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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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15-03-2016 - Materials
Elisa Valero Ramos, studio in Granada
Architects are faced with a challenge and an opportunity when designing their own studio.
10-03-2016 - Materials
La Parilla in Uppsala, Sweden, by Skälsö Arkitekter
Skälso Arkitekter has designed La Parilla, an interior design project converting a nightclub into an eatery, where the range of culinary offers is transposed into bespoke architectural solutions.
08-03-2016 - Materials
Amanemu, relax in the middle of the Japanese nature
Japan is not only density and speed, it is also nature and tranquillity.
24-02-2016 - Materials
Pauhu, pavilion for Tampere Architecture Week
Interaction was the keyword for both the 2015 Tampere Architecture Week and the “Pauhu” pavilion and open stage built by a group of volunteers including students, professors and sponsors for this combination of architecture and design.
23-02-2016 - Materials
Arriba revamps an apartment in Lisbon
Portuguese studio Arriba has revamped a small apartment in Lisbon and through his photographs, Ricardo Oliveira Alves tells us whole the story, capturing the essence of this makeover that plays on the system of spatial organisation.
15-02-2016 - Materials
The House of a Thousand and One Tales by Natura Futura
The architects from Natura Futura Arquitectura, Ecuador have constructed a house that plays with the duality of every aspect of our existence, constructing a building that has become a built story full of surprises and suspense.
