Source: Christ & Gantenbein Photography: Walter Mair Our Multifunctional Workspace Building anticipated what is essential for both today and tomorrow. This was only possible through the incredibly ambitious goal pursued by all involved parties: to create something unconventional, to develop and propose something different, and to invent our own version and interpretation of contemporary collaboration. We want to

Source: Felgendreher Olfs Köchling Photography: Philip Heckhausen The new Johann Jacobs Haus enjoys an inevitable presence in the cityscape. Its position in the urban layout grants it a triple view of its surroundings: the volume is set back on all three sides towards the upper part, in relation to the different eaves of the neighboring historical buildings. Its urban specificity and autonomy are attributed to its pl

Source: Afasia Photography: Adrià Goula Instead of demolishing and rebuilding, the choice is made to keep the warehouse in a matter of economy of means and unfold the intrinsic qualities of this ordinary construction. By substraction and addition, few acts of alterations extend its capacity and flexibility of uses. The warehouse, made for all purpose, is divided in three lots. It is now inhabited by office, accommoda

Source: Ryan W. Kennihan architects Photography: Aisling McCoy The site for this house contained a ruined farmhouse and barns that had been in the family since the early 1800’s.  Its layout was typical of the vernacular farmhouse type with a series of simple pitched roof volumes arranged around several yards that provide shelter from the coastal weather.  These buildings and yards accumulate incrementally over genera

Source: Archdaily Photography: Luis Viegas / Alexandre Ramos The house is located in the Southwest of Alentejo, deep in the Grandola hills. The gently undulating topography contrasts with the harsh dryness of the landscape and its bare vegetation of cork and holm oaks with sparse bushes creeping from the calcareous soil. Given its remoteness and isolation, the house echoes the tradition of the Portuguese alcáçova, —o

  Sigurd Lewerentz. Architect of Death and Life Park Books. ArkDes Fotografía: Johan Dehlin Disponible en La Capell Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life es el título del nuevo monográfico que ArkDes, el Centro Nacional de Arquitectura y Diseño de Suecia ha preparado junto con Park Books. Un monográfico que quiere establecerse como el nuevo libro de referencia sobre la obra del arquitecto sueco. Para ell

Fuente: livni + Architects Pedro Livni + Rafael Solano Fotografía: Marcos Guiponi  El proyecto trata de una habitación que también pueda ser usada como consultorio para un psicólogo. Un muro, un techo y el canalón que recoge las aguas lluvias definen el proyecto. Ubicada al fondo de una parcela se construye un muro que esconde la habitación y define un jardín dentro del jardín. Pensando en Matta-Clark una gran perfor