
Located in Tartu, Estonia, The Tartu Rebase is the work of the duo architects; Atelier Thomas Pucher and Bramberger Architects. Playing with the unusual aesthetic design of a building, this recently completed houses building is designed based on the concept taking advantages of single residential homes with the economical aspects of apartment living, which are the advantages of privacy, outdoor gardens and the boundless views that a single residential...

New kindergarten, on the island of Krk in Croatia, is located on northeastern border of the town, amongst mostly touristic apartments and shopping malls. In such unattractive neighborhood, this kindergarten is shaped as enclosed and introverted insula, surrounded with soaring stone walls. Inside of this small town-kindergarten, units-houses are combined with open gardens, placed next to pedestrian communications. Due to the rather small area of kindergartens...

Centrally located only moments from all amenities is where youll find this contemporary family home. Built for a former Collingwood Football Club Champion Peter McKenna, this home has all a growing family could wish for. Behind the safe and secure entrance, youll find 3 bedrooms (master with ensuite/BIRs), study or 4th bedroom, formal dining, and a huge sunken lounge. The timber kitchen/meals area also provides ample space and houses all the appliances...

Situated on the valuable and fragile south-west corner of Park Presikhaaf, the new campus complex for Arentheem College forms a unity with the green landscape. Three schools are connected by a second surface level whilst retaining their unique feel and identity. This is all achieved in a single building, although student flows do not meet. Urban development principles and the limited space available gave rise to the second surface level. Above this...

The plot of the building is a four-leaf clover from which each leaf represents one department with associated facilities. Entrance leads to the central part with the common areas, which are positioned and distributed in three floors: ground floor with the main entrance and outdoor central common play area/playgrounds for additional activities, first floor with administration/offices and underground level with kitchen, services and technical areas. The...

Cat Forest Products announces the launch of a new forwarder line with the introduction of two models with 18 metric ton and 20 metric ton capacities. The new Cat® 584 and Cat 584HD are designed to withstand the demanding requirements of transporting large payloads long distances over difficult terrain, while providing outstanding operator comfort, controllability and serviceability. In designing the new forwarder line, Caterpillar engineers conducted...

Ditec Cubic 6 underground automation has not only been designed for automatic gates, but also as a solution to convert the steps in an automatic ramp for disabled people, in order to ease their access to shops, hotels and pavements Venice is undoubtedly the most beautiful city in the world and visiting it is a real pleasure. Anyone with mobility problems because of being confined to a wheelchair has to face real troublesome obstacles. Hotels and shops...

The project involves a close relationship between direct and open space el’edificio suggests that the main facade of the new building becomes the centerpiece of the square and remains symmetric relation to the design of the space center. The new pavement design is dictated by the idea of the pedestrian area close to the two-way vehicular crossing side in order to foster a better facing the curtain of buildings that challenges you to the south...

Profilit planks in a combination of clear and sand-blasted cast glass were used. Reglit is a cast-glass plank system typically employed as an external glazing system, but at the refurbishment of Imperial College’s Central Library it was used internally for glazed partitions and as a bespoke external louvre type system to the new service tower above the entrance. Website: www.reglit.com
Kicking off the holiday season, Chef Wolfgang Puck hosted “the first Thanksgiving” at the most exclusive address in Los Angeles, The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE. The critically-acclaimed chef and restaurateur performed a holiday cooking demonstration before a private audience of 50 in the professional Gaggenau kitchen, featured at the model vignette of L.A. LIVE’s distinctive residences. Showcasing the five-star ambiance...