November 2014

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  • The Water Tower by Architect Michael Carapetian

    The Water Tower by Architect Michael Carapetian ties in cozy and modern in a splendid reconstruction project dating back to 1970s. Nevertheless the project has been taken to modern day standards by architect Trevor Jones. In addition to a massive plot of more than half an acre, the house itself takes the scope of 3,500 […] More

  • Bosco Verticale in Milan Wins The International Highrise Award

    Bosco Verticale in Milan which changed the landscape of the famed city bringing a strong statement in its own right Wins The International Highrise Award. The project was designed by Boeri Studio and developed by Hines, this vertical forest consists of two residential towers which are 110m and 76m high. In total, 900 trees measuring […] More

  • Architect Mouzhan Majidi to join Zaha Hadid Architects

    Architect Mouzhan Majidi is the latest team member of the renowned Zaha Hadid Architects, it might have been a long road for Zaha and her team but today the architecture practice reshapes the way we see and understand architecture. Mouzhan comes from an equally important architecture studio, the Foster and Partners firm known for numerous […] More

  • MEKA House by Jason Halter & Christos Marcopoulous

    At only 320-square-foot, the MEKA house revolutionizes urban living with a price point of $100 per square foot in New York. That’s what a pop-up shipping container structure that was displayed in the West Village in 2010 promised Manhattanites. The sleek, 320-square-foot MEKA home, designed by Jason Halter and Christos Marcopoulous and featuring 70% recycled materials, was […] More

  • Vegetarian Cottage Extension by Cousins & Cousins

    Cousins and Cousins updates a Victorian house in London, to compliment a growing family’s need. The brick-built extension provides a glass-fronted dining room and extra bedroom for the residence – the first boasts the new modern window, while the second features more traditional fenestration. Continue below for more:  More

  • Oeuf by Flat House

    Named after the egg-shaped plan of the central structure, Flat House designs a multi-purpose house – as a live-in art gallery and cafe for a young couple. The 80-square-metre space contains a cafe, art studio and double-height gallery on the public ground floor, and a bedroom, bathroom and terrace on the private upper floor. Continue below […] More

  • OH! House by Takeru Shoji Architects

    A white timber roof masks the upper storey of this Japanese house by Takeru Shoji Architects, but is raised on wooden stilts to reveal the pale timber facade of the lower level. Japanese firm Takeru Shoji Architects designed the two-bedroom wooden residence, named OH! House, for a family of four in a residential area of Niigata, Japan. The […] More

  • Writer’s Shed by Weston Surman & Deane Architecture

    Writer’s Shed by Weston Surman & Deane Architecture was designed by the London based architecture studio by the commission of author and illustrator as an inspiring part of his property in which he could create his works in. “The design responds to the client’s passion for children’s literature and mythologies.The space is conceived as a […] More

  • National Library of Israel by Herzog & de Meuron

    The world renowned Herzog & de Meuron architecture practice has revealed its concept design for the National Library of Israel. The National Library is pleased to share the concept designed by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron for the new home of the Library in Jerusalem. As set out in the brief for […] More

  • Sofa4Manhattan by Luca Nichetto

    The wonderfully modern Sofa4Manhattan is work of Italian furniture designer Luca Nichetto now available via Design Apart. The designer found inspiration in the Manhattan itself for this eye-catching solution, reflecting the metropolitan living of New York. FIND MORE SOFAS ON ARCHISCENE. For more of the design continue below: More

  • The Old School House by Architect Robert Wood

    The Old School House redesigned into a cozy family home has been remodeled by architect Robert Wood in the early 1990s. The architect has redesigned the old school property located in Finchingfield – Essex for his own occupation. The construction was originally built in the late 19th century. FIND MORE HOUSES ON ARCHISCENE. The current […] More

  • House in Miyake by Yoshio Ohno Architects

    Originally seen on Dezeen Photography by Kenji Masunaga. Yoshio Ohno Architects designed the 93-square-metre structure, named House in Miyake, for a site in Hiroshima, Japan. The one-bedroom home is built across a split-level site, which is separated by a four-metre-tall retaining wall. “Our thought was to use it as one site again. It was arranged so as […] More

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