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Project: West Seattle Residence
Architect: Lawrence Architecture
Design Team: Thomas Lawrence, Blake Takamura, Billy Stauffer
Location: Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Photography: Benjamin Benschneider

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Project: Torres House
Author: GLR Arquitectos
Gilberto L. Rodriguez
Project Team: Bernardo Chapa, Sergio Quezada, Tomas Güereña, Joaquin Jenis
Location: Nuevo León, México
Built Area: 5,942 Sq. Ft
Construction: 2007
Photography: Jorge Taboada

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Project: House in “A Zapateira”
Author: a.f. abeijón-fernandez arquitectos
Arch. José Abeijón Vela
Arch. Miguel Fernández Carreras
Location: A Zapateira, A Coruña, Spain
Underground floor: 186.25 m²
Ground floor: 186.36 m²
First floor: 134.45 m²

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Project: House In Peñarredonda
Author: a.f. abeijón-fernandez arqutiectos
Arch. José Abeijón Vela
Arch. Miguel Fernández Carreras
Location: A Coruña, Spain
Underground floor: 223,18 m²
Ground floor: 201,88 m²
First floor: 159,90 m²
Under-roof floor: 113,11 m²

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The Ledge, a glass balcony suspended 1,353 feet in the air and just 4 feet out from the Sears Tower’s 103rd floor opened to the public last Thursday July 2nd in Chicago. The amazing 1.5″ thick glass floor, resists up to 5 tons and offers amazing views over Chicago. The balcony cantilevers from the main structure.
Photos: Kiichiro Sato
More images after the break.
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Project: Kindergarten Sighartstein
Architects: kadawittfeldarchitektur
Type: Education
Location: Sighartstein, Land Salzburg (AT)
Construction Volume: GFA 957 m²
Client: Stadt Neumarkt
Realization: 2007
Competition: 2004 – 1st Prize

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Architects: Snohetta
Location: Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway
Client: Ministry of Church an Cultural Affairs
Area: 38.500sqm
Construction start: 2004
Completion: 2007
Contractors: 55 contracts
Geological Engineer: NGI
Structural Engineer: Reinertsen Engineering ANS
Electrical Engineer: Ingeniør Per Rasmussen AS
Theatre Planning: Theatre Project Consultants
Acoustics: Brekke Strand Akustikk, Arup Acoustic
Artists, integrated artwork: Kristian Blystad, Kalle Grude, Jorunn Sannes, Astrid Løvaas og Kirsten Wagle
Photos: Snohetta, Nina Reistad, Statsbygg, Erik Berg & Nicolas Buisson

About the Building Client and the User
Statsbygg is Norway’s largest civil property manager, with 650 employees. It is the state’s main consultant on building and property issues, development and management. Statsbygg is a management company under the Ministry of Renewal and Administration, but provides services and support to all ministries and state organs.

In 1998 the National Assembly decides that Statsbygg would be the building client for the new operahouse, responsible for planning and management. Statsbygg procure services in the private sector, but are responsible for professional coordination and quality control of the consultants, contractors and suppliers.

The Norwegian Opera and Ballet is the building’s end user. They are Norway’s largest music and theatrical institution. Their core purpose is to be the national producer of opera, ballet, music and dance theatre, and concerts. They intend to have approx. 300 shows and 250,000 visitors per year. The Operahouse will be a workplace for approx. 600 employees from more than 50 professions.
Architect’s description.

The operahouse is the realisation of the winning competion entry. Four diagrams, which were part of the entry, explain the building’s basic concept.

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