Architecture Design of Paris Social Housing by ECDM
March 11th, 2009
Front design of Paris Social Housing by ECDM
Located at the intersection of the homogeneous and Haussmannian facades of Gossec Street, and of the disparate architecture built in stages on Picpus Street, the site for this 63-unit social housing program is part of a typical ‘collage-city’ landscape. It is characterized by two ground levels: at the [...]
Column and Slab house by Katsuya Fukushima, Hiroko Tominaga
December 7th, 2008Work Title: COLUMN AND SLAB
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Katsuya Fukushima, Hiroko Tominaga / FT Architects
Principal Use: House
Total Floor Area: 105.6m2
Structure: Reinforced Concrete, Partly Wood, 3 stories
Katsuya Fukushima and Hiroko Tominaga of FT Architects have completed a residence called Column and Slab in Tokyo, Japan.
The three-storey building is situated on a narrow 5 x 14 metre site.
Eight [...]
Wooden college design by Sheppard Robson
December 5th, 2008Sheppard Robson has received planning for the £27m Waingels College in Woodley, Wokingham – incorporating a cross laminated timber structural system that will reduce its carbon emissions by 60%.
Developer Willmott Dixon is replacing the existing college and asked Sheppard Robson to showcase the latest technologies in sustainable design. Computer designed cross laminated solid timber panels [...]








