Buildings – Page 93

  • Allowing customers to see as much as possible in the warehouse-style space was much more important than creating a precious “gallery” store.
    Building Study

    Sofa, so good

    2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Four years after its completion, David Walker of Walker & Martin returns to the Aram furniture showroom in London’s Covent Garden

  • An artist’s impression from Edaw of the proposed bridge linking Stratford City to the main stadium and Olympic Park during the London 2012 games.
    Technical

    Playing the games

    2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

    The London Olympics promise a wealth of new projects, but architects waiting for information deserve a medal for patience

  • Munich’s Allianz Arena glows red when Bayern Munich are on the pitch.
    Technical

    I wish I'd done that... leisure building

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    Matthew White on Herzog & de Meuron’s Allianz Arena in Munich

  • Plastic screens (bottom of picture) veil the merchandise in the LA Prada store.
    Technical

    I wish I'd done that... retail building

    2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Eva Jiricna on Rem Koolhaas’ Prada store in Los Angeles

  • By building twin penthouses with a shared central core, Group-O Architecture could reduce the number of modules for its Hoxton scheme from eight to six.
    Technical

    Pop on a penthouse

    2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Modular steel construction means you can build upwards on an existing building while minimising disruption

  • Marco da Cruz
    Technical

    I wish I'd done that... Metal structure

    2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Marco da Cruz on Alec Issigonis’s design for the Mini

  • The architect wanted the walkway to look like a “delicate glass box” with generous proportions and solid steel supports for a crisp profile.
    Technical

    Swinging London

    2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

    For twin bridges in London’s Docklands Patel Taylor opted for the technically challenging option of pivoting from one column

  • View along the waterfront showing the richly modelled main elevations.
    Building Study

    Estuary English

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    The drive to lure homebuyers to the Thames Gateway starts in earnest with high-spec apartments like these by Hawkins Brown in Essex.

  • The random yet ordered facade on the new build block at Longlands Mill.
    Technical

    How we cracked it 30: Stalybridge, near Manchester

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    The challenge: To design affordable and aesthetically original pre-cast concrete balconies and vertical fins for a residential development

  • Technical

    Further to go with energy

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    The Energy Review has some good points, apart from the nuclear bit

  • Technical

    Techbrief

    2006-07-21T00:00:00Z

    This week's innovations

  • Building Study

    Building on the future

    2006-07-14T12:49:00Z

    The AA pavilion has taken students from writing their own bespoke software to building at 1:1 scale. Unit 2’s tutors — Martin Self and Charles Walker of Arup’s Advanced Geometry Unit — look back on a learning experience

  • A canopy with a mirrored soffit floats above the carpet, suspended from the roof by 26 steel cables. The weighty canopy also distracts viewers from noticing the 2.1m walls of near-invisible glass.
    Technical

    Suspension of disbelief

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    At the V&A’s new Islamic gallery, Softroom’s surfaces play tricks on visitors and exhibits

  • This tin Pan-Metal surface has been polished to mirror-like reflectance.
    Technical

    Soldier of fortune

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    An ancient warrior’s ingenuity paved the way for a coating innovation

  • David Perera
    Technical

    I wish Id done that... surface

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    David Perera on the reception of the UNA Hotel Vittorio in Florence, by Fabio Novembre

  • Nigel Bailey
    Technical

    Time Test

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Nigel Bailey of Dixon Jones revisits the National Gallery to see how the flooring and wall surfaces have fared two years on from its renovation

  • The house is approached from its upslope side. A terrace has been established for parking.
    Building Study

    His dark materials

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Tom de Paor’s first standalone house brings a hint of aggression to a hillside in the Irish town of Dalkey. Pity about the garden, though

  • Building Study

    Tokyo’s jewel box

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Whether you see it as a box of mysteries or a lump of nougat, RIBA Gold Medallist Toyo Ito’s jewellery store in Tokyo’s Ginza district is nine storeys of surprises.

  • Technical

    The magic numbers

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    It’s not just the golden section — architects often use complex mathematical sequences as inspiration for their designs. David Littlefield reports on the latest schemes to find their forms from numbers

  • Technical

    ‘L’ stands for leakage

    2006-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Airtightness could be a much more effective solution to energy efficiency and reducing CO2 than insulation, according to overdue research on meeting Part L.