This project was more an idea about acceleration, free form and functionality within a circular tower, as well as using the elements: earth, air, light. A funnel shape is placed in the middle of the building, bringing light into the tower. It is also used as site for art installations. This idea of space within a space gives the possibility of communication within different stories.
Color transferred itself from the material. The main color is green, coming from glass. To set a counter point we used orange for all moveable furniture. …

The Colman Triplex House has views of downtown Seattle across a park that lies both to the east and north. To allow each dwelling to inhabit a specific portion of the site, the sloping topography was reshaped into two distinct levels. Within a primary box-like form the design team responded to budget and strict land use limitations on building height and lot coverage to configure three separate dwellings that each provides direct and visual access to landscape and exterior space. The organization of the dwellings are free to rotate or …

Located on the prominent corner of Commercial Road and Ann Street, the design of the new 6-storey commercial building is concentrated on modernity whilst retaining the classic design elements of the refurbished art deco Waterloo Hotel. Cottee Parker Architects achieved this through the subtle inclusion of ceramic tile motifs and an interpretation of the original hotel’s window etchings that animates the new building’s facade. This design paradigm provides a contemporary backdrop to the historical context of the site. The fusion of the commercial and social uses of the location has …

The Agros Building used for an Electrical Generator at a Cement Factory in Yumbo Valle distric, Colombia. This building is Felipe Gonzalez-Pacheco project’s winner of an architectural contest for the resolution of a “skin” for a technical building containing an self generation electrical plant for cement factory. The Factory wanted to generate also a corporative image with the building. Their purpose became a mutual opportunity to generate an experimentation laboratory of technical possibilities with the material they produce, with very low density concretes. In a parallel way with the technical …

The Architecture of the resort integrates and enhances the surrounding environment, setting up moments to appreciate and amplify nature’s rhythms and wonders. Through a few powerful yet simple gestures; the architecture captures the essence and easiness of the Gulf Coast Florida lifestyle. Five rectilinear volumes of similar width and diverse proportion position themselves dynamically around the site to optimize vistas of the beach for every residence. Lush tropical landscaping and pools cascade towards the Gulf as they weave through the architecture generating exterior rooms and gardens to absorb the delightful …

The island of Dochodo is the missing vertex of an isosceles triangle described by Seoul (first city and business hub of South Korea) and Busan (second city and industrial hub). Located on the southwest coast of Korea, Dochodo’s potential to attract tourism from the surrounding Asian megacities, especially from Shanghai, is clear and compelling. The natural island landscape of peaks and valleys suggests the method for configuring the island’s development. The low, flat land in the center of the island, currently covered with rice fields, is the ideal location for …

The ARIA Resort & Casino is a new LEED Gold Certified hotel building in Las Vegas Nevada. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, this is the centerpiece of CityCenter, an urban environment on a 67-acre site fronting the Las Vegas Strip. The 4,000-room hotel and casino is the tallest structure in CityCenter, redefining the Las Vegas skyline and creating a strong sense of space. Constructed of steel and glass, the shimmering, crystalline towers reflect the changing sky.

The 3.8-million-square-foot hotel-casino complex is comprised of two counterpoising, curvilinear towers joining to form …

The Gerichtsgebäude West has an urban contact to the existing palace of justice and takes on a central function in the architectural development of the “Mursilhouette” on Grieskai.  This situation is to be underlined by the new design for the area between Grieskai and Lagergasse as well as through the planting of trees to create an avenue effect. The “Mur clasp” is dominated by two cantilevered building elements that relate to the late 19th century Augarten park. The external appearance is determined by a continuous system of louvers that provides …

Neutelings Riedijk Architects have designed Aan de Stroom Museum Building in Antwerp Belgium. The new museum is between the old docks in the heart of “Het Eilandje”. This old port area is the major urban renewal project in the center of Antwerp and is developing as a vibrant new city district. The MAS is designed as a sixty-meter-high tower. Ten gigantic natural stone boxes are piled up as a physical demonstration of the gravity of history, full of historical objects that our ancestors left behind. It is a storehouse of …

The Cleveland Lou Ruvo Center situated at the intersection of I-15 and I-95 in downtown Las Vegas Nevada, designed by Frank Gehry of Gehry Partners. This building holds the distinction of being the first organization to open for business in Symphony Park, the city’s 61-acre arts and science redevelopment program. While Gehry’s design incites varied reactions from observers, the one consistent response is a desire to come inside its walls and learn more.

In this respect, the building is an unwavering marketing tool, driving awareness to the work conducted by those …