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 a

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 avail

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 t

Source: Russell Jones Photography: Harry Clover, Russell Jones Occupying the ground floor of an Edwardian Terrace in the Highgate conservation area, this project reworks and expands the footprint and volume of what was originally a small one bedroom flat. Investigation beyond the original floor and ceiling revealed a series of underutilised voids, allowing the section to expand to incorporate new levels, doublin

source: sanden + hodnekvam photography: sanden + hodnekvam The red house is designed as a repetitive building kit of insulated concrete elements. The load bearing elements are arranged independent of the inner walls, providing the clients with a generous house that can be adapted to changing needs. The rational construction made it possible for the clients to do large parts of the construction themselves. Housin

source: studio vacchini, stormarmstrong , architectuul, pinterest  The Windisch-Mülimatt sports complex, in the canton of Aargau, is conceived as a single large bright space, without annexes or secondary service buildings. All indoor playgrounds receive light from all sides and when the tarps are up they enjoy a double external view.The supporting structure is strong and present but it is the transparent or tran

Source: AMOO  Photography: José Hevia ES La vivienda se sitúa en la planta sobreático de un edificio construido en el año 1959 en el barrio de Gracia de Barcelona. El edificio tiene 2 puertas por rellano, aunque tanto la planta ático como la planta sobreático disponen sólo de 1 una puerta. La estructura de la vivienda es de muros de carga. El rectángulo que forma la planta queda troceado por el núcleo de ascenso

source: Adjaye Associates photography: Ed Reeve Mole House is a three-storey live-work space in the heart of Hackney, designed as a single-family dwelling for contemporary artist Sue Webster. The project came together as an exercise in excavation and retention, with Webster’s vision for the new home being strongly tied to the history and fabric of the original building. The detached Victorian house was left vaca

| Laia Rafel | 2020 | PFG – Taller Arquitectura i Invenció | ETSAB | Professors: M. Crosta – I. Martinez – F.J Torre-Marí  / Tribunal:  J.M Lafont – A. Martinez – I. Martinez – F.J Torre-Marín   “Last July I became an architect. I studied the  architecture as a therapy . Understanding spatiality as a feeling, as a state of mind. I designed a community center for mental re

source: Javier de las Heras Solé photography: Adrià Goula EN Understand the Zeleieta Zentroa as an autonomous organism. Convert its dividing wall in an extra facade to complete and resolve all the perimeter of the actual facilities. Save the original wall of the adjoining ‘frontón’ ballcourt and incorporate it as the real protagonist of the project. Give it visibility and present the layers of time t

Source: V+ Photography: V+ ‘‘Maison Roxane’’ is the renovation project of a typical town house in Brussels, Belgium. It involves the demolition of an old annex which was replaced with a new wooden extension. In addition, a terrace was dug in a previously overgrown garden, and a dormer was added. The rear façade constitutes the main tool used for composing the spaces and was drawn like a piece of furniture, which

source: Tony Fretton Architects photography: Peter Cook, Filip Dujardin As part of the extensive redevelopment of the Antwerp Docks six residential towers are ranged along the waterfront of the Westkaai. The two towers closest to the city are by Basel practice Diener and Diener. The irregular fenestration and subtle colour differences of their glass facades provide the monumental quality required by the urban de

Fuente: Documents Condado de Westchester, New York. Casa de fin de semana, primera y única vivienda unifamiliar construida por Pei. Un presupuesto reducido que obliga a optar por una estructura de madera, económica y rápida. Casa de cristal con espacio de transición interior-exterior: una galería capaz de albergar funciones de estar, comedor, dormitorio … Estructura al interior, en el plano de vidrio sólo

source: Lina Ghotmeh photography: Takuji Shimmura Designing a national museum for Estonia was an extraordinary challenge given the country’s many decades of tumultuous history, a history that is recent enough to still remain in the nation’s memory. Following a brief period of sovereignty in the early 20th century, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1991. After regaining its independence, the country