Tag Refurbishment

05-03-2020

San Sa Village by IlLab Architects, a tribute to the senses and to regional culture

San Sa Village is a hotel complex north of Beijing, not far from the Great Wall of China. The project by llLab Architects - on a site that used to be occupied by a petrol station - was conceived as a kind of village-style group of buildings made from local slate and brick.

03-03-2020

SET Architects for an apartment poised between the past and the present

The architects from Rome-based studio, SET Architects are behind the refurbishment of an apartment in a historical palazzo have crafted an elegant balance between the history of the building and the client’s desire for a modern lifestyle. The result is a classy, timeless home.

20-02-2020

ATELIER 38, renovation of a heritage-listed building

Reconstruction and restoration are the keywords of the work by Czech studio ATELIER 38 for a heritage-listed monumental complex: the neogothic castle of Hradec nad Moravicí located in the low mountain range of Nízký Jeseník, in the southern Silesia area.

19-02-2020

Beirut RiverLESS Urban Forest and how to regenerate a city

Since last year, Lebanese architecture studio theOtherDada and Afforestt, an Indian company that replants forests all over the world, have been planting trees from 17 native Lebanese species along the banks of the Beirut River. Concrete action to bring back the green and the city’s environmental quality as a consequence.

14-02-2020

Masanori Designs, Chengyuan Garment Office Building

Chinese studio Masanori Designs has refurbished an office building in the headquarters of Chengyuan Garment, in Shaxi Town, Zhongshan. An all-round makeover that encompasses both interiors and landscape design of the site.

12-02-2020

Balcones Residence Austin, renovation by Clayton & Little

Balcones Residence is a house in Austin, Texas originally designed by the modernist architect Roland Roessner, professor at the University of Texas during the latter half of the 1900s. The architects from local firm Clayton & Little completed a sensitive renovation that improves the environmental performance of this jewel of modernism, retaining as much of the home’s original character as possible.

11-02-2020

A travelling museum by Héctor Ayarza for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Panama City

The Museo De Arte Contemporaneo (MAC) is a private collection of contemporary art from Panama and Latin America located in Panama City. The project entitled "El Contenedor MAC" seeks to expand the scope of the museum. Basically, this is a travelling museum formed of two shipping containers, designed by the Panama-based architect Héctor Ayarza.

30-01-2020

RaeRae House by Austin Maynard Architects combines form and function

With RaeRae House, the team from Australian firm Maynard Architects have crafted a house that conceals a practical, functional and sustainable structure behind an iconic appearance. It incorporates two terrace houses, reinterpreted with a fresh approach and attention to the context.