ARCHITECTURE

Aviatiei Park, Bucharest

March 7, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Residential architecture, Romania|

Located in the Northern outskirts of Bucharest, at the confluence of various urban fabrics, Aviatiei Park is a compact residential development consisting of three volumes placed within a richly planted landscape. The carefully designed interplay of heights tempers the scale of the project, opening up views within the plot while creating the opportunity for outdoor terraces. The latter become an important part of the project’s contribution to the cityscape when
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Dragos Voda 17 Apartment Building, Bucharest

March 7, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Residential architecture, Romania|

Located within an old urban fabric with long plots typical of Bucharest, the proposal first appears as a compact volume. However, the long facades showcase a certain playfulness that gives away the diversity of the interior living spaces. The "wagon" house-inspired volume brings an element of novelty to the typology by placing the access on the street-side so that the lateral setbacks make room for private gardens. The access
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Touristic villa ‘S,M,L’, Tivat

March 7, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Montenegro, Residential architecture|

Luxury villa “S, M, L” is positioned in immediate vicinity of the seashore on the south side of Tivat Bay, in Krasici, with unique view of the bay. Functional zoning was generated with organization of open thematic spaces at the locations that have different purpose, as well as possibility of their transformation regarding specific user needs. Basic volumetry of the building is generated with main axis in direction north-east/south-west
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Betula Design Center, Kotor

March 7, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Montenegro, Public and commercial architecture|

Architectural concept for the new office building “Betula Design Center” in Kotor (Montenegro) is inspired by elegance and translucence of the birch-tree (lat.betula alba). The building base is elongated trapezoid, southwest-southeast orientation, transferred across ground floor and 2 upper floors. The floors are formed around the greened semi-atrium. Given that the upper floors were designed for office spaces, the aim was to create visual barrier against the surrounding (storages, busy
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Schuster Bakery, Malles Venosta

March 4, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Italy, Public and commercial architecture|

The historic Schuster bakery has been reaching the limits of its production capacity for some time. Since production is to remain in Laatsch in any case, no expansion has been considered in recent years. The required premises are divided into 3 units: - Production and picking - Delivery and storage and personnel area - office space POSITION The parcel lies in a north-south direction between the Adige and the mountain
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Villa with indoor pool, Czech Republic

March 4, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Czech Republic, Residential architecture|

The family house is located on a slight hill at the center of the site. Access road is divided into access to the garages located at the ground floor and arrival to the main entrance at the ground floor. The roof of the garage forms an open courtyard in front of the main entrance. The above ground parts of the house together with a free-standing pavilion surround a south
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Agriturismo NIedermoar, Naturno

March 4, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Italy, Public and commercial architecture|

The ensemble of the Niedermoarhof consists of various buildings from different epochs, whereby the actual historical courtyard, consisting of two large assembled volumes, and also the newer farm building are listed buildings. The present project provides for the construction of 3 independent holiday apartments, which are also to be designed as 3 single-storey buildings, each with connecting gabled roofs. The one-storey building with its gabled roofs is in strong dialogue
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Private residence in Aradippou

March 4, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Cyprus, Residential architecture|

This project refers to the design of a two-storey residence in the municipality of Aradippou in Larnaca, Cyprus. The house has been designed to accommodate a large family and provide high quality of living. The clear geometrical forms and straight lines create minimal but yet impressive façades on the west and east side of the building. It is composed of two rectangular volumes stacked on top of each other and
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Lotus Oriental Restaurant, Maserà

March 4, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Italy, Public and commercial architecture|

Dive yourself into a green oriental garden and let yourself be pampered by luxurious curtains in a dedicated VIP room. A restaurant that turns into a garden and a garden that turns into a restaurant. This is the common thread guiding the different design of the various rooms of the new Japanese Restaurant Lotus. Where green vigorously conquers the design ad harmonizes all the shapes. The architectural project inserts
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Kabinka 2.0, Szepezd

March 4, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Hungary, Residential architecture|

Kabinka 2.0 is the latest cabin of Hello Wood, a sustainable, cosy and liveable tiny house. Consisting of prefab elements that are easy to transport and assemble, Kabinka 2.0 can be built in a week and be placed almost anywhere. The use of metal-faced sandwich panels of excellent heat retention ensures the outstanding durability of the house and makes it suitable for year-round accommodation. The innovative elements are complemented
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Seethalerhütte of the Alpine Club Austria, Obertraun

March 4, 2022|Architecture, Austria, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, City and community, Public and commercial architecture, Wood|

Eine Schutzhütte und bewusst kein Panoramarestaurant auf 2.740m, am Rande des Hallstätter Gletschers, mitten im Naturschutzgebiet zwischen Hohen Dachstein und Dirndl. Die neue Schutzhütte ersetzt jene historische Seethalerhütte die 1929 ihren Ursprung hatte und nicht mehr saniert werden konnte. Der neue Standort folgt einerseits der vorhandenen Topografie und Felsformation und wurde andererseits durch eine Wind- und Schneesimulation eruiert. Die Funktion einer Schutzhütte wurde auf das Essentielle reduziert, und in
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Footbridge on the water, Berlin

March 4, 2022|Architecture, Austria, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Grand Prix, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Residential architecture|

The Dahme waterscape is of exceptional quality and beauty. Here, natural space, recreational quality and also industrial Charm are combined with the peace and serenity that rivers generally exude. To stage this unique natural quality to the maximum is the central design idea of the residential building: A large-scale, eight-meter-deep pier in front of the actual Building leads the individual apartments very close to the water - so that
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