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20-12-2022
Studio Capitanio Architetti and the new Trafilerie Mazzoleni office complex
Remo Capitanio’s studio designed a new administration centre for Trafilerie Mazzoleni in Bergamo, an architectural project that seeks to establish a new dialogue with the city’s public dimension, in addition, of course, to providing a functional space for the historic manufacturer of steel wire and metallurgical products.

08-12-2022
A bridge as a boulevard in Belgium, an award-winning project by the ZJA studio
The Theunis bridge in Belgium, on the Albert Canal, connects Merksem to Deurne. Commissioned by De Vlaamse Waterweg, the ZJA architectural studio designed the new infrastructure in collaboration with Arcadis, Sweco and OKRA Landscape Architects. The bridge, conceived as a panoramic boulevard, has been awarded the prestigious Architecture MasterPrize 2022.

01-12-2022
A757, a flexible condominium in Buenos Aires
The Argentinian architecture firm Hitzig Militello has built a new condominium in the Villa Crespo district of Buenos Aires. A volume characterised by linear shapes and a flexible layout, to accommodate future uses, harmoniously integrated into the urban context without sacrificing a strong visual identity, based on a monochrome palette.

02-11-2022
dkarchitekti studio’s indoor swimming pool in Louny aims to encourage physical activity
The new Municipal Swimming Hall in Louny, in the Czech Republic, designed by dkarchitekti studio under the direction of David Kudla, offers a new concept of the indoor swimming pool in which interaction between people swimming inside the building and passers-by outside plays an essential role in the architectural narrative.

01-11-2022
Mi Pan, a bakery designed by Concentrico in Mexico City
Concentrico, a Mexican interdisciplinary studio concerned with architecture, interior design and creative concepts, designed a new store and café for the renowned Mi Pan bakery in Mexico City. Buying bread becomes a social experience thanks to self-service shopping with an interior design playing upon elements of traditional breadmaking.

24-10-2022
Mahos Architecture’s addition to a home in a vineyard
Mahos Architecture, the French studio of Lucile Maurel and Camille Hours, designed an addition to a family home in Provence to provide extra living space and panoramic views over the vineyard. The geometry of the addition is based on the proportions of the home and extension of the existing façades in harmony with the landscape.

04-10-2022
Francesca Perani designs functional beauty in an industrial space
Italian architect Francesca Perani has created a small multifunctional room inside a plastics production and processing company, which allows workers to rest and also serves as a showroom. An small intervention covering a space of just a few square metres, fittingly called "Mini Break", becomes a true oasis of relaxation for users.

20-09-2022
Ephemeral architecture for the theatre, Déracinements in Québec
The installation Déracinements, designed by creator Lorraine Côté and architect Étienne Bernier from the Agence Spatiale studio captured visitors of the Carrefour international de théâtre event in Québec, Canada. Inserted in the ruins of an old greenhouse, the work was made from wire mesh and uses light as a material.

09-09-2022
Studio Capitanio Architetti designs glowing bicycle station in Bergamo
The new bicycle station in Bergamo, designed by Studio Capitanio Architetti, goes a long way to make the desire to support the city's cycling mobility tangible. The low-tech and completely reversible infrastructure in white metal carpentry and glass is part of the intermodal connection hub and at night transforms into a bright lantern for the area near the train station.