ArchShowcase Archive for February, 2011Red Box renovation in Los Angeles by Jerry LevineThursday, February 3rd, 2011Jeremy Levine architected a new two-story addition of 700 sq.ft. to a existing 1,100 sq.ft. home. The project utilizes passive and active green technology to integrate the house with its environment.  Red Box 3D Model
l’Ecole des Beaux Arts de Versailles Complements Historic Versailles, FranceThursday, February 3rd, 2011In the town of Versailles, France, much of the architecture stands as it was hundreds of years ago, when Louis XVI surveyed the streets from the windows of his vast château. That all changed recently when Platane Beres and his team at Platane Architecture won a competition to transform a building in the heart of this quaint town. Called l’Ecole des Beaux Arts de Versailles or The Versailles School of Fine Arts, this space is located less than 500 meters from The Château of Versailles.
 The soaring glass showcases the art.
Credits: Architect: PLATANE & ILIĆ associés www.platane.net; Platane Architecture founded in 1995 by Platane Beres Images: Design Software: Nemetschek Vectorworks l’Ecole des Beaux Arts de Versailles project length of time to completion: 18 months
Mariehøj culturcenter in Holte, Denmark by WE ArchitectsThursday, February 3rd, 2011The future “Mariehøj culturcenter” draw a clear profile in the landscape. With a new foyer, the culture center will get; a new face that invites in, all people in Ruderdahl’s municipality and a heart that can bring together and highlight the many users and activities in the house.
 WEarchitecture Mariehoj
architect: WE architecture + Sophus Søbye Arkitekter assignment: Invited competition type: Culturecenter clients: Rudersdahl municipality size: 8000 m2 restoration, 800m2 new building place: Holte, Denmark year: 2010 status: 1. prize, in progress. collaborators: Sophus Søbye Arkitekter, MASU Planning, Øllgaard Consulting Engineer, Spangenberg & Madsen Consulting Engineer, Hausenberg team: Marc Jay, Julie Schmidt-Nielsen, Hermanus Neikamp, Lawrence Mahadoo, Lena Reeh Rasmussen, Jenny Selldén, Zsofia Horvath, Nora Fossum, Søren Thiesen, Luis Gill, Renovation of the Riverside Moon Bay Park, access door and landmark building in Jinhua, ChinaThursday, February 3rd, 2011
RTA Office designed the renovation of the Riverside Moon Bay Park, access door and landmark building in the city of Jinhua in China. The building is like a single object located at a singular point of the city. The place is a park with a path that leads from one point of the city’s river front.
Architecture: RTA-Office Project: 2008-2009 Construction: 2009-2011
Client: Jiangnan Greenbelt Yangtze River Department Total intervention: 2 he Building surface: 3800 m² Intexure Live-Work Studio in HoustonThursday, February 3rd, 2011After working several years in a downtown warehouse loft, Intexure’s owners, married couple Russell and Rame Hruska (both architects), transformed a vacant urban lot that had essentially been a garbage dump for many years into the site of a new Live-Work studio for their office and home. “It took a great deal of personal risk and sacrifce but has paid off with a building that represents our values”, says the couple. Furthering the process of revitalization, Intexure then developed a series of sustainable homes adjacent to the studio which balance the need for urban density with appropriate green space and areas for gathering. “What we are really seeking to do is not just design buildings but create a community”
 Intexure Studio Exterior
YRF English Studies Building For Children in Ramla, IsraelWednesday, February 2nd, 2011Ron Fleisher designed this English Studies Building for children in Ramla. The English language is a crucial tool for social mobility. Reinforcement of English studies opens up endless opportunities and changes the self-perception and ability of being an active individual in the society.  Entrance
Berlin Apartments – Digital Advanced Design through Collaborative ManufacturingWednesday, February 2nd, 2011The ‘fns berlin apartments’ was the design of an interior renovation for two apartments in Berlin, 2007-2010. The basic diagram for the Berlin project is a web of networks of spaces that allows architectural ramifications, or inhabitative ramifications.
Third Karnaphuli Bridge, BangladeshWednesday, February 2nd, 20112010 Be Inspired Award High-Point Rendel’s Third Karnaphuli Bridge was recognized as a finalist in the 2010 Be Inspired Awards. Bentley’s Be Inspired Awards program showcases Bentley users and their work sustaining the world’s infrastructure―empowering commerce, industry, communications, government, communities and more to serve and benefit people worldwide.  The first major cable supported bridge of its kind in Bangladesh • Commissioned by: The People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Roads and Highways Department The City of Houston Green Building Resource Center by IntexureWednesday, February 2nd, 2011Intexure Architects designed the City of Houston Green Building Resource Center. It is a design leading by example, proving sustainability can be both beautiful and attainable. This project successfully achieved client goals in demonstrating a variety of sustainable options as well as increasing the general public’s awareness about the value of green design.  Resource Center Entry
Water + Life Museum by LG Architects in Hemet, CaliforniaWednesday, February 2nd, 2011LG Architects designed Western Center for Archeology and Paleontology + Center for Water Education at Hemet, California in 2007. This center has won many awards.  The entire rooftop is covered with efficient solar array
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