The filigree dome forming the coating outer space access
Observatory in El Monte Rokko
Sambuichi is part of a new generation of Japanese architects keen to express the confluence of nature and architecture.
This work reflects this interaction creating a poetically cedicio which intertwine the topography, climate and materials to create a delicate approach to the contemplation of the landscape.
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Hiroshi Sambuichi
Rokko Shidare. Kobe, Japan. 2010
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Interior Space landscape with views of the Galician coast
SHELTER HOUSE TRUFFLE
Antón García Abril. Ensamble Studio
Laxe. Coruña, Spain. 2010
This is a radical and highly experimental bet this team working on the frontiers of architecture.
The approach of this minimum housing is based on the establishment of a unique construction system using nearby materials such as straw and poured concrete to build a space troglodyte that emulates the idea of the primitive hut. The counterpoint exercises the application of sophisticated resources associated with contemporary sensibility.
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The canonical image of the interior of the building
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION HALL OF BARCELONA
Mies van der Rohe
Montjuic. Barcelona, Spain. 1929
The most representative building of the so called Neo. A stream of architecture that would arise in the Netherlands and Germany, in years 20 twentieth century.
Its configuration is based on a volumetric balance game space measured between flat and enveloping sheets and through which circulates the visitor, Deployment enjoy exquisite contrasting materials.
Detail of the roof construction system. Image: Michael Nelson
CHAPEL OF SAINT BENEDICT
Peter Zumthor
Sumvitg. Grisons, Switzerland. 1989
This small church located in an idyllic village in the Swiss Alps is a sample of the exquisite sensitivity of this architect.
The accuracy of the woodwork and attention to detail serve to provide a place of retreat noted for its austerity and extreme formal simplicity.
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The scale variable deck defining SANAA pavilion
SERPENTINE GALLERY PAVILION
Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa, SANAA
Hyde Park. London, Britain. 2009
Every year, the team of the Serpentine Gallery commissions a team of architects prestigious conducting its summer pavilion at around Hyde Park London.
In the summer of 2009 be built this subtle metallic cloud to be deployed by next setting intone reflections, transparencies and glows, supported by a flimsy structure of thin pillars to generate an architectural space of inspiration.
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Indoor pool in the basement of the house
HOUSE Manrique
César Manrique
Tahiche, Lanzarote. Canary Islands, 1969.
A seminal building the architect César Manrique.
Built as a home and studio for himself, occupies the interstices of a volcanic cavities to build spaces characterized by an organicism that retrieves personal interpretations of architecture insular.
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The recreation dreamlike natural landscape offered by the project Manrique
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The textured treatment of the exterior facade of the Library
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UTRECHT
Wiel Arets Architects
Uithof Campus. Utrecht, Holland. 2004
This library is the most interesting building Uithof Campus of the University of Utrecht.
His sober exterior hides a rich volume interior spaces which has sought to ensure the right atmosphere by means of a sober austere materials and use of color in predominantly dark gray colored concrete and textured glass.
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