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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. POLYTOPO / Apartment renovation strategy in Athens, Greece by Z-levelApril 18th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Z-level POLYTOPO is a low-cost intervention proposal to the interior of “polykatoikia” apartments in Greece, based on a new construction system aiming at upgrading devalued properties.  Image Courtesy © Charalampos Louizidis
Read the rest of POLYTOPO / Apartment renovation strategy in Athens, Greece by Z-level Giacomo Zanella Primary School in Villafranca (VR), Italy by GDA officina di architetturaApril 16th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: GDA officina di architettura The project area is located in the outskirts of Villafranca and Verona, between the urban core and the agricultural land. The more distinctive presence is the “strada della Rizza” around which is structured the small village Rizza, that’s a quite busy output axis of Verona. The new building is designed as a reconstruction and expansion of a previously existing one lying parallel to the “strada della Rizza” and looks like an inhabited wall that protects the school from the nearby road. For this reason, it present a 3,5m high basement in concrete without any window that look like an infrastructure’s construction.  Image Courtesy © Nicolo Galeazzi
Sacramento Modern Residence in Orangevale, California by Klopf ArchitectureApril 16th, 2017 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Klopf Architecture Architecture designed and Van Gelder Construction built a new warm, modern residence to replace an existing ranch home. The owners, who previously lived in a Streng home (similar to an Eichler), liked clean lines, simple details, and openness to the outdoors. The site is a large plot in a semi-rural area surrounded by an open field, large oak trees and a seasonal creek. It is a calm environment that invites a close connection with the house. The house is a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, and 2,633 square foot that is intended to be the home this couple will live in for a long time.  Image Courtesy © Mariko Reed
Read the rest of Sacramento Modern Residence in Orangevale, California by Klopf Architecture Expansion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) in Canada by OMAApril 16th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: OMA The Pierre Lassonde Pavilion—the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec’s fourth building is interconnected yet disparate—is a subtly ambitious, even stealthy, addition to the city. Rather than creating an iconic imposition, it forms new links between the park and the city, and brings coherence to the MNBAQ.  Image Courtesy © OMA
Read the rest of Expansion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) in Canada by OMA Montecito Residence in California by olson kundigApril 16th, 2017 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: olson kundig The Montecito Residence is a single-family home set in fire-prone Toro Canyon near Santa Barbara. The owners wanted a house that minimized the use of scarce natural resources and that was equal to the challenging environmental conditions of the site. The design solution was to harvest and control the very climatic conditions that put the canyon so at risk for fire: the sun and the wind.  Image Courtesy © Nikolas Koenig
Read the rest of Montecito Residence in California by olson kundig Keukenhof in Netherlands by Mecanoo architectenApril 16th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Mecanoo architecten Keukenhof finally has a proper main entrance. Mecanoo designed an elegant gatehouse to welcome the large flows of, mainly international, visitors to the world famous gardens. A striking timber roof leans on two volumes, forming an impressive gateway to the park. The stepped roof structure of interwoven isosceles triangles provides shelter, whilst creating an ever-changing play of light and shadow.  Image Courtesy © Mecanoo architecten
Read the rest of Keukenhof in Netherlands by Mecanoo architecten The Itapuã House in Salvador Bahia, Brazil by ESTUDIOFAROL – Arquitetura, design e urbanismoApril 16th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ESTUDIOFAROL – Arquitetura, design e urbanismo Located on a small cross street to Dorival Caymmi Avenue in Itapuã, the house that bears the same name as the fascinating neighborhood of Salvador was born by the necessity of the owner to live and work in the same place. The house holder, Dj and company owner that provides physical structure for small and medium events, wanted above all a practical residence, durable and easy to maintain.  Image Courtesy © Exídio Correia
Swatch Group Office in Saket, New Delhi by Ultraconfidentiel DesignApril 16th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Ultraconfidentiel Design Amaury Watine along with his design team, have recently completed the renovation of a 2 leveled office in the depths of Saket, New Delhi. Designed for a prestigious company as Swatch Group (7000 Sq.ft) , the existing was re planned with the view of housing 50-70 persons with an emphasis on spacious look and feel and of course efficiency.  Image Courtesy © Ultraconfidentiel Design
Read the rest of Swatch Group Office in Saket, New Delhi by Ultraconfidentiel Design Richmond Olympic Oval in Virginia by CannonDesignApril 16th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: CannonDesign Visionary Legacy Olympic Venue Catalyzes Urban Redevelopment City of Richmond, Richmond Olympic Oval . The signature venue for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, the Richmond Olympic Oval is the first Olympic speed-skating facility ever designed for long-term use. The building spurred the creation of a new urban waterfront neighborhood in Richmond, BC and continues to nourish and support it.  Image Courtesy © CannonDesign
Read the rest of Richmond Olympic Oval in Virginia by CannonDesign Huafa & City Hub Wuhan Sales Center in Hubei Province, China by Shenzhen Rongor Design & Consultant Co., LtdApril 16th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Shenzhen Rongor Design & Consultant Co., Ltd With Guqin, Yu Boya met Zhong Ziqi, the only one who can understand his music; With poems, Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, met Du Fu, another renowned poet; So when the project developed by Huafa & City Hub lands in Wuhan’s CBD, in which way should it meet Wuhan?  Image Courtesy © JING Xu-Feng
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