Loblolly house in Maryland, United States

Designed by Kieran Timberlake Architects, Loblolly house is located in Maryland, United States. This project proposes a new, more efficient method of building through the use of building information modeling (BIM) and integrated component assemblies. The thousands of parts that make up a house were collapsed into a small number of offsite fabricated cartridges and blocks and simply attached to an industrial... 

Tags: Building engineering, Building Information Modeling, Building insulation, Construction, Door, electric and mechanical systems, Energy conservation, Engineering, Environment, Heat transfer, Insulators, Kieran Timberlake Architects, Maryland, Mechanical engineering, radiation, Thermal insulation, United States

De Maasberg, is converted from a prison for adults into a functioning juvenile detention institution in Overloon, Netherlands

De Maasberg, is converted from a prison for adults into a functioning juvenile detention institution that located in Overloon, Netherlands, was designed by UArchitects. By means of the light appearance and placement of the steel frame on metal feet in the woodland soil, the volume seems to float in the wood. The façade in steel, aluminium and Bankirai allows the building to merged wth the surrounding... 

Tags: Building engineering, Facade, metal feet, Netherlands, Overloon, Person Communication and Meetings, steel, steel frame

The Open Box House in outskirts of Madrid, Spain

The Open Box House that located in outskirts of Madrid, Spain, was designed by A-cero. It is a 750m2 house designed according to the A-cero sculptural philosophy. This is inspired in the “Oteiza” work, a very important Spanish sculptor. With a powerful look, Open box is notable for its façade in concrete granulated in some face and brandering in other faces. The house´s plot has is 2.600 m2.... 

Tags: Basement, Building engineering, Clothing, Culture, Fashion, Fendi, Fendi - S.r.l., Food storage, Madrid, Rooms, sculptor, Spain, Subterranea

The Christie Patient Treatment Centre in Manchester, United Kingdom

Located in Manchester, United Kingdom, Christie Patient Treatment Centre  was designed by AFL Architects. This building was to be of the highest architectural quality, create a strong new entrance to the hospital and achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ Rating. The building has been designed to have a relationship with the existing buildings on site, both visually and physically. The building has been... 

Tags: Architecture, brass shingles, BREEAM, Building, Building engineering, Christie Patient, Christie Patient Treatment Centre, Construction, Manchester, Patina, Rainscreen, Rainscreen cladding, United Kingdom, Visual arts

Saffire Resort in Coles Bay, Australia

The Saffire Resort designed by Circa Architecture is located in Coles Bay, Australia.  The result is an insightful, contemporary hotel resort, whose architecture is moulded to deliberately alter a user’s views of the surrounding flora by repeatedly blocking and revealing on one’s journey throughout. These panoramic views are captured through high performance glazed windows which span the length... 

Tags: Architecture, Australia, Building engineering, Construction, Engineering, Glazing, Panoramic, Windows