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![Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne
Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17676/01_AMA_Helvetia09_last_sez.jpg)
15-11-2023
Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne
Located on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD or Central Business District, Fitzroy used to be a degraded suburb but has evolved into a trendy district first made popular by artists, combining history with urban chic. In this eclectic neighbourhood stands Helvetia, a Victorian terraced home renovated by Austin Maynard Architects. After being converted into a boarding-house with a fragmented layout, Helvetia has undergone a new metamorphosis incarnating the ideals of sustainability, practicality and beauty.
![Vltavská Underground, transformation of an urban non-place
Vltavská Underground, transformation of an urban non-place](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17581/01_u-u-studio-vltavska-underground-jiri-kotal-02_last_sez.jpg)
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.
![The memory of the countryside as an attraction, Imprint by Hu Quanchun The memory of the countryside as an attraction, Imprint by Hu Quanchun](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17294/00-Photo-by-Jin-Weiqi_last_sez.jpg)
22-08-2022
The memory of the countryside as an attraction, Imprint by Hu Quanchun
Designer Hu Quanchun of Field Conforming Studio is the author of an unusual public artwork entitled Imprint. It depicts a section of a muddy country road complete with rural footprints. Made of Corten steel, he designed it for the first OCT Fab Public Art Festival, held in the Fab Town theme park in Xiangyang. Creating a strong contrast in the rarefied context, it is a work that astonishes visitors.
![The Vanished House by Hu Quanchun
The Vanished House by Hu Quanchun](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17049/00_TheVanishedHouse_ph_JinWeiqi_last_sez.jpg)
03-05-2022
The Vanished House by Hu Quanchun
"The Vanished House" by Hu Quanchun of Field Confirming Studio is an artwork created for the second East Lake International Ecological Sculpture Biennale, held in Wuhan in 2021. The exhibition was held in Wuhan Shimenfeng Memorial Park, a cemetery in a beautiful natural setting with a serene, tranquil atmosphere.
![ALA Architects, expansion of Terminal 2 of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
ALA Architects, expansion of Terminal 2 of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/16783/01_TU-211118-HEL-T2A-070_ALA_last_sez.jpg)
03-01-2022
ALA Architects, expansion of Terminal 2 of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Finland’s gateway to the world has been renewed with completion of ALA Architects’ expansion of Terminal 2 at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The new airport terminal welcomes passengers with an impressive timber-clad ceiling expanding outside to form a massive curved canopy roof.
![UDG builds a chapel in Sanya celebrating the natural landscape
UDG builds a chapel in Sanya celebrating the natural landscape](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/16758/00-Chapel-at-dusk_ph_Shen-Zhonghai_last_sez.jpg)
23-12-2021
UDG builds a chapel in Sanya celebrating the natural landscape
Dysis Chapel of Poly Shallow Sea, by Shanghai United Design Group Co., Ltd., known as UDG, faces Yazhou Bay, south of Hainan, opening onto the South China Sea and embracing the magic of its sunsets. The architecture of the classic symmetrical construction based on the triangle and the circle offers moments of great spirituality in connection with the natural beauty of the site.
![atelier-r restores a castle in the Czech Republic
atelier-r restores a castle in the Czech Republic](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/16300/01_helstyn-castle-palace-reconstruction-atelier-r-boysplaynice-35_last_sez.jpg)
24-05-2021
atelier-r restores a castle in the Czech Republic
Helfštýn castle is the Czech Republic’s second-largest castle, after the one in Prague. Located in the region of Olomouc, it was subjected to a major restoration by Czech architectural practice atelier-r.
![Seventyonepercent: new high-tech ceramic bathroom concepts
Seventyonepercent: new high-tech ceramic bathroom concepts](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/39/16242/00_iris_ceramica_group_seventyonepercent_suite_01_last_sez.jpg)
11-05-2021
Seventyonepercent: new high-tech ceramic bathroom concepts
Everyone wants a relaxing, comfortable and personalised bathroom. The Iris Ceramica Group’s high-tech ceramic expands the range of available solutions with new design combinations in which ceramic interacts with other prestigious materials, as in the new Seventyonepercent brand by Paolo Castelli. Traditional craftsmanship and technical innovation produce 100% Italian-made items for reinterpreting the bathroom in your own personal, exclusive way
![Award-winning architecture for the sporting tradition of Quebec
Award-winning architecture for the sporting tradition of Quebec](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/16211/01_ParcdeSaphirs_ABCParchitecture_StephaneGroleau_last_sez.jpg)
13-04-2021
Award-winning architecture for the sporting tradition of Quebec
Designed by ABCP architecture, the ice-skating rink in Parc des Saphirs, Boischatel, Canada is a sporting facility sheltered from the weather in both summer and winter by an iconic glulam roof. The award-winning structure made out of locally sourced materials is very popular with the locals.