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Luigi Rosselli Architects designed the new Twin Peaks house, built on the bones of a solid 1970s Rose Bay home with an existing single roof ridge to the front and a substantial addition to the rear under a new second roof ridge. Designed with a modern language of sharp edges, abstract forms, robust cantilevered canopies and […] More
Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed the spectacular temple in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. A 13.5 metres tall statue of the buddha, sculpted 15 years ago, is concealed within a hill covered in 150,000 of lavender plants. Under the hill are a a 40-metre tunnel and a rotunda embracing the statue. See more after the jump: More
The architects Paolo Iotti and Marco Pavarani from Iotti + Pavarani Architetti, together with a group of designers from Artecna have designed the new operations headquarters of Reale Group in Turin, Italy. The architecture defines a contemporary insertion in the heart of the historical centre: a new construction that represents a significant replacement project achieved without […] More
Discover this contemporary office building, located next to the ancient southern gate to the city of Seoul, the Namdaemun Market, designed by Mecanoo Architects. The market’s history and regional traditions informed the design for a contemporary office building, connecting past and present. Maximising the land allocation, the slim 14-floor building sits elegantly on a corner plot […] More
Discover Jinwan Aviation City Research and Development Centre (China) winning proposal by 10 Design. Located in one of the prime locations along the Jinshan Lake, the buildings will become an incubation platform for start-up companies and entrepreneurs, providing support, resources and networking opportunities for young businesses. Our proposal for the Industrial Service Center site is designed […] More
Discover One Suite Hotel, designed by 3LHD Architects. Located a couple of miles from Dubrovnik Old Town, Croatia, the hotel’s lively business and commercial zone is available to everybody, not just to hotel guests. RELATED: FIND MORE HOTELS ON ARCHISCENE Eighteen accommodation units of varying structure are placed on two floors, with commercial and catering facilities […] More
Discover the new Headquarters of the Swiss Société Privée de Gérance (SPG), built on Route de Chêne, at the gates of the historical centre of Geneva, designed by the Italian firm Giovanni Vaccarini Architetti. The work involved the reconversion and extension of the existing building, starting with the definition of a sophisticated architectural envelope which […] More
At the heart of this project is both workplace design and city making. We have sought to make a building that reinterprets and honours the uniqueness and history of this place, positioned at the edge of Sydney’s Tank-Stream (the first water source of the colony of New South Wales). We envisaged a different type of […] More
The prestige Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced opening of their signature hotel and branded residences to be in Melbourne Tower by Zaha Hadid Architects. The project completion is set for 2023, and this is Madarin Oriental’s first announced property in Australia. The hotel and residences will be located on Collins Street, this mix use […] More
The land of the building adjoining the main street (the well-formed commercial area) was in the form of the reversed letter of “L”. It was not so wide for pedestrians; easy access to the building, for which I felt sorry to the client. We proposed the way of using this narrow land to attract more […] More
Lane 189, located in the Putuo district in central Shanghai – opposite Chang Shou Park and close to the Jade Buddha Temple – is designed to provide a lifestyle destination for Shanghai’s young professionals. Lane189 combines retail, restaurant and office spaces in an organisation that rearranges the typical mall into a vertical city centre and […] More
Considered to be one of the most influential and visionary architects of our time, Zaha Hadid redefined the architecture of the 21st century and captured the imagination of the entire world. A year after her sudden death, from 23 June 2017 to 28 January 2018 MAXXI is hosting Zaha Hadid in Italy, an exhibition curated […] More