Tag Housing

04-05-2016

Cota Paredes Arquitectos: Casa V in Guadalajara (Mexico)

The compactness of the outside of Cota Paredes Arquitectos’ Casa V in Guadalajara (Mexico) becomes an interior rich in different perspectives and glimpses of other floors. The Abraham Cota Paredes project centres around the patio, a catalyst of light, paying homage to Luis Barragán.

13-04-2016

Alberto Campo Baeza and the Raumplan in a house in Madrid

Alberto Campo Baeza's Raumplan house applies the theories of Adolf Loos. Campo Baeza reflects on the current potential of the Raumplan as spatial development, creating an extremely “mute” home in which the main point of view is from the inside.

03-03-2016

Habitat 67 by StudioPractice: a modular landmark in Montreal

StudioPractice of Canada restyled the interior of a modular living unit in the world-famous architectural landmark Habitat 67. The architects' intention was to restore the original stylemes of the home, which had been covered up as renovations were performed over the years.

02-03-2016

The winners of the World Habitat Awards 2015-16

Two winners were selected from the ten finalists presented.

29-02-2016

TACO's Pabellón 3E: time and architecture

Mexican architects TACO (Taller de Arquitectura COntextual) were appointed to redesign a home built in the '40s which has since seen changes in the functions of the spaces included in it, evolving along with the owners and their family.

19-02-2016

Constructing on existing constructions: Some solutions

Working on an existing building, whether or not it is of historical significance, inevitably requires the architect to make important decisions about what to keep and what to restore. Here we look at a number of solutions presented in Floornature, particularly residential projects.

19-02-2016

Venice Biennial, the Nordic Pavilion reveals its contents

The first contents of the pavilions at the 15th Architecture Biennial in Venice directed by Pritzker prize-winner, Alejandro Aravena are arriving.

12-02-2016

Finalists of the 2015-16 World Habitat Awards

The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) promote good design practices for the habitats of disadvantaged and homeless people.