ARCHITECTURE
Casa Fantini by Piero Lissoni; Italy
"The best challenge of this project was to enhance the existing natural legacy, harmonizing the local typologies with elements linked to far off climes. Through this project, the age-old history of the place dialogues with the modernity and tradition of artisans of stone, metal and wood, making ample use of glass surfaces to provide spectacular views over the lake." Situated in a special place on the shores of Orta Lake
The Spa, Bansko
“The concept of the new interior project is to achieve a sense of calmness and luxury through unexpexted design elements.” The project presents a complete interior refurbishment of the spa centre of hotel Kempinski Grand Arena Bansko, Bulgaria. All old interior design elements (equipment, finishes, lighting, etc.) were removed and replaced with new ones with minor changes of the existing floor plan. The idea is to slow down and
Conservation, Restoration and Adaptation of Church “St. Paraskeva“ Nessebar by Todor Mihaylov, Elitsa Andreeva, Emilia Kaleva & Aleksandra Vadinska; Bulgaria
The interventions in the monument follow the contemporary principles of conservation theory and practice for revealing the original substance and for respecting the different phases of its history. Contemporary means and techniques are used to recreate the spatial features of the church while only elements with indisputable evidence are restored. All interventions are reversible and the original substance is protected from further damaging. The Ancient City of Nessebar is listed
Kavo Gkreko Visitor Centre by Marios Economides Maria Akkelidou Architects; Cyprus
KAVO GKREKO VISITOR CENTRE Architects: Marios Economides Maria Akkelidou Architects LLC Client: Department of Forests, Ministry of Agriculture; Rural Development and Environment; Republic of Cyprus Photos: Christos Papantoniou, Charis Solomou Location: National Forest Park Kavo Gkreko, Cyprus Year of completion: 2015 Total area: 895 m2
Spiegelsaal Trnava by BARAK architekti; Slovakia
Spiegelsaal was originally a pavilion at the end of the garden where the owners were organizing dancing parties. Of the whole building only Rotunda was preserved, where its new owners wanted to launch a coffee bar. Concept is based on two ideas- original frescoes on the ground floor of the Rotunda and elliptical windows in the stairwell. Fresco with the theme of flowers on the grid, has influenced the fact
Bistro Soho by GutGut and Grau; Slovakia
"Simple interior design with clear selection of materials." Bistro SOHO is situated within the shopping centre. The concept of SOHO is of a traditional city restaurant, that’s why we have visually separated the restaurant's area from the shopping passage, using a black wall insert. This not only creates a barrier to the premises itself, but also leaves the interior visible and tangible from the passage through its perforation. The integrated
Pine Beach Pakoštane – Adriatic Eco Resort by A R I E S_Juračić_Skorup_Arhitekti; Croatia
It was a unique problem to design an oversized restaurant, serving through self-catering 15 hundred guests in all-inclusive summer resort, nested in the dense pine forest of a former Club Med. A challenge of building a mega structure in a pure nature was overcome by designing a simulacrum of its natural surroundings. It is a brownfield enterprise because the building is erected on the site of the ex-assembly of service
Tourismus information centre Innsbruck by Betina Hanel & Manfred Sandner; Austria
"It was not our intention to simply renovate the space, we were looking for a new design-based on the existing structure. The idea was that the room itself with his history should be the information, without two-dimensionally OVER-touristic-information…. The three naves of the existing Renaissance hall created a powerless an low tension symmetry. By creating a new - diagonal - orientation of the room, this balance was disturbed, broken and
Deluxe Mountain Chalets by Viereck Architekten; Austria
Four free - floating mountain chalets – each dedicated to a different bird – were inserted in to the open ground along a ridge . It was very important to bring the landscape into the house and to connect the interior with the outside space. Rustic materials, interpreted in a modern way, in combination with tasteful furniture with attention to detail create a special alpine hideaway. The ambition was to
Rossbarth Restaurant, Linz
Central element of the house was planting of gardens on 60% of the plot on ground floor and promoting the use of green terrace on first floor. Bee- lawn was mostly planted on ground floor creating a friendly environment for bees helping thus to maintain the biodiversity. Studies show that 75% of the world’s food crops rely on bees. The building is designed in two rectangular cubes with a green
History Museum Graz by INNOCAD architecture; Austria
"We wanted to give people the feeling of being in a contemporary warehouse or the private chambers of an 18th - century aristocratic family rat her than in a museum, while shrinking the distance between the visitor and the object. The most wonderful part of the project is to help people to participate and perceive the history in an unexpected and unpretentious way." Ma rtin Lesjak – Co -
Vinohradský pivovar – brewery by ov-a; Czech Republic
"The focus of the design was to support sculptural quality of a long vaulted space." Renewed family brewery is placed in the fermentation cellars of the ancient brewery. The focus of the design was to support sculptural quality of a long vaulted space. New porthole-like windows broke through the thick walls between taproom and brewery reveal boiling pan, lauter tun, fermentation tanks and storage cellar and show it to guests.