Source: Bak Gordon Architects Photography: Francisco Nogueira Built in the vast territory of Alentejo, the house emerges from the figure of an extensive water tank attached to a wall, facing south, as if it was a resonance box of the entire landscape. On the other side of the wall the social spaces and two fresco rooms are kept, places of transition between interior and exterior, considered as foundational for t

Fuente: Alison y Peter Smithson. De la casa del Futuro a la casa de hoy. Dirk Van Den heuvel, Max Risselada. Puesto que los Smithson experimentaron la tensión entre campo y ciudad como una energía positiva potencial en su propia vida y en su propio trabajo, en 1959 decidieron comprar parte del complejo de una granja en la finca Fonthill. La parte que adquirieron los Smithson consistía en un gran patio amurallado

Source: Francesca Torzo Photography:  Balthasar von albertini Z33 belongs to the Beguinage of Hasselt, a monument and a part of the city. The historical complex resembles an island in the urban tissue, due to the exceptional size of the void and for the permanency of its border through history, an incongruous but continuous system of brick constructions. Z33 is part of this wall of buildings around the park. The

Claesson Koivisto Rune Marrakech Design Claesson Koivisto Rune es un estudio de arquitectura de Suecia, fundado en Estocolmo en 1995 por Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto y Ola Rune. Empezó como un estudio de arquitectura, pero se ha convertido desde entonces en una oficina internacionalmente aclamada, multidisciplinaria, que pone igual énfasis en la arquitectura que en el diseño. Las categorías de los proyectos in

Fuente: Unparelld’arquitectes Fotografía: Pep Sau La casa cáscara de Marunys Vivienda unifamiliar aislada en Sant Joan les Fonts, 2016 unparelld’arquitectes: Eduard Callís, Guillem Moliner El edificio, de apariencia masiva, corona un promontorio en el borde del tejido urbano. Se podría decir que la casa completa la fisiografía del lugar. La entrada, presidida por una plazoleta y un banco corrido, reconoce el pun

Fotografías actuales: Lindman photography Planos redibujados: Jero Gutiérrez En 1948, Hans Asplund, a la edad de 26 años, trabajaba en su primer trabajo como arquitecto recién calificado en la nueva sede de la ONU en Nueva York. Participó en el concurso que planteaba un edificio para un nuevo Centro Cívico en la ciudad rural de Eslöv, en el sur de Suecia y ganó sobre más de 150 arquitectos. El proyecto, que fina

Source: Mary Duggan website Photography: Nick Dearden – building narratives The studio is a new independent structure carefully positioned within the grounds of a small contemporary house. As well as the music studio, the project consists of hard and soft landscaping which includes a serpentine route from the street and a newly planted garden.                  

Fuente: Santa&Cole Fotografía: Iris Humm   Una línea de luz y una fina lámina, en tenue pero eficaz levedad. Equilibrio entre poesía y razón, Lámina es un sistema que defiende las bondades de la luz reflejada con formas sencillas, evidentes, en distintos formatos y pantallas que nada esconden y todo lo muestran.  

source: KAAN architecten photography: Simone Bossi KAAN Architecten was commissioned by the Netherlands War Graves Foundation (Oorlogsgravenstichting) to design a multifunctional building commemorating the Dutch victims during the Second World War and more recent international conflicts, in Loenen near Apeldoorn. Harmoniously blending with the surrounding forest, the building is a layered and connecting element

Source: BAU Photography: BAU, MX Reflexion, Patrice Nin, Xavier Boymond Previous state The imposing Romanesque basilica Saint-Sernin, whose history is intimately linked to that of Toulouse, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A masterpiece of Romanesque art and one of the best preserved and the largest Romanesque church in Europe. One of the best ways to fully appreciate a medieval church is to stroll aro

Fuente: Lluís Clotet, Premio Nacional de Arquitectura, El Croquis 1983 Pantelleria es una paqueña isla italiana situada entre Sicilia y Túnez. La zona esta protegido paisajísticamente por unas estrictas ordenanzas que prohiben la implantación de nuevos edificios y permite únicamente la amplición de las antiguas construciones agrícolas denominadas «damuso». Máximo con una nueva construcción de una superficie igua

  Source: Solanellas Van Noten Meister The rural municipality of Weisslingen is characterized by a very fine-grained, loose development, surrounded by an impressive landscape. The strong topography plays a strong role in the character of the village and is particularly marked by the Tösstal towards the north and the Kempttal towards the south. The new multi-generational residential building with common room

Source: Gonzalez Haase For the second Berlin branch of Aera – a gluten-free bread manufacturer and café located at Rosenthaler Platz – the architecture duo Gonzalez Haase AAS designed a space that takes full advantage of its prominent location by being impossible to overlook. The entire depth of the new store is made visible through a large storefront window, allowing its rich Lapis Lazuli blue interior to take

Source: Studio Anne Holtrop Photography: Anne Holtrop Manama post office is one of the oldest buildings in the area of Bab Al Bahrain, dating back to 1937, where it served as Customs House for the port of Manama. Nowadays with the many land reclamations and building developments that have started in the 80s, the current building marks the center of the capital. With this period of modernization and expansion, th