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 the da

Source: Studio Anne Holtrop Photography: Anne Holtrop The Qaysariyah Suq and Amarat Fahkro played an important role in the pearling economy as it hosted coffee shops where some of the pearl purchasing deals took place, as well as the place where wood for building the pearling fleets would be received and stored. For both parts, the renovation of the Amarat Fahkro and the new stores for the Qaysariy suq, we continue t

Fuente: unparelld’arquitectes Fotografías: José Hevia Una casa de dos plantas amoldada entre dos palios. Esta es la respuesta al conflicto habitual entre un deseo –disfrutar de los atributos espaciales una vivienda aislada- y el planeamiento –parcelas pequeñas y separación mínima a lindes de 3m-. La posibilidad de instalar elementos ligeros en el espacio no edificable es el resquicio de la ordenanza que será mo

  Architecture Video Award, un premio independiente para dar reconocimiento a los videos más creativos e innovadores en el ámbito de la arquitectura, la ciudad y el paisajismo a nivel internacional. El Premio tiene un alcance global y está abierto a creadores de video, arquitectos, artistas, fotógrafos o cualquier persona o colectivo cuyo trabajo audiovisual esté relacionado con los ámbitos mencionados previamen

Source: Vora Arquitectura Photography: Adrià Goula Partial refurbishment of the Nau Ivanow, an industrial building from the 60’s, which is nowdays an arts center based on scenic arts. The Nau Ivanow is an artistic center (Creation Factory) that focuses its activity mainly on scenic arts. It is an industrial building placed in the neighborhood of La Sagrera, near the train tracks, a former industrial area. The buildin

Source: KAAN Photography: Sebastian van Damme De Walvis: an intruder becomes a pleasant neighbour In historical Amsterdam, the office building De Walvis on Bickerseiland has been stripped down to its bones and completely revitalised by KAAN Architecten. The client Maarsen Groep requested a «hip and industrial feel» that would leave everyone in awe and fit with their envisaged future tenants from the advertising, medi

Source: Knut Hjeltnes Photography: Rickard Riesenfeld The house is introvert due to the site being without much view, instead turning the attention towards the six small atriums (some covered), a beautiful pine tree and a shallow forest of maple and birch. Walls and floors are brick constructions while the roof is massive wood. The house won the Bærum municipality’s architecture award in 2014, and in 2015 the p