Tag Refurbishment

09-02-2018

Master plan for Fondazione Prada in Milan by OMA Rem Koolhaas

The Master Plan for the Fondazione Prada in a former distillery in Milan incorporates both reclamation and new construction, challenging the anonymity of the city around it, which seemed to be awaiting a major investor wanting to stand out on the cultural scene

26-01-2018

Ellevuelle Architetti: Restoration of the Filandone former silk mill in Modigliana

The architects of Ellevuelle propose their own style of reasonable restoration in the Filandone cultural heritage project, attracting new interest to an outlying part of the town of Modigliana (in the province of Forlì-Cesena). Ellevuelle converts the former silk mill known as the Filandone into a theatre and multi-purpose hall

16-01-2018

Tiago do Vale, a dovecote-granary for introspection

The Portuguese architect Tiago do Vale is behind the remake of an old, disused dovecote-granary in the Minho region in Portugal.

04-01-2018

Anonyme, 3579 Flowers, a truly green project

With 3579 Flowers, the French firm of architects Anonyme designed a project that redevelops a building on Raoul Dufy street in Paris thanks to the intelligent use of vertical gardens.

12-12-2017

Can Llimona: the story of a villa and three respectful renovation projects

The time had come for the architects of MESURA to design their own home. When architects work for themselves they can give free reign to their powers of self-expression, and this is what MESURA did here, from the choice of the building to the interior renovations.

23-11-2017

The Plastic We Live With, Luzinterruptus

Luzinterruptus, the Spanish art collective created the installation called “The Plastic We Live With” for the FAB Festival de Bordeaux in collaboration with the city council, as a visual and tangible way to make us more mindful about the excess of plastic in our lives.

21-11-2017

Reopening of Casa Vicens, Antoni Gaudì's first major work

A new architectural attraction has just reopened in Barcelona: Casa Vicens, one of the eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Catalan capital, has undergone a three-year restoration by architects José Antonio Martínez Lapeña, Elías Torres and David García.

13-11-2017

Floors, a project by Catalan artist Javier de Riba

Javier de Riba is a Barcelona-based artist and designer.