Facing Cávado’s River mouth and the 18th century fort of S. João Batista, in the city of Esposende, Casa da Marginal emerges from the desire of a young couple to rehabilitate a two-story townhouse, neglected for more than 20 years.
The house, originally designed in the 1950’s by the Portuguese architect Viana de Lima, is part of a group of 8 small semi-detached summer houses, although strongly distorted from the original design, still show some traces of the original modernism.
Initially, this house is about 30 years old, the owner of the house will be retired and want to improve the house to give as a gift to the daughter and refresh. The environment of the house is quite old. To meet the changing era To come back to life For all 3 family members consisting of father, mother, and daughter.
Currently, the environment of the residence in Bangkok, We can observe that each house has adjacent land on both the left side, right side, and backside, but the lifestyle in the urban context has changed, We need more privacy, The problem of renovating this house, Architects see the abstraction of the basic concepts from the context of the building. Utility space and lifestyle of the residents is important, This point will be reflected in the architecture.
The project comprises a complete refurbishment and partial reconstruction of a listed 19th Century baronial house situated in the centre of the town of Comillas, in the northern Spanish region of Cantabria, not far away from Santander.
Design team: Jacobo García-Germán, Raquel Díaz de la Campa, Miguel López, Marta Roldán, Jorge Ferrer, Iván Corbacho, María Salán, Paloma Mayor, Jaime Silva
The most special feature of this house is the skylight from the 5th floor up to the 6th floor. Leaning back on the sofa and looking up, you will see the blue sky and white clouds framed as a picture that you used to draw in your childhood days – TYBOLD HOUSE – a peaceful space in the heart of the city.
TYBOLD HOUSE is located in a high-class urban area in Cau Giay district, Hanoi. It is a typical shophouse in the urban areas of Vietnam. This house has a facade which is designed in the same way as the others, therefore we cannot re-design it.
Design Team: Nguyen Ha Hoai Ly, Lai Hung Quyet, Nguyen Khac Tue, Trinh Trong Quyen, Doan Thi Huong, Truong Quang Dao, Ngo Thi Ngan Ha, Dang Quynh An, Vu Thi Thuy Ngan, Trinh Minh Thang
Bricks-and-mortar retail may have life left in it yet, despite many CBD-based organisations ending leases and vacancy rates increasing across the nation. And while warning of Australian ‘dead malls’ emerge, a Perth design firm has seen an opportunity to repurpose the upper levels of a retail property that has remained vacant for the last 35 years.
Santa Monica Proper Hotel combines the adaptive reuse of a designated Spanish Colonial Revival Landmark with a contemporary curvaceous concrete-and-glass curvaceous addition that creates a fresh perspective of the merging of modern and preservation architecture. This adaptive use of the 1928 Santa Monica Professional Building resulted in the city’s first “luxury lifestyle hotel.” The 1928 Santa Monica Professional Building was landmarked by the Landmarks Commission in 2005.
At the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and 7th Street, the façade of the contemporary addition draped around the Landmark building, reading as monumental and orderly juxtaposed waveforms. Photo: Tim Street-Porter
Article source: Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV)
The renovation, which covers a total surface area of around 80,000 square meters, has been designed to increase personal wellbeing through the provision of modern, comfortable workspaces conceived around the concept of more agile organization. The lighting and air conditioning systems will ensure the utmost comfort while the distribution of the rooms will alternate working environments with green indoor and outdoor spaces and areas devoted to mental and physical wellbeing. The building will also feature additional employee wellness facilities, with the existing crèche, canteen and auditorium, all complemented by a new gym. The building’s sustainability and comfort will be assessed by external international bodies, with the aim of achieving the LEED and WELL certifications at Gold level.
Atelier PRO designed the renovation of the ING Maple building. From 2019, ING Maple is part of the Amsterdam innovation district Cumulus Park.
ING Maple (an original design by Broek Bakema from the eighties) is an elongated building that is connected to a parking garage, a residential block and the various levels of the Amsterdam Poort shopping area.
Atelier PRO architects designed the internal restructure and renovation for the Allard Pierson museum in Amsterdam. The museum is part of the knowledge and heritage institute of the University of Amsterdam. A transparent infill was realized within the existing building lines.
The Allard Pierson institute provides access to the public and the scientific community to the Amsterdam University collections. They cover internationally renowned collections in the fields of archaeology, cartography, book history, Jewish culture, church history, zoology, music and graphic design. It is also the place that offers space for exhibitions, studies, conferences, meetings, lectures, a museum café and a shop.
Miralles Tagliabue EMBT studio, led by Benedetta Tagliabue, consolidates its Asian presence by winning the international competition that will turn Century Square into a new green landmark for Shanghai. Located within one of the busiest commercial areas in the world, the renatured plaza will become the central place to experience the many facets of this cosmopolitan city of exceptional cultural richness.
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