Tag Ville

18-05-2016

Murray Kerr (Denizen Works): House 7 on the Isle of Tiree

Designing for your own parents, within the limitations of heritage building protection. This was the case of House 7 by Murray Kerr (Denizen Works) on the Isle of Tiree. Murray Kerr’s House 7 fits into the landscape of the Hebrides and draws on local architectural traditions.

04-05-2016

Cota Paredes Arquitectos: Casa V in Guadalajara (Mexico)

The compactness of the outside of Cota Paredes Arquitectos’ Casa V in Guadalajara (Mexico) becomes an interior rich in different perspectives and glimpses of other floors. The Abraham Cota Paredes project centres around the patio, a catalyst of light, paying homage to Luis Barragán.

13-04-2016

Alberto Campo Baeza and the Raumplan in a house in Madrid

Alberto Campo Baeza's Raumplan house applies the theories of Adolf Loos. Campo Baeza reflects on the current potential of the Raumplan as spatial development, creating an extremely “mute” home in which the main point of view is from the inside.

18-02-2016

How to save a villa: practical advice from Rocco Valentini

After suffering from industrial additions constructed for the purposes of the agricultural business it contained, this late 19th century villa near Chieti was in urgent need of renovation. Architect Rocco Valentini explained how he protected the historical part of the villa and its unique identity while adapting it to contemporary style.

11-02-2016

Alventosa Morell’s Casa VC: Architecture and Cubism

At first glance it might look like a Cubist composition by Picasso or Braque, but in actual fact it’s a single-family home designed by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes in mountainous Collserola, a nature park in the hills inland of Barcelona.

22-01-2016

The 5 top green projects on Livegreenblog

Restoration of an early 20th century warehouse in the US, a rural building in Portugal, a historic fountain in Italy, a nursery in Copenhagen and a prototype of a modular sustainable home are the most popular green projects covered in Floornature’s blog Livegreenblog in 2015.

15-01-2016

Villa Lumi by Avanto Architects

Villa Lumi by Finnish architecture firm, Avanto Architects Ltd led by Ville Hara and Anu Pusstinen is a residential project flooded with natural light, with sleek lines and light colours, which is defined by the visual communication with the courtyard and garden.

13-01-2016

Elasticospa Golf House: a house in the hills

The Golf House designed by Elasticospa is a project that does not remain indifferent to the stimuli offered by its natural context, escaping the style of other residential bungalows in the golf club in the hills near Gavi, in the Apennines between Liguria and Piedmont.