| Román Fernández Vila | 2020 | Material Gesture: Stone | ETH Zürich | Professor: Anne Holtrop | Assistants: Stephan Lando + Yukio Shigeta + Cecilia Marzullo   Place, matter, gesture. Introduction The research that has been developed explores the dialogue that can exist between positive and negative surfaces, between void and matter, and regarding stone topic, between the material quarried and its quarrying site

source: afasia photography: bast Rehabilitación y ampliación de dos viviendas en una vivienda unifamiliar. Vaciado de una casa de bloques para colocar las salas de estar y relleno de una casa de ladrillo para colocar las habitaciones, conexión de las dos casas por una extensión de marco de madera vidriada, aislamiento total de las casas existentes desde el exterior. Hormigón pulido, abeto de Douglas crudo sin tratar,

source: divisare photography: noshe The new Kunsthaus Zürich extension, designed by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin, expands the existing Kunsthaus museum, situated between the Grossmünster church and the university. The Kunsthaus Zürich now represents the largest art museum in Switzerland, comprising four buildings from different eras – the Moser building (1910), the Pfister building (1958), the Müller buil

source: dyvik kahlen architects photography: antoine espinasseau These two buildings shown are the first completed of eight residential buildings designed by us for the Klingelbeek Estate, a beautiful green park along the river Rhine, in Arnhem, Holland. Centuries ago this park and its villa formed part of a hamlet called Klingelbeek. In the early part of the twentieth century the villa was turned into a monastery. A

source: dyvik kahlen architects photography: antoine espinasseau These two buildings shown are the first completed of eight residential buildings designed by us for the Klingelbeek Estate, a beautiful green park along the river Rhine, in Arnhem, Holland. Centuries ago this park and its villa formed part of a hamlet called Klingelbeek. In the early part of the twentieth century the villa was turned into a monastery. A

source: sanden + hodnekvam photography: sanden + hodnekvam A small building with a small program. A place to make food. A place to eat. A place to enjoy the view. A place to sleep. A fireplace. A bathroom. And some storage. The small cabin is located at Rones, 150km north of Trondheim. The site is steep and rough with a view of the fjord. The cabin has a compact footprint which adapts to the landscape and preserves t

source: afasia photography: Radek Brunecky The cooperative settlement “Rimini” is based on the permeable and open building structure of the residential area. With three four-storey apartment buildings, the project takes the scale of the neighbouring surroundings as a starting point. The buildings are set at an appropriate distance from each other, so that pleasent views are created. This is also supported by the slig

source: vardehaugen as photography: vardehaugen as A concrete cabin in the mountains of central Norway, defined by three gabled roofs with three separate fire places at the end of each wing. A plan following the terrain and a 22 meter long window creates a close relation between the spatial structure on the inside and the sloping terrain, with birch trees and heather, on the outside. The cabin is placed in the alpine

source: Christ & Gantenbein photography: Stefano Graziani, Walter Mair The headquarters of Lindt & Sprüngli, the Swiss chocolatier, founded in 1845, are located near Lake Zurich on the outskirts of Switzerland‘s most populous city. The firm‘s long and successful history of producing quality chocolate manifests creations from Lindt & Sprüngli as the epitome of quality chocolate. Its products are available

Source: Dominique Coulon & associés Photography: Eugeni Pons The new media library is set in the context of a richly abundant built heritage and landscape. It is located in the town of Pélissanne in Provence, formerly a fortified town, which has preserved a large number of town houses of great heritage value. One of these is Maureau House in the heart of the town, together with its park, which are now home to the