Cascais Music Conservatory designed by ARX is located in Casais, Portugal. Officially inaugurated in April 14th, 2008, the new building of the Cascais Music Conservatory, also headquarters of the Cascais and Oeiras Orchestra, has opened its doors to the public.The architecture project, designed by ARX Portugal (Nuno Mateus/José Mateus), won first place in the competition held in 2003 by the City Council...
Villa L, located in Almere, Netherlands, was designed by RUAA – RUGINA + ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS S.R.L. As the building lies between an eclectic old house and a post-communist one, an unintended trilogy of historical moments and a critical mass for architectural debate are created. The street façade is designed in such a way that the visual connections towards the public area are reduced a minimum...
Designed by MulvannyG2 Architecture,Olive 8 located in Seattle, United States in venture with Gluckman Mayner Architects, has completed a new hotel and residential high-rise tower in the Denny Triangle area of Downtown Seattle. The 39-storey project, developed by the R.C. Hedreen Company at the southwest corner of 8th and Olive, includes luxury one-and two-bedroom residential units, as well as penthouses,...
Designed by Kazuhide Doi Architects, Stone Terrace is located in Hiroshima, Japan. Rice terraces are machines used to provide and distribute water from the forest to a series of horizontal surfaces. The material and form of this landscape is defined by the artificial system that maximizes the benefits of light, water and wind for agricultural products. The aim of this project is to convert this system...
Located in Perth, Australia, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research was designed by Hames Sharley. Flexibility and collaboration are key drivers for the design. Breaking with orthodox plan forms, large open labs run from north to south in the centre of the building, with offices to the west and core labs to the east. This avoids the disconnection between researchers, and also maximises natural...