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.
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.
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.
While we're waiting to find out the winners of Next Landmark who will be travelling to Moscow for the awards ceremony, let's take a look at this interior design project by Monoloko Design in the Russian capital.
French architecture studio, AAVP led by Vincent Parreira - one of the judges in the Next Landmark 2017 international contest - has converted a photography studio in Paris into two apartments.
With the Quinta Montes Molina Pavilion in Merida, Yucatan, MATERIA, the architecture studio of Gustavo Carmona and Lisa Beltrán has crafted a harmonious connection between the historical context and the new architectural intervention, respecting the site's atmosphere.
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