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Casa Encinos by APT, a fusion of form and function respectful of the local context

27-09-2023 - Materials

Casa Encinos by APT, a fusion of form and function respectful of the local context

With Casa Encinos, Architect Lilian Rebollo from the APT arquitectura para todos studio has created a small architectural gem that respects the breathtaking natural context of the Santo Domingo Ocotitlán village situated in the El Tepozteco National Park, in Mexico. The use of local materials, techniques and labour makes the project particularly sustainable.

Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice

09-08-2023 - Materials

Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice

In their transformation of the old outdoor cinema in the Czech town of Prachatice, Mimosa Architects drew their inspiration from the imagery of film, with its reels and projectors. The complex now has a new face, offering a new attraction for summer evenings with a special focus on urban greenery and maintaining all the charm of its past.

In harmony with nature, Casa Entrecopas by Marina Vella

19-04-2023 - Materials

In harmony with nature, Casa Entrecopas by Marina Vella

Peruvian architect Marina Vella has designed Casa Entrecopas, a home that draws both inspiration and materiality from its location: the interior of a large historical farm located North of Lima, in Peru. Thanks to the construction techniques and to the local materials used, the result is an architecture that is intrinsically sustainable and in close harmony with the idyllic surrounding landscape.

RECENT PROJECTS

OPUS ONE by CCD in Foshan

03-07-2020 - Materials

OPUS ONE by CCD in Foshan

The designers of the Chinese studio CCD/Cheng Chung Design have created the cultural pavilion for OPUS ONE, a new development in the Qiandeng Lake area in Foshan, Guangdong. It is all designed so that the new occupants can live in symbiosis with nature, the real luxury in metropolises.

India, Aria Hotel by Sanjay Puri Architects

12-06-2020 - Materials

India, Aria Hotel by Sanjay Puri Architects

Mumbai-based studio Sanjay Puri Architects has built Aria Hotel, offering hospitality in Nashik, in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, the hotel has been designed around sustainability, with the use of local materials, energy efficiency and more, to offer guests environmentally-friendly accommodation.

Art Villas, a resort in Costa Rica designed by Formafatal

01-06-2020 - Materials

Art Villas, a resort in Costa Rica designed by Formafatal

The small, Art Villas resort sits in the lush Costa Rican jungle. A comfortable fit with its natural context, the architecture designed by the multidisciplinary studio, Formafatal, founded by Dagmar Stepanova, is based on a connection between indoors and outdoors and a very pure formal language.

Musae’s Laurel Garden by CCD, an enchanted setting in Guangzhou

27-05-2020 - Materials

Musae’s Laurel Garden by CCD, an enchanted setting in Guangzhou

Places that awaken emotions are places we remember. Which is why the Hong Kong-based CCD / Cheng Chung Design studio created a place of rare beauty with an almost dreamy feel with Musae’s Laurel Garden in Guangzhou.

Continuous Plate House 2.0 by Ryumei Fujiki and Yukiko Sato

19-05-2020 - Materials

Continuous Plate House 2.0 by Ryumei Fujiki and Yukiko Sato

The Continuous Plate House 2.0 by the Japanese architects, Ryumei Fujiki and Yukiko Sato from F.A.D.S. Design in Fukui, Japan is a creative project that revisits the spatial relations and materials of the original design, featuring a reinforced concrete slab that folds up and over the house.

Skylab completes Sideyard, a building to strengthen the neighbourhood’s connections with Portland

13-05-2020 - Materials

Skylab completes Sideyard, a building to strengthen the neighbourhood’s connections with Portland

Portland-based architecture studio, Skylab has designed a building that acts as a connection between the city of Portland, Oregon and the broader Pacific Northwest. The building features a new cross-laminated timber (CLT) structural system, a sustainable choice due to its local origin and reduced construction time.

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