Modern Architecture
Urban research by MRGD
MRGD is young architecture office in GB with architects Melike Altinisik, Samer Chaumoun and Daniel Widrig. Not long time ago they revealed their research project of rebuilding of quite boring tower Centre Point in the centre of London. They used nice organic form of some kind of parasite. This parasite don´t suck energy from building, […]
Fluid pavilion by 3deluxe
Pavilion called Leonardo Glass Cube near Bad Driburg in Germany was built by 3deluxe studio. Concrete pathways between green grass are folding to facade, they are surrounded there with glass and going up to the roof, where this 2D concrete elements change themselves to three-dimensional structure that complete interior. (exterior & interior)
Genious use of pre-fabricated materials
These days Dasparkhotel, created by designer Andreas Strauus as a new form of accommodation near Austrian city Linz, starts his third season. The hotel, opened from May till Octobre, is designed from unused increadible robust drain pipes, made from concrete. Simple look-like exterior covers entire 2 metres long room with a double-bed and storage. Other […]
Eco-hotel in a quarry
The Songjiang district, near the Chinese city Shangai, is a popular zone for recreation. Firm Atkins, famous for their grandiose projects, proposed a set of hotels called Songjiang. The key factor of the design is the water, that is all around the building. The hotel is created in the deep quarry and this point reflexes […]
Small House Seems Large (video)
The manipulation of light and space makes the Penguin House in Tokyo seem much larger.
Rucksack House - Parasite Perspective – New views on the city
Perched between art and architecture, form and function, the Rucksack House is a walk-in sculpture with its own spatial quality. A hovering illuminated space that looks like a cross between temporary scaffolding and minimal sculpture. As mobile as a rucksack, this mini-house is intended to be an additional room that can be suspended from the […]
White House Redux - architectural competition
The White House.
Home of the world’s most powerful individual. Universally recognized symbol of political authority. One of America’s greatest tourist attractions. Nerve-center of the world’s most complex communications system. The ultimate architectural embodiment of power. What if, instead of in 1792, that competition were to be held today? What would a White House designed in […]
145 inteligent prefab modules houses by Richard Rogers
It seems to be a paper folder what Sir Lord Richard Rogers has built in Oxley Park, in UK. The most significant innovation compared to similar projects is using „Ecohat“, the roofing system that is able to capture hot air forming in the house, which is then reused to provide passive […]
The 99K HOUSE COMPETITION
INTRODUCTION:
The 99K House Competition seeks to:
-Broaden awareness of green building strategies applicable to affordable housing
-Generate and pu blicize examples of sustainable, affordable houses that can be built and sold for $99,000 or less
-Produce a creative, innovative design that can be replicated throughout the Gulf Coast region
-Construct an exemplary sustainable, affordable house prototype on a specific […]
CHICHEN ITZA 2008 - architectural competition
Within the context of this concept, we have been organizing Landscaping Contests in important places such as MACHU PICCHU, NAZCA and CHAN CHAN. In our desire to offer each year new and exciting locations in which to design and speculate with architecture, we have chosed one of the most enigmatic and beautiful places in the […]
