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11-07-2011

Pedro Reis: house in Melides

One volume inspired by the earth and another by the sky form a holiday house in Melides, Portugal, which Pedro Reis has arranged in a cross shape differentiating between main functions and accessory functions. Using big sky-frames on the upper level and prefabricated concrete the colour of the local humus on the lower level, the architect links the first with the sky and the second with the earth, marking the point where they come together with a pool of water.

11-07-2011

World Cup Nordic Oslo 2011: Ski Jump by JDS

Archistar JDS designs a symbolic work focusing the world’s attention on the city of Oslo, a formerly overlooked Scandinavian capital which is now the world’s ski jumping capital, under the flag of the ski jump built for the 2011 world championships in Holmenkollen. Lit up at night, the work is a landmark celebrating the city and its favourite sport.

11-07-2011

Dominique Coulon: Josephine Baker school

In La Courneuve, a Paris suburb undergoing social renewal under a new urban planning scheme, Dominique Coulon has designed a nursery school and elementary school over the ruins of a decaying apartment block which was demolished in 2004. The new project does not deny the history of the place but carries it forward in a design which draws on the memories of the site to give it is present orangey hue.

09-06-2011

Castanheira: a house of cement and wood

The house designed by Carlos Castanheira on the Madalena coast in Portugal is made of rough cement, with the added value of details such as frames, roof and furniture made of wood. The large ground floor windows face south to establish an ongoing dialogue with the garden. The only decoration is provided by the textures of the materials.

09-06-2011

Film-Obrasdearquitectura: home in Pilar

In Pilar, in the province of Buenos Aires, the architects of Film-Obrasdearquitectura have built a holiday home based on the concept of truth in materials, using materials with rough finishes to reveal their true essence. The project pays homage to brick and its expressive power in relation to landscape.

07-06-2011

LAN Architecture, EDF Archive Centre

For EDF’s central archive, LAN Architecture of Paris constructed a building that fits perfectly into its surroundings, meeting environmental quality standards and blending into the landscape around it.

09-05-2011

Souto de Moura: Paula Rêgo Museum

Never sensationalist, Eduardo Souto de Moura’s architecture is determined by choices linked with the landscape, the meaning of the work and the details of the materials. These intentions are clearly expressed in his plan for Paula Rêgo Museum in Cascais, with its red cement, glass permitting contemplation of details and two pyramidal roofs making the building an architectural symbol in the landscape.

03-05-2011

Copenhagen, interior design from Norm Architects

A recent interior design project by Danish architectural studio Norm Architects completely transformed a penthouse in Copenhagen.