NEWS
12-06-2023
Francesco Marrone Interior Design in the pursuit of sober elegance for a Notary's Office
The Notary's Office designed by architect Francesco Marrone is an excellent example of interior design that fully reflects the character of the owner. With a combination of rigorous colours, elegant furnishings and carefully thought-out details, the project conveys a sense of sobriety, without ever being boring. Through the skilful use of geometries and by generating creative tension, Francesco Marrone has successfully brought to life a unique space that responds to the functional needs of a Notary's Office, while at the same time offering a welcoming and refined environment
09-06-2023
Discovering the new ICG London Gallery
During the Clerkenwell Design Week, the Iris Ceramica Group presented the recent transformation of its London showroom, evolving into the ICG Gallery. A place that goes beyond the simple display of surfaces, becoming a tangible expression of the values that guide the Group: innovation for cutting-edge solutions, attention to detail for excellent quality and a sustainable vision. A place that, like a contemporary art gallery, is immersive, interactive, technological and engaging
05-06-2023
The Architects Series presents the international architecture studio AHMM. A webinar with Simon Allford not to be missed
On June 15, live streamed from the ICG Gallery London, it will be possible to follow the webinar entitled "The Architects Series – A documentary on: AHMM", the thirtieth episode of the exhibition format promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group and curated by The Plan magazine. A unique opportunity to discover the innovative approach of the Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) international architecture studio and to follow the lecture presented by one of its founders, architect Simon Allford
Architecture and materials
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Blog
14-06-2023
NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) designs the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base
The NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) studio founded by Doreen Heng Liu designed the restored surface landscape above the water purification plant and the related underground offices of the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base complex, located within a municipal lotus-themed park in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China.
07-06-2023
The winners of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention
Aware of the importance of interventions on pre-existing architectures as a sustainable act, the international jury of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) recognised, in the various categories, projects focused on inclusiveness in social housing and urban cultural structures.
24-05-2023
The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai
The story of the Zikawei Library in Shanghai is a tale of intelligent reuse, as the building was originally designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Immediately after the completion of the façade and the structure, it remained empty. However, at the city's will and thanks to the intervention of the Wutopia Lab studio, it has recently become the iconic public library of the Zikawei district.
Podcast
Design&Trends
31-05-2023
Dieter Rams: "What is good design today?"
An important question with a simple answer: "Less, but better".
THE ARCHITECTS SERIES
The Architects Series – A documentary on: AHMM
PROJECTS
25-05-2023
Projects
Aspiring to transparency by pivoting away from the past
It immediately stands out from the dense building curtain first and foremost because it allows room to breathe.
27-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Creative freedom and customised design: DYS - Design Your Slabs
The latest new technological solutions and the versatility of ceramic materials have allowed decoration to return to a role of prominence in interior design.
11-05-2023
Projects
Læringhuset Nærheden: the home of the people
Can architecture have an impact on learning? Can good design transform a community’s future through education? These are the questions implied by the programme of the administrators of Høje-Taastrup, a municipality to the west of Copenhagen, involved in the construction of the new Nærheden district.
27-04-2023
Projects
A little door opening onto memories of Prague
Renovating an early twentieth-century villa near Prague, No architects realised that taking care of historic architecture does not mean entering into competition with it, but allowing the original design to emerge while ensuring that it is appropriate for our times.
13-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Fiandre Architectural Surfaces Il Veneziano: all the attraction of contemporary classic style
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13-04-2023
Projects
An antidote to cultural taxidermy in rural China
To combat depopulation and the lack of a future for the Dong villages along the Pingtan River, a Chinese university research laboratory proposes a new model of community library, made entirely of wood with interwoven spiral staircases and no walls.
13-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Fiandre Architectural Surfaces Il Veneziano: all the attraction of contemporary classic style
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13-04-2023
Projects
An antidote to cultural taxidermy in rural China
To combat depopulation and the lack of a future for the Dong villages along the Pingtan River, a Chinese university research laboratory proposes a new model of community library, made entirely of wood with interwoven spiral staircases and no walls.
06-12-2022
Inspiring Spaces
Sapienstone: design ideas for the kitchen of 2023
Kitchens featuring black and white high-tech ceramic surfaces are setting the trend for the new year.
Biographies
Architect
Boris Podrecca
Boris Podrecca (1940) was born in Belgrade and studied architecture and figurative art in Vienna, where he opened his practice in 1980. His teaching career continued throughout the eighties, lecturing at several universities (Lausanne, Paris, Philadelphia, London, Cambridge and Stuttgart). From the early to mid-nineties he headed the International Architecture Seminar in Vienna. Podrecca also worked on numerous themed exhibitions, which clearly reveal his analysis ....
Architect
Carlos Castanheira
Born in Lisbon, Carlos Castanheira (1957) is part of a generation of Portuguese architects considered the professional progeny of Alvaro Siza, with whom Castanheira worked for fourteen years and with whom he has collaborated on several occasions, including in recent years. Graduating in architecture from the School of Fine Arts, Porto (1981), Castanheira lived in Amsterdam for almost the whole of the Eighties. He launched his professional career whilst continuing to study at the ....
Architect
Arata Isozaki
An architect, urban planner and architectural theorist, Arata Isozaki (1931) is regarded as one of the masters of contemporary Japanese architecture. Born in Ōita, on the island of Kyushu in Japan, Isozaki was a teenager at the time Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed. The memory of that experience helped him to develop his theory that buildings are transitory and maintain a bond with man. In this respect, he stated: “when I was old enough to begin an ....