Elenko Residence is New Home in Osoyoos, Canada

Located in Osoyoos, Canada, Elenko Residence is New Home was designed by CEI Architecture Planning Interiors.The building site is small and compact, facing eastward across the lake. Provincial legislation requires a 30-metre setback from the high water mark of the lake. The owner, a city planner, was able to convince the Ministry of Environment and [...]

Tags: Canada, city planner, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, energy consumption, functional solutions, Garden, Geography, Geography of British Columbia, Local government in the United States, Ministry of Environment, Okanagan, Okanagan Country, Osoyoos, Variance, Zoning

L &G and Mitsubishi Estate Company Building in London, United Kingdom

Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, L &G and Mitsubishi Estate Company Building is located in London, United Kingdom. Central Saint Giles, which replaces a redundant 1960’s office block previously occupied by the Ministry of Defence, is an environmentally friendly, sustainable, colourful development that comprises office space, retail, restaurants, cafes, residential and a new public [...]

Tags: City of Westminster, Covent Garden, Districts of England, island site, London, London Borough of Camden, Ministry of Defence, Mitsubishi Estate Company Building, Mitsubishi Jisho Kabushiki Kaisha, Retail, United Kingdom

Office Building – Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management in Wiener Neustadt, Austria

The Office Building – Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management designed by hochholdinger knauer engl, architects is located in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.  The extension was designed as a floating box clad in dark wood that matches the height of the eaves of the existing building. Inside, the box is composed of a [...]

Tags: Austria, Ministry of Agriculture, Office Building, WATER MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, Wiener Neustadt

New Museum of Patra in Patra, Greece

New Museum of Patra that located in Patra, Greece, was designed by BOBOTIS ARCHITECTS. The assignment of the project was executed after an architectural competition that was organized by the Ministry of Culture. A nutshell of asymmetrical prismatic volumes was designed in order to accommodate the discoveries of a past culture. A modern composition which, [...]

Tags: Achaea, Athens, Geography of Greece, Greece, Ministry of Culture, New Museum of Patra, Patra, Patras, Peripheries of Greece, the National, Tourism in Greece

Central Horizon in Singapore, Singapore

Designed by SURBANA INTERNATIONAL CONSULTNATS PTE LTD, Central Horizon is located in Singapore, Singapore. Central Horizon is a high-rise, high-density public housing redevelopment project initiated by the Singapore Government, through the Housing & Development Board (HDB), a Statutory Board under the Ministry of National Development. The 3.1ha site consists of five 40 storey tower blocks [...]

Tags: Geography of Singapore, Housing & Development Board, Housing and Development Board, increased car parking, Ministry of National Development, model for future sustainability, multi-storey car park, overall energy consumption, passive low-energy design, Places in Singapore, Public housing, Reorganization, role model for the development, Singapore, Singapore Government, Singaporean architecture, Statutory Board, Surbana Corporation Pte Ltd, SURBANA INTERNATIONAL CONSULTNATS PTE LTD, the Heritage, Toa Payoh, Tower block, Urban planning in Singapore