Source: David Leech Architects Photography: David Leech Architects The character of this modest garden extension is created from the expression of a simple structural construction. Standard timber joists, at 600mm spacings, cross in both directions to allow for a free span between 2 rendered blockwork cavity walls. The timber beams sit on shallow pilasters formed where the blockwork is turned through 90 degrees to pr

Fuente: Afasia Fotografía: © Simon Menges, e-architect The new MBA Building for the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) is located on the school’s campus near the historic Paris suburb of Jouy-en-Josas. The existing 1964 campus consists of a series of pavilions in a wooded landscape. The original design intent had been compromised over the years, resulting in a campus which lacked focus and was in need of a cl

source: divisare photography: noshe The new Kunsthaus Zürich extension, designed by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin, expands the existing Kunsthaus museum, situated between the Grossmünster church and the university. The Kunsthaus Zürich now represents the largest art museum in Switzerland, comprising four buildings from different eras – the Moser building (1910), the Pfister building (1958), the Müller buil

Fuente: Jordi Herrero Fotografía: Jaime Sicilia Límites fluidos Frente a la imagen de pabellón hermético, aquí se pretende dar continuidad al espacio público. De esta manera, se pasa desde el exterior hacia una plataforma cubierta, después hacia la grada, y a continuación, descendiendo, hacia la pista. El edificio se resuelve soterrando la pista y los vestuarios. Se consigue desmaterializar el edificio (al no existir

source: Jonathan Tuckey Design photography: Nick Dearden, Jim Stephenson Jonathan Tuckey Design has completed a new theatre in the grounds of a school in south east England. True to the practice’s commitment to ‘building on the built’, for which it has earned an international reputation, the new theatre plays a vital role in repairing and enhancing the existing campus. The new, sustainable building has been carefully

Berlin Neues Museum wins 2011 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award The Neues Museum in Berlin is the winner of the 2011 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation announced today. The building is a reconstruction, blending old and new, by UK architect Sir David Chipperfield. The ‘Emerging

Fuente: David Closes Fotografía: José Hevia El parque, de dimensiones muy modestas, se encuentra situado en el barrio de la Plaza Cataluña, un barrio manresano muy denso, desprovisto de zonas verdes. Con la configuración topográfica planteada y, especialmente, con la ubicación de los elementos más característicos del parque (los umbráculos y las pérgolas) se pretende fragmentar visualmente el parque y singularizarlo.