Reiach and Hall’s archive of British civil nuclear industry named Scotland’s best building

November 24, 2018 Jon Astbury 0

An archive of the UK’s nuclear legacy is housed inside this angular structure by Reiach and Hall Architects, which has been named Scotland’s best new building by the RIAS. Located in Wick, in the north of Scotland, Nucleus houses the local archive of the country of Caithness, which is accessible to the public and dates back to 1589. But

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Snøhetta completes colourful fishing facility in Norwegian archipelago

November 21, 2018 Lizzie Crook 0

Architecture office Snøhetta has completed the 6,000-square-metre Holmen Industrial Area in a fishing hub in Sortlandssundet, northern Norway. The industrial facility comprises four distinctive buildings and a guest house, which seamlessly combine fish farming facilities with the company’s corporate headquarters. Commissioned by shipowner Holmøy Maritime, the highly sophisticated complex in the archipelago of Vesterålen was designed to accommodate

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Japanese space research centre will be suspended over moon-like crater

November 14, 2018 India Block 0

Clouds Architecture Office’s concept designs for the Avatar X space exploration campus in Japan, will have a robotics research centre suspended over an man-made crater. New York-based architecture firm Clouds Architecture Office designed the space technology research campus for Avatar X in old mining site in Oita prefecture, Kyushu, which already resembles a lunar landscape. The

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2 Sophisticated Industrial Style Homes

November 12, 2018 HD Staff 0

Two similar style homes await our perusal here, each with an industrial style vibe that is steeped in sophistication. Raw concrete walls and ceilings, cracked and crazed do not typically evoke a vision of luxury living. However, take a moment to absorb the interior designs of these two apartments that incorporate high-end furniture design, modern […]

Massive stone blocks form walls of Provence winery

November 4, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect has completed a winery in Provence with facades made of one-tonne stone blocks, which are staggered in places to let the light in. Paris-based Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect designed the facility for winemaker Les Domaine Ott’s Château de Selle estate, which is located in the iconic Côtes de Provence region near the

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Habitech Architects imitates mountains with sewage works in Taiwan

October 20, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A trio of dome-shaped structures enclose the Taoyuan Sewage Treatment Project in northern Taiwan, designed by Habitech Architects to resemble mountains, complete with a waterfall and fish pond. Taipei-based Habitech Architects designed the complex to provide offices and an ecological education centre for a sewage plant located north of Taoyuan. The domes unite the different facilities. Constructed from modular steel frames with

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A Small Industrial Apartment With A Home Office & Blue Decor

October 12, 2018 HD Staff 0

A small apartment created with both function and style in mind. While designing this home Designer & Visualizer, Logovo, aimed to create a calm atmosphere that would radiate coziness and warmth. No easy feat considering that the home owners loved concrete, a finish notoriously known for having a more cold, industrial aesthetic. You will see […]

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WXY’s Brooklyn Navy Yard masterplan proposes “vertical manufacturing space”

September 28, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

These new renderings show the ambitions for the next phase of development at Brooklyn Navy Yard, where high-rise structures will create 5.1 million square feet of urban industrial space. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) this week released New York firm WXY Architecture and Urban Design’s visuals for the $2.5 billion (£1.9 billion) masterplan,

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Three Industrial Style Lofts WIth Natural Accents

September 24, 2018 HD Staff 0

The industrial style loft look carries a cool and trendy aesthetic of exposed brick and raw concrete walls, often with exposed ducting, pipework and electrical wires. The rough look is now chic for sure, but what about rounding off the edges of that industrial loft look just a tad more? By introducing plenty of warming […]

Waterfrom Design updates Taiwanese factory with colourful accents and industrial finishes

August 30, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Waterfrom Design has modernised a 30-year-old factory in Taiwan, adding bright pops of colour and layered surfaces that evoke the aesthetic properties of water. The Taipei-based studio was tasked with overseeing the refurbishment of the facility for a company that produces water dispensers. Reflecting the firm’s change to second-generation ownership, the design aims to project

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