A Modern Oriel Window by Platform 5 Architects

Tuesday, October 19th 2010
A Modern Oriel Window by Platform 5 Architects

Modern Oriel Window is a contemporary windows design done by London based Platform 5 Architects. This Modern Oriel Window is modern structural glass oriel window is lined with cherry wood and projects into the garden, juxtaposing with the Victorian bay window that projects into the street. The design is so chic and great simple yet elegant. Great job. via

Lot 18 House by Arkitek Axis

Sunday, September 26th 2010
Lot 18 House by Arkitek Axis

Malaysian contemporary architecture modern house residence design is done by Arkitek Axis. This architects have design and done doing a work hard designing the modern beautiful house called Lot 18 House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. U-shaped plan concept is used in building this house, which interlocked with the central landscape and swimming pool area. This house is consisted of 3 storey plan with living, dining and dry kitchen area interlocking around... 

Concrete House in Mar Azul Forest by BAK Architects

Tuesday, August 10th 2010
Concrete House in Mar Azul Forest by BAK Architects

Great simple but has stunning architectural design cottage house is done by BAK Architects. This lovely architect designed this concrete house in the forest of Mar Azul in Argentina. The theme of designing this house is creatin a beautiful house but sophisticated and elegant with a low budget, and the architect finally reduce impact in the landscape, minimum or none posterior maintenance and a short time of construction. Land area of this forest house... 

Altis Belém Hotel by RISCO Architects

Saturday, July 17th 2010
Altis Belém Hotel by RISCO Architects

elegant architecture hotel design is done by RISCO Architects. This famous architects have designed the Altis Belém Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. The Bom Sucesso Hotel is situated in Belém, on the waterfront to the east of the Bom Sucesso Dock and opposite the Belém Cultural Centre. It is a 5-star hotel with 50 rooms and a number of facilities intended to support water sports. The aim of designing this hotel is to comfort the visitor and make the... 

Mapledene Road House by Platform 5 Architects in Hackney, London

Wednesday, December 23rd 2009
Mapledene Road House by Platform 5 Architects in Hackney, London

Mapledene Road is situated in a conservation area in Hackney. The property had been stripped of virtually all its period features and had become run down and used as a “crack den” leaving it ripe for modernisation. Refurbishment was conceived of as a landscape of interventions and new components. The cellular ground floor was opened up and extended to the rear to allow the spaces to flow into each other and to the garden whilst the existing... 

New GE LED Module Simplifies Lighting, Makes Luminaires Upgradeable and Serviceable

Thursday, November 5th 2009
New GE LED Module Simplifies Lighting, Makes Luminaires Upgradeable and Serviceable

General lighting with energy efficient long-lasting LEDs in directional applications such as recessed downlights, tracks, pendants and sconces becomes as easy as changing a standard light bulb early next year. A new technology “twist” from GE Consumer & Industrial—a small puck-shaped LED module that gives lighting designers and end-users the ability to easily upgrade LED lighting as technology advances—addresses the inflexibility of integrated... 

Meadowview House by Platform 5 Architects

Friday, August 21st 2009
Meadowview House by Platform 5 Architects

The house lies on the edge of a ribbon development village in rural Bedfordshire and is surrounded by mature trees, hedgerows and arable fields. A sweet chestnut clad box is cantilevered off a solid masonry and glass plinth, from across the fields, it looks like it is floating over the hedgerows. The Meadowview house by Platform 5 Architects incorporates sustainable technologies such as rainwater recycling and a ventilation system with heat recovery.... 

Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City

Friday, December 5th 2008
Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City

With the building´s structure elegantly wrapped in a cloak-like glass facade, the Al Hamra Tower on the Persian Gulf creates the vision of a highly visible sculpture, rising to an impressive height of 412 metres. As construction progress steadily continues, it becomes clear that the Al Hamra Tower is not only a multi-storey building with a remarkable height but also that a new landmark is being developed through its very distinctive design. After... 

KPMB Will Design Balsillie School

Thursday, November 20th 2008

The Balsillie School of International Affairs continues to move forward with the selection of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB) of Toronto as the firm to design its new home. The project will be directed by Bruce Kuwabara, design partner, and Shirley Blumberg, partner-in-charge. Internationally recognized for its design excellence, KPMB is the recipient of 10 Governor General’s Awards, Canada’s highest architectural honor.... 

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites

Sunday, November 16th 2008

The post-Ajaxian Web 2.0 world of wikis, folksonomies, and mashups makes well-planned information architecture even more essential. How do you present large volumes of information to people who need to find what they’re looking for quickly? This classic primer shows information architects, designers, and web site developers how to build large-scale and maintainable web sites that that