https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1275 en-us When New York firm Hariri & Hariri unveiled a design for a futuristic residence they called the Digital House in 1998, it caused a stir.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11642 Sun, 01 May 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11642-taghkanic-house Taghkanic House Hariri & Hariri’s house in upstate New York is composed of multiple “pods” to evoke a collection of agrarian buildings. A series of outdoor and indoor living spaces look over an infinity pool.  Photo © Paul Warchol Taghkanic House When viewed from afar, the house’s discrete geometric forms hug the landscape as a unified object, surrounded by an expanse of grasses and flowers. Photo © Paul Warchol Taghkanic House The master bedroom suite has its own private courtyard and spa, flanked by patches of lavender. Photo © Paul Warchol Taghkanic House The glazed sitting area in the living room "pod" opens onto an outdoor terrace sheltered by deep eaves, with an additional fireplace and an infinity pool. Photo © Paul Warchol Taghkanic House The main volume, a combined kitchen and living space, features smooth black stone floors, a double-sided fireplace, and accents of blackened steel. Photo © Paul Warchol Taghkanic House The main volume, a combined kitchen and living space, features smooth black stone floors, a double-sided fireplace, and accents of blackened steel. Photo © Paul Warchol Taghkanic House Image courtesy Hariri & Hariri Architects An abandoned sandstone quarry on Rainberg Mountain, above the historic city of Salzburg, Austria, is hardly the place one would expect to find a desirable urban neighborhood. 

]]> 1510-sternbrauerei-salzburg-austria-hariri-hariri-architecture.asp Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/10169-sternbrauerei Sternbrauerei For their site below the rock face of the defunct quarry, the Hariris designed six faceted housing blocks containing 100 apartments.   Photo © Bryan Reinhart Sternbrauerei The buildings' hallmark feature is a limestone-clad concrete plane that folds and bends to wrap the upper stories.   Photo © Bryan Reinhart Sternbrauerei Floor-to-ceiling glass and generous terraces with glass balustrades provide views of the rock face and the courtyards, as well as an adjacent forest.   Photo © Bryan Reinhart Sternbrauerei Floor-to-ceiling glass and generous terraces with glass balustrades provide views of the rock face and the courtyards, as well as an adjacent forest.   Photo © Bryan Reinhart Sternbrauerei Penthouse units, like one with interiors designed by the German firm spacesmunich, enjoy panoramic views over Salzburg.   Photo © Bryan Reinhart Sternbrauerei As part of the project, the Hariris transformed the former brewery's storage vaults into apartments and offices. In the vaults' corridor, they added a polished limestone floor, white plaster walls, and lighting that accents the historic construction.   Photo © Bryan Reinhart Sternbrauerei Image courtesy Hariri & Hariri Architecture Sternbrauerei Image courtesy Hariri & Hariri Architecture Sternbrauerei Image courtesy Hariri & Hariri Architecture Sternbrauerei Image courtesy Hariri & Hariri Architecture