Shelter 02 in México City, Mexico

Located in México City, Mexico, Shelter 02 was designed by BROISSIN architects, Futuristic perceptions largely predicted the IKEA culture of modular life and the propensity towards using steel in design which are both common in living design today. They also predicted that people would live in self-sufficient pods. With Shelter 02, Broissin attempts to make this myth a reality within the prefab modular... 

Tags: Architecture, Bathroom, Closet, Furniture, IKEA, Mexico, Mexico City, Rooms, steel, Tepotzotlán, USG Mexico, With Shelter

Kidbrooke Village in London, United Kingdom

The Kidbrooke Village  designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands is located in London, United Kingdom.  The Kidbrooke masterplan covers 109 hectares of land in South East London, immediately to the east of Blackheath Park with Greenwich Park and the Royal Observatory beyond. The project presented the significant challenge of establishing a cohesive new Kidbrooke community in place of the existing... 

Tags: Blackheath, Blackheath London, Districts of England, Eltham, Environment, Ferrier Estate, Geography of England, Kidbrooke, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, London, London Borough of Greenwich, masterplan site, Royal Observatory, United Kingdom

Ka’upulehu Beach Club – Phase 1 in Kaupulehu, Hawaii, United States

Ka’upulehu Beach Club – Phase 1 designed by    de Reus Architects is located in Kaupulehu, Hawaii, United States.  Overlooking Kahuwai Bay on the North Kona Coast of the island of Hawaii, Ka’upulehu Beach Club is the social gathering spot and amenity for the new Ka’upulehu residential resort development. Employing a philosophy rooted in the vernacular of island architecture,... 

Tags: Art history, Bayer AG, Beach Club, FDA Phase, Hawaii, Ka'upulehu Beach Club, Kahuwai Bay, Kaupulehu, landscape architecture, Minimalism, Modern art, Modernism, North Kona Coast, open web wood trusses

Medical housing compound in Salam Centre in Khartoum, Sudan

Designed by tam associati, Medical housing compound in Salam Centre is located in Khartoum, Sudan. The Salam Centre in Soba, Khartoum houses what could be used as a template for modern African development in its newly constructed Medical Housing Compound. Constructed using ninety five 20ft-containers for housing and seven 40ft-containers for a cafeteria, the integration of local materials and high... 

Tags: Construction, Containers, Environment, EUR, huge energy saving, Intermodal container, Khartoum, Nile river, Photovoltaic module, Salam Centre, Shipping, simplest solution, Soba, Studio M L.L.C.

DLR Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico

Designed by RABAGO ARQUITECTOS Y CONSULTORES in Guadalajara, Mexico, located In Guadalajara, Mexico, RACO Design has integrated three major architectural program areas – hotel, residential and commercial – into one design concept. The project is an urban infill and attachment that expands the boardwalk into a shopping mall that surrounds the main pedestrian attraction, the casino. As a... 

Tags: Architecture, Continuation, Guadalajara, Guadalajara Jalisco, Guadalajara Spain, Infill, Mexico, Real estate, SkyBar

Saint-Gobain Building in Tokyo, Japan

Designed by Albert Abut Architecture, Saint-Gobain Building is located in Tokyo, Japan. Situated within a stone’s throw from the Imperial Palace, the site is at the confluence of two different urban tissues, crossing each other at a slight angle, both tangents to the oval city grid surrounding the Imperial Palace. The building design attempts to marry in the heights of two volumes with different... 

Tags: Albert Abut, Glass, Glass art, glass producer, Gobain Building, horizontal electrical blind systems, Imperial Palace, Japan, Manufacturing, Materials science, SAINT Corporation, Saint-Gobain, Tokyo