The rebirth of Villa Hatvany-Lónyay. The villa that was originally designed by Miklós Ybl and built on the Ottoman-age Golden Bastion has been entirely renewed. After the Hatvany-Lónyay era the SS used the building as a casino but later it was completely demolished in a bombing raid.
Project name
Villa Hatvany-Lónyay
Architecture firm
BORD Architectural Studio
Location
Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary
Photography
Tamás Bujnovszky
Principal architect
Péter Bordás
Design team
Dorka Hindy, Róbert Benke, Róbert Gulyás
Site area
2444 m² (Gross area)
Landscape
Gardenworks – András Kuhn
Environmental & MEP
BORD HVAC Engineering Studio - Zoltán Hollókövi. Recontruction of frame: TM Janeda Kft. – János Volkai (†). Artvill Kft. – Judit Balázs, Péter Balázs
Construction
Róbert Gulyás
Material
Stone, Glass, Metal
Client
Batthyány Lajos Foundation
Typology
Cultural › Mixed-use
The man stared out the window. The water was calm and the speakers were playing Bach. Several solar storms had been seen in the orbits since morning, the latter damaging the protective cap above the hypogeum. The time to repair the cap was four hours, and it was seven hours before the next storm. All the plants and cells of the world were in good c...
Project name
Museum of Life
Architecture firm
Davood Boroojeni Office
Tools used
SketchUp, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Davood Boroojeni, Saba Ammari, Majid Mokhtari, Hamed Kalateh
Visualization
Peno Visualization Studio
Typology
Cultural › Museum
In designing a design museum, we have aimed to create a place to celebrate the intersection between creativity and ingenuity of the human mind. Conceptually the practice of design arises from the tension between form and function, between tradition and innovation, it is the fusion between technique and curiosity, the recognition of ancient craftsma...
Project name
National Design Museum Sejong
Architecture firm
AIDIA STUDIO in collaboration with ArchiWorkshop
Location
Sejong, South Korea
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Lumion, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Package
Principal architect
Rolando Rodriguez-Leal, Natalia Wrzask
Design team
Emilio Vásquez Hoppenstedt, Rodrigo Wulf Sánchez
Built area
14,514 m² + 5,328 m² (underground parking)
Collaborators
Local Design Representative: ArchiWorkshop: Su-Jeong Park, Hee-Jun Sim
Visualization
AIDIA STUDIO
Client
National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC)
Typology
Cultural › Museum, Library and Archive
The Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Center is the architectural icon of the new tourism district, which will be dedicated to winter sports, including the presence of the future indoor ski slope.
Project name
Pingyuan New Area Cultural Touristic City Exhibition Center
Architecture firm
Zone of Utopia + Mathieu Forest Architecte
Location
Xinxiang, Henan, China
Principal architect
Qiang ZOU, Mathieu FOREST
Design team
ZENG Teng, DI Wu, WANG Zhuang, Arnaud MAZZA, MA Jia, XUE Qixun
Collaborators
Local Design Architect: Henan Urban Planning Institute & Corporation. Curtain wall / Facades: EDUTH
Interior design
WU:Z DESIGN
Structural engineer
Arup Group Limited
Landscape
Landscape design: Hassell Shanghai Landscape. Design construction: QIDI Shanghai
Client
Henan Rongshou Xinchuang Culture and Tourism Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Typology
Cultural › Tourist Center
Supporting an unconventional office ecosystem inspired by nature, the Nest Art Center in Shenzhen, China is designed by M Moser Associates, and developed by Q-Plex. For art centers, their design aspirations – rooted as it is within its locale - is of equal importance to its attention to practical considerations.
Project name
The Nest Art Center
Architecture firm
M Moser Design and Architecture (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Location
Q-Plex, 4080 Qiao Xiang Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
Photography
Zheng Yan. Video: Huasheng Studio
Principal architect
Ramesh Subramaniam
Built area
2280 m² (Interior Area)
Material
Steel, Glass, Wood, etc.
Typology
Cultural › Art Center
Xinxiang, known as Muye in ancient times, is one of the important cities in the Central Plains, facing Zhengzhou across the river. Besides, the 11th Cultural Tourism City built by Sunac Cultural Tourism Group in China is located here.The huge-scale building sets like ice cubes on the water and consists of three large clusters of 9 small cubes.
Project name
Xinxiang Cultural Tourism Center
Architecture firm
Zone of Utopia/Qiang ZOU + Mathieu Forest Architecte
Location
Xinxiang, Henan, China
Photography
TOPIA Commercial Photography
Principal architect
WU Di, WANG Zhang, Arnaud MAZZA, MA Jia, XUE Qijun
Interior design
WUZ Design
Structural engineer
Arup Group Limited
Landscape
Hassell Shanghai
Lighting
PROL, Li Hui , Fu Li,
Typology
Cultural › Tourist Center
Knowledge and Action – The Key to Rural Revitalization. Tiangang Art Center is a circular-shaped art museum, located over 100 kilometers from Beijing and more than 200 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang, lies at the foot of Taihang Mountain, and adjacent to Yishui Lake.
Project name
Tiangang Art Center
Architecture firm
SYN Architects
Location
Tiangang Village, Yi County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, China
Photography
Zheng Yan, Huasheng Studio (video)
Principal architect
Zou Yingxi
Design team
Gao Bo, Jin Nan, Jiang Zhihua, Chen Shifang, Tian Yahong, Wang Ziqiang
Collaborators
Soft Decoration Design Team: Shu Kun, Gu Yuecheng
Interior design
Xia Fuqiang, He Min, Cao Zhenzhen, Qian Guoxing, Liu Tingting, Li Qianxi, Feng Yan, Guo Mengjia, Li Hui
Structural engineer
Beijing Zhonghe Jiancheng Architectural Engineering Design Co., Ltd.-Team Lu Lijie
Landscape
Xu Lu, Li Beibei, Zhang Junchao, Liu Shuang, Liang Jingqi, Shi Qingqing
Lighting
Eastco Lighting Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Construction
HCCI Urban Architectural Planning and Design Co., Ltd.
Material
Concrete, Steel, Bamboo, Wood, U-Shaped Glass, White Granular Elastic Paint
Typology
Cultural › Art Center, Art gallery, Hotel
An experiment of archetype. Are there any new architectural space prototypes that can be discussed? This is the starting point of this experimental project. This space experiment is located near the river in the tourist area of Jiangxin Island in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province.
Project name
Wood Pavilion #1 Experiment on space prototype (I)
Architecture firm
LIN Architecture
Location
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Photography
LIU Songkai, Lin Lifeng
Principal architect
Lin Lifeng, Chen Yuwei
Design team
Chai Zongrui, Li Xueqing, Huo Yan, Huang Qiyue, Zhong Yaoyao, Ren Yiyang, Chen Xiaochi, Chen Luyao, Yang Chenxuan, Wang Xuening, Zhang Zhen, Li Xiaomin, Zhu Xuanyi, Wu Yifan, Lu Zheyuan, MAO Dangran, Wen Sirui
Collaborators
Chen Yuwei, Chai Zongrui, Li Xueqing, Huo Yan, Huang Qiyue,
Construction
Shanghai Kangle Wood Structure Co., LTD
Client
Aoya Design, Jiangxinzhou Wutao Village
Typology
Cultural › Pavilion
