Park Building, Vitoria, Spain
Project Information Architect: Ercilla y Campos Year: 1995 Our Comments An interesting case of a lightweight timber frame combined with large glazed areas in a public park building. Sunscreens are not critical as the site is in the north of Spain, and is placed for good shading from trees. See the rest of our favouriteContinue reading
Zenkaya 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 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 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
Moduli 225 house, Finland
Project Information Architect: Gullichsen & Juhani Year: 1960-67 Our Comments We like the feeling of lightness transmitted by this wooden structure. Different modules seem to float on the ground, among the trees in a close and intense dialogue. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingCasa RR, Itamambuca, Brasil
Project Information Architect: Andrade & Morettin Year: 19 Our Comments Large permeable panels covering the two floors protect the interior while enabling constant cross-ventilation. The prefabricated wooden structure embodies the building’s great lightness. It is finished with galvanized steel, and rests on concrete pillars, the only on-site constructed elements. See the rest of our favouriteContinue reading
Ring House, Karuizawa, Japan
Project Information Architect: Takei & Nabeshima Year: Our Comments This house, built in a privileged natural environment, creates a magical atmosphere around it. The lattice structure of laminated wood supports an outside covering of cedar boards. A sheet of birch covers the underfloor heating. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
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