Interior Design

Hyperbamboo pavilion wins CAMBOO design competition in Cambodia.

After the development of some alternative occupation to the terrain started in mid-2013, the architectural program is reviewed and discussed in order to effectively meet the wishes of the couple who today make this house their home.

Good location, harmonious growth over time, concern for urban design, and the delivery of a structure that has “middle-class DNA” are the key points of the ABC of incremental housing, developed in detail by the Chilean architects ELEMENTAL. It’s a question of ensuring a balance between “low-rise high-density, without overcrowding, with the possibility of expansion (from social housing to middle-class dwelling).”

Charles Thornton, one of the world’s preeminent structural engineers, once said that the greatest challenge facing the profession of structural engineering is that “I don’t think we have enough self-esteem and enough confidence in ourselves to believe that what we do is so important… Architects are trained to present, to communicate, to sell, to promote themselves, to promote their industry, and to take credit for what they do.”

East London-based MOCT Studio have re-planned and extended a suburban London semi-detached to provide a faceted roof social space for a large family.

The suburb of Clifton on Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard has a high rate of foot traffic due to it’s scenic beauty, with residents and tourists being keen joggers and walkers. It was a deliberate design intention to take this fact into consideration – in a neighborhood characterized by high blank boundary walls and overpowering building mass.

the building brings convenience to the workers through its implementation of technology in communication, energy preservation, and most importantly, a practical design.

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