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Tulip-Like Gymnastics Hall in Utrecht Provides Privacy But Maintains Natural Daylighting
The TNW Tulip sports hall is home to four individual gymnastics clubs and is used exclusively for practice and competitions. Located in the center of Utrecht, the hall is part of a much larger redeveloped
Sipopo Congress Center’s Lace Envelope Shields it from the Hot Equatorial Guinea Sun
The two-story building sits on the edge of the sea and forest, and its design was directly inspired by the native trees and the hue of the ocean. A brilliant blue glass facade is tempered with a lace-like
Solar-Powered Italian Home Uses Light Wells to Illuminate Its Interiors
The generous family home is organized around a central courtyard, and the different volumes are staggered. The ground floor houses the entrance area, a work room, and a living space oriented towards the
Gigantic Bubbly Vitam’Parc Sports Center Pops Up in France
L35's main architectural goal was to design a set of shells that would enclose the different areas of the complex and fit organically within the landscape, despite the project's large-scale dimensions.
Naturally Daylit Guangzhou South Railway Station is a Critical Stop in China’s High Speed Network
Inspired by modern airport layouts, TFP Farrells adopted a vertical organization strategy in order to maximize space and provide a clearer passenger flow. The departures concourse is on the top level,
London’s Energy-Efficient Jodrell Laboratory Houses the World’s Largest Fungi Collection
The Jodrell Laboratory extension, dubbed 'The Wolfson Wing', achieved a BREEAM 'Excellent' mark and was designed to be energy-efficient and sustainable in many aspects. Among the most distinctive
The Dune House: A Striking Daylit Vacation Home For Architecture Lovers in Suffolk
The Dune House is located in Thorpeness, England overlooking the sea off the Suffolk coast. JVA worked closely with Mole Architects to design this vacation home to meet the standards of the area's
China Celebrates the Opening of Its Gorgeous Daylit Tianjin West Railway Station
gmp Architekten won the station's design competition back in 2007 and then commenced on construction, which lasted 2 1/2 years in 2008. The new station is a contemporary interpretation of the
House M: Daylit Japanese Home Preserves Privacy With a Beautiful Louvered Facade
The main façade of the house is based on warehouse architecture (called Kura in Japanese) - a familiar sight in the Japanese town where House M is built. The dark blue siding envelops the back and roof
Blu Homes Unveils Its First Newly Redesigned Glidehouse on Puget Sound
The Glidehouse is one of the first contemporary prefab designs intended to be “plug-and-play”. Unfortunately, the promise of high design with the convenience of pre-manufacturing grabbed a lot of
Green-roofed Public Restroom Facility in Argentina Offers Amazing River Views
Seeking to provide a sustainable public building without interfering with the park´s everyday activities, the architects had to consider many things at once. The site is located within a public park
Monconseil Sports Hall is a Luminous Naturally Daylit Gymnasium in France
The long building serves as a venue for sports that include like basketball, handball, volleyball and gymnastics and has seating for up to 700 people. There is also space for locker rooms, offices,
Room Room: Window-Studded Tokyo Mini Home Facilitates Communication for Deaf Family Members
The project is an extension of a small home that was getting very cramped housing three generations of a family. The tiny lot, lack of privacy, and narrow streets catalyzed a fresh design approach that
San Francisco’s Imaginatively Interconnected Harrison 1×2 Residences by Studio 12
One of the Harrison Street Residences lies parallel to the street, cloaking the inner courtyard and allowing for greater privacy, space and light shared within a dense urban area. The second residence
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Unveil Plans for the Day Lit Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archives
Plans have been underway since 1997 to build a new facility for the art museum and film archives, which do not meet current seismic standards. Originally, Tokyo-based Toyo Ito & Associates came up
OS+A’s Campus International School is Topped With a Honeycomb Green Roof
Downtown Cleveland is an area already packed with diverse historical architecture, and the sweeping honeycomb design of the Campus International School would be right at home. The campus layout is based
Gorgeous South African Home Sits Amid the Treetops
Located in a lush area next to a valley and stream, the house offers 2,475 square feet of living space. Echoing the trees surrounding the property, Van Der Merwe Miszewski created five tree-like
Daylit Austrian Kindergarten is a Bright, Open Space That Blends With the Outdoors
The design is focused on creating an active learning environment where groups can collect or break up within the spaces without being cut off. The interior rooms provide a quiet learning place surrounded
The Crystal: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Completes This Shimmering Sustainable Building in Copenhagen
The geometric form is tilted to appear as though it sits on a single point and a single line, floating like a delicate crystalline structure over the plaza. Its scale was specifically designed to match
Copper-Louvered Provins Police Station Sits Lightly on UNESCO World Heritage Site
The medieval city of Provins was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. The police station sits on a site that joins the historic center to a residential neighborhood, so Ameller, Dubois &
Sprialing Phoenix International Media Center Rises in Beijing
The Phoenix Center is located in the city's largest park, which was once home to the 2008 Summer Olympic beach volleyball games. Surrounded by lush greens and public pathways, the building's open
Malmö’s New Hyllie Train Station Hovers Like a UFO Over the Tracks
Hyllie is the first station outside of Copenhagen and it serves as the gateway between Denmark and Sweden. Trains depart every 6 minutes, and the city tunnel is just a 12 minute ride away, while Malmö's
Steven Holl’s Sliced Porosity Block Tops Off in Chengdu, China
The project is slated to achieve LEED Gold. The design includes, amongst many other things, a sizable ground source heat pump consisting of 480 wells to provide heating and cooling for the complex. Sliced
Translucent Watercolor Roof Protects Swiss Abbey & Archaeology Site From Rockfall
The abbey of St. Maurice was built almost 1500 years ago and is situated against a cliff on the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass. Likely, the cliffside location was chosen because it could be
Spain’s Hospital Sant Joan de Reus Infuses the Urban Environment With Green Space
The hospital is composed of a series of six rectangular volumes that shoot off at perpendicular angles to the main corridor, which has a large, slanted roof that optically reduces the size of the
Curvy Tellus Nursery School is Wrapped in a Canary-Colored Pine Facade
Parents and children are enveloped in a semi-enclosed courtyard when they first enter the school building, which is wrapped in a tall pine facade that is painted a bright canary yellow. Cut in 50 x 50mm
Rio Roca Ranch Chapel is an Ethereal Wooden Church Filled with Air and Light
Completed in 2010, the 1,080 sq ft chapel is a private facility and can be used for cultural, artistic and spiritual enrichment for up to 50 people. The organic structure is built from limestone, steel
Airy Workspace in India Employs Smart Strategies to Reduce Energy Consumption
This airy unit underneath a grove of trees is on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India and was constructed as a corporate and production area for a herbal skin care product company. Designed by Modo Designs,
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