SIR DAVID CHIPPERFIELD IN FIVE POINTS
United Kingdom – London The venerable British architect has been honored with the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most prestigious award in the discipline. A good opportunity to look back at his career and work. A multitude of typologies In his architectural practice, collaboration has always been fundamental. “The reality is that good buildings come from […]
DELICATE ARCHITECTURAL REVISIT BY STUDIO OKAMI
Belgium – Anvers Back in the 1960s in Antwerp. The green belt of the Belgian port city was a place of architectural experimentation. Among the few interesting villas built, the Beli house, one of the first architectural gems purchased by the clients of Studio Okami Architects. While the building was in a state of disrepair, […]
THE ROUND HOUSE, PERFECT CIRCULAR GEOMETRY
Nestled in the hills of Los Altos, California, the Round House was built in the 1960s. The current owners – a budding baker and a family with a passion for cooking – fell in love with it and made a few renovations to modernize the design. The Feldman Architecture studio took care of enriching its […]
PLAY OF LINES
Mexico With La Piedad, the studio Cotaparedes Arquitectos designs a minimalist house that is articulated around three patios, emerging from the basement. The plot is 10 meters wide and 35 meters deep, with a 3-meter drop. Its name refers to the city of the same name, located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, and to […]
A FORT REVISITED BY ODILE DECQ
France Well established in the French and international landscape since the 1980s, Odile Decq’s architecture is the opposite of today’s monumentalism, on a human scale. A way of designing the building that she translates today in a new project, very singular, where she combines accuracy and elegance, all in delicacy. The French architect has taken […]
TWO SUPERB VILLAS IN CLAY
Central America – Costa Rica The Formafatal studio has pulled off another tour de force with the “Achioté” project, two twin villas available for rent, nestled on a steep hill near the town of Uvita. They seem to float above the jungle. This is the first earthen project in Costa Rica. Both were designed with […]
FAMOUS COFFEE IN BRAZILIAN ARCHITECTURE
Brazil Coffee growing has been a key issue in the Brazilian economy since the mid-18th century. Minas Gerais, located north of São Paulo and Rio, is the main coffee-producing region. The studio GPA&A, founded by Gustavo Penna, worked on this premises, and looked for the right location to make it an emblem, respecting quality and […]
ARCHITECTURE BETWEEN REALISM AND IDEALISM
Egypt – Giza Badie Architects makes a difference with this house in Giza, Egypt, which looks like a giant sculpture without any parallel lines. Mohamed Badie, founder of Cairo-based Badie Architects, ignores established conventions in favor of a direct connection with the natural world. Timeless, organic, complex… These are the keywords of this design in […]
AN EXCEPTIONAL TEA HOUSE IN CHINA
China – Anji Anji is a city in the province of Zhejiang, famous for its bamboo. For some years now, China has been supporting local economic development of high ecological quality. Hatch Architects, based in London, has created a tea house and two pavilions using traditional materials from the region. Formerly a storage room, this […]
AN EXCEPTIONAL TEA HOUSE IN CHINA
Anji is a city in the province of Zhejiang, famous for its bamboo. For some years now, China has been supporting local economic development of high ecological quality. Hatch Architects, based in London, has created a tea house and two pavilions using traditional materials from the region. Formerly a storage room, this sophisticated new hospitality […]
