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Innovative, sustainable materials and ideas that make a difference in architecture.
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.
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.
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
24-10-2019 - Materials
SET architects, Bologna Shoah Memorial
Commemorating the past in a way that triggers true contemplation: the Bologna Shoah Memorial by the Rome-based studio SET architects has become a distinctive landmark, stimulating emotions in the urban context of Bologna.
15-10-2019 - Materials
Hong Kong House by LAAB Architects for Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale
LAAB is a Hong Kong-based laboratory for art and architecture dedicated to spatial innovations that cultivate communities and sustain environments, and they designed the Hong Kong House in Tsunan, Japan for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. The project is in the running for the Golden Pin Design Award 2019.
07-10-2019 - Materials
The Meadow Home by Feldman Architecture
American firm Feldman Architecture has designed a cedar-clad residence in Portola Valley and topped it with a green roof, which acts as an extension of the prairie around it.
13-09-2019 - Materials
Casa Julieta by Steck Arquitetura
With Casa Julieta in Piracicaba in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, the Brazilian architecture studio led by Maria Jocelei Steck has completed an intervention that uses the elements of the Brazilian modernist tradition to create a contemporary, sustainable and elegant environment.
03-09-2019 - Materials
Loft with Love in Prague by CMCARCHITECTS
Czech architectural firm CMSARCHITECTS has reimagined a historic brewery in Prague as a residential complex. The architects rebuilt the original buildings where the beer was fermented and stored and added a new volume to create 40 loft-style apartments.
19-08-2019 - Materials
A house by Josep Ferrando Architects in Sant Cugat
The Catalan architect Josep Ferrando resolves the complex urban conditions of the context and location of the house with a project by crafting a brand new house in between two party walls of different heights.
