Tag Ville

20-04-2022

No Architects: renovation of a maisonette in Žižkov, Prague

No Architects renovated a maisonette in the Prague neighbourhood of Žižkov in which the common thread is the art of Vladimír Houdek and Josef Bolf. The home features surprising details such as the “eroded” edges of the kitchen cabinets and lamps “dripping ” from the ceiling like milk.

16-03-2022

Pérez Palacios arquitectos: Casa Octavia in Mexico City

PPAA Pérez Palacios arquitectos have developed a flexible hotel layout for the Octavia fashion brand in Mexico City’s Condesa district, a project based on the relationship between solids and hollows and on contrasts of light and materials, establishing a new form of contact with the neighbourhood.

10-03-2022

atelier Stéphane Fernandez - Two Villas in Aix-en-Provence

Two villas, one main and one secondary, fit into the landscape of Aix en Provence and emerge in the green of a wooded hill like white natural limestone rocks. The atelier Stéphane Fernandez studio has created a project in harmony with the surrounding landscape and inspired by the geometric layout of Villa La Rotonda designed by Andrea Palladio, to give life to the residences of two lovers of art and contemporary architecture.

09-03-2022

Ricardo Bak Gordon designs renovation and residential restoration in Porto - House 1

In Porto, Portugal, architect Ricardo Bak Gordon designed the renovation project for a villa built at the end of the 19th century. The original building was a bourgeois residence on four levels and situated within a plot of more than 2000 square metres near the waterfront. The restoration project has enhanced the existing spaces and proposed new functions for some of the environments.

09-03-2022

Karim Nader: Villa on the rocks of Faqra, Kfardebian, Lebanon

“On the Rocks”, the latest project from Karim Nader on the slopes of Mount Lebanon, is a piece of residential architecture which fully embraces and engages with its characteristic landscape. The Lebanese architect works on the concept of imitating nature and the potential of concrete and glass, the materials of a new Beirut.

18-02-2022

FMD Architects’ house with Coopworth wool insulation

A house in Tasmania designed by FMD Architects made of painted corrugated metal, wood and wool on a Coopworth sheep farm

10-02-2022

A wooden house by derksen|windt architecten

Dutch studio derksen|windt architecten built a wooden house in the South Holland dunes near the town of Monster: an architectural project with a green roof which combines use of local materials with prefabrication techniques to limit environmental impact.

01-02-2022

Zuiderzicht, a sustainable tower designed by KCAP and evr-architecten in Antwerp

KCAP, in collaboration with the evr-architecten studio, have completed Zuiderzicht, an 80-metre-tall residential tower in Antwerp, Belgium. The tower is one of the new buildings in the Antwerp Nieuw Zuid district along the Scheldt river and stands out for its iconic double façade and close dialogue with the surrounding environment.