ArchShowcase Posts Tagged ‘U.S.A.’The Crow’s Nest Residence in Sierra Nevada range, U.S.A by BCV ArchitectsFriday, July 18th, 2014Article source: BCV Architects The Crow’s Nest is a ski cabin located at 7,080 feet elevation, on the mountain of the same name in the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort. Anchored on the slope, and responsive to its setting, the cabin design explores the intersection of classic modern aesthetics, craft, and the extreme climatic conditions of the site.  Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte
Sculpture at Community College in WisconsinFriday, July 11th, 2014Article source: Banker Wire Creativity. Vision. Inspiration. Those words – and many others – hang from Banker Wire mesh on the “Tree of Success” sculpture at Fox Valley Technical College. They not only reflect the characteristics that FVTC students associate with personal success, but also describe the design process of the unique sculpture. The Tree of Success resulted from a collaborative effort between students at FVTC, architects, contractors and Banker Wire.  Image Courtesy © Banker Wire
Glen Lake Tower in Michigan by Balance Associates, ArchitectsFriday, July 11th, 2014Article source: Balance Associates, Architects High on a wooded hilltop above a lake in Michigan, the Tower House is the result of an inspiring collaboration between Balance Associates, clients with a passion for architecture as well as their site, and a skilled local contractor. Directed to create \”a sustainable retreat that reflects the timeless beauty and simple comforts of the area,\” the architects responded by raising the primary living space above the dense surrounding woods in order to gain light, air and views of Glen Lake and Lake Michigan beyond. Two fin-like, metal-clad walls rise from the crown of the hill to support a three-story plywood box suspended a full story above grade.  Image Courtesy © Balance Associates, Architects
THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM in Washington by BIG-BJARKE INGELS GROUPWednesday, July 9th, 2014Article source: BIG-BJARKE INGELS GROUP A life-size indoor maze by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group is sure to delight its visitors at the National Building Museum in Washington, offering a glimpse into the upcoming BIG exhibition at the Museum in early 2015. “The concept is simple: as you travel deeper into a maze, your path typically becomes more convoluted. What if we invert this scenario and create a maze that brings clarity and visual understanding upon reaching the heart of the labyrinth”, Bjarke Ingels, Founding Partner, BIG.
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Stud Horse Mountain in Washington by Balance Associates, ArchitectsSunday, June 29th, 2014Article source: Balance Associates, Architects This 3,500 square foot home is located at the end of a ridge overlooking the Methow Valley in Northeast Washington State. The house is arranged around a courtyard to provide a sheltered area from the exposed location on the ridge. It is separated into four parts, each orientated to different views and solar exposure. A large screen porch forms a connection between the living and sleeping wings to provide an insect free outdoor dining and living space. The shed roofs with cathedral ceilings slope with the contours of the hill to reduce the overall scale and impact to the structure as it is viewed from the valley floor below.  Image Courtesy © Balance Associates, Architects
Topo House in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin by Johnsen Schmaling ArchitectsTuesday, June 17th, 2014Article source: Johnsen Schmaling Architects The Topo House occupies a site embedded in the softly rolling hills of Wisconsin’s “Driftless Region.” The project explores how a building can literally merge with its context, blurring the boundaries between architecture and landscape, between tectonics and nature.  Image Courtesy © Johnsen Schmaling Architects
Starlight in New York by Cooper Joseph StudioTuesday, June 17th, 2014Article source: Cooper Joseph Studio This site-specific light sculpture marks a new era for the museum, igniting the majestic circular stair at the heart of its historic interior. Conceived as a perfect circle in elevation, the sculpture is in dialogue with the stair so that old and new are joined in one experience.  Image Courtesy © RUSH Design, Eduard Hueber/ArchPhoto Inc.
Head in the Clouds Pavilion in New York City by STUDIOKCATuesday, June 17th, 2014Article source: STUDIOKCA The Head in the Clouds Pavilion on New York City’s Governors Island comes out of the desire to create a ‘place to dream in the city of dreams’. Made from 53,780 recycled plastic bottles – the amount, thrown away in New York City in 1 hour – it is a space where visitors can enter into and contemplate the light and color filtering through the ‘cloud’ from the inside, out.  Image Courtesy © Chuck Choi
Fall House in CA by FOUGERON ARCHITECTUREThursday, June 12th, 2014Article source: FOUGERON ARCHITECTURE This three-bedroom home, on Big Sur’s spectacular south coast, is anchored in the natural beauty and power of this California landscape. Our design strategy embeds the building within the land, creating a structure inseparable from its context. The site offers dramatic views: a 250-foot drop to the Pacific Ocean both along the bluff and the western exposure. Yet it demands a form more complex than a giant picture window.  Image Courtesy © Joe Fletcher Photography
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OMNIBUS CITY in Saltlake City by stpmjSaturday, May 31st, 2014Article source: stpmj By definition, an omnibus refers to a collection of stories made by a single narrator or several authors tied together by a single subject. It also pertains to a collection of objects at once. Along these lines, Omnibus City is a proposal that connects elements of downtown Salt Lake City that are already physically close, yet are experienced individually. Omnibus City strives to create a collection of experiences along three main corridors: Green, Culture (Main Street), and Retail. Acting as a catalyst of activity linking adjacent blocks to Main Street, these passageways are connected through a common design vocabulary of path, pattern, and phenomenon meant to permeate blocks 69 and 70 and guide visitors through its permutations.  Green Corridor / Children’s park, Image Courtesy © stpmj
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