Proudhon secondary school was built in 1971. It is located in the Palente district, to the north of Besançon. It is surrounded by the Pergaud sixth form secondary school and the Orchamps gymnasium. The original architecture is typical of the mass urbanisation of the 1960s and the policy of standardisation, two phenomena which forged the “ordinary” heritage of the 20th century.
Västerås Travel Center is a new transportation hub for trains, buses, taxis, bikes and pedestrians in the heart of Västerås – one of Sweden’s largest cities. The 17-acre project is part of the ambitious long-term urban redevelopment plan “3B – Build Away the Barriers” that seeks to redesign the area surrounding the railway station, reconnecting it to the city of Västerås.
Team, Phase Two: Johan Bergström, Megan Cumming, Teodor Cristian Fratila, Malgorzata Mutkowska, Ioana Farţadi Scurtu, Magnus Garvoll, Nicolas Millot, Perle Van de Wyngaert, Andreas Klok Pedersen, Finn Nørkjær, Tobias Hjortdal
Team, Phase One: Andreas Klok Pedersen, Oscar Abrahamsson, Nicolas Millot, Camila Luise de Andrade Stadler, Gwendoline Eveillard, Franck Fdida, Giedrius Mamavicius
The Havenkwartier in Deventer is transforming from a site of companies to a vivid socio-economical urban area. With the conservation of old distinctive buildings and new firm and sturdy houses which accompany the industrial “harbour architecture”, House IT is a compact urban residence with a robust appearance.
Refurbishment of a 50sqm apartment dating from the 1961, located nearby to several Lisbon Universities in Ajuda. The existing apartment didn’t have any relevant feature besides its great location and river view.
Through the repetition of a frame and variation of its shapea vacuum is formed, that without initial features, becomes an architectonic space full of possibilities;a space that lends itself to the interpretation of the ritual that make up theselection, purchase and enjoyment of select pieces of clothing. Treated as a proscenium andstage, both are merged into one continuous space covered under the sinuous texture of theatrical drapery, where the client takes on the leading role in an act that transcends the mere purchase, sublimating the process that heightens the enjoyment of clothing.
The McIlwrick Street Residences are a three-townhouse development located on a single residential block in Windsor. Like an old European village, the development is a small cluster of buildings you can see through and walk between such that the significant addition feels as though it could have always been there.
A Gubbio near the center front of the Church of the Madonna del Prato Borrominian opened La Gelateria . The long, narrow space was expanded and punctuated by cement tiles hexagonal , composed and arranged by color . Wooden panels are in continuity with the wooden floor and the tables contain suspended . The desk faces the wall for tasting ice cream in continuity to the laboratory in view , where the ice cream man shows his ability with absolutely fresh products The lights hanging with wire exposed redesign and break down the hexagonal geometry .
Sometimes, clients bring in a clear idea or a name of a place they envision. This time, a movie named two moon junction surfaced when we first met. He talked about building a private cultural center centered around a coffee shop and a gallery. A free spirited space , somewhat erotically charged like the movie, a place full of festivity and relaxed atmosphere. The other important criteria included providing two separate buildings, one for the client, and the other for his younger brother. The budget was extremely low, so from the start we decided to build simple boxes with some impact points.
Commissioned by the scouting association Rhenova, this is a clubhouse designed on a triangular site adjacent to the Leidsche Rijn Park. We chose an autonomous, oval volume that fits within this context. As a Scouthome, it was important that the inside and outside — the building and the grounds — interact. But also that it be a familiar, tough building.
The village is small and the building is of a small scale, with a correspondingly small budget and program that included formal configuration of this square, a transcendental feature of rural Spanish life that the village lacked.