Tag Cape Town, South Africa

17-07-2020

Forte Architetti’s Arcadia housing development and the Cape Town landscape

Forte Architetti designed Arcadia, a housing development in Fresnaye, a prestigious district of Cape Town, South Africa, a luxury residential complex consisting of several homes extending along the famed Arcadia Road. The recently completed complex fits perfectly into its surroundings, celebrating the natural landscape while underlining the urban scenario with sophisticated design solutions.

27-04-2020

Architecture, the pandemic and the future of design: SAOTA

In only a few months, everything has changed completely. Even the world of architecture. In search of possible new scenarios, Floornature opens the discussion of a new approach to design for a time of public health emergency, publishing a series of interviews with architects all over the world. How are the big studios organising their work, and what has been the impact of the current situation on smaller architectural practices? What does it mean to design infrastructure, cultural centres and living spaces while avoiding social contact? Might the resilience we seek in buildings also be applicable to the profession of architect? Here are the architects’ responses, some in text form and others in videos, in the usual style of our portal.