The general formal principle of the building concentrates itself in an expression of a great elegance and beauty through concepts that are close to classical principles: excellence, serenity and strength. These intentions are refreshingly converse to the exhibition schemes that had such “free” forms of the recent past, that have lead architecture to forget its […]
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The intervention focused on research and the discovery of the original. Gothic arches are found fragments of frescoes on the walls, ceramic tiled floor, wooden beams, the cankerworm ceramic and lime mortar, materials and construction elements very representative of traditional Catalan architecture that were returned in order to preserve the identity of the building. The […]
The new L’Oréal Academy is located on Corsega Street in Barcelona, between Paseo de Gracia and Avenida Diagonal. The concept centers around the idea of overall beauty, drawing inspiration from hair itself. The 1,100 m² space is distributed between two floors: the ground level accommodates public programs and training rooms, while the upper floor includes […]
The Barajas Social Housing project is located in a new urban development area of Madrid. The architectural concept is based on a modular assembly of housing cells arranged to promote open spaces and natural ventilation. Inspired by traditional corralas madrileñas, the dwellings are connected by open-air corridors that foster social interaction. The facade design, characterized […]
At the threshold of the Elbphilharmonie, the Vorplatz and Dalmannkai Promenade act as a civic forecourt and as a key link between the upper city and the harbor edge. The design ensures continuity and accessibility, connecting the three flood levels through ramps and stairways that weave between the residential buildings and the waterfront. The lower […]
The Landscape is the interface for inserting the urban block into the new urban district. This project provides a concept were the new landscape, which celebrate the local context and history, interlinks with the new program of the Science Park and the overall new urbanization of Jintan. The landscape consists of gardens and water boundaries […]
The new Turin-Lyon railway line constitutes one of the most interesting and discussed infrastructural projects of the last decades at an Italian and European level. It is without doubt an extremely delicate intervention, at the centre of strong criticism and each aspect of it is touching on important balances. The International Train Station of SUSA […]
Camper has much to do with “el campo”, that is the countryside, the fields, to walk in the fields, and so we imagined shoes stepping on irregular surfaces, like when we walk on earth. Camper has gotten us used to play, smile, see fashion with children’s eyes… we imagined trying on shoes in front of […]
The garden Metal Untxia was designed by EMBT as part of the Bilbao Jardín 2011 event, an international competition of temporary urban gardens. Installed near the Guggenheim Museum, the garden was conceived as a playful and symbolic intervention, reflecting the Chinese zodiac sign for 2011: the Metal Rabbit. The installation appeared from a distance as […]