Bikuben Student Residence, Copenhagen by Aart

Project: Student Residence of the future. 107 hostel residences with common functions. Total consulting services. Best project in international closed architecture competition. Client: Bikubens Kollegiefond Architect: aart a/s Landscape architect: aart a/s Engineer: Rambøll Address: Njalsgade, Ørestad North, Copenhagen Year: 2003-06 Total Area: Approx. 7,000m2 Status: Built Loneliness and lack of social relations are major problems for many stude…

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WoZoCo Amsterdam Apartment + Housing for Elderly by MVRDV

Commissioned by the Het Oosten Housing Association, “WoZoCo” is an apartment building of 100 homes designed by MVRDV for elderly people / a population over 55 years located in Ookmeerweg street in the neighborhood of Amsterdam-Osdorp in the city of Amsterdam, Holland. The challenge was to make a building capable of blocking the monotonous sounds of the construction done in those years ion the peripheries of large cities, and also desi…

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Housing Block in Buenos Aires by Canda Gazaneo Ungar Arquitectos

Canda Gazaneo Ungar Arquitectos completes housing block in Buenos Aires. This building is located in a 10 mts. wide plot, in a typically urban block in Buenos Aires. The 12 two-storey residential units are split in two compact blocks bridged by a lightweight steel tower which connects them. This structure contains the lift shaft, the main stair and the connecting bridges. Due to the fact that the street was so narrow, the building was recessed to…

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Sustainable Housing System by Patrick Freet called Log Kit

New Modular Innovative design from architect Patrick Freet Loq•kit. To create walls, infill, and envelope this building system has utilizes snap-lock components that are adaptable and affordable. Intended for easy assembly that can be customized and changed, Loq•kit technology makes building and remodeling a snap, literally! This Loq•kit design won 2nd place in a recent C2C Home Competition, and although the concept is still in development, the d…

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Carabanchel Social White Housing in Madrid

Architects: dosmasuno arquitectos – Ignacio Borrego, Néstor Montenegro and Lina Toro Location: Madrid, Spain Construction beggining: September 2004 Construction ending: November 2007 Client: EMVS. Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y Suelo de Madrid Contractor: Begar Structural advisor: José Luis de Míguel Consulting Engineers: Grupo JG Photographs: Miguel de Guzmán FOOTPRINT Despite the guidelines drawn on the plots, places need to express t…

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