has design a sustainable mountain hut for Slovakia’s High Tatras as part of the Kežmarská Chata (Kežmarská Hut) international competition. Seated on one of its vertices, the simple cube “evokes an erratic block left behind by the retreating glacier,” while it’s “sharp edges” blend into the mountain backdrop.

KONZERTHAUS BLAIBACH by Peter Haimerl Architektur

KONZERTHAUS BLAIBACH

a project by Peter Haimerl Architektur

Blaibach, Germany, completed 2014

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As part of an urban redevelopment project aimed at revitalizing the center of Blaibach, Germany, architect Peter Haimerl has designed the town’s concert hall as a stone clad rectangular volume, which emerges from the ground with an inclined orientation. The building’s tilt produces the slope necessary for the auditorium’s seating, while also creating the building’s main entry from the adjacent public square. Inside, the hall’s surfaces are made of overlapping pre-cast concrete panels, whose composition conceals the lighting and regulates acoustical qualities of the space.

HOUSE IN BYOUBUGAURA by Takeshi Hosaka

HOUSE IN BYOUBUGAURA

a project by Takeshi Hosaka

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, completed 2012
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A regular concrete box and glass facade define the exterior of Byoubugaura by Japanese practice Takeshi Hosaka Architect, but further observation reveals quite a unique interactive home with unexpected spaces. The home consists of a basement level and two floors above grade - simple in program but complex in structure. The concrete floor plates are drastically curved upwards at the front and rear facades, allowing no direct view into the spaces, which are in reality sunken below the grid established by the structure. 

FRIEDRICH BAYER BRIDGE by LoebCapote Arquitetura e Urbanismo

FRIEDRICH BAYER BRIDGE

a project by LoebCapote Arquitetura e Urbanismo

São Paulo, Brazil, completed 2013

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The City of São Paulo has few bridges only for cyclists and pedestrians.

In front of the Bayer headquarters, the bridge is located where the Pinheiros river meets the Canal of Guarapiranga’s dam. By connecting both sides of the river, the bicycle path parallel to the river is extended, and citizens, Bayer’s employees and the community around become closer to the metro station.

ONE CENTRAL PARK by Ateliers Jean Nouvel

ONE CENTRAL PARK

a project by Ateliers Jean Nouvel

Sydney, Australia, completed 2014

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One Central Park (OCP), by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, is an innovative and environmentally ambitious landmark project within the redevelopment of the Carlton & United Brewery site in Sydney. One Central Park offered Nouvel and Blanc a canvas of an entirely new scale. Here they built an integrated experience for living in harmony with the natural world.