SpaceInvading
House V
Designer: Jakob Bader
Location: Unterföhring Germany
Image Credits: Kai Arndt Kai Arndt
V Is House has large house was small plot for narrow money. It is very red outside and inside very raw. It Is very red Outside and inside very raw. It is well insulated and with ground water heat pump and ventilation system economical to maintain. It Is well insulated and with ground water heat pump and ventilation system economical to maintain.
→ muuuz.com
Posted: 07/07/2010
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Safe house designs
Designer: Steven M. Johnson
Location: n/a
Image Credits: Steven M. Johnson
I’m annoyed with architects. Why aren’t they designing homes in which we can at least relax and feel safe?
→ www.neatorama.com
Posted: 07/06/2010
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Auto-Defense
Designer: Stéphane Malka
Location: Paris, France
Image Credits: Stéphane Malka
...the Arche de la Défense in Paris has been transformed into a honeycomb of subsidiary spaces, all of which have been attached in a slightly off-kilter pattern to the inside of the existing building's vast interior.
→ bldgblog.blogspot.com
Posted: 07/06/2010
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The Khan Shatyr
Designer: Norman Foster
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Image Credits: Will Webster
The Khan Shatyr, a 100,000 sq metre complex designed by Lord Foster, holds a city within a city, with shops and restaurants, cinemas, water park, botanical garden, mini-golf course, and a monorail. The aim of the tent is to provide escape to a people subjected to some of the harshest climes of Central Asia's vast steppe. Temperatures in Astana, in northern Kazakhstan, regularly dip well below -30C in winter.
→ bldgblog.blogspot.com
Posted: 07/06/2010
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Contained Calls
Designer: Aedas
Location: Leeds, England
The form of the building is bold and iconic; its concept is derived from the former warehouse storage units that once inhabited the site. By loosely arranging these modules between the existing buildings, it creates space for both elements to ‘breathe’.
→ bustler.net
Posted: 07/05/2010
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