Muddus / Wingardhs
It is rather ironic that “the red building” has become an icon of the Norra Djurgårdsstaden neighborhood. The building was designed in defiance of an explicit directive from the City not to use brick in order to prevent the building from competing with, or even asserting itself against, Ferdinand Boberg’s majestic cylindrical gasometers...read more
Rural low energy house / Atelier Tom Vanhee
The former farmhouse is situated in an agricultural area in the east of the municipality of Aartrijke, Belgium. The typology of the existing building is used in a contemporary way to enlarge the dwelling. Two new volumes with a pitched roof were added against the existing volume. Two chimney shaped skylights create light and a view on to the first floor. A third chimney houses the air outlet of the heat pump...read more
ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING TEXTILVERBAND MÜNSTER / behet bondzio lin architects
The design concept of the building for the Association of the Northwest German Textile and Garment Industry aims to provide all employees with a view of the picturesque landscape to the north and to welcome those arriving from the south with a strong textile image. The elongated structure is enclosed on three sides by a completely closed brick facade. The volume, closed to the east, south and west and open to the north, is the basis for an energy-optimized office building...read more
Tower of Bricks / Interval Architects
The project began with an abandoned Hoffman brick kiln, which was located between Hengshui wetland park and the city proper of Hengshui. It was formerly a place where factories nearby used to drain their sewage water onto. As the only building on wetland, the brick kiln was highly recognizable with its chimney. However the Hoffman kiln was gradually abandoned...read more
