SkinOver Reed / IBBTE University of Stuttgart
The objective is to research the appropriateness of reed as facade and roof cladding material, especially in high altitude alpine regions.
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Pool Meadow / Studio MUTT
Pool Meadow is a refurbishment of a tired 1990s bus station, transforming it into a vibrant gateway to Coventry for UK City of Culture 2021 and beyond. The project is a unique hybrid of bus station, conservatory and art gallery, revitalising a once-unloved building in the city through low-cost, high-impact interventions to improve user experience and reduce operational energy. Site-specific artworks, theatrical lighting and generous planting animate key routes through the building, while functional upgrades to public facilities, services, retail units and wayfinding improve user comfort and accessibility.
Bigelow Laboratory Graham Shimmield Residence Hall / Simons Architects
Located on a steep hillside above the Damariscotta River in mid-coast Maine, the Residence Hall supports the Bigelow Laboratory for Marine Science’s educational mission by providing living facilities for college students and visiting scientists. Originally programmed as a dormitory on the top of the hill with visiting scientist cottages down by the water, the design team combined the students and scientists in one shared facility midway between the labs and the waterfront. The Residence Hall is designed so the students and scientists can live and learn together, sharing meals, ideas, fellowship, and recreation.
Youth Dwellings in Copenhagen / Holscher Nordberg
The curved shapes of a 1936 modernist building have been extended in height in a new addition. The transformation clarifies the crescent in the street of the former factory building. The old building has been designated with a high conservation value from the conservation authorities. The task of adding the new extension has therefore included great care for the existing architecture.
Polomé Jewelry Store / Goffart-Polomé Architectes
Located in the city center of Charleroi, the new Polomé’s jewelry is established in a former supermarket. Starting from an undefined space in which deepness was emphasized by a uniform suspended ceiling covering the entire surface, the aim of the architectural intervention is to erase this connotation by highlighting existing singularities, hidden under several finishing layers.
Y Cabin / Oslotre
Y cabin is located in the Vikerfjell mountain range in Ringerike, Norway. Extending slightly out over a small crag, it peeks out between the pine trees and gazes upon a northern forest landscape. The building volume branches out in three directions from a central pivot point, where six differently angled cross-laminated timber slats meet. This creates a complex roof geometry that allows for an open and flexible space, eliminating the need for beams and columns.
Platforma Wolff DJ Bar / Apio Studio
Platforma Wolff is Bucharest’s newest nightlife establishment. It’s a DJ Bar, which blends both the concept of a club and a bar dedicated to music.
Brutalist Duplex Apartment in de Riverside Tower / Studio Okami Architects
The Riverside Tower is a high-rise development from the early 70s designed by Leon Stynen & Paul De Meyer, beautifully situated in the bend of the river Scheldt, a stone’s throw from the city center of Antwerp. It’s here, on the 13th floor, that founding partner Bram Van Cauter of Studio Okami Architects renovated a duplex to match the brutalist tower which he calls his home.
Cascina Otto House / studio wok
The farmhouse is located on the road that leads to the top of the hill of S. Bovo, surrounded by vineyards in a rural and suggestive landscape. The clients, a young couple from Berlin, wished to convert the anonymous existing building into a convivial place to host friends, a place that could also be transformed into an artistic residence or a vacation rental.
Stillwater House / Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Located on 35 acres outside of Whitefish Montana, the Stillwater residence sits at the edge of a field along the Stillwater River. Meant as a second home for quiet retreats as well as larger gatherings, eventually, the clients plan to move in permanently to take advantage of the scenery, outdoor activities, and remoteness of the rural site.