The New Norwegian Embassy that constructed from local materials, with local labourers, and the intention is to integrate the building with the surrounding city texture, such as wood and stone is located in Patan, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal was designed by the Norwegian architectural firm Kristin Jarmund Architects on commission from the Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property. The building is integrated into the slope of the site, allowing plateaus of outdoor space to extend into the building. A south facing intimate patio is directly linked to the vestibule inside. Read more »

Munich BMW Building by Coop Himmelb(l)au in Germany

The BMW Welt building designed by Wolf Prix of the Vienna-based architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, BMW Welt — or BMW World — joins an impressive list of high-profile architecture projects by German car companies in recent years, including Zaha Hadid’s BMW factory in Leipzig and UNStudio’s Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. Whether from a passion for well-built machines or a more self-serving interest in architecture’s ability to promote an aura of technological sophistication, the auto companies are underwriting buildings that combine a stunning level of structural refinement with a flair for formal experimentation. Read more »

Commissioned by Dutch real estate developer Provast, Blaak 31 that has designed by KCAP Architects & Planners is a 23,000 square meter office building situated on development of Provast, a prominent corner next to Blaak metro and train station alongside Rotterdam’s future Market Hall, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. KCAP’s design responds providing a transparent and lively street frontage housing public functions like a café and a library. Read more »

“Prefabrication is the practice of assembling elements of a structure in a factory or other manufacturing site, transportation and complete assemblies or sub-assemblies on the building site where the structure must be placed. Prefabricated building is a type of building that consists of several components made in factories or units and then are assembled on site to complete the unit. Sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions. And sustainable architecture Read more »

The “super-functionalist” office building that located in Groningen, Netherlands, named Shaken Office was completed by Zerodegree Architecture. The two buildings of impressive architecture design; an identical set of floor plans, with spaces to be rented from 15 minutes to 15 years on limited resources, for office and scientific laboratory uses. The design of the facade is not final, and the facade panels are perforated steel panels covering 50% of the “second skin”. They aim to rejuvenate the functionalist architecture with a form of energy. A monolith of a sensual translucency, light body and voluptuous shape, the architects call the “super-functionalism, ” the rhetoric “lightness makes a strong impression” on its base. Read more »