House in Wakaura by Archivi Architects & Associates

The wooden house designed by Archivi Architects & Associates, is built around two small courtyard gardens. The Japan cedar from Kumano and the Japanese cypress are used for the main structure material, the floor material, the siding, and the lattice material. In addition, it is promoted that nature is naturally taken into all the life scenes by two residence spaces’ tying in the corridor of the open-hearted glass.

from CubeMe by Chantal

suppose design office: cafe la miell

cafe la miell by suppose design office is located in the heart of niihama city in ehime.
the old cafe la miell was unable to accommodate large numbers of customers with its
seating capacity, so plans were made to open up a new cafe across the street that would be able to seat eighty. the client wanted a two story building and to have more parking but more than that they wanted the building to be a landmark in the area.

from Designboom - Weblog

US Census Bureau Headquarters / SOM

Situated on 80 wooded acres of the Suitland Federal Center near downtown Washington, D.C., the new 2.5-million-square-foot headquarters for the U.S. Census Bureau houses all the Bureau’s 6,000 employees. The Bureau’s previous workplace model was a 1930s ideal with offices arranged along long corridors – a model so highly codified for government workplaces that entire building typologies (finger buildings, etc) were created to accommodate the idea. SOM’s goal in designing this new headquarters for Census was to bring the very best and latest thinking on architecture and the corporate workplace from the business world and apply it to a government agency.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

Aller Media / PLH Architects

Aller Media The new building, with its triangular shape and gently sloping, determines the point of projecting Havneholm in Copenhagen harbor and is surrounded by water on both sides. The unique glass and granite facade in Norwegian, with a combination of modern and classic, reflecting the current position of the Aller Group as a dynamic and creative company that is based on the history and the Danish cultural heritage.

© PHL Architects
from Plataforma Arquitectura by Daniel Portilla

Triangle House / JVA

This house is situated overlooking the sea in full foliage of a pine forest. The possibilities offered by the lines shaped the building of this house, including roofs and heights. The exterior views are selectively framed by the windows in different spaces of the dwelling. The interior has a more fluid, with a sequence of spaces and overlapping lights both in plan and in court. This dual focus and fluidity are the character of the building.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli

lara calder architects: 'parasite prefab'

australian firm lara calder architects have sent in images of their latest project 'the prefab parasite'. the prefab parasite is to populate the unused space found in urban landscapes. to achieve sustainable densification the dwelling attaches itself to a blank building fabric found in the city. it grows on empty facades, rock faces and bridges. it finds value by turning dead public space into lively private space.

from Designboom - Weblog

Shaghai China Pavilion Expo 2010

China prepares its flag for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, which was designed by architect Jingtang and I will be faithful to its tradition evoking ancient Chinese buildings. As host Pavilion, this building will be located in a central location and outstanding. It ill be 63 meters high, 3 times the height of any other building within the Expo.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Giuliano Pastorelli

Home View / Johnston & marklee Diego rooted Architect

Situated on the outskirts of Rosario in the Argentinian pampas, landscape-View House is designed from the possibilities and limitations of new residential uses in traditionally rural areas.

© Gustavo Frittegotto
from Plataforma Arquitectura by David Basulto