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House . Monsaraz

Aires Mateus . + on something

Faced with the boundless extents of the Alqueva lake, the house requires a centre: a protected courtyard embracing the water. It uses the terrain to cast a dome that covers the social areas and is the lite centre ot the house. An inverted dome intersects it and creates an opening that lights the space, shaping its precise geometry and limits. The bedrooms open onto circular patios. Amid a wide natural landscape, the scale of the house is that of the patios and superior dome. They are the sole visible elements, painted in radiant white. Continue reading Aires Mateus

new Cultural Cluster . Zaanstad

MVRDV

MVRDV has won the competition to design a Cultural Cluster in Zaanstad, the Netherlands, right next to Sjoerd Soeters’ famous Inntell Hotel, a stack of green Dutch houses. The building will include a filmhouse, library, performing arts centre, pop music centre, music school, design gallery, broadcasting studio and restaurant. Continue reading MVRDV

Maggie’s Centre Barts. London

Steven Holl Architects . + archdaily

The site in the center of London is adjacent to the large courtyard of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. Founded in Smithfield in the 12th century, the hospital is the oldest in London and was founded at the same time as the St. Bartholomew the Great Church in 1123. Rahere founded the church and hospital “for the restoration of poor men.” Layers of history characterize this unique site, connecting deeply to the Medieval culture of London. Continue reading Steven Holl Architects

Tate Modern extension . London

photos: © stevekeiretsu . © Danny Birchall -mockup- Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron

harbour pedestrian bridge . Esbjerg

COBE . Esbjerg

COBE together with Jorton, SM Valmont, MOE and Krabbenhøft & Ingolfsson have won the international competition for a new promenade and pedestrian bridge connecting Esbjerg harbour – Denmark’s biggest harbour as regards area – with the city center of Esbjerg. The 280 m long bridge takes shape as a branch gradually connecting and growing between the harbor edge and the city. Each turn offers new vantage points with unique views to Esbjerg, the historic surrounding landscape and the water front. Continue reading COBE