A house and workshop for a couple of craftsmen who have immigrated from Tokyo. The site is located on a hill overlooking the sea in the southern part of the main island of Okinawa, and because it is a little far from the village, abundant nature is left in the surrounding area. The owner wanted an open house and workshop where he could live in the rich nature of Okinawa, even if it was small.
Dense and strongly anchored on the slope, the house ‘levitates’ to create visual continuity with the site’s vegetation.
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Pricing architectural project work is a complex issue that is not usually addressed during one’s formative school years, and it usually takes time for professionals to develop a good system that works for them and their clients. Issues such as scope of work, hours worked, project area and project complexity will influence the final cost of a job. In addition, another thing that can keep project professionals awake at night is how to charge clients in a way that is sustainable for the business and comfortable for future users of the designed space.
PLP Architecture has unveiled plans for Tokyo Cross Park, an upcoming redevelopment of an entire district set to become the largest development site in the metropolitan area of Tokyo. The new 230-hectare “green heart of the city” will include four towers, two of which to be designed by PLP, a 31-metre-tall podium with an elevated green public realm, and a 2-hectare public plaza.
The Shelter of a Wall
Allà la veig!, de feixes i boscos rodejada,
amb sos pallers que daura del sol ponent la llum.
Ja veig ses parets, sa rústega teulada,
sa negra xemeneia que de la llar sagrada
al cel aixeca el fum.
La masia, Francesc Casas i Amigó
New images have been released by Studio Gang showcasing the construction progress of the firm’s American Museum of Natural History Expansion in New York. Dubbed the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, the project will link together 10 museum buildings, improving circulation and creating one monumental campus of exhibition galleries, state-of-the-art classrooms, an immersive digital theater, and a redesigned library.
One of the first elements used by humans to build shelters, wood is a versatile material that, along with technological advances, remains a protagonist in the construction industry, being used in different ways and moments in a work.
The immensity of China leads to the diversity of customs and climatic conditions. Each area has its own unique materials, construction methods, and climate adaptation measures. The regional characteristics of Chinese architecture are generally preserved in rural buildings. But we cannot overlook how contemporary technology may considerably improve the living and use conditions of rural buildings. What is the best way to create a balance between classic or inherent technology and new ones? How would the construction of rural architecture provide inspiration for the development of Chinese architectural cultural symbols?
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
Luxury Frontiers, the San Francisco and Johannesburg-based international design and development firm, has conceived and designed exclusive luxury accommodation for Camp Sarika by Amangiri in Southern Utah. This first-ever North American all-weather, year-round camp is home to 10 luxury tents nestled at the foot of Utah’s mighty mesas.
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