Featuring a contemporary facade clad in shiny aluminum, this Montreal home conceals a three-tiered internal courtyard that lets light funnel through the entire house. Designed by Thomas Balaban Architecte in a post-war veteran neighbourhood, the house stands out of the norm without conflicting with the surrounding architecture. From TBA / Thomas Balaban Architecte: Located in the… [Read More]
J.Cho Design wins ARIDO Award for Abet Laminati office
The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) awarded J. Cho Design with the annual Award of Merit for the design of “Made in Italy” laminate company, Abet Laminati, headquarter office. The ARIDO Award is a platform to recognize and award registered members of their excellence, innovation and originality in the interior design field…. [Read More]
House on Lac Grenier by Paul Bernier Architecte
Canadian architect Paul Bernier has designed a low-profile, single-storey residence located on a wooded lakefront site in Québec. The interesting structure and shape of the house was inspired and dictated by the varied topography of the site. The house seems to bend and curve in synergy with the landscape, undulating around the existing trees. Approaching the… [Read More]
New hydraulic tile designed by Dsignio for Harmony-Peronda
The design team from Dsignio has created another fun and interactive tile for Harmony-Peronda. Titled Roll, the hydraulic tile gives you the freedom to play with space through a large number of possible design compositions. What makes Roll truly unique is that all compositions start from a single patterned hexagon tile. You can create endless possibilities by… [Read More]
Ippolito Fleitz designs sculptural lobby
Ippolito Fleitz Group was invited to design the lobby of ‘Lahmeyer-Haus’, a ten-storey office building that opened in 1990 in Frankfurt. The sculptural two-storey lobby acts as a ‘shared business card’ for the entire building, standing out from the rest of the building’s architecture. The height of the lobby was exaggerated through vertical lamellae that dominate… [Read More]
Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Australian studio Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) has designed the Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre (BLaKC) through the adaptive reuse, salvage, recycling and renovation of the existing Bankstown Town Hall in New South Wales. Located in the heart of the city, the library creates a rich spatial experience for the community. The architects were commissioned “to create a… [Read More]
RSP design a hotel with an expressive facade
RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd have designed the Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay in Singapore, featuring an expressive facade that gives it a distinctive look. The geometrical glass facade came as a solution to the hotel’s location, and mainly because a large part of its exterior is facing the harsh western sun. Rigorous… [Read More]
Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo
Mecanoo has designed the Library of Birmingham as a centre for learning, information and culture uniting people of all ages and backgrounds. Situated in Centenary Square in Birmingham, England, the library has transformed the largest public square in the city into one with three distinct realms: monumental, cultural and entertainment. Mecanoo has envisioned the library as… [Read More]
A Gem on the Pearl River: Langham Place, Guangzhou by Aedas International
Located on Pazhou, Langham Place, Guangzhou together with Guangzhou Commercial Showcase Complex form the Nanfung Commercial, Hospitality and Exhibition Complex. The 500-room five-star hotel has a dramatic, animated appearance, with horizontal elements accentuated through small and large shifts to maximize the dialogue between the buildings, providing a dynamic, unified and powerful expression for the exhibition complex. Situated opposite from the government funded… [Read More]
Aula Medica by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB
As far back as 1940, when Karolinska Institutet’s campus was created, architect Ture Rydberg planned for a large auditorium, or aula to use the word of the classical languages. The plans were, however, shelved due to lack of funds, leaving the university without any possibility to arrange public events for students or scientists. In the… [Read More]
