Archive for August, 2009

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Valode et Pistre: Generali Tower in Paris, France

August 29th, 2009
Valode et Pistre: Generali Tower in Paris, France

Located in Paris, France, Generali sustainable Tower was designed by architects Valode et Pistre. As part of the EPAD’s recently launched campaign “renouveau de la Défense,” the Group Gererali in conjunction with the developer Vinci Immobilier, have unveiled the development of a new office tower designed by the international competition laureate Valode & Pistre Architects. [...]


Alex Popov & Associates : Whale Beach House in Sydney, Australia

August 20th, 2009
Alex Popov & Associates : Whale Beach House in Sydney, Australia

Located in Sydney, Australia, Whale Beach House was designed by Alex Popov & Associates. This project articulates the idea of a modernist approach to the peninsula’s traditional concept of a beachside dwelling. From the street, the visual image is of a black box with blinkers either side to accommodate entry and stairs. The box provides [...]


mareines+patalano arquitetura : Leaf House in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

August 18th, 2009
mareines+patalano arquitetura : Leaf House in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Leaf House was designed by mareines+patalano arquitetura, This project was inspired by Brazil’s Indian architecture, perfectely suited for the hot and humid climate where it stands, Rio de Janeiro .The roof acts as a big leaf that protects from the hot sun all the enclosed spaces of the house, [...]


BKK Architects : Contour House in Victoria, Australia

August 17th, 2009
BKK Architects : Contour House in Victoria, Australia

Located in Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, Contour House was designed by BKK Architects. Set atop a magnificent site on the Bellarine Peninsula, Contour house anchors itself into the landscape with a 5.5 meter high, 55m long folding concrete wall. This gesture is both protective and revealing, simultaneously creating an internal courtyard, whilst extending the spectacular [...]


Timur Designs LLP : Fisher House in Sentosa Cove, Singapore

August 15th, 2009
Timur Designs LLP : Fisher House in Sentosa Cove, Singapore

Located in Sentosa Cove, Singapore, Fisher House was designed by Timur Designs LLP. This house on Sentosa Cove Island differs from the rest of the water-front houses because of its tall and narrow proportion. Cutting into an existing hill slope, the house rises 5 storeys from the road level. The master bedroom is located on [...]


MOS : Floating House in Pointe au Baril, Ontario, Canada

August 13th, 2009
MOS : Floating House in Pointe au Baril, Ontario, Canada

Located in Pointe au Baril, Ontario, Canada, Floating House was designed by MOS, This project intersects a vernacular house typology with the site-specific conditions: an island on Lake Huron. The location imposed complexities to the house’s fabrication and construction, in addition to annual cyclical seasonal changes compounded by escalating global environmental trends, causing water levels [...]


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