Imagine having this sweet public market pop up in your town? Well the lucky residents of Rotterdam are actually getting one! This week, the mayor of the
As part of the Viva Vancouver program, two parking spaces near coffee shops were transformed into a modular deck that serves as a public lounge in Vancouver.
To compliment the site and provide balance between structure and landscape, the main living spaces were lowered to four feet above lake level, rendering a lower profile. From the road above, the entry sequence descends to the front door where views through the house reveal the lake beyond, seemingly on the same level. The massing of the house is focused to the west to maximize view and optimize daylight, and creates two courtyards – one each at the public entry side and the private lakeside. The tallest volume is utilized to bring privacy for outdoor living to the lakeside by shielding it from the adjoining property.
The Glaciarium in southern Argentina recently opened and will serve as an educational resource and research institute to monitor the glaciers of the nearby ice cap.
Recognizing a deficiency of affordable housing, The City of Santa Cruz, California has begun a program based on the reuse of the once vital granny flat,
