ArchShowcase Archive for September, 2014Montagnaro House in Ghent, New York by Mapos LLCSunday, September 21st, 2014Article source: Mapos LLC The client selected Mapos to design a low-maintenance, year-round, second home utilizing the ultimate in green building methodologies, all on a limited budget. Views to the outdoors were paramount, as well as accommodating the needs of a multi-generational family including four bedrooms, a flexible studio space for her artwork, and a wine cellar for his wine making.  Image Courtesy © Mapos LLC
Myjnia by Karina WiciakSunday, September 21st, 2014URCA APARTMENT in SugarLoaf, Guanabara Bay by STUDIO ARTHUR CASASSunday, September 21st, 2014Article source: STUDIO ARTHUR CASAS This penthouse in Rio’s Urca neighborhood has an extraordinary location, between the Sugar Loaf and Guanabara Bay. The client bought an apartment that was in terrible conditions, but with an exceptional potential for transformation. The project was guided by two complementary ideas: to create a pathway of discovery of the landscape on both sides, the bay and the mountain, and to bring as much light as possible to the three floors.  Image Courtesy © FERNANDO GUERRA
City square with passive office in Mortsel, Belgium by ABSCIS ArchitectenSunday, September 21st, 2014Article source: ABSCIS Architecten This project consists of three essential parts: a passive multi-functional building, the sustainable city square with awning and underground car park. All components have been realised in a Public-Private Partnership.  Image Courtesy © ABSCIS ARCHITECTEN
Qatar Integrated Railway in Doha by UNStudioSaturday, September 20th, 2014Article source: UNStudio Qatar Rail has appointed UNStudio as the principal architect for the Qatar Integrated Railway Project (QIRP).  Image Courtesy © UNStudio
Geneva flat renewal in Swiss by FREAKS freearchitectsSaturday, September 20th, 2014Article source: FREAKS freearchitects The client owned a 35 sqm flat downtown Geneva , Swiss, that she wanted to refurbish anew. The commission to Fre aks was to manage the largest living space possible within a pretty tricky and constraining existing setting.  Image Courtesy © David Foessel
BCN RE.SET – IDENTITY PAVILION in PLAZA NOVA, Barcelona by UrbanusSaturday, September 20th, 2014Article source: Urbanus Every year, citizens of Catalonia commemorate the events of September 11th 1714, a key date in the War of the Spanish Succession that has come to symbolize what Voltaire called “the Barcelonans’ extreme love of freedom.” With this year marking the 300th anniversary of these events, Barcelona Cultura enlisted the Fundació Enric Miralles to curate 7 public installations around the city as part of its Tricentenari BCN program.  Image Courtesy © Urbanus Antara in Mexico City, Mexico by Sordo Madaleno ArchitectsSaturday, September 20th, 2014Article source: Sordo Madaleno Architects Antara, which means “heart” in Sanskrit, represents an evolution that provides a guideline for urban renewal and defines the complex’s design based on an open space that breaks with conventional architectural norms for a shop-ping center, by means of three pedestrian entrances between the Ejército Nacional and Molière avenues in Polanco, in northern Mexico City.  Image Courtesy © Sordo Madaleno, Photo by Timothy Hursley
Casa MO in Zapallar, Chile by Gonzalo Mardones VSaturday, September 20th, 2014Article source: Gonzalo Mardones V MO House is located at an area of steep slope facing the sea coast of Chile in the commune of Zapallar. The house is buried with clearly no intention to interrupt the wonderful view to the horizon from the public road,so it is accessed by stairs and ramps going deep into the mountain to discover again, from inside the house, the sea, coast and breaker.  Image Courtesy © Nico Saieh
URBAN RESIDENCE in Sorocaba, Brazil by Marcelo SodréSaturday, September 20th, 2014Article source: Marcelo Sodré In this design, contemporary style, the architect Marcelo Sodré, created a town home with integrated around a central landscaped courtyard environment, providing privacy and keeping the modernity of the work over the years.  Image Courtesy © ELSON YABIKU & BRUNO CESAR S. SANTOS
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