Passive House Bruck / Peter Ruge Architekten From the architect. Peter Ruge Architekten sets new standards of sustainability through the design of a Passive House in Southern China: Passive House Bruck is the first housing of it’s kind to be realized in the countries damp, warm, southern climate with an app. 95% energy saving and certified by the German Passivhaus Institut. The building has been..

K2S architects floats arctia’s ice breaking headquarters in helsinki photo by mika huisman all images courtesy of K2S architectsfinnish practice K2S architects has designed the floating headquarters of arctia shipping, an icebreaking company who are based in eastern helsinki’s katajanokka neighborhood. referencing the scheme’s close proximity to water, the building’s horizontal massing and custo..

From the architect. This is a small yet complex project of a duplex apartment renovation that was, for the architects, an especially challenging project. How would it be possible to install meaning and architectural values to a roof top apartment in a “standard” uninspired design multi-story building located amongst a row of similar structures in one of Tel Aviv’s bourgeois neighborhoods The apa..

2014, BUILDING DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA AWARDS Winner . Residential Alterations + Additions Over $500K Construction CostThe Carpenter Street Residence is the second project we have worked on for this client, now a family, who were looking to find a balance between spatial distinction and human connectedness. Introspective spaces of the existing home were to transform into light filled s..

canadian discovery center by smith-vigeant showcases local timbercanadian discovery center by smith-vigeant showcases local timbercanadian discovery center by smith-vigeant showcases local timber photo by stéphane brugger all images courtesy of smith-vigeant architectescanadian practice smith-vigeant architectes has constructed a discovery center in the mont-tremblant national park that offers e..

vo trong nghia spirals farming kindergarten in vietnam photo by hiroyuki oki all images courtesy of vo trong nghia architectsin dongnai, vietnam, vo trong nghia architects has completed the construction of ‘farming kindergarten’, a large pre-school designed to accommodate up to 500 local children. the project is envisioned as a model of sustainability set within the tropical climate, allowing th..