Serrano Flats / A-cero

The luxury, comfort, design and quality are united in the center of Madrid to provide eight new homes, brand new first class, newly renovated and designed by A-cero. There are eight rental apartments built in an old building on Calle Serrano has been completely rehabilitated to provide a spacious, bright and decorated according to modern and clean style of A-cero in full golden mile of the capital . These are the conditions that meet these apartments, owned by VP Group Hotels, which all properties have been leased before they are fully equipped.

Photo: © Luis Hernandez Segovia
from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli

Special Platform: Architecture in Spain

Ocaña Spain / Manuel Ocaña

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli

Urrezkoenea House

Peña Ganchegui y Asociados projected this unique house located near the Cantabric Coast in Getaria, Spain.

The physical constraints of the terrain explain both the desire to vanish, as well as the need to shelter, which arises on days, not unusual in that rough part of the coast, when pouring rain together with northwest gale make it an unsettling site. By turning seeking shelter from the wind, the road takes the form of a bulwark looking for a secluded vantage point to enjoy the full view of the landscape. Throughout the walk, the views come and go as a way to becoming less obvious.

from CoolBoom by Sylvia

Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum by KSP Engel Jurgen Architekten

German studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten have completed an art museum in Nanjing, China, with a series of narrow rectangular slits across the facade. (more…)

from Dezeen by Catherine Warmann

Spanish Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 by EMBT

Shanghai Expo 2010: architectural photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre is at Shanghai Expo 2010 this week and will be sending us some of the first photos of the completed pavilions, starting with the Spanish Pavilion by Miralles Tagliabue (EMBT). (more…)

from Dezeen by Marcus Fairs

Hill End Ecohouse by Riddel Architecture

Riddel Architecture of Queensland demolished a house in Brisbane, Australia, and then built a new home out of the salvaged materials. (more…)

from Dezeen by Catherine Warmann

Youth Center and Sports Complex

KOZ Architects projected the amazingly imaginative youth center and sports complex in Saint-Cloud, a western suburb in Paris, France. The child fun-house coexists with several older educational buildings and a residential development. The 1.600 square meter facility is unexpected and bold in its riotous use of colors both inside and out.

from CoolBoom by Sylvia

Finecube, Prefab House by Studio Aisslinger & Hotelier Josef Innerhof

Studio Aisslinger and hotelier Josef Innerhof originally designed this one-bedroom residence as an option for eco tourism near Bozen in northern Italy that would have a small impact on the natural landscape, but still let visitors experience beautiful sites.

from CubeMe by Chantal

Tamino would Smolenice Thermal Baths & Partner

Smolenicky & Partner Architektur of Zurich have completed thermal baths featuring oval apertures between tall wooden columns at Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. (more…)

from Dezeen by Rose Etherington

Theater 11 / EM2N

In the near future we will increasingly be confronted with the problem of building fabric from the 1960s and 1970s that no longer satisfies present-day functional and technical standards. One project that tackles this problem is the refurbishment of a theatre building in Zurich Nord, which, in order to run it as a going concern, required an additional 700 seats and a larger foyer.

Photo: © Hannes Henz

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

Jean Nouvel Paris skyscraper shelved

french architect jean nouvel's plans to build a high tech skyscraper in paris, have been put on hold after investors hard-hit by the global slowdown grew nervous. nouvel won the contract to build the signal tower in 2008 as part of an ambitious plan to rejuvenate la defense, the drab business district on paris's western edge. the project will become a reality once the economic crisis has eased,' nouvel said in a statement.

from Designboom - Weblog

Manny / Tétrarc

French Photographer Stéphane Chalmeau shared with us “Manny”, a project by Tétrarc. The building is located in Nantes, France, in a creative arts district behind the Courthouse. The project is an initiative by the Coupechoux Design Group in partnership with Nantes developer Axel Colin, and will provide a space for architecture and creative arts businesses, while open to the city and the neighborhood trough a public showroom on the ground floor, hosting exhibits, conferences and other events The chaotic aluminium skin protects the interior by filtering the direct sunlight, creating a dynamic facade that changes during the day with different reflections.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

herzog and de meuron: vitrahaus exterior

the concept of the 'vitrahaus' connects two themes which are occurring in the architectural practice of herzog & de meuron: the theme of the archetypal house and that of stacked volumes. the five-storey structure is comprised of 12 'houses' - five houses are set at the base in which seven other houses are stacked upon one another. each of the structural volumes appear as if they have been shaped by an extrusion press and are cantilevered up to 15 metres in some places. the floor slabs intersect the underlying gables, resulting in a three-dimensional assemblage or 'pile of houses'.

from Designboom - Weblog

yamasaki architects: qatar convention center

opening in 2011 is the qatar national convention centre by japanese yamasaki architects. boasting an iconic design and cutting edge facilities, QNCC is the first of its kind being built to the gold certification of U.S. green building council’s leadership in energy and environment design (LEED). the center spans an area of 177,000 sq meters and consists of a specially designed roof containing 3,600 sqm of solar panels which will supply about 12.5% of the project total energy needs. on completion, the QNCC will provide a venue of choice for regional and national conventions, exhibitions, gala events, concerts, weddings and banquets.

from Designboom - Weblog

Ala Pediatric Hospital Vila do Conde / 100 Planos Arquitectura

The project is built as a counterpart to the usual aspect of the hospitals, with white walls that convey coldness and technicality. The assignment was to build a pediatric wing for a hospital that has existed since the nineteenth century, but with the idea that not seem the typical hospital, and that both children and parents feel at home. A simpler and more emotional space where the blue and white predominate over the entire place.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli
Photo: © Pedro Serapicos

Dogan Media Center / Tabanlioglu

On Ankara-Eskişehir road, Doğan Medya Center is a distinctive media figure in the Capital city, housing Ankara studios of Dogan Media Group and its newspapers’ regional editorial offices, creating the basis of interaction between the brands of the group and providing a common source. Conceptually, the Doğan Media Centre is a simple glazed cube in response to an orthogonal site.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

VitraHaus

Over the past few years Vitra has aquired a wide-ranging Home Collection. The quantity and variety of objects by many different designers led to the idea of building a showroom to present the items to the public. Herzog & de Meuron designe the VitraHaus to display the Vitra Home Collection. The building also has some additional space to be used as an exhibition venue for selected parts of the collection or even as an extension of the Vitra Museum itself. A shop, a cafe linked to the outside and conference rooms complete the program.

from CoolBoom by Sylvia

Azteca Multimodal Transfer Station / CC Arquitectos

The Transfer Terminal link the various mass transit such as Metro, articulated buses, buses, minibuses and taxis provide a service so efficient interconnect users in an environment of security and convenience by offering various additional services such as parking, banks, convenience services and baths among others.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli

Rennes Metropole Museum / Guinea Potin

French architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau shared with us the Rennes Metropole Museum by french architects Guinée et Potin. The project is the result of a competition held in 2006 for an Eco Museum, and it includes exhibition spaces, reception and administrative offices, wrapped in a wooden skin.

Photo: © Stéphane Chalmeau
from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

House S

Located in Mechelen, Belgium, dmvA Architecten realized an addition that needed a subtle yet practical solution that allowed not only the spatial requirements requested to accommodate the family, but also an experience full of comfort, well being and connectivity.

Due to the light problem on the ground floor, a central void was created, cutting three floors, so light could enter the house via a huge dormer window. In order to lose space, the void was filled in with glass floors. This light-shaft organizes and connects all different living-functions. By means of the glass floors, a spatial transparency is created through which all spaces are connected.

from CoolBoom by Sylvia