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Italian Pavillion EXPO 2015 in Milan, Italy by Andrea Maffei Architects

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Article source: Andrea Maffei Architects

The competition rules required to design five buildings aligned along the Cardo that characterizes the entire masterplan EXPO 2015 until a large circular water lake. They consist in four two-storey linear buildings that contain various exhibition spaces, market and restaurant and the Italian Pavilion itself. This had to be develop in a square area of 57.5 meters side and a maximum height of 25 meters. The Palace was supposed to represent a symbolic message of representation of the beautiful country and we wanted to develop it according to the following concepts.

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Architects: Andrea Maffei Architects
Project: Italian Pavillion EXPO 2015
Location: Milan, Italy
Program: Pavilion for exhibition
Client: EXPO 2015 S.p.A.
Competition time: Dec. 2012 – Feb. 2013
Design team: Takeshi Miura, Alessandra De Stefani, Stefano Bergagna, Takatoshi Oki, Roberto Balduzzi / Andrea Maffei Architects s.r.l. Milano
Structure: Alberto Ferrari, Steve Alemanno / Ramboll Ltd.
Facade: Nicoletta Bacchin / Ramboll Ltd.
Mep plants: Giancarlo Tanzi / Techproject srl
Firefighting: Maria Elena Perrotta, Giancarlo Tanzi / Techproject srl
Cost control: Techproject srl
Security coordination: Techproject srl
Construction program: Techproject srl
Net area: 10,146.6 smq.
Gross area: 12,758.4 smq.
Maximum height: 25 m
Materials: concrete, steel, glass, wood

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Terrace in Mumbai, India by Shroffleon

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Article source: Shroffleon

The three hundred and fifty square foot project, a moon deck overlooking the Arabian Sea, introduces into the semi open space a program previously conspicuously absent within the large urban apartment. The brief demanded a flexible multi functional out door deck that can accommodate for early morning sea side yoga practice, hosting lunches and dinners, in addition to an evening time party cum entertainment area amongst other usages. Of utmost importance was the retention of the ambivalent nature of the space, allowing for a maximum of programmatic and usage flexibility. The concerned project boundaries spill over the primary living area of the apartment, serving both as the extension of, as well as an alternate to the large semi public leisure space of the living unit. As such the inner confines of the target area are provided with illumination from the overspill of the indoor space, with the outer edges seeking lighting from elsewhere.