ARCHITECTURE
Refurbishment of the Blaj Cultural Palace
The Cultural Palace was designed in 1930 by the architect Victor Smigelschi, and its purpose was to host cultural events. In 1995 a significant fire burnt down most of the building and it remained a ruin until 2012, when the municipality initiated a project for the regeneration of the building, with a new flexible multipurpose hall. The Cultural Palace is situated in the 1848 Square of the historic centre
Rehabilitation VL 173
The story of the house on Vasile Lascar St. is the story of many a modernist houses in Bucharest: it has undergone numerous changes in ownership, usage and general configuration between 1946, when it was built, and 2014,when we were appointed to revitalize it. VASILE LASCAR HOUSE IN NOVEMBER 2014 We found the house empty, in a derelict state: all the finishes stripped off by the passage of time,
Extension Lycée Français and renovation Studio Molière
The "theatre's" particular cultural function, location and organisation in a historical building and the identity of the new school building are central to the project. The attempt, in the 19th century, to open up the old riding school, is reflected in the new school building. It is reused and adapted in a contemporary current way. This use of contrasts - with different technologies, construction methods, materials and energy technologies
Karlovac Freshwater Aquarium
The Karlovac freshwater aquarium is located on a site of a planned campsite by the river Korana. The building volume is partially dug into the ground and covered with earthen embankments from its outer edges. The design concept was inspired by the city’s historic center “Karlovac star” surrounded by “Šanci” – defensive earthen walls and mounds. The goal was to form a new city focal point on the right
Fortezza Poggio Imperiale
The ancient site of Poggio Bonizio, now an archaeological area, is set in the heart of an agricultural district richly planted with vineyards and olive groves. For centuries it has been located above the walls of the Medici fortress of Poggio Imperiale, built by Giuliano da Sangallo for the Florence Commune in an attempt to ward off the threats of the Sienese Republic. The work of restoration and consolidation
New Bio Winery Cantina Pizzolato
The landscape of Treviso, with its fabrics, material compositions, interconnected patterns and colours plays a leading role in this project. The agrarian landscape, made of regular rows of vineyards and poplar trees, constitutes the natural backdrop to the design of this wine cellar. The requalification project involves new spaces and new buildings dedicated to the winery but are developed integrating also the existing parts for the formation of a
Kindergarten Valdaora di Sotto, Niederolang
The kindergarten illustrates the local mesh of tradition, contemporary life and nature within the slowly grown village structure. The timber building is surrounded by a solid wall, embracing the garden in a friendly gesture. The wall is of varied materiality and volume – it shelters, frames, invites to play and presents insights and outlooks. The building itself remains clear and yet diverse. The spatial concept enables attractive variations in
Parish Church of the Celestial Queen
The Parish Church of Celestial Queen got its new place in an eclectic building at the Szent István square in Budapest. As a result of an agreement between the local government and the religious community, the Catholic parsonage has moved into the building formerly housing the Erkel Ferenc Music School. Little decoration remained from the former facade of the U-shaped building and the rooms were also waited for rescue.
House Bäumle, Austria
In a very narrow assembled building plot the house tries to formulate its architectural idea from the barriers and disadvantages of the split. Only by the self-conscious positioning to the access road in the south and the distance indulgence granted by a neighbor, the densification of the plot was ever possible. On this strip of land which is steeply sloping north to the Lohbach (small stream), from then on
Chimney House
The design of the house is based on the traditional rules of site-architecture. The shape is adapted to the surroundings, respecting its volumetric parameters. All uses and spaces are displayed on the ground-floor and in the basement, creating dynamic and continuous movements through them, but respecting the privacy and correct working of each room. The facade is developed not only as a closing wall, but as an interactive object
House in Golo
With every realisation of a project the architect fundamentally interferes with the natural or urban ambient. The site is never again the same as it was before the intervention. Because of that, the architects responsibility to the space into which he intervenes is even greater. In the case of House on Golo, which is situated on a picturesque location, overlooking the peaks of Julijske Alpe, Karavanke and the Kamniško-Savinjske
Observation house by I/O architects, Bulgaria
The house is located on a hill in the highest corner of a village amid an agricultural area in Northeast Bulgaria. The site of the project is distinguished both by its panoramic views and distant visibility. In order to strengthen them, a part of the program is located in the seemingly blind bastion-like volume and the living area is elevated high on it. This brings view completion up to