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melbourne-based searle x waldron architecture has recently completed the annexe for the 'art gallery of ballarat' within the city of ballarat, australia. a dramatic roof form extends beyond the building's footprint, addressing alfred daekin place and the historic camp street. comprised of a linear composition of timber struts, the canopy filters dappled daylight onto the ground plane while
framing outward views of the encompassing campus. the multi-purpose space accommodates talks, workshops, installations and gallery events. an operable glass facade may be opened, transforming the area into a bandstand for concerts to the public.

a family with one child and maybe more to come dreams of moving from their apartment in the middle of the city to a house at the periphery with plenty of green. they envision children playing in the grass, the parents and their friends sitting amongst them, and all around nothing but green, trees, pure nature. the purchased property is a 500-square-meter plot, a grassy meadow with trees.

são paulo-based architecture practice studio arthur casas has completed 'alma maria restaurant', a local bistro in the brazilian city that serves spanish-style tapas. in keeping with the colorful and textured patterns of the catalan culture, the interior is a mixture of red wooden chairs, patterned cushions and integrated plant-life. the modern, linear forms are juxtaposed with the original structure of the building, including a stone wall and wooden beams. a long bar at the entrance provides visitors with a view into the kitchen.

an existing barn structure has been reinterpreted to maintain the aesthetic of the vernacular dutch farmsteads while integrating the needs of urban dwellers in the countryside.

‘La Ville de Pins’ means a pine village in French. A pine village is situated in the heart of Gangnam in Seoul. This building boasts of its white figure among the surrounding monotone buildings. It looks like an isolate island and also looks remarkable through the inter-space of alley. The space composition of this building reflects the client’s wish to make customers experience French dinner easily without any burdens. Its space concept also reflects the new food culture named ‘Le Fooding’ on its center. Fooding is a compound word of ‘Food’ and ‘Feeling’, and tells the whole feeling produced by the combination of food, style and atmosphere. La Ville de Pins provides Le Fooding in order that the customers can enjoy French food in the more casual and popular atmosphere.

New York-based architectural practice led by the Swiss-born Bernard Tschumi have completed this circular, wood-clad interpretative center which commemorates the history of the battle between Julius Cesar and the Gauls in 52 B.C. Located in Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgudy, the striking development encompasses two separate but related structures: a museum and a visitors centre.

Located in Tijuana, Mexico, this single family home by Garcia Studio was completed in 2006.
It is a three story, contemporary house built on a plot measuring 1,004 square feet.

Here are some photos of the Bowfell House in Windermere, Cumbria, England by Hubbard Architecture (2011).

The building is organized in two pieces, shaping an L that defines the access square opened to Plana Avenue, being the natural way to the roads that are approaching from the urban center. The access from the square is common to the official buildings and housing, setting up one only entry point. The square is paved and gardened with palm trees.