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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.
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14-08-2019 - Materials
A refurbishment in SW Portland by Tyler Engle Architects
Tyler Engle Architects are behind a refurbishment and complete makeover of an old 1950s building in Southwest Portland, Oregon. A well thought-out intervention that has breathed new life and light into the home.
08-08-2019 - Materials
The Observatory by Simon Hjermind Jensen
Danish architect Simon Hjermind Jensen has created an oval structure in the museum's park for the Munkeruphus Art Museum in the northern part of Zealand, Denmark. The Observatory is an open structure for everyone to use, with room inside for social events and activities.
25-07-2019 - Materials
Lisbon Wood by Plano Humano Arquitectos
Portuguese studio, Plano Humano Arquitectos has converted the general tourist offices in Lisbon into an apartment building.
19-07-2019 - Materials
A traditional 21st century pub in Prague
Czech firm mar s architects has designed Výčep, what the designers call an “(un)traditional Czech pub”; a pub in Prague’s Vinohrady district that combines the typical features of the city’s beer houses with a distinctly contemporary language.
10-07-2019 - Materials
Villa Amiri by Bornstein Lyckefors
The latest project by Swedish architecture firm Bornstein Lyckefors is a single-family villa.
03-07-2019 - Materials
A conversation between past and present: an oratory by K9 Architekten
The designers from the German firm K9 Architekten completed the new oratory alongside the baroque church of Herbolzheim-Rheinhausen.
