Tag Wood

03-01-2020

Wooden structure for the ICU New Physical Education Center by Kengo Kuma

The ICU New Physical Education Center in Tokyo by Kengo Kuma is a complex consisting of wooden gyms with different types of structures created with a high level of expertise in the fields of construction and design

24-12-2019

Practical, versatile and resistant: the new 2020 kitchen with SapienStone countertop

With our daily requirements and the limited amount of time we have, our kitchen is becoming more and more functional to our needs. Practical and quick to use and clean, it is also versatile and can be turned into a cozy and relaxing environment. The SapienStone countertop is the ideal product for the 2020 kitchen, as it harnesses the properties of porcelain stoneware such as resistance and non-absorbency: these qualities allow food and hot containers to be placed directly on the surface, without affecting its look with veins running through it

05-06-2019

German prize for wood buildings 2019

Deutscher Holzbaupreis, is a two-yearly prize for wood buildings sponsored by the German Ministry of the Interior, Building and Housing and it also encompasses the timber trade associations, from industry to craftsmen.

01-04-2019

RAMA Estudio, Edificio Criba in Ambato, Ecuador

In Ambato, a city located in the central Andean valley of Ecuador, the architects from RAMA Estudio have designed a house that is an open, joyous response to the growing trend for gated communities in the township.

15-02-2019

A lookout tower with a limited environmental impact

The architects from Huť architektury have designed a lookout tower in the Kraličák ski resort, Czech Republic.

01-02-2019

Apartments covered with cedar wood in Gärdet-Stockholm for BIG’s 79&Park project

The mountain of wood and glass pixels BIG designed stands out against the panorama of the city of Stockholm, creating an unexpected skyline at the gateway to the city

15-01-2019

Christensen & Co. Architects and Rørbæk og Møller Architects Life Science Bioengineering B202 Building

Christensen & Co. Architects and Rørbæk og Møller Architects designed the new Life Science Bioengineering B202 Building at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The key element in the project is a big foyer three floors high, the Biosphere, bringing together researchers from three different Danish national institutes.

21-12-2018

Matteo Thun & Luca Colombo Davines Village Parma

Matteo Thun and Luca Colombo project reinterprets traditional rural forms of architecture to create the innovative volumes of the new factory and headquarters of the Italian company Davines just outside Parma. The values of sustainability and beauty representing the company’s core business are given architectural form in the new complex, which has been nicknamed “the home of sustainable beauty”.