Spanish architecture group A-cero have recently finished one of their residential projects, a family house in Mara that is located in a city at the coast - La Coruna, Spain. The house has about 250 square meters. The design is very simple, accentuating neat lines and geometric shapes. Some of them stick out, what creates an extra space for terraces viewing at the Atlantic ocean. The facade has a number of large windows providing the interior with sunlight. This three storey building is naturally divided into a basement, ground-floor and first floor. The top floor constitutes the private area housing two bedrooms with large terraces, bathrooms and clothes-rooms. Garages and service rooms are situated in the basement. The ground-floor is the living area.
“The most expensive house in the world” are titles of this building constructed in Bombay, India. A man that had built this house is reportedly the wealthiest Indian, his name is Mukesh Ambani. It is supposedly the most expensive house ever, it cost about one billion dollars. It took seven years to build the 27 storey building designated only for one six-member familyThe villa houses a swimming pool, yoga room, even a “snow room” where you can freshen up thanks to a pile of artificial snow. The building has three big balconies with gardens, terraces and a health club that are providing a beautiful view at the Arabic sea that contrasts with a view on surrounding slums. To build a breathtaking building became a way how the modern Indian oligarchs show their fortune and power. The house is well garded of course, nobody uninvited would enter. As for the architecture, this building is an interesting mixture of styles, materials and construction elements and reminds an ondulated ribbon pointing the sky.
“7 More London” is a new headquarter of the company PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Southwark, London.The existing 10 storey building was extended by more than 60 000 square meters. Architecture studio Foster&Partners created a multi-angle building with a polygonal inner court where the wings of the building meet by concave bridges. The facade of the inner atrium looks very simple and discrete. The building has a number of ecological and energy saving technologies and materials. A solar facade made in Germany for example with an incredible surface of 16 500 square meters. Because of the low sunlight transmittance of the facade covering, the interior has an optimal temperature even in the summer, what reduces air-conditioning costs.
This unusual house has been designed by architecture studio Andrew Maynard architects. It provides a complete privacy to its owners, even it has open spaces like a terrace or a swimming pool. The whole house is an open space where the sound flows unlimited. All around are reflexive surfaces like concrete or steel. The main challenge of the architect was to reduce the sound pollution. That is why he has opted for wood and wooden furniture and reduced the use of steel. Other acoustic element are sliding doors that are functional as well, they allow to open the space or keep the space private. A vertical staircase connects the living area with a terrace.
. The house is very compact, designated for modern but simple live in compliance with the nature. The construction is based on sustainable and “green” design. The operational costs are minimal and overall, the house proposes a well-designed alternative housing in the wild nature. It is a prefabricated house, what provides a big range of possibilities concerning the layout, dimension and design. The Ecomo House design is a unique solution for an exceptional locale. It is composed by three main elements: sleeping, playing and living area. Other parts can be added later, according to the needs of the clients.
The biscuit house is a structure 23m x 7m mostly made from concrete, glass and steel. Considering the steep parcel the house has two floors. Looking from the outside it seems to be embedded into the hill. Concrete was used mostly for wall covering and flooring, the pillars and window frames are made from steel. Unusual is the use of wood that is used only for an original shading curtain on windows - a series of wooden slats reminding biscuits that are linked together. The unique biscuit curtain is very characteristic and distinctive element and it was incorporated to the name of the house. The wooden curtain is functional, it took 200 hours to assemble it. It help to integrate the house to the surrounding nature and reduce the directs sunlight to the interior, especially in the morning. All rooms are taking advantage of daylight thanks to the floor to ceiling glass walls that line the house.
These students have worked on the project at school supervised by their tutors Greg Upwall and Jennifer Asselstine. The instructors took advantage of an opportunity to involve student in their design project. As the result, a beautiful, functional and sustainable construction has been created. The finished project has a table, storage and shelving system that not only responds to the needs of an office, but it creates an extra space for a family - a lounge area. Green and sustainable design was on of the demands of the client, it have been met by using eco-friendly materials. Students have chosen constructions, isolation, lightening and other elements that serve the best to the location of the office space.
The main challenge for architects from architecture studio Guillherme Torres was to take advantage of natural qualities of the land taking into account relations with the neighbours. The house was partially lowered and moved from the street by about 5 meters, what provides the interior with enough of natural light and as a bonus a maximum of privacy. Construction of the house is very functional and its appearance is very calm and effective. The shape is composed by a number of boxes. The one of them, a wooden box houses the main entrance, staircase and service entrance. Garage is built on slope, stone pavement gives it an elegant look. Wood and stone are used in the whole house. The structures are made mostly from concrete and steel. Except for living room area where we can find glass and aluminium. An interesting element of this room is an integrated swimming pool.
The building is formed by two elements. First one, matt and prismatic National Centre building is situated close to the road that goes around the city walls and is parallel to the edge of the quay. The other building is more angular and more transparent. Between them, a large ramp descends, leading visitors into the museum. The entrance should represent a metaphor to the theme of the museum which is the underwater archeology. As one plunges into the ocean, a visitor dives in the museum. The most used materials are concrete, glass and metal. The sign with the name of the museum composed of enormous lettering is very playful, visitors can sit on the letters and admire the complex and the special atmosphere of the place.
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