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24-04-2013

“Roca dels Moros” rock paintings visitors’ centre

Architects Prudenci Espanol Pons and José Ángel Hidalgo Arellano, finalists in the first international “Next Landmark” architecture contest organised by Floornature, presented their plans for a visitors’ centre for the “Roca dels Moros” rock paintings in El Cogul, Catalonia. The structure and materials of this partially underground construction are intended to minimise its impact on the landscape.

10-04-2013

Fernández + Abalosllopis: the Can Feliç nursery school in Spain

Architects Fernández -Vivancos and Abalosllopis have designed the Can Feliç nursery in Benicàssim in Spain. The architecture is the mouthpiece of the values it contains, creating a place for education and sharing. It has five pavilions around a covered courtyard and the greenery of a garden, which enters from perspective viewpoints. The materials chosen for the work were exposed concrete and decorative wood.

08-04-2013

Fernando Menis, SACRED MUSEUM AND PLAZA ESPAÑA, ADEJE

Cement and basalt are the materials architect Fernando Menis uses in his plan for a museum and plaza in a beautiful natural setting in Adeje, Tenerife.

15-03-2013

Valle Architetti, CARPARK AND OFFICE/RETAIL BUILDING IN PADUA

The Valle Architetti practice recently completed an office/retail building and a multi-storey carpark on the former Cledca site in Padua.

06-03-2013

franz zt gmbh: borg school + nms in Deutsch-Wagram

A finalist in Floornature’s first “Next Landmark” international architecture contest, the Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium, a secondary school designed by franz zt gmbh, is a carbon-neutral building on the Deutsch-Wagram school campus in Austria. It is constructed in the form of two blocks embracing a pond which provides a visual focus for the project, while the rooftop terrace and free areas with informal seating create a concept of contemporary architecture for education.

27-02-2013

François: Residences and Eden Bio studio in Paris

Known for his study of the relationship between vegetation and architecture, Maison Edouard François redevelops a neighbourhood in eastern Paris by reclaiming historical forms of architecture and using typical local construction materials to build social housing and artists’ studios with a focus on environmental sustainability.