While the typical American consumes 80 to 100 gallons a day, this water-wise facility thrives on a lean 7.7 gallons a day, per capita. By incorporating passive stormwater harvesting into the architecture and installing collection mechanisms for wastewater, 180 Degrees Design + Build helped this forward-thinking facility reduce its draw on the local...
Project name
Grand Canyon Hounds and Stables
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Photography
Matt Winquist
Principal architect
180 Degrees Design + Build
Design team
John Anderson AIA
Supervision
Loven Contracting Inc
Construction
Loven Contracting Inc
Typology
Commercial, Stable
Perched next to the South Third Ring Road at Yan Ta district in Xi’an, the Lovi Center is comprised of retail, hotel and offices elements. A touchstone of this project is the measure of public space and greenery. Through the use of color, sculptural form and greenery, the design aims to create an urban oasis, one that brightens Xi’an dour appearanc...
Project name
Xi’an Lovi Center
Principal architect
Christine Lam, Aedas Global Design Principal; David Clayton, Aedas Global Design Principal
Client
Shaanxi Nan-Feihong Industrial Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Mixed- Use
South African Architecture studio SAOTA presents LIGHT SPACE LIFE at the Miami Center for Architecture in Florida from 01 - 30 June 2022.
Register
https://www.saota.com
Date
01 - 30 June 2022. Monday to Friday, 10.00AM – 04.00PM
Venue
Miami Center for Architecture & Design - 310 SE 1st Street, Miami
The Sam Colachis Sr. Residence in the southern foothills of Camelback Mountain is one of five custom single-family homes designed by Phoenix’s midcentury master and fellow design-builder Alfred Newman Beadle. Only three of these iconic homes remain today.
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build (original architect - Al Beadle)
Location
Poenix, Arizona, USA
Photography
Matt Winquist
Principal architect
180 Degrees Design + Build (original architect - Al Beadle)
Design team
James Trahan AIA, John Anderson AIA
Design year
Original, 1966. (Renovation, 2014)
Civil engineer
Keogh Engineering
Structural engineer
BC Engineering
Landscape
Trueform Landscape Architecture Studio
Lighting
Habermann Electrical Designs, Inc.
Supervision
180 Degrees Design + Build
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
180 Degrees Design + Build
Typology
Residential › House › Renovation
Gardening can be a hobby with many rewards – but it’s also one that can be quite challenging at times. Often, it can be made even more complex when taking factors like climate into consideration. If you’re in a location that often faces harsher weather conditions or generally colder temperatures, you may need to find a way to keep your plants safe...
In 2018, a new cafe named 1/2 opened in Xiamen. In the past 4 years, it has developed into a coffee brand integrating coffee, inn, and customization. During the rapid development period, it plans to launch branches in Xiamen and surrounding islands. CUN PANDA NANA received this design commission.
Project name
1/2 Coffee & Bar (Gulangyu Store)
Architecture firm
CUN PANDA NANA Team
Location
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Photography
Liu Xinghao, Yan Yu Architectural Space Photography, Yu Vision
Principal architect
Cai Xuanna, Lin Jiacheng
Material
Metal Steel Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Bar
"Seed Cabin" is based on the design of a set of modules that connect with nature in an organic way as if it were part of it, under the concept of nature tourism they are located in such a way that to have access to them You need to go through a large part of trails and hills that help to discover these residential areas and generate a different exp...
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Typology
Hospitality, Cabin Hotel
This project is located in Cuesta Blanca, Cordoba. The town is known for being a part of a water reserve called Los Gigantes, which is an ecologically-protected area where the conservation of its special native forest ecosystem is the main focus.
Project name
Casa Escondida (Hidden House)
Architecture firm
Ravelo Julia – Sur Taller de Arquitectura
Location
Cuesta Blanca, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ravelo Julia
Collaborators
Vanesa Brizuela, Sofia Bringas, Manuel Villafañe
Civil engineer
Tissera Marcela
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Reinforced Concrete, Bricks, Wood, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Prague has announced the winner of the international architectural competition for the design of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall, which is the team of the Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), led by Bjarke Ingels and Brian Yang.
Project name
Vltava Philharmonic Hall
Architecture firm
Bjarke Ingels Group
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Bjarke Ingels and Brian Yang
Collaborators
AED PROJECT – Aleš Marek, Šárka Schneiderová; John Henley, Karel Košek, Tomáš Hrádek; NAGATA ACOUSTICS – Marc Quiquerez, Neza Kravanja; THEATRE PROJECTS – Findlay Ross, Mark Stroomer; BURO HAPPOLD – George Keliris, Kostis Lysikatos, Michael Keverne; SYSTEMATICA – Tiffanie Yamashita; FRONT – Marc Simmons, Jill Fredrickson
Visualization
Mozses, Bjarke Ingels Group
Client
Institute of Planning and Development (IPR Prague) & The City of Prague
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Philharmonic Hall
Exculpatio by nomad. + Global R&D Cemex is a silent demonstration and a sculptural space simultaneously hosted at Giardini della Marinaressa in Venice, Italy and Global R&D Cemex Headquarters in Biel-Bienne, Switzerland. It is part of the Exhibition “PERSONAL STRUCTURES” curated by the European Cultural Centre during the Venice Biennale 2022.
Photography
Images courtesy of Almudena Cadalso & Global R&D Cemex,
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