SUBhouses – Stokkøya in Åfjord, Norway

The SUBhouses – Stokkøya designed by Pir II AS is located in Åfjord, Norway. The building is partly buried underground to keep impact upon the landscape to a minimum. The vegetation roof makes it difficult to discover the building when arriving at the place, while the front of the building opens up towards the beach [...]

Tags: Norway, Packaging, Pallet, Åfjord

One Bryant Park in New York, United States

The One Bryant Park designed by Cook+Fox Architects is located in New York, United States.  Located on the largest development site in Midtown Manhattan, the Bank of America Tower will house the 1.6 million sq ft headquarters for the New York operations of Bank of America and the 50,000 sq ft restored and reconstructed Henry [...]

Children`s Activity Centre in Melbourne, Australia

The Children`s Activity Centre designed by Phooey Architects is located in Melbourne, Australia. All materials brought to site were durable, recycled, reclaimed, plantation, reused or salvaged from demolition. This included decking, windows, carpet tiles and joinery. The whole container was re-used including doors suspending balconies. As a process of feedback design, the container off-cuts (with [...]

Tags: Australia, Containerization, Deck, Environment, Melbourne, Recyclable materials, Recycling, Sustainability, Waste management

The University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science in Gatton, Australia

The University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science designed by Architectus is located in Gatton, Australia. The Architectus project for the University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science required the consolidation of the University’s animal research groups from UQ’s main campus in the Brisbane, Australia suburb of St. Lucia to its rural Gatton campus, 90km [...]

Tags: Animal Hospital, Australia, Brisbane, Clinical Studies Centre, Education, Gatton, Gatton campus, integrated solution, Queensland, research centre, University of Queensland, University of Queensland School, University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland’s School, Veterinary schools, Veterinary Sciences Building, Veterinary Teaching Laboratories

Residential Building in Lehrte, Germany

Located in Lehrte, Germany, Residential Building was designed by Nieberg Architect. The notion of adding is strengthened by the cantilevered box on both sides. The massiveness of the dark grey concrete elements is in tension with the glass. The lamellas serve both the proportion of the façades and the reduction of undesired views. One of [...]

Tags: Germany, Glass, Lehrte, Manufacturing, Materials science, Residential Building, Visual arts