Residential Buildings, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Project Information Architect: J. L. Mateo (MAP) Year: 19 Our Comments The facade of these buildings is clad in wood to accentuate their warmth and enhance the overall quality of the project. Built on site. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingRolling Huts, Washington, USA
Project Information Architect: Sundberg & Allen Year: Our Comments Wooden posts raise these houses above ground level to protect them from intense cold and snow. The buildings are highly insulated, yet are still able to incorporate large areas of glass. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingLoftCube, Munich, Germany
Project Information Architect: Werner Aisslinger Year: Our Comments The south face is made entirely of glass, the wooden blinds serve to regulate the sunlight. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue reading‘Bauer’ House, Bergen, Finland
Project Information Architect: Saunders & Wihelmsen Year: Our Comments These houses are built entirely from wood. It is a durable material traditionally used in the most extreme conditions, which, with proper maintenance, is suitable for any climate. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingVals Spa, Graubünden, Switzerland
Project Information Architect: Peter Zumthor Year: 1966 Our Comments The interior space of this thermal spa complex has a basic, primordial atmosphere, enhanced by the skylight illumination giving its halls an unreal air. The pools appear as subterranean lakes inside a cave, creating calming and quiet spaces perfect for relaxation. See the rest of ourContinue reading
Chile’s Pavillion, Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
Project Information Architect: Germán del Sol y José Cruz Year: 1992 Our Comments A steel and wood structure combine, drawing an elegant curved exterior, playing with wood’s expressive possibilities. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingFinland’s Pavillion, Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
Project Information Architect: Jáaskelainen, Kaakko, Rouhiainen, Sanaksenaho & Tirkkonen Year: 1992 Our Comments The building calls attention to Finland’s duality, symbolizing the duplicity between its high industrial development (steel and glass construction) and the care and protection of the environment (Finnish pine cladding), representing the coexistence of two worlds: the natural and the technological. SeeContinue reading
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Project Information Architect: Mies Van der Rohe Year: 1965-68 Our Comments This building is a classic of the modern movement. It is characterised by large glass surfaces allowing light into the gallery. The horizontal roof gives a visual impression of enormous weight, and the paradox that it apparently rests on a glass wall on theContinue reading
