Source: Buchner Bründler Architeckten Photography: Ruedi Walti, Mark Niedermann, Rory Gardiner, Basile Bornand The Brunngässlein lies in the shadows of the highly frequented streets of Basel’s city centre. The property, created by architects Bräuning, Leu and Dürig figures in the inventory of listed buildings and shows characteristic features of their creation time in the 1950s. The two-piece ensemble consists

Fuente: Arata Isozaki & Asociados España Fotografías actuales: Arnau Roca Massana El Pabellón Polideportivo de Palafolls está situado dentro de la población, y ocupa una manzana del nuevo plan urbanístico municipal. Se decidió delimitar el solar, prácticamente plano, con un muro circular de 67,5 m de diámetro y cubrir la mitad sur con una malla espacial, mientras que la mitad norte se dejó descubierta a modo de p

Fuente: Marcos Catalán Studio Fotografía: Eugeni Pons En un edificio de viviendas de los años 70 en la zona alta de Barcelona se transforma un piso de 300m2, con mucha luz pero con vistas poco atractivas. Se plantea una nueva organización interior desmontando la antigua distribución burguesa, muy fragmentada y alejada de la vida moderna. Construido en mármol de Thassos, pino Norte y suaves enyesados blancos, este int

Source: Garmendia Cordero arquitectos Photography: Carlos Garmendia Fernández Any change in the use of a space requires a series of actions that adapt such place to the new needs that are presented beyond the implicit ones that entails the updating of it. On this occasion, the task of transformation was as motivating as it was exceptional: transforming an abandoned Renaissance church into a home. Throughout the proce

Fuente: Desde el origen Fernando Higueras 1950-2008 Fotografía actual: Marina Gràcia Montaner Edificio declarado Bien de Interés Cultural con Categoría de Monumento. Se inscribe en un círculo de 40 m. de radio, dividiéndose en treinta gajos principales que en el perímetro exterior se partehn en dos, con lo que aparecen sesenta módulos en fachada. El programa se distribuye en cuatro plantas que se manifestan en fachad

Source: Afasia Photography: Aytaç Pekdemir Along the entry of the village, various historic buildings are to be found such as mansions or farmhouses. The concept of concentrated construction was achieved by building a multi-family dwelling for 6 families instead of the initial single-family house. The proportions of the existing buildings in the surrounding were therefore analyzed and applied on the new project. The

Source: David Chipperfield Architects Photography: Simon Menges As a continuation of Friedrich August Stüler’s forum architecture, the James-Simon-Galerie serves as the new entrance building for Museum Island, completing the ensemble between the Kupfergraben canal and the south-west façade of the Neues Museum. Together with the ‘Archaeological Promenade’, it forms the backbone of the masterplan that was developed in