The task was the construction of a guests house and a house of games to give support to the main house located in Calera de Tango. The programme requested to have two bedrooms each one with bathroom, one kitchen / bar and a visits bathroom, plus a living area that should include a pool table and a games table. The house should have a maximum area of 100 square metres The land, a 4.5 hectares ten..
Gloria, Arianna, Ilaria and Adele (GAIA) met at ISIA Firenze and it was immediate understanding and collaboration on projects of Product & Communication Design. They all reflect and work with inspiration and creativity on the issues of living, the spatial and conceptual barriers/boundaries, the expression of the self in the domestic and urban environment. Gloria Pizzilli is illustrator. With gre..
Location: Rua da Velosa, 121, Carreço, Viana do Castelo, Portugal Preliminary Design: 2000; Final Design: 2001 Construction: 2002-2005 Architecture: Nuno Grande (1966) and Pedro Gadanho (1968) Collaborators: Rita Cantante, Cristina Silva, Mariana Martins, Matilde Seabra Engineering: NEWTON, Consultores de Engenharia, LDA (Structural); ENGILIMA, Projectistas e Consultores, LDA (Water and Sewage N..
Beginning in Sydney, Australia three years ago, Earth Hour has grown into a global observance. States, large organizations and individual people observed Earth Hour 2010 on Saturday March 27th, as homes, office towers and landmarks turned off their lights for an hour starting at 8.30 pm local time to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions. These ..
Architects: Polidura + Talhouk Arquitectos - Antonio Polidura, Marco Polidura, Pablo Talhouk Location: La Reserva, Chicureo, Colina, Chile Structural Design: Daniel Stagno Contractor: Costructora Los Robles Site Area: 950 sqm Constructed Area: 260 sqm Project Year: 2005 Construction Year: 2007 Materials: Stone, Wood & Concrete Photographs: Aryeh Kornfeld The assignment consisted in a house for a..
The design of a new Government Complex of Chung-Nam Province - one of the nine South Korean provinces – re-imagines the idea, image and functions of an institutional building and government center. The design reconciles two opposing concepts: 1. BUILDING vs. NATURE and 2. GOVERNMENT vs. CIVIC. By blurring the differences between the built environment and the landscape, people are invited inside ..
Lead Designer: Heatherwick StudioKey Construction Materials: steel and timber composite structure, 60,000 fiber optic filaments, aluminum sleevesSite area: 6000 square metersSeed Cathedral dimensions: 25m x 25m x 20mSeed Cathedral floor area: 105 square metersOptic fibers: 60,588Optic fibers length: 7.5 metersSeeds in Seed Cathedral: 217,300Landscape area: 4490 square metersPublic park area: 24..
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A new inclusion has been made to the list of high end Hotels, with design aware spaces, lounging atmospheres and immaculate detailing. We are proud to announce that this new club member to the elite is located in Greece and even more surprising Thessaloniki. Of course it’s none other then The Met Hotel part of the leading hotel chain Chandris Hotels & Resorts Group. The project was brought to re..
Villa Bio / Créditos Arquitecto principal / Architect: Enric Ruiz-Geli Estructura / Structure: Manel Raventós Diseño interior / Interior Design: Manel Soler Caralps Aparejadora /Technical Architect: Arantza Garetaonandia Estructurista / Structure Constructor: Antonio Diosdado Instalaciones / Installations: Joaquim Ribes Quintana Cubierta Natural / Natural Roof: Jardines Burés Paisajismo / Landsc..
