The built form has to do with light, air and the comprehension that the possible views from this site to residential apartments adds to the amenability. It is in the public interest to enable residential comfort by virtue of a view; a position; a certain calmness and repose. The site already makes that offering and […]
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The House of the Music is a house for the musicians of Gandia, a city with a high musical tradition. Gandia has several music bands and in almost every family there is a relative who either plays in a band or studies in the conservatory. This culture requires a building which figures all the needs […]
The painter Zhang Daqian was born in Neijiang. On April 2010, Excellence Group invited EMBT to design Zhang Daqian’s museum in Neijiang city, the painter’s hometown. The design philosophy behind the museum was to integrate the cultural essence of East and West and build expressing the past and the future. The site is located peak […]
The large green open spaces that surround the Seu Vella and dominate the whole city are the most beautiful public areas in Lleida, and are what we chose as our reference point. The designs for the new Ricard Vinyes Square must possess some of this beauty. The focus of our proposal is to build a […]
The Spanish Pavilion for the 2010 World Expo of Shanghai sought to reflect upon the Spanish climate, as well as to recover the extraordinary craft of wickerwork in order to bring it back to life and to reinvent it as a new construction technique. This building sought to play with the incredible potential of wickerwork. […]
To celebrate the 90th birthday of legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company commissioned a special production titled Nearly Ninety, which premiered on April 16, 2009, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York, followed by a European premiere at the Teatro del Canal in Madrid. For this momentous occasion, Benedetta […]
The Dalmannkai Treppen; a series of stairs and stepped platforms, embody the project’s philosophy of bringing people closer to the water while negotiating the difference between flood levels. Their sequence of landings, ramps, and viewpoints connects the upper streets, the promenade, and the mooring level. The tactile robustness of brick klinker and prefabricated stone contrasts […]
The Marco Polo Terrassen form an urban amphitheatre overlooking the Grasbrookhafen basin. Layers of steps, ramps, and green slopes mediate between city and water, creating a generous public stage for daily use and large gatherings. Completed in 2007 over an area of about 5,700 m², the terraces integrate flood protection with civic life through durable […]