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Innovative, sustainable materials and ideas that make a difference in architecture.
27-09-2023 - Materials
Casa Encinos by APT, a fusion of form and function respectful of the local context
With Casa Encinos, Architect Lilian Rebollo from the APT arquitectura para todos studio has created a small architectural gem that respects the breathtaking natural context of the Santo Domingo Ocotitlán village situated in the El Tepozteco National Park, in Mexico. The use of local materials, techniques and labour makes the project particularly sustainable.
09-08-2023 - Materials
Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice
In their transformation of the old outdoor cinema in the Czech town of Prachatice, Mimosa Architects drew their inspiration from the imagery of film, with its reels and projectors. The complex now has a new face, offering a new attraction for summer evenings with a special focus on urban greenery and maintaining all the charm of its past.
19-04-2023 - Materials
In harmony with nature, Casa Entrecopas by Marina Vella
Peruvian architect Marina Vella has designed Casa Entrecopas, a home that draws both inspiration and materiality from its location: the interior of a large historical farm located North of Lima, in Peru. Thanks to the construction techniques and to the local materials used, the result is an architecture that is intrinsically sustainable and in close harmony with the idyllic surrounding landscape.
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24-09-2021 - Materials
Rethinking an infrastructure from an environmental point of view, CLB Architects
The American firm CLB Architects has designed the recovery and renovation project of an ancillary facility at Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming. An intervention that embraces the material quality of the local territory, transforming a car rental facility with a service station into an architectural experience.
17-09-2021 - Materials
LuzInterruptus The Plastic We Live With at the Jelsa Art Biennial
The LuzInterruptus art collective created an intervention during the Jelsa Art Biennial, a contemporary art festival on the island of Hvar in Croatia. The Plastic We Live With fits into an abandoned building and shows the omnipresence of plastic in our lives with a great visual impact.
14-09-2021 - Materials
Peter Pichler Architecture, Vertical Chalets installation in Milan
One of the regular fixtures of the Fuorisalone, and also of Milan Design Week 2021, was and is the exhibition-event Interni Creative Connections, which is still open until 19 September. Among the participants is Peter Pichler Architecture with the Vertical Chalets installation, based on his design for the Six Senses Kitzbühel Alps hotel.
09-09-2021 - Materials
A long history: ORA Architects’ Kocanda Kravsko
Czech studio ORA Architects has completed the first stage in conversion of a former ceramic factory in Moravia into a venue for social events and farm holidays, with refurbishment of the Baroque building in the centre of the complex, which was originally built as a coach inn on the road between Prague and Vienna.
30-08-2021 - Materials
A holiday in the local history, aoe architects
Beijing-based aoe architects designed the Guilin Lebei Homestay Hotel in Guilin, a popular tourist destination in Guangxi. The only materials used for the 13 flats in this diffuse hotel are those in harmony with the geographical and historical context.
16-08-2021 - Materials
Forest House by Faulkner Architects, living in the woods
US studio Faulkner Architects has built Forest House, a residence that makes the most of its location in the middle of the forest. The natural environment itself is respected right from the floor plan of the house.
