House Eichgraben / Franz Architekten -n times of a rising number of single-person households, high divorce rates and single-parent families, this project is an example of how three generations can live together in one building in contemporary architecture. This is aided by the different room atmospheres on various levels of old and new building parts in order to fulfil the changing requirements of common areas and possibilities of retreat.
Post Crisis Banking Architecture – The (Virtual) Office
The submit disaster banking architecture will change. The crisis has discovered a few weaknesses of the banking machine with a purpose to have to be solved. Although the location of the virtual and real workplace isn-t one of the highest priorities, it may be an area wherein changes can be expected. Different Companies have their own vision on this theme. But also the situation within the various nations varies. In Britain there are fewer offices however which support a larger scale, in Spain there are numerous small offices. And there may be the internet, with the digital office…
On of the questions is whether this web-office will provide enough self assurance for clients to continue to do business. Another query is whether or not the goods with better margins are (still) viable to sell though a digital workplace, or whether or not a physical office will boom the benefits. So far the use of net has grown regularly and the medium has got matured. But the arena around it has changed. The Do It Yourself (DIY) approach that turned into popular in the pre-disaster might not come back under the equal demand. The danger appetite of many households has been affected and this may impact the way they will do business.
