Category: Architecture
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Framing the old with the new
‘We feel the world is moving towards authenticity… the new framing the old and the old framing the new.’ – Ambrish Arora
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Many towers of the past have been associated with a supporting structure that embeds and cuts itself off to the exterior public zones, this building elevates the base creating an urban connection to its surrounding context with a co-planar area of interaction and reflection.
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Kissing Awake the Sleeping Beauty
Through a range of strategies and interventions the porcelain-city of Selb in the Germany region will be elevated as the “city of white gold” to a regional center for art, trade, tourism, and culture.
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Morphing Museum
The sculptural nature of the building ties to the existing network of artistic elements and parks placed throughout the city.
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Metronome out of Scale
Reminiscent of a musical metronome but on a territorial scale, this structure offers a sight-seeing trip connecting rural areas with the town centre of Rennes.
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Top ten future structures of 2011.
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Top ten temporary spaces of 2011.
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Top ten residential structures of 2011.
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Top ten public spaces of 2011.
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Top ten hospitality designs of 2011.
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Top ten mixed-use commercial buildings of 2011.
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Top ten educational facilities of 2011.
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Top ten office buildings of 2011.
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Top ten residential structures of 2011.
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The top ten cultural structures of 2011.
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Reconstruction in Japan
‘My project has many contradictions and it’s ok. it is also full of excuses and that’s okay as well. I first decided to do the design like this, and then I tried to come up with other various ideas.’ – Toyo Ito
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Copper Bank
A homogeneous form with high graphical impact. The pattern used to create the façade is based on a simple geometrical principle.
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Rebuilding after Disaster
‘Things are still not going well and the future is still uncertain. however, I would like to propose something which leads them to a better future.’ – Kazuyo Sejima
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It’s a Brick House
Made from the aggregated debris from the Sichuan earthquake, straw fiber and cement, these bricks have been used to build and reconstruct disaster areas, creating new meanings to the ideas of renewable materials and the regeneration of a community.
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Tea rooms in the sky
How the historical legacy of Chinese architecture can be applied to contemporary building practices, and the important relationship his structures have to light and nature.
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Modern Florence Department Store
The new extension is floating above Palazzo del Trianon while preserving its authentic architectural structure.
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Mirror Image
The houses are placed in regression to the street and are downgraded so that their privacy is ensured. The construction process consists of a metal frame resting on concrete walls.
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Urban Laboratory
Different from the traditional vegetation lab, which focuses on the attributes of the plants themselves, the purpose of the Nanjing lab is to test the plants’ behavior inside Nanjing city.
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Mclaren Production Centre
The assembly plant is a state-of-the-art production space which is connected to the existing technology center via an underground walkway which exhibits interactive installations.
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What a view
A new marina development built on an former Yugoslavian navy submarine dry dock at Porto Montenegro.
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On the mountain top
Situated on a hilltop overlooking Vazon Bay, its sequence of forms are used to merge itself into the existing and surrounding landscape.
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Open to the outdoors
Built on a long and narrow sloped lot, the clients desired a home that was intimate, spacious and organized.