Stefano Tagliacarne designed the first Milan showroom for Danish furniture company Fritz Hansen. The spatial irregularity of the showroom, composed by three levels of different size and shape, are linked by a big red column and a wood clad wall, developed from the bottom of the basement to the top of the first floor. The showroom […]
The new building, designed by J. Mayer H. Architects, echoes the footprint of the original house built in 1984, duplicating and rotating it. Lifted up, it creates a semi-public space on ground level between two layers of discretion. The skin of the villa performs a sophisticated connection between inside and outside and offers spectacular views onto […]
The house, designed by Alejandro Beals & Christian Beals, is located on the edge of lake Rupanco, in the south of Chile. The house is organised in two parallel volumes in a woodland clearing, with each element oriented towards its optimum rapport with the landscape. The outside of the house blends in with the surroundings […]
Nendo renovated an olf wooden house on the Shibuya River in Tokyo into a live-work space. The house had accumulated some strange and wonderful features, like an inner courtyard, an oddly long hallway and a tiny room, from a series of earlier renovations. The hallway became a study, and the small Japanese-style room a studio. Veins […]
Located in the historic Saint Blaise, in the heart of authentic Paris, Mama Shelter was designed by Philippe Starck to offer an eclectic and electric ambiance thanks to its friendly, warm ad casual common areas. The hotel includes a restaurant with simple and delicious cuisine to enjoy amongst friends, a Chic-Chic bar and lounge, a French brasserie and a […]
The owner of the house needed more space to accommodate his family and didn’t want to ask permission to all the neighbors, so EM2N decided to create an underground expansion that led to the creation of two large sunken courtyards. The new 67 square meter addition includes three rooms for the children, a bathroom and a movie […]
To create the school extension in a historical context, AAVP Architecture looked to the typology of the farmhouse. The new building speaks the same language as the older ones but has a higher level of abstraction. It looks as if it has been modelled on a child’s drawing: a simple volume with a pointed roof, big, deep-set […]
Powerhouse Company designed this amazing villa set in the woodlands of Holland. The house is oriented optimal towards the views on the terrain and the sun. Half of the program is pushed below ground to meet local zoning regulations. This creates a clear dichotomy in the spatial experience of the house: a glass box ground floor […]
The EME Fusion Hotel is located in the heart of Sevilla, Spain, just in front of the Cathedral and the Giralda. The hotel has 60 rooms and a unique gastronomic complex with 4 restaurants, bar, spa, terraces with panoramic views, swimming pools, a wellness zone and flexible and versatile spaces. You wont find two rooms the same. […]
Located in Toronto, this house was designed and built to sell by Riego & Bauer. The objective was to offer buyers a newly contructed house with a contemporary design at a competitive price. The design for this small two-bedroom house fits into the neighbourhood while still being contemporary. With an exciting and approachable design the house […]
