The office Norwegian Space Group was awarded first place in the contest for the new central train station in Oslo, in which 150,000 people now spend a day, a figure projected to double in the next few years. For the construction of this project will be demolished part of the existing structure to accommodate an [...]

We are a dynamic grouping of diverse individuals with strong culture of collaboration: there are almost 180 of us, from many different countries and backgrounds. Ideas and processes fron architecture, interior design and landscape architecture,urban design and master planning cross-pollinate in our studios. The project involved the refurbishment and extension of an existing 1960’s ‘A-frame’ Church. The church space has been re-organised to increase seating capacity and a new lounge, kitchen, office and meeting rooms added.

Thomas Bercy and Calvin Chen are Texas-based architects who eager to grow work that combine sensitivity to local context with an inventive use of resources. This Peninsula Residence was one of the representations of their ideal platform in architectural vision they have been maintained. The project was a challenge to develop a susceptible and creative result from a pre-existing condition of a 1980’s house fronting on Lake Austin. Through the use of refined detailing of the exterior materials such as the roof structure, glass, and steel, the home had been adaptively reinvented.

A single copper construction was created amidst the diversity of back façades with their richness of extensions. The copper was applied in folded horizontal lengths. Façade openings on the first floor and the balcony above can be completely closed off with hardwood shutters. In addition to the two-storey house extension, the interior was also completely rebuild. All rooms can be accessed from an open, spacious stairwell in the centre of the house.

The Universe House an be the incarnation of a complex cultural and aesthetical vision. Stefano Boeri and Gabriel Orozco discuss about how the observatory-house of Roca Blanca became a tool for knowledge. Architectural photographer Iwan Baan recently shot the Universe House, designed by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco and built by architect Tatiana Bilbao in Roca Blanca, Mexico.