Make Architects have recently revealed their approved design for the newest addition to Oxford‘s Old Road Campus, the Big Data Institute (BDI). The state-of-the-art data center will store, analyze and process vast amounts of health-related digital data, with the aim of providing new insights into illness and treatments worldwide. The Big Data Institute will be… [Read More]
Swedbank Headquarters by 3XN
Danish architecture studio 3XN has created for Swedbank, a modern office with emphasis on transparency, Scandinavian simplicity and a dynamic social environment. The design focuses on the core values of the organization: openness, simplicity and care. The architectural design concept was developed around a folded triple-V structure that breaks up volume and creates an inviting… [Read More]
First Arena Central Building by Make wins planning
Birmingham City Council has granted detailed planning consent for the development of the first commercial building at Arena Central proposed by Make Architects. Arena Central, which is set to be the first speculatively developed new office building in Birmingham City Centre since the start of the latest property cycle, will provide 140,000 sq ft of… [Read More]
Ever-changing Sharifi-ha House by nextoffice
Iran based architects nextoffice designed a spectacular house that features a set of turning boxes that lead the building’s volume to become open or closed. With uncertainty and flexibility at the base of the design concept, Sharifi-ha House is a building that adjusts according to changing seasons or functional scenarios. The title of the house… [Read More]
44PL House by Joeb Moore + Partners Architects
Joeb Moore + Partners Architects have created the 44PL house in Connecticut, as an experience that is profoundly open and flexible to the participant, not simply a place but rather a journey of discovery and a homecoming. The residence was designed as a series of concrete retaining walls and escarpments that traverse and cascade down… [Read More]
Building Economy Pavilion by Metaform architecture
Metaform architecture created in 2006 a temporary pavilion in the City of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, with the occasion of its centenary. The city decided to redevelop the banks of the river Dippach, by building five theme pavilions in a park. The temporary pavilion entitled “Building Economy,” is characterized by a simple volume on stilts overlooking the cycling… [Read More]
World Architecture Festival 2014 shortlist announced
The World Architecture Festival has announced the shortlist for its 2014 awards, attracting entries from more than 50 countries, including a Buddhist temple in Singapore, an invisible eco-tourism resort in Turkey, a maritime museum in Copenhagen, and the new masterplan for Gatwick Airport. The world’s biggest architectural awards programme includes entries from internationally acclaimed global… [Read More]
Harbour Stones by C.F. Møller
C.F. Møller designed in 2010 the master plan for a new housing district in the Lindholm area of Gothenburg’s old industrial port, in Sweden. The Lindholm area, dominated by former industrial buildings and shipyards, has been transformed into large-scale business districts and open plazas. The master plan proposal introduces a humane scale and a different architecture… [Read More]
The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis Extension by Hans Van Heeswijk Architects
After a construction period of two years, the new Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis in The Hague, opened its doors to the public. Hans van Heeswijk Architects doubled the surface area of the famous Netherlands museum through a complex and spectacular underground intervention. The dramatic, yet subtle intervention has solved the logistical problems facing the constantly busy,… [Read More]
Spiral House by Joeb Moore + Partners Architects
The Spiral House by Joeb Moore + Partners Architects, is situated along the Connecticut shoreline of Long Island Sound. Built in 2009, the house seeks to engage, enhance and reflect the surrounding coastal climate. The building is a direct and pragmatic response to the strict environmental (FEMA and floor elevations) and local zoning restrictions and… [Read More]
