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In Praise of Shadows / Pitsou Kedem Architects

Architects: Pitsou Kedem Architects
Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Design Team: Pitsou Kedem, Irene Goldberg, Hila Sella
Area: 580.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Amit Geron Styling For Photography: Eti Buskila and Irene Goldberg
Site Area: 1000 SqM. plot From the architect.… Sigue leyendo

Liquid Laundry / hcreates

Architects: hcreates
Location: Xuhui, Shanghai, China
Architect In Charge: Hannah Churchill
Branding & Graphic Design: The Orange Blowfish
Area: 700.0 sqm
Year: 2014
Photographs: Seth Powers From the architect.… Shanghai’s first Gastropub, Liquid Laundry, is a newly opened venue in Sigue leyendo

Vienna to Build World’s Tallest Wooden Skyscraper

Rüdiger Lainer and Partner plans to construct the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper next year in Vienna’s Seestadt Aspern area. 76 percent of the 84-meter tower is expected to be made from wood rather than concrete, saving approximately 2,800 tonnes of CO2 emissions… Sigue leyendo

Solid Wood: The Rise of Mass Timber Architecture

Largely overlooked in the development of Modernism, in the 21st century interest in timber architecture is making a comeback with the success of designers such as last year’s Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban, and the push toward timber towers from large influential … Sigue leyendo

Octapharma Brewery / Joliark

Architects: Joliark
Location: Hornsbergsvägen, 112 51 Stockholm, Sweden
Architects In Charge: Hans Linnman , Cornelia Thelander
Area: 7400.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Courtesy of Torjus Dahl / Joliark Project Team: Helen Johansson, Charlotte Larsson, Tobias Wallin, Susanna Dahl…
Construction Management: Sigue leyendo

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio (ES)

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio, photo: Maria Mira

The shape left in yoghurt while eating it with a spoon inspired the shape of Kutarq Studio’s Carved Bowls, a set of solid wood trays that combine different sized concave areas.     “Ideal for the entrance of your home or your desk, you can leave your keys, coins, rings, or your personal items there.” […] Sigue leyendo

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio (ES)

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio, photo: Maria Mira

The shape left in yoghurt while eating it with a spoon inspired the shape of Kutarq Studio’s Carved Bowls, a set of solid wood trays that combine different sized concave areas.     “Ideal for the entrance of your home or your desk, you can leave your keys, coins, rings, or your personal items there.” […] Sigue leyendo

Ribbon Chapel / NAP Architects

Architects: NAP Architects
Location: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Area: 80.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Koji Fujii / Nacasa & Partners Inc Structure Design: Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
Structure: S structure
Site Area: 2500 m2 From the architect.… Two Spirals Sigue leyendo

Long Dune Residence / Hammer Architects

Architects: Hammer Architects
Location: Truro, MA, USA
Year: 2014
Photographs: Hammer Architects From the architect.… Perched on a coastal bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, this new residence is designed to additionally afford views of the Pamet River and a fresh Sigue leyendo

Wood Design & Building Magazine Announces Winners of its 2014 Wood Awards

Wood Design and Building Magazine has announced the winners of its 2014 Wood Awards. Run in partnership with the Canadian Wood Council, this year the awards included for the first time an international awards category in addition to the North America awards. With… Sigue leyendo