Mosaic House – BECAUSE MOSAIC HOUSE IS SURROUNDED BY TALLER BUILDINGS, THE ARCHITECTS DECIDED TO GIVE IT VERY CLOSED FAÇADE AND HAVE THE LIGHT COME IN THROUGH THE ROOF. A CAR PARK FOR SIX CARS USED TO BE LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE HOUSE. AS A MEMENTO OF THIS CAR PARK, THE MARKINGS OF THE FORMER PARKING SPACES HAVE BEEN LEFT VISIBLE ON THE REMAINING PARKING SPACE.
The Market Hall in Rotterdam is a permanent combination of food, leisure, living and parking. It is fully integrated to further improve and use the synergetic possibilities of the different functions, a public building emerging from housing.The arch houses 228 apartments, of which 102 for rent, 100 market stalls, shops and restaurants, 1200 parking spaces and an underground super market.
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Front facade. During the day the doors are open. The shop has a very informal atmosphere and the outcome is nearly a square – a space fully opened onto the street, practically an extension of the sidewalk, without doors or window displays, with lush greenary and intense natural lighting, only covered by a metal grid alternating glass/wooden closures and opening for ventilation and irrigation.
Divided from the north west coast of Wales by the Menai Strait, lies the island of Anglesey, the largest of the English and Welsh islands. The island is mainly agricultural and its highest point is Holyhead Mountain, only 218 m. The coastline of Anglesey is dominated by sandy beaches, caves, rocky coves, and 95 per cent of which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Photo by: fotonix.photography
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The parkrand apartment complex comprises five towers connected to one another by the ground floor and upper two floors. Hollowed out of this block are three large holes: two overlooking the park and one the forecourt car park. The parkrand apartment complex brings together some of the biggest talents in Dutch design: architecture firm MVRDV, graphic designers THONIK and product designer RICHARD HUTTEN.
Skellig Islands are two extraordinary rocky islands, sited just 13 km west of the coast of Kerry. Skellig Micheal, the larger of the two rocky outcrops, rises sharply to some 212 m, and near the summit, situated on a ledge, are the remains of an early Christian monastery. Its foundation remains shrouded in mystery, but it is known that a small community of about a dozen monks were based there between the 6th and 12th centuries. Photo by: Janek Kloss
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This five luxury star hotel is situated in the Malá Strana quarter, 16 kilometers from Prague’s airport. Hotel Hoffmeister Lily Wellness & Spa is just a few minutes away from Prague’s historical landmarks – Charles Bridge is a five minute walk away and St Nicholas’s Church is 10 minutes away. Set at the foot of the the famous Hradoin castle, the architecturally interesting building reflects the history, culture and charm of Prague. The sprawling white building, fronted by a garden and courtyard offers the highest international standards of comfort and convenience.
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In this project for a new house in Hawthorn, Australia, a sphere has been buried and eroded at either end and internally. This allowed all spaces to be dispersed or arched over and around the main ground floor living space, which was detailed as a negative or subtracted form, external as if also part of the garden. This space, like the exterior, is rendered in rich and expressive materials.
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The house is situated on an old Japanese cherry-farm in the Datun –mountains of North Taiwan. It is designed as a vessel to react on the demanding wind, flooding and heat conditions on the site. The house is a stick raised above the ground in order to let the flood waters run under it. The different spaces are connected to a flexible movement within the axis of outdoor and indoor functions. The smaller bathroom and kitchen unit functions as a kicker stabilizing the wooden structure during the frequent typhoons and earthquakes.
A new self-build house with guest annexe and garage for a rural site in Suffolk, East England – a smallholding formerly characterised by bungalow, outbuildings and caravan arranged casually under a big sky. Three conventional building forms with unconventional detailing. A linear building of apparent simplicity is sliced into three programmes : house, garage and annex. The garage is pulled of axis to create a courtyard between the three. The composition is further defined by material and color: red rubber membrane and glass; red and black stained larch.
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