ARCHITECTURE

Voids, Pitsidia

February 24, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Residential architecture|

VOIDS is a project developed by Tzagkarakis & Associates concerning two housing units near Pitsidia settlement, in municipality of Faistos. The houses are designed on the idea of subtraction. Volumes are subtracted from an original entity to create spaces with different functions within the buildings. The voids resulting from this subtraction create entrances, outdoor and green areas, connecting the indoors with the outdoors seamlessly, while avoiding the domination over
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Kecskemét CAMPUS Educational Building

February 24, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Hungary, Public and commercial architecture|

When designing the campus, the aim was to create an institution that represents a forward-looking trend in its functions. One example of this progressive mentality is the lecture hall exploiting stage technology. Three smaller rooms can be created from the 500-seat lecture theatre by rotating two circular floor areas. A unique feature of the building in terms of functionality and architecture is the 13-metre-high, almost 88-ton stock exchange egg hanging
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Office Hybernska, Prague

February 24, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Czech Republic, Public and commercial architecture|

The reconstruction of the originally Baroque Hybernia Monastery. The building, a cultural monument, was rebuilt in the early 18th century in the Classicist style to a 3-storey two-aisle building with a gabled roof. The refurbishment scope includes restoring the building\'s listed features and creates new functions corresponding to the 21st -century standard. The sensitive reconstruction project respects all the values of the monument, simultaneously removing inappropriate interventions in the
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H77 / The Diamond House, Voula

February 24, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Residential architecture|

Sitting at the foot of the Hymettus mountain, the H77 house is a private four storey residential building in Voula, a southern suburb of Athens, Greece. Thanks to its strategic position towards the sea and upper lands, this 300 sq.m. house is designed as an extroverted residence with adaptable features. The design is a result of strict plot specifications, as well as the studio’s admiration of the traditional Japanese
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Lazy House – Zlín

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Czech Republic, Residential architecture|

The house is situated seemingly outside the context of Baťa's urbanism. However, the perception of Zlín defines the entire architectural concept through mutual visual contact. The composition is designed by a rotation of the interior layout; the exterior follows the contours of the surrounding houses, while the interior turns towards the city. The abstract metal exterior is balanced with the soft wooden interior with colourful accents of cast light that
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Atelier House – Tahi, Tahitótfalu

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Hungary, Residential architecture|

The clients are an artist couple. As a photographer and a textile artist, they both work with light. The structure of the spaces is built on light and the very steep and narrow slope which is the site. The building is 30 meters long, 4,5 meters wide and the headroom of the atelier is 7,5 meters, A space with this special ratio the needs of their art. The form and
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Villa Levels, Rogoznica

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Croatia, Residential architecture|

The project was defined by a very complex configuration of terrain and its orientation. The villa was prophesied as a volume of levels extruded from the natural slope of the terrain which in progression led to multiple indoor spaces with their adjacent outdoor private terraces, favoring the very location of the plot, the Mediterranean. Containing three levels, each one with its own function, fitness and sauna in the lowest one,
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Piraeus Port Plaza II, Athens

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Public and commercial architecture|

Agios Dionysios, the historical industrial area of Piraeus (its urban plan is dated in 1870), is a puzzle of buildings that certifies the historical route. In the building block of Lithographio, the neoclassical building was renovated, the old industrial building, a sample of the 1960 Modernism was remodeled and reimagined, and a new, contemporary building was constructed around the inner square which is their unifying element. The neoclassical building
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Majestic villa, Mykonos

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Residential architecture|

The study concerns the design of a small hotel unit in Mykonos. The complex consists of 2 buildings which are located on the north-south axis. The entrance is from the north where two sliding walls lead to a plateau from which access to the rooms. A linear route leads from the buildings to the pool area. This area hosts seating, food preparation and sports uses. In the interior the rooms,
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B2 House, Kea

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Greece, Residential architecture|

B2 House’s composition, becoming part of Kea\'s landscape, consists of two blocks developed at ground level with a slight altitude difference between them. Solid stonewalls delimit the synthesis, while protecting the inhabitance and human activities from the strong north wind as a windbreaker. Unplastered concrete slabs wedge into the stonewalls, while the large openings on the west side create a visual connection of the interior with the landscape. The maximum
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High School Centre, Prishtina

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Kosovo, Public and commercial architecture|

The Gracanica High School Centre is in the mai road of village Lapljeselo and a small river with a regulated riverbank bind the site. The aim of the project Gracanica High School centre is to regroup three departments: Classical Gymnasium, School of Economy and School of Medicine, into a single school building. A gathering plazza leads to the entrance of the school. The school concept is influenced from the
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House of Julcsi and Andris, Mogyoród

February 23, 2022|Architecture, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, Residential architecture|

The family house has been built in the city called Mogyoród, Hungary located east of Budapest, next to traditional family houses. The vernacular history of the neighbouring houses influenced the architectural character resulting in a simple, restrained appearance. The building is located on the edge of a wonderful nature reserve, specifically the forest begins two meters from the house. The house is looking to create its own identity, due
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