Aug
31
2010
Located in Aspen, Colorado, this modern architecture home belongs to clients living between Miami and Aspen who are avid collectors of videography and photography. They requested a solution and an architecture that would exhibit their expanding and revolving collection. The Scholl Residence’s exterior is composed of custom zinc panels, sand-blasted concrete, and aluminum window/door glazing system and tempered glass railings. The interiors consist... Continue Reading…
Aug
30
2010
Before the redesign, the RK Apothecary space was small and dense with structural and mechanical elements that could not be altered. The Los Angeles Design Group’s design had to respond to the existing interior because the client did not have the luxury of gutting it and beginning fresh. The pragmatic problems served as a point of entry to design. The designers drew parallels between the large display “pods” and the anatomy of fruit. Take the... Continue Reading…
Aug
29
2010
This modern building belongs to the biggest cosmetic company in Brazil, Natura. This Natura House Santo André project, along with the previous five Nature Houses in São Paulo, was built by by Forte Gimenes & Marcondes Ferraz. All of them are dedicated to the sales force of the company with its one million direct sales consultants more or less. The company’s intention is to create places that enable direct interaction for their people. Places... Continue Reading…
Aug
23
2010
The Orrong Road House was once a dark and damp Edwardian home located in Melbourne, Australia. By peeling away the former addition and re-orientating the floor plan to maximize solar access, Breathe Architecture has altered the old home with a new building that enhances the quality and functionality of the interior throughout. The roof pitches down to the south, preventing overshadowing of adjoining properties and assisting natural ventilation circulating... Continue Reading…
Aug
18
2010
The Silo House was designed as an entry into the 2009 Solar Decathlon, an international competition on energy-efficient solar-powered house, designed by various college and university teams.
Cornell University explains: “The 2009 Cornell University Solar Decathlon House engages sustainable, modular design with a unique assembly of circular and orthogonal elements, formally similar to the vernacular architecture found in upstate New York. The house... Continue Reading…
Aug
17
2010
This new headquarters office of Blass, a company specializes in electromechanical, presents a structure with an overall impression that is homogeneous and closed. At first level, this modern office contains the sales division, the exhibition area, and section repairs. The second level houses all the administrative offices. To establish an optimal relationship between natural light, development and planning of the spaces, a light in the center hall... Continue Reading…
Aug
15
2010
Nested on a hill with a spectacular view over the river Bio-Bio in Chile, this L-shaped modern design of Concepcion House generates two tight facades that face the street and neighboring community, with two other facades that open onto a central courtyard and views over the gorge and the river. The modern structure of the house is conceived as a large roof to a water volume generated by a partition into 2 miniwave coated floor sitting on a concrete... Continue Reading…
