two blocks

SM-arch created a house in relation with the verticality of the mountain and the sea horizon in the far distance to represent the generating element of the development of the volumes. The two tangent volumes, intended for the two housing units diverge thus suggesting a further exposure and enclosing a part of the garden more withdrawn and introvert, open solely to the sea. The Architects seeks a dialogue with the natural elements already swallowed up by the disorderly growth of the urban fringes. The two houses make a morphological unit, but differ in their typological characteristics: the bigger unit, hosting one family, is conceived according to the internal organization principle of the continuity of collective space and thus reduces the bedrooms to the minimum size meanwhile the smaller unit, designed for a couple of elderly, functions are organized according to tradition.

muscle fibre

Fabio Capanni Workshop's gym on the outskirts of Sesto Fiorentino, near Florence, is covered with copper plates making the building look like muscle fibre. The whole structure is nail-less thus they are free to move and expand in accordance with one of copper’s key characteristic. The Architects created it to serve as a gym for a pre-existing town school. The space is organised in two simple orthogonal volumes, designed to be inexpensively prefabricated. The main structure is made of prestressed concrete and is similar to the industrial hangars one find in the Sesto Fiorentino area wherelse the smaller volume, clad with travertine is where changing rooms and utility rooms are housed. The choice of copper for the exterior is striking; the metal’s flexibility to form and structure makes the building look like a giant lung, able to breathe and make the surrounding area breathe - a metaphor parallel to sports.

roman tower

Global Architects and Bloot Architecture co-operated in an international team of architects and became third in the Vertical Spa in Rome International Architectural Competition. ARQUITECTUM and the Istituto Nazionale di Architettura want to bring a new element to the city’s debate and enigma - a 100m high tower, next to the Coliseum, which would present itself as an 'important' element showing Rome's complexity and hope that the building filters the perception of the local urban context.

breeze blocks

The two small buildings situated in an irregular shape lot, near the old town of Orsara di Puglia, in a street characterized by different typologies of buildings. Raimondo Guidacci Architects have completed 2 new building block by filling the gap between the fronts on the two streets, left uncovered an internal area to brought light inside the two buildings and related them to each other. It is possible to divide the front of both houses in three elements: a basement made of brushed Apricena stone, a surface completely covered with oak boards, containing the entrances, and a white wall, without windows, for the front on Via Trento, while on Via Cadorna there are two balconies in stainless steel. Both the buildings are covered by roofs with a single slope made of Rheinzink. Volumetric manipulation were the main idea of the project thus the Architects have started the project from these bonds and finds the solution in the rotation of the levels around the chimney, like a fan, generating many terraces turned in direction of the court and the core of the buildings.

wooden refuge

EXiT architetti associati was asked to design the conversion of a barn into a holiday home in Selva di Cadore. The client and family adores the surrounding mountains. As with all conversion projects, the starting point was the careful removal of wooden elements and structural joints. The Architect have removed a few annexes that limited the original volume to give a sense of enormity of space. The building is totally energy self-sufficient thanks to a photovoltaic system integrated within the roof which is made of larch. It also generates zero emissions thanks to an electric under-floor heating system.

family pantheon

A family chapel by EXit in Padova, Italy. The Architects have developed a comfortable space where you can sit and stay in contact with the atmospheric agents but be protected by them. The roof, with its passage of soft and changing light would enable you to appreciate the passing of time, and in case of rain, the water would drain through some holes inside the chapel. The floor, made of white gravel, would drain the water leaving the floor dry and when the silence becomes too oppressive, with the slight movement of gravel by foot, you will be accompanied in your thoughts by a slight sound. The door would not be closed hermetically but would allow air and light to pass so as to realize a controlled microclimate with a changing light according to the hour of the day. Inside, the Architects have used stones that have a silent facing so it will be difficult to identify the burial niches.

transparent projections

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