Casa de la lluvia, Santander, Spain
Project Information Architect: Juan Navarro Baldeweg Year: 1978-82 Our Comments The stratification of materials (stone, glass and zinc) makes the rain transform the house, which ‘wears’ the rain, changing all the textures and colors. The building’s U form, is like open arms, attempting to embrace the valley. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingSteel and Wood Construction, Asturias, Spain
Project Information Architect: Belinda Tato and José Luis Vallejo Year: 2003-05 Our Comments Contemporary review of traditional architecture with reinterpretation of formal typologies (northern Spanish granary and glazed gallery) and construction (timber structure and wind-proofing) of the popular architecture in its environment. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingZenkaya House, Highveld, South Africa
Project Information Architect: Bigot & Zenkaya Year: 2005 Our Comments This is a prototype with massive insulation, high quality finishings, and an avant-garde design. The original concept was to make a building that would work anywhere. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingPoustinia Houses, Kilsheelan, Ireland
Project Information Architect: Bates & Maher Year: 2003-05 Our Comments These houses are articulated as abstract objects in a neutral environment. They interact with the environment through their wooden skins that provide protection and their characteristic personality. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingModulor – Le Corbusier’s Design Principles
Project Information Architect: Le Corbusier Year: 1948 Our Comments The modulor represents the anthropometric search of the human body’s measurement system in which each magnitude relates to the previous with the aureus number, all in order to serve as a basis measure for the different components of architecture. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingMaggie’s Centre, Kirkcaldy, UK
Project Information Architect: Zaha Hadid Year: 2003-06 Our Comments We’re interested in the strength of this building’s abstract form, which defines the public nature of the construction. The public personality is established through a set of planes that fold to achieve the final shape seen from street level. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingOakland Catedral, USA
Project Information Architect: Craig W. Hartman (SOM) Year: 2008 Our Comments With an oval layout, this wood, glass and perforated aluminum structure makes natural light play the leading role. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingStraw House, Eschenz, Switzerland
Project Information Architect: Felix Jerusalem Year: Our Comments A lightweight modular structure insulated with straw, it is raised from the ground on stilts to further assist insulation from cold. The exterior cladding is a plant based textile sheet. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
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