Tag Refurbishment

08-04-2020

UNStudio 18 Septemberplein refurbishment of a historic building in Eindhoven

UNStudio recently planned the renovation of a historic building in Eindhoven designed by Jan van der Laan and built in 1952. The architects’ refurbishment of the building’s façade reconnects the construction with its urban surroundings.

06-04-2020

Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore by Wutopia Lab

The Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab has given the famous Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore in Wuhan, Hubei a complete makeover. Their project gravitates around an internal cone of light and stands as a symbol for the Hubei Changjiang Publishing & Media Group and for the city itself.

03-04-2020

Jané Winestore by External Reference with Chu Uroz

A venue that’s all about wine and other alcoholic beverages: Jané Winestore in Tarragona, Spain is the project by architect Carmelo Zappulla from External Reference with designer Chu Uroz for Jané Grup, a leading Spanish wine, liquor and fine food organisation. A dynamic project with pop overtones.

31-03-2020

6280.CH: a coworking space designed by Evolution Design

6280.CH is a 1000 sqm coworking space created by the Swiss architecture studio Evolution Design. Located in the village of Hochdorf, 6280.CH is housed in the former factory of the Swiss furniture maker, Novex. The conversion and transformation into a contemporary environment took into consideration the local context.

30-03-2020

Matteo Cirenei's vision of Milan's districts a year ago

In Spring 2019, the architecture photographer, Matteo Cirenei explored eight districts in Milan through his camera lens. These zones are changing, experimental urban planning projects have also been put in place for some of them. An overview that connects streets, buildings, public places, different contrasting realities.

27-03-2020

Egue y Seta designs Back Home, an apartment in Girona

A family moving from Barcelona to Girona. Egue y Seta restores an apartment with a large terrace and warm, friendly interiors plus a little something that lies outside the remit of the designers: being close to grandparents so each generation in the family can live more serenely.

24-03-2020

Geoparken in Stavanger, a sustainable and still relevant playground

Geoparken in Stavanger, Norway is a project by the Norwegian architecture firm Helen&Hard with young people from the city. A playground created from material salvaged from the oil industry and that hasn’t lost any of its charm even 12 years down the track.

23-03-2020

The beauty of nature, House of Flowers

The House of Flowers in Healdsburg, California is a project led by Walker Warner Architects with Maca Huneeus Design for the interiors and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects for the landscape architecture. It is the culmination of the sustainable restoration of an old winery built in the 1970s.