Villa Vals studio SeARCH by Christian Muller & Architect

Designed by the architectural studio SeARCH Netherlands in collaboration with Christian Muller Architects , this underground home, is located in the Swiss village of Vals, close to the world famous thermal baths. The house is designed in such way in order not to disrupt the bath’s view while still allowing the dwellers of the house to exploit the wonderful views and allowing light to enter the building.

from CubeMe by Chantal

European Central Bank by Coop Himmelb(l)au

Work starts next spring on the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. (more…)

from Dezeen by Brad Turner

Landlines / Urban Art Projects

The international studio Urban Art Projects (UAP) transformed a standard parking garage into a large scale “art-come-architecture project” on Albert Street in Brisbane. The art project entitled ’Landlines’ is a contour map of the area that wraps itself around three faces of the 9 floor parking garage.

Photo: Aperture Photography

from Arch Daily by Karen Cilento

pugh and scarpa architects: cherokee lofts

located in los angeles, the cherokee lofts by pugh + scarpa architects is the first LEED(leadership in energy and environmental design) gold certified mixed-use or market-rate multifamily building in southern california. the five storey building consists of 12 lofts located on floors 2 through 4. the first floor is a 2800 square feet retail space. there is also one underground level of parking and a rooftop deck / green roof.

Photo: Tara Wujcik
from Designboom - Weblog

Horten Headquarters / 3XN

The Danish firm Horten wanted its new headquarters to present themselves in a classic and solid way. The solution was to design a modern office building with a new interpretation of the classical facade of stone coated.

Photo: Adam Mørk

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Daniel Portilla [Dapo]

Screen Panel Cortén, Hunter Douglas

This month Hunter Douglas presents a variation of Screen Panel Screen Panel is Cortes Cortes steel plate which has the main virtue of collecting in time in the work by the oxidation process, which allows the work will not be finalized upon completion of construction, but the process to continue for longer, being incorporated as a topic of project . Screen Panel is a product of a single skin and has the particularity to be drilled in accordance with designs or figures that the architect can create, which are generated during the panel process through computer technology.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by Fichas de Materiales

Vancouver 2010 Promises Greenest Olympic Games Ever

From the world’s largest hydrogen bus fleet to a six-acre multi-use Olympic Oval, British Columbia appears determined to host the “greenest games ever” in Vancouver come February. The city has constructed a series of stunning sustainably-built structures in preparation for upcoming events, and has also kicked off its naturally:wood website, which offers a free digital tool kit for Building Green with Wood and insight into how BC’s sustainable forestry helps LEED the way for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Read on for just a few of the Olympic buildings boasting impressive LEED certification standards.

from Inhabitat » Architecture by Kevin Gardner

Urban Forest by MAD

Beijing architects MAD have designed a skyscraper for Chongqing, China, with gardens at each level. (more…)

from Dezeen by Natasha Lyons