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

Source: OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen Photography: © Bas Princen The center of Brussels has a periphery inside. A piece of landscape, green, open, idyllic, as if it were on the fringes of the city (where it touches the forest) is to be found in the midst of it. This particular condition is easy to destroy. In order to double the surface of a seemingly freestanding house in this strangely lush environment, it

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

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

Una mostra del treball de Paulo David en el camp de l’habitatge col·lectiu per animar-vos a anar a la seva conferència a La Salle que figura en una noticia de fa uns dies.Segur que valdrà molt la pena. Ja em direu qui ha anat i què li ha semblat. Podeu veure el reportatge sobre l’edifici a la web del fotògraf Fernando Guerra. En aquesta mateixa web podeu trobar molts projectes de Alvaro Siza de obres enca

Hace poco que la Revista 2G ha sacado a la venda su último número dedicado al estudio OFFICE. Junto a la colaboración de la Editorial Gustavo Gili queremos sortear entre nuestros lectores: 3 ejemplares 2G N.63 OFFICE – Kersten Geers & David van Severen Podeis participar del 15 de octubre de 2012 al 22 de octubre de 2012 Si no puedes esperar a finalizar el sorteo, también lo puedes conseguir accediendo a la