Tag Refurbishment

07-06-2023

The winners of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention

Aware of the importance of interventions on pre-existing architectures as a sustainable act, the international jury of the 6th edition of the European Award Architectural Heritage Intervention (AHI) recognised, in the various categories, projects focused on inclusiveness in social housing and urban cultural structures.

24-05-2023

The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai

The story of the Zikawei Library in Shanghai is a tale of intelligent reuse, as the building was originally designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Immediately after the completion of the façade and the structure, it remained empty. However, at the city's will and thanks to the intervention of the Wutopia Lab studio, it has recently become the iconic public library of the Zikawei district.

19-04-2023

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.

17-04-2023

Manuelle Gautrand Architecture Expansion and renovation of Galeries Lafayette Annecy

In Annecy, France, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture planned the renovation and expansion of a commercial building belonging to France’s famous Galeries Lafayette department store chain. Built in the 1970s, the building was initially alien to its homogeneous architectural setting, but with time it has become an important landmark for the people of Annecy, and is now a protected heritage building.

12-04-2023

Vltavská Underground, transformation of an urban non-place

The architects of U / U studio and re_place worked on revitalisation of a classic non-place in the city: an underpass in a Prague metro station. Vltavská Underground had already become a mecca for street artists, and is now a public space inviting freestyle sports activities.

22-02-2023

Art as an activator in the new Bay Park in Sarasota, Florida

Two artistic installations, Portal and Drum Coral, designed by The Urban Conga for the Bay Conservancy’s new Bay Park in Sarasota, Florida, beautify the first part of the waterfront park. While maintaining a relationship with their natural surroundings, they are designed to offer two opportunities for play while serving as occasions for socialisation during construction of phase two in the environmental redevelopment project.

30-12-2022

Graham Baba Architects designs the new Ballard Food Bank

Sharing, in the true sense of the word, has been the key to the Ballard Food Bank in Ballard, Seattle since it was founded in the late '70s. Following Graham Baba Architects’ expansion, the Food Bank can now offer additional support services under agreements with a series of partners in the community.

28-12-2022

Natural beauty: the art of Carla Daturi

The beauty in the details to be found in the artistic composition of Carla Daturi’s works is evidence of her respect for her chosen materials, including minerals, semi-precious stones, seashells, marble and glass, often recycled. Her works are mosaics, the fruit of her creativity and the best Italian handcrafting traditions, and they are now on exhibit in the perfect place for showcasing this approach, the Hyper Room in Milan.

22-12-2022

Visual Display’s award-winning Ristorante Agli Amici

Diners arriving at „Ristorante Agli Amici“ in Udine, a restaurant awarded 2 Michelin stars, are now received in the „Blue Lounge“, a place that welcomes guests and prepares them for their culinary experience with design by Giorgio di Bernardi’s creative studio Visual Display.