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Courage to the gap, Innsbruck
Building plots are scarce in the Tyrol and almost impossible to find in the center of Innsbruck. Four friends wanted to live together as neighbors and combine their strengths to realize a living opportunity. After 4 years of time consuming searching, they found a plot of land. Narrow , L-shaped and with limited access, situated in the middle of an urban block, the plot varies in depth between 10 and
Seminar house Gut Pössnitzberg
As part of an overall remodeling concept of Hotel Gut Pössnitzberg, an old garage should be transformed to an autonomous event location. Since the required program did not fit in the existing building - first of all because the newly measured property lines cut part of the intended spaces on the back side – we decided to rebuild the house on the same site. To integrate this new volume in
Pilisi Len Visitor Center of Duna-Ipoly National Park, Pilisszentiván
Territories of the Danube - Ipoly National Park (DINP) encompassing mountains, river valleys and plains spread out also in the vicinity of Budapest. DINP opened a new visitor center in Pilisszentiván, near the center of the settlement.. The task was to provide a solution considering the natural fit into a residential village area and the function of a characteristic public facility. As a concept of extension, a new skin of
Villa Sjöviken, Kemiö island
Villa Sjöviken is a one - family house on the Kemiö island in Southern Finland. The steep site inspired to design a building on several levels adjusted to the fragile archipelago nature. The site is approached through the forest and the sea view is experienced only after entering the house. The heart of the house is the see - through fireplace, surrounded by an open kitchen, dining and living area.
Ombra Kitchen
The inspiration for Ombra comes from the lush Danish nature, defined by natural materials and a calming atmosphere. The kitchen utilized wood from certified sustainable forestry, which is green from the inside to the out side and combines well with the smooth, matte green fronts made from recycled plastic bottles. The uniqueness of Danish design shines through in Ombra's intelligent two-drawer look. The curved handles, reminiscent of smooth pebbles from
BewegungsFELD – therapy center full of wood, Faistenau
The nature-inspired therapy center in a small town in the land of Salzburg combines workplaces for 10 freelance therapists, a climbing tower, gym and an apartment for a family - all on three levels. It was very important in the planning to integrate the building into the landscape in such a way that every level is barrier-free. As construction system the glue- and metal-free solid wood construction system "holzius"
Cabin, Rheintal
Despite their apparent simplicity, small "cabins" have always been a welcome design challenge, where scale and materiality had to be resolved to get the maximum benefit from minimal spaces. Situated on a steep slope, this project sits harmoniously within its surroundings and embeds itself naturally into the terrain of the Rhine Valley. The compact, simple and constructive form of the structure is used by the client as a barn and
Library of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Libraries are one of the most fascinating architectural examples in the history of mankind. The library has always been the “ axis mundi ” of collective memory. It has always been the place where human experiences could be preserved, crystallised, made eternal. Libraries are places that connects thoughts and experiences beyond space and time. New library in Faculty of health sciences takes great opportunity to prove that library is not
PEPA
With a strong body of solid wood and powered by a technological heart, Pepa is a portable luminaire that marries traditional craft with modern technology. Pepa was inspired by a kitchen tool: the pepper grinder. Pepa is held and twisted to add light. As you rotate the conical reflector of Pepa, the illumination can be finely and smoothly adjusted from off to on, and anywhere in - between. Rotating limitlessly
Green Spa – Hotel MalisGarten
Tyrol's newest five-star hotel lifts the interlocking of design and construction to a new level. The Green Spa Hotel MalisGarten in Zell am Ziller was designed as a pure timber construction, with a consistent focus on the usage of local grown woods. Though being tied to an extremely tight deadline, MEISSL Architects succeeded in generating the highest quality in construction. Only in this way the natural material wood and
Bytovy Dom Drotárska, Bratislava
The main concept was to create a scale of the building which would fit into a complex urban environment. This transition between the volumes of the surrounding buildings was achieved by the "optical illusion of the scale of the building" through the rotation of the floor plan, adaptation to the tectonics of the existing terrain and finally, the alternation of different sizes of openings on the facade. The secondary concept
Centro Soranzo, Venezia
Centro Soranzo is a structure for the treatment of addictions, housed in disused military buildings in the monumental area of Forte Rossarol. The project concerns the landscaping and the construction of two extensions, to complete the redevelopment implemented over time with an open project (2013-2021). The initial project provided the frame of reference and a linguistic register, which made the interventions unitary and coherent on the landscape scale. Fulcrum