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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.

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Brew Box Pad by Itay Friedman Architects in Berlin

28-09-2016 - Materials

Brew Box Pad by Itay Friedman Architects in Berlin

With Brew Box Pad, Itay Friedman Architects has refurbished a nondescript apartment in an old multi-family block in Kreuzberg, Berlin.

Terra Cotta Studio by Tropical Space

23-09-2016 - Materials

Terra Cotta Studio by Tropical Space

Designing for an artist on the banks of the river Thu Bon in Vietnam drove the architects from Tropical Space Co.

Brian MacKay-Lyons and Shobac, architectural workshop

22-09-2016 - Materials

Brian MacKay-Lyons and Shobac, architectural workshop

Canadian architect Brian MacKay-Lyons of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited has been working since 1998 on what we could call a kind of architectural testing ground to explore ideas of form, materiality and building at Shobac farm in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Architecture and nature in a municipal swimming pool

12-09-2016 - Materials

Architecture and nature in a municipal swimming pool

German firm KTP Generalplaner GmbH has designed the complete makeover of the outdoor municipal swimming pool in Waldkirch, a town in Germany's Black Forest.

Horse clinic by Marte.Marte Architekten

05-09-2016 - Materials

Horse clinic by Marte.Marte Architekten

Austrian practice Marte.

Collidanielarchitetto and VYTA SANTA MARGHERITA

01-09-2016 - Materials

Collidanielarchitetto and VYTA SANTA MARGHERITA

Architect Daniela Colli from Collidanielarchitetto operated inside the Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence, a masterpiece of Italian rationalism designed by Giovanni Michelucci in the 1930s.

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