Architectural News
Ferrari Factory Store - Massimo Iosa Ghini
Ferrari Factory Store of Serravalle Scrivia, entirely designed by Iosa Ghini Associates, is located outside McArthur Glen Outlet in Serravalle Scrivia. For the first time in the history of Ferrari Stores an entire building has been designed to accommodate the store. The building enjoys a privileged position as one of the first structures of the […]
AE16 - Imitation Wood Grain Panels
The use of wood in architecture is typically of two broad categories: solid and veneer. The former is prevalent where trees are, such as Scandinavia and countries in tropical climates. The latter requires industrial processes and is used for flooring and other applications in the United States and elsewhere. One big difference between these two […]
Kimber Modern Bed and Breakfast
While in Austin recently, I spent a couple of nights at a beautifully designed new hotel called the Kimber Modern, located in the happening SOCO area, just a short hop, skip and sideways roll to the bustling hive of restaurants and cafes along South Congress. The hotel features more than a few twists, including stunningly […]
Architecture Office - bad architects group
A former storage in contiguity to Innsbruck’s nightclub district at the ground level of a house built in the 1970s has been transformed into an architecture office. in this socio-cultural neighborhood of alternative culture clubs, music bars, and nightclubs as well as homeless and refugees care-centers, the ground-level shop-office allows bad architects group to participate […]
Sydney Opera House Lights Up Against Global Warming
The latest art installation found in Sydney, Australia is taking a decidedly more different approach in making a statement against global warming. Instead of asking people to turn off their lights, or rallying a large number of people to protest on the steps of the parliament house, Brian Eno, a music producer, is curating the […]
Hwaseong Sports Complex by DRDS
Los Angeles architects DRDS have designed a sports complex for the Hyundai-Samsung Consortium in Hwaseong, Korea.DRDS in collaboration with Junglim, DMP, Haenglim and A&U have designed the Hwaseong Sports Complex for Hyundai/Samsung Consortium located in Hwaseong, Korea. It is scheduled to open in 2010, including a 35,000 seat soccer, 5000 seat arena and 2000 seat […]
Uniqlo Megastore - Curiosity
Curiosity has completed the design of the Uniqlo Megastore that has opened near Shinjuku station in Tokyo. The new design is strongly influenced by the Tokyo urban landscape and the large entrance, marked with three display towers, recreates a mini-Shinjuku city. As the lighting floor wraps the towers in a glow of light that illuminates […]
New Ingo Maurer showroom
Lighting designer Ingo Maurer has opened a new showroom in Munich, Germany.The space was Maurer’s factory from 1973 to 2006, when production moved to Schwabing on the outskirts of Munich. The new showroom will provide a permanent showcase for Maurer’s entire lighting collection.Prior to the renovation of this new space his lamps had been manufactured […]
Mestizo Restaurant - Smiljan Radic
This Project won a public competition convoked by the Municipality of Vitacura in Santiago in 2005 for a restaurant in Las Américas Park. The restaurant is sited at the northeast end of the park - a work by architect TeodoroFernández that is still under construction - and occupies a corner opposite some extraordinary water gardens […]
Pabellón Ave Maria entrance hall by RaichdelRio
Barcelona architects RaichdelRio have designed security desks and a waiting area in a historic former hospital in Barcelona, Spain.“The entrance was very narrow and there was a circulation conflict: messengers had to access the building, crossing the security line, to handle the documents,” explains Miquel Del Rio of RaichdelRio.“The first decision was to create a […]
