In honor of the Democratic National Convention I thought it might be fun to check out a little Denver real estate. Today’s penthouse loft is a full floor unit in the Flour Mill lofts which has views of Coors field. This has to be one of the most interesting loft conversions I’ve ever seen. The [...]
Today’s estate would be a lot to live up to, the cool factor is pretty high. Out of the sleek modern homes perched on Camelback Mountain with views of Phoenix, Arizona, this is one of the best. The three-bedroom home features glass walls which open out onto terraces and a cantilevered pool and submerged Jacuzzi [...]
I’ve got a fun one to show you today. Lioncrest is a 30,000 square foot English Tudor manor home overlooking the James River in Maidens, Virginia. The castle-like home is on over 56 acres that include formal English gardens as well as more rustic space. It looks old but the MLS says it was built [...]
OSA office for subversive architecture designed in 2006 a temporary structure for the roof of The Blade Factory, a 700 square meter space that is part of the new art center complex.
The architecture office created an interesting, playful structure that inhabits the roof and one vertical side of The Blade Factory. The installation is a [...]
Architects: German del Sol
Location: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Structural Engineer: Fernando del Sol y Enzo Valladares
Contractor: Salfa S.A.
Electrical Consultant: Renato Lorca
Sanitary Consultant: Francisco Cervantes
Site Area: 3,8 ha
Constructed Area: 88,5 sqm (changing rooms and bathrooms) / 493 sqm (Pools) / 501 m long (wooden path)
Photographs: Guy Wenborne
This thermal river flows generously in a secluded valley, 30 [...]
Architects: Atelier Bow-Wow / Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Momoyo kaijima, Shun Takagi
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Client: Showa Kinen Park Office
Commission year: 2002
Construction year: 2005
Function: Museum
Site Area: 6031 sqm
Constructed area: 5480 sqm
This is a facility that intensively combines various functions of information dissemination and exchange associated with the Green Culture Zone, newly opened within the Showa Memorial Park.
The basic [...]
Architects: ADD+ Arquitectura - Manuel Bailo Esteve, Rosa Rull Bertran
Location: Igualada, Spain
Collaborators: O.Florejachs, N.Canas, D.Franz, E.Grammont, M.Hita, P.Juarez, J.Maroto, A.Romero, M.Rull, M.Cabestany, J.Vives
Client: Godó Family
Constructed Area: 200 sqm
Budget: US $627,000
Project year: 2003
Photographs: José Hevia
The house has been designed in a parcel with extremely high topography. The parcel is located at the end of the city [...]