On 1931 or in the pre-war period, Rockefeller Center began its operation to be the largest complex of amusement and privately owned business in America. With total 12 acre sites, there are 10 units that were constructed. The last unit was completed in 1940 and used for the National Cash Register Company offices. The Rockefeller Center was built on a busy block in New York, which is between 5th - 6th Avenues and 48th - 51st Streets.
The building process and development showed the popularity of skyscraper design during the pre-war period. It is fact that Rockefeller Center gives big contribution to the urban life because it can give access to both private and public activities; they all together are brought in the same scheme. The first building that was completed is the theatre of RKO motion pictures. It was designed by main architects Harrison Corbett, Hood McMurray and Fouilhoux. It was opened for the first time in 1932. It is a huge building with 3.500 seats and a big stage.
Up to today, the name of Rockefeller is still famous. However, not all businesses can survive because some of them also faced failure, including Sunken Plaza. But it could survive by giving new excitement to visitors with skating rink.
Today we are going to show you the French Riviera for renovation and expansion project carried out an old detached house with a sixteenth-century fortress and its own pier on the shore of the Mediterranean.
This is a residence of approximately 4.960 m2 built on a large plot of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, a small French village of 1,895 inhabitants situated on the Riviera between Nice and Monaco.
Although the plot consists of several buildings (housing for the service, guest house and pier), the involvement of A-zero is limited to the main residence and the rehabilitation of some areas of the garden.
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The building sits on land with a steep slope that is used for the development of five levels above sea level, three below ground, under the first and second floor. Read the rest of this entry »
Today we travel to Andalusia to show you the class of 25 homes designed to “zero in the municipality of San Enrique de Cadiz Guadiaro, a small town next to the exclusive development of Sotogrande.
This is a set of 16 townhouses and 9 detached houses, characterized by vertical set of cubic volumes that make up their structures. A design with clean lines and dynamic forms according to the style of A-zero.
The townhouses consist of distributed 300m2 basement level of access, first floor and roof. The verticality of the building structure can be accessed from outside by two levels: the garage (semi-covered with a pergola), which leads to the service area, the laundry and pantry storage, and the ground floor through to the external stairs.
In the access level is located the living room with access to the porch, toilet, kitchen and two bedrooms with bathrooms. The upper floor includes three bedrooms plus en suite and a porch. Finally, the cabinet has been installed a semi-covered terrace and a solarium. Read the rest of this entry »
Perhaps many of you already may know this house that A-cero designed a few years ago on the shores of the Caribbean. It is a residential project of A-cero most liked and has been published. Precisely why we have decided to share with you a second time on this blog to show you this paradise unpublished images of an exclusive residential development located in the Dominican Republic.
This is a house of a Spanish family. The owner of the land fell in love (7.000m2) for its spectacular location and instructed him to “scratch the design of this building designed as a home for rest and holiday.
Here you can see the construction process of the same well as sketches and digital images from which the residence was built as it is today.
The trust property in the study A-cero was complete. They wanted a quality product and functional to convey a feeling like a sailing boat in question. We therefore designed a house of soft, wavy lines that rise and descend below sea as it sits in front of the building. Read the rest of this entry »
The Villa is set designer houses, a draft GmbH and the studio of Daniel Libeskind. The Villa is a German prefabricated house is built with the finest raw materials, a sculptural home that meets the highest standards of design, development and sustainability. The Villa Series are unique in where they are seen, providing maximum insulation and durability, innovative technology and meeting the highest standards for energy savings worldwide. La Villa, which can be shipped and assembled anywhere, including a solar thermal system and a sauna in the basement.
According to the sellers of La Villa, is available as a limited edition of 30 homes around the world and comes with regional exclusivity. It’s the future owner who strongly on the location, but whether an urban setting, a beautiful coast or a mountain landscape, the Villa will become one with their environment and ultimately, a focal point in itself. Read the rest of this entry »
