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Orange Architects + KCAP Create a Golden City Block for St. Petersburg in Russia

October 12, 2018 Eric Baldwin 0

Orange Architects + KCAP have created a Golden City Block for St. Petersburg, Russia. Bordering the Finnish Gulf, the new urban development is part of Vasilievsky Island. Three of Orange and KCAP’s projects in the development are already underway, including the towers of block 6, as well as construction for block 7 and block 8. Inspired by the morphology and structure of St. Petersburg’s city center, the design utilizes urban blocks with enclosed gardens and courtyards.

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Issa Megaron / PROARH

October 12, 2018 Daniel Tapia 0

The Issa Megaron project is dealing with questions regarding the context of the site boundary, envisioned on the plot that is read as a “void”, a blank space-with deception that context is non -existent. Given that the “genius loci” is not only the plot an island of Vis but actually the Mediterranean, we conceive the house by the system of the Socrates Megaron ( as the first passive house), reinterpreting the ancient traditional stone drywalls and creating a new rural man-made topography.

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D3 House / Pitsou Kedem Architects

October 12, 2018 Rayen Sagredo 0

A private family home located in an urban environment.  The façade of the house is in fact a kind of sealed “box” composed of two large volumes. One horizontal façade is made up of a white aluminum skin with a repetitive graphic pattern in which, here and there, in a seemingly random way, cut-out openings allow a glimpse into the house during the day and the filtering out of artificial light at night. The upper volume is constructed of exposed architectural concrete to create a tension against the lower volume. Designed to create a sense of flight, the upper volume is positioned on a diagonal and emphasizes the contrast between it and the perforated white aluminum façade. The envelope facing the street forms a minimalistic and polished object that accentuates the monastic and condensed language chosen by the designer. The street-facing façade stands out because of its restraint, successfully fulfilling its purpose of creating a precise and sleek appearance.

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subtle marble lines define the layout of this medical center in braga, by martins architecture

October 12, 2018 macnadusa 0

portuguese martins architecture office has turned a nearly abandoned shop in braga, portugal, into a luminous, minimalistic oriental therapy center complemented by the richness of marble. conceived as a ‘box in a box’, the ‘performative bond’ project covers the space in white adding sophisticated elegant elements to the interior.   receptionall photos by NUDO     as one enters […]

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Reading Room – Atlibrary / Sher Maker

October 12, 2018 Rayen Sagredo 0

The project start with try to put the reading program in local community area between group of commercial building for business and investment purposes.   With the simply idea to built a building under budget constrains.

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Nha Nhim Homestay / A+ Architects

October 12, 2018 Daniel Tapia 0

The site challenged the architects with its narrow and prolonging parameters, where the length significantly overshadowed the 8-meter width. It was located on a slope of a mountainous area with deserted scenery from the surrounding neighborhood. Regarding the tricky shaped site, the specific solution for a beautiful homestay for travelers was to create viewports from and within the premises.

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Maya Somaiya Library, Sharda School / Sameep Padora & Associates

October 11, 2018 Pilar Caballero 0

The site chosen for this small addition of a children’s library within a school in rural Maharashtra, was a sliver between existing buildings and the school boundary, a site that almost implied a linear building footprint to adjust the program for the chosen site.
Alluding to the impetus that children have towards landscape over a building we imagined the library building to be a formal extension of the ground plane. A place inside for study and a place above for play. With the limited teaching resources available in the larger vicinity we needed the inspiring spatial experience to be a magnet to attract students and hopefully other residents from the nearby settlements after school hours.