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MVRDV architects are working on a new type of cultural venue in Rotterdam, where visitors can experience the art collection, while it is being exhibited within state-of-the-art conservation spaces. It is planned as an extension of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, located in Rotterdam’s well known Museumpark district. The centuries-old establishment It currently keeps its […] More
The Museum of Tomorrow, designed by spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is set to open its doors in rio de janeiro’s puerto maravilha neighborhood. The design of the museum is influenced by local culture and, through its architecture, explores the relationship between the city and the natural environment. It consists of 5,000 square meters of temporary […] More
With the last Barcelona Design Week 2015 architecture and interior design studio YLAB Arquitectos Barcelona opened the doors of one of their most recent projects: one private home in the Diagonal Mar district in Barcelona. With the participation of prestigious international design brands, the interior design showcases their most prominent products. It is a renovation that has sought for […] More
Architectural firm Pattersons designed the romantic beachside cottage that is set into a rock escarpment in a tiny boulder strewn South Pacific cove. The Annandale Seascape Cottage is a shelter designed as a honeymoon retreat for paying guests consisting of just three rooms, a lobby, living/sleeping and a bathroom. It is completely secluded and only accessible via […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects have earlier this year completed their project of the Investcorp Building for the Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College serving as the University of Oxford’s facility for research and teaching on the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey from the 19th century to the present day. The centre was founded in […] More
The ever innovative Snohetta architecture practice team has design the impressive Bolzano Cable Car project expected to enter completion phase by the end of 2017. The project is to make the Virgolo/Virgl mountain in Bolzano accessible for visitors after almost forty years of neglect. Snohetta has won the first prize and therefore the commission to design the project […] More
Dutch magazine Eigen Huis & Interieur collaborated with i29 interior architects on their eye-catching pavilion design placed at the annual design fair in RAI Amsterdam. The idea was to make an unexpected special experiences, a surprising environment which you can explore. Inspiring the project was our notion of the ‘house‘ as a unit closely encrypted […] More
Famed Herzog & de Meuron architecture practice has released its concept design prepared for The Vancouver Art Gallery. The urbanistic concept is based on the contrast between the low-rise framing along the street block and the taller and more sculptural building in the middle of an open and accessible garden and plaza. The low-rise wooden […] More
The impressive Moscow located Dominion Office Building by Zaha Hadid Architects has opened its doors, revealing the interior close to the sentiment of the architecture practice. Located in Moscow’s Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Street, next to tram and trolleybus stops and near Dubrovka Station on the Lyublinskaya Line of the Moscow Metro, the Dominion Office Building is among […] More
UNStudio has recently completed the impressive Fairyland Guorui Villas residential project in Beijing. The sculptural villas are placed alongside the riverside in Beijing, while all following the same sentiment each unit has its own characteristics. The architectural masterplan envisions sculptural villas scattered along the riverside, each with its own characteristics and living spaces, but embedded in the […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects team keeps pushing the boundaries of modern day architecture with their latest design, the New National Stadium in Japan. The project while close to the Zaha Hadid sentiment, also implements architectural innovation while at the same time optimizing the costs of a such a large scale project. The Video Presentation and Report (weblinks […] More
Located on the impressive Mount Carmel the Elma Arts Complex is living its second life today as an art hub and a luxury design hotel. The building a shining example of Brutalist architecture was designed originally as a sanitarium by architect Jacob Rechter in 1968. Not far from Tel Aviv the hotel offers a peaceful […] More