Barcelona Pavilion
The Rudin House
The Barcelona Pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,
was the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona,
Spain. This building was used for the official opening of the German section of
the exhibition. The Barcelona Pavilion
is known its simple form and its spectacular use of extravagant materials, such
as marble, red onyx and travertine.
The Rudin House is located in a village at the limit of France
and Switzerland, designed by Pritzker Prize winners Herzog & de Meuron. The
external appearance and the shape of this house is symmetric and is a very
typical home. The materials used in the house are mostly concrete which gave
the impression of the being a single element, then give people the appearance
of continuity for the absence of an eave.
House at Bordeaux
House at Bordeaux is designed by Rem Koolhaas in 1998, it is
located on a hill near Bordeaux, France and is surrounded by an English-style park.
The house is composed of three houses superimposed over each other. In this
house, many materials are used to make the contrast: the cement is in contrast
to the glass and aluminium, creating a fascinating structural ambiguity.
Image Credits:
http://kenkaminesky.photoshelter.com/image/I00000hbnFrAnuh4
http://www.jamesrixner.com/blog/?p=108
http://autobiographicalhouses.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/single-room-houses/
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/rudin-house-by-herzog-de-meuro-55630
http://leftundone.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/images-of-the-week-arup-buildings/
http://aasid.parsons.edu/decorationascomposition/content/maison-%C3%A0-bordeaux-bordeaux-france
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