Crane House by BRT Architekten
The distinctive shape of the three buildings, is reminiscent of the cranes which once loaded the ships in the city harbour of Cologne.
Mecanoo - National heritage museum, Arnhem 1998.
Apartment in Katayama, Suita City - Japan (2007)
Project here
Casa al Parco, Milano 1947-54— This is how Gio Ponti illustrated Casa Tognella, designed by Ignazio Gardella and built in Milan after a long gestation period.
From the archive (via Casa al Parco, Milano 1947-54 - From the Archive - Domus)
I must focus and work on a Film and TV set design project that I have and instead of this I am wondering around tumbl just to realize once more how dominant the set/location can be in a movie!
I’m going to work now!
The pictures above are from Casa Malaparte on the Isle of Capri which sits on a cliff 32 metres above the sea overlooking the Gulf of Salerno.It was designed in 1937 by Adalberto Libera for Curzio Malaparte. In 1963 the house was used in Le Mépris, a film by Jean-Luc Godard.
Herzog & de Meuron - Studio for Rémy Zaugg, Mulhouse 1995.