https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1614-uns en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18153 Mon, 04 May 2026 00:09:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18153-building-with-a-twist-uns-adds-a-sleek-silhouette-to-dubai A house by architect Ben van Berkel rarely could be described as a glass box. Instead the principal of the Amsterdam-based UNStudio avoids the rectilinear modernist approach for a more organic direction.

]]> 1511-ben-van-berkel-house.asp Sun, 15 Nov 2015 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/10661-the-wind-house Underneath are the garage and main entrance. W.I.N.D HouseUNSTUDIO NetherlandsUnderneath are the garage and main entrance.Photo © Fedde De Weert The living spaces on the main level look toward the polders. W.I.N.D HouseUNSTUDIO NetherlandsThe living spaces on the main level look toward the polders. Photo © Fedde De Weert The curvilinear dining and living spaces wrap around a podium. W.I.N.D HouseUNSTUDIO NetherlandsThe curvilinear dining and living spaces wrap around a podium.Photo © Inga Powilleit The W.I.N.D House W.I.N.D HouseUNSTUDIO NetherlandsImage courtesy UNSTUDIO Architect Ben van Berkel of Amsterdam-based firm UNStudio used a unique pinwheel plan to design the Ardmore Residence, creating a new architectural icon in Singapore.

]]> ardmore-residence-unstudio.asp Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7965-ardmore-residence Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Photo © Iwan Baan Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Photo © Iwan Baan Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Photo © Iwan Baan Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Photo © Iwan Baan Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Photo © Iwan Baan Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Image courtesy UNStudio Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Image courtesy UNStudio UNStudio Singapore   Image courtesy UNStudio Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Image courtesy UNStudio Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Image courtesy UNStudio Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Image courtesy UNStudio Ardmore Residence UNStudio Singapore   Image courtesy UNStudio There's a swirl at the center of UNStudio's House Beside a Vineyard outside Stuttgart, Germany.

]]> house-beside-a-vineyard.asp Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8800-house-beside-a-vineyard The walls of the house twist and rise over planes of glass. In front, a 'natural' pool casts reflected light into the ground-floor guest suite and living-area nook one flight up. House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyThe walls of the house twist and rise over planes of glass. In front, a 'natural' pool casts reflected light into the ground-floor guest suite and living-area nook one flight up.Photo © Iwan Baan The second-level dining room and kitchen look onto the garden, as does the master bedroom above them. House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyThe second-level dining room and kitchen look onto the garden, as does the master bedroom above them.Photo © Iwan Baan Dynamic washed oak stairs flow into the house's open public spaces detailed with limestone kitchen and dining room floors, clay-based stucco walls, and custom downlights in the sloping ceiling. House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyDynamic washed oak stairs flow into the house's open public spaces detailed with limestone kitchen and dining room floors, clay-based stucco walls, and custom downlights in the sloping ceiling.Photo © Iwan Baan The kitchen counter extends through the glass out onto the terrace for al fresco entertaining. House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyThe kitchen counter extends through the glass out onto the terrace for al fresco entertaining.Photo © Iwan Baan Dynamic washed oak stairs flow into the house's open public spaces detailed with limestone kitchen and dining room floors, clay-based stucco walls, and custom downlights in the sloping ceiling. House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyDynamic washed oak stairs flow into the house's open public spaces detailed with limestone kitchen and dining room floors, clay-based stucco walls, and custom downlights in the sloping ceiling.Photo © Iwan Baan In contrast, the architects created a dark, acoustically optimized masculine retreat with a baby grand, hunting trophies, and leather furniture. House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyIn contrast, the architects created a dark, acoustically optimized masculine retreat with a baby grand, hunting trophies, and leather furniture.Photo © Iwan Baan House Beside a Vineyard House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyImage courtesy UNStudio House Beside a Vineyard House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyImage courtesy UNStudio House Beside a Vineyard House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyImage courtesy UNStudio House Beside a Vineyard House Beside a VineyardUNStudioStuttgart, GermanyImage courtesy UNStudio art_collectors_loft.asp Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8261-art-collector-s-loft In a New York City loft building, the architects designed the space where an art collector lives to have a flowing, light-filled backdrop for his art. LED lights above two layers of stretch translucen Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityIn a New York City loft building, the architects designed the space where an art collector lives to have a flowing, light-filled backdrop for his art. LED lights above two layers of stretch translucent fabric give a luminous quality to the ceiling. The existing steel columns clad in terra-cotta are filled out with preformed glass-fiber-reinforced-gypsum elements, as are other curved components in the space.Image courtesy UNStudio The collector's books are arranged on shelves along the back side of the major gallery wall, which is suspended from the existing ceiling's structure. The sinuously meandering space separates the gall Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityThe collector's books are arranged on shelves along the back side of the major gallery wall, which is suspended from the existing ceiling's structure. The sinuously meandering space separates the gallery from the private sleeping quarters.Image courtesy UNStudio The collector's books are arranged on shelves along the back side of the major gallery wall, which is suspended from the existing ceiling's structure. The sinuously meandering space separates the gall Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityThe collector's books are arranged on shelves along the back side of the major gallery wall, which is suspended from the existing ceiling's structure. The sinuously meandering space separates the gallery from the private sleeping quarters.Image courtesy UNStudio Leo, the bulldog, leaves his master's office and bedroom in the southwest corner, and saunters toward the walk-in-closet. The Eames chair (foreground), the solid-surface sculptural counter/table ' and Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityLeo, the bulldog, leaves his master's office and bedroom in the southwest corner, and saunters toward the walk-in-closet. The Eames chair (foreground), the solid-surface sculptural counter/table ' and even Leo ' all conform to an off-white color scheme that dramatically highlights the art and books on display.Image courtesy UNStudio A suspended serpentine wall snakes along the length of the loft and touches down by the living area at the north end for stability. The ultrasmooth, hand-plastered surfaces and the slightly textured D Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityA suspended serpentine wall snakes along the length of the loft and touches down by the living area at the north end for stability. The ultrasmooth, hand-plastered surfaces and the slightly textured Douglas fir planks of the floor set off the art in a surreal manner.Image courtesy UNStudio On the side of the suspended wall facing the gallery, halogen fixtures for the cove lighting and fluorescent lighting for its underside accentuate the ethereal quality of this setting. Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityOn the side of the suspended wall facing the gallery, halogen fixtures for the cove lighting and fluorescent lighting for its underside accentuate the ethereal quality of this setting.Image courtesy UNStudio Art Collector's Loft Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityImage courtesy UNStudio Art Collector's Loft Art Collector's LoftUNStudioNew York CityImage courtesy UNStudio In the daytime, unStudio’s Haus für Musik und Musiktheater (MUMUTH) is a mysterious presence among historic houses on Lichtenfelsgasse Street in Graz, Austria’s second-largest city.

]]> 0910mumuth-1.asp Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8197-mumuth-music-theater Imagine Ben van Berkel as a child, traveling among the theaters of the Netherlands to listen to his mother sing in the chorus of the latest musical.

]]> 0805agora-1.asp Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8087-agora-theater The client, a New York–based developer with a young family, had a clear goal: a weekend house “as exciting as anything by Neutra and Schindler.”

]]> 07villa.asp Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8731-villa-nm villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio villa NM VilLA NM Image courtesy UNStudio