Tag Ristrutturazione

29-09-2020

Efficiency and beauty: Granitech ventilated façades on new and renovated buildings

The Granitech ventilated façade is a laying system in which Iris Ceramica Group ceramic slabs play the dual role of adding aesthetic value to buildings while protecting their walls. Buildings are given a facelift and preserved against long-term damage caused by atmospheric pollutants thanks to the innate properties of high-tech ceramic, such as lightness, strength and non-absorbency: a set of qualities which also provide thermal insulation, saving energy and money

11-09-2020

Reinforced curved brick façade

An old building restored and expanded with classic technologies is given a new brick and glass façade

07-09-2020

BAAQ’ puts its name to a sustainable refit in Mexico City

The Mexican architecture studio BAAQ’ founded by Alfonso Quiñones is behind the refurbishment and conversion of a 1960s building in a neighbourhood where the population density is rising. The project generates inclusive spaces, improves the use of daylight and implements sustainable solutions, including the harvesting of water.

21-08-2020

House renovated and transformed into a concrete and steel bookshop by TAO Architects

An ancient home built of stone in a Chinese mountain village has been renovated for transformation into a bookshop.

03-08-2020

ORA and a house inside a ruin

The young designers from the architecture firm, ORA based in Znojmo, Czech Republic, completed a house inside the remains of an old building in Zadní Arnoštov, a village in the Moravia region. A project for the grand architecture that respects its layers of history without creating a historical fake.

03-08-2020

atelierpng redevelops Fort L'Écluse in Léaz

Fort L'Écluse in Léaz has been renovated to plans by atelierpng in a project developed in perfect harmony with the historic memory of this military structure and the landscape around it. The fort has been transformed repeatedly over the years, destroyed, rebuilt, amplified and adapted for different uses; today, the redeveloped fort becomes a major tourist attraction in a splendid natural setting.

08-06-2020

Clayton & Little for The Bottling Department Food Hall in San Antonio, Texas

Texas architects Clayton & Little are responsible for reconstructing the historic Pearl Bottling House dating back to 1894 after a fire destroyed it in 2003. A modern interpretation of a heritage building to revive a district in San Antonio, Texas.

05-05-2020

Hygiene, beauty and comfort: redesigning spaces in the home and outdoor areas

Offering properties such as resistance, easy cleaning and inalterability, Ariostea ceramic slabs are perfect for today’s homes, offices, restaurants and public spaces. Practicality and beauty come together in aesthetic high-tech ceramics, with the specific goal of improving the quality of spaces and quality of life