Springer's Blog – July 2010 Archive (33)

Light Thread

This exquisite, 30,000-square-meter proposal for the wrestling arena for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing won second prize in the design competition. Thoughtfully designed by Japanese firm EASTERN design office,…

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Added by Springer on July 31, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Xiamen Museum

I just love this gorgeous design! Xiamen Museum in China is designed by architectural firm MAD to sit on an island in the middle of a reservoir in the center of the Xiamen. On the ground, the sculpted public space… Continue

Added by Springer on July 31, 2010 at 11:58am — 1 Comment

Housing+

This elegant wedge by C.F.Møller Architects, is designed to rely 100% on renewable energy. Situated prominently between Aalborg's bridges, Housing+ holds 60 residential units and shelters a public… Continue

Added by Springer on July 30, 2010 at 2:09pm — 5 Comments

Murturm Nature Observation Tower

The Murturm Nature Observation Tower pokes out just above the tree tops next to the Mur River in Austria. The tower was designed by terrain:loenhart&mayr and opened in March of this year. The 27 meter tall sculptural structure follows the principles… Continue

Added by Springer on July 30, 2010 at 1:33pm — 1 Comment

Conch Shell House

Designed by the Mexican artist Octavio Ocampo, the Conch Shell House sits on the Isla Mujeres in the Caribbean. Ocampo is known for embedding multiple images into a larger image, giving layers of meaning to explore in his work. With this structure, he embeds a conch shell form into a home, and layers more shells - literally and figuratively - within the… Continue

Added by Springer on July 23, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

iCUP Installation

Technically called the "iCUPS.II_syntheticLANDSCAPES" installation, this piece by APHIDoIDEA seeks to counteract the ordinary relationship between the paper cup and its user. Installed at the Phantom Galleries LA, the 4,000 paper cups are used to create an undulating landscape in a storefront. We typically use paper cups for an… Continue

Added by Springer on July 23, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Old News is Green News

ACROS has been open since 1995 in Tenjin in the middle of Fukuoka, Japan, but it is still and eye-catcher. Designed by Emilio Ambasz and Associates, the 1,000,000 square foot building had to both provide a multi-use "symbolically decisive" building and still… Continue

Added by Springer on July 22, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Rotterdam Market Hall

Both curious and functional, the Rotterdam Market Hall by MVRDV began construction at the end of last year. MVRDV won the competition by Provast to create the hall while meeting the Netherland's new hygienic constraints, which require traditional open air meat and fish markets to be covered. The hall is also home to 228 residential apartments, 100… Continue

Added by Springer on July 22, 2010 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Exquisite Retreat

Designed by Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Architects and completed in 2008, Villa Mecklin is elegantly simple. Located in the archipelago of Finland, the vacation home is 70 square meters - and more than half of that is terrace.… Continue

Added by Springer on July 20, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Undercover Resort

"Galije" is an exclusive luxury resort with an Aston Martin hotel. It will sit on an untouched parcel of coastline, roughly two kilometers from the Sveti Stefan peninsula. Created by MVRDV for DC Invest and Petar Petrovic, the goal of the design was to combine… Continue

Added by Springer on July 20, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

MOCA

Designed by Foreign Office Architects (FOA) in collaboration with Westlake Reed Leskosky Design, Cleveland, Ohio's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) will be a functional and beautiful expansion. The nearly 34,000 square foot… Continue

Added by Springer on July 19, 2010 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Bailly School Complex

Completed in 2006, the Bailly School Complex in Saint Denis, France draws from the glazed brick and shed roofs that define the nearby industrial neighborhood. Designed by Mikou Design Studio, the 3,900 square meter location has classrooms extending north to south in thin strips and a set of interior gardens. The esplanade extends into the… Continue

Added by Springer on July 17, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Benidorm Promenade

Typically, seaside promenades are designed as a transit area parallel to the coast, and to protect existing structures from being damaged by the waves. The Benidrom West Beach Promenade in Spain, designed by the Office of Architecture in Barcelona and completed in 2009, aims to create a beautiful, organic destination with its own lifestyle. The lines of the… Continue

Added by Springer on July 17, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Wilkinson Residence

Designed by Robert Harvey Oshatz the Wilkinson Residence was designed in 1997 and completed in 2004 for a client in Portland, Oregon. The 5,162 square foot home is situated on a steeply sloping lot, which allowed the main floor of the home to be about level with the forest's canopy, truly giving the feel of being in a tree… Continue

Added by Springer on July 16, 2010 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Jelloware

Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like - tableware made out of jello. Conceived by The Way We See The World, these edible cups are made entirely from agar-agar and come in three flavors: ginger-mint, lemon-basil, and rosemary-beet. And, since agar-agar is a seaweed extract, if you're full, you can just toss the cup on the lawn for a convenient natural… Continue

Added by Springer on July 16, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Water-Cooled House

Completed last year in Bukit Timah, Singapore, the exquisite "Water-Cooled House" was designed by Wallflower Architecture + Design. It was awarded the 10th Singapore Institute of Architects Architectural Design Award 2010. In such a warm climate, it utilizes a simple and beautiful way to reduce the heat trapped by the house. The second… Continue

Added by Springer on July 15, 2010 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Structural Geodesics Skyscraper

Designed by Vahan Misakyan for the city of Yerevan in Armenia, this three-pronged skyscraper performs a multitude of functions. Formed by an arrangement of structural geodesics, the spires will house residential units, office spaces and hotels, and will effectively transform into whatever is needed. The towers are also connected… Continue

Added by Springer on July 15, 2010 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Dexia Tower

Standing 145 meters tall, encompassing 38 floors, Dexia Tower is the third tallest building in Brussels. It is situated in the middle of Mint Square and is visible from several major traffic arteries in the capital. It has a total of 6,000 windows, 4,200 of which are installed with an average of 12 LED light bulbs, totaling 72,000 bulbs. Commissioned by Dexia and… Continue

Added by Springer on July 14, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Treehotel

My inner child is delighted at the thought of not only having a tree house, but also a tree hotel when I'm away on an adventure.

Located in the Boreal forest in the village of Harads in Sweden, approximately 60 km south of the Arctic Circle, Treehotel opens this Saturday, 17 July 2010. Four rooms are already… Continue

Added by Springer on July 14, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

ART4D Pavillion by Apostrophy's

At the Architect Expo 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand-based studio Apostrophy’s has created the vibrant ART4D Pavillion. On their website, Apostrophy's refers to the playful pavilion as a "Pee Pa Home," which in Thai which means a Ghost Blanket, referring to… Continue

Added by Springer on July 13, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments