The Silo Competition proposal by NL Architects

Amsterdam City Council recently held ‘The Silo Competition’ which involved the adaptive and reuse design for two former sewage treatment silos in the city’s Zeeburg district.

For the competition NL Architects proposed silos dedicated to climbing, sports and culture. In their design the existing structures were extended to the maximum height to benefit from the views.

The cultural silo consists of two theaters with dressing rooms and rehearsal spaces, spaces for workshops, exhibition spaces, music studios and a space for hair design. A bridge connects the silos at the height of the original roof level and office spaces will be positioned on top. The top level will be dedicated to a restaurant with 360 views and a roof terrace.

Seen at designboom. More images after the break.

Container Art / Bernardes Jacobsen

Architects: Bernardes Jacobsen Architecture
Location: Parque Villa-Lobos, São Paulo, Brazil
Partners in Charge: Thiago Bernardes and Paulo Jacobsen
Collaborators: Bernardo Jacobsen, Edgar Murata, Daniel Vannucchi and Rafael Oliveira
Design year: 2008
Setting up: 2008
Photographs: Leonardo Finotti

Rouen Grand Mare / Beckmann-N’Thépé architects

Architect: Beckmann-N’Thépé architects – Aldric Beckmann, Françoise N’thépé
Location: Rouen, France
Project Manager: Alice Auriau
Project Architect: Nicolas Gaudard, Laura Giovannetti
Assistant Architects: Nathanaëlle Baes, Frank-David Barbier, Caroline Huybrechts, Camille Lacoste
Landscape: Florence Sylvos (Paris)
Constructed Area: 950 sqm + patio
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Stephan Lucas

The Ramp house / Archivirus

Athanasia Psaraki shared with us this house for a skater in Athens. Take a look at this impressive interior work.

Architect: Archivirus
Location: Athens, Greece
Design Team: Athanasia Psaraki
Project Year: 2006
Construction Year: 2007
Constructed Area: 80 sqm
Photographs: Athanasia Psaraki-Theo Vranas

Matchbox / Allard Architecture

Allard Architects shared with us Matchbox, their latest building in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that just got approved by the Amsterdam Aesthetics Committee. Completion expected for December 2010.

Architect’s description and more images after the break.

Kunstmatigheid wordt attractie

Het architectenbureau Mass Studies van de Koreaanse architect Minsuk Cho ontwierp een tijdelijk paviljoen voor het Denver’s City Park. Het opblaasbare bos ligt aan de westerlijke oever van het Ferril Lake en beslaat een oppervlakte van ongeveer 1000 m2.

ORDOS 100 #34: NU architectuuratelier

This villa is located in plot #28 of the ORDOS project.

Architects: NU architectuuratelier
Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
Design year: 2008
Construction year: 2009-2010
Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China
Client: Jiang Yuan Water Engineering Ltd, Inner Mongolia, China
Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox

Projects around the Royal Racecourse in Ostend / BURO II

Belgian practice BURO II designed some new projects around this historic site with a great importance to the city of Ostend. This is, amongst others, determined by its location: the proximity to the sea the Royal Galleries and the historically important Thermae Palace. The former racecourse for horse racing was turned into a collection of projects, and a crossroads of activities, which bring a new urban dynamic to ‘the queen of seaside resorts’.

The inner court of the Royal Racecourse has been redeveloped as a golf course (1).

The protected ‘little castle’ has been restored and renovated into the clubhouse for the golfers on the one hand; and on the other hand, into a restaurant with a stunning view on the first floor (2). The Kinepolis movie complex slips into these urban natural surroundings. The building’s volume follows the projection and visible lines of the halls, and minimizes its presence in comparison to the monumental views. The concept is based on the flow of pedestrians – starting from the Royal Galleries through the foyer along the racecourse. The corporate venue rooms on the first floor offer a stunning view over the racecourse (3).  On the other side, 114 apartments are being built, whereby the maritime character can be found in both the design and in the use of materials, with large glass surfaces and white concrete. The continuous use of terraces makes the sea part of life in this building (4).

Galvani House / Christian Pottgiesser – architecturespossibles

Architects: Christian Pottgiesser – architecturespossibles (Paris)
Location: Paris, France
Client: private
Design Team: Christian Pottgiesser (architect) , Alejandro Ratier (designer), Pascale Pottgiesser (artist)
Engineer: Joël Betito
Assistant: Dr. Florian Hertweck
Furniture design: arch. Raphael Budin (low table + dining table)
Contractors: ERCN (main construction), Carrières du Bassin Parisien (masonry), Menuiserie du Val de Loire (carpentry), ATN (landscaping), CMBR (windows), Miroiterie MARUT (mirrors), ESBEI (waterproofing), EGEBAT (plumbing), SAP/ABD (paintwork)
Design year: 2002
Construction year: 2003
Constructed area: 140sqm extension, 40sqm entrance + winter garden,
160sqm terraces + gardens + 160sqm existing house
Budget: private
Photographs model: Pascale Thomas
© Photographs: Gert von Bassewitz (Hamburg)

MiNiBAR

Een leuk nieuw concept. De hotelminibar naar een heel ander niveau getild.
In deze miniBAR op de amsterdamse Prinsengracht krijg je bij het binnenkomen van de concierge een sleutel van een frigo. Samen met je vrienden bedien je je dan zelf van drank, snacks en eten.

Afrekenen doe je bij het buitengaan.
Een ontwerp van het Amsterdamse architectenbureau Concrete.