The house-bridge in California

The mixed place, with meadow plains and young growths of trees, and also the big ravine somewhere on the centre, a total area of 600 hundred parts, have united private construction. The house became the bridge over a ravine, having connected western and east part.

Width of the house — almost 7 metres. Has inside taken places two floors. Residential zones are located on the second floor, glass walls of these rooms leave on the south. Outside of the house there is an open wide space, under the house — closed and very limited, with accurate structure and the form.

Above, in a bridge part, it is equipped two opened court yard. From one it is possible to get to the house, another is connected to pool and a small house for visitors. All constructions are connected by the general covering on which it is possible to walk and leave on east or western part of a landscape.

Walls and a roof are covered by steel details which outside, from any coast of a ravine, look as the bridge.

Hi-tech barracks. Chelmsford

Hudson Architects have constructed new barracks for Salvation Army.

In new buildings the hall for divine services and a hostel has taken places. At building modern technologies and approaches were used.

The building from a tree with the zinced roof a total area of 900 sq.m. has managed to customers in 2 million pounds sterling. In a place of building the organization works since 1974.

The new center reflects two making Messiahs, giving to people a place for divine services, and also a shelter, vacation spot and joint activity.

All premises can use simultaneously; here there is a closed sports hall, a place for street games, a rest zone, a kitchen room and foyer, cafe. In a hall for divine services 320 sedentary places are equipped.

Viewing tower from Ateliereen Architecten

The Dutch architects of company Ateliereen Architecten have finished building of a 25-metre tower in sports park Reusel (Holland). The structure consists of six steel boxes set against each other.

Tower walls are executed from the wooden logs which have been grown up in the nearest woods. In Holland more than 50 points designated on map, are samples of fine development of a natural landscape.

Visitors are recommended to park the cars far from these places, and then to investigate the nature on foot, on mountain bicycles, in horse walks. 25 metre tower located in objects of sports appointment, is the main sight of a city. The tower serves as a training complex for climbers and rock-climbers.

Two of six cubes are accessible to visitors. In the third the platform for cable car start has settled down. In the uppermost cube there is a platform from which people can take pleasure in a panoramic kind on a surrounding landscape.

Unstable Foster/Nouvel

The scheme of re-equipment Walbrook Square in London, developed by architects Norman Foster and Jean Nouvel has reeled: the developer of the project has preferred to pay the penalty at a rate of 100 million pounds sterling, rather than than to carry out of the obligations on project development.

The largest Spanish developer Metrovacesa incurs losses in connection with financial crisis (5,1 billion pounds sterling); now the company is ready to pay 100 million pounds of the penalty to the owner of the project, the company “Legal and General”, for refusal of participation in the project (the investment of 840 million pounds sterling).

The area project is the general project for two well-known architects which cooperation has received name Atelier Foster Nouvel. Under the plan, round the area 4 towers should be constructed. On a piece of the earth the area of 15 thousand in sq.m. it was planned to erect about 9 thousand in sq.m. of the trading areas and 85 thousand in sq.m. office.

Hi-Tech A small house on wheels. Venice

MercuryHouseOne is a small house on wheels of 21st century.

The smart on air cushion smart and mobile drawing room, work Architecture and Vision, will be presented at an exhibition to Venice in September.

Under the promise of authors, the house it will be easy to move in space, including on impassable roads of a countryside. The interior can be adapted for the various purposes.

The small house will perfectly be entered in any environment, including the city. Outside the cockleshell is issued by marble.