Here is a new one, a Factory made of shipping containers!----------------------Malpyo, a family business with a long history spanning over three generations, is expanding into the cosmetics sector. URBANTAINER’s mission is to capture the spirit of the company’s transition to a modern and trend-oriented brand...
What a Fabulous shape overall.Plot # 1282 is a residential project located on the northern periphery of Beirut at the proximity of one the city’s abandoned and unused railway terminal, military barracks, leftovers of agricultural land and a 30‐meter wide highway. The zone in which our project...
Massive container reuse in the form of a sports stadium!--------------------The plans for the cargotecture stadium—the latest in Qatar’s total of eight proposed host venues for the FIFA World Cup—was revealed this week Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organization tasked with delivering the infrastructure for...
Very simplistic design!---------------------------------------At the hottest spot in the most important alley of decoration in the city: alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva there was the only empty plot left. The client rented it and commissioned the architect to come up with a very low budget design,...
Using solar panels as wall and ceiling material. This is the idea I plan to do as well, but in a more artistic way.-------------------------There is a story behind nearly every design I conceive. Very often the story is about coincidence or even a failure that...
Fintech Meets Containers, two of my favorite things have merged, in Africa!--------------Text description provided by the architects. This project is a technology accelerator and co-working space in Lagos, Nigeria. During the summer of 2016 a competition was launched to design a building for a team of software...
Great use of Steel, Glass, Wood and old factory parts------------------------------When I first visited this site, the owner and I immediately had the idea for a building that seems to be emerging out of the landscape. The east end of the house is buried, while the...
Ive been told multiple times containers cannot be thermally controlled. So it must be really cold in these built in Ski Country.-----------------------------------Skiers whooshing past this picturesque ski resort may want to slow down to take in its stunning beauty. Located in the Caucasus mountain range...
Love the idea of being self supportive. Our plans call for a greenhouse built in directly behind the Kitchen.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nhia Architects are no strangers to bringing green space indoors, but their new Binh House can actually grow enough food for three generations of one large family....
Great use of space clad in Corten Steel, Glass and Concrete.--------------------------------------------------------Seattle-based firm, Olson Kundig Architects unveiled a brilliant T-shaped home called Rimrock whose elongated design ‘floats’ over a local wildlife trail. Located deep in the forest of Spokane, Washington, the 5,200-square-foot structure is supported by a platform that...