The Contour House designed by BKK Architects is located in Drysdale, Australia. Set atop a magnificent site on the Ballarine Peninsula, Contour House anchors itself into the landscape with a 5.5 meter high, 55m long folding concrete wall. This gesture is both protective and revealing, simultaneously creating an internal courtyard, whilst extending the spectacular 270 degree views into the living...
Located in London, United Kingdom, Arundel Square was designed by Pollard Thomas Edwards architects. The biggest challenge was the engineering: the railway cutting was decked over with 76 seven-foot deep steel joists covered by a concrete slab which spans 85 feet onto reinforced concrete retaining abutments. On the resulting acre of land which we have created we have completed Arundel Square with...
Located in Cayenne, French Guiana, Guyane’s Memory Center was designed by D3 architectes. Comprised of three layers – a double concrete skin, a wooden skin and a ‘protecting’ slatted skin – the amenities are arranged in a circular ring around a central storage core. In the centre of the complex is a compact Silo where the archives are stored, protected from an excess of temperature and...
The Sidewalk that located in Hyderabad, India, was designed by Studio Pencilpoints. To achieve this the project was visualised as floating amorphous geometries, resigned from constraints of an envelope yet unified by transition between these volumes. The idea was to create a sequence of spaces either completely open or completely enclosed. The fragmented volume and large voids accentuate the heterogeneity...
Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Bayswater was designed by Dubarch. The architectural concept of the building revolves around the idea of a modern and innovative form. A simple and pure rectilinear form, sliced longitudinally to further reduce the bulk of the volume and introduce the impression of the two sleek and tall towers conforming to the long foot print of the plot. The building is then...