Month February 2008

Pedregal Shopping Centre at Mexico City

Proposed by Pascal Arquitectos, the design of Pedregal Shopping Centre is already spotted on the net since last summer. As you see the picture, the facade of the building consists of two element that make it contrast to the city…

T-Bone House in German

150sqm T-Bone House was designed by COAST architects. Located near Waiblingen, German, the house adopts green approach by utilizing geothermal heating and rainwater collection. Set in an established orchard outside Waiblingen, the T-Bone house’s sloping site gives it sweeping views…

Cambridgeshire Police Station by McBains Cooper

A police station has been designed by McBains Cooper for Cambridgeshire Constabulary in Cambourne. The station that will cost £1.3m for the completion, has a green approach by utilizing solar panel and wind turbine for its electricity power. The two-storey,…

Zaha Hadid’s Lilium Tower in Poland

Implementing a transparent structure, the 250m Lilium Tower by Zaha Hadid chosen by the client as the winning proposal for adding skyline in Warsaw, Poland. This tower consists of apartment and hotel with 130,000 m2 total area. The Lilium Tower,…

Montecito Residence in Toro Canyon at Montecito, California

Designed by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, the Montecito Residence won the AIA Seattle Honor Awards in November 2007. This residence designed for a single-family with unique environmental conditions. The Jury wrote of Montecito Residence: “This is the work of…

Ice Hotel, Art or Architecture?

I just wonder how this hotel can protect a human, as you know i live in tropic country that never see snows. An ice sculpture is strange for me, but this a hotel that made from ice, wow… The dropping…